July found my grandparents still in San Francisco visiting Jay and Scotty.
July 1
Monday
July 2
Tuesday. Took Scotty
to work. Went to Fort Mason, Wells Fargo
bank A.M.
July 3
Wednesday. Jay and I
grocery shopped P.M. Kenney and I rode
bus to town for hair cut and to get some birthday presents for Dave and
Joyce. Worked on Jay’s quilt.
My cousin Dave would be 10 on July 11th. Joyce was my great-aunt Maude's grandchild - so a second cousin.
July 4
Thursday. Drove to
Sonoma. Visited winery, Sonoma Mission
and Santa Rosa.
July 5
Friday. Drove down
peninsula to Palo Alto. Lunch there at
Ricky’s. beautiful place. Went to San Jose and Alum Rock Park
July 6
Saturday. Took in Ice
follies went with Jay, Scotty, and Kay Woody.
July 7
Sunday. Went to
Lafayette and visited Bill & Ruby Banks and the boys, Michael & Gary.
July 8
Monday
July 9
Tuesday. Jay took us
to buy our plane tickets to Kansas City.
Went to Macy’s and Woolworth’s.
We purchase our airline tickets slightly differently these days! These were for the next week.
July 10
Wednesday. Baked a
cake to serve tonight. Expecting Bill
and Ruby.
July 11
Thursday
July 12
Friday. Got some
clothes ready for the trip home.
July 13
Saturday. Kenney’s
Birthday. Mrs. Burleson called from
Hotel. We went to Cliff House and saw
her there on a bus. Baked cocoanut (yes, that's her spelling) crumble pie for Sat. dinner. Beef
strogonoff day. Also baked confetti
Angel Food for Sunday birthday dinner.
My granddad was 70 this day. Mrs. Burleson was probably Clare's mother.
July 14
Sunday. Didn’t got to
church. Jay not feeling well. While dinner was cooking, the boys opened
pkgs. After dinner we drove to Belvedere
Island and to Mr. Tamalpais. Took Kay to
Presidio and then home.
This Kay wasn't me - it was a friend of Jay's.
July 15
Monday. Did some
packing and baked angel food for Mr. & Mrs. Borges. P.M. Rested – packed some more. Took cake to Borges and told them good by.
July 16
Tuesday. Overslept
and almost missed our plane. Took off
for L.Angeles on time. 1 ½ hour flight
at 1200 ft. Breakfast served about
eight. Left L.A. at 9:30. 5 hr. flight at 19,000 ft. Flew over Las Vagas and in site of
Yosemite. Arrived in K. C. 3:30 P.M.
July 17
Wednesday. Made dust
ruffle – valances and covered chair by working at it all week.
July 18 – 19 – 20
July 21
Sunday. Late
breakfast. Went for drive to Silver Spur
Club and had a flat. Nearly
roasted. After resting and cooling off
we went to Holiday Inn for dinner.
July 22
Monday. Ikey took us
to catch 9 o’clock bus. Arrived in
Springdale at 3:30. Supper with
McKims. K.M’s folk came over and we had
a picture show. Then spent night at
K.M.’s.
Long way home from California - several days in Kansas City, a bus to Springdale to spend one night and then a bus ride home to Van Buren.
July 23
Tuesday. Lunch at
JoEllen’s and then rode a bus home.
Arrived at 6:46. Ira and Minnie
met us and we had supper with them.
July 24
Wednesday. We went to
work on the yard. My what a mess!!
July 25
Thursday. Yard
work. K.M. came by.
July 26
Friday. Letty’s
birthday. Jimmy Fine mowed lawn.
Aunt Let was 56.
July 27
Saturday
July 28
Sunday. Church. Birthday party at Ira & Minnie’s for
Kenney, Letty and Joyce. Lester, Pauline
& Aura came.
Had to have a catch-up birthday party for the July birthdays. Uncle Lester Delzell would have come from Miami, Oklahoma - Pauline and her husband Aura from North Little Rock.
July 29
Monday
July 30
Tuesday. Voted for
Mayor. Lost our vote. Burton Langford was beaten. K.M. & family came and spent the night
with us.
Gee, sounds like many of my votes through the years!
July 31
Wednesday. Ken’s
birthday. Had cake and ice cream for
lunch.
My cousin Kenney was age nine.
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