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Miscellaneous, interesting articles I found about the McKnights - especially their wedding announcement - nifty!
Source: Rushville Republican Wed 25 June 1930 p 6
Stewart L McKnight of Indianapolis and Miss Grace Overman of Carthage were married Tuesday afternoon at the manse by the Rev. Gibson Wilson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Rushville, using the single ring service confirming the vows. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Overman of Carthage, a graduate of the Carthage High School and of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio where she was a member of Delta Omicron Music Sorority, Mortar Board and Ye Merry Players. During the past year she taught English and Music at Jackson Center, Ohio. The groom is a graduate of Chowchillo High School, California and of Central Business College, Indianapolis and for the past three and a half years has been bookkeeper for the Republic Crosoting Co. of Indianapolis in charge of the accounting department. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac L. McKnight live at Attica, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. McKnight left after the wedding service for a few days visit with his parents and will return to Indianapolis where they will make their home. Mrs. McKnight traveled in a navy blue ensemble with tan accessories.
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Source: Indianapolis Times 26 Dec 1931 p 7
A candelight and music service will be given Sunday night at the First Presbyterian Church at 7:15. Music from The Messiah will be given by the choir and special soloists consisting of Helen Overman, Grace McKnight, Elisabeth Pfohl and Henry Pfohl. Gertrude Free is organist. Choir members included Stuart McKnight
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Source: Indianapolis Times 20 April 1942 p 12 – First Presbyterian Church. 12:3 0p.m Wed Spring luncheon sponsored by H-P section of auxiliary; playlet directed by Mrs. John Elam; music by Mrs. Stuart McKnight, Mrs. HP McChord and Mrs. Miller Hamilton in charge of dining room.
24 Dec 1932 Indianapolis Times p 8 – First Presbyterian Light of the World pageant – “Stewart” was the Third Magi King
1944 --At this point, Stuart Linton McKnight was a Major in the Army
Wife: Grace (Overman)
Children: Marcia and David
Sister: Evelyn
Sister: Evelyn
Parents: Isaac Linton & Hannah (Shaffer) McKnight
Enjoyed: Bowling, movies, working outside, sports, learning, church and many other life-oriented activities - they also seem to be sick quite a bit
Job in service: Auditor - he would do much of this type of work (clubs, taxes ...) in the future
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JANUARY 1944
Sat Jan 1 – Clear – this year finds me a Captain in the Army Air Forces. Today starts the 29th month at the Nashville Army Air Center. Spent part of morning in office. Slight cold.
Sun Jan 2 – Rain – visited station hospital for nose treatment in morning. Looked over mail at office. Home rest of day, fighting off cold. The Fry girls were in for evening. The Spencers stopped in.
Mon Jan 3 – Cloudy – Miss Virginia Kendall reported for duty as cafeteria hostess. Came home for lunch. A/S dance called off because motor failed in heating system.
Tues Jan 4 – Raining. To Nashville in morning for business and glasses repaired. Straighting (sic) of C-5 Party for evening in in afternoon. Got a dividend for ? (Friend? Farmed?) Found/ it is capped). Saw Malaria film. Bowl 470 in evening – still fighting cold
Bowling ball from Pinterest
Wed Jan 5 – Cloudy. Completed letter for Maj LaFevour. Checking theaters. Home to lunch. Talked to John R. Bebinger of B-2 Reserve. Board meeting to employ Miss Kendall. Cold still bothering
Thurs Jan 6 – Cloudy and raining – cold much better. Grace had sore throat.
Fri Jan 7 – Cloudy – had x-ray of sinus in morning. Pay bills. Frye girls came out in evening. Grace had bad cold & sore throat.
Sat Jan 8 -- Grace had bad cold – couldn’t sleep – caused late to work. Took her to Col. DeLuca at 1100. Audit of theater was started. Checked buses for Ward – Bel. Party for 450 men in evening. Snow & icy.
Sun Jan 9 – Family home with colds. Went to post in afternoon for mail. Frye girls were in in evening.
Mon Jan 10 – Clear. In town for deposit and bank statement for theater audit. Officers SS council met in afternoon. Stage dinner then overseeing A/S dance at Gym #2.
Tues Jan 11 – Completed theater audit. Worked at other regular duties. Bowled in evening 533 ave game was 234.
Wed Jan 12 – Clear. Checked service club and made up payroll. Picked up medicine for Grace. Frye girls were out for evening.
Thurs Jan 13 – William Poston had dinner with us in the evening. Grace went out in evening. Bill & I visited until 23:30. Bill shipping tomorrow.
Fri Jan 14 – Clear. Working on vouchers, Frye girls came out in evening to stay with children while Grace and I visited Ward-Belmont Club 3 meeting Mary Ward of C’ville. Met Dr & Mrs. Burke.
Sat Jan 15 – Rain & Snow. Working on council book signed and delivered to inspectors. Theater stage floor refinished. To be at 0-100 very tired.
Sun Jan 16 – Clear. Icy. The whole family attended Sunday school. The Frye girls came and had dinner with us at the Officers Mess. Home rest of day. Spencer stopped after show took Margret home.
Mon Jan 17 – Clear – warmer. To bank with theater deposit in morning, orientation council met in afternoon. USO show in evening. Very good. Dinner with Grace and Bill Hunt at 216 Club during second show. Theater 2 sound went out.
Tues Jan 18 – Clear. Warmer. Capt. Cohan visited from Smyrna in afternoon. Lecture & Pictures for officers. Learned that part of my letter to Dr. Frantz published in bulleting Sunday 16th. Bowled total 492.
Wed Jan 19 – Clear. Warm. Lunch officers mess with Mr. Rust Pepsi cola. Called into Col. Koenigs office regarding man power. Grace in bed following supper trying to stop cough.
Thur Jan 20 – Clear. Warm. Lunch on post at Officer’s mess. Interviewed two applicants for guest lounge hostess. Attended first boxing show on post.
Fri Jan 21 – Clear. Warm. Lunch at home. Went to Smyrna for visit with Capt. Cohan late in afternoon. Home about 2240. Clouds seem to be getting better.
Sat Jan 22 – Clear. Warm. Lunch on post. In town with deposit in morning. Met Colonel of man power board in afternoon. Talked with Lt. Col. Young. Visited Sgt. Martin in hospital. Had big dance at Enlisted Men’s Club in evening very good party.
Sun Jan 23 – To service club at 9:30 loaning chair to Berry Field. Church on post at 1100. Lunch at officers mess. Faye Girls here for evening. Show at night. Spencer took girls home after show.
Mon Jan 24 – Clear. Warm. Col. Hoat, Lt Col Kelly of man power board called to look over projects of Special Service in morning. A/S Dance in evening. Gym #2.
Tues Jan 25 – Cloudy. Warm. Inspector & CO asked for transfer of Capt. Pope form Service Club. Officers lecture in evening. Bowling lost 3 game score 405.
Wed Jan 26 – Cloudy. War. Capt. Pope took over orientation. Service club records check as to bank balance. May Ward and Frye girls were our guests at Officers Club dinner. Saw Song of Russia after dinner
Thurs Jan 27 – Clear. Warm. Interviewed hostess applicants and bookkeeper applicant. Inspected Cool. Rec. Band. Hobby House, took charge at Y Dance at night.
Fri Jan 28 – Clear. Warm. Called in by Col. Young re Service Club. Home to lunch. Worked at service club all afternoon. Capt. Salassi of Lebanon called. Attended and gave talk at Col. Club graduation. Dean Fulkner of Fisk Uni gave main address.
Sat Jan 29 – Clear cold. Checked on tax records for payroll. Lunch on post. Was on reviewing stand with Maj. Peckham in evening. Worked in evening. Checked on by Lt. Ginther regarding station wagon accident on 1-28-44.
Sun Jan 30 – Clear. Cold. Early call from Mrs. Frye for girls. To office checking payroll tax. Lt. Ginther returned at 1015 to talk to A/S Mahar. Frye girls with us for dinner. Grace took them to train at 1530. I went to post at 1600 worked on tax until about 2000. Worked on Service Club record until midnight.
Mon Jan 31 – Clear. Cold. Worked at Service Club all day in checking reports. Lunch with Dan at PX Restaurant. Payroll of band between 1300 & 1400. Worked at Service Club in evening then to dance at Gym.
FEBRUARY 1944
Tues Feb 1 – Clear. Cold. Busy in office all morning. Home to lunch. In office until 1600 then to service club with payroll. Lecture at 1630. Bowling in evening.
Wed Feb 2 – Cloudy. Cold. Finished December Service Club record and sent to inspectors. Home to lunch. Called by Sgt. Spencer to take (his) wife to hospital. In office for afternoon. Home in evening. Sgt Spencer has 7# 5 oz. boy.
Thurs Feb 3 – Clear. Warmer. Sgt. Tommie Wright left for Ft. Worth. Worked in office all morning up to 1030. Left for bus for town. Talked to group at YWCA regarding leisure time for soldiers. Back to Post about 1430. Got Service Club books back for few corrections. Grace & I went to Y dance in evening.
Fri Feb 4 – Clear. Warmer. Work in office in morning. Called at Service Club on way to lunch at Officers Mess. Stopped for time at Service Club after lunch. At 1400 went to PX Council meeting. Sgt. Ed Burns talked of Guadacanal at 1630 as orientation. Humphreys in Dan & I checked post.
Sat Feb 5 – Clear. Colder. Windy. Work in office in morning. Lunch at home. Went to Service Club for while in afternoon. Grace went to show in evening. Mrs. Smith & Quentin stopped in for some time.
Sun Feb 6—Clear. Cold. To SS with children. S/Sgt Spencer had dinner with us. Dan stopped in just before dinner. Visited hospital to see Mr. Spencer and boy. Drove to see if Frye girls came in on 720.
Mon Feb 7 – Clear. Cold. To Mr. Thomas Procter’s office with Mr. Huddleston and Lt. Lentz and Capt. Cohan re. War Bond drive. At office for afternoon. Attended Officers Stag dinner in evening. Got to dance in time to see bldg. cleaned up.
Again, thanks to e-bay for the cool pic of our ex-pres
Tue Feb 8 – Raining. Cool. Office all morning. Lunch at home. In office all afternoon. Lecture at 1630 by medical officer. Bowling in evening 367 total.
Wed Feb 9 – Clear Cold. Paid supplemental Bank Payroll. Home to lunch. In office most of day. Frye girls were here for evening meal and evening. Leaves cancelled.
Thurs Feb 10 – Clear Cold. Office and service club office in morning. Home for lunch. Office and Service Club office in afternoon. Returned to Service Club at 1930 till 2245.
Fri Feb 11 – Clear. Colder. Office in morning. Worked on Service Club records. Home to lunch at noon. At Service Club part of afternoon. Frye girls came out for meal in evening. I went to check colored dance at 9:30.
Sat Feb 12 – Clear & cold. In office until 1000 when attended exchange council meeting. Looks like liquidation of Exchange. House to lunch. Office & Service Club in afternoon. Visited Spencers in evening. Frye girls stayed with children Grace and I went to officers dance.
Sun Feb 13 – Clear & cold. Grace & children to SS. I went to office in morning. After lunch we drove to Smyrna, House 1715 then to Frye girls for evening meal. House about 2030.
Mon Feb 14 -- Clear. Cold .In office till 1030 then worked at service club. Lunch at Officers Club. Returned to Service Club until 1430. Lt. Col. Pedan came on post to reassign officers. Attended Cadet dance at night.
Tues Feb 15 – Clear. Cold. In office all day. Home to lunch. PFC Jenkins and Frye girls had dinner with us. Jenkins took a number of pictures. US O Show at camp. Bowled 425. A lot of officers got orders to move.
Wed Feb 16 – Cloudy. Cold. In office for morning. Capt. Carlton Mears came in to say Good-bye moving to Thendall Field. Officers Club at noon. To chemical warfare and gas mask drill in afternoon. Lt. Dan Humphrey went with me to Golden Gloves Final in eve.
Thurs Feb 17 – Raining. Col. Office in morning. Lunch at Officers Club. Told a number of officers Goodbye. In office all afternoon except for short visit to Post Exchange. Home all evening.
Fri Feb 18 – Cloudy. Cold. Office for morning. Home to lunch. Told Col. Young good-bye. Finished up service club books for January. To show with Frye girls at Melrose.
Sat Feb 19 – Cloudy. Cold. In office all morning. Mrs. Smith was over to lunch as Guest House was cold. Inspection trip in afternoon. To Frye girls for dinner and evening.
Sun Feb 20 – Raining. Cold. Home in morning with Marcia. Grace & David went to SS. To office for time in afternoon. Frye girls came out for evening meal and evening.
Mon Feb 21 – Cloudy. Cold. In office for morning. Had a call on Col. Koenig. Home to lunch. Aj. Bailey-Maxwell Field inspected Special Service. PX Council meeting at three. A?S Dance at night.
Tues Feb 22 – Rainy. Warm. To Berry Field at 9:30 meeting re-WAC Drive. Home to lunch. Talked to Col. Koenig in afternoon. In office most of afternoon. Called at Service Club at dance in evening then bowled 471 closed season.
Wed Feb 23 – Clear. Warm. Special court martial at 1000. Case decided after lunch. Lunch on post with Maj. Peckam. Office after 1400. To officers club with Grace for dinner. Stopped at PT Party.
Thurs Feb 24 – Cloudy. Warm. To office court martial two cases. Home to lunch. Office for afternoon working on plans for WAC Party at War memorial. Frye girls in at dinner and evening.
Fri Feb 25 – Raining. Warm. To office till 9:15. To Nashville re WAC show with Capt. Horaney. Home to lunch .Maj. Sheffer called for me to return to Nashville to be with him. Attended WAC Show & Party in evening.
Sat Feb 26 – Rainy. Warm. To office. Special reports needed for inspectors. Lunch in PX Restaurant. Continued reports in afternoon. Mrs. Smith invited the Humpreys and us to dinner at the Colonial Dinner Club.
Sun Feb 27 – Clear. Warm. Grace and children to SS. Worked in office with Humphrey. Dan got his orders to Craig Plane Collison close to post. Saw wreck near Post. Home to dinner. Humphries (note from typist: so many different spellings of this throughout the pages) with us. Worked at office all afternoon. Frye girls here for evening.
Mon Feb 28 – Raining. Cooler. Worked on reports for inspector. Lunch wth Humphrey at PX. Completely reports soon afternoon. Called at Service club. Received passes from Cpl. Cowdry to see “Junior Miss” at Rymans ?
Tue Feb 29 – Cloudy. Cold. Worked in office all morning. Home to lunch. Paid band. In office with call to service club in afternoon. Frye girls were here for dinner. Bowled in Pot-of-gold. 15 officers. 472.
MARCH 1944
End of February finds me with 20 months service at the Nashville Army Air Center. The post can not last much longer. Lt. Dan M. Humphrey has orders to move and I have property to take over as well as two more Council Books Library and Service Club.
Wed Mar 1 – Cloudy cold. Took over property from Humphrey. Got orders to leave for Gunter Field Sat in Special Court Martial. Lunch at officers mess with Pope & Humphrey. Worked records all afternoon. Spencer came in. Took Humphrey to 2300 train.
Thurs Mar 2 – Cloudy. Cold. Marcia’s 3rd birthday. Home to lunch. To bank early afternoon for Service Club fund. The Frye girls came out for Birthday dinner. A big day for Marcia.
Fri Mar 3 – Cloudy. Warm. In office all morning. Lunch at home. Capt. Lasiter appointed property office and in charge funds. Working on records. Books came back from Inspector General. Attended play at Colored Recreation Bldg in evening.
Sat Mar 4 – Cloudy. Cool. Office in morning. Special court at 9:30. Office till noon. Home to lunch. Red Cross moved to new building. Office and service club afternoon. Dance at Officers Club in evening.
Sun Mar 5 – Clear. Cold. Grace & children to SS. Office till 12:30. Home to dinner. David returned to office with me. Stayed in office till 1530. To tea at Officers Club. Visited Mrs. Humphrey before she left for Youngstown. Frye girls with children.
Mon Mar 6 – Cloudy. Cold. Capt. Lasiter reported to take over property. Lunch on post. Office and PX Council meeting in afternoon. To Masonic Lodge on interview in eventing.
Thur Mar 9 – Clear. Cold. In office until 1000. To bank before lunch. Home to lunch. Court martial at 1330 for two cases. 49 officers got orders to leave post. To lodge for first degree by Capt. Llewellyn.
Fri Mar 10 – Clear. Cold. Lt. Purcell at Maxwell Field asst. special service officer called at 730. Spent morning with him. Lunch on post with him. Conference with Colonels. Afternoon. To town for glasses. Frey girls here for evening.
Thanks to e-bay for photo
Sat Mar 11 – Clear. Cold. Working on records toward clearing post. Home for lunch. Office and Service Club in afternoon. Worked at office in evening on inventory.
Sun Mar 12 – Cloudy. Cold. Grace & children to SS. To office until 1230. To Mr. Mortons with theater personel for dinner. To the Frye girls for evening meal. To Service Club, Officers Club, office and Theater.
Mon Mar 13 – Cloudy. Cold. To office before eight. Endorsed ? to get men off shipment. Checked cash at Service Club. Lunch at home. Overseas Physical afternoon. TD because of teeth. Lodge study at night.
Tues Mar 14 – Clear. Warm. Office and bank in morning. House for lunch. In office for afternoon getting ready to turn over property. Dinner with Col. Young in evening. Special get together with Special Service Branch.
Wed Mar 15 – Clear. Warm. Working on accounts for closing. To Banks immediately afternoon. My last day as Special Service officer assigned to Base Sq for duty. USO show at night.
Fri Mar 17 – Clear. Warm. Closing records on Library and Theatre Mainenance Fund. House to lunch. Started clearing Post NAAC. Called on Lt. Col. Tway re Maxwell orders. Frye girls here for evening meal.
Sat Mar 18 – Clear. Warm. Working on books closing for transfer. Lunch on Post. Working to transfer property to Ft. Seneta. Frye girls were here for dinner.
Mon Mar 20 – Raining. Cold. Working to clear property with Lt. Senita. Home to lunch. With Capt. Lasater & Lt. Senita trying to clear property. Postponed transfer 24 hours.
Tues Mar 21 – Clear. Cold. Cleared with Air Corps Supply and Ordainance. Home to lunch. Cleared Engineer and Quartermaster left NAAC about 1510. Took Pan-American for Montgomery arriving BOQ at 2305 Gunter.
Wed Mar 22 – Raining. Cool. Reported to asst. adjutant about 0830. Met Adjutant and Exec. Officer. Clear all checking in by noon. Met the Lt. in charge of Special Service afternoon. Attended Picture Show and QM Stagg in evening.
Thur Mar 23 – Cloudy. Cool. Looking through files and getting acquainted with office. Lunch with Lt. Chas Oberclaus. Checked buildings of library, theater, gym. Capt & Mrs. Mahoney came in drove with them for place to live. Ballgame at night.
Fri Mar 24 – Clear. Cool. Just putting in time. Read files of office. PT at 1100 for an hour. Inspection some after lunch. Checked theater & recreation hall. Dinner with Capt & Mrs. Mahoney and Capt. And Mrs. Mears.
Sat Mar 25 – Clear. Warm. Reading files & regulating PT at 1100. Lunch at 1100. Lunch with Capt. Mahoney. Inspection and office all afternoon. Officers Club with Capt & Mrs. Mahoney, Capt & Mrs. Mears and Lt. Humphrey came in from Craig.
Sun Mar 26 – Cloudy. Warm. Looked over Post with Lt. Humphrey after lunch went to Montgomery and Mapleville ? Field. Talked to Maj. Farr. Returned for dinner and then went to Picture Show.
Mon Mar 27 – Cloudy. Warm. Orders came in appointing me Theater, & E&R Officer and asst Orientation officer. To Maxwell Field to see Maj. Sheffer. Inspector was in office when I returned. Bowled with RM 482. Met Lt. Michael Straight at dinner.
Tues Mar 28 – Cloudy. Rain. Cool. Checked clearing the Recreation Hall and in office in morning. Checked theater in afternoon in preparation of taking over operation. Show at night.
Wed Mar 29 – Cloudy, Raining. Cold. In office for morning planning April program. Afternoon Johnny of Phillip Morris was on camp. Went various places with him. Orders came by wire for me to move to Dayton. Held by Lt. Col. Taylor.
Thurs Mar 30 – Clear. Cool. Clearing post for Dayton. Dentist corrected loose bridge. Dinner with Capt. Mahoney at PX Restaurant. Picture show with Mahoney in evening.
Fri Mar 31 – Clear. Cool. Fired carbine score 100. Cleared pot about 1600. Down town with Gene Frye had coffee together. Took 1855 train for Nashville. Changed train at Birmingham.
Note at end – End of month finds me out of Eastern Flying Training Command. Traveling on orders of a TWX out of Washington transferring me to Dayton, O.
APRIL 1944
Sat Apr 1 – Clear. Tenn & KY and rain Indiana. Arrived Nashville 0605 out to Fryes apt. for Grace about 0900. Talked to Spencer by phone. Arrived Carthage about 1830. Surprised the folks. Moved into Evermans.
Sun Apr 2 – Clear. Cold. Drove to Indpl in time for church. Left church early to get 1045 ubs for Crawfordsville. Dinner at Crawford Hotel with father. Mother, Barbara & Norman. Visited at Uncle Larry’s. Returned about 2215 to Carthage.
Mon Apr 3 – Clear. Cold. Took 0951 bus for Knightstown to Dayton. Reported to 5004 Third National Bldg and was sent to get a room which was located in an hour. To show and to room about 2210.
Tue Apr 4 – Cloudy. Cold. Snow Flurries. To office at 0800. Got travel voucher made up assigned to reading regulations. Late in afternoon assigned to Mr. Seeley to make up check list for audits.
Wed Apr 5 – Cloudy. Cold. Snow flurries. To office at 0800. Studying manual of audit. (the next is written but crossed out – kz) – After lunch assigned to Mr. Seeley to prepare audit check list.
Thur Apr 6 -- Clear. Not so cold. Studying all day on audit manual. Lt. Col. Rampy was in from Washington. Lt. Col Tanner had all auditors assigned stations in for a talk.
Fri Apr 7 – Cloudy. Raining. Studying on check list. Waiting orders to go to Chicago. Assigned to Chicago District Office.
Sat Apr 8 – Cloudy. Warm. Studying at office. Lunch at Sevalle ? with all officers. Studied until 5:00 to bus station for bus at 6:17. Boarded bus at 7:17 and repair of bus kept us until 8:17. Ktown at 10:45.
Sun Apr 9 – Cloudy. Warm. To First Presbyterian Church with family. Visited Wechlers (?) Joanna went to Carthage with us. Visited all afternoon. Took Joanna to K-town at 9:00. Stayed in Carthage all night.
Mon Apr 10 – Cloudy. Cold. Left Carthage at 5:15. Arrived Dayton 7:35. To office for further study. Lunch at Seville. Dinner with Lt. Morris at Chinese Am. Restaurant.
Tue April 11 – Cloudy. Rain – Warm. Awaiting orders working on check list for selective audit. Lunch at Seville with officers. Dinner at Suttmillers with officers had excellent steak. Pool with Mr. Bryan.
Wed April 12 – Cloudy. Cold. No rain today. Working at office. Received travel orders for special trips from Chicago and return. Dinner at Patterson Field Officers Club Maj. House., Lt. Morris, Lt. Culstead (?) & Sever McBoyer ?
Thurs April 13 – Clear. Cold. Working on audit check list orders for transfer arrived however not given to me as special work not complete. Dinner at Patterson Field with officers.
Fri April 14 – Clear. Warm. Continued on check list at office. Told that I would get away Saturday or Monday – dinner with Maj. Honil and Lt. Morris ? Show with them in evening.
Sat April 15 – Cloudy Warm. Working on check list. Turned over to Mr. Seeley after lunch. Have orders to move to Chicago as soon as relieved by Mr. Seeley. Drove home went to Ktown with Gracie.
Sun April 16 – Cloudy. Cold. SS & Church with children and Grace. Dinner at church. Dr. Pearson preached. He is district superintendent. Spent part of evening with Jacks. Returned to Dayton at 2220.
Mon April 17 – Cloudy. Cool. Worked in office. Lunch at Seville. Bought car seat covers and had them put on car. Orders to go to Chicago office. Drove to Carthage for the night. (Note: Grace is from Carthage)
Tues April 18 – Cloudy. Cold. At Carthage, Packing for trip to Chicago. Rented safety deposit box. Left for Indianapolis after lunch. Shopped with Grace bought fur coat. Dinner with Grace at Bamboo Inn. Called on Hollers and 1st Church. Trained. 9:10.
Wed April 19 – Cloudy. Cold. Off train at 6:30 in Chicago. Walked to 49 S LaSalle. Had breakfast in bldg.. Reported to office when it opened. Met Maj. Chumney. Studied in morning. Located room after lunch at Berkshire Hotel. Called on Julians in evening.
Thur April 20 –Cloudy. Raining, col. Reported to office at 0810 and read PR. To lunch and more reading. Maj. Chimney took me to the adjutant office 111 W. Jackson for short time in afternoon. Saw Blossom Time at Blackstein?
Fri April 21 – Cloudy cold. Reported to office at 0810 and read Regulations all day. Little happening. In room for evening.
Sat April 22 – Raining cold. Continued study on contract audit. After lunch attended meing or school on termination work. To Julians about 7:30 until 1000. Back to hotel about 10:45.
Sun April 23 – Cloudy. Rain. Cool. Tried to get to suburb to look for house. Finally went to Meridith’s and had lunch made a lot of calls and drove around looking about five went to Julian’s had dinner.
Mon April 24 – Raining. Cold. Met Capt. Newman at office and started making arrangements for trip to Davenport. Studied some. Went to Julians and we drove for two hours looking for house. Returned boarded train.
Tues April 25 – Clear – cool. With Capt. Newman. Arrived Davenport at 0715. Got room in Blackhawk had breakfast wand Mr. Eckel’s took us to Voss Mft. Co Plant for audit. Things in good shape. To bed early as little sleep on train.
Wed April 26 – Raining. Cold. Working on Voss Bros. Mfg Co overheard audit. Lunched near plant. Completed review but staying in Davenport. Expect to go to JI Case Imp Co tomorrow.
Thurs April 27 – Clear. Cold. To JI Case Co at 0800 with Mr. Hargen Resident auditor. Capt. Newman laid out the work. Returned to hotel after 1600 as office closed. Capt. Newman and I saw picture show for entertainment
Fri April 28 – Clear. Cold. To office at Case Co at 0740 Continued work of analysis. After evening meal had a long walk over north side of Davenport.
Sat April 29 – Clear. Cool. To office at Case Co. at 0738. Completed analysis and left plant about 1320. After lunch went to Voss Bros to look over report. After dinner rode the Ferry on Mississippi had a walk then to bed.
Sun April 30 – Raining cloudy cool. Breakfast and Church at First Presbyterian in Davenport. A long walk in afternoon. Took bus at 1600 for Burlington arriving 1840. Stopping at Burlington Hotel. Took short walk after dinner.
Note: Just completed one of the most interesting weeks in the army. Not that I have done so much but the fact that I got back in accounting in this contract. Audit Division makes me feel more useful.
MAY 1944
Mon May 1 – Reported to Mr. Busby at JI Case at 0845. Spent the day with Capt. Newman working on records at the plant. Had a long walk over the city in the evening.
Tues May 2 – Raining. Cool. Continued work at Case Burlington Plant. Mr. Busby met us at 0730 taking us to the plant. Neither Capt. Newman nor me wanted dinner but instead went to show. Had milk shake after.
Wed May 3 – Windy. Cold. Case Co., completed at 1400. Took 1630 Bus Burling to Rock Island. Stopping at Le Claire Hotel. Late dinner because of travel.
Thurs May 4 – Cloudy. Cold. Went to John Deere Harvester Works at East Moline. Looked over their overhead claim. Tao show with Capt. Newman in evening.
Fri May 5 – Cloudy. Cold At John Deere again today. Made physical inspection of plant in afternoon. A long walk but very interesting.
Sat May 6 – Cloudy. Cold. Returned to work on John Deere records. Spent the day trying to justify purposed settlement. Capt. Newman and I walked to Iowa over suspension bridge in evening.
Sun May 7 – Clear. Cold. Fighting a cold, had breakfast about 1000. Had a long walk. Picked up seat reservation for trip Chicago. About 2:30 checked out of Hotel went for long drive (also dinner) with Mr. and Mrs. Jones and daughter. Moved to Blackhawk, Davenport.
Mon May 8 – Raining. Cold. Took early train for Ottumwa, Ia. Arrived 1140 and had lunch with Capt. Newman and Mr. Jouls. Stopped at Ottumwa Hotel. Went to John Deere, Dain Mfg Co Plant for afternoon. Have head cold.
Tues May 9 – Cloudy. Cold. Out to plant early worked straight thru until 1400. Had lunch checked out of Hotel and waited 3 hours for train to get back to Davenport. Arrived about 2125.
Wed May 10 – Clear. Warm. Checked out of Blackhawk at Davenport went to John Deere Harvester at E. Moline for morning. To John Deere Co. office in Moline in afternoon and War Assembly Plant. Took 5:10 train for Chicago arrived at 8:30 p.m.
Thurs May 11 – Clear. Warm. Reported to office and got travel orders straightened out. Met several officers now with the division. Not too busy and hard to work with so many officers around talking and no place to work.
Fri May 12 – Clear. Warm. At office all day. Examined one over head statement. Wrote report on John Deere Harvester. Dinner at officers club.
Sat May 13. Clear. Warm to cool. At office all day. Working on status of overhead claimed. Orders to leave Monday morning for Racine, Case Co. To return Tuesday evening. Dinner at Chinese Restaurant on Randolph. Show later.
Sun May 14 – Clear. Warm. In hotel until late. Went to south side to look at houses. Returned about 1500 went to Cub Ball Park . Saw ninth inning first game all of second. Lost 1st game. Won second in wild 8th & 9th.
Mon May 15 – Clear. War. Left Chicago at 0730 for Racine Wis arrive at 0830 got hotel room and went to JI Case Co office. Met Mr. Scheid and worked on audit of overhead statement. To picture show at night. Raining when out.
Tues May 16 – Raining to clear. Warmer. To Case company preparing working papers on overhead audit. Mr. Peters asked me to come over for visit in afternoon for short time. Returned to Chicago arriving at 2005.
Wed May 17 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding machine company with Maj. Goldrainer of Finance Dept. Observing overhead claim procedure. Dinner at Officers club.
Thurs May 18 – Raining. Col. To Victor Adding Machine Co with Maj. Goldrainer. On overhead layout and claim.
Fri May 19 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co with Maj. Goldrainer. On overhead claim. Was with Kirby in evening at bowling alleys on North Clark St.
Sat May 20 – Clear. Cool. At Victor Adding Machine Company Plant in morning. At office in afternoon. Capt. Newman invited me to his home for steak dinner. Returned to hotel about 2110.
Sun May 21 – Cloudy. Raining. Cool. Walked around noon looking for apartment. To Kirbys in evening for dinner. Rain stopped the apartment search.
Mon May 22 – Cloudy. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine with Maj. Goldrainer. Met Capt. Raine contracting officer. Found Lighthouse keeping room 4444 Dover St move Wednesday.
Tues May 23 – Cloudy. Cool. To office for morning. Went to OF Cartsons about noon for balance of day. Found room with pvt. Bath will take it instead of 4444 Dover Ave.
Wed May 24 – Cloud. Warm. At office all day. Lunch with Capt. Newman. Overhead conference with Capt. Newman & Lt. Foreman. Dinner at Officers Club with Lt. Foreman.
Thurs May 25 – Cloudy. Rain. Warm. Conference all day on overhead with Maj. Goldrainer & Lt. Connelley of Finance Washington working with overhead section at office. To Julian’s in evening.
Fri May 26 – Cloudy. Warm. Conference until noon continued on overhead. At Lunch bought ticket for trip home over weekend. Took afternoon off went to Julians and looked for house.
Thanks to flippity :) Love the name - he worked here a LOT !!
Sat May 27 – Cloudy. Warm. Hot. At office all day. Got assigned to Victor Adding Machine overhead audit. Left for Indianapolis at 5:00 p.m. Arrived at 9:30 and Grace met me. Lunched in Greenfield.
Sun May 28 – Clear. Hot. At house all morning on Main Street. Dinner at folks and was at home on Main Street until about 1545. Grace and children drove with us to Indianapolis to get 1700 train. Chicago 2130.
Mon May 29 – Clear. Warm. To Office at 0800. Left for Victor Adding Machine Co at 0825. Worked at Victor with Lt. Foreman all day. Walked to room for exercise. Rented room in Caps Hotel on N Wabash. Move tomorrow.
Tues May 30 – Clear. Hot. To Victor in morning. Office closed at 1430. Moved from Berkshire to Cass Hotel. Went to Elmhurst to look for houses. Met Mrs. Schlauder and have promise of finding a house.
Wed May 31 – To Victors for the day. Went to officers club for dinner in evening met Lt. Col. Taunery and Lt. Col. Hurst with Maj. Chumerly.
JUNE 1944
Thurs June 1 – Clear. Hot. Met Lt. Alling in Hotel coffee shop and he was going to Victors to work. Spent day at Victor’s.
Fri June 2 – Working at Victor Adding Machine Coil., Clear Hot 92.
Sat June 3 – Clear. Hot 92. Working at Victor Adding Mach. Co in morning. Stopped in office afternoon. To Park Ridge looking for home. Stayed in for evening.
Sun June 4 – Clear. Hot. Started out Southwest by street car but returned before seeing any real estate to buy or rent to Sox’s games with Capt. Newman in afternoon.
Mon June 5- Clear. Hot. High wind. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Capt. Newman invited me over for steak dinner. I took the steak. Very good. Allies took Rome yesterday.
Tues June 6 – Cloudy. Cold. 70 degrees or 65. The first invasion strength hit France early today. Beach heads well established by night. Spent day at Victor Adding Machine Co. Made plant inspection.
Wed June 7 – Cloudy. Cold. 63. Still at Victor on overhead problem. To officers Club dinner with Lt. Foreman.
Thurs June 8 – Cloudy. Cole. 63. Spent day at Victor Adding Machine Co. Hotel all evening.
Fri June 9 – Cloudy. Cold. 63. A very miserable cold rainy day. A (sic) Victor adding machine all day. Evening at Hotel.
Sat June 10 – Cloudy. Cool. At Victors Adding Machine in morning. To North Ave & Wolf Road to look at property.
Sun June 11 – Fair. Warmer. To Medlothian to look at houses. Found two houses that would take care of the family. Dinner at corner house with Miss Judy Hunt then to officers club for a short time .
Mon June 12 – Cloudy. Raining cool. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Dinner at Hotel a letter from Dad told of death of Mrs. Mills Gray.
Tues June 13 – Cloudy. Raining. To Victor Adding Machine co for the day. Mr. Falon of CPFF Section of office was out to check the resident auditor.
Wed June 14 – Fair. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine co for the day. Dinner at Officers club – a buffet dinner.
Thurs June 15 – Fair. Hot To Victor for the day. Walked to hotel for exercise. Dinner at Cass Hotel. Talked to Grace long distance. - Again thanks to e-bay for the nifty match box that shows the hotel where he ate
Fri June 16 – Fair. Hot. To Victor till 1510. Went to office downtown to see Maj. Chumnay in Farewell party. Purchased ticket for Danville.
Sat June 17 – Raining. Hot. To Victor in morning. Left for Danville at 2:00 p.m. Grace the children and mother met me at 4:30. Clear by afternoon and terribly hot at the folks.
Sun June 18 – Clear. Hot. Attended SS with family, Samuel Beasly, Mrs. James Beasly and Joanna were with Evelyns. A big group of relatives at mothers for dinner. Back in Chicago at 2130.
Mon June 19 – To Victor for the day. Capt. Newman was in to review the claim. Dinner with Capt & Mrs. Newman. To Soldiers Field to War Band Rally.
Tues June 20 – Cloudy. Warm. At Victor Adding Machine all day. Capt. Newman came in a short time before noon stayed until 1530. At hotel for the evening.
Wed June 21 – Clear. Warm. Allies in Cherbourg. Big Naval battle with Japs east of Philippines. Spent day at Victor Adding Machine Co Went to Hazel Crest to see house. Unable to get in home.
Thurs June 22 – Cloudy. Warm. At Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Naval Battle damaging to Jap fleet but no great success. Troops in Cherbourg.
Fri June 23 – Clear. Warm. At Victor for the day. Russians started offensive on 22nd the third anniversary of the German opening drive. Lt. Foreman came and had dinner with me.
Sat June 24 – Clear. Hot. To Victor in morning. Stopped in office short time afternoon. To Western Springs looking for house. Met Mr. Van Kempar returned to Chicago to Gideon meeting fine dinner at YMCA.
Sun June 25 – Clear. Hot. To 4th Presbyterian to hear Dr. Anderson. Very fine sermon. To Hazel Crest to look at homes. War news is that Cherbourg is in allied hands tonight.
Mon June 26 – Clear. Hot. At Victor’s Adding Machine and asked to report to down town office afternoon. Returned to Victor about 1500. Spent evening at hotel. Mr. Jack Smith listed to Re Con in room.
Tues June 27 – Clear. Hot 100 degrees at 1700. At Victor all day. A very hot day. Listened to Hoover and Mrs. Luce (?) speeches from Republican Convension (sic).
Wed June 28 –Clear. Hot. At Victor Adding Machine all day. Capt & Mrs. Newman stopped in hotel and we went walking together in evening. Listened to Deweys speech.
Thurs June 29 – Clear. Warm. At Victor Adding Machine in morning. To see houses in afternoon. Berkley and Elmhurst. Push by Russia on eastern German front rolling strong.
Fri June 30 – Clear. Cool. At Victor Adding Machine Co. all day.
June ends with the Allies carrying the fight on all fronts. The Normandy pestiluals (?) in allied hands. Russia battling in Poland, Italy being conquered and days about 50% overran.
JULY 1944
Sat July 1 – At Victor Adding Machine Co until noon. To Norwood Park afternoon. Did not see a house desirable. Uncle Will McK called at Hotel Whited. Was out this pm. At Officers Club with Newmans in eve.
Sun July 2 – Clear. Warm. To church at Methodist Temple in Loop. Uncle Will McKnight visited me after 1700. His friends Mr. and Mrs. McCord had dinner with us. Later visited their apartment.
Mon July 3 – Clear. Warm To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Capt. Newman came out for the afternoon. Talked to Grace long distance in evening. Russians capture Minak.
Tues July 4 – Clear. Warm. To downtown office for morning. PT in afternoon. To Elmhurst to look for house. Returned early in afternoon. Walked along lake and Grant Park in evening.
Wed July 5 – To Victor Adding Machine all day. (Clear. Warm). Dinner at Officers Club in evening.
Thurs July 6 – Clear Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. To west side to see house in Oak Park. Very nice home.
Fri July 7 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. To west side to see houses in Austin and Oak Park. B-29s raided the Japan Island the second time today.
Sat July 8 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co in morning. To Glencoe Winnetaler ? with Mr. Illian in afternoon looking at property. Hotel all evening. British captured Caan.
Sun July 9 – Clear. Hot. To breakfast about 1215. To Northside looking at houses about 1800 called Mr. Tomberg and spent evening with him.
Mon July 10 – Clear. Warm. TO Victor all day. Made call on west side with real estate man. House is trashy. Walked with Capt. Newman and his wife.
Tues July 11 –Clear. Warm. Shower evening. To Victor all day. To Des Plaines to look at homes. Saw nothing expect to go back in a day or two.
Wed July 12 – Cloudy. Warm. To Victor all day to Mt. Prospect and Des Plaines in evening. Found good house. Talked to Grace in evening. David sick from tonsillectomy.
Thurs July 13 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine for morning. Exercise in afternoon. To Morgan Park, Evergreen Park and then to see Helen Beasley and sister.
Fri July 14 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. To Wheaton in evening looking for house.
Sat July 15. -- Clear. Hot. To 39 So. LaSalle to officers meeting. To Victor Adding Machine about 9:20. Left for Carthage via PAR New Castle at 1250. Grace & David met me.
Sun July 16 – Clear. Warm. Visited at Overman home in Carthage with family. Left for Chicago at 100. Arrived at 2030.
Mon July 17 – Cloudy. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Capt. Newman visited the plant in afternoon.
Tues July 18 – To Victor Adding Machine for day. To Winneths in evening bought house for occupancy 1 Oct 1944. Port Chicago blast at Douglas Aicraft adm. Building burned ealy today.
Wed July 19 – To Victor Adding Machine for the day. To officers club dinner with Helen Beasley. Top out and Japan cabinet resigned (maybe Tojo ? or Toyo vs. Top)
Thurs July 20 – To Victor Adding Machine in morning. Exlocie ? Enlocie ? in afternoon. To uptown office for identification card & to signal office for another picture. To Julian’s for dinner.
Fri July 21 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for day. Evening at hotel called Grace. Attempt made on Hiltler’s life.
Sat July 22 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine for the morning. To White Sox double header in afternoon. Game with Yankees. Sox won both games.
(Note: wasn't planning on getting all the photos from e-bay but they have everything I need it seems :) and I appreciate it!)
Sun July 23 – Clear and cloudy. Hot. To Deerfield at noon. Returned to Hotel at 5:30 and called to Glencoe to look at property.
Mon July 24 – Clear. Hot. At Victor Adding Machine all day. Dinner at “Ship” with Lt. Foreman.
Tues July 25 – Clear. Hot. To Victor for the day. Studying in evening.
Wed July 26 – Raining. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine for morning. To Glynn Ellen in afternoon. To officers club in evening with Helen Beasley. Called Grace. She is coming in for next Friday.
Thurs July 27 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Spent the evening at hotel.
Fri July 28 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Grace came in to Union Station about 2050. Had dinner about 2200.
Sat July 29 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the morning. Lunch with Grace. To Glyn Ellen to see about house. Returned about 2220 and dinner at hotel. Studied Ads to check Sunday.
Sun July 30 – Clear. Warm. To Park Ridge and saw three houses. Got back to town about 1700. To Capt. Newmans for dinner and had a nice drive after dinner.
Mon July 31 – Clear. To 39 S. LaSalle office for the morning. Assigned to Victor and Co AO Smith overhead. To Elmhurst in afternoon and put deposit on Villa Park home. Visited Julians until 2200.
AUGUST 1944
Note at beginning: Much progress was made on all fronts of the war during July.
Tues Aug 1 –Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine co for the day. Came to hotel to help Grace to train at 1250. Spent evening at hotel.
Wed Aug 2 -- Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine for day. Took Helen to Officers Club buffet dinner and dance in evening.
Thurs Aug 3 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Spent evening in hotel. Made application for loan on home.
Fri Aug 4 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Capt. Newman was there for the day. Spent the evening in hotel. Small radio arrived from Grace and it came from Nashville.
Sat Aug 5 – Clear. At. Victor Adding Machine for morning. Lunch at Hotel. Called at downtown office for key. Helen accompanied me to Officers Club for evening. Lt. Foreman Firman mother & Capt. Newman.
Sun Aug 6 – Cloudy. Warm. To 39 S. LaSalle Office as Officer of Day. To hotel and to bed about 5:30 p.m.
Mon Aug 7 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Dinner with Paul Schwepker. Evening at hotel.
Tues Aug 8 – Clear., Hot. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Spent evening hotel writing letters. Reported to rumor that Himmer was killed Goering wounded.
Wed Aug 9 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Buffet dinner at Officer Club with Helen. Received loan from Dad.
Thurs Aug 10 – Clear. Hot – To Victor Adding Machine Co for the morning. Exercise in afternoon. Evening at the hotel.
Fri Aug 11 – Clear. Hot. To Victor for day. Spent evening at hotel.
Sat Aug 12 – Clear. Hot. To Victor in morning. Hotel afternoon & evening.
Sun Aug 13 – Clear. Hot. 98. Church at Fourth Presbyterian. (see church below about that time or little later from e-bay) Dinner at Helen Beasley’s house. Met her brother from Kokomo. To Trecincon ? with Helen in Evening.
Mon Aug 14 – Hot Clear. 97. Officers call early in morning. To Victor Adding Machine for day. Hotel in evening.
Tues Aug 15 – Clear. Hot. To Victor for day. Rain late afternoon. Dinner in hotel. With Mr. Gibson to visit his sister in evening.
Wed Aug 16 – Clear. Hot. To Victor Adding Machine Co. Dinner at Officers Club with Helen. Lt. James Donahoe and wife and Lt. Hamilton and wife. Received papers for house from Grace.
Thurs Aug 17 – To Victors for the morning after stopping downtown to sign papers for purchase of house. To Damen Drug with maps for Helen in evening.
Fri Aug 18 – To Victor for the day. Purchased ticket for trip home. Talked to Julian.
Sat Aug 19 – To Victor for morning. Left for New Castel at 1250. Grace with children Jo & Marion met me at train. Spent evening at Jack’s.
Sun Aug 20 – Clear. Hot. Picnic at noon at Riley Park, Greencastle. To train at 1557. Jo & Marion returned to Chicago with me. Returned at about 2030.
Mon Aug 21 – To Victor for morning. Met Marion & Jo for lunch. Went to Grant Park to see Planitarium which was closed. To Julian’s for afternoon and evening.
Tues Aug 22 – Clear. Warm. To Victor for the day. Met Helen and went to Truman (? For the evening.
Wed Aug 23 – Raining. Cool. To Victor for the day. Dinner in evening with Mr. Gibson at the Pit.
Thurs Aug 24 – Clear. Cool. 71. To Victor for the day except for trip to 111 W. Jackson for two hours in afternoon. Stopped in to see the Newmans in evening.
Fri Aug 25 – Clear. Cool. To Victor for day. Walked to Orchestra program at Grant Park in evening.
Sat Aug 26 – Clear. Cool. To Victor for morning. To Villa Park to bank in afternoon. To Helens in evening.
Sun Aug 27 --- Raining. Cool. To office 39 S LaSalle as officer of day. Worked on Victor records all day.
Mon Aug 28 – Cloudy. Cool. To Victor for day. Called Grace in evening. Julian stopped in for my trunk. Romania fighting with Russians against Germans.
Tues Aug 29 – Clear. Cool. To Victor for day. Hungaria trying to get out of the War. Western front nears line of World War I when war ended.
Wed Aug 30 – Clear to Cloudy. Cool. To Victor for day. Lined up work for staff as leave to start tomorrow. Spent evening at hotel.
Thurs Aug 31 – Clear. Warm. Reported to 39 S. LaSalle and signed out for leave. Went to Villa Park Had water connected., Could not get key. Left for Carthage at 1250. Grace & children met me at New Castle.
SEPTEMBER 1944
Fri Sept 1-- Clear. Warm. Carried things to front porch preparing to move from Overmans. Truck did not come. Grace and I went to picture show at Knightstown in evening.
Sat Sept 2– Clear. Hot. Was sick in morning. Dug some roots with Mother. Overman called and learned truck would not be in till Monday. Did very little all day.
Sun Sept 3 – Clear. Hot. Went with children to SS. Spent afternoon at Overmans. Went to Uncle Jess Henleys in late afternoon.
Mon Sept 4– Clear to Cloudy and rain. Hot. Truck came about 1945. Left Carthage about 1430 for Chicago. Marcia was sick on the way. Arrived at 2130. 252 miles to 133 E. Wash, Villa Park.
Tues Sept 5– Clear. Warm Truck arrived about 1000. Unloaded until 1700. Began arranging things in house.
Wed Sept 6 – Rain. Cool. Worked cleaning and arranging things in the house. Cut grass in back yard in late afternoon.
Thurs Sept 7 – Clear. Cool. Went to Elmhurst in morning shopping. Cut front lawn in afternoon. Reported into office in late afternoon. Drove to Julians for trunk in evening. Late Mr. Taylor came to close house deal.
Fri Sept 8– Clear. Warm. Reported to 39 S. LaSalle. Got orders to go to Case at Racine. Arrived there at 1110. Newman came up in afternoon. Stayed at Racine Hotel at night.
Sat Sept 9 – Clear. Warm. Lt. Foreman came to Racine and the three of us worked on the contract reports. Lt. Foreman and I left Racine at 1615. Took family for drive to Elmhurst in evening.
Sun Sept 10– Clear. Cool. Children had colds and no one was away from the house all day. Cleared out basement. Did some yard work.
Mon Sept 11 – Cloudy. Cool. To office till 0830 then to Victors for balance of the day. Home about 1845. Bought some gasoline in evening.
Tues Sept 12 – Cloudy. Cool Left at 0630 for Chicago and from there to Racine with Lt. Foreman. Checked in hotel and to work about 0900. Worked at Case until 1800. Dinner at Richton.
Wed Sept 13 – Cloudy. Cool. Worked at Case all day. Capt. Newman, Lt. Foreman and I had dinner at Ivy house. To show in evening.
Thurs Sept 14 -- Cloudy. Cool. Worked at Case all day. Lt. Foreman and I had dinner at Richter’s.
Fri Sept 15 – Cloudy. Cool. Worked at Case all day. Lt. Foreman; Capt Newman and I had dinner at Richters. Took a long walk to North Racine.
Sat Sept 16 – Cloudy to clear. Cool. To work at Case until 1550. Took 1615 train for Chicago. Home at 1845. TO store for paper and magazine in evening.
Sun Sept 17 – Raining to clear. Warm. To SS with children and church at Community Congregation. To Meredith and Julian’s for a short call. Then to see Helen Beasley & sisters.
Mon Sept 18 – Clear. Warm. To JI Case Co., Racine with Capt. Newman. Stayed at Racine Hotel in evening.
Tues Sept 19 – Clear. Warm. At Case Co. until 1615 in afternoon. Met Major Gilbert, contracting officer at Case Co. arrived home at 1845.
Wed Sept 20 – Raining. Warm. To Office down in loop. To Victor Addming Machine about 1030. Home in evening at 1845.
Thurs Sept 21 – Clear. Warm. To Victor for the day. Home at 1835.
Fri Sept 22 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Home at 1845. Started painting living room.
Sat Sept 23 – Rainy to clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the morning. Home at 12:50. Home in afternoon painting living room.
Sun Sept 24 – Clear. Cool. Grace and children to Sunday School. Painted living room finishing afternoon. Edna Overman and Lenora Sprague called. Capt & Mrs. Newman called.
Mon Sept 25 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 18:45.
Tue Sept 26 – To Victor Adding machine co for the day (Clear. Warm). Home at 1835.
Wed Sept 27 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the morning. Home in afternoon. Worked in Garden after David’s school went to Brookfield Zoo. Dinner in Elmhurst.
Thur Sept 28 – Raining. Cool. To Victor adding machine for the day. Home at 1835.
Fri Sept 29 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 1835. Lt. Foreman was at Victor’s today.
Sat Sept 30 – To Victor Adding Machine Co for the morning. Lt. Foreman was working there also. Home in afternoon. Removed screens and worked in yard.
OCTOBER 1944
Sun Oct 1 – To SS & Church with family at First Congregational. Painted upstairs hall in afternoon and evening.
Mon Oct 2 – To downtown office for overhead conference (Cold. Rainy). Maj. Goldrainer Fuson?, Maj. WA Newman Jr. and Maj. Frank Sherith and Mr. Lady of Dayton Office conference for supervisor audit personnel.
Tue Oct 3 – Cloudy. Cold. To downtown office for conference. Continue. Maj. Newman and Maj. Goldrainer speakers. Visited Mr. Mellett in evening.
Wed Oct 4 – Cloudy. Cool. To the office continuing conference of CPFF Contracts.
Thur Oct 5 – Raining to clear. Cool. To Victor Adding machine Co for the day. Had telephone in house in afternoon.
Fri Oct 6 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Company for the day. Home at 1845.
Sat Oct 7 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Company for the morning. Home about 1400. Home for afternoon and evening.
Sun Oct 8 – Cloudy. Cool. To SS with children. Church with Grade. Noon meal out. Capt & Mrs. Newman came out in late afternoon for dinner.
Mon Oct 9 – Cloudy. Cool to cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Lt. Foreman also there. Home at 1845.
Tue Oct 10 – Clear. Cold. To office 39 S. LaSalle. Worked on months reports. Also reports on Case Company for Dayton Office. Home at 1800. (looking down S. LaSalle - thanks e-bay)
Wed Oct 11 – To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Worked with Mr. Cahee in afternoon. Home 1845. Marcia had light case of flu.
Thur Oct 12 – Clear. Cold. To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day, working with Mr. Lotterman. Home at 1745.
Fri Oct 13 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Home 845. Marcia was up again over her flu.
Sat Oct 14 – Clear. Cool. To Cribben & Sexton Co. for the morning. Leaving S&Cribben Sexton about 1330. Went to dispensary for “shoots” Thyphoid, tetnus, cholra and tiphis.
Sun Oct 15 – Clear. Cold. To SS and church with family. Home all day. Feeling affect of the shoots.
Mon Oct 16 – Clear. Cold. To work at the 39 S. LaSalle office for the day. Lunch with Capt. newman. Home at 1815.
Tues Oct 17 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 2100.
Wed Oct 18 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day Home at 1645.
Thurs Oct 19 – Clear. Cold. To VAM for the day. Home at 1845. Julian called in evening.
Fri Oct 20 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Grace not feeling well. Home at 1845.
Sat Oct 21 – Clear., Cool. To dispensary in Civil Office Bldg with Grace. Children stopped at Julians. Julian went to town with Grace & I. Home about 1500. Grace better after exam.
Sun Oct 22 – Clear. Cool. Took children to SS. I returned home with Grace to get dinner. Julians and Mother Overman came about 1330. Edna Overman came in afternoon.
Mon Oct 23 – Clear. Cool. Took Grace back to dispensary. Back home about 10:45. Grace feeling better. To VAM in afternoon. Home at 1845.
Tues Oct 24 – Clear. Cool. To VAM for the day. Home at 1845.
Wed Oct 25 – Clear. Cool. To VAM for the day except for a trip down town for report on check up on Grace. She is all right again. Home at 1845.
Thurs Oct 26 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Mother Overman went home at noon today. Grace not feeling good in evening. Home at 1845.
Fri Oct 27 – Clear. Cool. To VAM for the day. Home at 1845.
Sat Oct 28 – Clear. Cool. To VAM Co for the morning. Downtown office and dispensary at 13:30. Home at 1645.
Sun Oct 29 – Clear. Cool. Took children to SS Dinner at home. Took drive to Edwards (Edma’s or Edna’s?)) in late afternoon. Home in evening
Mon Oct 30 – Clear. Cool. To conference at Medina Athletic Club for resident auditors. Home at 1810.
Tues Oct 31 – Clear. Warm. To conference at Medina Athletic club for resident auditors.
NOVEMBER 1944
Wednesday Nov 1 – Clear. Warm. To resident auditors conference at Medina Club Home at 1815.
Thursday Nov 2 – Raining. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 1845.
Friday Nov 3 – To office 39 S. LaSalle to overhead section meeting in morning. Worked on overhead reports in afternoon. Home with Susan at 1830. To show with Grace in evening.
Saturday Nov 4 – Clear. Cold. To VAM Co for the morning. TO dentist in afternoon. Home 16:30. Worked on storm windows. Marcia injured head to doctor in evening.
Sunday Nov 5 – Clear. Cold. To SS & church with family. To Edna’s for dinner afternoon and evening. Home 2015.
Monday Nov 6 – Cloudy. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. With Capt. Gardner to Irvin Park YMCA at noon. Home at 1835.
Tuesday Nov 7 – Cloudy. Cool. To VAM for the day. Home at 1830.
Wednesday Nov 8 – Cloudy. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Reviewing 1942 overhead. Roosevelt reelected. Home at 1845.
Thursday Nov 9 – Cloudy. Cool. To office 39 S. LaSalle in morning until 11. To dentists and also calle don General Mortgage. To VAM in afternoon Home at 1855.
Friday Nov 10 – Cloudy. Cool. To Victor Ading Machine until noon. Dentist at 1300 then to Gas Ration Board. Return to Victor after 1600. Home at 1830. Electric line out on strike.
Saturday Nov 11 – Clear. Cool. To Victor Adding Machine Co until noon. Drove the car to work hope at 1330. To Elmhurst with family chopping in afternoon.
Sunday Nov 12 – Clear. Cool. To SS & Church with family. Transferred membership to Congregational Church Villa Park. Home all day. Put in storm windows.
Monday Nov 13 – Clear. Cool. To Milwaukee with Capt. Newman to AO Smith for the day. Stopped at Medford Hotel.
Tuesday Nov 14 – Clear. Cool. To AO Smith for the day. Capt. Newman returned to Chicago in evening. I called on Mr. and Mrs. Max Intosh in evening.
Wednesday Nov 15 – Clear. Cool. To AO Smith for the day. Visited the Propellor Plant at Butler just out of Milwaukee. Stayed in Hotel Room and wrote letters after dinner. With Lts. Bowen and Barnes
Thursday Nov 16 – Cold. Cloudy. To AO Smith Corp for the day. Visited plant in afternoon. Dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Huesser with Lt. Leifler.
Friday Nov 17 – Cloudy. Cold. To AO Smith Corp for the day. Had conference with contractor in afternoon. Left for Chicago at 4815 home about 2100.
Saturday Nov 18 – Clear. Cold. To office 39 S. LaSalle until about 1300. Took family to Elmhurst in late afternoon.
Sunday Nov 19 – Clear. Cool. To SS and church with family in the morning. Cleaned the yard of leaves.
Monday Nov 20 – Cloudy. Cool. To Office 39 S. LaSalle in morning. To Victor Adding Machine Co in afternoon. Took Second Degree in Masonery in evening.
Tuesday Nov 21 – To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 1800. Met Maj. Dutcher from Dayton Office as inspector for Victor audit.
Wednesday Nov 22 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Home at 1800.
Thursday Nov 23 --- Cloudy. Snow. Cold. To 39 S. LaSalle Office and dentist in morning. Office closed at 1300 because of Thanksgiving. Home at 1445. To picture show with family in afternoon to Edna’s in evening.
Friday Nov 24 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine company for day. Home at 1810.
Saturday Nov 25 – Cloudy. Cold. To VAM Co. in morning. Home 1315. To Attica to visit folks at 1415 arriving at 1830. Evelyns came for visit in evening.
Sunday Nov 26 -- Raining. Cold. To Sunday School with dad and family. Mother prepared Sunday Thanksgiving dinner. Uncle Lawrences were there and Evelyns. Home about 2145.
Monday Nov 27 – Raining. Cold. To VAM Co for day. Home about 1800.
Tuesday Nov 28 – Cloudy. Cold. To VAM Company for day. Home 1845.
Wednesday Nov 29 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor adding Machine Co. for the day. Home 1800.
Thursday Nov 30 – Snowy. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Home 1805. To dinner with Masons. Took 3rd degree in Masonery. Maj. Sproul, Capt. Gardner and Capt. Revell came to lodge to see me take the work, a wonderful evening for me.
DECEMBER 1944
Friday Dec 1 – Cold. Clear. To Victor Adding Machine Co for day. Home at 1845.
Saturday Dec 2 – Clear, Cold. To Victor Adding Machine company in morning. Home 1330. Working on Furnas ? cover and house in afternoon.
Sunday Dec 3 – Clear. Cld. To SS & Church with family. To Julian’s new house in Cicero in late afternoon.
Monday Dec 4 – Cloudy; Cold. To Victor adding Machine co. for the day. Home at 1800.
Tuesday Dec 5 – Cloudy rain & snow. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Home at 1800.
Wednesday Dec 6 – Cloudy. Clear. Cold. To Victor adding Machine Co for the day. Home at 1800. Grace went to Newcomers club in evening.
Thursday Dec 7 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Home 1827. Lodge at night.
Friday Dec 8 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor adding Machine Co for the day. Home 1800.
Saturday Dec 9 – Cloudy. Cold. To Victor adding Machine Co. (note I try to type these how he writes them – usually adding is not capitalized but occasionally it is as an example – kbz) until 1500. To office S. LaSalle at 1600. Officers call. Home 1845.
Sunday Dec 10 – Snow. Cold. To SS with family. Home at 11:00. Getting garage cleaned for Capt. Newman’s Car. Edna & Lenora here for dinner and evening. Snow abut 6 inches.
Monday Dec 11 – Snow. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for the day. Driving very bad. Snow fall given as 10.2 inches.
Tuesday Dec 12 – Snowy to clear. Cold. To Victor adding machine co. for the day. Home 1830. Slick driving.
Wednesday Dec 13 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine co. for the day. Home 1810.
Thursday Dec 14 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the day. Home 1845. To lodge at night.
Friday Dec 15 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine for the day. Home 1800. To school Christmas Program at night.
Saturday Dec 16 – Clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co. for morning until 1400. To down town office with Mr. Cohn. Took 1942 (43?) overhead claim in for approval. Lodge officers installation.
Sunday Dec 17 – Clear, Cold. To SS with family. David not feeling like staying for church. Got Christmas tree to decorate. Newman’s came out to leave car for winter.
Monday Dec 18 – Clear. Cold. To downtown office for the day. To Victor Christmas Party. Home at 0145 ?
Tuesday Dec 19 – Clear., Cold. To downtown office for the day. Stayed for office Christmas party. Home 2130. Word that Father & Mother bad accident the 13th.
Wednesday Dec 20 – Clear. Cold. To downtown office for the day. Home at 1810. With family driving to see Christmas display on North ave.
Thursday Dec 21 – Clear. Cold. To downtown office until 1015. To Cribben-Sexton Co for rest of day. Home 1800. To lodge at night. (Note: He was very active in the Masons and fairly sure he made it to the highest degrees)
Friday Dec 22 – Clear. Cold – 2 degrees. To downtown office until 1400. To Victor Christmas party of AAF Staff. Drove car took present to Kirby’s Home 1900.
Saturday Dec 23 – Clear. Cold. To downtown office until noon when office closed for holidays. Shopped and home at 1400. Drove with family to see Chicago Christmas lights. Home about 2060.
Sunday Dec 24 – Clear. Cold. To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day. Children excited. Marcia not feeling well.
Monday Dec 25 -- Clear. Cold. Home in morning. Children got us up at 0630. Opened presents. Capt & Mrs. Newman were called at 10 and agreed to have Christmas dinner with us. Found it was Major Newman. Lenora & Edna came at 1830. Took them home 2300.
Tuesday Dec 26 – Clear. Cold. -7 degrees, To downtown office all day, completed Victor report. Prepared for trip to Milwaukee in morning.
Wednesday Dec 27 – Snowy. Cold. To Milwaukee at 0810 via Milwaukee RR to AO Smith Corp to review 1943 overhead. To Conrad Huesslar for dinner in evening. To Medford Hotel for night.
Thursday Dec 28 – Clear. Cold. To AO Smith Corp for the day. Returned to Cicago at 1815. Arrived home at 2110.
Friday Dec 29 – Clear. Not so cold. To Office 39 S. LaSalle for morning. To PT in the afternoon. To Glen Ellen to see skatters then to Edna’s and Lenora’s. Home 2030.
Saturday Dec 30 – Clear. Not so cold. To 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home about 1815. David had high fever, better in evening.
Sunday Dec 31 – Cloudy. Just about freezing. To SS & Church with Marcia. David sick and Grace stayed with him. I greeted people before church. Home balance of day and evening.
1945 McKnight Diary - He was soooo active in so many things - so enjoy this year, too
Mon Jan 1 – Cloudy & 0 degrees. This year still finds me a captain in the air corps. Stationed at 39 S. LaSalle, Chicago with contract audit division. In office until noon. Left Central Station at 23:45 for Muncie. 30 days temporary duty. Chevrolet GMC.
Tues Jan 2 – Clear. 5 degrees. Left Indianapolis at 07:25 arriving at Munce (sic) at 0953. Worked at Chevrolet Office after 1030 to 1118. Cpl. Rindner and Solarsh arrived in evening. Visited in hotel room for the evening.
Wed Jan 3 – To Chevrolet office for the day. Free dinner at YMCA. Wrote letters in hotel room at night. Staying at the Hotel Roberts. (thanks to zazzle.com for the Hotel Roberts photo)
Thur Jan 4 – To Chevrolet GMC Muncie for the day. Temperature between 10 and 20 degrees all day. Sunshine did not warm things up. Got a letter from Lt. Humphrey. He is in India.
Fri Jan 5 – To Chevrolet GMC Muncie for the day. Temperature around 20 degrees. Slick with bus service out so we walked. Dinner with boys & Mr. Billings. Had a very good steak dinner.
Sat Jan 6 – To Chevrolet until AAF Office closed at noon. Left for Carthage at 2:15 Dinner with folks t Restaurant.
Sun Jan 7 – Spent day with folks visiting Jacks in afternoon. Took bus for Muncie from Knightstown at 1734. Back at Hotel at 1910. Called Grace.
Mon Jan 8 – To Chevrolet Muncie for the day. Walked to work. Went to bowl with Chevrolet league. Score was terrible. Major Newman came in at midnight.
Tues Jan 9 – To Chevrolet Muncie for the day. Walked to and from work. Dinner with Maj. Newman at Paynes.
Wed Jan 10 – To Chevrolet for the day. Walked to and from work. Went thru Chevrolet plant in afternoon. Maj. Newman left in afternoon. Dinner at YMCA.
Thurs Jan 11 – To Chevrolet for the day. Mr. Crosier came in morning to outline Detroits plan of audit. Dinner at Paynes. To Basketball tourney in evening.
Fri Jan 12 – To Chevrolet for the day. Worked with Mr. Crosier for the day. He returned to Detroit in evening. Dinner at Manderlin. To basketball tourney in evening
Sat Jan 13 – To Chevrolet for the morning. Lunch at YMCA with office force. To basketball tourney with Mr. Baker. Dinner at hotel. To tourney in evening with Mr. Baker (sic – has it twice basically)
Sun Jan 14 – To church at First Presbyterian Muncie. Bowling with Messrs Baker & Billings at 1300. To Mr. Baker’s home to dinner in evening. TO bed about 2330.
Mon Jan 15 – To Chevrolet for the day. Bowling in the evening. To hotel about 2100. Called Grace in evening. Entire family has cold. Bowling score 536.
Tues Jan 16 – To Chevrolet for the day. Went ot see “The Sign of the Cross” with the corporals.
Wed Jan 17 – To Chevrolet for the day in Muncie. To visit Mrs. Billings room for a time then to the field house to see games, Tipton & Central HS.
Thurs Jan 18 – To Chevrolet for the day. Evening meal free at YMCA with Mr. Billings.
Fri Jan 19 – To Chevrolet for the day. Haircut, dinner at Paynes. To Mr. Bakers home for game of cards. To hotel at 0200.
Sat Jan 20 – To Chevrolet for morning. Lunch with Mr. Billings and Mr. Baker. To hotel about 1500. Worked awhile. Dinner at 1930. Mr. Billings came in for evening. Called Grace.
Sun Jan 21 – To breakfast about 1000. Headache and not feeling well. Met Mr. Baker & Billings at 1230. Went bowling averaged 157. To Mr. Bakers for dinner and evening.
Mon Jan 22 – To Chevrolet for the day. Bowling in evening score 491.
Tues Jan 23 – To Chevrolet for the day. Left a little early to get David’s suit. Dinner with Mr. Billings and Corporals. Spent evening in hotel room. Cpl Solarsh was in.
Wed Jan 24 – To Chevrolet for the day. Dinner at Y with Mr. Billings & Corporals. Spent evening in hotel. With H&S auditors for a time. Mr. Billings stopped in.
Thurs Jan 25 – To Chevrolet for the day. Dinner with Mr. Billings and corporals. Spent evening in hotel.
Fri Jan 26 – To Chevrolet for the day. Dinner with Mr. Billings his birthday. To basketball game. Muncie vs. Anderson – Muncie won 49 to 27.
Sat Jan 27 – Breakfast at 10 To bowl about 1300. To Mr. Bakers at 1600. Dinner and the evening. Return to hotel at 2245.
Mon Jan 29 – Breakfast at hotel. To Chevrolet for day. Bowling in evening. Score very poor. Balance of evening in hotel.
Tues Jan 30 – To Chevrolet until 1430. Walked to hotel and packed. Went to Ball Store for gifts for Grace & Marcia. Left town late at 1805. Indpls at 1910. Dinner with Mauri Pickett. Visited Hollens. Sleeper at 22:45.
Wed Jan 31 – Arrived office about 0915. Temperature – 3 degrees. Dinner with Maj. Newman. Home at 1800. Grace came to meet me.
FEBRUARY 1945
Thurs Feb 1 – To office downtown for the day. Dinner with Maj. Newman. Home at 1600. To lodge in evening.
Fri Feb 2 – To downtown office until 1310. Lunch with Lt. Foreman. To Cribben & Sexton Co to review overhead. Home at 1750.
Sat Feb 3 – To Cribben & Sexton Co until 1130. Reported down town office. Lunch with Maj. Newman. Worked in office in afternoon. Home at 1800. (thanks muches to georgeglazer.com for the nifty photo)
Sun Feb 4 – To SS and church with family. Dinner at home. Drove to Edna’s in afternoon.
Mon Feb 5 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home about 1600.
Tues Feb 6 – To Cribben & Sexton Co. for the morning. Downtown office in late afternoon.
Wed Feb 7 – To Cribben & Sexton for the day until appointment at office at 1500. To lodge in evening. Two 3rd degrees diven ? (definitely a “d” but probably given)
Thurs Feb 8 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800.
Fri Feb 9 – To Cribben & Sexton Co. for the morning. Drove and stopped for Susan in afternoon.
Sat Feb 10 – To Cribben & Sexton for the day. Home about 1530. Dinner at Louis.
Sun Feb 11 – To SS & Church with family and Susan. Home the rest of the day. Gave talk on Shinto to SS Class.
Mon Feb 12 – To Resident auditors conference at LaSalle Hotel for the day. Home about 1830.
Tues Feb 13 – To RA Conference at LaSalle Hotel for the day. Mr. Baker home to dinner and the evening. Home about 1800.
Wed Feb 14 – To RA Conference at LaSalle all day. Home at 1800. To choir rehearsal in evening.
Thurs Feb 15 – To downtown office for first hour. Cribben & Sexton the balance of day. To lodge in evening, one 3rd degree given
Fri Feb 16 – To Cribben & Sextons until 1100. To downtown office until 1300. To Maj. Newman’s for lunch. Maj & Mrs. Newman drove home with me and with family went to Vaughn Hospital. Deinner at Louis’.
Sat Feb 17 – To downtown office for the day writing reports Form 36 on various claims. Home at 1800.
Sun Feb 18 – To SS & Church with family. Sang in choir. Home rest of day.
Mon Feb 19 – To office downtown for an hour. To Cribben & Sexton for balance of day. Home at 1800.
Tue Feb 20 – To Case Co at Rockford, Ill. Met Mr. Ryan. Arrived at Rockford at 1120 left at 1845. Home at 2115.
Wed Feb 21 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800. To choir practice in evening.
Thurs Feb 22 – To office in morning. Dined with group of officers. To Harding Bros. & Williams to see Mr. Thomas re G&A overhead survey. Home at 1800. To lodge at night.
Fri Feb 23 – To office at 1200. PT in morning. To Cribben & Sexton at 1300. Home at 1800.
Sat Feb 24 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home about 1600. To show with Grace in Elmhurst in evening. Susan stayed with children.
Sun Feb 25 – To church with family and Newmans at 4th Presbyterian Chicago. Dinner at Newmans. To Fields Museum and Aquarium. To Julians and home about 1930.
Mon Feb 26 – To Cribben & Sexton Co in morning. Downtown visited capt. Al. Cohan of Smyrna at Alberton Hotel at noon. Stopped in office returned to Cribbens for last hour. Home at 1750.
Tues Feb 27 – To Cribben & Sexton Co. in morning. Left for Harding Bros & Williams at 1400. To office 39 S. La Salle at 1630. Inquiry on 66-2 form. Home at 1800.
Wed Feb 28 – Home all day taking care of the family. Grace improved. Sat up for a short time today.
MARCH 1945
Thu Mar 1 – To Cribben & Sexton Co until 1500. Downtown until 1700. Major Sproul came to dinner. Marcia’s birthday party a day early. House at 1800. To lodge in evening. 3rd Degree. George Kohout.
Fri Mar 2 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800.
Sat Mar 3 – To Cribben & Sexton for the morning. Late lunch downtown then to office until 1700 – 39 S LaSalle. Home 1810 – to Oak Park shopping later.
Sun Mar 4 – To SS & church. Grace home with cold. Spent the day at home. Susan was here until 1600. David had a big day with his kites.
Mon Mar 5 – To office 39 S LaSalle. Conference of CPFF overhead unit. To Cribben & Sexton Co at 11—for balance of day. Home at 1800.
Tue Mar 6 – To Cribben & Sexton for the day. Home at 1800. Painting living room ceiling in evening. Called Mother to tell her we would be home.
Wed Mar 7 – To office 39 S LaSalle for conference, as Maj. Newman leaving on leave. To Cribben & Sexton balance of the day. Home at 1750. Painting ceiling in dining room.
Thu Mar 8 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800. To lodge at night
Fri Mar 9 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800.
Sat Mar 10—To C&S Co until 1100. To office and get tickets for trip to Muncie. Met Grace at 1400 and drove to the folks near Attica. Home there by 1745.
Sun Mar 11 – To SS with family at Newtown. Dinner at Evelyns. Drove to Villa Park by 1930. Took 2110 train to Central Station. Left on 2345 on Pullman for Muncie.
Mon Mar 12 – Changed trains at Indpls for Muncie. Arrived at Muncie at 0950. To Chevrolet plant until 1700. Met Capt. Gatesy of Detroit. Left Muncie at 2250 for Indpls.
Tues Mar 13 – Left Indpl at 0155 arrived in Chicago at 0745. To office downtown until noon. To Cribben & Sexton in afternoon. Home at 1800. Home all evening.
Wed Mar 14 – To Cribben & Sexton for the day until 1500. To Harding Bros. & Williams until 1656. To office met with Mr. Dolan. To Sojourners and joined in evening.
Thurs Mar 15 – To office until 1030. To Cribben & Sexton until evening. Home at 1810. Grace & children met me at the train. Dinner with family at church. To lodge in evening. Got due card.
Fri Mar 16 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for the day. Home at 1800. Home all evening.
Sat Mar 17 – Cribben & Sexton for morning. Officers call at 1400 at downtown office. Home after call home at 1645. Home all evening.
Sun Mar 18 – Grace and children went to SS. Home with cold. Worked on cabinets. Edna & Lenora came in evening.
Mon Mar 19 – To office 39 S. LaSalle then to District contracting office with Deere & Co representatives. To cribben & Sexton at 1500. Home at 1745.
Tues Mar 20 – To C&S Co for the day. Home at 1745.
Wed Mar 21 – To office for about 30 minutes. To Cribben & Sexton Co for rest of day. Home 1745.
Thurs Mar 22 – To office for 1 ½ hours. To C&S Co for balance of day. Home at 1745. To lodge at night
Fri Mar 23 – To Cribben & Sexton for day. Worked until 2100. Home 2245.
Sat Mar 24 – To Cribben & Sexton Co for morning. In office until 1500. Shopped for David’s birthday Home 1645.
Sun Mar 25 – Trimmed hedge in morning. Drove to Ednas in late afternoon. Home for David’s birthday dinner. Left for train at 1944. Trip to Moline, John Deere job.
-- thanks to johndeere.com for the great clipart
Mon Mar 26 – Arrived in Moline about 0730. Stopped at Hotel Le Claire. To Deere & Co about 0845. Mr. Solarch with me. Mr. Harger of RA Staff with me.
Tues Mar 27 – To work at Deere & Co, Moline office. Call from AJ Newman recalling Mr. Solarsh (Solarch?) to Chicago.
Wed Mar 28 – To Deere & Co Moline Office. Conference with Mr. Curtiss. Mr. Kirby, Mr. Jones, Mr. Karues, Mr. Solarsh left for Chicago Show at night.
Thurs March 29 – To Dare (sic) & Co Moline Office. To show in evening.
Fri March 30 – To Deere & Co. Moline office. To show in evening
Sat March 31 – To Deere & Co Moline office until 1330. To Chicago at 1710. Home at 2145.
APRIL 1945
Sun Apr 1 – To SS with family. Children in Special Service. Home. Worked in garden. To Chicago at 1530 train to Moline at 1701. Arrived Moline 2145.
Mon Apr 2 – To Deere & Co Moline Office for the day. Show in evening.
Tue Apr 3 – To Deere & Co. Moline Office for the day. Spent evening reading.
Wed Apr 4 – To Deere & Co for the day. Show in evening
Thu Apr 5 – To Deere & Co office for the day. Lunch with Messers Hasselquist, Kirby & Gaskin and country club. To show in evening.
Fri Apr 6 – To Deere & Co General Office until 0930. To JD Harvester until 1530. To hotel & train at 1710. Home 2140.
Sat Apr 7 – To office 39 S LaSalle. Wrote report on Deere & Co. Got orders for TD Dayton office to study with conversion unit.
Sun Apr 8 – Home washing windows and putting up screens. Left home at 1810 for temporary duty in Dayton. Left on Pennsylvania at 2305.
Mon Apr 9 – Arrived at Dayton at 0637. Arrived at office 0730. Met Maj. Burke, Lt. Col Hurst & Lt. Col Rosslow. Working on Conversion program. Rooming at 610 W Norman – Mr. Ahrens.
Tue Apr 10 – To Dayton office. To Wright Field at 0830 for conversion conference with Nash Kelvanator until 1715. Returned to office. Dinner with Lt. Col. Rosslow. Walked out to room with Lt. Col. Rosslow.
Wed Apr 11 – To Dayton office. To Wright Field at 0830 for Conversion Conference with Hudson until 1230. Lunch at Post returned to office at 1500. Dinner with Lt. Col. Rosslow. Evening at room.
Thur Apr 12 – To office all day. Bowling with Mr. Ahrens in evening. President Roosevelt died at 1535 CWT of a cerebral hemorrhage. A new President & Commander in chief – Harry S. Truman.
Fri Apr 13 – To office in morning, PT in afternoon. To room about 1815.
Sat Apr 14 – To office until 9:30 to Wright Field for conference with officers going to Detroit on Nash-Kelvinstor. To office about 1415. Officers call memorial at 1500. Room in evening.
Sun Apr 15 – To officers call at 0900 at office. To Patterson Field for Memorial Service for FDR to church with Capt. Hume – show and dinner with Hume. Took train for Detroit at midnight.
--thanks again to Pinterest for the perfecto pictures to add to this great diary
Mon Apr 16 – Arrive Detroit at 0730. Breakfast at Detroit athletic club. Drove with Lt. Col. McKenney Maj Tates, Captl. Sommerman & Lt. Zuegner to lansing. Nash-Kelvinator Plant Dinner at Cliff Bell in Detroit.
Tues April 17 – To Nash-Kevinator plant Conversion conference with Maj Fates, Capt. Sonnerman, Lt. Zuegner. Mr and Mrs. Wibel and other men. Dinner at Brass Rail.
Wed April 18 – To Nash-Kelvinator Plant to continue conference. Dinner at Fishers
Thurs April 19 – To Nash-Kelvinator Plant. 10 minute ride in Helicopter. Conference with Mr. Wibel in afternoon. Dinner at London Chop House. Train to Dayton at 2345.
Fri April 20 – To room at 0500. To work at 0900. Writing report on conferences with Nash-Kelvinator.
Sat April 21 – To office in morning. PT in afternoon. Left for Chicago at 1445. Home VP at 2220.
Sun April 22 – Home all day until 2115 when left for train. Left PRR station at 2305.
Mon Apr 23 – To office at 0730. Assigned Glenn L. Martin Co Nebraska conference. Left Dayton at 2200 for Chicago on trip to Glenn L. Martin Nebraska Co.
Tue Apr 24 – Arrived Chicago at 0710. To Chicago office at 0830 until 0900. House for the day making doors for cabinet. To train for Omaha at 2100.
Wed Apr 25 – Arrived at Omaha at 0800. To Glenn L. Martin Co Plant at 1000. Conference at Plant until 1600. Brief trip through plant. Show at night with Mr. Schiender.
Thur Apr 26 – To Glenn L. Martins plant for further conference. Through modification center in afternoon. Left Omaha at 2030 for Chicago.
Fri Apr 27 – Arrived in Aurora at 0730. Took 0830 electric home. Completed cabinet doors. Drove to Julians late afternoon for Overmans. Left for Chicago at 2130.
Sat Apr 28 – Arrived in Dayton at 0650. At office for the day.
Sun Apr 29 – Breakfast with the Ahrens and to church with them. To office about 1330 and wrote letters. Dinner about 1630 walked to room and in for evening.
Mon Apr 30 – To office for the day. Writing report on trip. To room about 1930 in for the evening.
MAY 1945
Tues May 1 – To office at Dayton for the day. Dinner on Salem Avenue with Lt. Col. Roselow. To Lodge at Dayton #147 in Masonic Temple in evening saw 3 MM raised. (Note: Master Masons)
Wed May 2 – To Dayton office for the day. Informed that I should return to Chicago Office Thursday night. To show in evening. To room at 2145.
Thurs May 3 – To Dayton office for day. Finished report. Got train reservation. To show with Capt. Huhn. Dinner and to room at 2030. Left for Chicago on 2300 train
Fri May 4 – Arrived Chicago about 0730. To Chicago office until noon. PT at home in afternoon. Grace had been to dispensary. Home about 1600. Dinner at Louis with family.
Sat May 5 – To Chicago office for day. Reviewed overhead claim. Home at 1815. Spread crushed stone on driveway.
Sun May 6 – To SS & Church with family. Worked in yard setting out flower plants. Maj and Mrs. Newman came out in evening took ride with them. Dinner with them at home.
Mon May 7 – To office 39 So. LaSalle in morning. Left for Pullman Co in rain immediately after lunch. At Pullman with Mr. Peterson until 1630. Home about 1845. Germany signed unconditional surrender at 0241 European time this morning. (Thanks to The Guardian for the photo)
Tues May 8 – To office at 39 So. LaSalle. To Maj. Hoffmans office to hear Churchill announcing peace in Europe. Made announcement at 0800 by Pres. Truman. Fighting to cease at 1701 our time today.
Wed May 9 – Left Chicago for Moline at 0100. To Deere & Co for a short time in morning. To Harvester works in afternoon. To hotel about 1700. Headache slept until 1815. Dinner and show in evening.
Thurs May 10 – To Deere Harvester Works for the morning. To Deere & Co. Moline in afternoon. To Davenport shopping in evening. Dinner at 130 Club in Davenport. To show. Hotel by Ferry and Bus.
Fri May 11 – To Deere Harvester Works for the day. Dinner with WO (JG) Sam Miller. To hotel room about 7:30 for the evening. Weather is very cool has been all week.
Sat May 12 – To Deere Harvester for the day. Train to Chicago at 1710. Home about 2200. Susan home Grace misses me at station.
Sun May 13 – To SS & Church with family in morning. Home all afternoon. Cutting dandelions a very pleasant day. Left for train at 1944. 2100 train to Moline.
Mon May 14 – To breakfast with Maj. Newman and WOJG Miller. To Deere Harvester at East Moline. Spent evening with Maj. Newman in room.
Tues May 15 – To Deere & Co. Moline with Maj. Newman and WOJG Miller. Maj. Newman returned to Chicago at 1710. Attended NACA meeting in evening. Mr. McCully speaker.
Wed May 16 – To Deere Harvester plant for the day. To dinner at home of Mr. Ecles and attended Trinity Lodge no. 208. To hotel at 2315.
Thurs May 17 – To Deere & Co. Moline for the day. Dinner with Mr. Miller a Rondwear (?) for a steak. To show Diamond Horseshow alone. Hotel 2330.
Fri May 18 – To Deere & Co for the day. Dinner with Mr. Miller at Manhattan Hotel and radio for evening.
Sat May 19 – To Deere Harvester works for the morning. To hotel to pack in afternoon. Returned to Chicago on 1710 arriving at 2035. Home at 2145.
Sun May 20 – Home with family all day. Worked on Marcia’s room all day.
Mon May 21 – To District office for the day. Working on Deere & Co. overhead. Home at 1815.
Tues May 22 -- To District officer for day. Deere overhead papers. Home at 1815.
Wed May 23 – To District office for day. Deere overhead papers. Home at 1815.
Thurs May 24 – To District Office for morning. Home in afternoon. Cleaning Davids room. To lodge in evening.
Friday May 25 – To District office. To United Aircraft with Maj. Newman until 1600. Home at 1815.
Sat May 26 – To District office for the day. Home at 18:15 Mowing lawn.
Sun May 27 – To SS with family. Last Sunday for adult class until fall. Afternoon at home. To Edna’s for a drive in evening.
Mon May 28 – To United Air Line office for the day. Home 1820. Put out tomato plants.
Tues May 29 – To United Air Lines Office for day. Susan came home with me at 1820. Grace & I went to show at Lombard (?) in evening.
Wed May 30 – To 39 So LaSalle office. Off at 1440. Home at 1600. Painting ceiling in David’s room.
Thurs May 31 – To 39 So. LaSalle office. Home at 1800. Lodge at night.
JUNE 1945
Fri June 1 – To 39 So. LaSalle office until noon. Home afternoon at 1330 for PT. Started papering David’s room.
Sat June 2—To 39 So. LaSalle office for day. Home at 1800. Family out in evening. Finished papering David’s room.
Sun June 3 -- Children to Sunday School. No adult class for summer. Painted walls in dining room. Home all day.
Mon June 4 – To United Air Line offices for the day. Home at 1820.
Tues June 5 – To United Air Lines offices for the day. Was notified by Capt. Heil that Promotion to Major was dated 11 May 1945. Home at 1815.
Wed June 6 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. Drove to Chicago with family to by (sic) tricycle and bicycle for Marcia and David.
Thurs June 7 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the morning. To United Air Line at noon. Home at 1800. Lodge in the evening
Fri June 8 – To United Air Lines for the day. Maj. Newman was out for the day. Received written copy of promotions order dated 11 May 1945. Home at 1815. (thanks to picclick for the cute photo)
Sat June 9 – To United Air Lines until noon. Home in afternoon. Painting screens and fixing David’s bicycles.
Sun June 10 – To Church with the family. Home in the afternoon. Drove to Wheaton in afternoon.
Mon June 11 – To downtown office for the day. Officers in from Detroit re. consolidation. Home at 1815.
Tues June 12 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815.
Wed June 13 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1815.
Thurs June 14 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home about 1815. To Lodge in evening.
Fri June 15 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home about 1815.
Sat June 16 – To United Air Lines in morning. Home in afternoon
Sun June 17 – To church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon June 18 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815. Grace had a nice birthday cake for me, a slack suit and a box of candy.
Tues June 19 --- To United Air Lines for the day. Maj. Newman was out for the day. To Elmhurst lodge at night.
Wed June 20 – To United Airlines for the day and worked through until 3:45 a.m. to complete jet ? Home at 5:00 a.m.
Thurs June 21 – To downtown office for the day. Went in late as I had work most of the night at United. Julians stopped in for visit in evening.
Fri June 22 – To Elmhurst in morning for paint. Home before noon. Painting on house in afternoon. Children sick in bed.
Sat June 23 – Home all day painting. Children sick in bed.
Sun June 24 – Home all day. Painting house. Children sick in bed.
Mon June 25 – Left car for repair in morning. Painted in afternoon, Children sick in bed.
Tues June 26 – Painting house during the day. Children sick in bed.
Wed June 27 – To Chicago for paint in morning. Home by noon and painting afternoon. To lodge instructions at night. Children sick in bed.
Thurs June 28 – At home painting house during day. To lodge at night. Children sick in bed.
Fri June 29 – At home painting house during day. Marcia able to be up and out most of day. David was dressed but on davenport most of the day.
Sat June 30 -- Painting trim around back porch and up stairs windows. Children up and going. Home all day.
JULY 1945
Sun July 1 – Painting until about 1315. Grace & children went to church. About 160 we drove to Wheaton then to Glencoe and along take front to logs ? Home at 2030.
Mon July 2 – Returned to office 29 LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810 cut grass and did some painting on garage.
Tue July 3 – To United Air Lines Inc office for the day. Home 1820 – did some painting in evening.
Wed July 4 – To Office 39 So. LaSalle for day. Home 1625. To dinner with family on Rancelet (?) Road. Had fire works at home to Elmhurst for more. Left for Moline.
Thurs July 5 – Left by sleeper at 0100 for Moline. At Deere Harvester Plant for day. Hotel at 1700. Dinner and shower. To bed at 2230.
Fri July 6 – To Deere Harvester Plant all day. Left Moline for Chicago at 1710 Home 2145.
Sat July 7 – To office 39 So. LaSalle in morning. Home painting in afternoon. Maj. & Mrs. Newman came for their car and took us to dinner at Louis to bed at 2230.
Sun July 8 – Church with family. Home afternoon painting. Took applications for Eastern Star for Grace & I to Frank Konout in evening.
Mon July 9 – To 39 So. LaSalle office shots for yellow fever. Visited dentist. Home at 1810.
Tues July 10 – To office 29 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810.
Wed July 11 – To United Air Lines for the day. Grace & children stopped and we drove home by way of North Avenue.
Thurs July 12 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Dentist in afternoon. Home at 1800.
Fri July 13 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1815.
Sat July 14 – To United Air Lines for the morning. Grace, children and Susan stopped for me at airport. Drove to Attica and home at 1630.
Sun July 15 – To SS & Church with family at Newtown. Dinner with Evelyns back to Chicago with Arthur Sheridan. Home at 2345. Grace & children stayed with the folks.
Mon July 16 – To office 39 S LaSalle in morning and dentist. To United Air Lines for the afternoon. Home at 1900.
Tues July 17 – To United Air Lines until 1615. Left for downtown to Sherman Hotel for party for the District Auditors. Home at 2245.
Wed July 18 – United Air Lines for day. To Maj & Mrs. Newmans for the evening. Home about 2300.
Thurs July 19 – To dentist in morning. Had tooth pulled. To United Air Lines for balance of day. Home at 1845. Painted windows.
Fri July 20 – To United Air Lines Inc for day. Home at 1940. Worked on board for window sill.
Sat July 21 – To downtown office in morning. Home after 1430 working on window sill. Went to Chicago for evening meal and saw show.
Sun July 22 – Worked on window sill, cut the grass and left the house at 1530 to get train for Moline. Arrived at Moline at 2000.
Mon July 23 – To Deere & Company for audit of overhead for 1945. To Hotel at 1645. Dinner and a show.
Tues July 24 – To Deere & Company for the day. To show at night. Temperature 102.
Wed July 25 – To Deere & Company with Lt. Wiseman. Dinner with Lt. Wiseman had nice walk.
Thurs July 26 – To Deere & Co for the day. Left on 1710 train . Was late arrived in Chicago at 2:30 house about 2330. Family home with Susan & Barbara.
Fri July 27 – To office downtown for the day. Wrote report and attended conference. Found Lt. had made Capt. On Thursday. Home at 1815.
Sat July 28 – To United Air Lines in morning. Family called for me at noon. We had lunch in restaurant, then to zoo for the afternoon.
Sun July 29 – To the Hoe Woe restaurant for lunch. To museum and then for a two hour boat ride. Home at 1930.
Mon July 30 – To United Air Lines for day. Took Susan home on way to work. Home at 1830. Battery of car went dead. Picked apples at Mellett’s.
Tues July 31 – To United Air Lines for the day. Grace met me after work. Home at 1815.
AUGUST 1945
Note at Beginning of 1945: The bombing of Japan is terrific. They seem to have no way to fight back to air or Navy bombing and shelling.
Wed Aug 1 – To dentist and office in morning. To United Air Line at 1000. Left United at noon because of Air Force holiday. Painted garage in afternoon. (depositphotos - too cute!)
Thurs Aug 2 – To United Air Line office for the day. Brought Susan home with me. Susan, Barbara and Grace went to show while I mowed the grass.
Fri Aug 3 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1615. Haircut in evening.
Sat Aug 4 – To United Air Lines in morning. To Vaughin Commissary afternoon. Home at 1500. Painted windows.
Sun Aug 5 – Home all day. Children went to Sunday School. Grace, the nieces and children went to show. I painted windows in afternoon.
Mon Aug 6 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1820.
Tues Aug 7 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815.
Wed Aug 8 – To downtown office for morning. Home in afternoon. Made drive with family. Left home at 1930 for Chicago to Omaha.
Thurs Aug 9 – Arrived in Omaha at 0800. To Glenn & Martin Nebraks Co for day. Dinner with Mr. Greeble. Show at night.
Fri Aug 10 – To Glenn L. Martin Nebraska Co for day. Left Omaha at 2030.
Sat Aug 11 – Arrived in Chicago at 0800 from Omaha. At office all day. Home at 1815.
Sun Aug 12 – To Church with family. To Lake Banas with family. Boating for two hours. Home at 1915. Rumor War is over.
Mon Aug 13 – To Downtown office in morning. To United Air Lines with Lt. Wiseman at noon. Home 1850. More rumors of peace.
Tues Aug 14 – To United Air Lines for day. President Truman announced acceptance of peace terms at 1800. Drove to downtown Chicago after church service. Susan Barbara & family.
Wed Aug 15 – To United Air Line and found office closed until Friday. Home and took family to Chicago to show. Drove north to Winnetka west through Glenview and home. Grace & girls to show.
Thurs Aug 16 – Home all day working on house. Painting and puttying. Girls went to show.
Fri Aug 17 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for day. Evelyn, the boys, mother and father arrived at 1820. Drove Susan home and Barbara stayed all night with her.
Sat Aug 18 – To United Air Lines for the morning. Father, Charles & Norman went with me to airport. All went to museum in afternoon.
Sun Aug 19 – To church with entire family. To zoo in afternoon with family.
Mon Aug 20 – To United Air Lines for day. The folks went about nine this morning. Home from United at 1810. To show with family in evening.
Tues Aug 21 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1820 with a bushel of peaches.
Wed Aug 22 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815.
Thurs Aug 23 – To United Air Lines for day. Called down town at 1530. Home at 1815. Had oil changed in car. Lodge in evening.
Fri Aug 24 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1815. Mr. and Mrs. Yuell, Mrs. Warren & Mr. Meyers called in evening. To Julians in evening.
Sat Aug 25 – To downtown office in morning. Home at 1400. Home in afternoon.
Sun Aug 26 – To SS & Church with family. Maj. & Mrs. Newman came about 1400. Drove to picnic north of LaGrange. Home at 1945.
Mon Aug 27 – To dental clinic at 8:30. To office for few minutes then to United Air Lines. Home at 1810. To Edna’s with family in evening.
Tues Aug 28 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1800. Took short drive with family in evening.
Wed Aug 29 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1815.
Thurs Aug 30 – To United Air Lines for the day. Played Softball game with audit team. Home about 1945.
Fri Aug 31 – To UAL for the day. Home at 1815.
SEPTEMBER 1945
Sat Sept 1 – Japan signed surrender terms 1 Sept. Broadcast about 2030. Home painting window sash for the day. Heard last of Pres. Trumans talk Hear Gen. McArthur and Adm Minitz from Tokeo Bay.
Sun Sept 2– To SS & Church with family in morning. Late in afternoon drove to Mr. Thornberg’s. Mr. Mac Guillians and Meredith McKingbro. Then to Buckingham Fountain. (thanks to e-bay for the pretty old Buckingham fountain post card)
Mon Sept 3– Home until late afternoon. Drove to Clain St. Charles. Gerion Wheaton and home. Maj and Mrs. Newman stopped in at 2015 for short visit.
Tues Sept 4 – To Dentist then 39 S. LaSalle to United Air Lines after 1045. Grace met me after work. House about 1745. Painted basement floor in evening.
Wed Sept 5– To United Air Lines for the day. Worked with McQuillan and Sgt. Ross until 2130. Home at 2215.
Thurs Sept 6– To Dentist then to United Air Lines for the day. Worked with Sgt. Ross & Mr. McQuillan until 2100. Home by traction about 2230.
Fri Sept 7 – To downtown office until 1100 getting information regarding talk at Auditors meeting. To United Air Lines in afternoon. Home at 1820.
Sat Sept 8 – Home in morning. Haircut first then put fertilizer on shrubs & garden. David & I went to see Cubs play the Giants at Wrigley Field. Home in evening.
Sun Sept 9 – Home all day. Children went to SS. Grace had a cold and not feeling well.
Mon Sept 10 – To United Air Line for the day. Home at 1745. Grace attended show in evening. I painted two windows early in evening.
Tues Sept 11 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745. Cut grass in evening.
Wed Sept 12 – To downtown office for supervisory and auditors meeting. To sojourners meeting. Home with Mr. Warren’s Home at 0030.
Thurs Sept 13 – To Sherman Hotel for resident auditors meeting for the day. Home at 1800.
Fri Sept 14 –To Sherman Hotel to Resident Auditors meeting. Delivered a talk in the morning session. Home at 1730. Grace and I went to show in evening.
Sat Sept 15 – Home in the morning. The entire family went to show in Elmwood Park in afternoon.
Sun Sept 16 – To church with entire family in morning. Home all afternoon. Helped firemen at carnival at night.
Mon Sept 17 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1700. Helped the firemen in evening. Grace worked with me in booth. Dentist in afternoon.
Tues Sept 18 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745. Took the family to carnival in evening.
Wed Sept 19 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745. A very hard electric storm and heavy rain in evening.
Thurs Sept 20 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745. To lodge in evening.
Fri Sept 21 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745.
Sat Sept 22 – Home all day. A cold day for September and damp. Julians were here for the evening meal.
Sun Sept 23 – Home all day. Children went to SS. Grace had cold. Weather warmer. Finished painting house. Took short drive in evening.
Mon Sept 24 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Military Order of the World Wars for dinner at Columbia Yacht Club Home at 22:45.
Tues Sept 25 – To United Air Lines for the day. Worked until 1940. Home about 2030.
Wed Sept 26 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745.
Thur Sept 27 – To United Air Lines for the day. Worked until 1903. Home at 2010.
Fri Sept 28 – To District office for the day. Received approval of 1944 Overhead of United Air Lines. Grace & I went thru the Eastern Star in evening.
Sat Sept 29 – To Elmhurst in the morning shopping. Home in afternoon and evening.
Sun Sept 30 – Home until 1600. Took family to visit Mr. Tomberg’s Home about 2100.
OCTOBER 1945
Mon Oct 1 – To United Air Lines in morning. Dentist in afternoon. To District office about 1430 for the rest of the day. Home at 1800.
Tue Oct 2 –To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 17:45.
Wed Oct 3 – To United Air Lines Inc for the day. Home at 1745. Cubs won first game over Tigers 9 to 0. World series. (wikipedia)
Thu Oct 4 – To United Air Lines, Inc for the day. Home at 1745. Tigers won second game 4 to 1 attended lodge in evening.
Fri Oct 5 – To United Air Line Inc for the day. Home at 1745. Cubs won the third game of World Series score 3 to 0. Game 2 to 1.
Sat Oct 6 – Home for the day. Worked in yard. Tigers won fourth game of World Series Score 4 to 1. Games tied at 2 to 2.
Sun Oct 7 – SS & Church in morning. To Maj. Newmans after dinner and had lunch with them in evening. Home at 2015. Tigers won 8-4 over Cubs to make 3-2 for games.
Mon Oct 8 – To United Air Lines for the day. To downtown office for orders and ticket to go to St. Louis. Left Chicago at 1750. Cubs won 8-7 in 6th game.
Tues Oct 9 – To Liaster-Kauffman Aircraft Co. at -83-. Review of Overhead audit. To Creent Lodge #163 in St. Louis Temple close to Hotel Caronada.
Wed oct 10 – To Liaster-Kauffman Aircraft Co for the day. To picture show in evening.
Thur Oct 11 – To Liaster-Kauffman Aircraft Co. for the day. Took train at 1630 for Chicago arrived at 2140. Home at 2400.
Fri Oct 12 – To downtown office for the day. Home at 1800.
Sat Oct 13 – To Chicago for doctor appointment. Left Chicago at 0930 for Carthage. Arrived in Carthage at 1530. Visited with Grace’s parents.
Sun Oct 14 – To SS & Church in Carthage with family. Dinner at Church.
Mon Oct 15 – Left Carthage at 0800 Picked up suits at cleaners. To my folks for dinner. Visited with Evelyn & Bob. Left the folks at 1415 arrived Chicago at 1730. To doctors at 1930. Home at 2115.
Tues Oct 16 – To Office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1800. Grace to see doctor in morning starting treatment.
Wed Oct 17 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1745.
Thurs Oct 18 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. To Lodge in evening.
Fri Oct 19 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810.
Sat Oct 20 – Home in morning. To Chicago with family. Grace went to doctor. To the park for awhile. Stopped by Julians about 1600. Home at 1830.
Sun Oct 21 – To SS & Church with family. Took over dues as president of class. Home all afternoon.
Mon Oct 22 – To United Air Lines for day. Home by train about 1900.
Tues Oct 23 – To United Air Lines for day. Home at 1800. Grace feeling much pain.
Wed Oct 24 – To Office 29 S LaSalle. To Pullman at 1000. Lunch with Mr. Peterson & Purdue Reviewer audit at Car Works. Home at 1800.
Thurs Oct 25 – To Office 39 S. LaSalle. To Pullman downtown office at 0900. Lunch with Mr. Peterson, Mr. Purchell and Mr. Lieber. Returned to office at 14000. Called by Mr. Johnson then visited committee at Rite. ?
Fri Oct 26 – To Office 39 S. LaSalle. Writing reports all day. Home at 1810. To Eastern Star with Grace. Home at 2300.
Sat Oct 27 Home all day. Stopped by the church in late afternoon.
Sun Oct 28 – To SS & Church with family. Home for rest of day. Drive with family in evening.
Mon Oct 29 – To office 39 S LaSalle St for the day. Lunch with Lt. Col. Hoffman and Maj. Newman at Barracks 158 W. Harrison. Home at 1810. Grace went to show in evening.
Tues Oct 30 – To 39 S. LaSalle office for day. Lunch with Maj. Newman. Home at 1820.
Wed Oct 31 – To office 39 S. LaSalle. At 1000 called at Board of Trade building for copy of Pullman audit. To Pullman until 1400 returning to office and another call at Navy office for audit report. Home 1755.
NOVEMBER 1945
Thursday Nov 1 – To Pullman Aircraft for the day. Home at 1800. To lodge in evening.
Friday Nov 2 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810.
Saturday Nov 3 – To commissary and stores in the morning. Home remainder of day.
Sunday Nov 4 – To SS with family. Due to slight cols did not stay for church. Put in storm windows in afternoon.
Monday Nov 5 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1810.
Tuesday Nov 6 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810.
Wednesday Nov 7 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Scottish Rite in evening. Home at 2245.
Thursday Nov 8 – To United Air Lines for day. Lodge Turkey dinner at 1800. Home at 2315.
Friday Nov 9 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1810.
Saturday Nov 10 -- To Commissary and stores in morning. Put in storm windows. Jim Beasley called in afternoon and drove to Chicago for him. Evening at home.
Sunday Nov 11 – To SS and church with family. Maj. Otto McBridge spoke to SS Class in place of Dr. Togier. Home the rest of the day. (thanks to pinterest)
Monday Nov 12 – At home for the day celebrating Armistice Day. To Chicago for Lodge of Perfection at 17:30 – 12:14.
Tuesday Nov 13 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Council of Prince of Jersusalem in evening 15 degree and 16 degree.
Wednesday Nov 14 – To United Air Lines for the day. To GOurgas Chapter of Rose Croix for 18 degree.
Thursday Nov 15 – To United Air Lines for the day. To consistery for the 25 degree.
Friday Nov 16 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Office for tickets in late afternoon. To dinner at Scottish Rite followed by 32 degree. Honorary Vice President of class assimbitory ?
Saturday Nov 17 – Home all day. Working on storm windows. Spent evening at home.
Sunday Nov 18 – To SS with family. Left at 11:13 am. For Chicago and at 1 p.m. for Minneapolis. Arrived at 8:00 pm. Stayed at Curtis Hotel.
Monday Nov 19 – To Northwest Air Lines for 1945 overhead review. To hotel at 1710. Lt. Clouse rooming with me.
Tuesday Nov 20 – To Northwest Air Lines for the day.; To Hotel at 1710. Dinner with Lt. Clouse.
Wednesday Nov 21 – To Northwest Air Lines for the morning. Left Lt. Bul at 1:00 pm. Blizzard on way across Wisconsin. To Chicago at 8:05 p.m. Home at 9:30 p.m.
Thursday Nov 22 – Home all day. Put in last of storm windows. No special celebration for Thanksgiving day.
Friday Nov 23 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Lunch with Maj. Newman. Home at 18:15.
Saturday Nov 24 – Left home about 6:30 driving to folks arriving at 1015. Visited the new farm with folks in afternoon.
Sunday Nov 25 – To SS with David and folks. Taught Evelyn’s class. Grace stayed with Evelyn as Marcia had cold. Big dinner at Evelyns, Uncle Larry & Martins there. Home at 1915.
Monday Nov 26 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1810.
Tuesday Nov 27 – To Office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. To dentist for treatment two hours in morning. Home at 1810.
Wednesday Nov 28 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1815.
Thursday Nov 29 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1815 – Maj & Mrs. Newman’s baby boy born at 0830. 7 ½ pounds.
Friday Nov 30 – To Office 39 S. LaSalle. Took flu shoot (sic). Home at 1815.
DECEMBER 1945
Saturday Dec 1—At home all day. Felt like I was getting over the “flu” result of vaccine.
Sunday Dec 2 – To SS & Church with family. To church at 2:30 to help with every member canvas. Supper at church.
Monday Dec 3 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815.
Tuesday Dec 4 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. David had high fever. Evidently the flu.
Wednesday Dec 5 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815. Dave some better most of the day. Unable to sleep in evening.
Thursday Dec 6 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Hotel Sherman at 6:00 p.m. met Maj. McBride and attended church Federation Meeting. Mr. Merrick spoke.
Friday Dec 7 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. (set apart from this sentence) – David seems almost well.
Saturday Dec 8 – Home all day. Grace went to doctor. David still laid up.
Sunday Dec 9 – Marcia and I went to SS. I went to church. Home the rest of the day.
Monday Dec 10 – To United Air Lines for the day. To Fritag’s with Maj. McBride for report on last Thursday’s meeting.
Tuesday Dec 11 – To United Air Lines for the morning. Home at 1215. Grace went to doctor’s.
Wednesday Dec 12 – To United Air Lines for the day. Dinner with James Beasley. James left for California at 8:30 a.m. attended Sojournors meeting. Home at 11:30 p.m.
Thursday Dec 13 – To United Air Lines for the day. Dinner with Mr. Dolan then to consistory for tal by Bishop Ivers at Milwaukee. Home at 10:40.
Friday Dec 14 – To United Air Lines in morning. Left for downtown at 1;00 p.m. Downtown office for afternoon. Home at 1815.
Saturday Dec 15 – Home in morning. To Chicago with family. Grace to doctors. All the family visited the Newmans. To couples club and lodge installation at night.
Sunday Dec 16 – To SS with Grace in morning. Children stayed home. Bought Christmas tree in afternoon.
Monday Dec 17 – To downtown office for the day. Home at 1815.
Tuesday Dec 18 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Wednesday Dec 19 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815. (yep exact same)
Thursday Dec 20 -- To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Party for office at officers club in evening. Home at 2345.
Friday Dec 21 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815. Shopping in Elmhurst in evening.
Saturday Dec 22 – Drove with family to Carthage arriving at 1530.
Sunday Dec 23 – To SS & church with family. Dinner at Overman’s. Visited Jacks in evening.
Monday Dec 24 – Drove home leaving Carthage at 0800. Arrived at Evelyns at 1200 for lunch. Left for Villa Park at 1250 arriving at 2015. Driving terrible. Icy all the way.
Tuesday Dec 25 – Home with family all day. Children thought they had a fine Christmas. (vectorstock - free - WOW - that's unusual but it's cute)
Wednesday Dec 26 – To office 39 So. LaSalle all day. Home at 1815.
Thursday Dec 27 -- To office 39 So. LaSalle. Home at 1815.
Friday Dec 28 – To office 39 So. LaSalle. Left office at 0925 for Pullman Aircraft Division. Called on RR Me. Peterson. Home at 1750.
Saturday Dec 29 -- To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Sunday Dec 30 – To SS with family. Left for the folks about 11:30 at dinner at Dyer, Indiana arrived at Evelyn’s about 1545. Evening meal with the folks.
Monday Dec 31 – Visited with the folks all day. To Covington with dad and Robert in afternoon. Evelyn’s were at Mothers for lunch and dinner.
1946 STUART McKNIGHT - MAJOR- ARMY AIR CORPS
David, Grace, Marcia, Stuart McKnight
JANUARY 1946
Tues Jan 1 – This year finds me a Major in the Army Air Corps stationed still at 39 S. LaSalle, Chicago with contract audit. Drove home from the folks. To Julians in afternoon to dinner.
Wed Jan 2 – To office 39 S. LaSalle until 1100. Left for United Air Lines to make a field survey. Home at 1515.
Thurs Jan 3 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1815. To Lodge in evening. Elected a director of the Low 12 Club.
Fri Jan 4 – To United Air Lines form the day. Home at 1820.
Sat Jan 5 – TO office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Lunch with Maj. Newman Home at 1815.
Sun Jan 6 – To SS with family and to church with Grace. Late in afternoon Maj and Mrs. Neman and son called. We took them home and returned home at 1945.
Mon Jan 7 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1830.
Tue Jan 8 – To United Airlines for the day for survey. Home at 1815.
Wed Jan 9 – To United Airlines for the day for survey. Home at 1815. To church annual meeting in evening
Thurs Jan 10 – To United Airline for the day on survey. Home at 1815.
Fri Jan 11 – To United Air Lines Inc for the day on survey. Home at 1815.
Sat Jan 12 – Shopping in Villa Park during morning. Home in afternoon and evening. Grace and David went to doctor.
Sun Jan 13 – To SS & Church with the family. To visit Edna and Lenora late in afternoon. Home in evening.
Sun Jan 14 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1825.
Tues Jan 15 – To office, 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1820. Left home at 2030 taking train from Chicago at 2200 for Kansas City on Santa Fe.
Wed Jan 16 – Arrived at Kansas City at -930. Reported to TWA Office at 1000 for the day. Dinner in evening with Mr. Billings. Room at Continental Hotel. (post card from Pinterest)
Thurs Jan 17 – To TWA Office for the day. Spent evening in hotel.
Fri Jan 18 – To TWA for the day. Went to see Girl of the Limberlost before 1800 had steak dinner after show and to hotel by 2130.
Sat Jan 19 – Slept and read until 1230. Had lunch and looked for hotel room until 1400. Spent part of afternoon in lobby. Visited Mr. Billings in evening.
Sun Jan 20 – Breakfast at 1000 with Mr. Billings. We met Mr. Barger at 1130 and visited the TWP operation base to see constellation airliner. Transferred to room at YMCA in afternoon. Hockey game at night
Mon Jan 21 – To TWO office for the day. Dinner with Mr. Billings in evening.
Tues Jan 22 – To TWA Office for the day. Afternoon visited offices I NY Life Bldg. Dinner with Mr. Billings
Wed Jan 23 – To TWA office for the day. Dinner with Mr. Billings. Mr. Billings took home to show.
Thurs Jan24 – To TWA office for the day. To dinner at home of Mr. Allen. Took train at 2100 for Chicago
Fri Jan 25 – Arrived in Chicago at 0815. To office at 0855. Spent morning in Colonel Braggers office. Worked on TWA Report afternoon.
Sat Jan 26 – Home for the day. Was down town for a time in morning.
Sun Jan 27 – SS With Grace and Marcia in the morning. David had chicken pox. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Jan 28 – To office at 39 So. LaSalle St for the day. Home at 1815. David bid end off temperature thermometer about the time I arrived home. Pieces of glass and mercury missing.
Tues Jan 29 – To office at 39 So. LaSalle St in morning. To Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co part of the day for overhead review. Home at 1815. David is better.
Wed Jan 30 – To office for the day. Home at 1815.
Thurs Jan 31 – To office for the day. Dinner with Mr. Dolan & Mr. Oaks at Westeria. To Scottish Rite for 7 degree 9 degree 10 degree and 11 degree. Home at 2300.
FEBRUARY 1946
Fri Feb 1 – To office downtown for the day. Home at 1815. Grace out to church play.
Sat Feb 2 – Home all day. Grace shopping in the morning. To doctor at the afternoon. To show with Grace in evening.
Sun Feb 3 – To SS with Grace. To church alone. Home the rest of the day. Children home because of chicken pox.
Mon Feb 4 – To office at 39 So. LaSalle St. Lynch with Maj. Newman. Home at 1815.
Tues Feb 5 – To office at 39 So. LaSalle St for the day. Lunch with Maj. Newman. Home at 1815.
Wed Feb 6 – To United Air Lines for the day. Home at 1825. To Mr. Kuhn’s for SS Department Superintendents meeting.
Thurs Feb 7 – To United Air Lines until 1330. To office downtown for rest of day. Dinner in evening with Mr. Warren. To Scottish Rite for 14 degrees. Home at 2300.
Fri Feb 8 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Sat Feb 9 – Down in Villa Park in bank in morning. Home this afternoon and evening. Cut off bottom of garage doors in afternoon. Grace to doctors. (industrialscenery blogspot - I would assume Stuart would have taken a train into the citye)
Sun Feb 10 – To SS with Grace. Marcia broken out with chicken pox., David getting over them. Left home at 1540 to get 1650 train for St. Louis. Arrived at 2200.
Mon Feb 11 – At Melbourne Hotel. Called for staff car to go to Curtiss-Wright at airport. Dinner with Mr. Titelbaum. To hotel about 2030.
Tues Feb 12 – To Curtiss Wright for the day. Completed the report. Dinner in hotel. Spent evening reading.
Wed Feb 13 – To Emerson Electric Co for the day. Mr. Tistelbaum stopped at Plant and went to dinner with him at his home. Met his brother former Major and Army Chaplain. A lovely evening with his family.
Thurs Feb 14 – To Emerson Electric Co for the day. To Rose Croix lodge at 3637 Lurdell Blvd, St. Louis. Southern Jurisdiction. TO bed about 1030.
Fri Feb 15 – Left Melbourne Hotel about 0830 for Union Station. Checked bag. Mr. Goodwin met me there took me to Granite City Plant. To lunch in Granite City. Visited Laista Kauffman. Took train at 1630 hour.
Sat Feb 16 –Home all day. Grace went to doctors in afternoon. Marcia was much better of the chicken pox. David had been in school a day and a half.
Sun Feb 17 – To SS with Grace & David. Grace returned home after opening. Grace went to church. Home the rest of the day
Mon Feb 18 – To office at 39 So LaSalle for the day. To PX at noon. House at 1815. To Frank Kohouts in evening re Eastern Star.
Tue Feb 19 – To office at 39 LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Wed Feb 20 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Thu Feb 21 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. To dinner with Maj. Marks, Mr. Dolan, Mr. Oakes, his son and Mr. Linquist. To Rose Croix for 18th Home at 2345.
Fri Feb 22 – To office as officer of the day.
Sat Feb 23 – Home for day. Grace went to doctors in the afternoon. Home for the entire day.
Sun Feb 24 – To SS and church. Home with family the rest of the day. Susan left at 0913.
Mon Feb 25 – To office 39 S. LaSalle. Colonel told me to get overhead and airlines Unit information as I was to take charge. Home at noon for leave to take care of family as Grace sick.
Tues Feb 26 – Home to take care family. Grace not able to take care of family.
Wed Feb 27 – Home to take care of family. Grace in bed.
Thurs Feb 28 – Home all day taking care of the family. Grace improved. Sat up for a short time today
MARCH 1946
Fri Mar 1 – Home all day taking care of family. Grace had very uncomfortable day. Not able to sit up.
Sat Mar 2 – Shopping with children in morning. Bought Marcia a sweater for her birthday. Doctor made visit here in evening. Grace off diet.
Sun Mar 3 – To SS with children. Grace in bed all day. Able to take fruit juice.
Mon Mar 4 – To office for the day. Given 1 June as date to get out of the Army. Assigned as chief of Overhead and Airlines Unit. Grace down stairs.
Tues Mar 5 – To office and to Ft. Sheridan. Bought groceries and tried to get sheets. Lunch at officers Club. To Frank Kohouts in evening. Grace still lying around.
Wed Mar 6 – To office to Pullmans until 1400. At office rest of day. Grace able to be around the house and bale to get evening meal.
Thur Mar 7 – To office for the day. Lunch with Maj. Newman. Home at 1810 with Maj. Newman to get his car. To lodge at night.
Fri Mar 8 – To office for the day. Spent noon hour getting refrigerator part. Maj. Newman’s last day at the office. Home at 1815. To Eastern Star. Took Chaplain’s station.
Sat Mar 9 – Spent the day at home. Working on refrigerator motor. Joanna and her husband had dinner with us in evening.
Sun Mar 10 – To SS with family. To Maj. Newmans in late afternoon. Home at 1915.
Mon Mar 11 – To office for the day. Home at 1815. Left at 2140 for Chicago. Left Chicago for Detroit at 2330 on Pullman.
Tues Mar 12 – Arrived in Detroit at 0700. To Book Cadillac Hotel for room. Mr. Dolan and I had breakfast together then went to Detroit office. Dinner with Dolan at Carls ?
Wed Mar 13 – To Detroit office. Maj Phillips drove us to General Motors residency office, then to Murray Corps office then to Ford Residency and back to Detroit Office. Col. Bratten was in office.
Thurs Mar 14 – To Detroit Regional office until 1430 in afternoon when Col. Bragger & Mrs. Bonner we went to Murray Corp for meeting with their officers. To hotel at 1715.
Fri Mar 15 – To Detroit Regional office then to Murray’s for 0900 Meeting with their officers and Resident Auditor. To regional office after 1400. Left Detroit on night train for Chicago.
Sat Mar 16 – Arrived in Chicago at 0710. Home at 0845. To stores in morning. Home in afternoon and evening.
Sun Mar 17 – To SS with Marcia. Grace and David were home because of cold. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Mar 18 – To office for the day. Lunch with Mr. Doland and Mr. Cahn (?). Home at 1810.
Tues Mar 19 – To office for the day. Lunch with Mr. Dolan and Maj. Marks. Home at 1820.
Wed Mar 20 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Col. Bragger asked that I meet him in Narshville next Monday Home at 1800.
Thurs Mar 21 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Writing report on Detroit trip. Home at 1800. Grace helping at church dinner. I got childrens dinner at home.
Fri Mar 22 – To office 39 S LaSalle for day. At home at 1805. Home for evening.
Sat Mar 23 – To Attica with the family to visit the folks. Rain before we arrived there. Lunch with them. To Mellott in afternoon met Cooper Kerr visited the farm.
Sun Mar 24 – to SS with the family except mother, who wasn’t feeling well. Dinner at Evelyns. Left for Chicago at 1520 home at 1900. Left at 2145 for Chicago. Left Chicago at 2340 for Nashville
Mon Mar 25 – Arrived in Nashville at 1040. Mr. Shropshire met me at hotel and we went to the Consolidated Vultee Plant. To hotel at 1730. Mrs. Smith and son met me at 2000 visited until midnight.
Tues Mar 26 – To plant at 0830. Col. Bragger came shortly afternoon. After meeting went to station for ticket at 1800. Dinner with colonel then to station at 1955. Leaving for Chicago.
Wed Mar 27 – Arrived in Chicago at 0805. To office at 0830. Lt. Col. Farris called re overhead program. Home at 1805.
Thurs Mar 28 – To office for the day at 39 S. LaSalle. Home at 1810
Fri Mar 29 – To office at 29 So. LaSalle for the day. Received orders to go to Kansas City Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Home at 1805 for the evening.
Sat Mar 30 – Started the garden by planning onions, radishes, lettuce, swiss chard. In village during morning shopping and welding.
Sun Mar 31 – To SS with family in morning. Home the rest of the day. Merideth’’s were visiting us for a while in the afternoon.
Note at end – started plans for selling house in Villa Park.
APRIL 1946
Mon Apr 1 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. Left home at 2045 for Chicago took Santa Fe Pullman for Kansas City at 2200. - (thanks to modetrainstuff for the nifty rendition)
Tue Apr 2 – Arrived in Kansas City at 0800. To Continental Hotel and to TWA office at 0845. Dinner with Mr. Billings in evening. Very warm day.
Wed Apr 3 – To TWA Office for the day. WOJG Foster came in from Minneapolis on transfer. To dinner at Mr. Allen’s in evening. Took train at 2230 for Chicago.
Thu Apr 4 – Arrived in Chicago at 0900. To office 39 S. LaSalle for the rest of the day. Places at for sale of house in Tribune Home at 1810.
Fri Apr 5 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810. Had calls by Real Estate agencies for the house.
Sat Apr 6 – At home all day. Had one call by phone regarding house by individuals. A visitor looked at the house in evening and made offer for the house which we accepted. $15,500.
Sun Apr 7 – To SS & Church with family. Lenora & Edna here for lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Doty who bought house were here in afternoon. Signed contract late in afternoon. Took Lenora & Edna home about 6:00 p.m.
Mon Apr 8 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1810.
Tue Apr 9 – To office 39 S. LaSalle until nine. To United Air Lines office for the day. Home at 1810.
Wed Apr 10 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Completed two overhead claims by securing Colonel Bragger’s signature. Home at 1810.
Thurs Apr 11 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815. To lodge in evening.
Fri Apr 12 – To office at 39 S. LaSalle for the day. Home in evening at 1810 Grace went to show in evening.
Sat Apr 13 – Home all day. Worked in garden. Cut grass. Painted ½ bath room in evening.
Sun Apr 14 – To SS and church with family. Took out storm windows put in all screens up stairs. Left for Chicago at 2040 to get 2359 train for Detroit.
Mon Apr 15 – Arrived in Detroit at 0750 to Hotel, Tuller and to Detroit Office for the day. Wrote letters in evening.
Tue Apr 16 – To Regional office in morning then Murray Corp about 0930 until 1500. Returned to Regional office. To hotel at 1745.
Wed Apr 17 – To Regional office in morning then Briggs & Packard. Returned to Regional office at 1500. To hotel at 1715. To Masonic Temple at 1945. To hotel at 2200.
Thurs Apr 18 – To Regional Office in morning . There to Ford. Lunch at Dearborn Inn. To Hudson in afternoon, returning to Regional office at 1720. To hotel at 1805. To train at 2200.
Fri April 19 – Arrived in Chicago at 0710. To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815. Susan came and stayed over the night.
Sat April 20 – Drove to the folks at Attica. To Attica and sale near Attica in the afternoon.
Sun Apr 21 – To SS & Church with the family. Drove to house west of Mellott. Dinner at Mothers. Drove to Chicago home after 16000. To train for Nashville at 2200.
Mon Apr 22 – Arrived in Nashville at 10:40. To consolidated villtee ? office at 1130. Returned to hotel at 1730. Dinner at commodore room with Mrs. Smith.
Tue Apr 23 – To consolidated Vultee office until 1130. To lunch at Elks club with Sgt. Herman Burton. Spent the afternoon dinner with Eula Hosrick. Took train at 1850.
Wed Apr 24 – Arrived at Chicago at 0720. To office for the day. Home at 1815. Left for Chicago at 2145 to take train at 2315 for Minneapolis.
Thu April 25 – Arrived in Minneapolis at 0850. To Northwest Airlines Inc at 1000. Remained for the day. Dinner with Mr. Updegrove. Stopped at Francis Drake Hotel.
Fri April 26 – To office at Northwest Airlines for the day. Left Minneapolis at 2255 for Chicago.
Sat April 27 – Arrived in Chicago at 0910. Home at 1015. Drove to Chicago with Grace to doctor in afternoon.
Sun April 28 – To SS with children. Grace on fast. Spent the day at home.
Mon April 29 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Spent the greater part of afternoon in Colonel Bragger’s office. Home at 1805.
Tue April 30 – To office 39 S. LaSalle for day. Home at 1810.
MAY 1946
Wed May 1 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Thurs May 2 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Lunch with Mr. Doland and Mr. Sporecke. 3 new tires. Home at 1815. To lodge late for about an hour.
Fri May 3 – To office for the day at 39 So. LaSalle. Lunch with WOJG Sam Miller Home at 1800. Took Grace to doctor in evening.
Sat May 4 – Home all day except for shopping in morning.
Sun May 5 – To SS with children. Grace not feeling well enough to go. Home the rest of the day.
Mon May 6 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for day. Home at 1810.
Tues May 7 – To office 39 So. LaSalle until 1400. Lunch with Kenneth Hitzman. To United Airlines after 1400. Home at 1810.
Wed May 8 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for day. Home at 1800.
Thurs May 9 – To office for the day. Called at dentist and RFC Office. Home at 1805.
Fri May 10 – To Office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Col. Bragger signed 3 Overhead approvals. Received copy of separation orders. Home at 1810.
Sat May 11 – Home for the day. Bought another tire completing the set. Shopped and helped David fly a kite. Looked at deep freeze units.
Sun May 12 –To SS with family. This being the last Sunday for Dr. Tonier the class disbanded until fall. Left Chicago for Detroit at 2359.
Mon May 13 – Arrived in Detroit at 0800. To Statler Hotel then to Detroit Office. To Packard before noon returning to Detroit office by 1630. To hotel for evening.
Tues May 14 – To breakfast with Mr. Dolan. To Detroit office by 0800, To Murray Corp by 1000. To Royal Oak to New Bacon Co in afternoon. To show with Mr. Dolan in evening.
Wed May 15 – Breakfast with Mr. Dolan. To Detroit Office by 0800. To Briggs before noon. To Packard afternoon. To Detroit office and to hotel. To American Legion Washington Post in evening.
Thurs May 16 – To breakfast with Mr. Dolan. To Detroit office by 0800 with Mr. Jackson. Spend day on Ford overhead review. Dinner with Mr. Dolan and to show. To train at 2130 returning to Chicago.
Fri May 17 – Arrived in Chicago at 0830. To office breakfast and to dentist at 1000. Eye check up then lunch. South on IC to Chicago Heights met Grace & children. Drove to folks.
Sat May 18 – To house we rented and to Covington in morning. To lunch at Evelyn’s. To see farm south of Guion in afternoon. Back to folks about 5:00 p.m. (bestplaces - thanks for the map)
Sun May 19 – To SS & Church with family. Dinner at Mother’s Returned to Villa Park about 8:00 p.m.
Mon May 20 – To office 39 So. LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Tues May 21 – To office 39 So. LaSalle until 1000. To United Airlines for rest of day. Home at 1800.
Wed May 22 – To office 39 So LaSalle for the day. Home at 1815.
Thurs May 23 – To United Air Lines for the day. Making review of 1945 overhead. Home at 1800. To lodge in evening friends night.
Fri May 24 – To office in morning until 1100. Rail strike so drove home at noon for Grace & David to go to doctor. Stopped in the office at 1630. Drove home at 1820. To restaurant for dinner.
Sat May 25 – To Oak Park shopping in the morning. To Des Plaines in afternoon. Looking at farm equipment.
Sun May 26 – Home until 4:15 p.m . Drove to Ft. Sheridan reporting for separation about 5:30 p.m. Told to report before noon following day.
Mon May 27 – Drove to Ft. Sheridan arriving at 7:30 a.m. Place in class 28B. Drove home arriving at 5:30 p.m.
Tues May 28 – Drove to Ft. Sheridan arriving at 9:00 a.m. Was sworn in as Reserve Officer. Final finance class at 10:15 a.m. Home at 12:10. Drove family to Chicago to doctor afternoon.
Wed May 29 – Around home and Villa Park all day. Put in some screens. First day of terminal leave.
Thurs May 30 – Around home all day. Mr. Doty came for a visit in afternoon. Drove to Edna’s and Lenore’s in late evening. Home at 8:00 p.m
Fri May 31 – Around home all morning. Drove to doctor with family in Chicago in afternoon.
JUNE 1946
Sat June 1 – Around home in morning. Drove to Chicago in afternoon with family. Grace and David to doctor.
Sun June 2-- Children to SS after SS we drove to Edna’s & Lenora’s for dinner afternoon and evening home at 8:00 p.m.
Mon June 3 -- Cleaning basement preparing for painting. Grace and David went to doctor by train.
Tues June 4 – Painted basement floor. Grace & David went to doctor in afternoon. Working around house packing. Went to Elmhurst on business call in evening. Mollett’s called.
Wed June 5- Shopping in morning. Put in glass replacements. Painted half bath. Packing preparing to move tomorrow. David brought home report card which was very good. Transfer promotion.
Thurs June 6 – Moving van arrived about 10:30. Sweeped out the house about 5:30 p.m. Ice cream with Mr. and Mrs. Molletts. Drove to the folks for the night
Fri June 7 – Met the Van near house on Ed Carpenter’s place at 8:00 a.m. Unloaded before noon. Lunch with folks. The folks called in the evening.
Sat June 8 – Straightening up the house and cutting grass. To Cville about 10:00 a.m. til 2:30. Drove past folks to Attica in evening.
Sun June 9 – SS with family at Newtown. Home balance of day.
Mon June 10 – Drove to folks for Grace to wash. David fell from Pony – took him to doctor. To Newtown and Mellott in afternoon. Newtown again in evening.
Tues June 11 – Home putting in garden all day. To Evelyn’s and the folks in the evening.
Wed June 12 – To Veedersburg in morning renting locker. Home the rest of the day. To lodge at Newtown in evening.
Thurs June 13 – Drove through Indianapolis to carthage arriving about 2:30. Visited with folks and stayed for the night.
Fri June 14 – Visited with folks in the morning. Left for home shortly after lunch. Home at 5:30
Sat June 15 – Took David to Attica to doctor. Shopped for awhile. Lunch with the folks at noon. Home in afternoon and evening.
Sun June 16 – SS & Church with family. Dinner at Evelyn’s with the folks. Returned home about 8:00 p.m.
Mon June 17 – Went with father to look at cows early in morning. Home rest of day. To band practice at night.
Tues June 18 – To Chicago with Grace and David. Marcia stayed at Mothers. Home at 5:30 p.m. put out plants. A very hard rain about 7:00 p.m. rained until late at night
Wed June 19 – Worked in barn until about 2:30 p.m. Aunt Edith & Uncle Ralph came for visit. To Newtown in evening to legion meeting. More rain at night. Louis defeated Conn in 8 thous.
Thurs June 20 – To Covington in morning for priority for tractor and other implements. To Mellott and Wingate regarding tractor purchase. Stopped to farm for visit with Dallis McCauley.
Fri June 21 – To Mellott, Newtown and Attica before noon. Home in afternoon cleaning chicken house.
Sat June 22 – Cleaning chicken house in morning. To sale in afternoon. Veedersburg also in afternoon and Hillsboro in early evening.
Sun June 23 – To SS with family. Taught the adult class. The folks and Evelyn’s here for dinner. To Turkey Run afternoon. (wikimedia- it is ALWAYS great to go to TR)
Mon June 24 – Had accident with car on way to Dallas McCauley’s about six in morning. Helped with hay and put two truck loads in barn at home. To band practice at night.
Tues June 25 – To Chicago taking Grace & David to doctor. Barbara and friend Margaret Howard went along. Marcia stayed with Mother.
Wed June 26 – Working in garden and around the buildings all day. To Newtown early in evening with family. Heard Friday that Charles Ray died today.
Thurs June 27 – To help make hay at Father’s. To Attica in truck for freight before noon. Putting baled hay in barn in afternoon. To Newtown and Charles Beasley’s in evening.
Fri June 28 – To Father’s for the day putting baled hay in barn. Home about 7:15.
Sat June 29 – To Father’s for the day. Helped load two truck loads of baled hay. To Attica in afternoon. Got brooder from Evelyn, home about 6:45 To Newtown in evening.
Sun June 30 – To SS and Children’s Day exercises with the family. Home for the rest of the day. Rain in afternoon.
JULY 1946
Mon July 1 – Went with Father for cows. To LaFayette before noon with family and Mother for 25 baby chicks. Home afternoon. Have 4 cows and 1 calf. Band practice at night.
Tues July 2 – To Chicago for Grace and David. The entire family went along. Called on Mr. Walker of General Mortgage regarding clearing real estate title. Home at 6:20 p.m. Home in evening.
Wed July 3 – Worked in garden and chicken lot in morning. To Mellott and Newtown later in morning. To Mellott, Newtown and Attica in afternoon. Home in evening
Thurs July 4 – To Dallis McCaulley’s and Wingate in morning. To Evelyns and picking blackberries in afternoon. To Covington Fairground for Fireworks at night.
Fri July 5 – To Lewis McCauley’s driving truck taking wheat to elevator. Home at 7:30.
Sat July 6 – To Veedersburg to put berries in locker. Stopped by Sales. To Wm. Applegates to buy tractor at noon. To take Grace to sale in afternoon. Grace went to Evelyns.
Sun July 7 – To SS & Church with family. Sang solo and joined church. Charles and Norman came home with us. All went swimming in afternoon. To party at Evelyn’s at night.
Mon July 8 – To Elmhurst with Grace settling real estate deal. Children stayed with Evelyn. Agreement of settlement made actual settlement not complete. Band practice.
Tues July 9 – To Evelyn’s and the folks getting cow feed and visiting with Father. To Applegates and home for lunch. To Dallas McCauley’s with children in afternoon.
Wed July 10 – To Dallas McCauley’s working on mowers in morning. To Wingate for repairs and haircut. To Newtown late in afternoon with children.
Thurs July 11 – To Evelyn’s and the folks with family. Grace & I picked blackberries. Dinner with Evelyn. Seventeeth wedding anniversary. Checks came settling real estate deal. Band concert at night.
Fri July 12 – To bank in morning to Applegates to pay for cows. Home to lunch to Applegates afternoon for tractor drove it to Bob Martins and helped put up hay.
Sat July 13 – To Bo’s to put up hay. Drove tractor home about noon. Lunch at home. Returned to Bob’s with family in afternoon and finished with hay about 5:30. Home about 6:15. Norman came with us.
Sun July 14 – To SS with family. Father and Mother came to dinner with us. Home rest of day. Norman returned home with the folks.
Mon July 15 – Took tractor to McCauley’s removed cultivator and began clipping wheat stubble. Lunch at Dallas. Rain in afternoon home about 4:30. To Fathers for feed back to dallas. Band practice.
Tues July 16 – To Dallas McCauley’s to cut wheat stubble and clover in morning. Home at lunch. To Charley McCauley’s to put up baled straw in afternoon. Home at 6.
Wed July 17 – To Dallas McCauleys to put up bailed straw. Got load of bales for home in afternoon. Home at 7:15.
Thurs July 18 – To Chicago to doctor with family. To Villa Park to take care of bank note. Bought wagon in Kentland. Home at 6:45. To band concert at night.
Fri July 19 – To United Air Lines Inc for the day. Home at 1940. Worked on board for window sill.
Sat July 20 – To Fathers then with him to Attica and Williamsport for tractor cast wheels. Lunch with the folks. To Dallas McCauleys and Mrs. McCullum. Home at 6.
Sun July 21 – Drove to Carthage as Jo came in Saturday evening. The family stayed for a visit. Home at 6:20.
Mon July 22 -- To Charley McCauleys to work on basement of house for the day. Home at 6 :20. Band practice at night.
Tues July 23 – To Charley McCauley’s to work on basement of house for the day. Home at 6:30.
Wed July 24 – To Charley McCauley’s for the day working on basement. To Father’s for feed in evening. Grace and the children with Jo, Helen and Benjy were home when I returned at 6:30.
Thurs July 25 – To Chicago to doctor and Jo and Helen to meet Julian. Marcia stayed at Mothers. To band concert at night. Had to buy fuel pump for the car.
Fri July 26 – To Charley McCauleys to work on the basement for the day. To Father’s for feed in evening. House at 6:45. Grace, the children, Jo, Helen and Benny left for Carthage during the day.
Sat July 27 – To Dallis McCauleys at 6:00 a.m. Helped vaccinate hogs. To Carkington at 9:30 then to Williamsport. Bought Cultipacker. Lunch at the folks. Had car greased in Newtown. Home at 5:00 p.m.
Sun July 28 – To SS and taught class. Left with the folks for Carthage at 11:20. Picnic lunch at Indianapolis. Arrived Carthage at 2:20. Visited an hour. Grace and children returned with us. Home at 5:55.
Mon July 29 – To Charley McCauley’s to work on basement for the day. To Williamsport with Dallas in evening to try new combine. Band practice in evening.
Tues July 30 – To Charley McCauley’s to put in footings for basement walls. Home after dinner. Took tractor and went for combine in afternoon. Left it at Father’s Arrived home 7:45.
Wed July 31 – Cut weeds in morning until 9:30. To Pine Village to look at spreader. Home for lunch – to sale in afternoon. Bought 5 lambs. (thanks to globalmeatnews but hate to think of these adorables being that)
AUGUST 1946
Thurs Aug 1 – Cut weeds until 9:00. To Covington and Veedersburg in morning. Home afternoon except for trip to Mellott. To band concert at night.
Fri Aug 2 – To Charley McCauley’s to work on basement putting in tile around basement. House about 7:00. Marcia had new bandage put on shoulders. David to Evelyns for the night.
Sat Aug 3- To Father’s to help with baled straw. Finished by noon. Visited for time after lunch. Stopped for David at Evelyn’s home about 5:00 p.m.
Sun Aug 4 – To SS & Church with family. Taught young married peoples class. Father and Mother here for dinner and the afternoon.
Mon Aug 5 – Worked around house in morning, cutting weeds. To Galloways for peaches at noon. To the folks to work on combine in late afternoon. Rain about 4:30. Band/practice.
Tues Aug 6 – Worked with lambs in morning. To Mrs. McCullum’s rented about 70- acres of additional land in morning. To folks afternoon to work on combine. Got tractor, plow and wagon home.
Wed Aug 7 – To Dallas McCauley’s to start plowing on McCullum place. To Wingate for repairs afternoon then to Crawfordsville. Did very little plowing.
Thurs Aug 8 – To McCauleys to plow. Called home to fix fence. To Wingate at noon for repair. Plow not working properly. Band concert at night. Saw Uncle Wills.
Fri Aug 9 – To McCauleys and plowed after rain. Broke plow about 10:30. To Wingate for repair. Plow fixed up in good shape for afternoon. To Wingate carnival at night.
Sat Aug 10 – To McCauley place plowing for wheat. Home to lunch. Home in evening about 6:20. First calf born this morning since I became owner of cows.
Sun Aug 11 – To SS with family. Taught the young peoples class. Charley Beasley and family, Joanna & husband, the folks and Evelyn’s family all here for visit in afternoon.
Mon Aug 12 – To McCauley’s to work ground spring tooth and cultipacker. Plowed for hour in evening. To Band Practice at night.
Tues Aug 13 – Home in morning doing odd jobs. To Veedersburg to locker. Uncle Wills here for noon dinner. Visited most of afternoon. Fixed fence in evening. To Covington with band at night.
Wed Aug 14 – To Dallas McCauley’s plowing in the McCullum land in morning. Returned after lunch at home until rain started about 2:30. Home and with family went to Attica & Williamsport.
Thurs Aug 15 – Rain in night. Helped Grace in preparing corn for locker. Trouble with car in trip to Covington. Home about 1:30. To McCullum place to plow about 2:30 until 6:00. Band concert at night alone.
Fri Aug 16 – Rain early in morning. To HG Quirk’s purchased spring tooth harrow and cultipacker. To plow about 10:30. Home for lunch and plowed all afternoon. (whitesfarmsupply - thanks for the perfect picture of a spring tooth harrow)
Sat Aug 17 – Heavy rain early in morning. David and I went to Wingate for haircut. To sale in Sterling with family at 1:00. To Newtown late in afternoon for pump jack. To Evelyns for little while and home at 6:30.
Sun Aug 18 – To SS with family. Taught Young Peoples class. To dinner at Mother’s. Home at 6:15.
Mon Aug 19 – To work on McCullum land moving rocks and plowing. Home for lunch. Had work done on car afternoon before returning to plowing. Finished plowing. To band practice at night.
Tues Aug 20 – To McCullum place to work with spring tools and cultipacker in morning. To Williamsport to purchase disc harrow in afternoon. To legion committee meeting at night.
Wed Aug 21 – To Father’s in morning helping pore cement. To McCauleys place to set up disc until rained out about 5:00 p.m.
Thurs Aug 22 – Worked at home early in morning. To LaFayette on shopping trip with family. Home at 5:36.
Fri Aug 23 – To Dallas McCauleys for the day. Building fence and racking wheat stubble on McCullum place.
Sat Aug 24 – To Dale McCauleys in morning. Home after dinner. To Veedersburg to sale in afternoon.
Sun Aug 25 – To SS with family. Taught young adult class. To New Richmond to Horse Show with band in afternoon with family. To New Richmond with band at night alone.
Mon Aug 26 – To Charley McCauleys to work on house for day. Home in evening.
Tues Aug 27 – To Charley McCauleys for the day for work on house. Home in evening.
Wed Aug 28 – Put up electric fence along lane in morning. Grace went to Wingate to veterinary. Worked around barn and to Father’s for feed in afternoon. Legion meeting at night.
Thurs Aug 29 – To Dallas McCauley’s in morning. Picked up cultipacker and hauled load of corn with Dallas. Home afternoon. Then to Newtown to cut weeds at Horse Show grounds. Had gas tank cleaned.
Fri Aug 30 – Worked around place on electric fence building. Fred Buzzard treated brown cow. Mr. Hyatt called in afternoon for short visit.
Sat Aug 31 – To Covington with family to get David’s books. Home by noon. Home all afternoon. To Harold Shultz in evening making numbers for Legion Horse Show.
SEPTEMBER 1946
Sun 1 Sept – To SS & Church with family. Home for dinner. To Evelyns in afternoon for visit. Home at 6 for the evening.
Mon 2 Sept – To the horse show for the day. It was a fine day and fine show.
Tues 3 Sept – To school grounds working with Harold Shultz taking down fences after Horse show. To McCauleys discing in afternoon.
Wed 4 Sept – To McCauleys discing and cultipacking wheat ground completed the work in evening. Dallis helped with his big truck in working big rock.
Thurs 5 Sept – To State Fair with Grace, David and father. Called at office of Republic Cremating Co. in afternoon. Home at 5:30.
Fri 6 Sept – To Mellott then to Cooper Kerr’s until about 1:30 helping pour cement. Home after 2. Grace went to doctor.
Sat Sept 7 – To Mellott and to McCauley’s to do some discing. Took tractor to Father’s to get wheels changed. To Lester Shultz in afternoon to have rims cut loose for new weighted wheels.
Sun Sept 8 – To SS with family. Taught older adult class. Charles Norman, Barbara and Carlotta Peevler had dinner with us and we all went to Attica Air Show in afternoon.
Mon Sept 9 – To Fathers to work on tractor wheels. Grinding rims. Lunch with the folks. Home at 5:00 p.m. to band practice in evening.
Tues Sept 10 – To Father’s for the day working on tractor wheels and to Williamsport in morning. Dug potatoes in afternoon. Home at 5:0 p.m
Wed Sept 11 – Works around home in morning – to Covington in afternoon. Lodge in evening
Thurs Sept 12 – To Bob’s in morning so he could go to Williamsport with me. Fathers for dinner. Dug rest of potatoes in afternoon. To Veedersburg carnival with band in evening.
Fri Sept 13 – To Mellott and RC Kerr’s in morning. Called on Aunt Mabel. Came home and put up stoves. Working around home rest of day. To Veedersburg with Bill Howard.
Sat Sept 14 – Around home until 10. To Mellott before noon. Cut grass till noon. To Father’s to finish putting wheels on tractor. To Attica late in afternoon. Veedersburg with Barbara & friend.
Sun Sept 15 – To SS & church with family. Home in afternoon. Had the first fried chicken that we raised for dinner.
Mon Sept 16 – To father’s to work on tractor and to clean seed wheat. Drove tractor home with wheat in wagon.
Tues Sept 17 – To Charley McCauley’s working on house. Repairing lath. Uncle Will’s, father and mother had dinner with us in evening.
Wed Sept 18 – To Charley McCauley’s for the day working on house. To American Legion meeting in evening. (thanks to American Legion for this one)
Thurs Sept 19 – To Charley McCauley’s working on house for the day. Home at 4:50.
Fri Sept 20 – To Charley McCauley’s working on house. Home at 4:50.
Sat Sept 21 – To Charley McCauley’s working on house. Home at 4:45. Julian came for visit in afternoon. Julian and I went to Newtown & Mellott in evening. Purchased a 1 hp and 1/3 hp electric motor.
Sun Sept 22 – Gracie & Julian stayed at home waiting for call from Mother Overman. Children & I went to SS went to Veedersburg for Mother Overman at 1:00. Took drive to place in late afternoon.
Mon Sept 23 – Rain in morning. Went to sale near Veedersburg in morning. To Father’s in afternoon for visit & feed for cows. Mother Overman visiting with us.
Tues Sept 24 – To Charley McCauley’s working on roof of house. Mother Overman left at 7:08 bus from Hillsboro.
Wed Sept 25 – To Charley McCauley’s working on the house. Finished roofing house. To Newtown in evening for hair cut and masonic meeting.
Thurs Sept 26 – To Mellott & Murdock’s for wheat drill. Worked on McCollum land. Home for lunch. Mellott in afternoon getting tractor tires filled and getting new mower.
Fri Sept 27 – Working on field for wheat. Completed field. Home at 5:15. Norman came to spend the night.
Sat Sept 28 – Father met me and we planted the wheat on the McCullom lower. Home at 5:45.
Sun Sept 29 – To SS with family. Then to the folks for dinner. Evelyns, Mary, Towy? And Ester, Uncle Lawrence were there to celebrate Father’s 74th birthday anniversary.
Mon Sept 30 – To Charley McCauley’s for the day. Poured cement in morning, Putting in porch foundations in afternoon.
OCTOBER 1946
Tues Oct 1 – To Charley McCauley’s in morning finishing basement floor. To Father’s with tractor and wagon in afternoon and working on combine.
Wed Oct 2 – To Father’s for the day. Got the combine started results not good. Home at 6:30. Grace went to doctor in afternoon and to show with Evelyn & Barbara at night.
Thurs Oct 3 – To Father’s for the day. Got combine ready to go by 2:30 p.m. Results good as result of work on combine.
Fri Oct 4 – To Father’s for the day. Started combine at 9:30 a.m. and got in a good day’s work.
Sat Oct 5 – To Father’s for the day. Started combine about 9:30 a.m. . Did not have a stop for trouble all day.
Sun Oct 6 -- To SS & Church with the family. It was Rally Day and we had dinner at the church with afternoon music program. To Evelyn’s in evening for David.
Mon Oct 7 – To Fathers for the day. Got through combining at 1:30 p.m. cleared seed wheat in afternoon. Grace went to show in evening.
Tue Oct 8 – To Father’s fox tractor and wheat seed. Then to farm to start sowing wheat following bean combine. Put drill aside going to borrow Dallas McCauley’s.
Wed Oct 9 – To Charley McCauley’s to help unload furnace from truck in order to get truck to haul wheat drill. Drilled wheat rest of day.
Thur Oct 10 – To farm to finish drilling wheat at 9:00. Sowed garden and chicken lot in wheat. Fixed tile in wheat field. Put tools away.
Fri Oct 11 – To Dallas McCauley’s working moving cattle, sheep and filling hog wallow around water tanks.
Sat Oct 12 – To LaFayette shopping. Home about 3 p.m. to Newtown in evening for gas motor for pumping water.
Sun Oct 13 – To SS and Church – Church dinner and afternoon service at Carthage with family. Evelyn and Charles home at 7:00 p.m.
Mon Oct 14 -- To Dallas McCauleys to help set up combine. Home at 6:00 p.m. To choir practice in evening at Peevler’s.
Tues Oct 15 – To Lewis McCauley’s to vaccinate hogs then to Dallas McCauley’s to vaccinate hogs and set up combine. Took combine to Charley McCauleys late in afternoon.
Wed Oct 16 – Worked on fence for calves in morning. To sale and to Fathers in afternoon. To Legion meeting at night.
Thurs Oct 17 – To Indianapolis with Grace and Mother for the day shopping. Home at 4:45 p.m.
Fri Oct 18 – Worked around home until 9:00 a.m. then to Covington, Veedersburg, Hillsboro and Mellott. Got priorities renewed in Covington. And left them in Mellott. Bought fence in Hillsboro.
Sat Oct 19 – Worked on fence at farm with Dad and Lex., Got old fence and some of the trees pretty well cleared out. Tried out milking machine. Decided not to buy.
Sun Oct 20 – To SS & Church with family. Dad and mother, Robert, Evelyn, Charles and Norman were here for dinner.
Mon Oct 21 – To farm building fence. Father and lex helped in the afternoon.
Tues Oct 22 – To farm to build fence. Father and Lex helped all day.
Wed Oct 23 – To farm to build fence. Father & Lex helped until fence was nailed up about 9:30. Home at noon for lunch. To Lewis McCauleys to scoop corn in afternoon. To Attica with band in evening.
Thurs Oct 24 – To Lewis McCauleys to scoop corn in morning. To Charley McCauleys in afternoon driving tractor bringing in corn.
Fri Oct 25 – To Charley McCauleys for truck then to Dallis McCauley to haul hogs. To Charley McCauleys for hogs before noon. Helped pick corn in afternoon.
Sat Oct 26 –To Charley McCauley’’s driving tractor all day bringing corn from corn picker.
Sun Oct 27 – To SS with family. To Mother’s for dinner with Evelyn’s, Home at 5:00 p.m.
Mon Oct 28 – To Charley McCauley’s finished picking corn by noon. To Dallis McCauleys afternoon picking corn
Tues Oct 29 – To Dallis McCauley’s hauling corn to elevator at Mellott. Made three trips to town.
Wed Oct 30 – To Dallas McCauleys hauling to loads of corn to Wingate in morning. Scooping corn in afternoon. To town for haircut in evening.
Thurs Oct 31 – Raining. To Dallis’ put rear plate guard on tractor and clean wheat drill. To Evelyn’s and mother’s for Halloween evening for children. (--thanks to etsy)
NOVEMBER 1946
Friday Nov 1 – To Father’s to repair wagon axle and take canvasses off combine. Spent most of the day there.
Saturday Nov 2 – Repaired fence in morning. Drove to Father’s just before noon to get ruck load of hay. To Newtown in afternoon for window glass. Put glass in in evening. Marcia sick.
Sunday Nov 3 – To SS and church with David. Marcia unable to go and Grace stayed with her. Home afternoon. David at Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon. Called for him after seven.
Monday Nov 4 – To Dallas McCauleys about 9:00 and corn picking started again. Home at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday Nov 5 – To Dallis McCauley’s to help pick corn for the day. Home at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nov 6 – To Dallas McCauley’s finished picking corn about 10:00 a.m. To Lewis McCauley’s in afternoon to help pick corn. Home at 5:30 p.m. To legion meeting in evening.
Thursday Nov 7 – Raining. To Newtown to get oil and grease changed in car. To Lewis McCauley’s to pick corn at noon. Home at 5:20.
Friday Nov 8 – To Lewis McCauley’s to pick corn. Finished about 10:30 a.m. Home after dinner. Grace went to study club. To basketball game with David in evening. Richland beat Wallace.
Saturday Nov 9 – To Francis Verhees picking corn. Drove tractor all day. Home at 5:30 p.m. Grace went to Barbara’s party to eat then to show with Evelyn.
Sunday Nov 10 – Grace and children went to SS. I stayed home because of cold. To Father & Mothers in afternoon., Children stopped at Evelyns.
Monday Nov 11 – Home in morning fixing fence. To Verhees in afternoon Driving tractor bringing in corn. Grace took Marcia to doctors. Her ear not so good. Car refused to start in evening.
Tuesday Nov 12 – To Verheys (sic – spelled differently day before) driving tractor hauling corn in from field all day.
Wednesday Nov 13 – TO Verheys driving tractor hauling corn in from field. Home at 5:15. David and I went to basketball game. Richland 42 Wingate 23.
Thursday Nov 14 – To Verhey’s driving tractor hauling in corn from the field. Home at 5:15.
Friday Nov 15 – To Verhey’s driving tractor hauling in corn from the field. Home at 5:15.
Saturday Nov 16 – Rainy. To Mellott in early morning. To Covington later in morning. To Mellott in late afternoon taking care of Priorities on Planer and picker.
Sunday Nov 17 – To SS and church with children. Grace had cold with cough. Mother & Father came for visit in afternoon.
Monday Nov 18 – To Francis Verhey’s to haul in corn. Finished at 9:30 a.m. then to John Fosters place to scoop corn. To Doctors for medicine in evening before going home. Home at 5:48 p.m.
Tuesday Nov 19 – To John Foster’s place scooping corn. Finished picking at dark. Home at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday Nov 20 – To Dallas McCauley’s with Grace and Marcia to measure the house. To LaFayette with Grace & Mother afternoon. Home at 5:15 p.m.
Thursday Nov 21 – To Father’s to attend sale on Todd farm. Bought crowbar stopped at Holden’s to get bar fixed and bought another bar. Home at 5:15 p.m.
Friday Nov 22 – To Indianapolis with Grace and Marcia. Home at 4:30 p.m. To basketball game with family at night. Mother fell and broke both rests (sic – wrists?) about dark today.
Saturday Nov 23 – To Fathers about 10:00 a.m. Grace got dinner for the folks. Grace and I with children ate at Evelyn’s. Home at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Nov 24 – To SS with family then to the folks for dinner. Uncle Larry’s called in afternoon. Home at 5:30 p.m.
Monday Nov 25 – To sale south of Hillsboro. Bought power lawn mower. To Roberts to help with corn picking, scooping corn.
Tuesday Nov 26 – Raining. To Father’s before noon to get load of hay. Returned truck in afternoon. Visited with Mother for a while. Home at 4:30.
Wednesday Nov 27 – To Roberts for day scooping corn. Home at 5:45.
Thursday Nov 28 – To Roberts scooping corn all day. Evelyn had the folks and Grace and children for Thanksgiving dinner. Home at 6:30 p.m.
Friday Nov 29 – To Roberts for day scooping corn. Grace got dinner for the folks. Home at 6:15 p.m.
Saturday Nov 30 – To Roberts for the day scooping corn. Home at 5:10 p.m. Grace met Aunt Edith McKnight and took her to the folks. Then to show with Barbara. (note this was a good movie for this year but he didn't go into much detail so it could have been several movies)
DECEMBER 1946
Sunday Dec 1 – To SS & Church with family. Visited folks.
Monday Dec 2 – To Covington with Marcia for priority for bathroom fixtures. Had to return to Covington in afternoon for priority.
Tuesday Dec 3 – Worked on fence in morning. To Bob’s to help pick corn in afternoon. Home at 6:10 p.m. To committee meeting at Dickersons in evening.
Wednesday Dec 4 – To Bob’s to help pick corn for the day. Home at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday Dec 5 – To Bob’s to help pick corn for the day. To choir practice in evening.
Friday Dec 6 – To Bob’s to help pick corn for the day. Home at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday Dec 7 – To Bob’s to help pick corn for the day. Home at 5:15 p.m. To Wingate and Newtown in evening.
Sunday Dec 8 – To SS with family. Dinner at Mrs. Smalls in Mellott. To Church in afternoon decorating for Young Adult Christmas party attended party at night.
Monday Dec 9 – Worked around home in morning. To visit Mother in afternoon. To Veedersburg on way home for meat.
Tuesday Dec 10 – Met Father in Mellott to go to farm to look over the bathroom layout. To Father’s in afternoon for trip to near Pine Village to see Mrs. Buckles re drain.
Wednesday Dec 11 – To George Shamp’s in morning then to Father’s for hay. Used truck t get cement and till.
Thursday Dec 12 -- To LaFayette with Grace & Evelyn. Bought bathroom outfit. To choir practice in evening.
Friday Dec 13 – To farm to begin work on tile drain. Father and Lex helped.
Saturday Dec 14 – To farm working on tile drain. Father and Lex helped in afternoon. To Newtown in evening.
Sunday Dec 15 – To SS & Church with family. Children went home with Evelyn. Grace & I went to Attica for dinner. Visited the folks afternoon.
Monday Dec 16 – To Hillsboro to find plumber returned to farm then home to lunch. Returned to farm afternoon to work on tile drain. To school Christmas party at night.
Tuesday Dec 17 – Went James Beasleys for priorities then to Kerr’s Implement Store to leave priorities. Home the rest of the day. (amazon.com for photo)
Wednesday Dec 18 – Home all morning. Coldest morning of the fall. Car would not start for Grace. Had car pulled about 4 pm went to Newtown to have battery charged in late afternoon.
Thursday Dec 19 – Took Grace to bus in Hillsboro at 7:08 a.m. Home the rest of the day Grace went to visit her folks.
Friday Dec 20 – To meet the plumber at farm at 11:00 a.m. Home about 12:30 to get lunch for children. To Veedersburg in afternoon then to Hillsboro to meet Grace at 4:10 p.m.
Saturday Dec 21 – Home in morning. To Attica for pipe fittings in afternoon with David. Home at 4:30 p.m
Sunday Dec 22 – To SS with family in morning. To church in afternoon to trim church for Christmas program.
Monday Dec 23 – To farm for tractor went to Father for wagon. Got load of oats from Robert’s and unloaded it at the farm. To church Christmas program at night with family.
Tuesday Dec 24 – Loading wagon getting ready for moving. Took mower and wagon load to farm. To the folks for Christmas party in evening.
Wednesday Dec 25 – To the folks to get their Christmas dinner. Stopped at Evelyns about 4:00 pm. For visit of and (sic) hour.
Thursday Dec 26 – To Hillsboro for water tank and tank heater in morning. To farm to work on ditch in afternoon. To town for hair cut in evening.
Friday Dec 27 – To Father’s to shell corn in morning. Family were with me and Grace got dinner as Uncle Will and Aunt Mary were there. To Evelyn’s for oyster supper at night.
Saturday Dec 28 – Home working on income tax. To Newtown in afternoon To Mellott for feed in late afternoon.
Sunday Dec 29 – To SS with family. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon. Home at 4:15 p.m.
Monday Dec 30 – To Newtown to have car serviced in morning. To farm for tractor and wagon in afternoon. To the folks in evening re income tax return.
Tuesday Dec 31 – Loading wagon all morning for moving. Took tractor with wagon load of household goods to farm. Moved beds and stayed on farm all night. Evelyn & Bob came for visit.
1947 Stuart McKnight Diaries - now living in the Newtown/Mellott area
JANUARY 1947
Wed Jan 1 – Moving to the farm. Bob & Eneil helped us move all household goods. Snow started shortly afternoon as we finished moving in.
Thurs Jan 2 – Drove to previous home to sell pullets and clean the house in morning. Straightening up new home in afternoon
Fri Jan 3 – To old house for tractor and loading wagon with last of goods in morning. Drove to folks for cow feed in afternoon.
Sat Jan 4 (1946 sic) – Working around house all day. To Newtown and Mellott in evening for groceries. Worked up an income tax return in afternoon.
Sun Jan 5 (1946 sic) To SS and Church with Marcia. David had sore throat and Grace home with him.
Mon Jan 6 – Took tractor and wagon went to Father’s for baled hay. Worked up income tax return in afternoon
Tues Jan 7 – Another baby calf this morning. To Newtown to work up two income tax returns. To Hillsboro to make up report for Mr. Wilt. To Veedersburg to locker.
Wed Jan 8 – To Wingate to have corn ground in morning. Home rest of day.
Thurs Jan 9 – To Father’s in the morning. Home before noon. Picked up Ewart income figures. Home in afternoon
Fri Jan 10 – Bob Simmons in to give income tax figures. To Glen Jones for Martins’ returns. To Clara McCauley’s sale. To Merle Marlatt’s after sale & to Carl Gray’s at night.
Sat Jan 11 – Mellott to have cow feed ground. Home early in morning. Worked on tax returns the rest of the day.
Sun Jan 12 – To SS with family in morning. Charles & Norman were with us. Father & Mother came for visit in the afternoon.
Mon Jan 13 – To Mellott & Newtown in morning. To Newtown, Evelyn’s & Earl Bishops in afternoon, Clark Dinwiddie came in evening for tax return.
Tues Jan 14 – Home in morning working on returns. Andrew Shultz came for his report in morning. Home in afternoon. Lawrence Kirkpatrick came in evening.
Wed Jan 15 – To Harold Applegates sale with Father. Home to finish up Martin’s returns early afternoon. Evelyn came to house. To Paul Holdens to make up return at night.
Thurs Jan 16 – Worked out one income tax report in morning. Working around the house. To Wingate for awhile in the afternoon.
Fri Jan 17 – Worked around house all day. Set up tank heater and fixed milking space in the barn.
Sat Jan 18 – To Crawfordsville shopping in morning To Fred Buzzairds in late afternoon to look at cows. Home at 5:00.
Sun Jan 19 – To SS & Church with family. Father & Mother came for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Jan 20 – To Harold Shultz to meet Father. Due to med Father did not appear. Home at 1030 had two income tax returns to do. To Veedersburg and Newtown in afternoon.
Tues Jan 21 – Home until 11:00 a.m. Went to Grimble & Deer sale south of Veedersburg. Bought 7 sows at $90.00 per head. A very cold day. Between 5 and 10 degrees all day and windy.
Wed Jan 22 – To sale at Lucky Stuckers. Bought 2 Guernsey cows for $32.50. Met David Charles & Norman after school and had David’s haircut. (thanks to agrifarming - as I wouldn't know a Guernsey from a fleabite :)
Thursday Jan 23 – To Crawfordsville with Cunningham truck to get hog feeders and houses in morning. To Fathers for truck to get cows home form sale. Jo Pevlers for B&L Books at night.
Fri Jan 24 –To Harold Shultz to help load calf for beef. Home rest of the day crossed out – in morning. TO Hillsboro in afternoon to work on John Wilt tax.
Sat Jan 25 – To Fathers with children late in morning for beef. Dinner with the folks. Home about 3:15 p.m. then to Covington to take beef to locker.
Sun Jan 26 – To SS with David and Marcia. Grace home with cold. Home for dinner and the rest of the day.
Mon Jan 27 – Had Veterinarian dehorned cows in morning. To Newtown afternoon to get car heater hose replaced.
Tues Jan 28 – To Mellott to have feed ground in morning. To the folks and Attica in afternoon.
Wed Jan 29 – To LaFayette by way of Marlatt’s and Evelyn’s. Home at 2:30 a.m. to lodge at night.
Thurs Jan 30 – Worked around home all day. Omer Pevler came in evening regarding B&L books.
Fri Jan 31 – To Meharry’s sale bought chest of drawers. To the folks about 2:00 pm. And to Attica for pipe. Home at 4:45 p.m.
FEBRUARY 1947
Sat Feb 1 – To folks with tractor and wagon for straw. Cleaned barn for father. Home at 2:30 p.m. Very cold trip. Windy and snow flurries.
Sun Feb 2 – Home all day. All were ready to go to SS and Church and would car would not run because of ice in gas line. Father came during church time for Charles Norman.
Mon Feb 3 – Work at home in morning. Had care repaired and drove to folks to help grind alfalfa meal in afternoon.
Tues Feb 4 – To LaFayette on business home at 1:30. Home the rest of the day.
Wed Feb 5 – Home working on books and caring for the stock. To legion and lodge in evening.
Thurs Feb 6 – To Mellott to get grain ground in morning. To Newtown to get brooder house in afternoon.
Fri Feb 7 – To Wingate in morning for haircut and shopping. Home in afternoon and evening.
Sat Feb 8 – To Veedersburg & Hillsboro in morning. Home the rest of the day.
Sun Feb 9 – To SS with David. Grace stayed home with Marcia as she was not feeling well. Home all afternoon.
Mon Feb 10 – Took tractor and wagon went to Roberts’ for oats in morning. Home in afternoon.
Tues Feb 11 – Took tractor and wagon went to Father’s for hay. Worked for him until 3:00 p.m. to Omer Pevler’s in evening with B&L books.
Wed Feb 12 – To Fathers to work for him for the day. To lodge at night. 2 third degrees. Rediford and Jack Smith.
Thurs Feb 13 – Sick all day. Did a little work in afternoon other than days milking.
Fri Feb 14 – To Mellott to have To Mellott to have hog feed ground in morning. To Father’s in afternoon to shin ? hog feed. Home at 4:45 p.m
Sat Feb 15 – Cleaned & moved hog houses.
Sun Feb 16 – To SS with family. The folks Evelyn & Robert and boys had dinner with us.
Mon Feb 17 – Took care to Galloway garage. Met Father took him home returned and worked at bank. Home to lunch. Called to Father’s to pull truck into garage in afternoon. Arthur Water & son-in-law in.
Tues Feb 18 – Cleaned barn with wagon and tractor all day. To Mellott for groceries in evening.
Wed Feb 19 – Work around house in morning,. TO town about 11:00 a.m. for car. Home with Marcia for lunch. Took Father’s car to him in late afternoon.
Thur Feb 20 – Working around home all day.
Fri Feb 21 – To LaFayette in morning. To folks afternoon helped haul straw on truck
Sat Feb 22 – Had feed ground in morning. To Newtown in late afternoon and again at night to take care of B&L audit.
Sun Feb 23 – To SS with family. To the folks for dinner. Home at 4:30 p.m.
Mon Feb 24 – Working on brooder house getting ready for baby chickens. (wvhistoryonview for the brooder house - Stuart's could have been similar to this one)
Tue Feb 25 – Complete electric lines to brooder house. To Hillsboro & Veedersburg in morning to the folks for brooder stone afternoon? Grace went after chickens about 4:00 p.m. Buzzaird serviced Spot. (note from typist: he did artificial insemination so poor Spot)
Wed Feb 26 – To Wingate and Mellott early in morning. To Union Conn. Sale, bought trailor & bean cultivator.
Thurs Feb 27 – Took care to Mellott Garage for body repair & paint job. Home at 9:30 a.m. Sowing clover seed the rest of the day.
Fri Feb 28 – Finished sowing clover seed in morning. Worked cleaning hog houses in afternoon.
MARCH 1947
Sat Mar 1 – Finished clearing hog houses and working around the house all day.
Sun Mar 2 – Home all day. Car still in garage. No callers.
Mon Mar 3 – To Wingate in morning for hard coal lumber & groceries. Glen McKinney called in evening took me to B&L meeting in Newtown, appointed secretary of B&L.
Tue Mar 4 – Putting guard rails in hog houses. Car was finished just afternoon. Heard that Mr. Martin died at 12:25 p.m.
Wed Mar 5 – To Crawfordsville to co-op creamery annual meeting. Home at 4:15. Stopped at Dr. Wann’s on way home.
Thur Mar 6 – To Mellott for clover seed in morning. Assessor called. To field about 11—to sow clover seed on McCullum. To John Oxleys funeral. Played “taxes”
Fri Mar 7 – Finished seeding clover on McCullum what. To Mr. Martin’s funeral in afternoon.
Sat Mar 8 – To Father’s with tractor and wagon for hay in morning. Home in afternoon. To Wingate in evening.
Sun Mar 9 – To SS with family. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Mar 10 – To Veedersburg for tractor and trailor (sic) license. To sale south of Veedersburg until 12:30. To John Wilts working on income tax in afternoon. Home at 4:20
Tues Mar 11 – To Mellott to have feed ground in morning. Cleaning barn in afternoon. (elevationmaplogs)
Wed Mar 12 – Cleaning barn in morning. To John Wilts afternoon. Complete income tax return. To lodge at night. Was voted as member of lodge & helped in work.
Thurs Mar 13 – Worked around barn in morning. Rainy. Stayed in during afternoon.
Fri Mar 14 – To Father’s to work on brooder house being made into double hog house. First litter of pigs found this morning. 11 pigs.
Sat Mar 15 – Three more litters of pigs this morning. Cleaning and repairs hog house. Jake brought in three sows form Dad‘s. Another litter in late afternoon. 12 pigs.
Sun Mar 16 – Grace & Marcia to SS & Church. Davdi sick and I stayed home with him. Home all day. Spot services second time.
Mon Mar 17 – To Father’s with corn & oats to grind and get alfalfa meal in morning. Home in afternoon. Ordered a milking machine
Tues Mar 18 – To Father’s with tractor and wagon to get old brooder house. Dinner with the folks.
Wed Mar 19 – Snow. Grace sick this morning. Father & Jake came to help unload brooder house from wagon. Home all afternoon. To Waynetown to drugstore in evening.
Thurs Mar 20 – Snow. Worked around house. Grace still not feeling well.
Fri Mar 21 - Snow. Worked around house in morning. Grace still not feeling well. To Wingate for groceries in afternoon and medicine from doctor. David & I went to Senior play.
Sat Mar 22 – Working around home all day.
Sun Mar 23 – David & I went to SS. Grace and Marcia were not able to be out. Home after SS for the day.
Mon Mar 24 – To Roberts for oats in morning. Tire on wagon blew out. Home in afternoon. Took David to Purdue Ag Club meeting to get his Gold Metal.
Tues Mar 25- Working around home all day except for trip to Wingate and Newtown in morning.
Wed Mar 26 – Cold and windy. Did feeding and little else for the day.
Thurs Mar 27 – Working around the house and farm. To choir practice at night. Had feed ground for chickens in afternoon.
Fri Mar 28 – To Mellott for supplement in morning and mixed chicken feed. Moved rocks in afternoon.
Sat Mar 29 – To LaFayette with family in morning. Got children new clothes. To Newtown in afternoon and evening on B&L work.
Sun Mar 30 – To SS with family in morning. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Mar 31 – To Mellott to have feed ground in morning. Got seed oats from Simmons in afternoon. Plowed strawberry patch. (thanks to agritourismworld - okay I know -- this is more than a bit advanced for March but wanted some red :)
APRIL 1947
Tues Apr 1 – To Wingate to have seed oats cleaned in morning.
Wed Apr 2 – Father & Jake came and helped in digging bath drain ditch for tile. To Newtown atnight on B&L business. Paid out the first loan as secretary.
Thurs Apr 3 – Working with hogs all morning. Mixed feed in afternoon. To Methodist Church for communion with family in evening.
Fri Apr 4 – At home all day. Grace went to dentist afternoon.
Sat Apr 5 – To Covington in morning on B&L business and for combine parts. Home in afternoon. To church supper at night with family.
Sun Apr 6 – To SS & Church with family Home rest of the day.
Mon Apr 7 – Home all day. Moving rock, discing garden and taking care of stock.
Tue Apr 8 – Working garden in morning. Had feed ground just before noon. Mixing feed in afternoon
Wed Apr 9 – Sowed oats in morning. Disced in afternoon. David stayed all night with Evelyn’s.
Thur Apr 10 – Working with pigs and plowed garden in morning disced in Oats afternoon. Finished about 5:00 p.m. Heavy rain about 6:00 p.m.
Fri Apr 11 – To Father’s for harrow in morning. Father brought wagon bed down afternoon. To school program in evening.
Sat Apr 12 – To Covington, Mellott & Newtown in morning. Home afternoon.
Sun Apr 13 – Grace & Marcia went to SS David not well and we stayed home. To mother’s for dinner and afternoon. To congregational annual meeting at night. Elected Elder.
Mon Apr 14 – Working cleaning chicken house in morning. Hauling feed to hogs in afternoon. To Mellott to do Holden’s Gross Income tax at night.
Tues Apr 15 – To Mellott to have grain ground for cows in morning also hauled corn to hogs. Working on garden in afternoon. Went to doctor with David in evening.
Wed Apr 16 – Put last of sows & pigs back on cover. Working on tractor in morning. To Mellott to have chicken feed ground in afternoon. Working on pump jack.
Thurs Apr 17 – Working in tool shop for awhile. Started septic tank before noon. Father with Jake here in afternoon helped on septic tank digging.
Fri Apr 18 – Plowed for berries then started plowing sod. Grace and Marcia went to doctor in Attica in afternoon.
Sat Apr 19 – Plowed after setting out berry plants. Plenty wet for plowing. Fed hogs and pigs late in afternoon.
Sun Apr 20 – To SS & Church with family. Was ordained an elder and helped serve communion. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon visit.
Mon Apr 21 – To Frankfort with Rev. Ward to attend Presbytary. Home at 6:15 p.m.
Tue Apr 22 – Worked around house hauling dirt in morning. To dentist at Waynetown afternoon. To Richland Community room with family for basket supper.
Wed Apr 23 – Plowing sod all day.
Thur Apr 24 – To Wingate to have corn shelled. Plowing in afternoon.
Fri Apr 25 – Rained all day. To Newtown afternoon.
Sat Apr 26 – Ground feed in the morning. Grace’s folks came about 12:30. Feeding hogs setting up pump jack and motor. To B&L Meeting in evening.
Sun Apr 27 – To SS with Grace, Marcia. Mr. and Mrs. Overman and jack. The folks came for visit afternoon.
Mon April 28 – Discing stalks. Tried to play afternoon. Father came and we decided not to plow. Continued to disc the rest of the day.
Tues April 29 – Went to McCullom place to disc stalks. Rained some so moved rock. Heavy rain about 10:30. Working around house the rest of the day.
Wed April 30 – Working around house and grinding field. To Mellott, Waynetown, Hillsboro and back to Waynetown, getting plumber lined up in afternoon. To lodge at night.
MAY 1947
Thurs May 1 – Worked on house getting walls of bathroom ready for plumber.
Fri May 2 –Plumber came to look over bathroom installation. Worked on house getting ready for bathroom. Plumber started work afternoon. Working with him.
Sat May 3- Working with plumber in morning. Ground feed afternoon.
Sun May 4 – To SS & Church with family. Home in afternoon. Evelyn and boys, Naydine & Mrs. Martin came in afternoon. Went mushrooming.
Mon May 5 – Went to Robert’s for oats. David went with me but stayed. Grace went to LaFayette in morning.
Tues May 6 – Grinding feed for chickens and hogs. Working with plumber some.
Wed May 7 – Finished discing stalks and moving rock on McCullum place. Plowed McCullum garden and started plowing the 8-acres.
Thurs May 8 – Plowing on McCullum 8-acres. Finished about 4:00 p.m. Father came with plow and Jake with his tractor. Tied sod but wet. Laid out bean ground for plowing.
Fri May 9 – Jake here with Father’s tractor. Plowed bean ground all day. Worked until late.
Sat May 10 – Plowing sod. Jake plowing also. Worked until 9:30 in field. Had flat tire on tractor first thing in morning. To Mellott for repair.
Sun May 11 – To SS with family. To Evelyn’s for dinner with the folks.
Mon May 12 – Jake here. Plowed and disc McCullum 6 acres. Harrowed sod in late afternoon and evening.
Tues May 13 – Jake finished plowing bean ground. Harrowing and discing sod all day.
Wed May 14 – Discing sod in morning working rough places. Disc Mrs. McCollom 8-acres in afternoon worked on repair of spike tooth harrow.
Thurs May 15 – Harrowed the bean ground with spike tooth. Worked on bathroom walls in evening.
Fri May 16 –To Wingate in morning to freight and lumber. Worked on bathroom in morning. Disc sod afternoon. Rained out. Laid linoleum in bathroom in evening.
Sat May 17 – Work ground house in morning also to Wingate for haircut. Disc sod afternoon and evening. Plumber finished bathroom fixtures and fittings.
Sun May 18 – To SS & Church with family. Home the rest of the day.
Mon May 19 – Discing and started cross spring tooth harrowing the sod. Rained out about 4:30 p.m. To the folks and then band practice in evening.
Tues May 20 – Father & Jake came and we poured the cement septic tank. Rain in evening with hard right in night.
Wed May 21 – Some rain in morning. To Wingate to have corn shelled in afternoon. (Wingate Elevator (amazon) - Wingate may have been where he went)
Thurs May 22 – Fixed hammer mill feed pipe. Ground feed in morning. Started harrowing the sod in afternoon and evening.
Fri May 23 – Finished harrowing sod. Vaccinated pigs in morning. Discing sod afternoon and evening.
Sat May 24 – Finished discing sod in morning. Disced McCullum 8 acres in afternoon. Rain at milking time.
Sun May 25 – To SS with family. Norma home with us. Marcia at Evelyn’s. To Memorial service with band in afternoon. Marcia came home with me.
Mon May 26 – Ground feed until 4:00 p.m. to McCullum 6 acres to disc. Disc until 8:00 pm. To band practice at night.
Tues May 27 – Finished discing and spring tooth and culraker (?) on 6 acres. Raining when finished at 10:00 a.m. Took tractor to Mellott for repair in afternoon.
Wed May 28 – Working on shade for hogs in morning. To Mellott for tractor afternoon. Tried to work ground in late evening.
Thurs May 29 – Heavy rain in morning. Working in shop and house. To father’s with family in evening.
Fri May 30 – To Mellott in morning for groceries. Worked on wagon front axel. Worked on hog shade afternoon.
Sat May 31 – To Father’s with tractor to plant beans. Home by 4:30 p.m. Harrowed 6 acre field after milking. TO Newtown B&L. Directors meeting at night.
JUNE 1947
Sun June 1 – To SS & Church with family. Dinner in Mellott. With band at Wingate gym. Paul Harvey speaker at Memorial service. The folks stopped in late afternoon.
Mon June 2—Raining. Worked in house on bathroom walls.
Tues June 3 – To Wingate to get corn shelled in morning. To Fathers for oats and harrow in afternoon. Found 8 acres field ready to work after milking. Worked until 9:45 p.m.
Wed June 4 – Went to Mellott bought corn planter. Started planting corn in 8 acre field. Father’s tractor came. Finished 8 and 6 acre fields. Started 35 acre field.
Thurs June 5 – Started planting corn at 5:00 a.m. came in to milk and have breakfast. Planted until 9:50 p.m. when finished.
Fri June 6 – Started working bean ground but rained out. Heavy rain in evening around the house all day. Cleaned up0 planter for storage.
Sat June 7 – To father’s for drill in morning. Ground feed in afternoon.
Sun June 8 – To SS with children. Father, Mother, Charles and Norman here for dinner.
Mon June 9 – Started working bean ground. Discing until 10:00 p.m.
Tues June 10 – Harrowing bean ground started drilling beans just before noon. Jake with Father tractor arrived by noon. Got half done planting.
Wed June 11 – Light rain in early morning. Started discing then planting by 9:30 a.m. Finished planting beans about 3:30 p.m. to Newtown in evening.
Thurs June 12 – Moving sows in morning and feeding hogs. Cultivating and harrowing eight acres of corn in afternoon.
Fri June 13 – Replanting part of 6 acres then cultipacking (sic) and harrowing in morning. Harrowing 35 acres in afternoon after shower.
Sat June 14 – Finished harrowing corn. Pigs in 6 acres so harrowed and replanted about 5 of the six acres.
Sun June 15 – TO SS and church with family. Home in afternoon. Dinner with family at Mrs. Small’s.
Mon June 16 – Cleared limbs from lawn in morning, To Father’s for combine afternoon. To Newtown in evening B&L Business.
Tues June 17 – To Father’s to mow clover. Home about 5:00 p.m.
Wed June 18 – Mowing weeds. To Lafayette after 9:30 a.m. House about 2:00 p.m. To Mellott to have corn shelled. The folks and Bob & Evelyn came in evening
Thurs June 19 – To Mellott in morning. Grinding chicken feed after noon.
Fri June 20 – Put cultivator on tractor and plowed 8 acre field of corn. Took cultivator off in evening getting ready to mow clover.
Sat June 21 – Mowing clover on McCullum place. To Mellott about 3:30 p.m. for repairs and feed. To Newtown, Mellott and Hillsboro in evening.
Sun June 22 – Left home about 7:30 a.m. with family drove to Carthage. Children went to SS. Left Carthage after fine visit at 4:30 p.m. home at 7:00 p.m
Mon June 23 – Grinding feed and getting ready to bale hay. Drove north of Newtown about noon for rake. Raked hay afternoon and baler followed. Finished at 7:00 p.m.
Tues June 24 – Raining. To LaFayette to have eyes tested in morning. Helped Mr. Miles for short time in afternoon. Robert, Evelyn and the boys came in evening.
Wed June 25 – Setting bales up first thing in morning. Started picking up bales about 10 a.m. Finished load on wagons about 5:30 p.m.
Thurs June 26 – Put bales in barn after setting up new fork for unloading. Hauled corn to hogs put cultivator on tractor!
Fri June 27 – Cultivating corn all day. Plowed in 35 acre field. To Newtown in evening to pay bailing bill and leave B&L Collection sheet.
Sat June 28 – Cultivating corn. Finished 35 acre field about 4:30 p.m. Plowed in 6 acre field after milking. To Newtown on B&L Collection and meeting in evening.
Sun June 29 – To SS with family. To the folks for dinner and afternoon. Home about 6:30 p.m.
Mon June 30 – Plowed the six acres and took cultivator off tractor to put the bean cultivator on.
JULY 1947
Tues July 1 – Working on tractor putting on bean cultivator and widening wheels of tractor. Started cultivating late in day. Did the ends and three or four rounds.
Wed July 2 – Cultivating beans all day. Got the tractor wheels out to proper width in evening.
Thurs July 3 – Cultivating beans and finished after milking in evening. Father called in afternoon.
Fri July 4 – Took bean cultivators off tractor. Put disc and culing paker in barn. Put mower on tractor and cut thistels in west Pasture. Covington for fireworks.
Sat July 5 – To Wingate for hair cut in morning. Settled for hay with Mrs. McCullum. Cut weeds for her and thistles in east Pasture. Mowed in meadows afternoon. Wingate and Waynetown at night.
Sun July 6 – To SS and church with family. Dinner at Mrs. Smalls at Mellott. Home the rest of the day. Mrs. Fred Rice was buried this afternoon.
Mon Jul 7 – Started mowing but Mr. Reed of State Financial Institution came. To Newtown in morning. Mowing until about 4:15 p.m. to Newtown to finish audit.
Tues July 8 – Finished mowing the meadow in morning. To Shamps in afternoon helping to put up hay.
Wed July 9 – To Shamp’s to put up hay. Working there until 4:30 p.m. Home to start raking for baler.
Thurs July 10 – Rain during night to Lafayette for glasses. Put cultivator on tractor and plowed about 2 acres on McClellan.
Fri July 11 – Hauled corn to hogs. Raking hay baler started about 11:00 a.m. Put up bales until rain came in afternoon.
Sat July 12 –Worked on changing door on back porch. Set bales up on end in morning. Unloaded one load of bales and picked up bales from field
Sun July 13 – To SS with family. Home in afternoon.
Mon July 14 – Put up hay. The Shamp brothers helping. Finished in mid afternoon. Plowed corn in late afternoon.
Tues July 15 – Picked up broken bales in field and covered hog shade in morning. Worked on combine afternoon.
Wed July 16 – Working on combine. Grace picking blackberrys.
Thurs July 17 – To Mellott in morning. Plowed the 6 acre corn field in morning. Working on combine afternoon.
Fri July 18 –Working on combine. To Mellott show at night.
Sat July 19 – Worked on combine in morning. Afternoon took combine and started oats. To (sic) green for combining.
Sun July 20 – To SS with children. Grace not feeling too well. To McKnight reunion at Dorothy Smiths for dinner and afternoon.
Mon July 21 – Got hogs fed and took combine to McCollums to start wheat combining. Had a good start by evening.
Tues July 22 – Combining McCullum wheat all day finished late in evening. Took load of wheat to elevator in morning.
Wed July 23 – Combining 35 acres of wheat starting about noon. Took load of wheat to elevator in morning.
Thurs July 24 -- Took load of wheat to elevator in morning . Started combining about 10:00 a.m. (thanks to world-grain for the pretty wheat picture)
Fri July 25 – Took load of wheat to elevator in morning. Finished combining wheat at home about 2:30 p.m. Started oats. Wet . Moved combine to Bob’s.
Sat July 26 – Combining at Bob’s all day. To B&L Director’s meeting in evening at Newtown.
Sun July 27 – To SS with family. Charles & Norman here for dinner and afternoon. Evelyn & Barbara , Dan, Annis and the Wards called in evening. Taught Young Adult Class.
Mon July 28 – Stopped at Mellott to settle for McCullum wheat. Finished combining at Bob’s about 4:00 p.m. Moved to Father’s oats. Combined his Clinton oats. 350 bu. On 3 ¾ acres.
Tues July 29 – Combining at Father’s all day. Home about 9:00 p.m.
Wed July 30 – Combining at Father’s. Had about 8 acres of oats left. Home at 9:00 p.m.
Thurs July 31 – Finished Father’s oats early afternoon. On way home with combine stopped for repairs at Lester Shultz. Home at 7:00 p.m.
AUGUST 1947
Fri Aug 1 -- Combining and handling oats all day. Had about 2 hours work left in evening. To Mellott Picture Show in evening.
Sat Aug 2 – To Wingate for haircut. Heavy rain in morning. To Mellott before noon. Ground cow feed and took corn to hogs afternoon.
Sun Aug 3- To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day. To Father’s in evening for short visit. Taught Young Adult class.
Mon Aug 4 – Mowing west pasture in morning and for hour after noon. Finished combining oats about 6:00 p.m. Shamp & Miller came in for me to finish their oats. Finished at 8:30 p.m.
Tues Aug 5 – Took corn to hogs. Went to Gene Koons started combining wheat at 11:00 a.m. Home at 8:30 p.m.
Wed Aug 6 – To Koons combining. Finished Gene’s got about half of Clifton’s wheat done. Home at 8:00 p.m.
Thurs Aug 7 – Rain in morning. Did some mowing in chicken lot and east pasture. To Uncle Thed’s in evening visiting Uncle Wills.
Fri Aug 8 – To Clarence Rice’s for bull calf. Worked on yards the rest of day. To Mellott picture show at night.
Sat Aug 9 – To Lee Galloway’s place for rake. Home at 9:30 a.m. started raking __ (ahead?) of baler. To Clifton Koon’s to finish combining afternoon. A Miles did raking. Baling done when I came home.
Sun Aug 10 – To SS with family. Lena Short gave talk for entire Sunday School. Had evening dinner for relatives about 22.
Mon Aug 11 – Uncle Ludlow and Bob Williamson helped up (sic put) up bales. Father came afternoon and stayed until we were done.
Tues Aug 12 – To Wingate in morning for repairs. Started mowing the wheat stubble in morning.
Wed Aug 13 – Found first litter of fall pigs. Sharpening then started continued mowing. Finished the 35 acre field.
Thurs Aug 14 – Took corn to hogs and worked with hogs. Started mowing McCollums wheat stubble before noon. To Mellott in late evening for David’s bicycle. Mr. and mrs. Miles called in evening.
Fri Aug 15 – Sharpening sickles in morning. To McCollum place mowing in afternoon. To Mellott show at night.
Sat Aug 16 – Sharpened sickle in morning. To McCollam place (note he spells McCollum several ways)
Sun Aug 17 – To SS with family. Tonight young adult class. Norman came home with us. Evelyn Robert annis and Charles called in late afternoon. Rev. & Mrs. Ward and daughter called in evening.
Mon Aug 18 – 3 new litters of pigs. Making shade in morning. Lester Shultz & Shamus (?) called in morning. Grinding feed afternoon. Taking care of new litter of pigs in late afternoon.
Tues Aug 19 – To Marvin Lough’s for rake then raking McCollum straw for baling. Finished with raking in late afternoon.
Wed Aug 20 – To LaFayette on business in morning. Found hogs out of pasture in afternoon. Bought combine pickup attachment in LaFayette. Put combine back in place in barn.
Thurs Aug 21 – Loaded truck with bales for Noblesville. Loaded wagon in afternoon with bales for next truck load.
Fri Aug 22 – To Mellott to phone Terre Haute to sell straw. Home about noon and helped load truck. Hauled corn to hogs and load wagon with bales in afternoon. To Mellott show at night.
Sat Aug 23 – Loaded truck with bales in morning. Started plowing for wheat in morning. Father came afternoon for visit. Returned to plowing about 4:00 p.m.
Sun Aug 24 – To SS with family. Tonight young adult class. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Aug 25 – Loaded bales on truck and wagon. Plowing for two hours before noon. To Mellott afternoon then plowing until rain came at 3:39 p.m. Worked on house until evening.
Tues Aug 26 – Moving hens in morning. Cleaning hen house afternoon.
Wed Aug 27 – To Newtown today put up fence for Legion Horse Show in morning. Father and Mother came for pans afternoon. Cleaning hen house. (horse-Canada)
Thurs Aug 28 – Working with stock and cleaning hen house in morning. Plowing in afternoon. To class Ice Cream supper & band concert at Newtown in evening.
Fri Aug 29 – Feeding hogs in morning. Sprayed chicken house. Put in some straw. To Kenneth Dickersons in evening making number cards for horse show.
Sat Aug 30 -- Not feeling well. Loaded last load of bales on truck before noon. Took corn and oats for shelling and grinding afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Aug 31 – To SS with children. Taught young adult class. Home in afternoon. Grace not feeling well enough to go to Sunday School.
SEPTEMBER 1947
Mon Sept 1 – To Newtown working, registering horses for Horse Show given by American Legion.
Tues Sept 2 – Went to Grover Smith’s for truck purchased of him. Worked at school ground taking down fences in morning. Plowing afternoon. Father and Jake came in afternoon.
Wed Sept 3—Took corn to hogs. Pump engine broke. To Wingate & Waynetown trying to get repairs. Plowing in afternoon.
Thurs Sept 4 – To Mellott. Lester Shultz’s and Newtown in morning. Plowing for wheat in afternoon.
Fri Sept 5 – Finished plowing for wheat before noon. Working ground afternoon.
Sat Sept 6 – Finished working wheat ground over. David and I went to Wingate for haircut just before noon. I went to Mellott, Newtown, Attica and returned with visit with folks.
Sun Sept 7 – To SS & Church with Marcia. David had cold and Grace stayed with him. Home afternoon.
Mon Sept 8 – Took corn to hogs. To Father’s for his corn sheller before noon. Shelling corn afternoon.
Tues Sept 9 – Grinding cow feed in morning. Shelling corn in afternoon
Wed Sept 10 – Took two lambs to Covington to have prepared for locker. Took corn sheller to Father’s. Drove to Galord place for old truck bed. Father painting roof of house when I returned home. To lodge at night.
Thurs Sept 11 – Hauled corn to hogs in morning. Took one front wheel off tractor to have tire repaired at Mellott. Bought new tire. Discing wheat ground in late afternoon.
Fri Sept 12 – Power off all night. Milked by hand. Worked on truck bed all day. To Mellott show with family at night.
Sat Sept 13 – To Covington in morning for meat for locker. To Mellott for repairs then mowing clover for seed in afternoon.
Sun Sept 14 – To Urbana, Illinois with family to have dinner with Aunt Edith McKnight. A full day of driving and visiting.
Mon Sept 15 – Finished mowing clover for seed. Started mowing meadow on this place in late afternoon. To Daily Bros. Circus with family at night in Crawfordsville.
Tues Sept 16 – Hauled corn to hogs. Mowing pasture all day. Father finished painting roof of house.
Wed Sept 17 – Picking corn for hogs and hauled last old corn to hogs. Finished mowing pasture and put tractor in barn in morning.
Thurs Sept 18 – Raked clover on McCollum place for seed in morning. Took truck to town put on new carborator and water pump in afternoon.
Fri Sept 19 – To Newtown in morning on building & loan business. Picked corn for hogs. Worked on combine afternoon. To Mellott show at night.
Sat Sept 20 – Picked corn for hogs. Father and his man came to help put pick up or combine. Worked all day on installation completing it. To Wingate show at night.
Sun Sept 21 – To SS & Church with family. Presided in church service as Rev. Blekking (?) gave the sermon. Had dinner at Mrs. Smalls with the folks then back (?) home just before two. Had heavy rain in p.m.
Mon Sept 22 – To Newtown & Mellott in morning. Grinding corn and cobs for chickens. Mixing red picked corn for hogs in late afternoon.
Tues Sept 23 – Light frost nothing hurt. Cleaning seed wheat in morning. Pulled two rows of corn for hogs. To Wingate & Waynetown in late afternoon.
Wed Sept 24 – To LaFayette with Grace in morning. Home at 11:30 p.m. Took truck picked corn for hogs and bought fodder in for cows.
Thurs Sept 25 – Picked corn for hogs in morning. Worked on combine in afternoon.
Fri Sept 26 – To Mellott short time in morning. Working on combine until 4:00 p.m. Took combine to clover field started threshing. Trouble with pickup chain. (tee-public - thanks for photo)
Sat Sept 27 – Picked corn for hogs in morning. Combined clover afternoon. Finished at 7:10 OST. To Newton to B&L. Directors meeting at night.
Sun Sept 28 – To SS with Marcia. Grace & David stayed home. Mother, Father, Robert, Evelyn, Barbara, Charles & Norman had dinner with us, celebrating Father’s birthday. Charles, Marie, Eddy, Joanna & Delbert called in afternoon.
Mon Sept 29 – Picked corn for hogs in morning. Working wheat ground afternoon.
Tues Sept 30 – Got wheat drill ready and started sowing at 10:00 a.m. Finished at 3:30 p.m. Father and man “Bob” helped. To Uncle Thad’s and Lynn Bells in evening.
OCTOBER 1947
Wed Oct 1 – Picked corn for hogs in morning. Took combine to Father’s and threshed his clover. Not much there. To Newtown in evening to see Roy Mitchell.
Thur Oct 2 – To Wingate in morning for lumber to make truck bed. Working on truck the rest of the day. Grace at school all day.
Fri Oct 3 – Pulled corn for hogs. Father and Bob W. came to pick apples. Father left for other Lumber for truck bed. George Shamp came with machine to pick load corn at noon. To Wingate in afternoon for bolts.
Sat Oct 4 – Father and Jake came to work on truck bed. Worked all day and almost completed the bed. Took family to Crawfordsville to picture show at night.
Sun Oct 5 – To SS & Church with family. Homecoming had dinner at church. Home at 2:30 p.m. Went to Evelyn’s for David about 6:30 p.m. Home at 9:15 p.m.
Mon Oct 6 – Jake & Father came to work on truck afternoon. To Marlatts in evening to surprise Mrs. Ward on her birthday.
Tue Oct 7 – Had corn picked for hogs. Jake came about 9:30 a.m. for reel for combine. Took tractor to Father’s about 10:00 a.m. Worked on combine. Started on beans about 2:00 p.m.
Wed Oct 8 – To Father’s to combine but too wet. Started to combine afternoon but too wet. Stopped in Newtown truck wouldn’t start. After working on it got home 5:00 p.m.
Thurs Oct 9 – Started combing at Father’s about 11:00 a.m. combining all day. Home about 6:10 p.m.
Fri Oct 10 – Combining after 11:30 a.m. Started home about 5:30 p.m. Truck got hot and stopped at Riley’s. Pulled home. Got cow from Willis in morning.
Sat Oct 11 – Took Grace to bus at Waynetown for trip to Carthage. Took children to Evelyn’s as I went to Combine. Finished Father’s beans started Robert’s about 4:00 p.m.
Sun Oct 12 – Children and I started to Carthage about 8:30 a.m. arrived at 11:15. Attended church and church dinner and afternoon service. Left Carthage at 4:30 p.m. Home at 7:00 o’clock.
Mon Oct 13 – Picked corn for hogs in morning. Ground feed. Started truck – took tractor to Roberts at noon. Started combine about 2:00 p.m. Home at 6:20 p.m.
Tues Oct 14 – To Robert’s to combine beans. Home at 6:10 p.m.
Wed Oct 15 – To Roberts to finish combining. Moved combine home at noon. Jake came open our ben field afternoon. To Mellott in evening
Thurs Oct 16 – Combining beans from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. at home.
Fri Oct 17 – Raining. Sold hogs at $28.85 in morning. Combining beans afternoon. To Robert’s in evening.
Sat Oct 18 – Getting ready to sow wheat – Jake came in morning. Ground chicken feed just before noon. Started sowing wheat about 2:00 p.m.
Sun Oct 19 – To SS with family. Taught class until 10:10 a.m. then left for service at Elmdale. Dinner in Cville. Visited Uncle Larry’s afternoon.
Mon Oct 20 – Sowing wheat until noon. Combining afternoon.
Tues Oct 21 – Father & Bob sowed wheat all day. Combining and Jake hauled beans. Canvas trouble or would have finished combining.
Wed Oct 22 – Sowing wheat until 11 a.m. when Grace returned with new canvas. Finished combining before noon. Finished sowing wheat about 4:00 p.m.
Thurs Oct 23 – Grace & children left for Carthage. I took tractor & combine to Robert’s started soy beans. Drove Robert’s truck home.
Fri Oct 24 – Took Roberts beans to elevator then to Roberts to combine. Drove. Roberts truck home in evening.
Sat Oct 25 – Took Robert’s beans to elevator and settled for Father & my beans. To Roberts started combining about 11:30. Finished at 2:30 p.m. Brought combine home to Newtown for truck. To B& ?
Sun Oct 26 – To SS with family. To Mother’s for dinner with Evelyn’s. Home at 5:00 p.m.
Mon Oct 27 – Raining. To JW Browns for sheep in morning. To Dallis McCauley’s for buck sheep in afternoon.
Tues Oct 28 – Raining. Cleaned hog houses and moved them to lot for little pigs in morning. Worked in barns placing combining. Glen McKinney called in evening.
Wed Oct 29 – Worked making frame for watering fountain for chickens until middle of afternoon. Cleaned up wheat drill. To Wingate for repairs in late afternoon.
Thurs Oct 30 – Put chicken fountain in chicken house in morning. Picked corn for hogs afternoon.
Fri Oct 31 – To Covington to take hog for butchering in morning loaded wheat drill and took to fathers and ate dinner. Home about 3. To Fathers with family in evening.
NOVEMBER 1947
Saturday Nov 1 – Ground feed for cows and Mrs. McCollum’s chickens. Painted truck bed in evening.
Sunday Nov 2 --- To SS and church with family. Home all afternoon.
Monday Nov 3 – To Danville, Ill. With Grace & Evelyn shopping. Picked up pork at locker. TO church at night.
Tuesday Nov 4 – Worked with pigs in morning. Getting cribs ready for corn picking.
Wednesday Nov 5 – Started picking corn in morning. Borrowed wagon from Dallis McCauley. To ball game with family at night – Richland 43 – Williamsport 42.
Thursday Nov 6 – Picking corn all day. Finished at McCollum corn and started field here.
Friday Nov 7 – Picking corn in morning until rain. Picked some corn in late afternoon.
Saturday Nov 8 – Picking corn all day. About six acres left by evening. To Joe Stahls re Wilt tax in evening. Children stayed all night with Evelyn.
Sunday Nov 9 – To First Presbyterian Church with Grace. Father and Mother ___ to Carthage to folks Golden Wedding open house. Home at 5:45 p.m. Drove to Roberts for the children Home at 9:30 p.m.
Monday Nov 10 – Rain. Working in house putting in bathroom wall most of the day.
Tuesday Nov 11 – Worked in bathroom. To Mellott for feed and furnace wall paper to heat bathroom. To C’ville in evening to Presbytery Benevolent meeting.
Wednesday Nov 12 – Finished picking corn about 2:15 p.m. To lodge at night.
Thursday Nov 13 – To Newtown in morning. Then to Attica with Joe Stahl. Home at noon then to John Stahl’s to Attica to see internal revenue man. To Hillsboro to see Mr. Wilt and home at 4:30 p.m.
Friday Nov 14 – Did feeding then to Roberts for fan mill, bunk beds, etc. Home at noon. Picked corn left in weeds on six acre field. To Wingate to basketball game at night. Richland 46 Wingate 19.
Saturday Nov 15 – Raining. Did feeding. Cleaning clover seed. Fixed big door at south end of hay mow in barn. To class auction in evening with David. Marcia had cold.
Sunday Nov 16 – To SS & Church with David. Grace stayed home with Marcia. Home after church for the day.
Monday Nov 17 – Did feeding and got male hog out of G. Thompson’s field. Took tractor to repair shop. Cleaning clover seed and working on truck bed. Took Marcia to doctor in evening at Waynetown.
Tuesday Nov 18 – Fixing fence in morning along Thompson. Took last of wheat to elevator and brought corn sheller home. To Newtown ball game at night. W Lebanon 29 Richland 40.
Wednesday Nov 19 – To Robert’s to take farm mill home. To Attica for grave and Robert’s elevator. Spreading gravel and got tractor from repair shop in afternoon.
Thursday Nov 20 – Vaccinated hogs in morning and had cows tested. Moving hogs in afternoon.
(My how he loved his basketball - sports-memorablia-museum)
(My how he loved his basketball - sports-memorablia-museum)Friday Nov 21 – Feed chickens and cleaned chicken house in morning. Bedded hog houses and fed sows in afternoon. Set up hammer mill. To Hillsboro to ball game at night. Hillsboro 30. Richland 21.
Saturday Nov 22 – Feed stock. Got sheller set up and used it a short time. Ground feed for cows.
Sunday Nov 23 – To SS with family. Home after SS until about 3:00 p.m. Drove to Joanna’s they not being home drove to Nutts Gravel Pit and stopped for short visit with Homer & LaVera. To Richland in evening for visit.
Monday Nov 24 -- Raining. Did feeding then worked in house on bathroom.
Tuesday Nov 25 – Did feeding. Put stock rack on truck went to John Ead’s sale bought simple shovel plow, 30’ ladder, 5 sheep, two cows. Put grain bed back on truck to Newtown at night basketball game Waynetown 62 – Richland 30.
Wednesday Nov 26 – Did feeding. To Hillsboro for bathroom finish and cement in morning. To Mellott for coal afternoon.
Thursday Nov 27 – Did feeding. To Robert & Evelyns for the day. Thanksgiving with the folks and Uncle Lawrences and other guests at Evelyns. Came home in evening and did milking then returned for evening.
Friday Nov 28 – Did feeding. Working on bathroom walls all day.
Saturday Nov 29 – Did feeding. Worked on corn sheller in morning. Did some shelling. Did grinding of feed afternoon. To B&L Director’s meeting at night.
Sunday Nov 30 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Robert, Evelyn and boys came for waffle supper in evening.
DECEMBER 1947
Monday Dec 1 – Did feeding. Drove truck to father’[s for oats. Lunch with folks. Stopped at Galloway’s and had new head gasket put on truck. Home about 5:15p.m.
Tuesday Dec 2 – To Mellot to have oats weighed. Unloaded oats and worked on bathroom. Grace shopping in LaFayette with Evelyn all day.
Wednesday Dec 3 – Working on house and bathroom in morning. To Wingate and Waynetown in afternoon.
Thursday Dec 4 – Working around house. Started to Mellott with car in late afternoon and the rod pulled off. Father & Mother came in evening. Mother & Grace went to Joan’s shower.
Friday Dec 5 – To Newtown to have car fixed in morning. To Mellott for tractor afternoon. Ground feed in late afternoon.
Saturday Dec 6 – Mixing feed. Worked on house short time. Took rake home to John Martin’s and got spreader. Worked putting wall pipe to bathroom in during evening.
Sunday Dec 7 – To SS & church with family. To the folks for dinner and afternoon. Norman came home with us in evening.
Monday Dec 8 – Got load sows in and trucked them to Attica. Got load of gravel.
Tuesday Dec 9 – Did feeding. To LaFayette with car to B-Line Trucking and home about 2:00 P.M. Worked on house. To school operatta at night.
Wednesday Dec 10 – Did feeding. Worked on house. To Waynetown and Wingate in truck afternoon. To lodge at night.
Thursday Dec 11 – Did feeding. To Mellott for coal. Unloading coal afternoon. Worked on house and did milking. Lowell Linville called in evening. (thanks to business-green for photo)
Friday Dec 12 – Working on house in bathroom.
Saturday Dec 13 – Shelling corning and grinding cow feed. To Mellott in afternoon. Mixed feed when I returned.
Sunday Dec 14 – To SS with family in morning. To church board meeting afternoon.
Monday Dec 15 – Putting linoleum on bathroom walls. Ground feed. Took tractor to Mellott for repair drove new tractor home. To Hightower sale. Sold tractor afternoon. Snow in evening.
Tuesday Dec 16 – Mixing chicken feed. Working on house. Snow made travel difficult.
Wednesday Dec 17 – Working on house. To Wingate ordered lumber. To Newtown with Grace in afternoon and worked on Wilt tax with Stahl.
Thursday Dec 18 – To Hillsboro met Stahl and visited Wilt. Visited Jzala? With Grace. Worked in house in afternoon. To Mellott for tractor in late afternoon.
Friday Dec 19 – Working on house. Mr. Fulwider came for tractor in late afternoon.
Saturday Dec 20 – Working on taking out partion (sic). To Wingate about noon for lumber exchange. Worked until midnight.
Sunday Dec 21 – To Carthage with family in morning. Dinner with folks. Jo got in from Florida in morning. Returned home at 6:40 p.m.
Monday Dec 22 – Working in house finished taking out partion (sic – assume partition?) and putting in beams, covered beam with sheetrock. Father called for a time in the afternoon.
Tuesday Dec 23 – To Joe Stahls to work on John Wilt income tax. Lunch at Drug store and returned to Stahls finishing return. Left Stahls stopped in Mellott Home about 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday Dec 24 – Working mixing and grinding feed in morning. Working in house afternoon.
Thursday Dec 25 – Did feeding. To father’s with family for Christmas dinner with Evelyn’s and Uncle Larry’s. (- thanks to: crackerbarrell for photo)
Friday Dec 26 – Working on house. To Wingate in late afternoon for hair cut.
Saturday Dec 27 – Working with stock in morning. Typed Wilt tax returns. Drove to Hillsboro met Mr. Stahl and called on Wilt. Father came to start flooring afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sunday Dec 28 – To SS with family. Was elected superintendent for 1948. To Evelyn’s for dinner. Home at 5:00 pm.
Monday Dec 29 – Shelling corn and grinding feed in morning. Helped with flooring afternoon.
Tuesday Dec 30 – Helping with flooring upstairs. Did one tax return about noon. Did flooring afternoon.
Wednesday Dec 31 – Did flooring all day. To Baptist dinner in evening as Grace played piano for their pleasure.
1948 Stuart McKnight Diary - living in the Newtown with wife, Grace (Overman) raising their two children. He is farming - they are active in the Newtown Presbyterian Church. Grace may be teaching school at this point
Thurs Jan 1 – Did flooring with Father and Charles. Evelyn Robert and children came for birthday dinner in evening.
Fri Jan 2 --- Father here, worked on bathroom, finished door casing. Father did some flooring.
Sat Jan 3 – Grinding feed in morning and did some flooring. To Hillsboro on income tax work in afternoon. Did some work on floor in late afternoon.
Sun Jan 4 – To SS & Church with family. First Sunday as Superintendent at Newtown Sang at church. House in afternoon
Mon Jan 5 – Hauled one load of manure in morning. Working on income tax in afternoon.
Tues Jan 6 – Working around place in morning. Income tax in afternoon.
Wed Jan 7 – Went t o Mellott for sanding machine. Sanded floors and returned machine by noon. Had tractor repair man here twice for work on tractor.
Thurs Jan 8 – Did income tax work all day. Grace teaching piano at school. (thanks to letgo)
Fri Jan 9 – Father came about 8:00 a.m. and we took truck for alfalfa hay at Roy Hunt’s Unloaded 2 tons at Father’s dinner with folks. Home by 1:00 p.m. Income tax afternoon. Mother Overman came for visit.
Sat Jan 10 – Helped Mr. Miles saw wood in morning. Lunch at Miles. To Mildred Howard’s on tax and to Newtown in afternoon
Sun Jan 11 – To SS with family. Home to dinner. The folks came in afternoon for visit with Mrs. Overman.
Mon Jan 12 – Income tax work all day. Mrs. Overman left for home early in morning.
Tues Jan 13 – Income tax work all day. Evelyn & Robert with boys came in evening. I went to bed with heavy cold at night.
Wed Jan 14 – Work on income tax returns all day.
Thurs Jan 15 – Shelling corn and grinding feed, looking after hogs, working on income tax at night
Fri Jan 16 – To Newtown and Wingate in morning for soy bean oil meal. Shelling corn in afternoon.
Sat Jan 17 – Unable to start tractor. To Mellott to have feed ground and mixed. To Newtown in afternoon. To Mellott at night to make B&L Loan.
Sun Jan 18 – To SS & Church with family. Home to dinner and remained home rest of the day.
Mon Jan 19 – To Covington, Hillsboro and Mellott in morning. Tried to get tractor started. Took battery to Wingate to have it charged.
Tues Jan 20 – To Wingate for tractor battery. Took tractor to Mellot got it running and drove it home. Cleaning barn afternoon. To Mellott for sander in evening. Finished sanding and took sander home.
Wed Jan 21 – Feeding hogs. Cleaning barn. Snow storm at dark but did not last.
Thurs Jan 22 – Working with hogs and feeding. Cleaning barn in afternoon. To Attica with David Charles & Norman to tournament. Pine Village 33 Richland 32. Hillsboro 50 West Lebanon 30.
Fri Jan 23 – To sale at Weaver Bros. bought 3 hog house. Home at 3:00 p.m. Cleaning barn in late afternoon.
Sat Jan 24 – Feeding hogs in morning. To Newtown in afternoon.
Sun Jan 25 – To SS with family. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Jan 26 – Working with stock and feeding in morning. Took truck and wagon and got 3 hog houses from sale on Friday.
Tues Jan 27 – Cleaning out barn. Sam Worthington working with me all day.
Wed Jan 28 – Lined up work for Sam Worthington. Went to Ed Larsons sale. Bought 300 bushel oats @ 1.55 per. To Lodge at night. Two 1st degrees. Took JS Station.
Thurs Jan 29 – Worthington went with me for load of oats in morning. Did feeding in late afternoon. Marvin Lough’s house burned late evening.
Fri Jan 30 – To Larsons for two loads of oats and hurdles. Income tax work at night
Sat Jan 31 – Working around buildings in morning. To Mellott then to Wingate for haircut in afternoon. TO B&L Directors meeting at night.
FEBRUARY 1948
Sun Feb 1 – To SS and Church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Feb 2 – Grinding & shelling cow feed.
Tues Feb 3 – Grinding chicken feed and mining in morning. Feed and water hogs afternoon. To Veedersburg with Harold Shultz, Soil Conservation meeting.
Wed Feb 4 – To Stonebraker sale. Bought milk cart. Hauled washing machine for Jake Sheller for B. Martin and water fountain for Harold Shultz. Harled rode home with me. Bought two hog houses of Murdock.
Thurs Feb 5 – Worked in house most of day as Grace was at school. Marcia home sick.
Fri Feb 6 – To Crawfordsville in morning with clover seed. Got gas engine repaired at Waynetown. To Hillsboro HS to Soil Conservation meeting in afternoon. (thanks to hillsboroindiana.com for photo) - hope this is the high scool as I'm not sure I've ever seen it !!!
Sat Feb 7 – Feeding & working with stock in morning. Took Marcia and Barbara Shamp to party in Mellott afternoon. Went to Newtown & home about 4:15 p.m. To Wingate for groceries in evening.
Sun Feb 8 – To SS with the children. Grace sick with cold. The folks came home with us for dinner and afternoon visit.
Mon Feb 9 – To Wingate for feed from freight house. Did Alonzo Knipes tax. To Veedersburg for two tons of fertilizer in late afternoon.
Tues Feb 10 – Feeding and trimming old trees clearing for plowing in morning. Put in chicken house light and took corn to hogs in late evening.
Wed Feb 11 – Dr. called at 3:00 a.m. for Marcia. To sale south of Hillsboro in morning. Did not buy a thing. Home by noon then to dentist in Waynetown. To Crawfordsville and home. To lodge at night. Lowell Martin had serious accident with Fussy Rice in evening.
Thurs Feb 12 – To Farmers’ s Institute about 11 a.m. Lunch at school. Home about 4:00 p.m. To Waynetown in evening to have prescription filled.
Fri Feb 13 – Shelled some corn. Took cow and three calfs to Veedersburg sale barn. Home 3:15 p.m. David & I went to ball game. David sick and came home after first game.
Sat Feb 14 – Feeding in morning. Then to LaFayette regarding note renewal. Home about 2 p.m.
Sun Feb 15 – To SS & Church alone. Marcia David were sick and Grace stayed with them. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Feb 16 – Fixing hog house floors in morning. Trimming up fallen trees in afternoon.
Tues Feb 17 – Worked inside as Grace went to doctor in morning. To Wingate in afternoon for garden tractor. To Newtown in evening to session meeting with Ward.
Wed Feb 18 – Took call and lamb to locker for butchering and sold Dallig’s Buck. Lunch at Hillsboro. To Dentist at 1:30 p.m. Home at 3:00 p.m. Changed stock sack to grain bed on truck. To lodge at night.
Thurs Feb 19 – Working inside as Grace went to school to teach piano. Ground some feed in late afternoon.
Fri Feb 20 – Took load of corn to Wingate for shelving. Grinding cow and chicken feed in afternoon.
Sat Feb 21 – Working with hogs. Cleaned hog house and penned up one gilt.
Sun Feb 22 – To S.S. with David. Marcia and Grace stayed home. Home the rest of the day.
Mon Feb 23 – The first lamb arrived. Worked with one all morning getting it warmed up. Working around house rest of the day.
Tues Feb 24 – Feeding hogs in morning and cleaning hog houses and getting them lined up. First pigs arrived about noon. Litter of three.
Wed Feb 25 – To Union community sale with lawn mower and straw. Came home and found another litter of pigs not penned. Worked with gilts all day. Litter of four.
Thurs Feb 26 – Working around house in morning. To Father’s for lime spreader in afternoon. Father gave me two pigs.
Fri Feb 27 – To Crawfordsville with Grace in morning. Children home for lunch because of tournament. Working around the house all afternoon.
Sat Feb 28 – Feeding hogs and caring for stock. Aother new lamb. To Newtown Mellott Veedersburg Covington I afternoon. To Newtown at night on BL business.
Sun Feb 29 – To SS with family. To Mother’s for dinner along with Evelyn’s family. Home about 4:30 p.m. Third litter of pigs. 8 in litter.
MARCH 1948
Mon Mar 1 – Moved brooder house and got it ready for the chickens. Fire started in brooder stove. To building & Loan meeting in evening.
Tues Mar 2 – Grinding feed for baby chickens. To Waynetown for chickens before noon. Feeding hogs and watching brooder stove in afternoon.
Wed Mar 3 – Feeding hogs. Cleaned chicken house. Mr. Work ? here for tan work and stayed for lunch. To dentist in late afternoon.
Thur Mar 4 – Started to put 0-12-12 on wheat. Got soft at noon. Started putting -020-0 on west pasture in afternoon.
Fri Mar 5 – Spreading 0-20-0 on west pasture in morning. Working with hogs. Brought out sow up with pigs. To Fathers for more pigs to go with sow.
Sat Mar 6 – Putting 0-20-0 on Pasture finished before noon in rain. Took corn to hogs in afternoon. Milked early. Left at 5:00 p.m. for Lafayette for dinner. Men’s Club & Moderator LaRoe.
Sun Mar 7 -- To SS & Church with family. Home afternoon. To Robert & Evelyn’s about six then to LaFayette to Music Hall to hear Moderator LaRoe.
Mon Mar 8 – Took corn to hogs. Spread some fertilizer on wheat. Ground corn for chickens.
Tue Mar 9 – Mixing chicken feed. Took truck load of corn to Wingate for shelling before noon. Unloading shelled corn getting feed ready to grind for cows. Brought up another hog house.
Wed Mar 10 – Grinding cow feed in morning. Working with hogs. Did work early and went to Crawfordsville with Dallas McCauley to stay all night with Lowell Martin.
Thurs Mar 11 – 12 degrees Snowed all night and plenty of drifts around. Did not get to morning work until 9:00 a.m. Everything was all right.
Fri Mar 12 – Did morning work. Put clover seeder on tractor and seeded clover on McCollum wheat before noon. Started field here afternoon.
Sat Mar 13 – Seeded clover on wheat almost all day. Finished about 3:30 p.m. To Wingate in evening for haircut.
Sun Mar 14 – To SS with family. Home for dinner. To HG Quirk’s 25th wedding anniversary in afternoon with family. To Evelyn’s in evening. Left children and got Evelyn went to LaFayette to Carlotta Pevler recital.
Mon Mar 15 – Working on ceiling of living room in morning. To Newtown and Mellott in afternoon, re. income tax and B&L reports. Father was here afternoon for a short time.
Tues Mar 16 – Working to get corn to hogs. Muddy and hard to get around.
Wed Mar 17 – Working on repairing self feeders. Got two ready to go.
Thurs Mar 18 – Working, fixing farrowing shed for sows. Father came about 1:00 p.m. bought his corn. To Wingate and Mellott in late afternoon.
Fri Mar 19 – Very strong wind. Unable to work out. Hard rain with it. To Hillsboro about 11:00 a.m. Worked on granary doors and then ground feed for little chickens.
Sat Mar 20 – Loading spreader with rotten or wet corn and sorting corn in morning. Took corn to hogs changed fields for them and pulled in hog house in evening.
Sun Mar 21 – To SS & Church with family. Dinner at Mellott. To the folks in afternoon to see wind damage. Returned to Roberts in evening for David & Marcia.
Mon Mar 22 – Moving and cleaning hog houses. Father called for short time in morning. Sorting corn.
Tues Mar 23 – Working with hogs. Sorting corn for feeing.
Wed Mar 24 – To LaFayette before noon. Sorting corn afternoon. Father and Mother here for awhile. Grace took Marcia to doctor in morning.
Thurs Mar 25 – Working with hogs and sorting corn for feeding.
Fri Mar 26 – To Mellott and Hillsboro in morning. To Crawfordsville with Grace in afternoon.
Sat Mar 27 – Working on corn sheller and got it running. Ground feed for cows. To church dinner in evening. B&L office and lodge on refreshment committee.
Sun Mar 28 – To SS with family. Father, Mother and all of Evelyn’s family here for dinner.
Mon Mar 29 – Shelling corn for chickens and grinding and mixing feed.
Tue Mar 30 – Working with hogs getting last of sows in pens and houses. Sorting corn. Roan calf born about noon.
Wed Mar 31 – To Newtown in morning. Home at 11 a.m. Working with stock and sorting corn rest of day.
APRIL 1948
Thurs April 1 – Sorting corn and caring for young lambs. One ewe with 3 another with two. To Farm Bureau in evening. (thanks to e-bay for the nifty old sack)
Fri April 2 – Sam Worthington came to work starting employment of hired man. Sorting corn and feeding all day. White faced calf this morning born to white face cow.
Sat April 3 – Hauling corn to hogs. Shelled corn. Ground corn, oats, alfalfa and mixed hog feed.
Sun April 4 – To SS and church with family. House rest of the day.
Mon April 5 – Working with hogs and leveling lane. Spreading fertilizer on wheat. Mixing feed in late afternoon for chickens and cows.
Tue April 6 – Sorting corn in morning. To McCollum woods in afternoon to look over clearing possibilities. Did some clearing.
Wed April 7 – Sorting corn all day.
Thur April 8 – Sorting corn in morning. Did shelling and grinding in afternoon. To Roy Ludlow for tax work at night.
Fri April 9 – Loaded corn for elevator. Had truck worked on. To Ben Martins with Sam in afternoon for saw.
Sat April 10 – Loaded truck with corn which Sam took to elevator. Feed hogs. Loaded second truck load took it to elevator. Sam filed saw. I unloaded coal from wagon. Wingate at night.
Sun April 11 – To SS with Marcia. David not feeling well. Home all afternoon. Uncle Larry’s called. To Fathers for a call in evening.
Mon April 12 – Shelling and grinding corn in morning. Mixing chicken feed afternoon. Took power saw to wood tried to use it. Unable to get motor to run.
Tues April 13 – To Tipton with Bob Bacon for visit with Pioneer Hi Bred corn plant. House about 4:00 p.m. Raining all day only feeding and milking at home.
Wed April 14 – To woods with saw which would not start. Sam took saw to Wingate. I went to Covington with Harold Shultz on AAA To Crawfordsville for saw repair in afternoon then Wingate lodge night.
Thurs April 15 – Working in woods cutting timber and clearing all day.
Fri April 16 – Shelling corn and grinding feed in morning for cows. Worked in woods for a while in morning took lime spreader home in afternoon.
Sat April 17 – Worked in woods all morning plowed gardens in afternoon. To Newtown for supper by the Methodist ladies.
Sun April 18 – To SS and church with family. To dinnera t Evelyns. Home at 4:30 p.m
Mon April 19 – Started plowin on McCollum clover. Worked until 9:30 p.m.
Tues Apr 20 – Plowing and working ground. Worked until 9:15 p.m.
Wed Apr 21 – Plowing in stalk field. Worked until 9:00 p.m. To Wingate for plow repairs afternoon.
Thur Apr 22 – Plowing in stalk field. To Wingate for new shears for plow in morning. Worked in field until 9:00 p.m.
Fri Apr 23 – Plowing and working ground in stalk field. Worked until 9:30 p.m.
Sat Apr 24 – Plowing and working ground. Finished stalk field and started meadow. Moved hogs to dig lot. To Mellott afternoon. To Newtown at night B&L.
Sun April 25 – To SS with Grace. David and Marcia stayed home. Home all afternoon. To the folks in the evening.
Mon April 26 – Working ground and plowing. To Wingate at noon for plow repairs and to sell to Roy Ludlow.
Tues April 27 – Sold hogs. Hauled two loads to Attica. Took one hog to Covington for butchering. Paid taxes.
Wed April 28 – Plowing meadow and working ground.
Thurs April 29 – Plowing until noon. Quite (sic) because ground was hard and needs shears. To Mellott with shears. To Roy Ludlows at night. To Covington for meat in morning.
Fri April 30 – Plowing and hauling manure. Used truck on spreader. To Mellott to fire meeting in evening.
MAY 1948
Sat May 1 – To Mellott with Sam’s car in morning. Shelling and grinding cow feed. To Mellott for soybean oil meal in afternoon. Pulled a few trees along road in late afternoon. (thanks to all-outdoors)
Sun May 2 – To SS & Church with family. Home the rest of the day.
Mon May 3 – Pulling trees from fence row on McCollum. Helping road men with dirt from in front of drive.
Tues May 4 – To Newtown in morning. Started for gravel. Rain.
Wed May 5 – Started to repair manure spreader. Took spreader, completed a part. Grinding chicken feed in afternoon.
Thurs May 6 – Working on spreader repair. Took side rails to Mellott to be welded.
Fri May 7 – To Wingate to have bolts made to rebuild spreader. To Waynetown saw mill for lumber to make sides and floor of spreader. To Wingate afternoon.
Sat May 8 – Working on rebuilding spreader. Mr. Miles came over and helped all day. To Crawfordsville in evening with family. Bought flower for Grace (sic – not sure if a flower, flowers or flour to bake – hmmm – kbz, typist)
Sun May 9 – To SS with family. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon.
Mon May 10 – Plowing in 35 acre field. Finished except for border. Rain about 9:00 p.m.
Tues May 11 – Working cleaning trees pulled from fence row. Rained out so worked on spreader.
Wed May 12 – Working ground and cleaning trees pulled from fence row. Rain.
Thurs May 13 – Working repairing spreader.
Fri May 14 – To Wingate for material to repair west door on scale shed in morning. Working on spreader rest of day.
Sat May 15 – Working on repairing spreader finished rebuilding. Hauling lumber father bought for implement shed. Ground cow feed after supper.
Sun May 16 – To SS & Church with family. Father & Mother came home to dinner with us. Evelyn’s came to visit in the evening.
Mon May 17 – Plowing on 35 acres until too wet. Cleaning old fence row on 19 acres. Plowing in 19 acres this afternoon. Finished plowing 35 acres in evening and worked ground.
Tues May 18 – Finished plowing for corn. Stared (?) disc on 19 acres after spring tooth. To Mellott for planer in late afternoon. Finished discing and started spring tooth in evening. In field until 9:30 p.m.
Wed May 19 – Working ground with spring tooth. Pulling spike tooth with truck. To Waynetown just before noon to dentist. Started planting corn about 2:30 p.m. Planted 19 acres on McCullom. Finished 9:30 p.m.
Thurs May 20 – Started discing 35 acres. To Mellott for chicken feed in afternoon. Working ground until 9:30 p.m.
Fri May 21 – Working ground in morning. Started planting corn in 35 acres about 2:00 p.m. Worked planting until 9:00 p.m. Planter not working right.
Sat May 22 – Planter needed some work. Started planting about 10:30 a.m. Tractor front wheel stuck about 3:30 p.m. To Mellott for repairs.
Sun May 23 – To SS with David. Marcia coughing and Grace stayed with her. Home in afternoon. To Church Program in evening. DV BS Program.
Mon May 24 – Finished planting corn about noon. Had cow feed ground in afternoon. Band practice at night.
Tues May 25 – Cross discing bean ground. To Father’s for bean seed in morning. To McCollum 8 acres discing stalks and started plowing afternoon. Plowed until 9:30 p.m.
Wed May 26 – Plowing on 8 acres. Finished about noon. Harrowing bean ground, finishing and started cross discing. Big tree went down on tractor. To Mellott on repair. To Wingate for piano Grace bought.
Thurs May 27 – Cloudy. Warm. Hot. At office all day. Got assigned to Victor Adding Machine overhead audit. Left for Indianapolis at 5:00 p.m. Arrived at 9:30 and Grace met me. Lunched in Greenfield.
Fri May 28 – Finished harrowing and started seeding beans on3 5 acres at 10:00 a.m. Finished seeding the field at 6:45 p.m. To Mellott show at night.
Sat May 29 – Plowed McCollum six acres work ground and seeded field. Finished at 8:00 p.m. TO B&L Directors meeting tonight.
Sun May 30 – To SS with family. To Wingate with band at 11:00 a.m. Dinner at Wingate returned to Newtown at 1:15 p.m. Presided at memorial service at gym at 2:00 p.m. To lodge and Lon Hayes’ funeral at 4:00 p.m. Evelyn’s visited in evening
Mon May 31 – To Mellott for casting in morning. Helping Sam with truck patch. Shelling corn and grinding chicken feed in afternoon.
JUNE 1948
Tues June 1 – Father & Bob Weaver (?) and we put in cement floor for water and feeding hogs. Plowed truck patch in late afternoon.
Wed June 2 – Started Sam cultipacking corn. I planted sweet corn and beans in truck patch in morning. Worked at well in afternoon locating pipe line for changing line.
Thurs June 3 – To Wingate for hair cut in morning. Man Hugh Dooley here shearing sheep afternoon. To Farm Bureau meeting at night with Grace. Gave talk as their special speaker of the evening.
Fri June 4 –Sat June 5 – Built crib door for west end of sale (? Seal? scale?) shed. Sam finished cultipecking corn and beans shortly afternoon to Crawfordsville with wool in evening. To Mellott show later.
Sat June 5 – Putting tools away in morning then working on tile ditch west edge of clover. Jo Anna & Delbert called in late afternoon and stayed for supper.
Sun June 6 – To SS with family. Norman came home with us for dinner.
Mon June 7 – Working on tile ditch. Clearing out rocks so tile can be replaced. Visited Mr. Miles in early evening.
Tues June 8 – Working on ditch. Sam not working today.
Wed June 9 – David and I finished ditch by noon. To dentist and had tooth pulled early afternoon. To lodge at night.
Thurs June 10 – Got kilts in from bean and wheat field. Put up gates to keep hogs from ditch! To Newtown with children to show in evening. Started to set up cultivator.
Fri June 11 – Finished setting up cultivator and started plowing corn just before noon. To Mellott show with children in evening.
Sat June 12 – Took starter motor off car. To Mellott for repair. Got to cultivating corn little before noon. Finished cultivating 19 acres early afternoon. Nice rain. To Crawfordsville in evening.
Sun June 13 – To SS with family. Taught young adult class. To the folks for dinner and afternoon.
Mon June 14 – Replanted 6 rows of corn. Fed hogs. To Wingate for seed potatoes and delivered strawberries. Planted potatoes Mother Overman and Aunt Daisy came just afternoon. (123rf photo)
Tues June 15 – Plowing corn in 35 acre field all day. Father & Mother came for a visit in evening.
Wed June 16 – To Newtown for repair of truck tire. Aunt Daisy left in morning. Worked on gas engine afternoon.
Thurs June 17 – Took Mother Overman to bros in Waynetown. Home through Wingate and got lawn mower. Finished plowing corn. To Dallis McCauley’s for Rotary hoe? Hoed 14 acres of Beans.
Fri June 18 – Rotary hoe & cultipaked 35 acres of beans. Replanted seven rounds of beans. To Mellott to show with children at night.
Sat June 19 – Cutting clover on McCallums. Cut about 4 acres of 35 acres after 8:00 p.m.
Sun June 20 – To SS & Church with children. Grace tired. Dian Alfrey came home with Marcia. David at Evelyn’s went after David in evening.
Mon June 21 – Started mower. To Wingate for repairs. B&L Auditor came. Went to Newtown just before noon. Had cow feed ground in Wingate. To Newtown to see auditor again late afternoon.
Tues June 22 – Unloading cow feed left on truck and working with and feeding in morning. To Martins for rake afternoon. Started raking in late afternoon. Baler made one round in evening.
Wed June 23 – Sam started raking. David and I got truck load of bales. First load of bales broke track. Repairing track until 5:00 p.m. Sam and David got second load of bales in evening.
Thurs June 24 – Putting casting on mower and setting it up in morning. Shelling corn and grinding feed in afternoon. To Veterinarians meeting regarding farm training at night.
Fri June 25 – Putting up baled hay with help of Sam and two men. Finished haying McCollum and started raking in 35 acre field afternoon. Rain in evening.
Sat June 26 – Repaired pasture fence between clover and west pasture in morning. To Newtown just before noon. Got mower started and plowed truck patch with tractor. B&L Meeting
Sun June 27 – To SS with family. Father and Mother came home with us to dinner and afternoon visit.
Mon June 28 – To Newtown and Building & Loan business. Home at 10 a.m. Martin’s here and baled about 165 bales. Loaded a load of new bales. Rain afternoon before entire load off truck. Rained 1 ½”
Tues June 29 – Working with hogs putting up shade in morning. Setting up bales in afternoon.
Wed June 30 – Working with hogs and working with shade for hogs. Sam raked hay for Spear. Putting up some bales in afternoon. To Veedersburg in evening with Arnold Schultz.
JULY 1948
Thurs July 1 – Working with hay. Hay found too wet. Put cultivator on tractor in evening and started Sam plowing corn. Grace & children went to Newtown movie.
Fri July 2 – Sam Cultivating corn all day. I worked with hogs in morning. Working with hay afternoon.
Sat July 3 – Sam cultivating corn and finished late in evening. I hauled bales in and stored in scale shed and piled three loads in corner of pasture. To Veedersburg in afternoon for driers license.
Sun July 4 – To SS & Church with family. Home for dinner and afternoon. To the folks early in evening. To Covington late in evening to see fireworks display.
Mon July 5 – Put bean cultivator on and plow six acres of beans in McCollum in morning. Sam took over cultivating afternoon and I worked with hay called on Chas. Short re insurance in evening.
Tues July 6 – Put up last of baled hay from fields in morning. Sam cultivating beans. I got cow feed ground at Mellott. To veterans school at night.
Wed July 7 – Sam finished cultivating beans in morning. I worked on gas engine. Put last of baled hay in barn. This hay had been stored in grainary.
Thurs July 8 – Got combine out of barn and worked on combine all day. To school in evening. Family attended a show.
Fri July 9 – To Wingate for repair of combine. Started combining afternoon. Worked until 7:20 p.m. Took Sam and went to wheat plot demonstration on US 28 in evening.
Sat July 10 – To Wingate for haircut. Combining about 9:30 a.m. and finished 13 acres. Started on Buckles afternoon. Worked until 8:30 to Wingate for groceries.
Sun July 11 – To SS with children. Evelyns and father 7 mother here for dinner and afternoon.
Mon July 12 – Taking care of hogs. To Covington about 10:00 a.m. To work on combine afternoon then combing 4 rounds on Buckles. Rain. Made insurance calls. To Attica to church and meeting at night.
Tues July 13 – To Mellott and made call to Lynn Thompson in morning. Got tractor from Buckles. Put mower on tractor. Grinding cycle and working around house in afternoon. School at night.
Wed July 14 – Pulling weeds on McCullom six acres of beans in morning. Raining. Working around barn and house afternoon. To Mellott for band concert at night.
Thurs July 15 – Sold 10 hogs and sows in morning. Had chicken feed ground in afternoon. To school at night.
Fri July 16 – Putting machinery in barn in morning. Hauling manure in afternoon. Sprayed 2-4-D late afternoon. Rain. To drive-in-theatre at night.
Sat July 17 – To Crawfordsville with gas engine in morning.
Sun July 18 – To SS & Church with David, Marcia, Kirby and Jimmy. Home to dinner & rest of day. Jack left for Carthage about 5:00 p.m.
Mon July 19 – Took corn to have shelled and filled feeders. Combining afternoon. Rain about 5:30 p.m. To Newtown to teachers meeting in evening.
Tues July 20 – Grinding cow feed. Working on wagon. Combining afternoon. Finished Buckles wheat. Made one round on 35 acres what. To school at night
Wed July 21 – Rain. Cleaning rocks from barn lot and east Pasture. To Attica with family. Grace to doctor. The folks came for short visit in evening.
Thurs July 22 -- Rain. Working in shop in morning. To Attica in afternoon. Grace to doctor. Bought metal for wagon repair took axle to Mellott for repair. To school at night.
Fri July 23 – Cleaning out barn until a little afternoon. Father and his men came in afternoon to work on roof of house. To Drive in theater at night. (pinterest photo)
Sat July 24 - - Working with Father and men on rooffor awhile in morning, Put wagon axle in and got corn shelled. Tried to combine but wet.
Sun July 25 – To SS with family. Drove east past farm for sale to Liberty Church and home thru Wingate
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Mon July 26 – To doctors with Grace in morning. Sick in bed all afternoon, using heat pad afternoon and night.
Tues July 27 – To doctors with Grace. To fathers then to Evelyn’s for lunch. Home and started combining Buckles oats in afternoon. Maguaders came about 3:00 p.m Rain at 6:00 p.m.
Wed July 28 – Visiting in morning. Combining after 2:30 p.m Combining until 8:40 p.m. Robert, Evenly and boys called in evening.
Thurs July 29 – The Magruders left about 8:30 a.m. Combining oats for Buckels until about 1:00 p.m. Started on wheat here about 2:15 p.m. to school at night.
Fri July 30 – Wingate and Newtown early. Combining about 7:00 p.m. To drive in theater at night with family.
Sat July 31 – Started combining about 9:30 a.m. a connecting rod burned out of combine motor about 5:30 p.m. which stopped the combining. To B&L Directors meeting at Wingate.
AUGUST 1948
Sun Aug 1 -- To SS & Church with family. Home in afternoon. To class picnic at night at Pevler’s.
Mon Aug 2 – Working on combine motor for while in morning. Shelled and ground corn for chicken feed plant noon. To Crawfordsville for repairs. Working on combine motor in late afternoon.
Tues Aug 3 – Working on combine motor. Shelled and ground corn + oats for cows. Started combining about 4:30 p.m. and finished wheat about 5:30 p.m. Connecting rod bad again. To school at night.
Wed Aug 4 – Working with Sam on car got it started. Put combine in barn and started work on motor. To Mellott to settle for wheat. To Newtown to bank in afternoon. Took motor down., To Drive in Theater.
Thurs Aug 5 – Buckles came over and helped with combine motor. Rady to combine about 11:30 a.m. Combing oats all afternoon. To Newtown to school but missed class.
Fri Aug 6 – Working around house and unloading oats. To Buckles about 10:30 a.m. and finished combining by noon. Lunch with Buckles. Put combine away afternoon
Sat Aug 7 – To Newtown in morning. Returned and shelled corn. Feeding and watering hogs afternoon. Grinding & mixing cow feed. Worked on car and changed oil. To Wingate in evening. Sam left employ today.
Sun Aug 8 – To Carthage with family, arrived there at 9:45 a.m. Grace and children stayed. I returned at 6:00 p.m. To Robert Bacous in evening (Baccus?)
Mon Aug 9 – Robert Buckles came with tractor lift. Pushed rocks in gravel pit and filled hog water hole in front of tank. Lunch with man taking care of hogs in afternoon. Dinner with folks in evening. Stopped to see Evelyn.
Tues Aug 10 – To Carthage for Grace and children. Stopped in Indianapolis both going & coming. Home at 5:30 p.m. To school in evening.
Wed Aug 11 – Shelling corn for hogs and taking care of them in morning. Helped Grace by picking beans. Rain after noon. Helped with beans. To Cliff Hibys reseed corn in evening.
Thurs Aug 12 – Made chicken feeder. Mr. Sealey ? (Seaby?) here. Father & Bob came in afternoon to dig on school trench for foundation of tool shed. To School in evening. David & Marcia went to show.
Fri Aug 13 – Father called in morning. Buckles came to grind some feed. To LaFayette on business. Father came about 2:00 p.m. and we set up form for tool shed floor.
Sat Aug 14 – To Mellott for feed in morning. To Buckles to help with hogs. Grinding cow feed in morning. Working with hogs, feeding moving rock during afternoon.
Sun Aug 15 – To SS with family. David went to Evelyns to Charles F. Lorey’s birthday party. Grace, Marcia and I fished in afternoon. Evelyns came for beans in evenings. (cookingclassy pic)
Mon Aug 16 – Taking care of feed and water for hots. Cement came for floor of tool shed. Fishing at night. Helped make cement foundation for tool shed in afternoon.
Tues Aug 17 – Pouring cement floor for tool shed. Got the south half done by noon. Mother here with Father. Jake, Bob, Williamson & Bob Buckles here for dinner. Rain in afternoon. To school at night.
Wed Aug 18 – Moving hogs in morning. Buckles here and also moved rocks in morning. Finished cement floor for tool shed in afternoon. Missionary meeting here.
Thurs Aug 19 – Buckles came and we hauled dirt to fill mud holes at gates. Made trip to Hillsboro for lunch at noon. To school at night.
Fri Aug 20 – Grinding feed for sows. Filling feeders and clearing hog houses. Father & Mother overman. Got Marion came before noon. Grace’s piano pupils recital in afternoon.
Sat Aug 21 – Left about 7:20 a.m. with folks for Wisconsin in Marions car. David stopped at Evelyns. Arrived at Julians at 6:00 p.m. about 380 miles.
Sun Aug 22 – Picking cucumbers in morning. Took ride to see Lake Poygan (?) Visiting all day.
Mon Aug 23 – Left Julians at 6:30 a.m. Breakfast in Oshkosha. Home on Rt 41-45-41 at 4:30 p.m. 360 miles. One new litter of pigs at home.
Tues Aug 24 – Grinding feed and shelling corn for hogs. The folks left for Carthage in afternoon. To school at night.
Wed Aug 25 – Shelling and grinding chicken feed in morning. Shelling and grinding for cows in afternoon. Fishing in evening.
Thurs Aug 26 – Buckles came over with tractor scoop and hauled dirt in lane all day. To school at night.
Fri Aug 27 – Grinding feed in morning. Mowing wheat stubble in afternoon.
Sat Aug 28 – Mowing wheat stubble until finished about 4:00 p.m. Sprayed barn with DOT. To B&L Directors meeting at night.
Sun Aug 29 – To SS with family. Dinner at Hillsboro. Drove to Galloway orchard then home. To Bob & Evelyn’s in evening.
Mon Aug 30 – Mowing McCollum clover on wheat stubble sold for hay.
Tues Aug 31 – Set up combine pick up in morning. Started combining Buckles clover afternoon about 2:30 p.m. To school at night.
SEPTEMBER 1948
Wed 1 Sept – Feeding. To Buckles’ for combine motor. To Crawfordsville. Traded motor. Put motor on combine and started combining about 7:30 p.m.
Thurs 2 Sept – Feeding. Setting up mower on tractor with windrower. To lunch with Buckles at Mrs. Small’s combining afternoon. Buckles morning. McCollums clover. To Sterling for Artis and Dennis.
Fri 3 Sept – Feeding then to Buckles’ with lawn mower. To Newtown afternoon. Finished mowing clover at Buckles.
Sat 4 Sept – Feeding morning this years wheat. Clover stubble on McCollum. Combining cloverseed at Buckles in afternoon. (nuttygrass photo)
Sun Sept 5 – To SS with family and Dennis Runyon. Home in afternoon. To Sterling in evening. Called on Linny saw Harlan and Earl Ludlows.
Mon Sept 6 – Feeding. Raining. To Legion Horse Show at Newtown rest of day.
Tues Sept 7 – Feeding and working with hogs. Started feeding new corn. Hauled some fodder to cows.
Wed Sept 8 – Feeding jerking new corn for hogs. Sorted sheep and took 3 ewes a brick and a lamb to Attica stockyards in afternoon. To lodge night – took installation as junior steward.
Thurs Sept 9 – Feeding jerked corn in morning. Took two big cows to Crawfordsville sale barn. Bought a calf for butchering later.
Fri Sept 10 – Picked corn for hogs in morning and picked two rows on east end of field afternoon. To Ice cream supper and Campbells Chapel and drive-in theater at night.
Sat Sept 11 – David helped in picking corn for hogs after repairing tongue in shredder. Finished clover hauling at Buckles in afternoon.
Sun Sept 12 – To SS with family. Norman came home with us. Dinner at Hillsboro restaurant. To Mrs. Belle McKinney’s 90th birthday open house in afternoon. Evelyn came for Norman in evening.
Mon Sept 13 – Finished opening up outside rows of corn field in morning. Combined Miles clover and started McCollum clover afternoon. To teachers meeting at night.
Tues Sept 14 – Buckles came over with picker and got corn for hogs. Combining clover in afternoon. To school in evening.
Wed Sept 15 – Taking care of hogs and started combining about 11:00 a.m. Finished McCollum clover, screened and sacked seed in afternoon.
Thurs Sept 16 – Picked corn for hogs with picker in morning. Mowing clover for seed just before noon and all afternoon. To school at night.
Fri Sept 17 – To Purdue swine day. Left at 7:45 a.m. Home at 5:00 p.m.
Sat Sept 18 – Picking corn with picker for hogs in morning. To C’ville with family afternoon for repairs. To Wingate for haircut in evening.
Sun Sept 19 – To SS & Church with family. To Hillsboro for dinner. Took drive north of New Richmond to see farm for sale. Home rest of day.
Mon Sept 20 – Buckles picking corn for hogs in morning. To sale at Foley’s Home about 2:00 p.m. Finished moving clover for seed. Rain
Tues Sept 21 – Feeding hogs, working with sheep. Cleaning out chicken house. To school at night.
Wed Sept 22 – Clear. Warm. To Victor Adding Machine Co for day. Home at 18:45. Started painting living room.
Thurs Sept 23 – Raining to clear. Cold. To Victor Adding Machine Co for the morning. Home at 1250. Home in afternoon painting living room!
Fri Sept 24 – Buckles came and picked load of corn for hogs. Working with sheep in morning. To Mellott for chicken feed afternoon. Started grinding cobs for hen house. To Murdock’s selling corn.
Sat Sept 25 – Feeding hogs and working with cows. Combined clover afternoon. To B&L Director’s meeting at night. Hal Royal died suddenly this morning about 9:00 a.m. Note: Born 16 Aug 1897 – 25 Sept 1948 buried Newtown Cemetery.
Sun Sept 26 – To SS with family. To the folks for dinner. Father & I went to Bill Clawson’s 60th wedding anniversary. Stopped at Royal’s on way home.
Monday Sept 27 – Buckles came and picked load of corn. Feed hogs and started combining clover, Finished about 4:20 p.m.
Tuesday Sept 28 – To Fathers to help move his hogs. Sold 99. Loaded oats in afternoon and unloaded it here at home. Worked late and missed school at night.
Wed Sept 29 – Picked a load of corn with Buckles. Working with hogs and feeding. Trouble with tractor. Cleaning terminals of battery. Raining. To Evelan’s to dinner in evening. Father’s birthday.
Thurs Sept 30 – Got sows up to sell. Father brought load of oats. Loaded hogs and sold them by 11:00 a.m. To dentist and had two teeth pulled before noon. Home then to C’ville in late afternoon. School at night.
OCTOBER 1948
Fri Oct 1 – Feeding hogs corn and supplement. Working with combine taking off pick-up getting ready to combine beans. To town in evening.
Sat Oct 2 – Working on combine. Buckles picked load of corn. To Fathers with combine afternoon. Opened up field. Bought tractor home at 6:05 p.m.
Sun Oct 3 – To SS and Church with family. Grace & I sang duet. Home in afternoon. Father, Mother, Alice Riffle and Mrs. Morton called in afternoon. Evelyn’s boys, Barbara & Bill here in evening.
Mon Oct 4 – To dentist at 9:00 a.m. to have rest of upper teeth pulled. To father’s combininb rest of the day. Home at 6:30 p.m.
Tues Oct 5 – To Father’s combining all day. Home at 6:00 p.m. To school in evening.
Wed Oct 6 – To Father’s combing and finished about 3:30 p.m. Brought combine home arriving about 5:30 p.m.
Thur Oct 7 – Took Father’s tractor to meet him with truck east of Newtown. To Crawfordsville shopping. To Attica to dentist in late afternoon to school at night.
Fri Oct 8 – To Waynetown and Hillsboro for lumber for hog house as shelters in morning. Working with hogs afternoon.
Sat Oct 9 – Had load of corn picked and unloaded it. Took seed what to Wingate for cleaning. Started combining McCullom beans in late afternoon.
Sun Oct 10 – David & I home all day. Grace & Marcia went to Sunday School. The folks called afternoon.
Mon Oct 11 – Rain all night. Went to Attica to dentist. Waited for Grace at school building. Home before noon. Shelled and ground cow feed afternoon. Had load of corn picked. To Duncan sale at night.
Tues Oct 12 – To Duncans with Miles truck for boar & gilt in morning. Combined beans in afternoon. To school at night.
Wed Oct 13 – Getting ready to start sowing wheat on McCollum’s. Buckles helping. Started combine before noon. Finished combining McCollum’s beans about 3:00 p.m. Opened big bean field. To lodge at night.
Thurs Oct 14 -- Grace went to La Fayette (sic) with Bob & Vee. Got ready to sow wheat here. Started combine about 11:00 a.m. Combining until late. Did not go to school. Buckles working all day. Lunch at Wingate.
Fri Oct 15 – To Murdock’s re elevator. Started combine about 10:00 a.m. Buckles came over at noon to sow wheat. Combining until late.
Sat Oct 16 – Raining. Unloaded beans. Buckles helping. Grilled corn and Grand cow feed. Tried to pick corn but too slick. Worked with hogs. Raining in late afternoon.
Sun Oct 17 – Grace & children to SS & Church. I had to take care of hogs due to rain and cold weather. Home rest of day. Into Wingate to see Roy Ludlow in late afternoon.
Mon Oct 18 – Picked load of corn in morning. To Mellott to get chicken feed afternoon. Home about 3:30 p.m. Went to field to combine beans in evening. Harold Shultz called in evening.
Tues Oct 19 – Combining beans all day. Buckles sowing wheat in afternoon. Did not go to school.
Wed Oct 20 – Combining beans all day. Finished 35 acres about 3:30 p.m. Miles scooping beans. Buckles sowing wheat all day. Made six calls for Farm Bureau membership in evening.
Thurs Oct 21 – Started combining McCollum beans about 8:00 a.m. Cloudy & Windy. Finished combining at 12:30 p.m. Raining in afternoon. Did not go to school.
Fri Oct 22 – Picking corn in morning for hogs. Started sowing wheat at 12:30 p.m. Finished sowing 35 acres about 4:00 p.m. Moved to McCollums six acres made two rounds.
Sat Oct 23 – Finished sowing wheat on McCollums about 10:30 a.m. Sowed wheat in garden & chicken yard. Farm Bureau work afternoon. To Farm Bureau oyster supper and roll call at night. (sweetandsavorybyshinee photo - look good?)
Sun Oct 24 – To SS with David. Grace stayed home with Marcia. The folks Roberts & Evelyns were here for dinner. George Shamp called in evening.
Mon Oct 25 – Picked load of corn in morning. Ground cobs for chicken house afternoon. Worked on large hog shelter.
Tue Oct 26 – To Buckle’s in morning to help ring pigs and vaccinate them. Home to lunch. To corn field talk at Applegates called on Townsend and Knowles re corn. Did not go to school.
Wed Oct 27 – Buckles picked load of corn. Worked on hog shelter. To Covington afternoon to pay taxes.
Thurs Oct 28 – To Wingate for fence in morning. Sorted lambs and moved them to east pasure. To Crawfordsville with lambs in afternoon.
Fri Oct 29 – Picked two rows of corn on east end of McCollum 19 acres in morning. Working on hog shelter in afternoon., To drive in with family in evening.
Sat Oct 30 – David helped in jerking two rows of corn from McCollum 19 acres in morning. Father sent a truck load of corn in afternoon. Worked on hog shelter. To B&L Directors meeting in evening.
Sun Oct 31 – To S with children. Grace home because of ear. The folks were here for dinner. Buckles stopped in for short time in late afternoon.
NOVEMBER 1948
Monday Nov 1 – Started picking corn at Buckles. Scooping and running picker alternating.
Tuesday Nov 2 – Voted early then to Buckles to pick corn and scoop. Finished filling his crib and started on 19 acres of McCollum.
Wednesday Nov 3- To Doctor with Grace in morning. Feeding and working with hogs. Picked up some hurdles from around ditch to use for loading hogs.
Thursday Nov 4 – Sold 50 hogs in morning. Buckles helped load. Dad’s truck here with Rus Stewart. Picking corn in afternoon.
Friday Nov 5 – Raining. Picked only two row loads of corn in morning. After working on picker. Picked on lead afternoon. Too slick and raining, To BB game at Attica Williamsport 16 Richland 44.
Saturday Nov 6 – Feeding and working with hogs in morning. To Mellott and Newtown in afternoon to made deposit and have truck water pump fixed.
Sunday Nov 7 – To SS & Church with children. Returned home for Grace after church. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon.
Monday Nov 8 – Picking corn all day. Scooped all the corn. Got 19 loads of 4 rows each. Mr. Miles drove the tractor hauling in corn.
Tuesday Nov 9 – Picking corn until we finished in the rain about 4:00 p.m. Mr. Miles drove tractor and his men helped scoop., Got along fine. Finished the McCollum 19 acres.
Wednesday Nov 10 – Finished unloading corn as Mrs. McCollum didn’t want any. Started picking corn at Mr. Miles about 100 a.m. Finished Miles corn at 4:20 p.m. Picked two loads at Buckles. To Lodge at night.
Thursday Nov 11 – Picking corn at Buckles all day. Picked one round for me to field in evening.
Friday Nov 12 – Picking corn here all day. Did all the scooping and drove tractor. Got in 11 – 4 row loads. Worked late.
Saturday Nov 13 – Picking corn at Buckles. Got cow feed from Mellott in early morning. Scooping and picking half the corn.
Sunday Nov 14 – To SS with children. Grace did not feel like going. Home rest of day.
Monday Nov 15 – Picking corn at Buckles all day. Scooping and picking. To church board meeting at night.
Tuesday Nov 16 – Picking and scooping corn at Buckles until rain about 4:00 p.m. To Mellott for cow feed in evening about 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday Nov 17 – Picking corn at Buckles and scooping. To Lodge at night. EA ? for Bob Quirk & John Monroe Shultz. Gave most of 3rd lecture.
Thursday Nov 18 – Finished picking and scooping Buckles corn. Started picking here about eleven in morning. Got out 52 rows during a day. Crib full.
Friday Nov 19 – Picking corn. Scooping along with Bill Smith. Picked 66 rows. To basketball game. Hillsboro 42. Richland 33.
Saturday Nov 20 – Picking corn. Finished about 4:0 p.m. To Mellott for cow feed about 4:30 p.m.
Sunday Nov 21 – To SS and church with children. Grace went to doctor. Dinner at Hillsboro for lunch. Home all afternoon and evening. Father & Mother stopped in for short call. (pinterest photo)
Monday Nov 22 – Working with hogs and feeding in morning. To sale south of Kingman. Bought registered Guernseys. Delivered a cow to Dr. Allhands . Father brought a load of oats.
Tuesday Nov 23 – To Attica to see dentist and got impression in morning. Put up a gate in afternoon. To Waynetown Richland basketball game in evening. Score Richland 38 Waynetown 22.
Wednesday Nov 24 – To Attica to dentist in morning. Shelling corn grinding feed or chickens and cows.
Thursday Nov 25 – To the folks for Thanksgiving dinner and afternoon. Uncle Lawrence Everlyns were there. To drive-in theater for last show of the season.
Friday Nov 26 – Feeding hogs and watering then to C’ville with two cows and to (sic) calves. Raining when returned home. Dr. Wann (Warner?) came out to see calf.
Saturday Nov 27 – Working cleaning drill in morning. To Newtown in afternoon re B&L . Cleaning corn field in afternoon. To Newtown Bldg & Loan Directors meeting.
Sunday Nov 28 – To SS with family. Dinner at Hillsboro. Home rest of the day.
Monday Nov 29 – Shelling corn, broke sheller. Feeding hogs in morning. Out making calls for seed corn business.
Tuesday Nov 30 – To dentist at 9 a.m. to have teeth fit. Settled with Mrs. McCollum about noon. Took hog & lamb to Covington for butchering.
DECEMBER 1948
Wednesday December 1 – Feeding hogs then hauled Mrs. McCollums lambs n morning. Helped Grace finish taking paper off kitchen. To Lodge at night. Two F.C. degrees. Bob Quick and Monroe Shultz.
Thursday December 2 – Vaccinating and ringing pigs and hogs in morning. To Veedersburg and Covington for meet in afternoon.
Friday December 3 – Feeding hogs and sorting pigs in morning. Hauled one load of hogs to C’ville in morning. The entire family went to Linden 43 and Richland 41 basketball game in evening.
Saturday December 4 – To dentist for teeth. Bought top coat and hat. Home then to C’ville with family. Working with hogs in afternoon. To Wingate for haircut in evening.
Sunday December 5 – To SS & Church with the family. Home to dinner and for the afternoon and evening.
Monday December 6 – Feeding hogs and working with stock in morning. Robert came in afternoon bought Giltain (sic). Ringing giltain (sic) in late afternoon.
Tuesday December 7 – To C’ville with last of hogs for market in morning. (Next line is marked out) – Cleaning wallpaper from walls in kitchen in afternoon. Working on tile in kitchen in afternoon.
Wednesday December 8 – Working with hogs and moving rocks in morning., Working on kitchen walls in afternoon. To lodge at night. Election of officers and oyster stew.
Thursday December 9 – (1st line marked out) To Mellott with truck load of corn to have shelled in morning. Painting on house afternoon and evening.
Friday December 10 – To Mellott to have truck load of corn shelled in morning. Painting kitchen in afternoon.
Saturday December 11 – Grinding corn and oats for cows in morning. To Waynetown & C’ville in afternoon. To Waynetown and C’ville at night. Got kitchen Cabinets.
Sunday December 12 – To SS with family. Home all afternoon. To class Xmas party with family at night.
Monday December 13 – Took gilts to Bob’s and to sale in morning. Home? Here? Have ? and changed stock rack for grain bed then to Buckles to set up Burr mill. Took Bob to Bill’s for car in evening.
Tuesday December 14 – To Buckles to set up burry ? mill in barn and ground feed . Lunch at Buckles. To Fathers for truck load of oats in afternoon.
Wednesday December 15 – Took clover seed to Wingate for cleaning., Made call for seed corn order before noon. Moving pigs and feeding in afternoon. To Legion meeting at night.
Thursday December 16 – Hauling gravel. Buckles using Bill’s truck. Buckles here for lunch and Seely. Went to Wingate for clover seed in late afternoon
Friday December 17 – Had corn shelled for hogs in morning. Feed hogs and moving hogs to corn field. Grace and children left for Carthage after school. Ate at Ludlows and to Wingate Lodge for Fellowcraft work.
Saturday December 18 – Feeding & bedding hogs in morning. Working in house afternoon. Home all day and evening.
Sunday December 19 – To SS & Church in truck to the folks for dinner. Home at 4:15 p.m. Grace and children home when I arrived. Home rest of evening.
Monday December 20 – Working with stock and feeding in morning. To Covington, Veedersburg, Hillsboro, Waynetown and C’ville in afternoon. Alice & Robert came over for the evening.
Tuesday December 21 – Feeding then to Lafayette. Shopping returning home about 3:30. To Waynetown (32) and Richland (44) basketball game at night.
Wednesday December 22 – To Mellott for Soybean oil meal. Putting in storm windows. Feeding and watering hogs. To lodge for rehearsal in evening.
Thursday December 23 – Grinding and mixing chicken feed. To Newtown early in morning for truck switch. Getting corn shelled and grinding hog feed. To Christmas party at church in evening.
Friday December 24 – Moving gilts to themselves. Feeding and watering hogs. Helping in house. Evelyn’s and the folks were here for Christmas Present exchange. To church with family at 10:30 p.m.
Saturday December 25 – Home all day with a great Christmas. Father and Mother and Uncle Lawrence’s were her for the Christmas dinner.
Sunday December 26 – To SS with family. David went home with Norman. Grace, Marcia & I called at Uncle Theds (?) then went to Attica for lunch returning to Evelyn’s abut 2 p.m and visited until evening. Home in evening.
Monday Dec 27 – To Wingate then Mellott for 2 tank heaters in morning. Setting up heaters and pumping water in morning. To Newtown re. B&L about 3:00 p.m. Home for night work then returned for directors meeting.
Tuesday Dec 28 -- - nothing written this day
Wednesday Dec 29 – Took load of corn to have it shelled. Feed hogs efore noon. Father & Mothere here re income tax afternoon. Milked at 4:00 p.m. To Newtown lodge at 5:00 p.m. Kinner, ? Bob Quirk and John Monroe Shultz M.M. degree.
Thursday Dec 30 – Did milking morning and evening. David fed gilts and Buckles filled feeders with shelled corn from truck and used truck. I laid around all day sick. One tax client in evening.
Friday Dec 31 – Did work with stock. Worked some on income tax. To Newtown in morning. Working on income tax in afternoon. Bill & Barbara here in evening for watch party. To bed at 1:30 a.m. 1949
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1949 Stuart McKnight DiaryHe and wife and two children live in the Newtown area in Fountain County
JANUARY 1949
Sat Jan 1 – Did feeding and work with stock. The folks, Evelyn’s, except Robert, Bill Miller here for dinner. Visiting afternoon and evening. Charles & Norman stayed.
Sun Jan 2 – To SS & Church with family. Charles & Norman came home with us. Robert, Evelyn, Mrs. Martin, Bill & Barbara here in evening.
Mon Jan 3 – Took water tank to Mellott for repairs in morning and set it up again. Working for tax client afternoon.
Tue Jan 4 –To Newtown and Mellott in morning. Working on income tax for clients rest of day. To Mellott in evening to group income tax.
Wed Jan 5 – Worked on income tax for client in morning. To Newtown, Hillsboro, Veedersburg and Covington in afternoon. Worked on bathroom in evening.
Thu Jan 6 – Did feeding then did Income Tax work the rest of the day.
Fri Jan 7 – Did feeding then did income tax work until noon. Loaded truck with corn. Did tax work two hours then to Mellott for shelling. Barbara & Bill came in evening.
Sat Jan 8 – Did feeding then worked with David moving rocks. Took shelled corn hogs in morning. Did income tax work in afternoon.
Sun Jan 9 – To SS with family. Dinner at home. Howard Quigle called in afternoon. To Church congregational meeting in evening supper & business meeting.
Mon Jan 10 – Feeding and working with stock in morning. Income tax work in afternoon and at night.
Tue Jan 11 – Did feeding and working with income tax until noon. To Howards and Newtown in afternoon. Robert & Evelyn here for Income Tax in evening.
Wed Jan 12 – Income tax work all day with five clients. To lodge in evening. Installed as senior steward.
Thurs Jan 13 – Working on Income Tax all day until 4 p.m. To Mellott re AAA program sign up. Income tax in evening Lynn Thompson.
Fri Jan 14 – Typing income tax returns and taking care of stock. Andrew Shultz here for tax work in evening.
Sat Jan 15 – To Wingate then Newtown on tax business with Bacon. Income tax work in afternoon. Wingate tar ? evening. Home as Bill & Barbara here.
Sun Jan 16 -- To SS & Church with children. Grace remained at home. Pulled hog houses for two gilts in afternoon. One had new litter of five.
Mon Jan 17 – Did morning work. To Mrs. McCollums re income tax. Finished my own and Mrs. McCollums tax returns in afternoon. Had one client. To Wingate to mail returns and a hair cut.
Tue Jan 18 – Very rainy. Ground feed for cows. Took corn and oats to get feed mixed for sows before noon. Working on B&L books afternoon and evening.
Wed Jan 19 – Did feeding then took care of one tax client. Took bedding and feed to hogs before noon Took load of corn to ? Shelled and to Newtown afternoon. To lodge practice at night.
Thu Jan 20 – Did feeding. To the folks for visit before noon. Home for late lunch. Worked in Attica afternoon. To Newtown to Vet class in evening.
Fri Jan 21 – Feeding in morning, To school building for Farmers Institute Committee meeting in morning. Working on attic afternoon. Tournament at night.
Sat Jan 22 – Feeding pulling fallen trees off wheat and trimming them up in morning. Working in Attica in afternoon. Been supper evening. Again and visit at Mike’s.
Sun Jan 23 – To SS with family and home for lunch. Driving to get money for flowers for Mrs. Thompson in afternoon. To the folks to see Mother then dinner with Coleman’s in evening.
Mon Jan 24 – Feeding and grinding cow feed in morning. To Newtown re B&L loan in afternoon. To B&L Directors meeting at night.
Tue Jan 25 – Feeding and grinding feed in morning. Working on attic room afternoon. To Covington at night taking meeting record. Jim Hopkins to attend Vet. Farm.
Wed Jan 26 – To Newtown to have car repaired in morning. To Hillsboro Soil Conservation meeting in afternoon and to Soil Conservation banquet at night. Richland.
Thu Jan 27 – To Mellott to have chicken feed ground and did two income tax returns in morning. To Wingate afternoon. Income tax work at night.
Fri Jan 28 – Did feeding. To sale north of New Richmond with Bob Buckles. Got load of corn shelled for hogs afternoon. To basketball game with family in evening.
Sat Jan 29 – 0 degrees. Did feeding and caring (?) for stock. To Newtown and Wingate afternoon. To Newtown B&L meeting at night
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Sun Jan 30 -- -5 degrees. To SS with family. Home to dinner. To the folks for short visit in afternoon. Mother not suffering quite so much with her eyes. Bill and Barbara came in evening.
Mon Jan 31 – Feeding and working on Gross income tax in morning. To Wingate in afternoon.
FEBRUARY 1949
Tue Feb 1 – Buckles came over to have me truck corn to Mellott for shelling. Lunch at Buckles. To Wingate in afternoon for coal. To Newtown for legion minstrel rehearsal.
Wed Feb 2 – Buckles came over helped load radio on truck to take to Waynetown. Brought home ton of supplement for Buckles. TO Newton in afternoon. Pulled Buckles car to Mellott. To legion meeting at night.
Thu Feb 3 – Buckles came over and helped buzz (?) wood. Put load of wood in basement cut more wood in afternoon. To C’ville to show in evening.
Fri Feb 4 – To Newtown to meet Father in morning. To Covington in afternoon. B&L Business. Took children and Bob Buckles to Richland-Wingate game at Wingate (R 41; W 34).
Sat Feb 5 – To Mellott with corn shelling for Buckles. To Father’s with Buckles for Father’s truck got fertilizer. Russ drove truck unloaded of fertilizer. Bud loaded beans for sale. To Mellott to have corn shelled in afternoon.
Sun Feb 6 – To SS and church with family. Home for dinner and the afternoon.
Mon Feb 7 – Hauled three truck loads of beans in morning. Helped get coal in basement early afternoon. Hauled load of beans in late afternoon. To Wards in evening.
Tue Feb 8 – Hauled last load of beans in morning. To Newtown with checks then to Father’s. Lunch in Newtown. Grinding cow feed in afternoon. To loyd lows (?) at night.
Wed Feb 9 – To LaFayette in morning and home by way of Attica so Grace could see Dr. Mixing cow feed afternoon. To Waynetown for radio. To legion minstrel rehearsal at night.
Thu Feb 10 – Took load of corn to have shelled for hogs. Moving hog houses afternoon and percing gilts. Found two new lambs.
Fri Feb 11 – To Farmers Institute at Newtown 10:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Mother went to hospital about noon. Took Evelyn and visited Mother in hospital in evening Lafayette.
Sat Feb 12 – To Wingate, Newtown and Mellott before noon. Working moving fertilizer in barn and getting hurdles ready for hog pens.
Sun Feb 13 – To SS with Grace & Marcia. David home because of eyes. Marcia went home with Dian. Norman home with Grace. I went with Dad to hospital to see Mother. Took Norman home in evening.
Mon Feb 14 – Pulled up fence and tried to haul manure in morning. Raining in afternoon stayed in house cleared up tax table. Minstrel rehearsal at night.
Tue Feb 15 – Father came for short time in morning. Did carpenter work in house in morning. Loaded plow took to Union sale. Bill & Barbara here in evening.
Wed Feb 16 – Father came to help put hand rail on stairs. Feed hogs and got load of corn shelled for hogs. Minstrel rehearsal in evening.
Thu Feb 17 – Took shelled corn to hogs. Called on Mother in afternoon.
Fri Feb 18 – Did feeding then to Townsend sale bought elevator. Took tractor to Mellott to have Power trol up on. Basketball game at night with Covington
Sat Feb 19 – To Newtown to help set up school auditorium to minstrel. Buckles with me. To Townsend for elevator. Made second trip for elevator. To Minstrel at night.
Sun Feb 20 – To SS & Church with children. Grace and her folks stayed at home. Mr. Overman & I visited the folks in the evening. Evelyn & Robert here in afternoon.
Mon Feb 21 – Working with sows. Sorting and penning. To Veedersburg in late afternoon.
Tue Feb 22 – Did feeding then to sale at Liberty Chapel. Bought lumber and brought it home. Dr. Wann here for ewe in evening.
Wed Feb 23 – Moving hog house and cleaning them in morning and early afternoon. Cleaned brooder house and moved it in evening. Buckles helped move house.
Thu Feb 24 – To Buckles to take hog to butcher. Took 2 sows and cow to stock yards in morning. Income tax afternoon. To New Richmond for lodge inspection at night. Grace’s folks left for home in early morning.
Fri Feb 25 – Working with hogs in morning. Getting corn shelled in afternoon. To Attica to tournament at night. Richland 37; Williamsport 36; Attica 58; Pine Village 34.
Sat Feb 26 – Took shelled corn to hog. Ground corn for cows & chickens. Ground oats in afternoon and worked with hogs. TO B&L Directors meeting at night.
Sun Feb 27 – TO SS with children. Home to dinner. To Mothers along in afternoon. Home rest of day.
Mon Feb 28 – Working with hogs in morning then to sale with Buckles to Dunington bought to oats seeders. To Wingate of day then oil meal. Home in evening.
MARCH 1949
Tues Mar 1 – To Townsends with Buckles in morning setting up endgate seeder. Feeding and working with hogs in afternoon. To the folks for clover seed in afternoon
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Wed Mar 2 – Got truck load of corn shelled at Wingate in morning. To sale south of Wingate. Picked up gilts from sale late afternoon. Robert’s came in new car in evening.
Thu Mar 3 – Took hay to Mrs. McCollum. To sale at McCormick’s. Got feed ground for Mrs. McCullom in afternoon. Feeding hogs and chickens. Home in evening
Fri Mar 4 – Did feeding. TO McCormick’s for hog house and feeder in morning. To McCormick’s farm for brooder house in afternoon. Working on wiring for brooder house.
Sat Mar 5 – Moving hog houses with hogs and pigs in morning. Leveling brooder house afternoon and moving more hog houses.
Sun Mar 6 – To SS with children. Grace went to doctor. Grace returned from doctor and attended church. Barbara & Bill here in afternoon and evening.
Mon Mar 7 – To Waynetown for feed. Got load of corn shelled in morning. Grinding corn afternoon and putting 600 baby chicks in brooder house. Visited the folks in evening.
Tue Mar 8 – Working on brooder house. Grace went to dentist in afternoon. Buckles were over in evening for visit.
Wed Mar 9 – Moving hogs from barn yard and farrowing shed. To lodge at night. Stated (not sure what this is)
Thu Mar 10 – Did feeding got engines to running. Sawed wood with power saw. Grace went to doctor at Lafayette. Charles here for ? (weave?)
Fri Mar 11 – Sowing clover seed in morning on McCollum. In house most of afternoon. Charles here to have income tax work done.
Sat Mar 12 – Got truck load of corn shelled and filled feeders in morning. Put fence in lot for Gilts in afternoon. To Pevlers on income tax to Waynetown evening.
Sun Mar 13 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Bill & Barbara here for evening meal and evening.
Mon Mar 14 – Took power saw to Buckles, cut tree down and worked with saw until noon. To Newtown in afternoon. Band rehearsal at night.
Tue Mar 15 – Sowed clover seed on 35 acres in morning. To Newtown re Dan B. Gray income tax in afternoon.
Wed Mar 16 – Cleaned out part of barn in morning. Worked on brooder house in afternoon. To lodge rehearsal at night.
Thur Mar 17 – Did some book work in morning. To Waynetown for electric brooder before noon. Worked on brooder house in afternoon. House in evening.
Fri Mar 18 – Got corn shelled for hogs and feed them. To Buckles to saw down two trees afternoon then home and did grinding. Legion choir rehearsal.
Sat Mar 19 –To Newtown in morning re B&L. Home to lunch. Return to Newtown traded for new 1 ton Chev Truck. To Veedersburg in truck to get furniture. Grace bought at sale & home Bill & Barbara here.
Sun Mar 20 – To SS & Church with Marcia. David ill and Grace stayed. To school bldg. to Legion Program afternoon. Home about five. Bill & Barbara here. Evelyn & Robert & boys later.
Mon Mar 21 – Took wheat drill to Dad’s. Got plow ready to go afternoon and plowed gardens. To Newtown at night to take drill part to Rus for Father.
Tue Mar 22 – Buckles came over and we rung sows & gils in morning. Hauling Railroad ties in afternoon.
Wed Mar 23 – Hauled two truck loads of hogs to market. One load in morning and one afternoon. To lodge at Richland – gave lecture.
Thu Mar 24 – To Buckles to help move hog shelters and hogs then did some plowing before noon. Disc stalks in afternoon. To Wingate lodge and did lecture.
Fri Mar 25 – To Wingate to get corn shelled for hogs. Finished discing stalks before noon. Picked up load ties afternoon. Started plowing stalk field in late afternoon. To drive in theatre in evening.
Sat Mar 26 – Raining. To Newton to look over church. Worked on feeder and got some ties afternoon. To B&L Director meeting at night.
Sun Mar 27 – David & I went to SS early to get church ready for SS. Norman came home with us. Uncle Larry’s visited in afternoon. Evelyn & Robert came in evening.
Mon Mar 28 – Got load of corn shelled by shortly afternoon. Grinding in afternoon. Moved one hog house. Feeder to the folks for visit in evening.
Tue Mar 29 – Ground chicken feed. Did some discing in morning. Sowed oats and disc in 19 acres in afternoon.
Wed Mar 30 – Started helping Buckles sow oats but rained out before noon. To Wingate before noon. Not doing much afternoon. Senior play at night.
Thu Mar 31 – Buckles came over and we changed wheels on tractor. Ground feed before noon. Mixed thick feed and got two loads of cross ties with Buckles afternoon.
APRIL 1949
Fri April 1 – To LaFayette in morning home about 3:00 p.m. Set up fence charger. Loaded art truck load of corn on truck. Assessor hereabout close time to drive-in at night.
Sat April 2 – Finished loading truck and had corn shelled. Fed hogs. To Newtown afternoon to have overloads put on truck. Hair cut at Wingate in evening.
Sun Apr 3 – To SS & Church with children. Afternoon visited the folks. Mother going to return and hospital Wednesday. Bill & Barbara here in evening.
Mon Apr 4 – Disc in oats for Buckles until about 3:30 p.m. Cut down tree on McCollum late afternoon.
Tue Apr 5 – Helped Miles by discing in morning on his oats. Home about 11:00 a.m. Discing stalks in 35 acres in afternoon.
Wed Apr 6 – Picked up the loads of ties and sorted hogs to sell. Buckles here for lunch. Sold one load of hogs afternoon. Disc stalks in late afternoon.
Thu Apr 7 – To LaFayette Home hospital to be with Evelyn while Mother operated. Home about 3:00 p.m. discing stalks. David finished while I milked. To LaFayette with father in evening.
Fri Apr 8 – Got load of corn shelled and filled feeders in morning. Plowed on McCollum 20 acres in afternoon. To shrubbery sale at night C’ville.
Sat Apr 9 – Set up endgate seeder and with David put nitrogen on wheat. Finished about 3:30 p.m. Ground cow feed in late afternoon. To Lafayette to see mother with family.
Sun Apr 10 – To SS with children. SS in church basement due to decorating church. Home rest of day.
Mon Apr 11 – Deliver most of the seed corn in morning. Plowing in afternoon. Barbara & Bill here for a short time in evening.
Tue April 12 –Got corn shelled and ground some chicken feed in morning. Plowing all afternoon. Did some plowing at night
Wed Apr 13 – Plowing all day. Lodge in evening.
Thu Apr 14 – Plowing on stalk field all day. Raining late afternoon. To the folks in evening.
Fri Apr 15 – Snow. Worked on feeder in barn in morning and again in late afternoon. (thanks to Bruce Lutsky for this perfect photo)
Sat Apr 16 – Got load of corn shelled in morning. Helped ring Buckles shoats in afternoon. Ground sow and hog feed in afternoon. Church supper night B& B here for bridge after supper.
Sun Apr 17 – To SS & Church with family. 152 at SS 175 at church. 20 members received. To the folks afternoon. Barbara & Bill here in evening.
Mon Apr 18 – Did some book work. Set some posts. To Newtown and Mellott before noon. Grinding chicken all afternoon. To Newtown in evening.
Tue Apr 19 – Cutting up tree on McCollums in morning., Feeding hogs and cleaning out barn in afternoon.
Wed Apr 20 – To Buckles to move sows to pasture to Wingate for cows to burn tree on McCollums. Mellott for plow shears. Plowing in afternoon unlike? McCollums
Thu Apr 21 – Plowing in stalk field all day and in evening.
Fri Apr 22 – Moving and cleaning hog houses. Cleaning barn in afternoon. To livestock Breeders Spring banquet at Veedersburg.
Sat Apr 23 – To Waynetown for supplements. Got corn shelled and fed hogs. Cleaning barn in afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Apr 24 – To SS with family. Norman home with us. Barbara & Dick here in afternoon. To Baccalaureate in evening.
Mon Apr 25 – Plowing all morning. To Newtown in afternoon until 3:45 p.m. Plowing in evening to finish all but border of field.
Tue Apr 26 – Finished plowing stalk field. To Mellott for sharp plow shear. Getting plow ready. Raining all afternoon. To commencement in evening.
Wed Apr 27 – Putting fence across lot hogs. Moving hogs. Sold truck load of hogs in afternoon.
Thu Apr 28 –Clearing rock and hog house from clover sod. Started plowing sod in afternoon and plowed in evening.
Fri Apr 29 – Plowing all day and until 9:30 at night. David and Marcia passed to fifth and third grade. Grace & children went to show.
Sat Apr 30 – Plowing until about 9:30 a.m. Showers caused plowing to stop. Cleaning out barn. To Newtown and Wingate afternoon., Cleaning barn late afternoon. Newtown at night.
MAY 1949
Sun May 1 – Grace & children left for Carthage at 6:30 a.m. To SS & church in truck. Home at noon to feed. To Evelyn’s for dinner. Visited the folks then home about 5:30.
Mon May 2 – Cleaning out barn in morning. Put in new post for clothes line. Got cow feed ground in afternoon. To Newtown at night re. Decoration Day convention (? On last word)
Tue May 3 – Cleaning out barn until middle of afternoon. To Wingate to have corn shelled for hogs.
Wed May 4 – To Mellott for plow Shears in early morning. Started plowing about 9:30 a.m. Plowed in evening for an hour and a half.
Thu May 5 – Plowing all day. Did Buckles milking in evening while David finished plowing except for border. Plowed 3 rows in evening.
Fri May 6 – Finished plowing clover sod and Mrs. McCollums garden before noon. Discing on McCollom land in afternoon. Milked for Buckles morning & evening.
Sat May 7 – Discing McCollum field and started stalk field before noon. David discing afternoon. I got chicken feed ground and mixing. To Drive in with children.
Sun May 8 – To SS with David. Grace stayed with Marcia who had ivy poison. (thanks to AgriLife for photo) -- 
The folks & Evelyn’s were here for dinner.
The folks & Evelyn’s were here for dinner.
Mon May 9 – Discing bean ground. To Mellott to have disc brace welded in morning. David discing afternoon while I had corn shelled.
Tue May 10 – Discing corn ground. Picked up loose rocks on plowed ground. To Wingate for bolts to repair disc afternoon. Finished working ground in evening.
Wed May 11 – Started spring tooth harrow and cultivater on McCollum corn ground. Finished and started on bean ground in evening. To lodge at night.
Thu May 12 – Finished working the bean ground about 5:00 p.m. Got corn shelled in afternoon.
Fri May 13 – Started working 35 acres of corn ground about 10:30 a.m. To drive-in theatre at night with family. To Wingate for repairs in early morning.
Sat May 14 – Working 35 acres corn ground. Finished about 2:00 p.m. Raining. Fed hogs. To Wingate for hair cut at night. Lights out. No haircut.
Sun May 15 – To SS & Church with family. Have rest of day. Bill & Barbara here in afternoon. Put up wall to bedroom.
Mon May 16 – To Mellott to have tractor repaired. Left tractor home about 10:00 a.m. Setting posts for fence dividing pasture. To Father’s for fence after 3:00 p.m.
Tue May 17 – To Mellott for tractor. Put up pfence across pasture in morning. To Wingate to have corn shelled To short ? at night and to Martin’s.
Wed May 18 – Working 20 acres for corn with spring tooth and cultivater. Started planter in afternoon. Made one round. Rain, Bill & Barbara came in evening.
Thu May 19 – To Mellott for Planter parts and putting on new runners. Raining. Started working on road line fence. Hair cut in afternoon. To Roberts in evening with children. Car broke motor board ?
Fri May 20 – To Roberts and the folks in truck with Grace. Pulled car into Newtown. Worked on fence rest of day. To Wingate to lodge at night. John Wilson EA
Sat May 21 – Working on fence. Restructured fence and fastened to posts. To drive in theater at night with family.
Sun May 22 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Barbara & Bill here in afternoon and evening.
Mon May 23 – To Buckles for boar. Got load of cow feed ground & mixed before noon. Working on shellar and shelled some corn for hogs in afternoon. Band practice at night.
Tue May 24 – With Buckles for Railroad ties in morning. Shelled corn in afternoon. Got chicken feed ground at Mellott in late afternoon.
Wed May 25 --- Took ties back on pasture hauling cobs. Set up water tank on ties. To legion meeting at night.
Thu May 26 – Working on fence for hog pen in pasture. Working on hog shelter in afternoon.
Fri May 27 – Working on hog shelter in morning. Started working ground about noon. Started planting corn about 4:00 p.m. Working on ground at night. (thanks to alamy.com)
Sat May 28 – Planting corn on McCollum 20. Finished about 5:00 p.m. To Newton to B&L Meeting at night.
Sun May 29 – To SS with family. To Wingate with band at 11:00 a.m. Dinner at church. To Newtown with family at 1:15 p.m. Played in band for Memorial service.
Mon May 30 – Started working ground in 35 acre field. Started planting corn afternoon.
Tue May 31 – Started planting corn at 4:00 a.m. Tractor had valve stick worked on tractor all morning at Mellott. Home at noon. Planted corn all afternoon.
Note at end of this: Grace had accident near Clearmont. Talked to Grace at Brownsburg. Grace came home at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Arvens ? brought her. Evelyn came to take David to doctor.
JUNE 1949
Wed June 1 – Started planting corn at 4:10 a.m. Milked at 5:45 had breakfast then planting at 7:00 a.m. Finished planting corn. Grace & children left for Carthage at 11:10 a.m. car came from Grace ? See opposite page – that is about her having an accident near Clarmont. See end of May for whole piece.
Thu June 2 – Worked bean ground and shelled some corn for hogs. Buckles here in evening.
Fri June 3 – Took beans to Wingate to be cleaned. Started planting beans at 9:30 a.m. Planted beans rest of day. Rain in early evening.
Sat June 4 – Started working bean ground about 7:00 a.m. Buckles came with planter about 8:00. Finished planting beans about 4:00 p.m. To Brownsburg for car in evening.
Sun June 5- TO SS & church with children. The folks and Barbara & Bill called in afternoon.
Mon June 6 – Took tractor to repair shop in morning. Home about 10:30 a.m. Planted Mrs. McCollum garden to beans. Using Rotary hoe & cultipacker on corn rest of day.
Tue June 7 – Finished rotary hoe and cultipacker on corn 35 acres. Replanted blank rows of corn. Had sheep sheared in afternoon. Started hoeing bean ground. To drive-in-theater at night.
Wed June 8 – Finished rotary hoeing bean ground about 9:00 a.m. Took wool to C’ville. Set up motor on pump in afternoon. To lodge at night.
Thu June 9 – Replanted 3 rows of corn. Rotary hoed corn on McCollum before dinner. Got feed ground for the chickens in afternoon.
Fri June 10 – Took last of fall hogs and some sows to market in morning. Worked on mower afternoon.
Sat June 11 – To Mellott for mower parts and put pow-trol on mower. Cut roadside and some weeds. Shelled corn and fed hogs in afternoon. Barbara & Bill here in evening.
Sun June 12 – To SS with family. Dinner at Newtown Restaurant. Barbara & Bill. Evelyn’s all here afternoon or evening.
Mon June 13 – Had feed grounded for cows in morning. To Newtown in afternoon. To Wingate in evening.
Tue June 14 – Sold last of beans in morning Planted potatoes in afternoon. Hulling peas in eening.
Wed June 15 – To Newtown for car repair final check on wreck damage in morning. Hulling peas in afternoon. Buckles and Barbara & Bil called in evening.
Thu June 16 – To Buckles to help with pigs in morning. Vaccinating pigs at home in afternoon. To drive in theater in evening.
Fri June 17 – Restretched fence across pasture in morning. Shelling corn and grinded feed for Mrs. McCollum.
Sat June 18 – 46 years of age today. Put up new fence west side of chicken lot. To Wingate in evening for groceries. To Newtown to work at church & see Mr. Bacon.
Sun June 19 – Jack’s family & father Overman came at 8:10 a.m. To SS alone. Home rest of day.
Mon June 20 – Worked getting up elevator for baled hay. Put cultivator on front of tractor.
Tue June 21 – Started plowing corn. Had state auditor for B&L. Rain at noon. To town afternoon to see auditor. Plowing corn in evening.
Wed June 22 – Plowing corn early in morning. Started mowing hay about 9:30 a.m. Had break. Pioneer man called. Finished mowing at 3:30 p.m.
Thur June 23 – Finished plowing McCollum corn. Raked hay and had baled afternoon. Picked up bales at night.
Fri June 24 – Putting up baled hay all day. Buckles helping.
Sat June 25 – Feeding hogs and helping Buckles in morning. Plowed corn in afternoon. B&L Meeting at night.
Sun June 26 – To SS with children. Grace & Pop stayed at home.
Mon June 27 – Plowing beans for the first time.
Tue June 28 – Finished plowing beans. Working on fence afternoon and shelling corn for hogs.
Wed June 29 – Got combine out of tool shed. Working on combine.
Thu June 30 – Working on combine in morning to Covington afternoon.
JULY 1949
Fri July 1 – Plowing corn until about 2:15 p.m. Got cow feed mixed. Getting things ready for trip to Carthage.
Sat July 2 – Did milking. Started to Carthage with family & Pop about 8:30 a.m. Stopped in Indianapolis. Arrived Carthage about 11:15.
Sun July 3 – Went to SS with Pop and children at Carthage. Started home at 6:30 p.m Home about 9:30 after stop in Indianapolis.
Mon July 4 – Plowed 20 acres of corn in morning. To Knowles for Vigo wheat for seed in afternoon. To Drive in with children at night.
Tue July 5 – Working on combine a.m. Truck getting ready to combine. Started combining about 4:00 p.m. Got truck load of wheat.
Wed July 6 – Uncle Larry’s called in evening. To load to wheat to Mellott before I milked. Started combining about 9:00 a.m.
Combine broke about 12:00 noon. Worked on combine until 4:00 p.m. Took wheat to Mellott
Thu July 7 – Worked on combine in Mellott at Austin Garage all day.
Fri July 8 – Took corn to hogs early in morning. To Mellott to work on combine all day. Brought combine home late evening to drive in at night.
Sat July 9 – Buckles came over to shell corn. Shelled corn for hogs in morning. Raining in afternoon. Norman was here Bill & Barbara here at night.
Sun July 10 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Family picked apples in afternoon. Called on Buckles early evening. Bill & Barbara came about 8:00 .
Mon July 11 – Working putting power tool (trail? Trowl?) on combine. Started combining oats in afternoon. Finished McCollum 8 acres of wheat first. Too much moisture.
Tue July 12 – To Buckles put in load of straw. Took combine to Mellott for repair. Combining oats rest of day. Finished about 7:00 p.m.
Wed July 13 – Combined McCollom 6 acres of wheat and got about six rows on 35 acres of wheat. Scooping wheat in event. Rest of family to drive in theater.
Thu July 14 – Combining wheat all day Scooping wheat at night.
Fri July 15 – Combining wheat all day. Scooping wheat in evening. Barbara & Bill came in evening.
Sat July 16 – Combining wheat all day. Best run of the season. Played with band at Wingate Fish Fry at night.
Sun July 17 – To SS & Church with family. Home for lunch. To Horse show at Waynetown playing in band.
Mon July 18 – Helping Buckles with hogs early in morning. Feeding working on combine. Started at 11:30 a.m. finished what at 2:30 p.m. Had lunch and started Buckles’ oats.
Tue July 19 – Combining Buckles oats all day. Started about 9:30. Trip to Mellott early in morning for repairs.
Wed July 20 – Started combining about 8:00 a.m. Finished oats around 7:50 p.m.at Buckles.
Thu July 21 – Had inch of rain in night. To Buckles for tractor & combine. Took truck load of oats to elevator. To Newtown then home put on stock rack took 3 steers to LaFayette. Drive-in-at night.
Fri July 22 – Working with hogs. Had sow and pigs vaccinated. Put mower on tractor and cut meadow rest of day. To the folks at night.
Sat July 23 – Took corn to hogs. Rain. Called to Newtown before noon. Had cow feed ground afternoon Put up hog shade.
Sun July 24 -- To SS with family. Home to lunch. Very hot day. Bill & Barbara here in afternoon.
Mon July 25 – Mowing clover & weeds in pasture in morning. To Attica on Shultz tax in afternoon. Band practice at night.
Tue July 26 – Moving water tank. Had lambs sheared. Raining afternoon and worked on tax base.
Wed July 27 – Made hog shade and sorted sows in morning. Cut weeds in hog pasture. To band concert at night playing at Newtown.
Thu July 28 – Shelling corn and grinding feed. Made another hog shade and covered same.
Fri July 29 – Raining. Did tax return for R. Bacon. Taking care of new pigs. To Newtown just at noon. Back to Knipe sale in afternoon.
Sat July 30 – Raining. Did feeding then to Newtown re. B&L and Shultz tax. To Covington in afternoon. To B&L Directors at night.
Sun July 31 – To SS with family. Home then to picnic at LaFayette park in afternoon. (thanks to Pinterest)
AUGUST 1949
Mon Aug 1 – Feeding hogs and taking care of sows. To Covington afternoon. To band practice at night.
Tue Aug 2 – Moving hogs and feeding. Mowing east pasture.
Wed Aug 3 – Did feeding to Attica on tax case. Returned by peach orchard. Home at noon. Loaded corn and oats for chicken feed.
Thu Aug 4 – To Indianapolis with the folks. Home about 3:00 p.m. Took truck with corn & oats to Mellott for chicken feed.
Fri Aug 5 – Checking on hogs and feeding in morning. To Attica in afternoon re tax case. To Mellott show at night.
Sat Aug 6 – Took corn to Hogs. Moved sows with pits. Afternoon started plowing - oats ground for wheat.
Sun Aug 7 – To SS with family. Home to pick up food then to Zionsville to meet folks from Carthage at Conrad’s house about 7:30 p.m.
Mon Aug 8 – Checking feeding hogs. To Newtown bank. Returned and started plowing oats ground rest of day. To band practice at night.
Tue Aug 9 – Did feeding. Plowing on McCollum oats ground. Working on house windows afternoon getting ready for painters.
Wed Aug 10 – Feeding and watering hogs. Working on house windows. To Covington afternoon. Marcia sick took her to doctor in evening. David & I went to Newtown.
Thu Aug 11 – Feeding & watering. To Crawfordsville with wool in morning. Set up shellers and cleaned crib driveway of cobs in afternoon.
Fri Aug 12 – To Mellott with corn and oats for cow feed. Elevator down for repairs. Home and started shelling. Sheller broke. To Mellott for repairs. Finished shelling. To Drive in at night.
Sat Aug 13 – To Buckles to help get sows & pigs in. Ground & mixed cow feed. Shelled corn for fa hogs. To Mellot in late afternoon for repairs & groceries.
Sun Aug 14 – To SS with family. To the folks for dinner and afternoon. Home at 5:30 p.m. Called at Miles in evening.
Mon Aug 15 – To Mellott in morning and soliciting for seed corn. Plowing in afternoon. To B&L Directors meeting at night.
Tue Aug 16 –Plowing all day. Maurice Pickett called in morning. Finished plowing about 6:00 p.m.
Wed Aug 17 – To Attica with trash and got load of gravel. Raking straw in afternoon and unloaded gravel along lane.
Thu Aug 18 – To LaFayette with stag and 4 lambs. Home before noon and started raking straw. Balers came afternoon. To Newtown show at night.
Fri Aug 19 – Started raking straw as soon as it was dry enough. Picked up load of bales and put in barn. Raking until done. To Drive in at night.
Sat Aug 20 – To Wingate to get Miles feed ground. Picked up load of bale sin morning. Put bales in barn. Shelled corn for hogs.
Sun Aug 21 – To SS with family. Taught young adult class. Home in afternoon. Bill & Barbara & Jeff were here. To Evelyns in evening.
Mon Aug 22 – Started mowing stubble on 35 acre field. To Mellott and Newtown in evening on B&L business.
Tue Aug 23 – Mowing stubble all day. Finished McCollum 8 acres and did some more on 35 acre field.
Wed Aug 24 – Pop & Mom Overman came in while eating breakfast. Mowing on 35 acres until mower broke before noon. Grinding feed for sows & pigs.
Thu Aug 25 – To Indianapolis with the folks. Home about 3:45. Took corn to hogs. Took children to Newtown show at night.
Fri Aug 26 – Repaired mower and finished mowing 35 acres and clover field by noon. Mowed McCollum six acres afternoon. Finished mowing season.
Sat Aug 27 – To Buckles with mower on tractor. Helping with hogs. Rain about 9:30 a.m Working in house rest of day. To B&L Meeting at night.
Sun Aug 28 – To ss with children. Home all afternoon. To Evelyn’s for evening meal and visit.
Mon Aug 29 – To Newtown and the folks returning calling on corn customers in morning. Home all afternoon.
Tue Aug 30 – Grace’s folks left in morning. To Newtown to have oil changed and grease on car. Bob, Veranice & Esther here at noon. Hauling corn to hogs afternoon. Getting ready for trip.
Wed Aug 31 – Left for Julian’s at 6:45 a.m. Stopped for short time in Villa Park, arrive Julians at 4:00 p.m. Helped put load of corn in silo. (thanks to - alamy.com)
SEPTEMBER 1949
Thurs Sept 1- Helping Julian. Cut corn with binder and put four loads in silo.
Fri Sept 2 – Helped Julian put corn in silo in morning. To Lake Pogan in afternoon for David to fish. Windy. To Julians about 4 p.m. Got another load of corn. Repaired wagon.
Sat Sept 3 – Left Julians at 7:45 a.m. Bought new tire at Wapum. Home at 5:10 p.m. 357 miles. Did evening work. Miles & Buckles both called.
Sun Sept 4 – To SS with family. Home the rest of the day. The folks called for eggs in afternoon.
Mon Sept 5 – With Buckles to get car repaired. Started putting fertilizer on young clover before noon. Spreading fertilizer rest of day.
Tue Sept 6 – Spreading fertilizer until 9:00 a.m. Went to look at bridge then to Covington before commissioners. Home and spread fertilizer rest of day.
Wed Sept 7 – Finished spreading fertilizer before noon. Burning fertilizer bags and old trash along lane. Got spreader ready to clean chicken house.
Thu Sept 8 – Cleaning chicken house.
Fri Sept 9 – Completed cleaning chicken house. Started feeding new corn to hogs. Helped Jones vaccinate hogs.
Sat Sept 10 – To Newtown for Buckles. Set up Buckles corn picker. Picked a load of corn before noon. Got feed for cows in afternoon.
Sun Sept 11 – To SS with family. Home to dinner. Picked apples. To Hillsboro to recital in late afternoon. Did Buckles work morning & night. (lamag.com - thanks for the perfect photo)
Mon Sept 12 – Picked load of corn on east end of field before noon. Put baseboards on bedroom in afternoon. To Lafayette with Ward in evening.
Tue Sept 13 – Picking corn for hogs until about 2:30 a.m. Had trouble with picker and tractor. Sprayed chicken house. Got chicken feed ground.
Wed Sept 14 – Studying repair necessary to elevator hoist. Got load of cobs and ground them at Buckles in morning. Completed fixing chicken house & moved chickens. To lodge at night.
Thu Sept 15 – Picked load of corn and worked on picker in morning. Grinding feed for McCollums in afternoon.
Fri Sept 16 – Sorting hogs and sold load in morning. To Buckles helping open field of corn. Burning old trees on McCollum wheat ground.
Sat Sept 17 – Out calling on seed corn prospects. Also regarding renting farm. To Mellott. Newtown Attica and Williamsport. To drive-in at night.
Sun Sept 18 – To SS and Church with family. Home rest of day except for visit with Miles Jack stopped on way home from Kirbes?
Mon Sept 19 – Feeding then plowing at Buckles in morning. Working wheat ground in afternoon. Family visited Buckles in evening.
Tue Sept 20 – Working McCollum wheat ground in morning. Getting combine ready of bean combining.
Wed Sept 21 – Working on combine. Rain about nine. To Hillsboro afternoon. To Coons & Swindler Bros in late afternoon.
Thu Sept 22 – Sorting hogs. Sold 17 to C’ville before noon. Took cow to sale barn in afternoon. Gor moulding for hallway and I put up in evening.
Fri Sept 23 – To Father’s with combine. Started before noon. Home about 6 p.m. to Duncan hog sale at night with David.
Sat Sept 24 – To Father’s combining all day. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Sept 25 – To SS alone. Jack’s came in morning for the day. Home after SS. Called on Mrs. Lukas about noon.
Mon Sept 26 – To Fathers combining until noon. Break – repairing combine all afternoon. To band practice at night.
Tue Sept 27 – Combining beans all day.
Wed Sept 28 – Combining beans and finished at 2:15 pm. Brought combine home and up in tool shed.
Thu Sept 29 – Sowing wheat on McCollum 19 acres. To Father’s and then to Williamsport at night. Glen McKinney had heart attack last night.
Fri Sept 30 – Sowing wheat finishing about 3:30 p.m. Greasing combine getting ready to start beans at home.
OCTOBER 1949
Sat Oct 1 – To Buckles sowing wheat while he got oil heater before baby came home. Started combining beans at 4:00 p.m. To Fish Fry at night.
Sun Oct 2 – To SS & church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Oct 3 – Rain. Feeding. Had pigs vaccinated in morning. Brought tractor in from field.
Tue Oct 4 – Grinding feed for sows. Had calves vaccinated. To Buckles to sort hogs. Worked on hog shelter.
Wed Oct 5 – Did feeding. To Wingate to see Mr. Hatton. Looked at farm got Grace and looked over the farm. Worked on hog shelter in afternoon.
Thu Oct 6 – To new place. To Newtown to bank and see Mr. Hatton. Learned the purchase contract accepted. Home in afternoon. To Mellott and new place with Bob.
Fri Oct 7 – Took corn and oats to grind and mix for cow feed in morning. Worked on hog shelter in afternoon. Robert & Evelyns here in morning.
Sat Oct 8 – Glenn McKinney died this a.m. Hauled Buckles hogs to C’ville sale barn in morning. Had corn picked in afternoon. To Cville in late afternoon to see hog sale.
Sun Oct 9 – To SS with family. Father took us to dinner at Newtown. Drove to Shades in afternoon. Home about 4 p.m.
Mon Oct 10 – Combining beans all dan after 9:30 a.m. Buckles took two loads of beans to elevator. Called at McKinneys in evening.
Tue Oct 11 – Raining. Took Grace to McKinneys about 10:30 a.m. To Mellott home about noon. Vic Marshall called. To funeral in afternoon.
Wed Oct 12 – To Lafayette to meet Julian. Home and went over the farm before noon. Took beans to elevator. Lodge at night.
Thu Oct 13 – To Glenn Talbott’s on call. Looked over McCollum woods. Took Grace to doctor then Julian to Fowler to train.
Fri Oct 14 – Picked up wood around hog house and fire wood for furnace. Checked 5 acre corn plot. Tried to combine beans. Ground to (sic) wet.
Sat Oct 15 – Got 10 gilts in and took them to sale barn at C’ville. Combined beans in afternoon. Grace went to doctor at Attica & LaFayette.
Sun Oct 16 – To SS and church with children. Grace in bed most of day. Barbara & Bill called in afternoon.
Mon Oct 17 – Delivered part load of beans to elevator. Picked up rocks and put in water hole under gate. Cal Hampton called. Combined beans after 3 p.m.
Tue Oct 18 – Started combining at 10:30 a.m. Combining beans the rest of the day. Buckles here afternoon.
Wed Oct 19 – Took load of beans to elevator. Home and disced until 10 am when Buckles came. Started combining at 10:15. Tried to finish. Combine motor trouble. To Lynn Bells at night.
Thu Oct 20 – Found motor trouble in dirty fuel pump. Finished combining took beans to town. Sowed about 4 acres of corns before noon. Rain in afternoon. Banker came about 8:30.
Fri Oct 21 – Raining. Picked corn by hand for hogs. Worked in house fixing walls. To Mellott in late afternoon. Picked up checks at elevator.
Sat Oct 22 – To Newtown with checks. Home at 10 a.m. Picked load of corn for hogs. Shelled rest of old corn. Took Buckles wagon home afternoon.
Sun Oct 23 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Father, Mother and Uncle Ludlow called in afternoon.
Mon Oct 24 – Took 12 hogs to market with 3 sows for Clifton Coons in morning. Disc bean ground until I found it too wet. Moved rocks rest of day. Wingate at night.
Tue Oct 25 – Started discing bean ground about 8 a.m. Disced all morning. Sowing wheat in afternoon. Father came and painted granary roof.
Wed Oct 26 – Sowing wheat until caught up with discing then finished discing and sowed wheat until night.
Thu Oct 27 – Sowing wheat and finished by noon. Had to get more fertilizer from Bacons. Took disc to 80 acres and made a round discing in afternoon.
Fri Oct 28 – Discin in 80 acres until middle of afternoon. Started wheat drill and drilled rest of day.
Sat Oct 29 – Drilling wheat all day. Trouble with drill. Buckles came for about 2 hours afternoon to finish discing. To B&R meeting at night.
Sun Oct 30 – To SS with family. Taught the two adult classes. Grace taught Junior class. To Evelyn’s in evening for David. (thanks to parkingspace23 for the great photo)
Mon Oct 31 – Finished drilling wheat by 9 a.m. Brought drill home on truck. Got tractor & disc about noon. Cutting trees for Buckles crib in afternoon.
NOVEMBER 1949
Tues Nov 1 – Cutting trees and loading poles with Buckles for crib in morning. To Waynetown & Hillsboro for lumber for crib afternoon.
Wed Nov 2 – Helping to build crib at Buckle’s all day. To Legion meeting at night.
Thur Nov 3 – Helping to build crib until about 2 p.m. Getting elevator moved to Buckles in late afternoon. To folks at night. Mrs. Rutherford & George.
Fri Nov 4 – Getting hoist fixed up for elevator in morning. Started picking corn afternoon. Took Garden tractor for power on elevator. To first basketball game.
Sat Nov 5 – Unloading corn with elevator. Had a lot of trouble at first at Buckles all day. Got haircut in evening at Mellott.
Sun Nov 6 – To SS & Church with family. Norman came home with us. To Buckles for beans afternoon. To Wards for committee meeting at night.
Mon Nov 7 – At Buckles taking care of corn all day.
Tue Nov 8 – At Buckles taking care of corn all day.
Wed Nov 9 – At Buckles taking care of corn all day. Bill & Barbara here for short time in evening.
Thu Nov 10 – At Buckles taking care of corn in morning. To Wingate with wagon afternoon for repair. Moved elevator here in evening.
Fri Nov 11 – Finished filling crib at Buckles and moved here to set up elevator before noon. Picked corn until 10:30 p.m. at night.
Sat Nov 12 – Picking corn here all day. Grace went to Carthage afternoon.
Sun Nov 13 – To SS with children. To Evelyns to Mothers birthday dinner. Home about 5 p.m. Grace was home and Mother Overman with her.
Mon Nov 14 – Raining. To Wingate for Lift parts and to Wingate for Buckles. To Waynetown & Hillsboro for material for Buckles crib in afternoon. Julian came in evening.
Tue Nov 15 – Julian and I to Buckles to work on crib roof. Home about 11:20 a.m. Grace & Mother Overman to Uncle Charley’s funeral. Pop came about 11:30 a.m. Picking corn afternoon.
Wed Nov 16 – Picking corn all day. Lodge at night. Lowell Martin took 1 degree. Gave 3rd lecture.
Thu Nov 17 – Picking corn all day. Buckles had break in late afternoon. Worked on picker until 7 p.m.
Fri Nov 18 – Picking corn all day. To drive-in at night with family.
Sat Nov 19 – Picking corn all day. Finished corn on home place.
Sun Nov 20 – To SS & Church with family. Home in afternoon.
Mon Nov 21 – Started picking McCollum corn. Drove Buckles tractor on picker until 11 a.m. To Bill Buckles with truck with Julian for sheller parts.
Tue Nov 22 – Shelling corn all day. Hauled 628 bushel to elevator. To bsket ball game at night. Richland won over Waynetown.
Wed Nov 23 – Finished shelling Buckles old corn in morning. Buckles went to Jefferies to pick corn. Julian and I worked with hogs moving houses.
Thu Nov 24 – Thanksgiving. Started rooster for turkey at 5:30 a.m. The folks & Uncle Ludlow, Evelyns; Uncle Larry’s; Mrs. Martin; Julians here to dinner. Buckles here evening.
Fri Nov 25 – Moving hog houses and bedding same. Moving hogs. Julian got truck winterized and lights.
Sat Nov 26 – Julian took truck went to Carthage. Buckles came to pick corn about 10:30 a.m. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Nov 27 – To SS with family. Home afternoon. Julian returned about 5:15 p.m. to elders meeting at night.
Mon Nov 28 – Picking corn at Buckles and shelling new corn. Drove tractor with picker all day. Ove? On ? McCollum after 2:30 p.m.
Tue Nov 29 – Finished picking corn on McCollum about dark. To Vee Theater with family at night – Wizard of Oz! (movieposters.ha - thanks so much for this super poster)
Wed Nov 30 – Unloaded last of corn. Moved elevator to Buckles with Julian. Drove tractor with his picker rest of day. To Newtown & Mellott in evening.
DECEMBER 1949
Thurs Dec 1 – To Buckles drove tractor on picker. Finished picking about 11 a.m. Julian at home. Putting elevator away in afternoon.
Fri Dec 2 – Julian & I worked on house all day. Father, Uncle Ludlow and Mother were here.
Sat Dec 3 – Worked on house with Father & Uncle Ludlow all day. Julian went to Wisconsin with truck. To school fair in evening.
Sun Dec 4 – To SS & church with family. Went by way of Hillsboro to get Rev. Mahr. Home in afternoon to Vic Thompson in evening re renting farm.
Mon Dec 5- Working on house all day with Uncle Ludlow and Father. Got all inside walls covered.
Tue Dec 6 – Working on back porch putting on door casing in morning. Father here afternoon worked on windows & moulding afternoon. Barbara in Grace home.
Wed Dec 7 – Unloaded Julians tractor. Grinding and mixing chicken feed in morning. Moving dirt with Julians tractor afternoon. Father & Russell here. To Coons for ? two weeks ? Lodge at night
Thu Dec 8 – Working with JD on slip scogs (?) then Ford. Father and Russell here afternoon. Used Ford most of day.
Fri Dec 9 – Digging basement under porch. Father here all day. Russell here afternoon. Using Ford tractor. To Kingman-Richland BB game 45 to 32 (Rich). (oldtractorpictures - old Ford - thanks so much for use here)
Sat Dec 10 – Digging up basement all day. Russell & Father were here all day. Practically finished basement.
Sun Dec 11 – To SS with family and Julian in morning. Home rest of day.
Mon Dec 12 – Water in basement in new part. To Wingate for lumber for basement wall form. Took hog to have butchered.
Father came in morning with gravel. Russell came afternoon. Julian & I working on basement most of day. To OES party at night.
Tue Dec 13 --- Julian & I spent day working on basement forms. Russell here in afternoon.
Wed Dec 14 – Father, Russell, R. Buckles, Julian and I pored cement walls in basement. Finished about 5:15 p.m. To lodge at night. Election up to VD ?
Thu Dec 15 – To Covington with Grace in morning. Home in afternoon.Julian & I put in tank heater for hogs.
Fri Dec 16 – To LaFayette with Grace. Home afternoon. Julian and I picked up corn on McCollum. To Cville for New Market & Richland BB game. 33-32 Richland
Sat Dec 17 – Julian & I working on basement forms. Then bedding hogs in morning. Julian left for Carthage afternoon. Father and Russell here and worked on basement putting dirt to walls. Took David to doctor at night.
Sun Dec 18 – Grace, Marcia & I went to SS. Home rest of day. David in bed all day.
Mon Dec 19 – To Mrs. McCollum’s to settle for corn and years expenses. Julian grinding cow feed in morning. Julian and I turned hogs on McCollum cornfield.
Tue Dec 20 - Julian went to coal mine. Home about one. Cleaning farrowing shed afternoon. I went to Indpls got contract sale on lot. To BB Game at night RHS 41Wayne 29.
Wed Dec 21 – Julian left for Wisconsin 8:15. Moving cement forms to protect basement from rain. To Hillsboro afternoon on tan ? work. To Pearson’s and Leiths at night.
Thu Dec 22 -- Fixing fence so sheep could get to shelter Moving hog houses to corn field for white gilts. To Christmas Program with family.
Fri Dec 23 – Cleaning out farrowing shed. Father & Russell came with sand and gravel. To Waynetown for cement block. To Mellott with David for haircut in afternoon.
Sat Dec 24 – Out on seed corn sales in morning. Working around farm in afternoon. To Evelyns to dinner in evening & gift exchange. Church at 10:00 p.m. (thanks t o retroplanet for kind of the old look of gifts)
Sun Dec 25 – TO SS with family. Elected superintendent another year. Father & Mother here for dinner. Home all afternoon and evening.
Mon Dec 26 -- Around home cleaning farrowing shed. Buckles came over and we checked hogs on McCollum corn field.
Tue Dec 27 – To Wingate & Waynetown in morning. Home afternoon started laying block with Father & Russell. Grace & children left for Carthage afternoon. Julian came in about 7:00 p.m.
Wed Dec 28 – Julian & I did feeding and left for Carthage. Helen & Bence (?) were there with the folks. Big dinner. Visiting all day.
Thu Dec 29 – I left Carthage at 3:45 am. Father & Mother & Russell here. Mother got dinner. We laid block back of house. Grace & Julian with children came in from Carthage about 5:06 p.m.
Fri Dec 30 – Working on house with Russell, Father & Julian. Laying block. To Newtown afternoon to close real estate deal with Oveta Smith.
Sat Dec 31 – Working on house with Father, Ed Wise & Julian laying block. Julian used tractor to move dirt around house in afternoon. B&L at night.
1950 Stuart McKnight Diary
JANUARY 1950 – McKnight Diary
Sun Jan 1 – To SS & Church with family and Julian. To the folks for dinner with Robert & Evelyn’s. Home about 5:15 p.m.
Mon Jan 2 – To Mellott, Vic & Lynn Thompsons in morning. Father came re account afternoon. Julian and I took out basement wall.
Tue Jan 3 – To Newtown, Dean Foster’s. Mellott & home. Julian cut hole for heat pipe to new kitchen. We put in heat pipe in afternoon. Worked on windows at night.
Wed Jan 4 – Raining. To 80 acres to see how high water was in morning. Knocking out wall to new basement. Put up back door in afternoon for basement.
Thu Jan 5 – Sold some hogs in morning. Working on finishing back porch or kitchen in afternoon. Window trim, baseboards, etc.
Fri Jan 6 – Snowy & cold. Working inside drawing plans for back entrance. Julian weaving rugs.
Sat Jan 7 – Grinding corn & oats for cows in morning. Hunting afternoon then took straw to hogs.
Sun Jan 8 – To SS with family. David went home with Norman. Drove to Evelyn’s for David in evening.
Mon Jan 9 – To Wingate for lumber for back entrance to house and Julian repairing hog house. Did income tax work in afternoon.
Tue Jan 10 – Moving hogs and vaccinating pigs before noon. Working on income tax afternoon. Joanna, Delbert & Lucetta here in evening.
Wed Jan 11 – Moving hog house in morning. Julian fixing for sows all day. Did income tax work afternoon. To lodge at night installed JD.
Thu Jan 12 -- Doing income tax work all morning. Working with hogs afternoon. Did income tax work at night.
Fri Jan 13 – Income tax client then to Newtown before noon. Income tax in afternoon and helped julian pour cement on basement door way. Income tax work at night.
Sat Jan 14 – To Hillsboro on income tax then to Mellott and home to carpenter work in morning. Carpenter work rest of day. Cut up beef at night.
Sun Jan 15 – TO SS & Church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Jan 16 – Carpentering all day except for two tax clients. Two tax clients at night.
Tues Jan 17 – Carpentering all day except for tax clients for two hours in afternoon. Father & Mother here afternoon. Father painted siding for new addition.
Wed Jan 18 – To Wingate in morning. TO sale of Clarence Moore. Home at 1 p.m. took Grace to Missionary meeting then to town for battery for car.
Thu Jan 19 – Working with stock in morning. Income tax work in afternoon and evening.
Fri Jan 20 – Working on house and with stock. Did some typing on tax work. To Attica to tournament went at night.
Sat Jan 21 – Working with stock in morning. Typing tax reports afternoon.
Sun Jan 22 – Took Grace to doctor at 9:00 a.m To SS with children. Julian went to Carthage for the day.
Mon Jan 23 – To Newtown in morning re Farmers Institute committee. To Covington afternoon re same. Tax work at night.
Tue Jan 24 – Tax work all day and evening.
Wed Jan 25 – To Mellott and Newtown in morning. Tax work in afternoon. Roberts here in evening.
Thu Jan 26 – To Shorts and Wingate in evening. To C’ville with Julian afternoon. Typing tax returns at night.
Fri Jan 27 – To C’ville with Grace to see doctor in morning. Typing in afternoon, working on taxes and in evening.
Sat Jan 28 – Typing on taxes and working inside all day. To Newtown for short time in morning. To B&L at night.
Sun Jan 29 – To SS with children. Home and got dinner. Did some tax work afternoon.
Mon Jan 30 – Doing tax work all day along with cooking. Tax work at night.
Tue Jan 31 – Doing my own income tax in morning. To Covington in afternoon. To Newtown and Cushman’s at night.
FEBRUARY 1950
Wed Feb 1 –Working on building and loan records in morning. Working with hogs in afternoon.
Thu Feb 2 – Cleaning barn in morning. To C’ville to sale in afternoon. Bought 5 calves. Minstrel rehearsal at night.
Fri Feb 3 – Cleaning barn in morning. To Veedersburg sale in afternoon. Bought 5 calves.
Sat Feb 4 – Cleaning barn all day. Finished west side of barn.
Sun Feb 5 – To SS & Church with family and Julian. Lawrence McKinney ordained as elder. Clarence McClure made deacon.
Mon Feb 6 – Building fence for hog lot in old orchard. To Minstrel rehearsal at night.
Tue Feb 7 – Finished building fence in morning. To sale in afternoon. Julian bought a cow.
Wed Feb 8 – Started to clear trash away to get yard leveled. Rain. To Attica afternoon. Rehearsal for Minstrel at night.
Thu Feb 9 – Moving hog houses and working with hogs all day. Minstrel rehearsal at night.
Fri Feb 10 – To Newtown for Farmers Institute as Chairman. To Hillsboro-Richland BB game with Julian at night 73 to 58 Richland. (dreamstime . com)
Sat Feb 11 – Setting end posts for line fence south side of West Pasture. Newtown on B&L business afternoon. Minstrel at night.
Sun Feb 12 – TO SS with family in morning. With Julian at Vic Thompsons in afternoon.
Mon Feb 13 – Cleaning hen house and taking care of hogs.
Tue Feb 14 – To Sale near Lebanon. Julian bought cow. I bought holestien (sic) calf. To OES with Grace in evening.
Wed Feb 15 – To Sale south of Crawfordsville. Julian bought another cow.
Thu Feb 16 – Finished cleaning and bedded hen house for calves. To sale at C’ville sale barn bought 8 calves.
Fri Feb 17 – Sold sheep in morning to Russell Schenck. Hauling hen house manure and spreading. To Covington in afternoon.
Sat Feb 18 – Feeding & working with hogs. Shelling corn in afternoon and feeding. Snow in afternoon.
Sun Feb 19 – To SS S& Church with family. Home rest of day. Barbara &B ill came for short visit in evening.
Mon Feb 20 – To Mellott in morning. Then cutting wood for furnace. Unloaded truck of roofing. Called on Mrs. McCollum in afternoon.
Tue Feb 21 – To the folks with clover seed then to Attica in morning. Raining. Working around house in afternoon.
Wed Feb 22 – Shelling corn and feeding.
Thu Feb 23 – Feeding, to Attica to dentist. Cutting wood for furnace. Grinding cow feed in afternoon.
Fri Feb 24 – To Mellott for coal. Trying to get saw motor started cut some wood afternoon.
Sat Feb 25 – Helped move Mr. McCollum’ sheep to C’ville. Shelling corn in afternoon. Julian left for Wisconsin. To Attica to sectional - Richland won.
Sun Feb 26 – To SS with family. To Evelyns for dinner and afternoon. Temperature 6 degrees below in morning.
Mon Feb 27 – Tried to haul manure. Broke spreader and went to Mellott for repair. Worked on B&L afternoon. B&L meeting at night.
Tue Feb 28 – Unloaded truck of Julian’s things. Shelling corn in afternoon. Julian, Linda and Olive came in about 12:45 am. From Wisconsin.
MARCH 1950
Wed Mar 1 – Sold sow and 13 hogs in morning. Grace went to C’ville with me. Cleaning out barn afternoon.
Thursday Mar 2 -- Did feeding Grace went to Carthage. Working in woods for awhile in morning and all afternoon. To Farm Bureau at night.
Fri Mar 3 – Checking on hogs and feeding. To Newtown afternoon Working in timber afternoon 3:00 p.m.
Sat Mar 4 – Shelling corn and feeding hogs in morning. Moving hogs and cutting wood afternoon.
Sun Mar 5 – To SS & Church with children. Linda & Olive. Home rest of day.
Mon Mar 6 – To Indianapolis with Grace. Sold lot. Home about 3:30 p.m. Pulled fence pots along west pasture. Julian to bed with flu.
Tue Mar 7 – Got corn shelled for hogs. Filled sow & pig feeder. Helped Vic Thompson move sows & pigs to Kings place. Painted on King’s house at night.
Wed Mar 8 – Filled hog feeders from truck. To Newtown to do bank income tax in afternoon. Grace & I went to C’ville to play with Uncle Larry’s.
Thu Mar 9 – Hauling manure cleaning lot for hog fence. Tried to roll up fence in late afternoon. Working on gate to hot log.
Fri Mar 10 – Working around barn and cutting wood in morning. Grinding cow feed afternoon. Julian & I painted kitchen Kings home at night ?
Sat Mar 11 – David and I pulled old fence out along pasture. Mixed cow feed in afternoon. Had income tax client.
Sun Mar 12 – To SS with children. Home rest of day.
Mon Mar 13 – Got load of corn shelled in morning, filled feeders for hogs. Worked on income tax. Cutting wood late in afternoon.
Tue Mar 14 – Rolled up old fence. To Newtown re. tax then to Covington before noon. Cutting wood afternoon. Julian left for Wisconsin at 3:45 p.m.
Wed Mar 15 – To Newtown in morning with Bank Income Tax. Worked around house in afternoon.
Thu Mar 16 – Did milking and feeding in morning & evening. Sick and in bed part of the day.
Fri Mar 17 – Checked feeders. Cutting wood in morning and hauling and cutting wood afternoon.
Sat Mar 18 – Working on fence and getting lumber. Feeding hogs afternoon and cutting lumber. Edril & Susan came at 9:00 a.m. Julian came in about 1:00.
Sun Mar 19 – To SS & Church with children. Home rest of day.
Mon Mar 20 – Working on forms for cement steps to back porch and basement.
Tue Mar 21 – Helped unload Julian’s household goods. Corn came at noon. Fixing hog lot and moving feeders.
Wed Mar 22 – Setting hog feeder and platforms in lot in morning. Poured cement steps in afternoon. Julian with me in afternoon.
Thu Mar 23 – Julian here and we got corn shelled for hogs in morning. Set posts for new fence in afternoon. Got load of wood from saw mill in afternoon.
Fri Mar 24 – Brought in load of wood. Took refrigerator to Julian’s before noon. Ground feed for cows afternoon. Julian worked on yard with tractor.
Sat Mar 25 – Fixed wheat drill tongue and cleaned drill and took it to Father in morning. Moving hog house and hogs afternoon. Working on lawn with Julian. (photo from auctiontime. com)
Sun Mar 26 – To SS with children. The folks, Evelyns & Roberts here for David’s birthday. Mrs. Fry & Catherine here in late afternoon.
Mon Mar 27 – Raining. Working around house all day. Clarence McClure came for seed corn. Vic Marshall came for short time.
Tue Mar 28 – Loaded truck and got corn shelled for hogs in morning. Sorted hogs and loaded truck then unable to sell. To lodge at night.
Wed Mar 29 – Sorted hogs and took load in to C’ville in morning. Took small load in to C’ville afternoon.
Thu Mar 30 – Loaded truck and delivered seed corn morning and afternoon.
Fri Mar 31 – To Covington in morning. Father, Russell and Buckles helped pour cement floor in basement afternoon.
APRIL 1950
Sat Apr 1 – To Mellott for coal in morning,. To Wingate for tile in afternoon and dug place for step back of rear entrance.
Sun Apr 2 – To SS & Church with family and Linda & Olive. Dinner at Hillsboro. Home rest of day. Tonight added class in morning.
Mon Apr 3 – Working around house in morning. Put in forms and poured cement for back step outside house in afternoon.
Tue Apr 4 – Laid out walk for cement work and dug place for front walk.
Wed Apr 5 – Had horns cut off four cows in morning, Ground cow feed in afternoon.
Thu Apr 6 – Mixing and unloading feed from truck. Took two cows to C’ville. To church at night. Evelyn operated. Grace with her all day.
Fri Apr 7 – Had load of corn shelled for hogs in morning. Started to harrow pasture in afternoon. Found two sows with pigs.
Sat Apr 8 – Moving dirt from back of house in morning. Putting sewer across drive in afternoon. To church supper with children at night.
Sun Apr 9 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Barbara, Bill & boys here for dinner. Bob came for hogs in evening.
Mon Apr 10 – Working in lawn in morning. To sale north east of New Richmond. Bought hoist. Went in truck for hoist in late afternoon.
Tue April 11 – Cleaning out barn with scoop on Ford and by hand. To LaFayette to see Evelyn at night. Home at 9:20 p.m.
Wed Apr 12 – Filling hog feeders. Cleaning barn using spreader from 11:00 a.m. for rest of day. To lodge at night.
Thu Apr 13 – Delivering seed corn in morning. Writing up collections afternoon. Cleaning barn in late afternoon.
Fri Apr 14 – Sowing clover seed in morning on McCollums. Got load of corn shelled and filled feeders in afternoon. Entire family visited Evelyn
Sat Apr 15 – To Mellott for coal. Helped get hay for Father. Taking out fence from middle of pasture. Working on lawn in late evening.
Sun Apr 16 – To SS with children. Charles & Norman home to dinner with us. To 80 acres in afternoon burning grass.
Mon Apr 17 – To Mellott for disc repair in morning. To the folks for oasts in afternoon. Made two rounds throwing ? out oats in late afternoon.
Tue Apr 18 – Grace drove tractor to seed oats, finished at 11:00 a.m. Started discing in oats at 12:55 p.m. and finished about 8:10 p.m.
Wed Apr 19 – Got sows and pigs in to vaccinate pigs. Moving equipment and pigs rest of day.
Thu Apr 20 – Discing west pasture and lots for oats and clover. (awesome - just what I needed from - youtube-prairie- creek-seed)
Fri Apr 21 – Sowing clover seed until noon. Grace helping. Sowing oats in west pasture in afternoon.
Sat Apr 22 – To Wingate to get corn shelled in morning to 80 acres t sow oats. Home at noon and back to 8 all afternoon.
Sun Apr 23 – To SS with children. Home rest of day.
Mon Apr 24 – To Mellott with tractor to put in new gear. Working on tractor at John Deere Shop all day.
Tue Apr 25 – Moving stone on drive. Sold some hogs afternoon in C’ville.
Wed Apr 26 – Working on forms for walk in morning., To Wingate and Waynetown afternoon. To lodge practice at night.
Thu Apr 27 – Put grass seed on west pasture in morning. To 800 afternoon to put on grass seed. Home and started plowing stalk field in evening.
Fri Apr 28 –Discing stalks in morning. Haircut while David plowed at night then plowed until 10:00.
Sat Apr 29 – Plowing & discing with David and two tractors in morning., Rain in afternoon. Ground cow feed.
Sun Apr 30 – To SS with children. Grace in bed most of day. To 80 shorts & Wingate with Julian afternoon. Found the folks had been here to see Grace.
MAY 1950 – McKnight Diary
Mon May 1 – Mixing cow feed and unloading. To Wingate re Ludlow tax reports. Repairing auto & tractor tire working with hogs & calves.
Tue May 2 – Plowing on 35 acres corn field. Julian got his tractor back from repair shop. Plowed at night.
Wed May 3 – Plowing on 35 acres corn field all day. Plowed at night with Julian.
Thu May 4 – Plowing along with David on 35 acres. Rain at noon. To 80 acres with saw cutting trees in afternoon. Finished 35 acres about midnight.
Fri May 5 – Discing 35 acres with both tractors in morning. Finished and started plowing on McCollom 20 about 2:30 p.m. Plowed at night.
Sat May 6 – David and I plowed on McCollum 20 all day. Julian came for tractor and went to 80. Plowed with Julian at night.
Sun May 7 – To SS & Church with children. To the 80 in afternoon. Julian plowing.
Mon May 8 – Finished plowing McCollum 20 in morning. To 16 acres in afternoon. To 80 with Julian at night.
Tue May 9 – Tried to plow on McCollum but rained out. Started plowing sod at home.
Wed May 10 – Plowing on McCollum 16 acres all day.
Thu May 11 – Plowing and David plowed with Julians tractor all day.
Fri May 12 – Plowing on McCollum 16 acres. Finished plowing about 3:30 p.m. Pop Overman came for visit.
Sat May 13 – Discing McCollum 20 and 16 acre fields.
Sun May 14 – To SS with children. Jacks & Mother Overman here for the day. Julian all were here for dinner. To 80 in afternoon.
Mon May 15 – Discing on 35 acre sod of all ground plowed. Fertilizer came in late afternoon.
Tue May 16 – Plowing on sod until late afternoon. Grinding cow feed in late afternoon.
Wed May 17 – To Mellott in morning for Plow shares. Plowing rest of day. Finished all but border of 35 acre field.
Thu May 18 – Discing ground in morning. Working on planter. To 80 afternoon started Planting corn. Pop Overman went home in morning.
Fri May 19 – To 80 to plant corn. Picnic dinner as planted corn all day.
Sat May 20 – To 80 to replant 8 acres of corn drilled thin in morning. Finished plowing border of 35 acres in afternoon. To Waynetown at night.
Sun May 21 – To SS with children and stayed for chuch. To 80 afternoon. To the folks and Evelyns in evening with family.
Mon May 22 – Feeding. Trying to get ready to plant corn. Rain about 9:00 a.m. to Cville with load of hogs before noon. Discing with Julian afternoon.
Tue May 23 – To Mellott early in morning. Started planting corn on McCollum 16 acres. Finished planting McCollum corn about 5:00 p.m.
Wed May 24 – Planting on 35 acres all day. Had planter break in afternoon. Planted until late in evening.
Thu May 25 – Finished planting corn about 4:00 p.m. Moved trees off McCollum garden. To Bill Miller commencement at night.
Fri May 26 – To Covington for lime purchase contract. To 80 acres to cut tree in afternoon. Back to 80 acres in evening to cut trees.
Sat May 27 – To Newtown in morning after getting corn shelled for hogs. Discing & harrowing McCollum bean ground in afternoon. To B&L night.
Sun May 28 – To SS with children and Grace. To 80 acres in evening to get saw blades out of tree. Called on Uncle Ralph & Aunt Edith Crumley.
Mon May 29 – To 80 to cut trees and work with Julian.
Tue May 30 – To 80 with tractor to move trees and plow. Plowed all so Julian could finish the plowing.
Wed May 31 – Discing McCollum bean ground finishing about 3:00 p.m. Discing on 35 rest of day.
JUNE 1950
Thu June 1 – Discing on 35 acres all morning. Julian discing in afternoon and barrowing 20 acres. David & I cleaned beans at Roberts.
Fri June 2 – To Mellott for bean nitrogen. Planting beans finishing McCollum 20 about 5:00 p.m. Started 35 acres broke planter on second round. Borrowed Buckles planter.
Sat June 3 – Planting beans started 10 a.m. Raining. To Wingate before noon. Working with hogs and grinding cow feed afternoon.
Sun June 4 – To SS & Church with family. To 80 afternoon with Grace and Julian & Edrie (?) Norman here afternoon.
Mon June 5 – Planting beans all day. Finished about 7:20 p.m. Replanted two corn rows. Julian working ground and on fence. Norman went home in evening.
Tue June 6 – To 80 with tractor, truck. David & Julian to cultipak and rotary hoe corn and to plant corn. Finished about 8:30 p.m.
Wed June 7 – Took Buckles planter home. Took Julian to Hillsboro for his tractor. Got load of corn shelled. Ground feed for sows & moved feeders afternoon.
Thu June 8 – Working with Julian building fence All day.
Fri June 9 – To Buckles to help vaccinate hogs in morning. Getting cultivators or tractor. Plowed one round before rain afternoon. Working on truck floor. (alamy photo)
Sat June 10 – Working on truck floor with Julian in morning. Hauled wheat to elevator afternoon.
Sun June 11 – To SS with family. Childrens Day. Home all afternoon & evening. Uncle Larry’s called in late afternoon.
Mon June 12 – Hauling wheat until 4:15 p.m. cultivating on McCollums. Plowed gardents with garden tractor cultivator in evening.
Tue June 13 – Started cultivating. Rained out about 9:30 a.m. To Illinois with Miles, Julian and David. Home about 4:30 p.m.
Wed June 14 – Working on truck stock rack in morning. Moving hogs. Sold 12 hogs in afternoon in C’ville. To lodge at night.
Thu June 15 – Built hog shade in afternoon.
Fri June 16 – Plowing corn and planting potatoes on 80 in morning. Cultivating 16 acres of corn afternoon. Rain about 6:00 p.m.
Sat June 17 – To LaFayette to have eyes fitted for glasses. Dinner in LaFayette house by Attica about 4:30. Newtown at night.
Sun June 18 – 47 years of age. To SS with children. Father & Mother took the children. Charles & Norman and I to dinner at Hillsboro. Home for visit afternoon.
Mon June 19 – Picking peas in morning. Hulling peas and working around house all day. Father & Mother Overman came in evening.
Tue June 20 – To LaFayette for final eye fitting. Grace was with me and we returned thru Attica. Home at noon. To Elders meeting in evening.
Wed June 21 – To Lawrence McKinneys to meet Rev. Ward in morning. Plowing corn afternoon in 35 acre field. Got corn shelled just before noon.
Thu June 22 – Filling feeders with shelled corn. Picked up trash and took to 80 in morning. Plowing corn and beans afternoon.
Fri June 23 – Julian and I plowing beans all day. Finished 20 acres at noon. Plowed in 35 all afternoon. Julian had tractor trouble afternoon.
Sat June 24 – Plowing beans in morning with Julian. Mr. Ward resigned. Plowed 16 acres of corn by 3:30 then heavy rain. To Newtown B&L.
Sun June 25 – To SS with family. To Father & Mother and Evelyn’s afternoon.
Mon June 26 – To Lafayette for glasses in morning. Took cultivator off tractor and put on mower. Mowed road side.
Tue June 27 – Mowed rest of road side. Working on mower putting on ledge plate rest of day. Did some mowing in evening.
Wed June 28 – Mowing hay in morning at McCollum 8 acres. To Newtown re B&L audit afternoon. Mowed until 10:30 p.m. at night
Thu June 29 – Mowing hay on 35 acres until 8:30 a.m. David took over and I went to Newtown. Re B&L until noon. Mowing hay afternoon.
Fri June 30 – Finished mowing all fields by noon.
JULY 1950
Sat July 1 – Putting elevator up for putting hay in barn in morning. To Tom Hightowers for rake afternoon and raked hay on 8 acres.
Sun July 2 – To SS with family. Home rest of day.
Mon July 3 – To Covington in morning, started combine motor afternoon and adjusted it. Measured corn fields most of afternoon.
Tue July 4 – Pulled weeds out of corn about half of morning. Worked on window screen. Made cover for hog shade afternoon. To Evelyn’s at night.
Wed July 5 – Got corn shelled for hogs. Four H Guernsey delegation visited. Filling feeders and vaccinating pigs afternoon. Children went to show at night.
Thu July 6 – Started raking hay in morning. Baler here afternoon. Put up bales on this place by evening. David raked McCollum 8 acres in afternoon.
Fri July 7 – Picked up bales on McCollum in morning. To Fathers for two truck loads of hay afternoon. Grace & I picked berries in evening. Visited Evelyn.
Sat July 8 – To Fathers for hay in morning. He & Russ brought load on his truck. Plowing beans in afternoon.
Sun July 9 – To SS with children. Home rest of day.
Mon July 10 – Cultivating beans all day. Finished about 4:30 p.m. and got combine
Tue July 11 – Working on combine all morning. Started combining wheat on McCollum in afternoon. Break about 5:30 p.m.
Wed July 12 – To C’ville for repairs. Started combining about 10:30 a.m. Motor trouble after two rounds. Got motor going about 4:00 p.m. Combined until 8:00 p.m.
Thurs July 13 – Rain. Working with beans for Grace. Sold load of corn in late afternoon at Wingate.
Fri July 14 – To Veedersburg for drivers license two in afternoon. Wet. Combined one round late afternoon wet. (flickr pic)
Sat July 15 – Working on combine. Made one round about 11:00 a.m. Took sample to Mellott. Started combining about 2:00 p.m. Finished here at 4:45 p.m. to Rice’s combing about 5 acres.
Sun July 16 – To SS with children. Home rest of day. Found litter of four pigs in morning.
Mon July 17 – Rain. Building fence at west end of Shade lot. Put up gate to bean field. To band practice at night.
Tue July 18 – Fed sows. Got ready to pour cement walk. To Attica for gravel before noon. Mixing cement afternoon.
Wed July 19 – Raining. Fed sows. Working on forms for cement walk. David went to 4-H camp. To Newtown in evening.
Thu July 20 – Pouring cement in morning. Working around house in afternoon.
Fri July 21 – Pouring last of cement walk in morning. To Newtown re truck repair afternoon. Combining oats in late afternoon.
Sat July 22 –Doing work around house in early morning. Took combine to fathers before noon. Combining oats all afternoon. Break about 5:30 p.m.
Sun July 23 – To SS with children. Home all afternoon. Picnic at Pevlers with family in evening.
Mon July 24 – To Williamsport for repairs. Father fell in morning. Serious cut on head and chest bruises. Combining all day.
Tue July 25 – Combining at Father’s all day.
Wed July 26 – Light rain. Went to father’s to combine about 11:30. Finished combining oats. Brought combine home in evening.
Thu July 27 – Combining on 80 acres all day. Finished about 7:30 p.m To Newtown with family at night.
Fri July 28 – Started combining home on oats & wheat. Made good run. To Mellot Fish Fry at night.
Sat July 29 – Combining all day. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun July 30 -- To SS with family in morning. Grace & I called on the folks in afternoon.
Mon July 31 – To Lafayette eye doctor in morning. Combining afternoon and finished 35 acres.
AUGUST 1950
Tue Aug 1 – Combining oats on west pasture. To Fathers in afternoon to move hogs. Julian finished oats on west pasture.
Wed Aug 2 – Grinding feed for hogs. To Father’s for cow & calf before noon. Put mower on tractor and started mowing in west pasture.
Thu Aug 3 – Feeding sows and working with hogs in morning. Took sows & hots to C’ville stopped at sale barn. Home about 3:30 p.m. finished mowing west pasture. Ruth & Amos here about 6:00 p.m.
Fri Aug 4 – Working on roof of hen house. To Wingate for screen for windows. Putting screen on windows afternoon. To Mellott in evening.
Sat Aug 5 – Working on ditch to hen house. To Wingate in afternoon for lumber. Worked on hen house in evening.
Sun Aug 6 -- To SS with family. Home rest of day. Uncle Larry’s called in late afternoon.
Mon Aug 7 – Putting in some pipe fitting on line to hen house in morning. To Newtown before noon. To sale south of C’ville in afternoon.
Tue Aug 8 – Working on house for Julian and on water line. Mowing west pasture in afternoon.
Wed Aug 9 – Moving Julian’s here in morning. Working on house afternoon.
Thu Aug 10 – Grinding feed in morning. To Newtown afternoon for freezer purchased from CC Ward.
Fri Aug 11 – To Carthage with family. Took freezer on truck. Julians went also. Gone all day.
Sat Aug 12 – To Wingate and Newtown and Mellott in morning. To Veedersburg in afternoon for insulation board.
Sun Aug 13 – To SS with children. Home for Grace and family went to folks for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Aug 14 – Putting lining on Julian’s house all morning. Mowing the 16 acres of wheat stubble in afternoon.
Tue Aug 15 – Working on house for Julian Putting lining up all morning. Started mowing 35 acre stubble about 2:15 p.m.
Wed Aug 16 – Working on house lining. Started mowing about 10:40 a.m. Putting up bales all afternoon on wheat stubble. 245 bales.
Thu Aug 17 – Finished putting bales in barn. Started mowing stubble about 9:30 a.m. Finished mowing at 3:45 p.m. To elevator down to move. ?
Fri Aug 18 – Raining. Worked lining. Julian’s house with insulation board all day.
Sat Aug 19 – Working on insulating lining of Julian’s house. To Veedersburg in late afternoon for more material.
Sun Aug 20 – To SS with children. Home all afternoon. To Father’s in evening for visit. Father improving but feels better in bed.
Mon Aug 21- To Lafayette eye doctor in morning with family. Working around house in afternoon. To Edgar Wilsons to see William Sayers.
Tue Aug 22 – Working on Julian’s house finished with insulation except for over windows. Spent morning with Julian looking over place to rent.
Wed Aug 23 – Sold two loads of corn and had one other load shelled for hogs. Graces folks Marion Jr, Helen & Bengy came afternoon.
Thu Aug 24 – To 80 acres, picked some blackberries in morning Jacks came about noon. Visiting rest of day.
Fri Aug 25 – Jacks left about middle of morning. Drove to 80 acres and place Julians thinking of renting in afternoon.
Sat Aug 26 – Visiting with folks. They left about 11 a.m. Working on lawn afternoon. Mowed thistles in west pasture. B&L meeting at night.
Sun Aug 27 – To Carthage with family. SS at Carthage. Don Ball & Florence, Uncle Jess & Mildred all visiting the folks. Home about 6:45 p.m.
Mon Aug 28 – Working on fence at back of place. Looking for heifer. To Ernest Ellis’ re corn picker in afternoon. Working on drain tile for roof.
Tue Aug 29 – Working on fence putting in posts along south line in morning.
Wed Aug 30 – Hauling manure and working putting up chicken yard fence
Thu Aug 31 – To fair with Grace. Met Jo, Marian, Helen & Bengy and spent day at fair. Home about 10:45 p.m. (democratandchronicle - thanks for perfect pic)
SEPTEMBER 1950
Fri Sept 1 – Grinding hog feed. Ringing gilts.
Sat Sept 2 –Grinding hog feed.
Sun Sept 3 – To SS with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Sept 4 – Putting up shelves for canned fruit in new section of basement. Putting up clothes line in afternoon.
Tue Sept 5 – Repairing barn in morning. Putting up fruit shelf in basement. To C’ville with Lawrence McKinney in late afternoon to the New-Life meeting.
Wed Sept 6 – To Julian & Edric went to fair. Grace & Roseann went with me in truck to C’ville in morning. To Alice Ludlow’s funeral in afternoon.
Thu Sept 7 – To State Fair with family and Linda. Home about 10:00 p.m.
Fri Sept 8 – Grinding feed for cows and hogs in morning. Uncle Thad here for soil samples afternoon. Hauled two loads of corn to market. Drive in at night.
Sat Sept 9 – Hauled 3 loads of corn in morning for market. To C’ville with Grace afternoon.
Sun Sept 10 – To SS with family. Home all afternoon. Father & Mother called. To Evelyn’s with Grace in evening.
Mon Sept 11 – Working with hogs in morning. To sale before noon. Julian went for tile in afternoon. I went to bank at Newtown.
Tue Sept 12 – Put in tile for kitchen drain for both houses.
Wed Sept 13 – Sorted hogs and loaded 10 for market. Brought gravel from C’ville. To lodge at night.
Thu Sept 14 – Put stock racks on truck loaded 4 calves for market and 1 to butcher. To C’ville rest of day.
Fri Sept 15 – Working on lane in morning. Julian hauled two loads of gravel for lane in afternoon.
Sat Sept 16 – Hauling gravel from Waynetown for lane all day. To C’ville in evening.
Sun Sept 17 – To SS with children. Charles Florey here in afternoon. To Attica with Lawrence McKinney in evening.
Mon Sept 18 – To Montezuma with Mr. and Mrs. JR Campbell to Presbytery. Home about 1:45 p.m. Hauling gravel on lane rest of day.
Tue Sept 19 – To LaFayette to eye doctor home at noon. Working with hogs afternoon. To lodge committee meeting at Bill Gookins at night.
Wed Sept 20 –Working on road. To Wingate for lumber afternoon.
Thu Sept 21 – Sorting hogs in morning. To Cville sold 2 sows and all but one spring pig. To Newtown for car repair afternoon. Repaired truck tire in evening.
Fri Sept 22 – Working on house roof. Roofers came and put roof on porch and part of house. To lodge & Eastern Star supper at night.
Sat Sept 23 – Working on roof in morning putting on sheeting. Working with hogs afternoon. To Veedersburg late afternoon.
Sun Sept 24 – To SS with family & Julian’s girls. Home rest of day. Mother & Father here afternoon.
Mon Sept 25 – Working on house roof all day. Finished putting sheeting on house.
Tue Sept 26 – To Veedersburg returning lumber. Cleaned up ground house and put up electric fence along corn field.
Wed Sept 27 – Working at barn and helping Julian put door in house in morning. Cleaning hog house. To Wingate in late afternoon.
Thu Sept 28 – Grinding cow feed in morning. To Newtown afternoon then to Attica.
Fri Sept 29 – Working around house and buildings all day.
Sat Sept 30 – Working around house in morning, Plane came to spray beans just before noon. Working with hogs afternoon. To B&L at night.
OCTOBER 1950
Sun Oct 1 – To SS with family. Home all afternoon. To church at Methodist alone in evening.
Mon Oct 2 – Got some corn shelled at Wingate. Ground hog feed before noon. Filling feeder and making pig creep afternoon.
Tue Oct 3 – Cleaning up hog houses. Working with stock. To Wingate late afternoon. To Covington in morning re. B&L.
Wed Oct 4 – To Williamsport for combine recleaner. Got cleaner. Cleaned wheat in late afternoon.
Thu Oct 5 – Cleaning wheat in morning. Putting recelaner on combine in afternoon. Grace & I went to Lafayette to see Edrie.?
Fri Oct 6 – Working with combine and started combining about 10:30 a.m. Combining rest of day.
Sat Oct 7 – Combining all day. To Glenn Murdocks for drill in late afternoon.
Sun Oct 8 – To SS with children. David went home with Norma. I drove to Evelyn’s in evening for David.
Mon Oct 9 – Working on lining of Julian’s house. Edrie came home from hospital about 1:15 p.m. Father & Mother here for short time.
Tue Oct 10 – Ground feed in morning. Grace & I went to Covington afternoon. Father & Mother Overman came for visit in afternoon.
Wed Oct 11 – Ringing and spraying hogs in morning. Tried to combine on McCollum got stuck. Haul 3 sows to C’ville. To lodge at night.
Thu Oct 12 – Started combining beans after picking a little corn for Mrs. McCollum. Finished McCollum beans. Started beans here.
Fri Oct 13 – To Coleman’s with Grace for chickens early. Combining rest of day.
Sat Oct 14 – Combining beans here all day.
Sun Oct 15 – To SS with family. Folks came in afternoon and took us to Shades for ride.
Mon Oct 16 – Combining here all day. Had trouble with combine.
Tue Oct 17 – Combining and finished beans here. Had trouble with combine. To dinner at church with family in evening.
Wed Oct 18 – Took combine to fathers and started combining beans
Thu Oct 19 – Combining all day at Father’s.
Fri Oct 20 – Combining beans at Father’s To Church to meet with Romesy (?) Romeny (?) session in evening.
Sat Oct 21 – Combining beans at Fathers all day.
Sun Oct 22 – To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day. Dian Alfrey home with Marcia.
Mon Oct 23 – Combining beans at Fathers afternoon. Too much moisture in morning.
Tue Oct 24 -- Combining at Father’s all day. Break about 4:30 p.m.
Wed Oct 25 – Combining after getting wheat drill from Mason’s sale. Finished combining at Father’s about 3:15 p.m. Brought combine wrong.
Thu Oct 26 – Put combine away. To Mellott to work on tractor until noon. Raining. Opened corn patch on 80 acres with David afternoon.
Fri Oct 27 – Started picking corn on 80 acres. To LaFayette to eye doctor in morning. Hauled corn to elevator in afternoon. (indiana album)
Sat Oct 28 – Took truck load of corn to elevator. Quit picking corn on 80 before noon. Opened 35 acre field afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Oct 29 – SS with family. Home to dinner. To Attica to meeting at 2 p.m. Home about 5 p.m
Mon Oct 30 – Hauling old corn for shelling. Sold one truck load. Picking some corn. To L McKinneys with family in evening.
Tue Oct 31 – Picking corn at Miles and scooping all day. Working cleaning barn at night.
NOVEMBER 1950
Wed Nov 1 – To Doctors at LaFayette for glasses. Traded for Dodge. Picked two loads of corn in afternoon.
Thu Nov 2 – Repairing hoist in morning. Julian went for coal. Julian went to Carthage. Picked two loads of corn. Hair cut in evening.
Fri Nov 3 – To Newtown and Veedersburg in morning. Repairing hoist. Picked corn afternoon.
Sat Nov 4 – Picking corn all day. Finished on McCollums in afternoon.
Sun Nov 5 – To SS & Church with family and all of Julian’s family. Took ride afternoon to Barcus Orchard.
Mon Nov 6 – Picking corn at Miles and finished about 3:30 p.m. B uckles here and got about 5 acres picked here.
Tue Nov 7 – Picking corn on 35 acres with Buckles. Julian & Miles picking on the 80. Rain about 4 p.m. To Mellott for the repair at night.
Wed Nov 8 –Unloading corn and feeding. Julian and I picked on 80 afternoon. Lodge at night.
Thu Nov 9 – Feeding & Grinding feed in morning. Julian tried picking on 80 and got stuck.
Fri Nov 10 – To 80 for picker & wagon in morning. Picking corn here with Buckles the rest of the day. Session meeting at night.
Sat Nov 11 – Buckles & Julian picking corn on 35 acres all day.
Sun Nov 12 – To SS & Praise Service with family, Julia & Linda. To LaFayette at night to see Evelyn.
Mon Nov 13 – Finished picking corn here by noon. To 80 afternoon found it wet. Moved to Buckles and got part of 3 loads.
Tue Nov 14 – Picking corn at Buckles all day.
Wed Nov 15 – Picking corn at Buckles all day. To basketball game at Richland at night. Attica 44 Richland 41.
Thu Nov 16 – Picking corn at Buckles all day.
Fri Nov 17 – Picking corn at Buckles all day. Basketball game at Richland at night. Ricland 57; Hillsboro 55.
Sat Nov 18 – Picking corn at Buckles all day.
Sun Nov 19 – To SS & church with children and Julian. Home in afternoon. Grace & I went to church meeting at night.
Mon Nov 20 – Snow and getting cold. To Newtown in morning. Bedding hogs in afternoon. To Buckles for elevator in late afternoon.
Tue Nov 21 – Setting elevator at south side of barn in morning. To 80 acres to pick corn afternoon. Wet did little picking.
Wed Nov 22 – To 80 acres picking until noon. Wet. Brought Ford tractor and wagon home from Buckles. To basketball game at night. Richland 57 Waynetown 37.
Thu Nov 23 – Julians and Father & Mother here for dinner. Ground hog feed in morning. Evelyn came home from hospital. Temperature 0 degrees at night.
Fri Nov 24 – Taking care of stock starting cars To Wingate in morning. Also to Mellott for tracot repair. To Cville afternoon with radio.
Sat Nov 25 – Working around house in morning To Attica to Masons all degree day in afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Nov 26 -- Buckles called at 8:00 am. Took Ford and went to Buckles to take him gas for tractor. County line snow bound. Home about 11 a.m. for rest of day
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Mon Nov 27 – Grinding feed in morning. To Cville for radio afternoon. To Mellott for coal in late afternoon.
Tue Nov 28 – To LaFayette with mother to eye doctor. Home about 1:30 p.m. Called at Evelyn’s home rest of day.
Wed Nov 29 – To Attica with Grace in morning. Lunch in Attica. To Hillsboro in afternoon with Julian.
Thu Nov 30 – Picking corn on 80 acres all day. Plenty of snow!
DECEMBER 1950
Fri Dec 1 – Picking corn on 80 all day. To BB game at night. Richland 67 – Linden 49
Sat Dec 2 – Picking corn on 80 acres all day. To Mellott to have trailer welded first thing in morning. To Vee show at night with family.
Sun Dec 3 – To SS & Church with family. Called on Evelyn sin afternoon and saw Uncle Larry’s.
Mon Dec 4 – To 80 acres to pick corn. Picking all day. With picker in morning.
Tue Dec 5 – To 80 picking corn all day.
Wed Dec 6 – Rain & snow. Hauled manure and worked on spreader in morning. Put up barbed wire for electric fence in afternoon.
Thu Dec 7 – To Lafayette with Grace, Julian, Edrie & Rosann. Had glass put in car door. To dinner at South church at Mellott in evening. (Lafayette Nostalgia - Facebook)
Fri Dec 8 – To Attica in morning. To 80 to pick corn afternoon. Got stuck and did little picking.
Sat Dec 9 – Worked on corn picker in morning. To Carthage with family afternoon. Evening meal in Cumberland to Carthage about six p.m.
Sun Dec 10 – To SS & Church with family at Carthage. Started home about 2:45 p.m. Arrived home about 6 p.m.
Mon Dec 11 – Working on corn picker in morning. To 80 acres to pick corn afternoon. Buckles came with his picker. Finished on south side in afternoon.
Tue Dec 12 – To 80 acres in morning. Picking corn until 3 p.m finished picking. Brought picker home and ground corn feed.
Wed Dec 13 – Moved elevator away from barn in morning. Brought water tank up from field. To lodge at night. Election.
Thu Dec 14 – Hauling manure in morning. Put sow in hog house in farm lot. Hauling manure in afternoon.
Fri Dec 15 – Hauling manure in morning. Broke spreader chain. Sold two truck loads of beans. Hauled manure in afternoon. BB game at night.
Sat Dec 16 – Placing tank for pigs and filling it. Shopping in afternoon.
Sun Dec 17 – To SS & Church with family and all of Julian’s To Church re Christmas refereal afternoon. Robert’s here in evening.
Mon Dec 18 – Got load of coal in morning. To Newtown afternoon for tire on car.
Tue Dec 19 – To C’ville with Grace & Julian in morning. Taking care of stock and cutting wood in afternoon.
Wed Dec 20 – Taking care of stock. Julian & I went past Fathers then to sale west of Fowler. Home about 2:30 p.m. Taking care of pigs in evening.
Thur Dec 21 – Grinding feed for hogs. Julian went to sale barn. To Wingate afternoon.
Fri Dec 22 – Cleaning out barn in morning. Broke spreader wheel To Veedersburg & Covington afternoon. BB game at night Richland 65 Wayentown 49.
Sat Dec 23 – To Attica in morning for spreader wheel. Working around home afternoon.
Sun Dec 24 – To SS with family and all of Julian’s. Home all afternoon and evening.
Mon Dec 25 – To Evelyns with family for Christmas dinner. Home at 5:30 p.m Julians came over for evening.
Tue Dec 26 – To Covington with Julian in morning. Home rest of day.
Wed Dec 27 – Working around house all day.
Thu Dec 28 – Working around house in morning. To Cville with Grace in afternoon.
Fri Dec 29 – Took mother, Grace & Evelyn to LaFayette in morning. Hauling beans afternoon. To BB game at night. Richland 66 – Pine Village 41.
Sat Dec 30 – Hauling last of beans in morning. To Mellott, Newtown, Hillsboro and Attica afternoon. B&L Directors meeting at night.
Sun Dec 31 – To SS & Church with family and Julian’s girls. Home rest of day. Julian & Edrie in Chicago. Painted new kitchen first coat.
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1951 Stuart McKnight Diary
JANUARY 1951
Mon Jan 1 – Julian came in about 1:00 a.m. Feed hogs and watered. To the folks about 11:00 a.m. for dinner and Golden Wedding anniversary. To Attica show at night with family. (photo - amazon.com)
Tue Jan 2 – To sale with Julian Bought 4-row corn planter. Home 1:30 p.m. Painted new kitchen walls & ceiling. Two tax clients at night.
Wed Jan 3 – Got Buckles and went for 4-row planter in morning. Did tax work afternoon & evening. Painted ceiling of new kitchen in late afternoon.
Thu Jan 4 – Painted walls of new kitchen. Did one tax case. To C’ville about 11:00 a.m. Home about 1:15 p.m. Unloading shelled corn, bedding hogs. To Farm Bureau in evening.
Fri Jan 5 – Painting another coat of paint on new kitchen. Did tax work in afternoon.
Sat Jan 6 – Working on new kitchen in morning. To Newtown afternoon on tax work.
Sun Jan 7 – To SS with family and all of Julian’s. Home rest of the day.
Mon Jan 8 – Working on new kitchen most of day. Did some tax work afternoon. Linoleum laid in evening.
Tue Jan 9 – Working putting quarter-round down in new kitchen. Father & Mother here afternoon re income tax. To C’ville to Waveland Richland game tonight.
Wed Jan 10 – Cleaned out side of barn in morning. To Lawrence Shorts sale. To Mellott to sign AAA progress. To lodge at night. Installed SD.
Thu Jan 11 – Working on new kitchen in morning. Income tax work in afternoon and at ? night.
Fri Jan 12 – Putting varnish on woodwork in kitchen in morning.
Sat Jan 13 – Took Julian’s tractor to garage. To Attica in morning with Julian. Tax work afternoon and night.
Sun Jan 14 – To SS with family and Julians. Minister sick and unable to have church. Home rest of day. Robert and Evelyn’s here in evening re-tax work.
Mon Jan 15 – Loaded truck with corn for shelling. Tax work after 9 a.m. and afternoon until 2 p.m. To Attica with Grace.
Tues Jan 16 – To Wingate for lumber, worked on kitchen cabinets rest of the day. To Mellott in evening.
Wed Jan 17 – To Charles Shorts on tax in morning. Working on kitchen rest of the day and in evening.
Thu Jan 18 – Tax work all evening and until 3 p.m. To Attica with Grace in late afternoon.
Fri Jan 19 – Tax work in morning until 11. Working on kitchen cabinets rest of day.
Sat Jan 20 – Working with stock in morning., To tournament at Attica afternoon and night with children Julian and Linda.
Sun Jan 21 – To SS with family. Home for food, then returned to church for dinner and annual meeting. Robert & Evelyn here in evening.
Mon Jan 22 –Working on income tax all morning. Helping cut wood on 80 with Julian afternoon.
Tue Jan 23 – Working on income tax all day. To Colemans in evening.
Wed Jan 24 –Working on taxes in morning., Took Grace to Colemans about 11 to Mellott for haircut. To Wingate to see Roy. Funeral afternoon for Elmore Auter.
Thu Jan 25 – Typing tax reports in morning. To 80 helping Julian and Bob in clearing bottom land. Tax work at night.
Fri Jan 26 – Tax work in morning. L. Thompson for taxes afternoon. Tax clients in evening
Sat Jan 27 – Tax work in morning. Hauling water to hogs and having corn shelled. Tax. Work afternoon. B&L meeting at night. George Burnsides killed by picker.
Sun Jan 28 – To SS & church with family. Typing afternoon. To Julians for Linda’s birthday late afternoon.
Mon Jan 29 – Tax work all day. Temperature about 3 above in morning. 0 degrees in evening.
Tue Jan 30 – Temperature 2 degrees below. Tax work in morning and working with farm record (?) book. To Covington, then to folks, Evelyns Newtown afternoon.
Wed Jan 31 – Mabel Wethington died at 6:50 a.m. To Covington in morning and to Newtown re. tax. Home rest of the day.
FEBRUARY 1951
Thu Feb 1 – Collecting money for flowers in morning. To New Market afternoon with Bob Buckles and Mrs. Murdocks. Tax work in evening.
Fri Feb 2 – Power off no school. 16 below 0. Feeding hogs in morning. Home and indoors most of the day.
Sat Feb 3 – To Newtown in morning. Left about noon with Grace and Hibbards to Mabel Wethington’s funeral at New Market.
Sun Feb 4 – To SS with family and Olive. Took family to Waynetown to dinner. Called at Harry Greenburg’s and Griff Quick’s in afternoon.
Mon Feb 5 – Had load of corn shelled Feeding hogs. Got orders to report for Physical exam. To the folks in evening.
Tue Feb 6 – Working on taxes early in morning. Then working on cabinets. Getting hurdles from field and working with hogs. To ball game at night.
Wed Feb 7 – Working on cabinets all day.
Thu Feb 8 – Working on cabinets all day.
Fri Feb 9 – Working on cabinets all day.
Sat Feb 10 – Working on cabinets. Helped load corn for shelling. Jack came afternoon. To Hillsboro re real estate.
Sun Feb 11 – TO SS & Church with family and Linda & Olive. To real estate agents south of New Richmond and so little of Russellville afternoon (?)
Mon Feb 12 – To LaFayette to see eye doctor. Grace with me and she did shopping afternoon.
Tue Feb 13 – Helping Julian build hog house in morning. Working on cabinets afternoon.
Wed Feb 14 – To C’ville with Grace about 9:00 a.m. Lunch at Crawford house. Shopping called on Aunt Edith Crumley at hospital. Lodge at night.
Thur Feb 15 – Grinding feed all morning. Took Grace to study club in afternoon.
Fri Feb 16 – Working on cabinets all morning. Julian & I went to Crawfordsville and south to see a farm. Returned thru Linden. To last BB Covington 55 James RHS 53.
Sat Feb 17 – Working on cabinets and feeding.
Sun Feb 18 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. Called in evening saying no school Monday because of roads.
Mon Feb 19 – Working on cabinets. David painted hog house. To Evelyn’s in evening in truck. (checking in with Chelsea for the photo)
Tue Feb 20 – Working on cabinets. Fixing tire on wagon & car. Working with tractor. Returned to active duty in Air Force as of today.
Wed Feb 21 – Left for Chanute Field early. Had accident and killed 3 heifers for John Linville. Borrowed car from Claypool and reported. Home by noon. Traded car afternoon.
Thu Feb 22 – Working around home. Called to Mellott then went to Veedersburg. Home afternoon working.
Fri Feb 23 – Left for Chanute Field early. Arrived in Rantoul at 5:30 a.m. Took physical and classification. Home at 4:00 p.m.
Sat Feb 24 – Working with stock in morning. To tournament at Attica afternoon and night. Home to milk between games.
Sun Feb 25 – To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day. Roberts & Evelyn’s with children here in evening.
Mon Feb 26 – Working with stock and on cabinets in new kitchen.
Tue Feb 27 – Grace & I went to Chanute arriving about 9:15 a.m. Returned thru Danville and did shopping. Home at 4:30 p.m.
Wed Feb 28 – To Fathers helping with hogs all day. Home at 4:30 p.m
MARCH 1951
Thur Mar 1 – To Fathers bout 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Home and Grace & I went to Mrs. Cliff Pogue’s funeral. To Farm Bureau at night with family.
Fri Mar 2 – To Father’s all day working with sows and pigs. To Attica show with family and Evelyn’s children at night.
Sat Mar 3 – To Father’s all day. To Mellott for hair cut in evening.
Sun Mar 4 – To Carthage leaving about 7:00 a.m. arrived so children & I went to SS. Jack’s came in from Texas about 5:0 p.m. Home about 9:00 p.m.
Mon Mar 5 – To Father’s all day. Home about 4:15 p.m
Tues Mar 6 – Home in morning. George Thompson called. To Cville with Grace – called Pop re. place for Jack. To Fathers with clover seed afternoon. Jack came – bought home.
Wed Mar 7 – Working on cabinet until 10:00 a.m. To Wingate sale. To Newtown Bank re income tax afternoon.
Thu Mar 8 – To Lena’s then to her farm to meet Clyde White in morning. Hauling manure afternoon.
Fri Mar 9 – To Father’s to load out hogs. Took load to C’ville. Home by noon. Load of corn shelled afternoon.
Sat Mar 10 – To Mellott for coal in morning. Working on cabinets afternoon.
Sun Mar 11 – To SS & Church with family. Home all afternoon. Jack, Marjory & Van came in late afternoon and stayed all night.
Mon Mar 12 – To C’ville with Jack and Marjorie in morning, Took Julian to doctor before two. Grinding cow feed rest of day.
Tues Mar 13 – Getting ready for seed corn. Corn came about 12:00 noon. Took Julian to hospital about 1:00 a.m. Visited him in afternoon.
Wed Mar 14 – To Mrs. McCollums and Miles in morning. To sale at Hillsboro afternoon To Lodge at night.
Thu Mar 15 – To Mellott in morning. To C’ville to Julian from hospital before noon. Feeding afternoon. Grace took children to show at night.
Fri Mar 16 – To LaFayette to eye doctor and to see Mother at St. Elizabeth’s. Car broke as we entered town. Home at 3:00 p.m. Jacks came with trailer in evening.
Sat Mar 17 – Delivering seed corn in morning. Working around house in afternoon.
Sun Mar 18 – To SS with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Mar 19 – Delivered seed corn in morning. Took hog for butchering.
Tue Mar 20 – Load corn to have shelled for hogs in morning Delivered seed corn afternoon., To Wingate for butchered meat in late afternoon.
Wed Mar 21 – Took meat to have cured and cut for freezer in morning. Sold 12 hogs in afternoon. To lodge rehearsal at night.
Thu Mar 22 – Took cow to sales pavilion in C’ville stayed all afternoon.
Fri Mar 23 – Looking over fences and wheat in morning. Picking up end posts in morning. To Attica afternoon and called on Mother.
Sat Mar 24 – Fixing spreader and cleaning barn all day. To church dinner with children at night.
Sun Mar 25 – To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Mar 26 – To Newtown in morning. Repaired spreader afternoon and went to Wingate for repairs. Mitchell change some wiring.
Tue Mar 27 – Cleaning barn and hauling manure from back of barn. To the folks for short visit in evening & stopped at Evelyn’s.
Wed Mar 28 – Working on cabinets and drain for sink. To Hillsboro for the pipe. To the folks in evening and then to lodge practice.
Thu Mar 29 ---Had corn shelled for hogs in morning. Hauled load of manure in afternoon broke spreader again.
Fri Mar 30 – Working on sink draig resetting drain baskets. To Crumleys for flowers, then to folks with Grace. Returned thru Newtown to see Uncle Theo.
Sat Mar 31 – Changed water from old to new sink in morning. Working around house afternoon. To B&L at night.
APRIL 1951
Sun Apr 1 – To SS with family. Home rest of day. To Evelyns’ in evening.
Mon Apr 2 – To Jack’s place with Julian to clean out barn. Worked at it about all day.
Tue Apr 3 – Aunt Edith Crumley died just before noon. To Harold Shultz for seed oats in morning. Drilling oats on Jack’s afternoon. Chilled and head pain in side. To doctor’s for penycillan. Sick all night.
(cafepress. com for photo)Wed Apr 4 – In bed all morning,. Glenn Murdock bought old corn planter. To doctor and Crumly Funeral Home afternoon Home to bed about 4:30 p.m.
Thur Apr 5 – To Rob’s for timothy seed in morning. Took tractor and drill to Tanners before noon. To funeral in afternoon.
Fri Apr 6 – To Tanners with Julian & Buckles for tractors & drill. Raining, worked in house till noon. Returned oats to Harold Shultz. Worked on plow rest of day.
Sat Apr 7 – Feeding hogs & moving old fence posts with boys. Raining. To Mellott for hair cut afternoon. Not feeling well in evening.
Sun Apr 8 – ‘To SS & Church with family. Father & Mother here for dinner. Roberts & Evelyn’s family here in evening.
Mon Apr 9 – Raining. Working around barn and house in morning. To Attica for chairs in afternoon for ladies meeting. Lena & Uncle Ralph called in late afternoon.
Tue Apr 10 – Working with tractor setting wheel. Bought hogs of Sam Wethington morning. Fixing stock rack on truck and made trip to Wingate afternoon.
Wed Apr 11 – Sowing clover seed on wheat in morning. Sold 12 hogs & sav (?) in Crawfordsville afternoon. Lodge at night.
Thu Apr 12 – Did feeing – To Newtown with truck for repair before noon. Lena & Uncle Ralph here for dinner and afternoon.
Fri Apr 13 – Dehorned heifers and then delivered hard coal to J. Brown before noon. To Waynetown to doctors afternoon.
Rainy day.
Sat Apr 14 -- -- nothing written
Sun Apr 15 – To SS with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Apr 16 – To Mellott for coal in morning.
Tue Apr 17 – To LaFayette to eye doctor in morning. Getting ready to plow afternoon.
Wed Apr 18 – nothing
Thu Apr 19 – nothing
Fri Apr 20 – nothing
Sat Apr 21 – nothing
Sun Apr 22 – To SS with family. To session meeting at church in afternoon.
Mon Apr 23 – nothing
Tue Apr 24 – Nothing
Wed Apr 25 – To Mellott in morning getting plow repaired. Plowing in afternoon.
Thu Apr 26 – Nothing
Fri Apr 27 – Nothing
Sat Apr 28 – To elevator Wingate for shelling corn in morning. Plowing afternoon
Sun Apr 29 – To SS with family. To Jacks with house car on tractor afternoon. To Jacks with family in evening.
Mon Apr 30 – Plowing on soot ? field all day by David. To Mellott for repair. To Veedersburg & Covington.
MAY 1951
Tue May 1 – Plowing on McCollum stock field all day.
Wed May 2 – Plowing on McCollum stocks and then on Lucas’ all day. To Wingate for feed at noon.
Thu May 3 – Plowing on Lucas grounds in morning. Repaired tractor front wheel in afternoon. Mellott with car in morning.
Fri May 4 – Plowing on Lucas ground until rain in afternoon.
Sat May 5 – David disced stock field. Hauling furniture in morning to C’ville for Sam. Moving Julian’s afternoon. Disc for Jack afternoon.
Sun May 6 – To SS & Church with children and Kirby (?) & Jimmie children & I at Jacks for dinner. Grace returned afternoon.
Mon May 7 – To Wingate for load of cobs about noon. Plowing sod afternoon.
Tue May 8 – Plowing on Lucas stock field most of day. To Newtown at night meeting with ministers re. Vacation Bible School. (herald-dispatch for VBS awesome pic)
Wed May 9 – Plowing on Lucas until 9:00 a.m. Loaded hogs for work. David disced until I returned. Plowing on Lucas rest of day. To lodge at night with Jack & Julian got 2nd.
Thu May 10 – Raining. Working around barn. Getting corn planter ready to go. To Newtown afternoon.
Fri May 11 – Working around barn in morning In house most of afternoon. Raining & cold.
Sat May 12 – Nothing
Sun May 13 – To SS and church. To Evelyns for dinner and afternoon. The folks were there.
Mon May 14 – Plowed McCollum sod 8 acres. To lodge practice at night.
Tue May 15 – Started planting corn on McCollum 6 acres. Trouble with planter. Finished McCollum and Julian planted 6 acres on Jacks.
Wed May 16 – Planted Jacks nine acres. Plowing on Lucas.
Thu May 17 – To 80 working around crosswise and started planting corn in late afternoon
Fri May 18 – Working ground, plowing and planting on 80 acres.
Sat May 19 – Planting corn on 80 acres. Finished about 5:00 p.m. Much trouble all day.
Sun May 20 – To SS and church with family. To Romney afternoon with Pulpit committee. Visiting Jacks in evening.
Mon May 21 – To Covington as witness. Trial settled out of court. To lodge practice.
Tue May 22 – Raining. Got load of cobs for round hole to 35 acres sod. Julians tractor in garage. To Hillsboro in afternoon.
Wed May 23 – Finished cross discing 35 acres corn stalks. Started working ground for planting about 11:00 a.m. Started planting about 3:00 p.m
Thu May 24 – Finished working 35 corn ground moved in to save McCollum ? Finished corn ground and planted 8 acres McCollum sod.
Fri May 25 – Discing on 35 acre sod field all day. Ground cow feed in late afternoon.
Sat May 26 – Raining. Grace went to Carthage for her folks. Julian & I went to LaFayette to doctor. Visiting afternoon. B&L at night.
Sun May 27 – To SS with family. All Graces folks here for business ? Father & Mother came in afternoon for visit.
Mon May 28 – Around house and barn in morning. Grace took folks home. Had corn shelled for hogs afternoon.
Tue May 29 – Working with hog equipment. Cut down trees in for orchard. To McCollums clearning garden afternoon with Buckles.
Wed May 30 –Finished cleaning McCollum Garden. Plowed border on sod and worked ground rest of day and evening.
Thu May 31 – Working ground getting sod ready to plant corn. Started planting about 10:00 a.m.
JUNE 1951
Fri June 1 – Finished planting corn on sod 35 acres at noon. Ground cow feed afternoon. To Roberts to clean beans after supper.
Sat June 2 – To Wingate for bean inoculation. Planted 16 acres beans on McCollum. To Tanners about 4:00 p.m. Started planting corn on 10 acres. Rained out at 6:45 p.m.
Sun June 3 – To SS & Church with family. To Roy Mitchells for class picnic dinner and afternoon.
Mon June 4 – To Wingate in morning. To 80 acres to plow bottom patches for corn in afternoon.
Tue June 5 – To 80 acres to work ground, plow and plant patches in corn. Ground worked on Tanner.
Wed June 6 – Plowing border on Lucas and 35 acres sod fields in morning. Finished planting Tanner corn afternoon.
Thu June 7 – Picking up roots with boys in Lucas in morning. Planting beans afternoon., To Roberts for beans at night.
Fri June 8 – To Newtown in morning after feeding hobs. Plowing gardens afternoon where MCcollums & Jacks at night.
Sat June 9 – Working garden ground and bean ground in morning. Finished planting beans in afternoon.
Sun June 10 – To SS with family in morning. Home in afternoon. To visit Father & Mother with family in evening.
Mon June 11 – Rotary hoeing corn & beans all day. David & I covered 76 acres of corn and beans.
Tue June 12 – Working on corn planter to make it only two row row for replanting. Planted McCollum garden & replanted corn & beans.
Wed June 13 – Working around house in morning. Hauling load of hogs for sale afternoon. To lodge at night. Julian made MM.
Thu June 14 – Took tractor in to Kerrs for repair. Julian & I worked on it all day.
Fri June 15- To Mellott working on tractor in morning. To Newtown afternoon, returned to Mellott to work on tractor rest of day.
Sat June 16 – Working on tractor all morning. Finished repair and brought tractor home in afternoon. Rotary hoeing rest of day.
Sun June 17 – To SS & Church with children. The folks, Evelyns and Aunt Emma here for dinner.
Mon June 18 – Rotary hoeing 35 acres seed corn. Inman’s were here for short time in morning. Finished hoeing corn.
Tues June 19 – Rotary hoeing Lucas beans. Had rough time of it.
Wed June 20 – Working on mower. Mowed 9 acres of meadow at Jacks.
Thu June 21 – Mowing thistles for Mrs. McCollum and rotary hoed corn in garden. Got corn shelled in late afternoon. Newtown at night.
Fri June 22 – To Mellott for mower repair in morning., Mowing west pasture afternoon.
Sat June 23 – Baling hay on Jack’s Rode wagon loading bales.
Sun June 24 – To SS with family. Had Rev. Tueryogi as minister took him to Romney. Dinner in Romney. Visited. Had Shultz and home about 3:30 p.m.
Mon June 25 – Unloading 3 loads of hay with Jack’s boys in morning. Started mowing hay on 35 acres in afternoon.
Tue June 26 – Working on mower, started to mow on 35 acres. Rained out. Started mowing McCollum 16 acres afternoon.
Wed June 27 – Raining. To Mellott for mower repairs in morning. Working around house & farm in afternoon. To game club re. tran ? at night.
Thu June 28 – To Mellott and Hillsboro and Clyde Whites in morning. To C’ville with boys afternoon.
Fri June 29 – Uncle Ralph Crumley’s in morning for cable & hay car. Cutting pole on lights. Putting up poles in afternoon. To Church committee meeting and Quicks in evening.
Sat June 30 – Putting up poles for cable to stack hay in morning. Rain about noon. Finished putting up poles in late afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
JULY 1951
Sun July 1 – To SS & Church with family. Home all afternoon. Grace & I went to Shanandale (sic) in evening. Folks there not at home.
Mon July 2 – Put mower on tractor. Started mowing in late morning. Finished 16 acres in late afternoon. Mowed small patch in 35 after supper.
Tue July 3 – Putting cultivator on tractor. Got corn shelled in morning. Julian and I plowed 35 and 8 acres of corn after 10:30 a.m. Rain about 7:30 p.m.
Wed July 4 – Working on combine in morning. Getting elevator set for bales afternoon. To C’ville drive in at night with family.
Thu July 5 – Getting ready to put up baled hay. Started baling about 11:40 a.m. Buckles, Hopkins, Greenburg here helping.
Fri July 6 – Putting up baled hay. Baler finished before noon. Put last of bales up about 3:00 p.m. 903 bales. Cultivating beans in late afternoon.
Sat July 7 – To LaFayette to eye doctor in morning. Home at 11:30 a.m. Cultivating beans rest of day.
Sun July 8 – To SS with children. Marcia & I went to Newtown in afternoon to meet Rev. Tunyogi. Visited Quirk’s and home about 4:15 p.m rest of day.
Mon July 9 – To Newtown to bank to Attica to doctor in morning. Home afternoon. Fed hogs. Had 3” rain last night. (Washington Post picture - this is not the Newtown Bank just represents it)
Tue July 10 – To Attica to doctor in morning. Working putting screens in combine afternoon. To Covington after being in Attica in morning.
Wed July 11 – To Attica to doctor in morning. J. Marion Pop & Mom came just afternoon. Marion & I visited with Mother with lil girl and boys. At 4-H tonight.
Thu July 12 – To Attica to doctor in morning. Took children to Newtown for music lessons afternoon.
Fri July 13 – To Attica to doctor in morning. Around the house visiting afternoon.
Sat July 14 – To Attica to doctor in morning. Visiting and to 80 in afternoon. To Jacks at night
Sun July 15 – To SS with family and visiting. Visitors here for lunch. To Julians in evening.
Mon July 16 – To doctor in morning. Started combining afternoon on McCollum wheat. Got truck load of gravel while in Attica.
Tue July 17 – Rain. To Wingate to get corn shelled for hogs.
Wed July 18 – To visitors left for Carthage in morning. Children left for 4-H camp about noon. Grace & I went to Ludlows for evening meal.
Thu July 19 – Started combining oats at home in afternoon.
Fri July 20 – Combining oats until 3:00 p.m. Started on wheat at home about 3:00 p.m.
Sat July 21 – Took load of wheat to elevator. Combining wheat all day. To Newtown fish fry at night.
Sun July 22 – To SS with family. Home all afternoon
Mon July 23 – nothing
Tue July 24 – Started combining oats at home. Finished in middle of afternoon. Moved to Jacks oats and opened up field.
Wed July 25 – Finished combing oats on Jacks about noon. Started combining wheat at home in afternoon. Julian combined until about dark
Thu July 26 – To Mellott with load of wheat. Started combining about 11:00a.m. Finished wheat here middle of afternoon and started McCollum wheat again.
Fri July 27 – Combining wheat on McCollum until rain about 12:30 p.m. Rained until 2:30 p.m. Went to Mrs. Lucas. Rented 40 acres more land. Mellott Fish Fry at night.
Sat July 28 – Unloaded wheat for seed. Hauled two loads of corn to elevator for Father.
Sun July 29 – To SS with children. The folks & Evelyns here for dinner. Jacks & Julian here in evening.
Mon July 30 – Working on combine and moved to Tanner Oats. Motor trouble shortly afternoon. Worked on motor rest of day.
Tue July 31 – Working on combine motor in morning. To Attica re income tax case afternoon. Combining after 3:00 p.m. finished Tanner oats & McCollum wheat.
AUGUST 1951
Wed Aug 1 – nothing
Thu Aug 2 – To Lucas in morning. Mowing weeds on Luck & Jacks before noon. Mowing McCollum wheat stubble afternoon. To Newtown with family at night.
Fri Aug 3 --- To Attica re income tax case in morning. Mowing wheat stubble on McCollum in afternoon.
Sat Aug 4 – Had load of corn shelled for hogs and picked up weeds and straw for hog shade top in morning. Mowing clover in afternoon.
Sun Aug 5 – To SS with children. To Jack’s afternoon. To Roberts in evening.
Mon Aug 6 – Raining. Working on B&L records in morning and some in afternoon. To Jacks for short visit in evening.
Tue Aug 7 – To Mellott and Newtown in morning. Getting tractor to plow Lucas wheat ground. Plowing in afternoon.
Wed Aug 8 – TO Mellott for plow shears. Uncle Thad here for soil samples. Plowing afternoon until rain about 3 p.m. To 4H show at night.
Thu Aug 9 – To Mellott afternoon and Newtown. Had car greased and oil changed getting ready for trip. Mowing weeds by hand in morning.
Fri Aug 10 – Left home at 4:30 a.m. with family for vacation. Took Hw 28 to Portland – to Lima. Finally stopped 36 miles west of Buffalo NY.
Sat Aug 11 – Drove to Niagra Falls and saw the sights. Entered Canada about 5:00 p.m. stayed in torist ? home all night in Niagra Canada.(Zazzle for the post card)
Sun Aug 12 – Drove to Ft. Erie Canada to SS. Drove across Ontario to Winsor the rest of day. Stayed in motel in Inkster ? all night.
Mon Aug 13 – Visited Greenwich village and started home about 10 a.m. Lunch at rest park in Ohio. Thru Ft. Wayne, Huntington, LaFayette and home about 8 p.m.
Tue Aug 14 – Baling straw and putting up bales from Jack’s field and at home.
Wed Aug 15 – Finished baling and putting up bales by noon. Plowing on Lucas south field afternoon.
Thu Aug 16 – Got corn shelled for hogs. Sorted out ten head and sold at C’ville. Plowing afternoon.
Fri Aug 17 – Plowing & working ground on Lucas. Finished plowing by noon. Grinding cow feed afternoon.
Sat Aug 18 – Put mower on tractor and started mowing wheat stubble. To Crawfordsville to see Co-op tractor before noon. Finished mowing stubble.
Sun Aug 19 – To SS with children. To Evelyns for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Aug 20 – Started mowing 35 acre clover field. Had trouble with sickle.
Tue Aug 21 – Mowing on 35 acres. Had considerable trouble.
Wed Aug 22 – Took mower sickle to blacksmith. To coats sale with Julian most of the day.
Thu Aug 23 – Kirkpatrick ready to bale straw, started raking when dry. Quit on McCollum started on 35 acre. Finished raking.
Fri Aug 24 – Loaded bales and took one load to Noblesville in afternoon. To Drive-in at night.
Sat Aug 25 – Delivered two truck loads of straw to Noblesville. Helped with milking at night. B&L meeting at night.
Sun Aug 26 – To SS with family. To the folks with Julians & Jacks afternoon.
Mon Aug 27 – Raining. To Mellott for sickles in morning. Mowing afternoon. Broke sickle. To Newtown Mellott in late afternoon.
Tue Aug 28 – To Wingate to have corn shelled for hogs in morning. To sale with Julian. Bought cow for Jacks & bought year old heifer.
Wed Aug 29 – Raining around home in morning. Tried mowing found mower needed repair. To session meeting at night.
Thu Aug 30 – Left for Noblesville early in morning. Working on mower afternoon. Father here while men painted barn roof.
Fri Aug 31 – To Mellott for mower repair. Loaded truck with bales went to Noblesville afternoon.
SEPTEMBER 1951
Sat Sept 1 – To Mellott for mower repair. Mowing after 11 a.m. for rest of day. To Drive-in theater at night.
Sun Sept 2 – To SS with family. Home all afternoon. To Attica to Chapel to see Alfreys. To Devon to see Alice in Wonderland – Terrible! (Etsy - for photo)
Mon Sept 3 – Raking clover for seed in morning. Mowing on McCollum clover at noon. Worked with Julian on Lukas’ old fence afternoon.
Tue Sept 4 – Got corn shelled for hogs. To Newtown to bank and bought car battery in Mellott in morning. To Alfrey Funeral afternoon then to Attica with Grace.
Wed Sept 5 – To Lafayette for rope with Julian & Grace in morning. To Newtown to take extra rope to McKelvey. Called on J. R Campbell.
Thu Sept 6 – Raking clover for seed on McCollum – rain morning. Grinding cow feed in afternoon.
Fri Sept 7 – Raking clover for seed on McCollum in morning. Broke rake and had it repaired by noon. Rake Miles hay afternoon. Finished unloading corn feed.
Sat Sept 8 – To Lafayette to eye doctor in morning with Grace. Home at 12:30 p.m. Grinding feed for sows and setting up pig creep.
Sun Sept 9 – To SS with family. To Julian’s for dinner. Rose Ann’s birthday. All were here in evening for ice cream & cake.
Mon Sept 10 – Got corn shelled for pigs. Bought 71 head of pigs from Lyson? Thompson Hauling pigs afternoon and fixing place for them. To Williamsport for funeral. Home at night.
Tue Sept 11 – Sorting and selling hogs and sows in morning. To funeral of Mills Gray in afternoon. (Son of John Hudson & Charlotte Asenath Coen Gray – wife was Ethel Dagger and they are buried in Newtown of course. You’ll note that they were likely in the Masons together -
Wed Sept 12 – Grinding feed for sows. Working on combine in late afternoon.
Thu Sept 13 – Raining. Working with Julian on oil drum stand and setting up drums. Working on combine in late afternoon.
Fri Sept 14 – Working on combine getting ready to combine clover seed. To Veedersburg theater at night with family.
Sat Sept 15 – Grinding feed for hogs. Burning trash preparing to erect cribs. Combining clover seed at L. Thompsons in afternoon until 3:30 p.m. Moving rocks from Lukes land.
Sun Sept 16 – To SS & church with family. Jerry Parker preached. Home in afternoon with folks visiting. To church carry-in dinner in evening.
Mon Sept 17 – To Wingate in morning o see Veterinarian. To Cville with Grace to attend Pioneer Sales meeting. Home at 4:10 p.m.
Tues Sept 18 – Combining clover seed at Lynn Thompsons. Motor caught fire in afternoon.
Wed Sept 19 – Combining clover seed at Thompsons. Pop, Mom and Helen came for visit about noon.
Thu Sept 20 – Got started early and finished combining clover at Thompsons about 3 p.m. Started on McCollum clover and had a break.
Fri Sept 21 – Grinding feed for hogs combining clover seed afternoon. To Newtown in evening.
Sat Sept 22 – Raining. Picking corn for hogs in morning and load for Jack’s afternoon. Combining clover after 3 pm.
Sun Sept 23 – To SS with family. Home in afternoon. To church board meeting in evening.
Mon Sept 24 – To Clark Dinwiddies for seed wheat in morning. Sowing wheat in afternoon on Lukas.
Tue Sept 25 – Light rain. Sowing wheat and working ground on Lukas. Finished sowing wheat in evening.
Wed Sept 26 – Picking corn for hogs in morning. Combining clover on Miles afternoon.
Thu Sept 27 – Grinding cow feed in morning. Took two heifers to sale barn and bought Guernsey cow.
Fri Sept 28 – Working on combine. Started combining clover before noon. Finished Miles and started changing combine over for bean combining.
Sat Sept 29 – Working on combine all morning with trips to Wingate and Mellott. Left for Dad’s at 1:30 to combine beans. To B&L Meeting in evening.
Sun Sept 30 – To SS with family. To Evelyns to basket dinner celebrating Dad’s birthday. Cousins aunt & Uncle present. To Jacks for Jan’s birthday at night.
OCTOBER 1951
Mon Oct 1 – Halsteds came for short visit. To Dad’s to combine about 11 a.m. Combining all afternoon. To Band Boosters meeting in evening.
Tue Oct 2 – Combining at Dad’s all day.
Wed Oct 3 – Combining at Dad’s all day.
Thu Oct 4 – Combining at Dad’s all day.
Fri Oct 5 – Combing at Dads until noon. Finished and started on McCollum beans at 1:30 pm. Motor trouble only combined a few rounds.
Sat Oct 6 – Raining. Feeding hogs in morning. To Newtown afternoon with Griff Quick for band boosters.
Sun Oct 7 – To SS & Church with family. Jack’s and Julian’s joined our church. Home rest of day. Jack’s & Evelyn’s here in evening.
Mon Oct 8 – Working around house. Took beans to elevator for McCollum
Tue Oct 9 – To Lafayette for wagon axle and hub in morning. Combining in afternoon.
Wed Oct 10 – Combining on McCollum beans all day. To Lodge at night
Thu Oct 11 – Combining beans all day. Motor trouble about 3:45 p.m.
Fri Oct 12 – Took combine to Wingate to have points & condenser put on mag. Combining finishing McCollum beans. Had break in opening Lukas Field.
Sat Oct 13 – Combining beans until motor quit about 2:30 p.m. To Mellott with grain in late afternoon.
Sun Oct 14 –To SS with family. Took Julians girls and met Jacks at Turkey Run Park in afternoon.
Mon Oct 15 – Carl Jones came to combine beans about 11 a.m. Julian started picking Mills’ corn.
Tue Oct 16 – Combining beans and finished about 5:30 p.m. To church for chairs in evening.
Wed Oct 17 – To Covington on liquor license case in morning. Cleaning beans afternoon. To lodge practice at night.
Thu Oct 18 – Cleaning seed beans. To Mellott and Newtown settling for beans. Started cribbing corn from 80 acres afternoon.
Fri Oct 19 – Picking corn on 80 acres all day.
Sat Oct 20 – Picking corn on 80 acres all day.
Sun Oct 21 – To SS & Church with family. To Beaver’s, Whites and Lukas in afternoon.
Mon Oct 22 – Picking corn on 80 acres all day.
Tue Oct 23 – Raining. Mom, Pop came in morning. Uncle Harvey and June (Ina?), Uncle John and wife came afternoon.
Wed Oct 24 – Working with corn elevator. Visiting with the folks. To lodge practice at night. Julians left for Wisconsin.
Thu Oct 25 – The folks all left in morning & picked three loads of corn here. Broke elevator.
Fri Oct 26 – Repaired elevator. Picked four loads of corn. Children unloaded 3 hoasts? Roads? Coats?
Sat Oct 27 – Raining. Grinding cow feed in morning. To Covington afternoon for all degree day (? Clay?) lodge. To P&L Meeting at night.
Sun Oct 28 – To SS with family. Father and Mother here for dinner.
Mon Oct 29 – To Hillsboro for lumber for crib foundation. Julian picked two loads of corn here. Picking corn on 80 in afternoon.
Tue Oct 30 – Picking corn on 80 all day. Took Dvid to basketball practice in evening. Visited with Jim Campbell.
Wed Oct 31 – Picking corn on 80 all day. Finished all on south side. Jack’s. Julians, Evelyn & Norman here for evening call.
NOVEMBER 1951
Thurs Nov 1 – Picking corn on 80 acres on north side and finished before noon. Hauling coal for furnace. Picked corn on 35 acres afternoon. Farm Bureau.
Fri Nov 2 -- Picking corn on 35 acres. Break in afternoon. To session meeting in evening. Hired Jerry Parker as minister.
Sat Nov 3 – To LaFayette eye doctor with Grace. Home afternoon brought sheep home. Bedding livestock cold weather.
Sun Nov 4 – To SS & Church with family. Home rest of day.
Mon Nov 5 – Took tractor with picker to repair picker at Mellott. Picking corn about 9:30 a.m. on Jack’s. Helped with Harold Shultz on Farm Bureau drive afternoon.
Tue Nov 6 – Snow. Home in morning called on Dallis McCauley afternoon for corn order.
Wed Nov 7 – Sorting hogs in morning. Load of 12 for house and sow left for C’ville about 11:45 a.m. Got load of gravel for Julian. Snow bound at night.
Thu Nov 8 – Working around house. Snow bound until afternoon. Took Grace & Marjorie to Home Ec then went to Bank in afternoon.
Fri Nov 9 – Started making a hog shelter in barn. To Wingate for nails in morning. Working around barn all afternoon. Rich 46 Wingate 40 BB game tonight.
Sat Nov 10 – Started picking corn on Jack’s 6 acres. Muddy and opened up McCollum fields rest of day. Marcia sick afternoon.
Sun Nov 11 – David and I went to SS. Marcia sick and Grace stayed with her. Home rest of day. Julian’s family here while we milked.
Mon Nov 12 – Tried to pick corn on Jacks. Rain. Spent morning at Jacks. To Newtown left truck afternoon. Working on hog shelter late afternoon.
Tue Nov 13 – Soliciting for seed corn in morning. Working around house and barn afternoon.
Wed Nov 14 – Soliciting seed corn orders in morning. Home in afternoon. To lodge at night.
Thur Nov 15 – Tried to pick corn in afternoon. Found it too wet.
Fri Nov 16 – Finished picking corn in Jack’s 2 acres field. Started on McCollum six acres afternoon.
Sat Nov 17 – Picking corn at McCollum finished 6 acres and started 8 acres.
Sun Nov 18 – To SS & Church with David to Jacks for dinner with J. Parker & Greenburgs. Robert & Evelyn with Norman called in evening.
Mon Nov 19 – Picking corn on 8 acres of McCollum. Trouble with picker. Took David to doctor in evening.
Tue Nov 20 – Finished picking McCollum 8 acres after working on picker all morning.
Wed Nov 21 – To Jacks 6 acres and finished it in late afternoon. To Cville with Calf in morning and got load of gravel.
Thu Nov 22 -Raining. Thanksgiving. To Evelyn’s for dinner and afternoon. Visited Miles in evening. (Photo - Lift & Accessibility Solutions)
Fri Nov 23 - Working with pigs all day. Jacks boys helping.
Sat Nov 24 – Got load of coal i8n morning. Started picking corn before noon. Ground feed afternoon. To B&L meeting at night.
Sun Nov 25 – To SS with family. Dinner at Mosers. Called on Quicks afternoon.
Mon Nov 26 – Picking corn all day. Elevator broke. Had to scoop corn. Fixed elevator in afternoon.
Tue Nov 27 – Picking corn all day. Trouble in late afternoon. BB game at night. RHS 72 West Lebanon 60.
Wed Nov 28 –Picking corn all day. To Evelyns with family in evening.
Thu Nov 29 – Picking corn until break on picker.
Fri Nov 30 – Finished picking corn on this place at 10:30 a.m. To Tanners and finished about 3. All corn picked.
DECEMBER 1951
Sat Dec 1 – To LaFayette with Jack and boys to eye doctor. Shopping then home about 2:30 p.m. took Buckles wagon home.
Sun Dec 2 – To SS & Church with family. Mr. Parker here for dinner. Home rest of day.
Mon Dec 3 – To sale at Roy Slauters Home about 2:30 p.m.
Tue Dec 4 – To Hesler sale. Home about 2 p.m. working on hot shelter.
Wed Dec 5 – Grinding cow feed.
Thu Dec 6 – At home in morning. To Attica to dentist Grace to doctor afternoon. Stopped in to see folks in late afternoon.
Fri Dec 7 – At home in morning. To Attica with Grace afternoon. Returned for children and left from school for Carthage. Arrived about 7:00 p.m.
Sat Dec 8 – In Carthage visiting. To Knightstown shopping afternoon.
Sun Dec 9 – To SS at Carthage with family. Started home about 2 p.m. Home about 5;30 p.m. Stopped at Uncle Larry’s. To Session meeting at night.
Mon Dec 10 – Working with Julian at Jack’s cleaning barn in morning. Cleaning barn here in afternoon.
Tue Dec 11 – blank
Wed Dec 12 – Took Grace & Marjorie to C’ville shopping. Home about 2 p.m. Took hogs some corn afternoon
Thu Dec 13 – blank
Fri Dec 14 – Working around place until 11 a.m. To Jacks for lunch. Took Marjorie to Colemans and Van ? with me to have truck fixed. Stayed at Jacks with Van.
Sat Dec 15 – Working around house Put new wires on stove burner in afternoon.
Sun Dec 16 – Temperature 15 degrees. Unable to start car or tractor until late. To SS & Church with children. To Newtown afternoon to fix platform at church.
Mon Dec 17 – Not quite so cold. At home all day. Grace went to Attica in afternoon. Hard snow storm hit after dark.
Tue Dec 18 – Snow bound. Ground feed for cows in morning. Went to Mellott in truck. (photo 123rf . com)
Wed Dec 19 – To Wingate with Julian for mail in morning. To Mellott afternoon.
Thu Dec 20 – Home all day.
Fri Dec 21 – Home in morning. To Attica with Grace afternoon.
Sat Dec 22 – David & I went to coal mine. Home about 1:45 p.m. To Church Christmas Party at night.
Sun Dec 23 – To SS with family. Dinner at Mosers. Home rest of day.
Mon Dec 24 – Home in morning. To Attica in truck with family. Got car from garage late evening. Christmas gift exchange and dinner at Jack’s in evening.
Tue Dec 25 – Roberts & Bill came about 1:30 pm for dinner. Home all day. Very icy as rain came on ice.
Wed Dec 26 – Home all day. Did not try to use car. Used truck to take corn to hogs.
Thu Dec 27 – Home all day.
Fri Dec 28 – Home in morning. Took Grace to Attica in afternoon.
Sat Dec 29 – To Wingate for lumber in morning. Helped Julian clean east side of barn. To Hillsboro afternoon worked on farrowing shed. To B&L meeting.
Sun Dec 30 – To SS with children. Home rest of day. Julians here for dinner. Dale Sloan with David
Mon Dec 31 – To Covington in morning. Newtown afternoon. Worked on repair to fire loss in late afternoon. To the folks for the evening with Evelyn’s.
HERE ENDS the mmajority of Stuart McKnight's Diaries - just a few entries in 1952 and that is it - HOPE YOU ENJOYED THEM as much as I did transcribing them - kbz
& THANKS AGAIN SO VERY VERY MUCH to ROXANN & FAMILY FOR SHARING THEM :)
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1952 Stuart McKnight Diary
JANUARY 1952
Tues Jan 1 -- Home all day. Jack & Van here for lunch. Finished carpenter work and first coat of paint on shed repair.
Wed Jan 2 – Income tax work afternoon. Met with committee to audit Lodge records in evening.
Thu Jan 3 – To Hillsboro for chicken feed in morning. Income tax work afternoon. Julian & I to Wingate Lodge at night.
Fri Jan 4 – To clinic for eyes in morning. Shopping & put up light fixture. Waveland BB game at night.
Sat Jan 5 – Father & Mother here in morning re taxes and stayed for lunch. Home rest of day.
Sun Jan 6 – To SS with children in morning. Home rest of the day. Elected superintendent for 1952.
Mon Jan 7 – Income tax work all day. To Newtown re tax work in afternoon. Ludlow here at night.
Tue Jan 8 – To Covington to PMA meeting all day.
Wed Jan 9 – Working with hogs in morning. Income tax work afternoon. To lodge at night. Installed Junior Warden.
Thu Jan 10 – Income tax work in morning and in afternoon.
Fri Jan 11 – To mine for coal about noon. Home about 2:00 p.m. To BB game at night.
Sat Jan 12 – Income tax work and helping clean barn.
Sun Jan 13 – To SS & Church in morning. Home all afternoon to church annual meeting at night.
Mon Jan 14 – Grinding feed for cows in morning. Income tax work all afternoon and evening.
(Reedy Fork Farm Foto)
Tues Jan 15 – Income tax work all day and evening.
Wed Jan 16 – Got load of hogs out in morning. Income tax work rest of morning and all afternoon. Lodge rehearsal at night.
Thu Jan 17 – Working on income taxes all day.
Fri Jan 18 – To LaFayette eye doctor in afternoon. To Newtown afternoon. Wabash Valley tournament in evening.
Sat Jan 19 – Income tax in morning. Wabash Valley tournament in afternoon and night.
Sun Jan 20 – To SS with family. To the folks for dinner and afternoon.
Mon Jan 21 – Income tax some in morning and all afternoon.
Tue Jan 22 – Income tax work all day and evening.
Wed Jan 23 – Income tax work all day. To lodge rehearsal at night.
Thur Jan 24 – Income tax work all day and at night.
Fri Jan 25 – Income tax work all day and at night.
Sat Jan 26 – Income tax work all day. To Bldg & Loan meeting at night.
Sun Jan 27 – To SS & Church with family. Lunch at Mosers. Home rest of day. Evelyn’s here in evening.
Mon Jan 28 – Income tax work all day.
Tue Jan 29 – Took hog in for butchering. Income tax work rest of day.
Wed Jan 30 – Sold load of hogs in LaFayette in morning. Home afternoon. To Mellott for tax and Wingate for meat afternoon. Burial? At night.
FEBRUARY 1952
Fri Feb 1 – Raining. To Wingate with Jack and Julian in morning. Grinding feed afternoon.
Sat Feb 2 – nothing written – this whole year is very sporadic
Sun Feb 3 – nothing written
Mon Feb 4 – Vic Marshall came and we called on Ralph Risk re. corn order
Tue Feb 5 – To LaFayette with Robert Morgan in evening. Pioneer dinner.
Wed Feb 6 – Lodge inspection at night.
Thu Feb 7 – To Mellott to work on P&M Board signing up for AAA.
Fri Feb 8 – Nothing written
Sat Feb 9 – To LaFayette with family to Purdue clinic. To Carthage arriving just afternoon. Visiting the folks.
Sun Feb 10 – TO SS with children at Carthage. Started home about 2:30 or 3:00 p.m Home about 5:30 p.m.
Mon Feb 11 – nothing
Tue Feb 12 – nothing
Wed Feb 13 – nothing
Thu Feb 14 – nothing
Fri Feb 15 – nothing
Sat Feb 16 – nothing
Sun Feb 17 – nothing
Mon Feb 18 – nothing
Tue Feb 19 – nothing
Wed Feb 20 – Cleaning barn and feeding
Thu Feb 21 – Cleaning barn
Fri Feb 22 – Cleaning barn in morning subsoiling on sod afternoon. To Newtown at night.
Sat Feb 23 – Feeding & had truck of corn shelled. Grinding hog & cattle feed. To Newtown in afternoon and B&L meeting at night.
Sun Feb 24 – To SS & Church with family. Home all afternoon. To Julians in evening for Olive’s birthday party.
Mon Feb 25 – Feeding and around house in morning. Subsoiling afternoon.
Tue Feb 26 – Corn shelled for hogs.
Wed Feb 27 – Sold load of hogs in morning. To Hillsboro in afternoon. To lodge practice at night.
Thurs Feb 28 – To Newtown to Bank & Garage in morning.
Friday Feb 29 – Working with hogs. Moving them and feeding and bedding (chronicleonline. com for the cute Leap Year notation)
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MARCH 1952
Sat Mar 1 – Snow. To Lafayette with David & Grace to Purdue Clinic and Arnett Clinic. Home at 1:30 p.m. To Covington ball game – Richland 56; Covington 54.
Sun Mar 2 – To SS with children. Jack’s here at noon for Marcia’s birthday and afternoon visit.
Mon Mar 3 – Grinding cow feed in morning. To Wingate in afternoon.
Tue Mar 4 – note – much of the rest of this year is NOT filled-out – will type what is there though 😊
Wed Mar 5 –
Thu Mar 6 –
Fri Mar 7 – To Jacks in morning. Testing for gravel in afternoon.
Sat Mar 8 – To the 80 for wagon running gears and Newtown in morning. To C’ville to regional tournament afternoon & night.
Sun Mar 9 – To SS & Church with family. Mr. Parker & the folks here for dinner. Dian Alfrey here as Marcia’s guest and Norman with David.
Mon Mar 10 – Cleaning west side of cow stable
Tues Mar 11 – To Hillsboro with Grace in morning. To Wingate to have oil changed in car afternoon. Cleaning barn floor. Income tax work at night.
Wed Mar 12 – Cleaning barn 1st floor and putting steel for crib in barn. To lodge at night
Thurs Mar 13 – To Newtown late afternoon. To Wingate with load of corn for shelling in morning. To Lester Murdock’s twice in afternoon.
Fri Mar 14 – Feeding hobs at back of place in morning. Digging on pipe line ditch all afternoon.
Sat Mar 15 – Grinding feed in morning. To Newtown afternoon. Made gravel bed for iron wheeled wagon. Visiting folks in evening.
Sun Mar 16 – To SS with family. I went home to dinner with Father & Mother. Took the folks to the Home hospital in afternoon.
Mon Mar 17 – To mine for coal and home by 9:30 a.m. unloaded coal. To 80 afternoon with Dave to burn brush along road.
Tue Mar 18 – Grinding cow feed in morning. Raining day.
Wed Mar 19 – To Covington in morning. Got seed corn at noon. To LaFayette in afternoon to visit father. To lodge – gave 1st degree to Colburn.
Thur Mar 20 – Delivered some seed corn in morning and afternoon. Fed ear corn to hogs. To BB boys banquet at night.
Fri Mar 21 – Trying to ___ gravel pit. Hauled three loads of fill dirt. Used slip scoop to open pit. To Evelyn’s to see Mother in evening.
Sat Mar 22 – Feeding in morning. To LaFayette to see Father afternoon. To Julians to birth party at night.
Sun Mar 23 – To SS & Church with family in morning. To bed because of cold in afternoon. Was able to do night work and milking.
Mon Mar 24 – To Lafayette by 9:00 a.m. Father operated on. Got along fine. I fed him his dinner. Home about 3:30 p.m.
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NO ENTRIES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!