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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946
September 27
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September 27 1942. Heavy frost _ freeze again. Only 78 at S.S. Rally Day. Loser in 3 hour game of "hearts". 1943. Hans back at work; spent day in Madison. Painter Fuss began painting house. 2 showers + rain in night. Hilda spent P.M. + eve in Madison with Florence, + yesterday with Elsie Kaler. Frank in bed all day. 4H in eve at school + at Buss'es. Got car done. 57° 77° 1944 Ironed, packed Sig's box- mostly crochet cotton + hook + instruction sheets, with box of cookies + a little hard candy, + sent to her. Wrote her, sent flower seeds. Actually met people i knew in Alex- the Clarks + Mrs. Crawford. Hans took dutch lesson 6-8; Hilda came out for supper + till 9:45 sewing blue dress. 85° 1945. Did big ironing inc. 11 napkins, 3 khaki shirts. The damp climate is getting Hans down. The heat is hard on me. I drove to Alex. to change Hans' new billfold, get his overcoat from cleaners, etc. Saw Esther Green. Re-worked some buttonholes in his khaki shirts. Read a couple chapter of "Neils Ebbesøn" 1947. Washed, as we have really hot water now. Tried to phone Ortha Lane at Methodist MIssion- No luck. Spent all of P.M. with Hans. Mrs. [Baboo?] + Anika called while at hospital. Made trips on street-car. We finished reading "CHarlotte Munck" + en auden dansk Bog og gav dem tilboge til Christensen's.
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September 27 1942. Heavy frost _ freeze again. Only 78 at S.S. Rally Day. Loser in 3 hour game of "hearts". 1943. Hans back at work; spent day in Madison. Painter Fuss began painting house. 2 showers + rain in night. Hilda spent P.M. + eve in Madison with Florence, + yesterday with Elsie Kaler. Frank in bed all day. 4H in eve at school + at Buss'es. Got car done. 57° 77° 1944 Ironed, packed Sig's box- mostly crochet cotton + hook + instruction sheets, with box of cookies + a little hard candy, + sent to her. Wrote her, sent flower seeds. Actually met people i knew in Alex- the Clarks + Mrs. Crawford. Hans took dutch lesson 6-8; Hilda came out for supper + till 9:45 sewing blue dress. 85° 1945. Did big ironing inc. 11 napkins, 3 khaki shirts. The damp climate is getting Hans down. The heat is hard on me. I drove to Alex. to change Hans' new billfold, get his overcoat from cleaners, etc. Saw Esther Green. Re-worked some buttonholes in his khaki shirts. Read a couple chapter of "Neils Ebbesøn" 1947. Washed, as we have really hot water now. Tried to phone Ortha Lane at Methodist MIssion- No luck. Spent all of P.M. with Hans. Mrs. [Baboo?] + Anika called while at hospital. Made trips on street-car. We finished reading "CHarlotte Munck" + en auden dansk Bog og gav dem tilboge til Christensen's.
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