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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

April 18

1942. Baked 2 kinds bread, mopped. 
Signe came out.
Hans + I attended Ames banquet at Wooden Bowl Taking Mitchell of La. + Jim Street of Texas. Street came out with us. 
1943 Z + I to church. New pews and Chancel in. Rev. Hunt preached. 59 at S.S.
Slept 2 hr. in P.M. Went to Weidemann's for supper - her folks 34th anniversary + her grandmother's 89th birthday last Wed. (14th)
K + Sig + Z went with us. Rainy. Wrote Dora.
1944. Did ironing, inc. 6 shirts. Walked to Alex - found library, got some books to send Frank. 
Read some in "Old Virginia" and did a lot of mending.
52º 
71º 1945 The judge gave me $5. fine for our Sat. parking at Union Depot. - I couldn't talk him out of it. First experience in police court or any other kind. Sewed up 4th danish blouse. Finished reading "Captain From Castile." Lay in sun a half hour. 
1946 Slept about 9 hrs. Vacuumed rugs + furniture. Drove out to Middleton but couldn't get a muffler for car. got some things at Wittenberg's - no one home there. Called on Zillie at school, Zeigler's, Henkels' (in bed) + got gas at Cornwell's. Sent pen to Hans. Girls got reg. letter from Hans. Ardis + Bea here for dinner. I went to Trousdale. Comm. plate in memory of Abbie Horswill. Dan + Ellen there.

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1942. Baked 2 kinds bread, mopped. Signe came out. Hans + I attended Ames banquet at Wooden Bowl Taking Mitchell of La. + Jim Street of Texas. Street came out with us. 1943 Z + I to church. New pews and Chancel in. Rev. Hunt preached. 59 at S.S. Slept 2 hr. in P.M. Went to Weidemann's for supper - her folks 34th anniversary + her grandmother's 89th birthday last Wed. (14th) K + Sig + Z went with us. Rainy. Wrote Dora. 1944. Did ironing, inc. 6 shirts. Walked to Alex - found library, got some books to send Frank. Read some in "Old Virginia" and did a lot of mending. 52º 71º 1945 The judge gave me $5. fine for our Sat. parking at Union Depot. - I couldn't talk him out of it. First experience in police court or any other kind. Sewed up 4th danish blouse. Finished reading "Captain From Castile." Lay in sun a half hour. 1946 Slept about 9 hrs. Vacuumed rugs + furniture. Drove out to Middleton but couldn't get a muffler for car. got some things at Wittenberg's - no one home there. Called on Zillie at school, Zeigler's, Henkels' (in bed) + got gas at Cornwell's. Sent pen to Hans. Girls got reg. letter from Hans. Ardis + Bea here for dinner. I went to Trousdale. Comm. plate in memory of Abbie Horswill. Dan + Ellen there.