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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
May 9
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May 9 1942. Feel very punk all day, maybe from eating rhubarb. Baked bread, helped Frank put innerspring mattress on Miss Z's bed, did a little cleaning. Planted gypsophilia, kochia. Card from Signe. 1943. Cards from all 3 girls yesterday and chair set Signe crocheted. Snapshot of Hilda in her new black suit. Sweet pea bouquets given to mothers at S.S. Took nap. 1944. Mother's Day card from Frank. Thru ironing at 9:05. At Red Cross canteen class at 9:55- started stew, cut biscuits + vegetables. Mrs. Conlen + I drove around to find cottage cheese- got 1 lb! Went with her to Red Cross + made surgical dresings 2 1/2 hrs. 50, 72° 1945 To Alex. Sent Beatrice apron + shirt for Bobby, put in savings for Sig, etc. 20 in line at P.O. Made another danish blouse. Got cablegram from Frank "All Well + Safe". Fixed up newspaper stories of Hans, Sig + Frank for Madison papers + MTT. 1946 Pauline not well- headache all day. I worked on my blue wool blouse.
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May 9 1942. Feel very punk all day, maybe from eating rhubarb. Baked bread, helped Frank put innerspring mattress on Miss Z's bed, did a little cleaning. Planted gypsophilia, kochia. Card from Signe. 1943. Cards from all 3 girls yesterday and chair set Signe crocheted. Snapshot of Hilda in her new black suit. Sweet pea bouquets given to mothers at S.S. Took nap. 1944. Mother's Day card from Frank. Thru ironing at 9:05. At Red Cross canteen class at 9:55- started stew, cut biscuits + vegetables. Mrs. Conlen + I drove around to find cottage cheese- got 1 lb! Went with her to Red Cross + made surgical dresings 2 1/2 hrs. 50, 72° 1945 To Alex. Sent Beatrice apron + shirt for Bobby, put in savings for Sig, etc. 20 in line at P.O. Made another danish blouse. Got cablegram from Frank "All Well + Safe". Fixed up newspaper stories of Hans, Sig + Frank for Madison papers + MTT. 1946 Pauline not well- headache all day. I worked on my blue wool blouse.
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