Monday, March 21, 1955
Worked on Crawford Co. Census here at home. In at noon & worked at shop. New spark plugs for Ford. Paid $6,000 from Insurance & Pension money on Claridon Acres* mortgage. Balance $2,885. In tonight had Marjorie Deyson do Kathy & my hair. Stopped at Mary & Rocky’s. Rain. Warm.
[*Not yet referring to the property as Terradise, but adopting Ray’s calling it “The Acres”]