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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

August 20

1942.  Airmail letter from Hans.  Dora, K + I to Riley's for chicken dinner.  Florence + I  went to Story Co. 4H Achievement Fair at Nevada.  HOT.  Florence's old cousin very low at her house.  Back to Dora's at 9:30.
1943.  Took Hans to bus for Lone Rock + Richland Center.  Ironed, picked, shelled + put 3 qt. limas to freeze in refrig.  Picked bushel tomatoes, canned 8 1/2 qt. juice - Hans home at 6
(19) 1944 Baked bread+ gingerbread, ironed, [seemed?] 4 suits for Hans, my suit, Sig's cape + sponged all with OCedar Moth Compound - "Sarge" stopped on way home from New York.  Sig to go somewhere in hot climate.
1945.  Helped Helen [Pownall?] do the washing  Finished reading "Burma Surgeon".  Lorna + Gene home in eve. from work.  Hans + I took Kathryn to midnight train at Muncie, for Ithaca, N.Y. was late - 12:30 or so.
82.8° 1946  More inflation!  Official exchange rate raised from 2020 to 3350 CNC=$1  Read a lot in "Charlotte Munek", and made my first visit to the "College" library.  Read all of "Within the Walls of Nanking" by Alice Lisdale Hobart.  Rain all P.M.  Glorious sunset - from roof.

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1942. Airmail letter from Hans. Dora, K + I to Riley's for chicken dinner. Florence + I went to Story Co. 4H Achievement Fair at Nevada. HOT. Florence's old cousin very low at her house. Back to Dora's at 9:30. 1943. Took Hans to bus for Lone Rock + Richland Center. Ironed, picked, shelled + put 3 qt. limas to freeze in refrig. Picked bushel tomatoes, canned 8 1/2 qt. juice - Hans home at 6 (19) 1944 Baked bread+ gingerbread, ironed, [seemed?] 4 suits for Hans, my suit, Sig's cape + sponged all with OCedar Moth Compound - "Sarge" stopped on way home from New York. Sig to go somewhere in hot climate. 1945. Helped Helen [Pownall?] do the washing Finished reading "Burma Surgeon". Lorna + Gene home in eve. from work. Hans + I took Kathryn to midnight train at Muncie, for Ithaca, N.Y. was late - 12:30 or so. 82.8° 1946 More inflation! Official exchange rate raised from 2020 to 3350 CNC=$1 Read a lot in "Charlotte Munek", and made my first visit to the "College" library. Read all of "Within the Walls of Nanking" by Alice Lisdale Hobart. Rain all P.M. Glorious sunset - from roof.