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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

December 7

1942 Thru Washing by 10. Sent cards to Pauline and Esther Blondahl, get well card to Carl Brandt who broke arm, etc.  K and I to CRC in eve - took eats - home before total blackout 9:30-9:45.

1943. Cut out pink flannel slip, baked bread, and did washing - what I hung outside froze - Frank took me to Middleton. After another "Visiting our Allies" program, I was asked to tell about our Washington trip. Walked home.

1944 22°, 46°.  3 years since Pearl Harbor! Wrote Signe and Frank. Took Hans' mother to see Lincoln's Monument. Hu Toy for supper then to Fr Hansen's. Home about 10. Mailed pkg to S. Dak.

1945  Baked cloverleaf rolls and bread, fried chicken, broccoli, salad, cranberries, ice cream and frozen peaches. Ellen Story and Grace Saylor here for dinner in eve. Interested in our Florida pictures, and Signe's from India, also her ivory pieces, etc.

38°, 55° 1946.  Mild, cloudy. Mailed letter to K - regular mail. We figured out pics on 3  35 mm films - having lost our record notebook at the language school. We took both in 114 - Miss Farr's room! Many explosions in P.M. - an ammunition dump.

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1942 Thru Washing by 10. Sent cards to Pauline and Esther Blondahl, get well card to Carl Brandt who broke arm, etc. K and I to CRC in eve - took eats - home before total blackout 9:30-9:45. 1943. Cut out pink flannel slip, baked bread, and did washing - what I hung outside froze - Frank took me to Middleton. After another "Visiting our Allies" program, I was asked to tell about our Washington trip. Walked home. 1944 22°, 46°. 3 years since Pearl Harbor! Wrote Signe and Frank. Took Hans' mother to see Lincoln's Monument. Hu Toy for supper then to Fr Hansen's. Home about 10. Mailed pkg to S. Dak. 1945 Baked cloverleaf rolls and bread, fried chicken, broccoli, salad, cranberries, ice cream and frozen peaches. Ellen Story and Grace Saylor here for dinner in eve. Interested in our Florida pictures, and Signe's from India, also her ivory pieces, etc. 38°, 55° 1946. Mild, cloudy. Mailed letter to K - regular mail. We figured out pics on 3 35 mm films - having lost our record notebook at the language school. We took both in 114 - Miss Farr's room! Many explosions in P.M. - an ammunition dump.