tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65986859093851416592024-03-05T03:50:51.190-08:00Mammaw's DiaryKay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-7867114169116593112015-05-29T07:08:00.001-07:002016-01-03T03:56:43.762-08:001960My grandmother wasn't quite ready to give up writing in a diary - we should have bought her a new one! I'm not sure that anyone ever knew she kept this one. The r<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">est
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Razorbacks beat Georgia Tech in Gator Bowl
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">1960 Gator Bowl</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> was a post-season </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="College football">college football</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_game" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> between the</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Conference" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> co-champion </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas Razorbacks</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets">Yellow Jackets</a> <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> representing the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">. Arkansas defeated Georgia Tech, 14-7, in front of 45,104 spectators.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 11.1999998092651px; line-height: 11.1999998092651px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">There were two players named </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">:</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mooty" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Jim Mooty">Jim Mooty</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks_football" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Arkansas Razorbacks football">Arkansas</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxie_Baughan" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Maxie Baughan">Maxie Baughan</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-decoration: none;" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football">Georgia Tech</a></div>
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3<sup>rd</sup>. Maude came home from
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday,
4<sup>th</sup>. Came home from Van
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5<sup>th</sup>. Snowing. Did go to Missionary Circle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6<sup>th</sup>. Choir practice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7<sup>th</sup>, went to bank to deposit Interest checks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fri.
8 – Jo Ellen’s 3 to 6 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun.
10 – Nora’s & my party at Maude’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>That was surely in Van Buren - she didn't say how and when, but must have just gone down for the event. Nora Comstock Rainwater was 71 - she and I share the same birthday - January 4th. My grandmother's birthday wasn't until January 16th and was two years older - age 73 that year.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues.
12 – Wed. Anniversary. 1 to 6 p.m. at JoEllen’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>My grandparents married January 12, 1908. Until you are widowed, you don't realize that the Anniversary still occurs - even when no one else remembers it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed.
13 – Shopped with JoEllen. Lunch at Coffee Cup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Club party at Mrs. Nix.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15 – Went to Rogers. P.M. at JoEllen’s 1
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Mon. Tues. Baby sat at McKim’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21 – Baby sat 6:30 to 9:30 P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23 – Graydon spent night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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son. Six of Aunt Mattie’s eleven children
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of them were her four youngest; her three sons all died before Aunt Mattie did.
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues.
26 – My birthday. Baby sat at JoEllen’s
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Fri.
29<sup>th</sup> – Went to Van Buren with K.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I wonder if this is about
the time Graydon’s family moved to Siloam Springs. This was the last entry.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-17301350349497350122015-05-18T03:23:00.001-07:002015-05-18T03:23:51.834-07:00December 1959<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This was the last month for the diary but she added notes which I'll put in a final post.</span></div>
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Worked on aprons. P.M. Missionary
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Had dinner with K.M. & LaVonne. A called choir practice at night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Got food ready for Christmas pkgs. Stayed at JoEllen’s from 3:30 on – spent
night there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Mailed pkgs to Jay & to Becky and
Ike. Got shampoo & set.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Her hair was important to her - I don't believe she ever failed to note a beauty appointment. I know that she was frustrated with her own attempts and really enjoyed having someone else wash and set her hair. I started getting some gray in my dark hair by about age 35 - she asked me one day, "Why don't you do something about that?" I responded to her, "You didn't color your hair and it's beautiful now, why would I bother?" She responded, "Oh yes I did, I colored my hair for years.". I was stunned - still never colored my hair, tho....</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Opened up for CWF sale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sale again. Drove to Rogers to get my
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Ike’s birthday. Gave Christmas Cantata.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Closed up our bazaar sale. $102.60.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Mrs. Cloer and I gathered up hand work. Went to CWF meeting. P.M. Helped McKims decorate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Helped JoEllen get ready for Garden
Club. Kept Laurie from 11 till 6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. kept Laurie from 11 till three. Made holiday house tour with JoEllen and the
girls. Got glasses and hearing aid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Night, Graydon’s folk came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saaturday. Had Clare & Mary for lunch. Kept G’s children & McKim’s at night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">G.C.’s
went home. I went to VB for Grandma’s
Christmas Party. Spent night at Letty’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Translation: the Graydon Comstocks went home to Tulsa. Mammaw went to Van Buren, but spent the night with Aunt Let and Uncle Cy who lived in Fayetteville. She probably drove to their house and rode with them to Van Buren.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Came home from Letty’s<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22 - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tues.</span></div>
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night. Becky and Ike came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Christmas.
21 for dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sat. Becky, Ike and I went to V.B. Stopped at cemetery. Had dinner with Ira & Minnie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Went to church. JoEllen & Joe took us to Country Club for
dinner. P.M. Becky & Ike went home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">December
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Went to V.B. to spend a week with Grandma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. P.M. Grandma and I went to Nora’s to sew and
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Rest of the notes are on a
Memorandum page and written around the margins of the calendar in the
back. The book was full, but she didn’t
seem quite ready to stop! We should have
bought her another diary!<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Dinner at Mrs. Burleson’s home with Graydon
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. At Graydon’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. In Tulsa.
Rained all day. Dinner with Eva
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Clare & I went to Utica Square. Lunch there.
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">November
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Graydon’s birthday. Rode bus home. 12 noon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. A.M. Sunday School & Church. Practice with Junior Choir. P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. A.M. made pies at church. P.M. Rode bus to Mattie’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">November
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Mattie & I were alone. Made aprons & pillow cases.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. More sewing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. P.M. Called on Mrs. Pendergrass. Lunch at Jack’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Mattie got word John was back in
hospital. Condition critical.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Mattie on the way to see John and I came
home. Terribly cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. S.S. & Church. McKims had supper with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What a gloomy Day. Stayed in with my sewing. Cleta Nelson passed away. Had supper with K.M. & LaVonne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. A.M. CWF meeting. JoEllen had devotional.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Choir practice with Jr. Choir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thus. Baked pies at church for bazaar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Made peach cobblers for bazaar. Mr. & Mrs. Elmore took me there for
lunch. 11 P.M. Becky & Ike came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Took Becky & Ike to lunch at Bazaar. P.M. Ike watched ball game with K.M. while
Becky shampooed and I baked frozen pies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Becky, Ike, & I went to church. Children sang with big Choir. P.M. Birthday party at Letty’s. B. & Ike left for home at 5:30.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Worked on clothes. Putting away summer things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. A.M. raked leaves & wrapped Christmas
packages. P.M. Got a new permanent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. All day at JoEllen’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Thanksgiving.
Had turkey dinner with McKims. I
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Went to Van Buren with the K.M.
Comstocks. Finished Christmas shopping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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28. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Usual
Sat. routine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Kay
& Donny had dinner with me and spent the afternoon here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Spent all day at JoEllen’s while she and Joe
went to Booneville to funeral of Bob Remy’s mother-in-law.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Clare & Mary spent afternoon. Drove my car to Fayetteville.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. P.M. Graydon and David came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sat. Sat thro U of A and TCU game in rain. Score:
U of A 3 – TCU
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4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Graydon & family had dinner with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Payed bills & watched Dodgers & White
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. P.M. Missionary meeting and led program. Mrs. Kelley and I called on Mrs. Fischer
& Mrs. Cloer – shut-ins.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Put out washing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Club
luncheon at Mrs. Emerson’s. Visited with
Letty. Thurs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. JoEllen & I went to Rogers – Dr.
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Another gloomy rainy day. Listened to U of A & Baylor game,
P.M. Score 23 to 0 – U of A<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & Church. Alone rest of day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Dr. Pickens again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Helped clean the church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Worked at Home. Went to flower show. LaVonne had lunch with me. Called on Mrs. Gill – new neighbor. Choir practice night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Stayed at McKims<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Went to Van Buern. Spent night with Grandma & Maude.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sat. Put quilt in frame at Minnie’s. Lunch with Grace Farmer. PM.
Lacked Comfort.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & Church. Heard Ray Lambert preach a fine sermon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>At Wood Memorial Christian Church in Van Buren.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Nora,
Maude & I spent the day shopping in Ft. Smith. Saw Sonotone man. Spent night with Ira & Minnie.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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her hearing aids.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Nora had the bunch for lunch. Spent night at Grandma’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. A.M. drove home. McKims & I had flu shots in the
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23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday
A.M. Finished making curtains.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Dinner at McKims. P.M. Called on Mrs. Kelly & Miss
McQuade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Kept Laurie and cooked dinner for family at
my home. P.M. Kept children – Committee
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27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Cooked dinner at McKims & baby sat all
P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. James shampooed and set my hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">October
31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Home
Coming at UofA. Razorbacks beat A&M
- 12 to 7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Entertained Missionary Circle. 15 adults present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Choir practice. Stayed with children while Jo & Joe made
call.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Spent PM with Laurie. Gave K.M. sport shirt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. All day at McKims. JoEllen went to Tulsa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Yard work and general routine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. S.S. and church. Graydon’s folk came and spent the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Church Committees met at night. Stewartship & Finance. Jim Littrell Chairman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. I went to Grandma’s. Maude left for Prague. P.M. Nora stayed with Grandma and me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Off to Van Buren to stay with Grandma Comstock and give Aunt Maude a break!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Looked after Grandma. Took Nora to grocery store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Ira and Neva’s birthday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11 - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Friday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Made plans for birthday party. <i>[for Ira and Neva]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Birthday party at Nora’s. She kept Grandma while I went to church. Heard Ray Lambert for first time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday
at Grandma’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Aunt Ola H., and Zella and Gratis had dinner
with us. P.M. We went to cemetery and to
Nora’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Ola was Ola Wood Haggard, Grandma Comstock’s younger
sister, Zella, was another sister of Grandma's who was married to Gratis Comstock, my grandfather’s
second cousin.</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Wash day for everybody. Grandma and I had dinner with Nora. I bought new dress & Nora and I made
myself a wrap-around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Cleaned house and got ready to come home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Drove home from Van Buren. Left Nora with
Grandma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. 9 A.M. got a permanent. P.M. saw U of A beat Tulsa U. 28 to 0.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & church. Ate at home alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Regular routine & Getting winter clothes
ready.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Went calling at night with Joe’s Committee on
membership cultivation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed.
night. Choir practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Spent day at JoEllen’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Lunch with JoEllen and we did some sewing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Baby sat and cooked dinner at McKim’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & Church. P.M. went picnicking at War Eagle with McKims
and Comstocks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Jo and Joe Anniversary. Gave pkg. and JoEllen facial.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
29 - </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Tuesday</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">September
30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Stayed at McKims. P.M. Choir practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & church and Letty’s party. Ate in my summer house. Grandma and Maude stayed for few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Sunday School & church. Supper at Maude’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Mattie’s family together. Sad reunion because of John’s illness. Ira & Minnie brought me home and stayed over
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>Sarah Grove Cemetery is outside Uniontown, north of Van Buren,;the Dripping Springs Church a few miles away where Mattie met her future husband, David King. Little Sarah Woolsey, age 7, was the first person to be buried in this cemetery - her brother William, who died from wounds he received at the Battle of Prairie Grove in the Civil War, is buried near her. My great, great grandparents, Elias and Martha Frances (Crutcher) Hays are buried in this cemetery as are two of their children, and a baby of Aunt Mattie's that died when he was less than a month old in 1905 - his name was Arvil Edmond King. Elias and Martha were Mammaw and Aunt Mattie's paternal grandparents. Elias died of consumption (tuberculosis) likely contracted during the Civil War, in 1979 before they were even born, so they never knew this grandfather. Martha died in 1896 when Aunt Mattie was about 14, Mammaw about age 9.</i></span></div>
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13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Kenney’s birthday. Celebrated Jay’s birthday, Mr. & Mrs.
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coffee at their neighbors. Showed
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Ike mowed lawn. Night – had family here for cake & ice
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Becky and I went to church. McKims took us to Country Club to eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Cleaning & getting ready for party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Got hair done and went to Eureka Springs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thus. We went to Van Buren – spent night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Came home from Van Buren. Antiqued on the way. Ate supper at JoEllen’s. Becky & Ike came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jo & Joe took us to dinner at Country Club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mon. Left for Calif. Lunch at Enid. Night at Garden City, Kan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Left Garden City 5:30. Breakfast Syracuse, Colo. Saw Royal Gorge. Spent night in Gunison, Colo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Pretty drive in Colorado. Drove into Las Vegas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Saw Bryce and Zion Nat’l. Parks. Night in Sands Motel. Floor show & dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Breakfast at Boulder city. Saw Hoover Dam. Lunch in Barstow. Night in Paso Robles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Scotty left for Utah. Jay took Borges’s and me for a nice long
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Mrs. B. <i>(Borges)</i> brought up boysenberries &
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We went to church. Took B’s for a
long drive. Gave him a sweater.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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What a bowel trouble! P.M. Scotty
showed pictures made on trip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Had strawberry short cake. Eve. – played canasta.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">June
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Looked at model homes. Drove to Lafayette and dinner with Bill and
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30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. B’s <i>(Borgeses)</i> took me for a drive and lunch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Painting & ward work. JoEllen’s folk went to Little Rock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Saturday.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">General routine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Kenney’s funeral one year ago today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
6 </span><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">[4<sup>th</sup>] </span>Somehow she got off on dates again...<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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7 <i>[5<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Rode bus to Tulsa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8 <i>[6<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Went for drive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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9 <i>[7<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Clare went to luncheon, Banker’s
Convention. She & Graydon went to
banquet at night. I baby sat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10 <i>[8<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Clare & I both got a facial and had lunch
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11 <i>[9<sup>th</sup>]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Graydon brought me home and spent the night
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
12 <i>(Back on track with days and dates...)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Washing & cleaning. Had swing put up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Getting ready for club meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Had my club meet – covered dish meal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Firday. Got permanent A.M. P.M. Drove to V.B. Hgwy. 59<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Had to miss church & stay with
Grandma. Ira & M. ate supper with
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Grandma’s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Minnie and I froze berries – 12 qts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. We met Letty & Cy at farm. Got crate of berries to freeze. Had lunch with Nora. Washed for family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. With Grandma.
Gave her bath in tub. Ira &
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22 <i>[23<sup>rd</sup>]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Nora went to doctor found out she had to have
operation. P.M. I came home.
Stayed at K.M.’s that night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Went to S.S. & church. JoEllen ill.
I cooked dinner there. Nora Rainwater.
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Worked at home. JoEllen. On vacation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. Yard work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. JoEllen and I cleaned her back room. Went to choir practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. I kept JoAnn and Laurie. Gave four little girls lunch on picnic
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">May
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Worked in yard and cleaned. Mr. Sikes put in window glass. Letter from Jay – said look for them Mon.
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31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday Jay and Scotty came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-83193828900951314122015-03-19T03:24:00.001-07:002015-03-19T03:24:59.600-07:00April 1959<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Grandma’s Birthday. Becky and Ike came 11:45 midnight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">April
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. At JoEllen’s.
Then Choir practice. LaVonne
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Went to Fayetteville with our preacher. Met Ira & Minnie – at State Convention. They spent the night with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Back to State Convention. Ira & Minnie. went home. Littrells brought <i>[me home]</i> after night session. How it rained!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Had a visiting minister speak at our
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Rock. Went back for closing session of
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Went to CWF luncheon. Too cold and cloudy for yard work. Spent night at McKims.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Went to Van Buren with K.M. Lunch with Grandma and Maude.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Night – went to Kiwanis Minstrel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-29444199451313787612015-03-12T04:12:00.000-07:002015-03-12T04:12:15.222-07:00March 1959<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is the last year of the diary. Her bits seemed to shrink - maybe tired of keeping of the diary or maybe her world is shrinking a bit. Maybe she was just missing my grandad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. S.S. and church. Dinner at K.M.’s. Graydon’s folk came in afternoon. P.M. went with K.M. & LaVonne to get
mimosa trees. Night – Jay called. About to buy a home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at JoEllen’s. Last night of Missions
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14 <i>[16<sup>th</sup>
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15 <i>[17]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16 <i>[18]</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. I kept Laurie while Mr. Barker and I worked
putting out shrubs. Took out old
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19 <i>[21]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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– work on lawn and summer house. LaVonne
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Got shampoo and set A.M. P.M. yard work. Jimmy Hight and I drove to the country after
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Income Tax report.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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31 <i>[April
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-72191942456715040362015-03-05T10:12:00.000-08:002015-03-05T10:12:23.779-08:00February 1959<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My wedding month - a busy time for all of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Becky and I went to church. Ike painted.
Dinner for 14 again – with JoEllen and LaVonne’s help. Paul and Neva came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Went to group meeting at parsonage. Took Mrs. Elmore with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Went shopping down town and grocery store. Called on Mrs. Kimball – new neighbor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. At JoEllen’s.
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thus. Club day.
Raining me out. I went tho – had
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14 <i>[13]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Spent New Years Day with Ira and Minnie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sat. Dinner at my home for Graydon’s folk &
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun.
28<sup>th</sup>. Took Don and Graydon to
Fayetteville. Then I drove on to Van
Buren to spend a week with Grandma while Maude visits with her family. Had good night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-39723473822421897982015-02-13T04:21:00.000-08:002015-02-13T04:21:35.306-08:00November 1958<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sat. Kept JoEllen’s kids and got ready for party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Had Minnie’s and Paul’s birthday party
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mon. Mr. Best started work back room foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tues. Lots of paper work and pay utilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Graydon’s birthday. Stayed with Laurie – she was real sick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun. Clare and I cooked dinner while the rest of
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Listened to ball game. Sick with
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. My first choir practice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-7792321244641830472015-02-05T19:31:00.001-08:002015-02-05T19:31:45.801-08:00October 1958<div class="MsoNormal">
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Got our feet wet in
the ocean. Drove to Knotts Berry Farm
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thurs. Breakfast in the Apt. Then spent the day at DisneyLand. Most amazing place I ever saw. Tickets were $16.00.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Back to Knotts berry
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JoAnn and Laurie. Noon back to
DisneyLand for lunch and to finish rides.
On to Driftwood motel at Redondo Beach.
$23.00 No good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grocery shopped and
baked. Getting ready for company. Saw Razorbacks lose game to Rice. Graydon and Dave spent night with me.
Then brought Clare and Mary up Sun. A.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cafeteria. Christmas shopped. P.M.
Visited with Grace. Then we took
flowers to cemetery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dinner at JoEllen’s. P.M. we went grocery shopping. Evening Becky and Ike came.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My grandmother spent the entire month of September in San Francisco with son Jay.</span></div>
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Sept 1<sup>st</sup>. Labor Day. We drove to Palo Alto. Back by way of Alameda Air show.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4<sup>th</sup> Ironed 6 shirts for
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday
9<sup>th</sup>. Scotty took me to lunch
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wed. Ira & Neva’s birthday. Mr. & Mrs. Borges took me to lunch at the
Poodle Dog Café. Saw Bill Banks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday
12<sup>th</sup>. Made fresh peach
cobbler for dinner. Took some to Joe
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13<sup>th</sup>. Drove to Rayes
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday
14<sup>th</sup>. Lazy. Didn’t go to church. Jay didn’t sleep all night. Evening – watched fire works from mountain
overlooking the Marino “I Am an American
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16<sup>th</sup>. Mr. & Mrs. Borges
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18<sup>th</sup>. Had the Borges’s up for
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19<sup>th</sup>. Went shopping at
Stonestown. Bought dress and sweater.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20<sup>th</sup>. The boys took Borgeses
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22. Bill Banks and family spent eve with
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23. Jay had dinner with employees. Scotty and I had salmon. He brought me a brown purse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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24<sup>th</sup>. Borgeses took me for a
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25<sup>th</sup>. Jo and Joe came in time
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27<sup>th</sup>. Shopped in China town
all A.M. Scotty took us to dinner at
Alto Mira Hotel in Sausilito – then to Fisherman’s Wharf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sun.
28<sup>th</sup>. Jo & Joe’s
Anniversary. Went to Golden Gate
park. I baby sat while they saw 49ers
beat Pittsburg. Anniversary dinner at
apartment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29<sup>th</sup>. Jay & Scotty took
off from work. Went to Muir Wood,
Belvedere Island and bridge tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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30. Left S.F. at 8:30 AM. Made 17 Mile drive between Monterey and
Carmel. Drove on to Santa Barbara and
Ocean Palms Lodge $16.00.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. I rode to Tulsa with George Caudle and spent
a week at Graydon’s. K.M. called that
Letty had thrombosis behind her right eye and had gone to Barnes hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Evening we visited with Kathryn and saw their
new home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Went with Graydon’s family to Sunday School and
church. Back again that night and heard
Graydon sing “The Lord’s Prayer”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. My Dad’s birthday. Clare and Don took me to see live TV.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Graydon on car trade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><i>My uncle Graydon traded cars a lot, but then many people of this era traded every two years. Graydon was one of the worst drivers I ever rode with - speed up, slow down, speed up, slow down. Always made me ill.</i></span></div>
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9 <i>[I
believe two pages stuck together because Thursday was August7<sup>th</sup> and
the dates/days are off from here on.]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Clare and I went shopping at Sears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10 <i>[8<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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and took me to Tahlequah. Mattie’s
family get together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11 <i>[9<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Rainy.
Eva took me to their cabin at Ten Killer. Beautiful spot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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12 <i>[10<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. The big day.
30 people at Mattie’s for dinner.
Minnie and Ira brought me home and we stopped at hospital in
Fayetteville to see Letty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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13 <i>[11<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Paid
bills. Caught up on book work and I
bought bushel of peaches and started canning them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14 <i>[12<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. More record keeping and yard work. Trying to take a nap now. Two P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15 <i>[13<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Yard work and canning peaches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16 <i>[14<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Sunned bedding and sprayed closets. Spent the night with K.M.’s children while he
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17 <i>[15<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Lonesome day.
Putting Kenney’s clothes away.
Went picnicking with JoEllen’s folk on War Eagle River. Nice drive.
Helped to get my mind off of everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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18 <i>[16<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Did some cleaning and baked a cake. Mattie called that she will be here late
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19 <i>[17<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I
went to church. Then JoEllen had Mattie,
Frances Ann and me there for dinner. We
attended open house at the parsonage.
Also dedication. Kay sang “Bless
This House” 5 P.M. we left for Van Buren. I took beautiful flowers to Kenney
from our own home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20 <i>[18<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. I spent last night with Grandma and Maude. Went back to Minnie’s for dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21 <i>[19<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Tuesday. A.M.
We drove back home. Stopped to
see Letty and also saw Dr. Fischer and had my feet worked on. Afternoon Mattie and Frances went home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22 <i>[20<sup>th</sup>]<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Did a washing and canned peaches. Bobb Reed helped me put our iris from
Minnie’s. Donny and Kay ate supper with
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29<sup>th</sup>. My day to cook
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30<sup>th</sup>. Went to Cliff
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. Drove home alone for 1<sup>st</sup>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Went
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Friday. Becky and Ike came. Worked on summer house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Ikey did carpenter work. Becky and I painted. K.M. was a good helper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">July
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">July
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Made more pictures. Painted on summer house – also chairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">July
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">July
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year. They celebrated together. Sorry I am not with you, son – I’m praying
for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Helped JoEllen with canning. Stayed over night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Sunday. Went to church with K.M.’s folk. Rev. B. O. Davis first sermon. After church picnic lunch at JoEllen’s –
Preacher’s family, Littrells, Tanseys, McKims & myself. 7:30 P.M. Installation and Reception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Wednesday. I went to V.B. with K.M. to be there for the
July birthday party. Spent the night
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thursday. Nora and I went to Grandma’s – I spent the
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Saturday. Minnie and I froze and canned peaches. I spent the night with Nora R.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">July
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M. Then birthday dinner at Paul’s. Had treasure hunt for Letty & Joyce. We missed our Kenney. He would have had so much fun. His party too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Monday. Ira, Minnie and I went to Muskogee to see
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My grandmother went on with life as single traveler. She finished the renovations to her home and kept busy with family.</div>
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Saturday. Helped
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Sunday. 4:30
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<i>This was a sort of Senior Trip for me - to visit our Nation's Capitol. The trip had been planned for several months. We drove to D. C. and toured all the usual. The highlight was seeing the live stage play of "The Diary of Anne Frank".</i></div>
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Thursday. Graydon and
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children had lunch with me. Then they
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and church. All of us had dinner and
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-63825818652938774272015-01-01T04:39:00.000-08:002015-01-01T04:39:19.221-08:00May 1958<div class="MsoNormal">
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Thursday. Moving from
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<i>That answers a question - I couldn't remember they had stayed with us during the remodeling, but apparently they did.</i></div>
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Friday. Carpet men
went to work. Got living room and dining
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May 3<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Carpet men
finished at two P.M. We were so
proud. Kenney put up can opener and
paper holder. His last job. He wanted to do it alone. Said just give me time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Donnie and I had a date that night and he was late, as usual. Kenney called me on the phone to ask if I wanted to walk up to their house and see the new carpet. I did. He lay down on it for me and waved his arms as if making a snow angel. We laughed and hugged and Donnie came there to pick me up and off we went to the movie. After the movie, when we drove in Mom & Dad's driveway, Mom and Mammaw were getting out of her car. Mammaw turned to me and said brokenly, "he's gone". Mom then explained that my grandparents had just gone to bed, when he suddenly sat up and then fell back on his pillow, and died. We put Mammaw to bed in one of the twin beds in JoAnn and Laurie's room and Mom asked me to sleep in the other to watch after her. Dr. Applegate had given her a sedative so she could rest. I could not sleep. As I lay there in the room, a mockingbird sang outside the window - off and on for most of the night. Years later, I would hear the same mockingbird songs on the morning that my Mammaw died.</i></div>
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<i>They owned plots in Grace Lawn Cemetery in Van Buren where his parents and many other relatives were buried. His services were to be held in the church they had attended over so many years.</i></div>
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Wood Memorial Christian Church. Burial
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My grandmother had never written a check or paid a bill. She had really never lived alone. The years that my granddad traveled in his job, there was always someone else living with her - Ike did not graduate from high school until after my mom and I had moved in with them. Then Jay lived with us off and on. By the time Mom married and then we moved, I was eight, and Kenney had retired and was home all the time. Sometimes Mammaw would go to Van Buren and stay with Grandma so Aunt Maude could visit her daughter, but other than that they were not really apart for ten years. She stayed at our house for the rest of May - I graduated from high school, with my heart still breaking that Kenney was not there. When Mammaw decided she should move home, I moved into her extra bedroom and stayed with her all that summer. I helped finish getting her settled in and with paying her bills and writing her checks. She never quite understood a bank statement and Mom would always check them over for the rest of Mammaw's life. When late August came, Mammaw told me it was time for her to learn to live alone and since I was getting ready to attend the University, she believed I should move back home. She would live alone in that house for fifteen more years.</div>
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My granddad and I had a very special bond. My mother, as the only daughter among four sons, had grown up in a time of hardship and hard work - I've often wondered if he was especially kind to me because he had not had the time to be so to her. I was the first grandchild and I did live in his home from age two to eight. He taught me to call him Kenney, because he declared he was too young to be a grandfather. He helped me learn to read when I was four from the Sunday funny papers. When they lived on the farm in Elkins, he taught me how to shoot his .22 and I still have a coffee can lid showing I out-shot him and hit the bulls-eye. We both loved reading history and biographies and had many long talks about books and "famous" people. He took much more pride in my scholastic achievements than did my parents - told me that my graduating grade point was the first to be higher in the family than his own. He always took my relationship with Don seriously and seemed to know, as I did, when I was fifteen, that we were destined to be together. He and my grandmother are standing next to each other in a school picture when they were in the 8th grade so he knew young love could last. He was a great loss in my young life and I miss him still.</div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-22492970515082849082014-12-25T06:00:00.000-08:002014-12-25T06:00:02.691-08:00March and April 1958March & April of 1958 were the months of remodeling their new house in Springdale...Mammaw wrote very little. I realize now that this was likely a very large and stressful undertaking for them.<br />
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-34289350269479104512014-12-19T03:30:00.000-08:002014-12-19T03:31:18.049-08:00February 1958<div class="MsoNormal">
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Tuesday. CWF Meeting
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Ken having to stay in bed.
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February 14</div>
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Friday. Baby sat at
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February 15<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. 11 A.M.
went to Mary Ann’s shop for permanent.
K.M. picked me up. Spent night at
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February 16<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. Cooked dinner
for K.M. and LaVonne while they went to church.
Kids had colds. P.M. drove to
Prairie Grove for visit at Guy Skeltons.
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Monday. Took care of
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Friday. Moved to
Springdale. Stored furniture Washington
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<i>Honestly do not remember where they stayed while they renovated the house in Springdale. I don't remember that they rented anything - maybe they just stayed with us or K.M.'s family when it wasn't possible to stay in the house. I was engaged on Christmas Eve just past, and was busy with all the Senior events and applying to the University - seems very selfish now!</i></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-9237101555072467792014-12-11T04:28:00.001-08:002014-12-11T04:28:52.368-08:00January 1958A new year begins - 1858 will bring many changes in my grandmother's life. I graduated from high school in May of 1858 and remember many of the events with great clarity.<br />
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Wednesday. New
Years. A.M. grocery shopped. Had supper with Grandma and Maude.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. Went to
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Saturday. Nora’s
birthday. Ten A.M. Letty and Cy came by and we took off for
Longview, Texas. Dinner with Ada and
Charley Riddle. 14 of us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Nora Comstock Rainwater's birthday was the same day as mine - she was born 1889, so was 69 this year.</i></div>
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January 5<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. Ada and Charley’s
golden wedding Anniversary. The coffee
at Ruth’s was one of the nicest things we have attended.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Ada and Charles Riddle lived in Longview, Texas. Ada was Grandma Comstock's niece, therefore a first cousin to my granddad and his siblings. They were married in Crawford Co, January 5, 1908. Ada always came home for Grandma's birthday party in April - and many other special family occasions.</i></div>
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January 6<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. All of us had
a great breakfast with Ruth & Mack.
Left for home ten A.M. Arrived
home 5 P.M. A wonderful week end. Learned as we arrived home that Stella
Prichard had died. Minnie and I went to
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<i>I'm sure Ruth was the daughter of Ada and Charles Riddle. She married Mack Jackson and they also lived in Longview. Stella Prichard was Stella Hays, Stella was my grandmother's first cousin, daughter of her dad's older brother William Richard Hays & his wife Ollie Wheeler. Stella was age 73 at her death.</i></div>
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January 7<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. A.M. Baked two pumpkin pies and took to
Prichards. 2 P.M. attended Funeral at
Mrs. Ockers. Went from cemetery to
Prichard home for two hours. Lots of Hays
family there. Went calling with church
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<i>Stella was buried Fairview Cemetery in Van Buren - Stella's parents are also in that cemetery, as were John & Josie Hays, my grandmother's parents.</i></div>
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January 8<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday. Grocery
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Friday. Roasted
pecans for golden anniversary. Night –
Ada came.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Now this would be my grandparents' 50th anniversary. They were married January 12th, 1908. I never thought to ask where - possibly at her home where most weddings were held then.</i></div>
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January 11<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Baked 13 lb
Ham, Cake and other things for Sunday.
Served hamburgers and pie to Minnie & Ira – Paul & Neva. They worked so hard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>This is HER anniversary and she's working just as hard as anyone else - probably harder!</i></div>
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January 12<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. A.M.
Church. 21 came forward.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The big day for us.
Fed about 25 people at noon – 11 night.
Open house at Minnie & Ira’s 2 to 5.
More than 100 signed guest book.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I have the book in its white box. My grandmother wrote on the cover "Our Golden Wedding Anniversary Jan 12th 1958" Inside the box with book is a napkin, some of the newspaper articles, a ribbon with "50th Anniversary" that probably came from a flower arrangement, the church bulletin inviting members of the congregation of the First Christian Church in Fayetteville where they belonged when I was small. I counted and 125 had signed the book to include Kay McKim and Don Haden. My little sisters were there - Mom had signed for them. All of my uncle K.M.'s family was present - my cousins Kenney, Gary & Mary Jane, also young. Graydon & Clare were there from Tulsa - they didn't list their children. Ike and Becky had come from Kansas City. Jay - in California - did not make the trip home. The book also lists those who gave gifts - I wish she had written down the gifts, too!</i></div>
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January 13<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Had lunch
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<i>Back to the usual routine!</i></div>
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January 14<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. Washed. CWF at church 2 P.M. Margaret Garner speaker. Hostesses:
Leola, Wilma, Etta, Minnie, and myself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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January 15<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday. Washed and
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January 16<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday. Baked a 16
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Friday. Went to
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January 18<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Made plans
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<i>Of course Nora Rainwater's birthday was past - my grandmother's was January 26th. Those were the only January birthdays until I came along. As far as I know, I'm the only January birthday now.</i></div>
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January 19<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. We were
called away from church. Grandma had a
fall. Proved to be not serious. 15 went into Church A.M. – at Night Ten
baptized.<o:p></o:p></div>
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January 20<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Wrote thank you
notes. Took food and had supper ready
when Maude came from work. Nora &
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January 21<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. Had Group
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January 22<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday. Caught up
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January 23<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday. Fixed baked
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January 24<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. We went to
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Saturday. P.M. at
JoEllen’s. Baked cake & made
grandmother pudding. Joe showed films.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><i>I'm guessing they were watching the Christmas "movies" - movie cameras were a really big deal about this time. Grandmother pudding is a dark, dense, bread pudding that Mom found in a recipe book - was one of my Dad's favorite desserts (mine too).</i></o:p></div>
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January 26<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. My
birthday. S.S. & church. K.M.’s folk at dinner with us at
JoEllen’s. P.M. all of us went to our
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<i>They had bought the Pleasant Street house in anticipation of moving to Springdale, but planned to add on and the house needed extensive remodeling. </i></div>
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January 27<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Came home
from Springdale – found birthday scarf from Jay and Scotty. Cream pitcher & sugar bowl from Mary and
Lee Byrum. K.M. working store. Went to Grandma’s for evening.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>I believe K.M. was selling to Aunt Minnie & Uncle Ira's "Comstock, Inc.". Similar job to that of his Dad years earlier.</i></div>
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January 28<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. Eastern Star
chili supper at school cafeteria. Then
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<i>Aunt Minnie was always very involved in Eastern Star - Uncle Ira in the Masons. My great great grandfather, Tom Comstock, was one of the charter members of the first Masonic lodge in Crawford County. Both Minnie & Ira held state offices. My grandparents never seemed interested - or maybe just never had the time or money. </i></div>
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<i>They spent so much time with their friends Doc and Grace Farmer - I suspect they hated to move away from Van Buren and friends and family, but I think they realized my granddad's health was not the best and they needed to be closer to their children.</i></div>
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Kay Hadenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16775054088464354234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598685909385141659.post-53137362228584997382014-12-04T08:00:00.000-08:002014-12-04T08:00:04.262-08:00December 1957<div class="MsoNormal">
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December 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Left for
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December 3<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. Attended
Group 1 meeting at Allyne Rownak’s 2 P.M.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 4<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> <i>Doc & Grace Farmer - their back door neighbors that have been mentioned many times.</i></o:p></div>
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December 8<o:p></o:p></div>
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church. Ira real sick with flu. P.M. Hostess from 4 to 6 at Paul & Neva’s
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December 9<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 13<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. Washed quilt
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packages. Made Christmas decorations.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 14<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Watched the
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December 15<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. S. S. and
Church. The Christmas dinner and tree at
Nora’s. Evening – Ft. Smith Jr. College
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December 16<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Got our new
side walk finished. We took Grandma and
Nora to see Aunt Ola. She has a broken
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<i>Aunt Ola was Grandma Comstock's sister Ola (Wood) Haggard. She died in 1969 at the age of 88. Aunt Ola had twelve children.</i></div>
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December 17<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. Group 1
Christmas party luncheon at Ruth’s. Box
of soap from Daisy Bruns.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 18<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wednesday. Went to
Springdale. Spent night at K.M.’s
alone. They left for California on
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<i>It seems my grandparents were house-sitting for K.M. and LaVonne - or at least making use of a quiet retreat!</i></div>
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December 19<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday. Stayed at
K.M.’s all morning. Then went to town
and shopped a little – then took JoEllen to lunch at the Hitching Post. P.M. went thro our house.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>No clue to "P.M." but I'm assuming this was the house they bought in Springdale on Pleasant Street.</i></div>
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December 20<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. Baby sat with
JoAnn and Laurie. Becky and Ike came
about 10:30 P.M. – we had gone to K.M.’s for the night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 21<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Our big
day. Graydon and family came in time for
lunch. We had buffet supper, sang carols
and had our Christmas tree. Electric
blanket from Jay and Scotty.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Obviously the family Christmas. Oh those Christmas carols around the piano - usually Mom played while the rest of us sang. </i></div>
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<i>Jay would not have known they had just bought a blanket earlier in the month. And likely he never did know!</i></div>
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December 22<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. I went to
church with Becky and Ike. JoEllen had
gone early for the Choir. Kay did a solo
– “Oh Holy Night” Jo and Joe were
entertaining young people that night – we went to K.M.’s.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 23<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Went to
McKims for breakfast and to wash up LaVonne’s bedding. Loaded our things and came home. Stopped and got Grandma. Maude gone to Bristow.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>They would be keeping Grandma while Maude spent time with her daughter and grandchildren.</i></div>
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December 24<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. Checked on
Grandma’s house & mail. Grocery
shopped at Market Basket. Christmas Eve.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 25<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ira & Minnie here for dinner.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 26<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thursday. Washed for
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December 27<o:p></o:p></div>
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Friday. Rainy
day. Minnie’s clothes wouldn’t dry. Evening ironed and watched TV.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>My grandmother never had a clothes dryer. She thought an "automatic" washing machine a true wonder of the world. She had an old wringer washer when I lived with her in Fayetteville and even made her own lye soap for the laundry. Dad made sure she had one of the first automatic washers from Maytag and she used it for many years - I think it was replaced only once.</i></div>
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December 28<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday. Washed for
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December 29<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday. I went to
S.S. and church. Kenney stayed with
Grandma. Ira & Minnie came for
dinner. P.M. Letty and Cy were here for
Supper – Minnie and I brewed up a good one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 30<o:p></o:p></div>
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Monday. Maude
Called. Faustine & kids brought her
home. They had lunch with us. Then Kenney moved Grandma and Maude home –
with all their Christmas junk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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December 31<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tuesday. P.M. Went
calling on Hgwy 59 with Lola Clark. Made
5 calls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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