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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
September 5
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September 5 1942 Canned 5 qt. peaches, baked white bread + cream cake. Made 2 trips in PM to Middleton. Doc M is treating my tooth. Kathryn, with Sat. off, began at 4 paining Signe's room t. green casein paint. I helped after supper till nearly eleven. Hans phoned form Indiana. 1943. We all went to church. 35 at S.S> I was acting Supt. Hans + K worked on house plans. I wrote Uncle Chris + "Nurse" card to Sig. We all went to movie "Watch on the Rhine" with Bette Davis + Paul Lukas. K stayed in. 1944. Got yeast at 8:30- first the market is open since we got home. Baked raisin bread, ironed, + mended. Wrote Signe. Walked to Red Cross chapter house to Canteen mtg. Hilda out in eve. Hans got me bu . of peaches + some muskmelons. 1945. Overnight at Oskar's who had been in Wisconsin over Sunday. Fried chicken there for dinner; Velma's all there, also Melba + children, + all of Olga's. Hans took more pictures. We drove to Wisconsin in P.M. Sandwiches at Mineral Point. 1946 First day this week sunny enuf to hang washingo n roof. In P.M> we went via rickshas to clinic then to Chinese hospital, but machine wasn't able to take Hans' electrocardiograph. Saw Mrs. Chubb. Bought 2 small blue vases- Got my snaps form second film. Lights off in eve.
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September 5 1942 Canned 5 qt. peaches, baked white bread + cream cake. Made 2 trips in PM to Middleton. Doc M is treating my tooth. Kathryn, with Sat. off, began at 4 paining Signe's room t. green casein paint. I helped after supper till nearly eleven. Hans phoned form Indiana. 1943. We all went to church. 35 at S.S> I was acting Supt. Hans + K worked on house plans. I wrote Uncle Chris + "Nurse" card to Sig. We all went to movie "Watch on the Rhine" with Bette Davis + Paul Lukas. K stayed in. 1944. Got yeast at 8:30- first the market is open since we got home. Baked raisin bread, ironed, + mended. Wrote Signe. Walked to Red Cross chapter house to Canteen mtg. Hilda out in eve. Hans got me bu . of peaches + some muskmelons. 1945. Overnight at Oskar's who had been in Wisconsin over Sunday. Fried chicken there for dinner; Velma's all there, also Melba + children, + all of Olga's. Hans took more pictures. We drove to Wisconsin in P.M. Sandwiches at Mineral Point. 1946 First day this week sunny enuf to hang washingo n roof. In P.M> we went via rickshas to clinic then to Chinese hospital, but machine wasn't able to take Hans' electrocardiograph. Saw Mrs. Chubb. Bought 2 small blue vases- Got my snaps form second film. Lights off in eve.
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