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Clara Steen Skott diary, 1936-1939
June 22
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June 22 1936. Girls made clover chain. Took 9 to Key West for Co. Rally Day. Signe elected sec-treas., Kathryn acted as Sec. Girls initiated Mrs. Kerrigan. Signe got new glasses. Home at [illegible]. 1937. After my 15 min. at Bible school I took Mrs. John Whitsell bouquet of syringa & A.W. spirea. Pinch's bought my bay & Nick Speltz cut it. Jennie Whitsell here. Wrote Aunt Jennie. Finished dress. 1938. In Maquoketa a while. Signed cattle mortgage for $700 which we paid Hans' dad on our farm debt. Dinner at Paul Pownall's. Pearson's not home. Called on the Earl Beaty family in Nevada. Found Riley's Tom up. Florence varnishing & Victor cleaning rug. Supper in Ames together—to pool then slept at Riley's. Phoned Dora. 1939 Took Sig to Dr. Schneiders. Kathryn busy with berries. I hauled out Barber's studio couch got lawn roller in P.M. & birds' eye maple dresser in eve, when we went to farewell reception for Barbers'. I baked cookies & served on comm. 19
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June 22 1936. Girls made clover chain. Took 9 to Key West for Co. Rally Day. Signe elected sec-treas., Kathryn acted as Sec. Girls initiated Mrs. Kerrigan. Signe got new glasses. Home at [illegible]. 1937. After my 15 min. at Bible school I took Mrs. John Whitsell bouquet of syringa & A.W. spirea. Pinch's bought my bay & Nick Speltz cut it. Jennie Whitsell here. Wrote Aunt Jennie. Finished dress. 1938. In Maquoketa a while. Signed cattle mortgage for $700 which we paid Hans' dad on our farm debt. Dinner at Paul Pownall's. Pearson's not home. Called on the Earl Beaty family in Nevada. Found Riley's Tom up. Florence varnishing & Victor cleaning rug. Supper in Ames together—to pool then slept at Riley's. Phoned Dora. 1939 Took Sig to Dr. Schneiders. Kathryn busy with berries. I hauled out Barber's studio couch got lawn roller in P.M. & birds' eye maple dresser in eve, when we went to farewell reception for Barbers'. I baked cookies & served on comm. 19
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