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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

November 13

November 13
1942. Went to Madison with Mrs. Micholas' we bought $25 of books for village library. Got '43 license for '41 car. Sewed on Helen Bolin's blue dress; crocheted on rug.
42° 1943. My arm better, but Hilda had to do my hair. A little rain, first this week. Wrote Dora then went thru most of Corcoran Art Gallery. Lunch in U.S.D.A. cafeteria with Hilda, Hans + Fred Rossiter. Shopped in P.M. mostly Woodward & Lothrops. Rode in car pool with M L Wilson + Francis Flood to Likerts for dinner. Back to Hilda's to sleep.
1944. Heavy frost. Hans' mother helped me wash- nearly thru before any one else came down. 3 lines full. Baked bread, we drove in for alcohol in car. Hilda out in eve.
1945. Awoke at 5:30 at Savannah, Georgia! having traveled thru both Carolinas without being aware of it. Our coach changed to local train across Florida at Jacksonville. Saw first palmettos, cypress swamps, palms, poinsettas, orange groves. Read + worked a long crossword puzzle. Arr. at St. Petersburg about 7:30, an hour or so late. Called Story's and we stayed there.
30° 1946 Sunny-dried clothes in 2 hrs on roof. Letter from Signe in AM- Hilda in PM, also from grandma, Aug + Anna. No heat nor light in my room. In P.M. I rode part way to Nat'l Library in UNRRA car- Edith Gall, back from Pao Ting Fu on my lap! Finished Kodachrome 3- Nat'l library, Da Go Ba, + Coal (fill)

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November 13 1942. Went to Madison with Mrs. Micholas' we bought $25 of books for village library. Got '43 license for '41 car. Sewed on Helen Bolin's blue dress; crocheted on rug. 42° 1943. My arm better, but Hilda had to do my hair. A little rain, first this week. Wrote Dora then went thru most of Corcoran Art Gallery. Lunch in U.S.D.A. cafeteria with Hilda, Hans + Fred Rossiter. Shopped in P.M. mostly Woodward & Lothrops. Rode in car pool with M L Wilson + Francis Flood to Likerts for dinner. Back to Hilda's to sleep. 1944. Heavy frost. Hans' mother helped me wash- nearly thru before any one else came down. 3 lines full. Baked bread, we drove in for alcohol in car. Hilda out in eve. 1945. Awoke at 5:30 at Savannah, Georgia! having traveled thru both Carolinas without being aware of it. Our coach changed to local train across Florida at Jacksonville. Saw first palmettos, cypress swamps, palms, poinsettas, orange groves. Read + worked a long crossword puzzle. Arr. at St. Petersburg about 7:30, an hour or so late. Called Story's and we stayed there. 30° 1946 Sunny-dried clothes in 2 hrs on roof. Letter from Signe in AM- Hilda in PM, also from grandma, Aug + Anna. No heat nor light in my room. In P.M. I rode part way to Nat'l Library in UNRRA car- Edith Gall, back from Pao Ting Fu on my lap! Finished Kodachrome 3- Nat'l library, Da Go Ba, + Coal (fill)