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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

June 13

June 13
1942. Chilly- had furnace fire! Cleaned stairs, Sig's room, baked bread + rolls, sealed 5 1/2 qt. strawberries, did some mending, cleaned out early iris, etc. + did more transplanting! Shower. Wrote to the [Alumms?], Irene Wood.
1943. 61 at S.S. after lovely Children's Day exercises by Youth Choir, revived. Dale here for usual Sunday dinner. Took nap. Wrote + typed my script review of "She's off to Work"
1944. Finished ironing. To meat cooking demonstration 10-12, + lunch for 20! Made 150 surgical dressings 1:30-4:00 90° at 6 p.m. Hilda here all P.M> + till 10. Made ice cream.
1945. Visit with Pauline till 4, when Eldon took me to Epworth in Carl's car to Flower Show Fair + supper at Methodist Church. Saw most of my old friends there. Walked out with Henry W at 8.
91° 1946. Paul took us to Spreckels sugar factory 1 1/2 mi. from him. Saw sacking sugar + in "best pulp silo" 1 acre 10 ft deep. Girls left after lunch for Frisco. I wrote some letters. To 8" grade graduation in eve- Ella May Robinson one of 110 graduates.

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June 13 1942. Chilly- had furnace fire! Cleaned stairs, Sig's room, baked bread + rolls, sealed 5 1/2 qt. strawberries, did some mending, cleaned out early iris, etc. + did more transplanting! Shower. Wrote to the [Alumms?], Irene Wood. 1943. 61 at S.S. after lovely Children's Day exercises by Youth Choir, revived. Dale here for usual Sunday dinner. Took nap. Wrote + typed my script review of "She's off to Work" 1944. Finished ironing. To meat cooking demonstration 10-12, + lunch for 20! Made 150 surgical dressings 1:30-4:00 90° at 6 p.m. Hilda here all P.M> + till 10. Made ice cream. 1945. Visit with Pauline till 4, when Eldon took me to Epworth in Carl's car to Flower Show Fair + supper at Methodist Church. Saw most of my old friends there. Walked out with Henry W at 8. 91° 1946. Paul took us to Spreckels sugar factory 1 1/2 mi. from him. Saw sacking sugar + in "best pulp silo" 1 acre 10 ft deep. Girls left after lunch for Frisco. I wrote some letters. To 8" grade graduation in eve- Ella May Robinson one of 110 graduates.