April 1959

April 3

Friday.  Grandma’s Birthday.  Becky and Ike came 11:45 midnight.

Grandma Comstock, of course - she was 92 this year.  Becky & Ike often arrived late at night...

  

April 4

Saturday.  Ike worked all day on summer house.  K.M. helped some and had his family here for supper.  McKims spent evening here.

April 5

Sun.  Becky and I went to church.  Ike & K.M. screened summer house.

The "summer house" was a small outbuilding in her backyard - she used it mostly for her potting shed, but we also ate out there sometimes in the summer.

April 6

At JoEllen’s

She notes being at Mom's at lot during the day.  I have no clue why. Wonder if Mom was working some and she was staying with Laurie.

April 7

Tues.  Rained out yard work.

April 8

Wed.  Cold & rainy

April 9

Thurs.  Went to Mrs. Futral’s to club meeting.  Stella Philbeck hostess.

April 10

Friday.  JoEllen’s and yard work.  Finished cleaning house.

April 11

Saturday.  Got food and things lined up for party.

April 12

Sunday.  Had Grandma’s birthday party at Letty’s.  Missed Kenney so much.  Came home and went to church fellowship supper.

April 13

At JoEllen’s

April 14

Tues.

April 15

Wed.  At JoEllen’s.  Then Choir practice.  LaVonne & Mary Jane had lunch with me.

April 16

Thurs.  Had my hair done – getting ready for state convention.

I think this would have been the state convention for CWF, the church women.  Must have been held in Fayetteville.

April 17

Friday.  Went to Fayetteville with our preacher.  Met Ira & Minnie – at State Convention.  They spent the night with me.

April 18

Saturday.  Back to State Convention.  Ira & Minnie. went home.  Littrells brought [me home] after night session.  How it rained!!

April 19

Sun.  Had a visiting minister speak at our church.  Rev. Pendleton from North Little Rock.  Went back for closing session of Convention.  Evening Joe checked in at hospital.

I was married and living in Fayetteville - don't recall what was going on with Dad at this time.  Ulcer flareup?  I believe this was too early to have been problems with his heart.

April 20

Monday.  At JoEllens.   P.M. Went to see Joe – being X-rayed today.

April 21

Tues.  Went to CWF luncheon.  Too cold and cloudy for yard work.  Spent night at McKims.

April 22

Wednesday.  With Laurie.  Joe came home from hospital.  I cooked lunch there.  Not feeling too good today.  Choir practice tonight.

April 23

Thurs.  Went to Van Buren with K.M.  Lunch with Grandma and Maude.

April 24

Friday.  At JoEllen’s.  Night – went to Kiwanis Minstrel.

The Kiwanians in Springdale put on an annual Minstrel show - even with black face.  Seems unthinkable now.

April 25

Worked in yard with Jimmy all morning.  Had McKims, Donny and Kay to supper and TV.

Jimmy Hight helped her with her yardwork at lot.   Mammaw always misspelled Donnie's name - I think because my cousin Don spelled it "Donny".  My uncle Jay would always spell Haden, "Hayden".

April 26

Sunday.  After S.S. and church I went picnicking with McKims, Hadens, and Backus family – near U of A.

Obviously Dad was fine.

April 27

Monday.  At JoEllen’s.  Bought paint for summer house, chairs, tables & swing.

April 28

Tuesday.  Had Mr. Sikes working all day on walk between summer house and patio.

April 29

Wed.  at JoEllen’s

April 30

Thurs.  Painted table, chairs, machine, swing, etc.

I think the "machine" she painted was an old treadle sewing machine base she used as a table.