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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1942-1946

December 11

1942.  Signe here all day, making her last Christmas gifts. I sent out 3 pkgs. Letter from Pauline, card from Dora. 4H party in eve at Zentner's. I gave Elynn E. lapel decor. Shirley and Dorothy each gave me powder.

10°  1943. Drove to Madison and shopped from 9 to 1, mostly along State St. Did Frank's Christmas shopping for him. Bought wrist watch for him. Stamped 2 dish towels for Hilda and embroidered one - a Mexican.

1944 29° 49°  Walked to Alex. to mail cookies and mittens and bank drafts to Frank. Rainy rest of day. Finished 1 flannel nightshirt for Hans, and Melba's dresser scarf.

1945  21° 31°  Signe and I washed, hanging inside (No. 1 laundry).  Olga sent word of Melba's baby, born Dec. 4. Sent her card in Mercy Hospital, Davenport.

1946  Rained hard nearly all day. Worked on poem on great wall, put pictures in Hans' scrapbook of farm animals, etc. About 3 got quite sick; hunted up Red Cross kit medicine for diarrhea. Ate no supper.

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1942. Signe here all day, making her last Christmas gifts. I sent out 3 pkgs. Letter from Pauline, card from Dora. 4H party in eve at Zentner's. I gave Elynn E. lapel decor. Shirley and Dorothy each gave me powder. 10° 1943. Drove to Madison and shopped from 9 to 1, mostly along State St. Did Frank's Christmas shopping for him. Bought wrist watch for him. Stamped 2 dish towels for Hilda and embroidered one - a Mexican. 1944 29° 49° Walked to Alex. to mail cookies and mittens and bank drafts to Frank. Rainy rest of day. Finished 1 flannel nightshirt for Hans, and Melba's dresser scarf. 1945 21° 31° Signe and I washed, hanging inside (No. 1 laundry). Olga sent word of Melba's baby, born Dec. 4. Sent her card in Mercy Hospital, Davenport. 1946 Rained hard nearly all day. Worked on poem on great wall, put pictures in Hans' scrapbook of farm animals, etc. About 3 got quite sick; hunted up Red Cross kit medicine for diarrhea. Ate no supper.