Author: David Haldeman

Sunday March 21 1943
Somebody has taken over book record cards on the very Sunday we need them for reports. The missionary offering for the year is over $85. After dinner helped Mary sort clothes & things & put them away.

Saturday March 20 1943
Rather groggy after my busy day yesterday! Cleaned house some. Took nap in P.M.
Got 5 ton Pocahontas Coal from Waldo elevator this afternoon.
Worked on Sunday School service. Bath about 11:30 & then the hot water tank sprung a leak. Some spray.

Friday March 19 1943
Raining cats & dogs. I met Mary at noon & ate over there. June still groggy from her date which lasted until 5:00. Took Mary to work & her to Rutherford’s, shopped & came home & dug in on the house. Had cleaned my vanity this morning. June & Mary here for chili supper. Then we left Kathy & dishes for Wally & went bowling. Then June bought her a watch & she & Kary bought Kathy a gold bracelet. Then we picked up Emma Osterholt & went to Mary Clark’s to visit. THen we all went to see “Margin for Error”. March of Time [newsreel] had gruesome war pictures from Russia. Then cokes & home for steak sandwiches.

Thursday March 18 1943
Mary is a W.A.A.C. member!
Lt. June Howe* & her mother arrived this afternoon for a visit while June is on leave from ANC at Fort Knox. Our family over to mother’s for supper & just after we ate Mary called. We went down to get her. She passed mental 138 out of possible 150- had answered 141. Second in her group of 27. She’ll go in about 2 weeks. She had to work tonight- June’s boyfriend from Fremont came down to see her. Mrs. Howe went out to Rutherford’s & Daddy & Mother brought me home.
*[later June Uhle of Reading, PA]

Wednesday March 17 1943
Planned to visit Scout office for several things but mother gone, Wally couldn’t get out early & Mrs. Miller with broken wrist didn’t feel up to coming over even though she was asleep. So I woke her up & took her along. Was ok for first 30 minutes but then she wanted held & that was tough on me while supervising the “production line” for “manufacturing” cartoon books for service men.
Cold but nice this evening so we planted sweet peas, grass seed & transplanted some roses.

Tuesday March 16 1943
Headache! Mrs. Starkey took Kathy up for a while. Daddy came to get her at noon & took her over to mother so then I went to bed & slept until about 3:30 when Wally brought her home./
Felt better toward evening. Mother & daddy came over. Mary went to Columbus tonight to take her exams for the WAAC tomorrow & Thursday.
Daddy helped me fill out final report on “Ways of Teaching”

Monday March 15 1943
Sunshine! Hang washing out. Bobby Johnston came over while Mary went to Dr. She’s had gland trouble. Went shopping at Big Bear & Alber’s after taking Bobby home.
Betty stayed with Kathy while I went to constitution meeting – getting is pretty well whipped up. Came away with terrible headache. Wally not home from poker game yet.
Crocuses out for first today.

Sunday March 14 1943
Diane & Kathy play fine until it comes to “babees” then they both want them all. Just visited all day. Called Birdie. Stopped at Mother’s for late supper & then home. Plenty tired. Mother, daddy & Mary went out to Allen’s to see W.A.A.C Alice Fisher.

Saturday March 13 1943
Spent the morning getting clothes ready to go to Akron. Mary, Walt, Kathy & I left about 2:00. Got there a little after 5 & was greeted by a bumpy Doris saying that Agnes had a boy- born at 8:30 in the morning.
We took the table over to Aunt Sylvia that daddy had made her. Don, Wilda, Bill over for supper. Talked all evening.

Friday, March 12, 1943
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