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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1948-1952

February 9

-16º
1948 Washed + hung about half outside. Sunny. Library board mtg - only our 3 country women came in! Kruze, Goth, Bauman. But we selected many books. We drove out in eve for milk.
1949 In eve I showed priest souvenirs at Muscoda Women's Club, in Home Ec. room. Guest nite - Matilda Frase was my guest. Nancy Kratorwill gave her declam. 
Sunny. 1950. Went to Middleton Gwp. Center Homemakers' Mtg. at Hi School 10-3. Miss Alice Davis, HPA. gave lesson on Tailoring. I worked on new way to make bowed buttonholes.
-16º 1951 Actually was above zero in P.M. 
K+ I drove to madison. I bought 2 needlepoint pieces. Got repaired Ch. + danish earrings. In AM made Marie Radtke apron from old skirt. In eve drove in for Hans. Went to church board + planning comm. mtg. Reported for Kitchen Comm. 
1952. Got Branch circulars finally at 9 - mailed by 10:30! Helped Hans with chex + took them out - roads thawed + O.K. Helped Frank wash. Pat O'Brien tried to buy our Univ. Ave. lol. No go.

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-16º 1948 Washed + hung about half outside. Sunny. Library board mtg - only our 3 country women came in! Kruze, Goth, Bauman. But we selected many books. We drove out in eve for milk. 1949 In eve I showed priest souvenirs at Muscoda Women's Club, in Home Ec. room. Guest nite - Matilda Frase was my guest. Nancy Kratorwill gave her declam. Sunny. 1950. Went to Middleton Gwp. Center Homemakers' Mtg. at Hi School 10-3. Miss Alice Davis, HPA. gave lesson on Tailoring. I worked on new way to make bowed buttonholes. -16º 1951 Actually was above zero in P.M. K+ I drove to madison. I bought 2 needlepoint pieces. Got repaired Ch. + danish earrings. In AM made Marie Radtke apron from old skirt. In eve drove in for Hans. Went to church board + planning comm. mtg. Reported for Kitchen Comm. 1952. Got Branch circulars finally at 9 - mailed by 10:30! Helped Hans with chex + took them out - roads thawed + O.K. Helped Frank wash. Pat O'Brien tried to buy our Univ. Ave. lol. No go.