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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

July 28

1942.  A welcome rain in AM.  Ironed, wrote comments, letters to Dr. Frank, Rita [illegible] summer school at Ames.  Walked to birthday party at Kate Whalen's.  Gave her plastic tea strainer, bouquet.  Mrs. Rabe, Gunnison + Utter here in eve.
1943 Slept till 8:30 after I went back to bed at 5:30:  Baked bread, made Jello for party, painted back steps.  Gave Mrs. Whalen a small pie-dish type of casserole. I won first at 500, score 3640.  Went to see Edna Denson + Chas. Neumann, got Frank from dentist's.
91° 1944.  Went to [Alex?] on 8:30 bus, worked till 2 at blood donor unit at Grace Church.  We served 43 doctors, nurses, + helpers for $10.  Sig here from 208.  I shortened my Red Cross uniform 2".  Red in "Journey Among Warriors".
1945.  Baked raisin bread.  Finished Dora's dress, with her help.  Got letter from Hans, written July 2, that he had been in Denmark + visited his 2 old aunts.  Dora fell in garden.  Her chest very painful.
1946 Lost my ft pen!  Went to Community Church in French section of Shanghai with Mr. Groves + his ser. in UNRRA.  Canadian preacher, Chinese pipe organist, English soloist.  Mrs. Lund + I took long walk.  Very hot.  Read, wrote.  Cable from Hans took 12 days to get to me via Am. Consul.

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1942. A welcome rain in AM. Ironed, wrote comments, letters to Dr. Frank, Rita [illegible] summer school at Ames. Walked to birthday party at Kate Whalen's. Gave her plastic tea strainer, bouquet. Mrs. Rabe, Gunnison + Utter here in eve. 1943 Slept till 8:30 after I went back to bed at 5:30: Baked bread, made Jello for party, painted back steps. Gave Mrs. Whalen a small pie-dish type of casserole. I won first at 500, score 3640. Went to see Edna Denson + Chas. Neumann, got Frank from dentist's. 91° 1944. Went to [Alex?] on 8:30 bus, worked till 2 at blood donor unit at Grace Church. We served 43 doctors, nurses, + helpers for $10. Sig here from 208. I shortened my Red Cross uniform 2". Red in "Journey Among Warriors". 1945. Baked raisin bread. Finished Dora's dress, with her help. Got letter from Hans, written July 2, that he had been in Denmark + visited his 2 old aunts. Dora fell in garden. Her chest very painful. 1946 Lost my ft pen! Went to Community Church in French section of Shanghai with Mr. Groves + his ser. in UNRRA. Canadian preacher, Chinese pipe organist, English soloist. Mrs. Lund + I took long walk. Very hot. Read, wrote. Cable from Hans took 12 days to get to me via Am. Consul.