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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1936-1939
June 8
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June 8 1936. Washed. Daily vacation Bible school began, with me out for 1st time in 4 yrs. Hilda teaching 1st & 2nd grades & Signe & Ella 11 beginners. To Grandma Roberts' funeral in P.M. Helped Belle Broessel entertain Irmacher Aux. 1937. Hans home from Maq. for breakfast. He left at 9 for rest of June. Took ruffled brown silk dress to Ella. K to practice again at Waechter's. Cut out dress for Dora. Heard Iowa City program in eve. Signe home late. 1938. Mopped my bedroom, hall & pantry, put on 4 more screens & washed windows, enameled green my 21-yr old kitchen cabinet, picked out hickory nuts, shortened my old Swiss dress 2 1/2 inches! Wrote Hans a card. 1939. Up at 4:45 Mud soon dried, & I weeded & set out geraniums. Varnished Hilda's closet, window frames & half of floor. Cards from Hilda at Ames & Dora. Cross stitched. Letter to Hans. Pink spirea, primroses, & petunias begin blooming. Lexington Rummy in eve & finished "Tamerlane" 19
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June 8 1936. Washed. Daily vacation Bible school began, with me out for 1st time in 4 yrs. Hilda teaching 1st & 2nd grades & Signe & Ella 11 beginners. To Grandma Roberts' funeral in P.M. Helped Belle Broessel entertain Irmacher Aux. 1937. Hans home from Maq. for breakfast. He left at 9 for rest of June. Took ruffled brown silk dress to Ella. K to practice again at Waechter's. Cut out dress for Dora. Heard Iowa City program in eve. Signe home late. 1938. Mopped my bedroom, hall & pantry, put on 4 more screens & washed windows, enameled green my 21-yr old kitchen cabinet, picked out hickory nuts, shortened my old Swiss dress 2 1/2 inches! Wrote Hans a card. 1939. Up at 4:45 Mud soon dried, & I weeded & set out geraniums. Varnished Hilda's closet, window frames & half of floor. Cards from Hilda at Ames & Dora. Cross stitched. Letter to Hans. Pink spirea, primroses, & petunias begin blooming. Lexington Rummy in eve & finished "Tamerlane" 19
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