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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
September 13
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September 13 1942. Kathryn is 20- + earning $20 a week. Gave her stationery + powder. Took Z, Juanita, Hazel, + Dale to church. 64 at S.S. Adele's drove in just as I was dishing dinner. Hilda wired greetings to K. Amy J. phoned me from Madison. Wrote Pauline + Hans. 1943. Hans + K went in together. Rainy. I made my willow basket of grapes into jam + jelly. Started on 3" war Loan Drive in eve. Made 7 calls. Sold 8 bonds. 1944. Air mail from Sig- somewhere. Went to market between showers. Mrs. Crawford 1311 Central Ave. Called on church errand. K's 22d birthday- had Marion + Angela Schwenn (SPARS)_+ Paul Pownall (in D.C. briefly) for dinner: chicken + rice ring with [illegible], sev. spuds, tomatoes from our garden, Lady B. cake. Hilda + Ellen here later for ice cream + melon. 1945. We shipped K's trunk to her, then got letter from her she moved to Wis. St. in Chi- Finished ironing, baked raisin bread. Hans hired to go to Europe for State Dept. on more interviewing. We got Hilda' sewing machine from Lee Neville in SE Wash., ate picnic supper in Rock Creek Park, then visited with Fru Hanson. 946. Hans worked all day. Jeg tatte en Time med Fru Christensen, men det gaar iskke saa godt uden Hans! In P.M. I went with [Cutter?] Coulson + wife via trolley, ricksha + on foot to Temple of Agriculture. took last shots on 1st Kodachrome, but we tore it loose on rewinding + may have ruined it. Jim Hunter + Gladys Evart here in eve. J.H. showed slides of Chinese Ag., hatchery, etc.
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September 13 1942. Kathryn is 20- + earning $20 a week. Gave her stationery + powder. Took Z, Juanita, Hazel, + Dale to church. 64 at S.S. Adele's drove in just as I was dishing dinner. Hilda wired greetings to K. Amy J. phoned me from Madison. Wrote Pauline + Hans. 1943. Hans + K went in together. Rainy. I made my willow basket of grapes into jam + jelly. Started on 3" war Loan Drive in eve. Made 7 calls. Sold 8 bonds. 1944. Air mail from Sig- somewhere. Went to market between showers. Mrs. Crawford 1311 Central Ave. Called on church errand. K's 22d birthday- had Marion + Angela Schwenn (SPARS)_+ Paul Pownall (in D.C. briefly) for dinner: chicken + rice ring with [illegible], sev. spuds, tomatoes from our garden, Lady B. cake. Hilda + Ellen here later for ice cream + melon. 1945. We shipped K's trunk to her, then got letter from her she moved to Wis. St. in Chi- Finished ironing, baked raisin bread. Hans hired to go to Europe for State Dept. on more interviewing. We got Hilda' sewing machine from Lee Neville in SE Wash., ate picnic supper in Rock Creek Park, then visited with Fru Hanson. 946. Hans worked all day. Jeg tatte en Time med Fru Christensen, men det gaar iskke saa godt uden Hans! In P.M. I went with [Cutter?] Coulson + wife via trolley, ricksha + on foot to Temple of Agriculture. took last shots on 1st Kodachrome, but we tore it loose on rewinding + may have ruined it. Jim Hunter + Gladys Evart here in eve. J.H. showed slides of Chinese Ag., hatchery, etc.
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