Edith Hull Journal 

January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1939

By Edith Hull Distad


JANUARY 1939

Jan 1st Sunday -Rays, Mrs. Myers and Don came to see the baby. I baked bread and a pie.

Jan 2nd Monday - Mama, Harold, and Don came. Mama ironed.

Jan 3rd Tuesday- We did a big washing with machine.

Jan 4th Wednesday - Mildred came. I mopped floors. Gib rode over to the Rossiter place.

Jan 5th Thursday- Gib hauled logs from Rossiters.

Jan 6th Friday - I baked a cake. Gib went to Mikes.

Jan 7th Saturday -I washed windows. Gib threw thistles off Ackerlys fence.

Jan 8th Sunday - Gib took cows to Ackerlys and took mare away from colts. I mopped and baked cookies.

Jan 9th Monday - I washed. Gib went to Pucketts. Jerry came in the morning.

Jan 10th Tuesday - Painted heater. Baked bread and cookies. Gus came home.

Jan 11th Wednesday - Gib and Gus went to town. I ironed and made Richard's birthday cake.

Jan 12th Thursday - I ironed. Gib rode up north. Mike came.

Jan 13th Friday - Finished ironing. Baked pies.

Jan 14th Saturday - Gib hauled water. I cleaned house.

Jan 15th Sunday - Ruby fresh. I baked cookies. Gib watered horses. Stopped at Rays

Jan 16th Monday - I washed. Mrs. Myers stopped.

Jan 17th Tuesday - I ironed. Swan and Gus here for supper.

Jan 18th Wednesday - Went to Lewistown. Took Gus and Mike along.

Jan 19th Thursday - Rays came over. We worked on Mildred's dress.

Jan 20th Friday - I went to help Mildred fix her dress.

Jan 21st Saturday - I washed babies clothes and cleaned house.

Jan 22nd Sunday - Went to Galloway's

Jan 23rd Monday - I washed. Mildred came. Myers stopped. Gene didn't go to school.

Jan 24th Tuesday - The boys all sick. Missed school. Gib watered horses. Bill Galloway came.

Jan 25th Wednesday - Boys went to school. I ironed. Teacher stopped.

Jan 26th Thursday -

Jan 27th Friday

Jan 28th Saturday -

Jan 29th Sunday - Rays came over. We went to Lewistown because Ted was sick. Allen and I stayed with the folks.

Jan 30th Monday -

Jan 31st Tuesday -

February 1939

Feb 1st Wednesday - I went down town with Papa. Took a treatment. Saw Neill's.

Feb 2nd Thursday -

Feb 3rd Friday - Gib came after us and we came home. Gus went to Great Falls.

Feb 4th Saturday - Cleaned house and washed baby's clothes.

Feb 5th Sunday - Baked bread and a pie. Washed clothes. Gib watered horses.

Feb 6th Monday - Washed and mopped. Rays came. Gib helped Mike cut ice.

Feb 7th Tuesday - Rays came over.

Feb 8th Wednesday - Hung clothes in house. Cut out a apron.

Feb 9th Thursday - Ironed some and sewed some. Worked on sweater for Richard.

Feb 10th Friday - I finished my ironing.

Feb 11th Saturday - Cleaned house. Gib helped Mike put up ice.

Feb 12th Sunday - I washed and baked a cake. Vernon and Harold came and were here for supper.

Feb 13th Monday - I washed. Gib put new pump on car.

Feb 14th Tuesday - I baked bread and doughnuts. Gib went to Mikes and Jerry's. Teacher stopped.

Feb 15th Wednesday - I ironed some, washed and mopped. Sam Connelly hauled a load of wheat.

Feb 16th Thursday - I ironed some, finished Richard's sweater and my apron.

Feb 17th Friday - Sam Connelly hauled two loads of wheat. I washed windows and hung curtains.

Feb 18th Saturday - I cleaned house.

Feb 19th Sunday - Rays came.

Feb 20th Monday - Washed, mopped and ironed some. Gib went to Swan's.

Feb 21st Tuesday - Hung out clothes, but they froze. Teacher stopped. Gib went to town.

Feb 22nd Wednesday - Rays here for supper. Gib and Allen went to Mikes and Pucketts. I ironed.

Feb 23rd Thursday - Baked bread and made doughnuts.

Feb 24th Friday - Creek running. Dams full.

Feb 25th Saturday - Gib and Richard cleaned wheat.

Feb 26th Sunday - Cut the boys hair. Went to Myers's in evening.

Feb 27th Monday - Washed. Gib cleaned wheat. Harold Puckett here for supper. Baked bread.

Feb 28th Tuesday - Mike came to work on car. I made doughnuts.

MARCH 1939

March 1st Wednesday - Worked on Mike's car.

March 2nd Thursday - Rays came for a little while. Gib and Mike worked on car.

March 3rd Friday - Ida Kosir came. Mike took car home.

March 4th Saturday - Made a few doughnuts and baked bread.

March 5th Sunday - Gib went to Jerry's.

March 6th Monday - Washed. Got ready to go to Lewistown. Mike got water.

March 7th Tuesday - Went to Lewistown. Got new shoes for the boys and I.

March 8th Wednesday - Sewed on my dress.

March 9th Thursday - Finished my dress.

March 10th Friday - Ironed.

March 11th Saturday - Gib went to Grazing Meeting. We tore off the wall paper.

March 12th Sunday - Gib rode over to see cows and horses. I baked bread and a cake.

March 13th Monday - Started to paper the front room. Rays and Carl came.

March 14th Tuesday - We papered the ceiling. Gus came home.

March 15th Wednesday - Washed and papered bedroom. Mike, Swan and Rays came.

March 16th Thursday - Finished papering.

March 17th Friday - Gib went to Lewistown. I cleaned the wall paper.

March 18th Saturday - Cleaned bed room paper and dusted and mopped all the floors.

March 19th Sunday - Gib sick in bed. I washed baby's clothes, milked, ironed and made cookies.

March 20th Monday - Gus and I did chores today. I got the cows. Mrs. Myers stopped.

March 21st Tuesday - Gene and I have colds now. Gib's eyes weak.

March 22nd Wednesday - Connellys brought Papa's heifer out. Gib did chores tonight.

March 23rd Thursday - We did a big washing.

March 24th Friday -

March 25th Saturday - Washed baby clothes. Dust blowing.

March 26th Sunday - Gib got two ducks. Joe and Ida came. I baked bread and rolls.

March 27th Monday - Gib got two more ducks. Sprouted spuds. I ironed and washed Ted's clothes.

March 28th Tuesday - Finished ironing. Gib sprouted spuds took care of calves.

March 29th Wednesday - I washed and mopped. Gib fixed drill.

March 30th Thursday - Gib got horse home and marked contours. I washed and waxed some woodwork.

March 31st Friday - Mildred came and spent the day. I ironed curtains. Gib used duck foot.

APRIL 1939

April 1st Saturday - Gib duck footed and went to vote. I baked bread, cleaned house and ironed.

April 2nd Sunday - I patched overalls.

April 3rd Monday - Gib harrowed on Sharps. I washed, and baked Gib's cake.

April 4th Tuesday - Gib went to Sharp's, but came back because it snowed. I patched.

April 5th Wednesday - Gib and Gus cleaned wheat. Mike came. I washed, baked bread and cookies.

April 6th Thursday -Gib cleaned oats. I ironed. Rev. Bessier came.

April 7th Friday -I washed and mopped. Gib harrowed on Sharps.

April 8th Saturday - Gib harrowed. I washed, ironed, cut boys hair and washed my hair.

April 9th Sunday - Cut Gib's hair. Went to church and had Ted baptized. Had supper at Ray's.

April 10th Monday - I baked brown bread and washed Ted's clothes. Mike came and spent PM here.

April 11th Tuesday - Gib and Mike dehorned and vaccinated our calves. I baked bread and cut out bloomers.

April 12th Wednesday - Gib drilled wheat on Sharps in PM. I washed and baked a cake.

April 13th Thursday - Gib finished drilling on Sharps. I patched Gib's jacket.

April 14th Friday - Gib duck footed gardens and harrowed thistles. I ironed.

April 15th Saturday - Gib harrowed thistles in morning. Then went to Roy. Sam hauled wheat.

April 16th Sunday - I baked bread and cookies.

April 17th Monday - Gib started at 3:45 PM to duck foot with tractor. I washed.

April 18th Tuesday - Gib duck footed all day. I washed windows. Rays came.

April 19th Wednesday - Gib finished duck footing.

April 20th Thursday-Gib drilled on flat. I ironed and baked bread.

April 21st Friday - Gib finished sowing on flat. I washed Ted's clothes and put on screens.

April 22nd Saturday - Gib duck footed oats ground. Gus came home. I cut seed spuds and planted them. Planted seeds. Cleaned cellar.

April 23rd Sunday - Gib treated oats. I cut out some shorts and shirts.

April 24th Monday - We put shelves in pantry. Baked bread. Rays came.

April 25th Tuesday - Ida stopped. We went to Lewistown. Saw Margaret.

April 26th Wednesday - Gib harrowed and sowed oats north. I did a big washing. Gus planted radishes.

April 27th Thursday - Gib duck footed strips. I set out onions and strawberries.

April 28th Friday - Gib duck footed south of ditch and Ackerlys. I baked bread and cookies and ironed some.

April 29th Saturday - Gib sowed wheat. I sewed and ironed. Gus fixed fence on Ackerlys.

April 30th Sunday - Swan here for supper. Joe and Ida came. Frankie Puckett got gas.

MAY 1939

May 1st Monday - Gib drilled S Field, then duck footed on Ackerlys. I set tomato plants to cans.

May 2nd Tuesday - Gib finished duck footing on Ackerlys, raked and burned thistles. I washed and baked. Mrs. Myers stopped.

May 3rd Wednesday - Gib sowed wheat on Ackerlys. Mildred came. Gus and I planted garden.

May 4th Thursday - Gib duck footed oats ground. I put out chickens and washed clothes.

May 5th Friday - Gib finished duck footing. I sewed some.

May 6th Saturday - Gib drilled oats and harrowed yard. I washed, mopped and ironed.

May 7th Sunday - Gib took Shorty to pasture and brought Curly home. I baked bread and cookies.

May 8th Monday - Gib started on contour dikes.

May 9th Tuesday - I washed. Gib and Gus contoured. Rays and Pucketts came in evening.

May 10th Wednesday - Men contoured. Sam Connelly and Bill G here for dinner. Set out trees.

May 11th Thursday - Men contoured. I baked.

May 12th Friday - Men contoured. I did a big ironing with new iron.

May 13th Saturday - Men contoured. I cleaned house and clipped the boy's hair.

May 14th Sunday - We went to Joe Kosir's for dinner.

May 15th Monday - Men contoured.

May 16th Tuesday - Men contoured. I washed by hand. Mrs. Myers stopped. Sam Connelly brought check and cream can.

May 17th Wednesday - Men contoured. I sewed some.

May 18th Thursday - I ironed. Men plowed and contoured. Gib duck footed in evening.

May 19th Friday - Men contoured. I ironed. Gib duck footed in evening.

May 20th Saturday - Gib brought the cows home from Ackerlys. I cleaned house. Mrs. Myers and Don came.

May 21st Sunday - We fixed cabinet. Carl came.

May 22nd Monday - Gib harrowed and drilled wheat. I planted some radishes and lettuce.

May 23rd Tuesday - Rain last night - Gib rode over to see horses. I baked and patched. Men cleaned chicken house.

May 24th Wednesday - Men contoured. I did a big wash. Swan, Mike and Carl came.

May 25th Thursday - Men contoured. Carl came. Mike came. I set out 15 tomato plants.

May 26th Friday - Men finished contour. I ironed, baked bread and washed. Sam Connelly hauled a load of wheat.

May 27th Saturday - Gib duck footed contour. Rays came in evening.

May 28th Sunday - Rev. Bessire came. We got ready to go to Lewistown.

May 29th Monday - Went to Lewistown. Got alfalfa seed and wheat grass.

May 30th Tuesday - Gib harrowed and sowed alfalfa. Mildred came. Set out tomatoes.

May 31st Wednesday -

I did big wash and baked bread and a pie. Gib finished sowing alfalfa.

JUNE 1939

June 1st - Rained all day - Gib fixed the boy's wagon. I patched.

June 2nd Friday - The men started pole corral. I ironed.

June 3rd Saturday - Mike helped finish corral. I cleaned house and waxed part of kitchen floor.

June 4th Sunday-

June 5th Monday - Gib went to help on Galloways dam. Gus hoed garden. I set out plants.

June 6th Tuesday - Ray and Gus did chores this morning. Gib came home. I made a dress for Ted.

June 7th Wednesday - Gib and Gus hauled out manure, then started a dam on Sharps.

June 8th Thursday - The men worked on dam. I hoed and planted some. Baked bread.

June 9th Friday - Drizzled all forenoon - Men finished dam in PM. I ironed and washed.

June 10th - Gib took Gus to Galloways. Gib filled hole in over flow at Sharps dam. I baked and cleaned house.

June 11th Sunday - Bill G. brought Gus home and back again. Gib and the boys picked potato bugs.

June 12th Monday - I washed. Gib and boys picked potato bugs and worked on mower.

June 13th Tuesday - Gib and Gus cultivated spuds and corn. We went over to Mikes in PM to vaccinate horses.

June 14th Wednesday - I ironed some. Rays came in evening.

June 15th Thursday - The men worked on the plow. I baked bread and finished ironing.

June 16th Friday - The men vaccinated horses. Mike, Don and Vernon here for dinner.

June 17th Saturday -I patched and baked cookies.

June 18th Sunday - I cut the boys hair.

June 19th Monday - I washed in PM.

June 20th Tuesday - Cleaned up some. Mike, Don and Frank McGinnes spent the afternoon.

June 21st Wednesday - The men cleaned corrals. I washed, mopped and churned. A. A. Johnson came.

June 22nd Thursday - I sewed and ironed. Gus moved garden fence. Gib worked on mower.

June 23rd Friday - Vaccinated horses. Rays and Gene N. came and Mike and Vernon here for dinner. I washed kitchen wood work.

June 24th Saturday - I cleaned house and sewed some. Gib worked on mower.

June 25th Sunday - I baked a cake, cut Gib's hair, sewed some and made out order.

June 26th Monday - Gib mowed hay and yard. I washed baby clothes and swept house.

June 27th Tuesday - I washed. Men mowed. Nellie came. Pucketts stopped.

June 28th Wednesday - I went to Lewistown with Rays. Gib mowed and raked.

June 29th Thursday -Gib mowed and raked. I sewed. Swan came. John Tuma came.

June 30th Friday - Gib mowed and raked. We ironed, baked bread, rolls and a cake. Junior, Don and kids came after Nellie. Hard rain in evening.

JULY 1939

July 1st Saturday - Got ready to go to Lewistown . Men raked. Bob brought radio.

July 2nd Sunday - Went to rodeo.

July 3rd Monday - Got permanent. Came home.

July 4th Tuesday - We cultivated garden and spuds. I baked bread and a cake.

July 5th Wednesday - Gib took Mike's horse over to Sharps. I washed and cultivated corn.

July 6th Thursday-Gib put up hay and mowed. I worked in garden.

July 7th Friday-Gib mowed. Gus stacked. I ironed. Mike got water.

July 8th Saturday - Gib mowed and raked. Gus stacked. I cleaned house. Grasshoppers came.

July 9th Sunday - Gib rode over to see horses and got eggs at Mikes.

July 10th Monday - Awfully hot, sultry. 102 degrees - Gib mowed. Gus stacked. I washed.

July 11th Tuesday - Gib mowed. Gus stacked. I waxed front room floors, hoed S. corn patch.

July 12th Wednesday - Gib helped Gus stack. We drove over to see wheat on Sharps and brought Mildred home with us.

July 13th Thursday - Gib mowed oats. Grass hoppers leaving. I baked bread. Gus stacked.

July 14th Friday - Gib raked oats. Gus stacked. Jerry here for dinner. I baked a cake and trimmed boy's hair.

July 15th Saturday - Gib and Gus stacked. Rays, Mikes, Frank and Swan here for ice cream in evening.

July 16th Sunday - Ida and two girls came. I baked bread.

July 17th Monday - Gib started to plow on Ackerlys. Went to town in PM. Gus stacked.

July 18th Tuesday - I washed. Gib plowed. Gus stacked.

July 19th Wednesday - Gib finished on Ackerlys. Gus stacked.

July 20th Thursday - Too windy to stack. Gib worked on binder. I baked.

July 21st Friday - Too windy to stack. We went to Lewistown and brought Donald out.

July 22nd Saturday -Gus and Don stacked oats. Gib worked on binder. I had sore eyes.

July 23rd Sunday - Gib worked on binder. Don made root beer and ice cream.

July 24th Monday - Finished stacking oats. Gib finished binder. I washed. Don put shelving paper in hall.

July 25th Tuesday - Gib started to cut wheat on Sharps. Don went home.

July 26th Wednesday - Gib cut wheat. I shelled and canned peas. Baked bread.

July 27th Thursday - Gib finished Sharps and cut at home. Gus finished stacks. I patched.

July 28th Friday-The men put up hay. I went to garden & ironed.

July 29th Saturday -They finished stacking hay. I mopped.

July 30th Sunday - Rays came. We made ice cream.

July 31st Monday - Gib cut and shocked on flat.

AUGUST 1939

Aug 1st Tuesday - I washed. Gib finished on flat. We hauled water on garden.

Aug 2nd Wednesday - Gib cut on Ackerlys. Gus helped Ray. I picked peas and swiss chard.

Aug 3rd Thursday - Gib finished Ackerlys. Cut on South wheat. I canned. Pucketts came.

Aug 4th Friday - Gib cut and shocked. I canned, peas, beets and swiss chard, washed and sprinkled clothes.

Aug 5th Saturday - Gib cut oats. Gus shocked. I cleaned house and Ironed. Swan, George Martin and Bill Larson came.

Aug 6th Sunday - We went to Lewistown to see Uncle George Neills.

Aug 7th Monday -The men fixed fence on Sharps. Carl came.

Aug 8th Tuesday - Gib took the cattle to Sharps. Gus went to Great Falls. Charles Lelek helped Gib on threshing tractor.

Aug 9th Wednesday - Gib and Charles Lelek worked on tractor. I patched and baked cookies.

Aug 10th Thursday - I washed. Gib and Charles Lelek worked on tractor. Rays came for water.

Aug 11th Friday - Gib cut wheat on strips. I ironed.

Aug 12th Saturday - Gib finished cutting wheat. I ironed. Gus came back.

Aug 13th Sunday - Baked bread.

Aug 14th Monday - Went to Lewistown. Gus shocked. Gene stayed in town.

Aug 15th Tuesday - Finished tractor. Charles Lelek here for dinner. Gus shocked.

Aug 16th Wednesday-Gib took tractor to Lelek's. Gus fixed hay rack.

Aug 17th Thursday - Gib and Gus went to Sharps and brought home some lumber. Mildred came.

Aug 18th Friday - Gib mowed hay. Gus went to thresh. Mildred and I made root beer.

Aug 19th Saturday - Gib raked. Ida came. I ironed.

Aug 20th Sunday - Baked a cake.

Aug 21st Monday - I washed. Gib went to Lewistown. Left Richard there. Gus went to thresh.

Aug 22nd Tuesday - I canned rhubarb. Gib cleaned Granaries.

Aug 23rd Wednesday- Gib hauled wood from Sharps. I dried corn.

Aug 24th Thursday - Mildred, Emily and Ruby came. Mrs. Basouska came. I dried corn and canned peaches.

Aug 25th Friday - I dried corn and canned peaches. Gib went to Sharps.

Aug 26th Saturday - I canned peaches, plums and baked bread.

Aug 27th Sunday - Rays came. Galloway's brought Mama and Richard out.

Aug 28th Monday - I canned plums. Mama ironed. Gus threshed at Mikes.

Aug 29th Tuesday - We washed. Mama ironed. Gus went to Galloways. Gib helped thresh.

Aug 30th Wednesday - Mama ironed. Threshed at Kosirs.

Aug 31st Thursday - Threshed at Rays. Gib went to Roy. We patched, finished Mama's dress.

SEPTEMBER 1939

Sept 1st Friday - Threshed at Rays. We cleaned house, washed, ironed and baked a cake.

Sept 2nd Saturday - Finished. Rays here for dinner and supper.

Sept 3rd Sunday - Galloways stopped. Swan came.

Sept 4th Monday - Cooked for threshers all day. Mildred helped.

Sept 5th Tuesday - Finished threshing tonight. Papa and Alton came for Mama.

Sept 6th Wednesday - Rained - We rested. I patched overalls.

Sept 7th Thursday - I washed. Gib took Carl's wagon home and cleaned up around stacks.

Sept 8th Friday - I straightened up the house and ironed. Gib cut corn and hauled in hay.

Sept 9th Saturday - We cleaned school house. Mildred came. Gib hauled in hay and corn.

Sept 10th Sunday - Arch Johnson's came out. I baked bread and a pie.

Sept 11th Monday - I washed. Gib hauled a load of hay and went to Swan's. Rays came. Gus came back.

Sept 12th Tuesday - Gib hauled rock.

Sept 13th Wednesday - Gib hauled rock.

Sept 14th Thursday - Mildred came. I patched. Gib hauled rock.

Sept 15th Friday - I made Ted a pair of blue rompers. Gus went to Swan's.

Sept 16th Saturday - Cleaned house.

Sept 17th Sunday - I cut all the boy's and Gib's hair. Got ready to go to Lewistown. Ida came.

Sept 18th Monday - Went to Lewistown.

Sept 19th Tuesday - Nettie came. I darned sox. We plowed and picked spuds.

Sept 20th Wednesday - Finished spuds, baked, washed, mopped, and folded clothes. Swan and Gus came.

Sept 21st Thursday - Gib started a dam on Rolf's. I canned seven quarts beets.

Sept 22nd Friday - I made tomato preserves, canned beets and washed Ted's clothes. Gib and Gus worked on dam.

Sept 23rd Saturday - The men finished dam. I ironed and cleaned house. Rays came.

Sept 24th Sunday - I baked bread and a cake. Bill Galloway stopped. Swan came.

Sept 25th Monday - Gib helped Galloways. I canned Swiss chard and picked some tomatoes. Bill Schultz came. Charles Lelek came.

Sept 26th Tuesday - I washed, mopped and folded clothes. Gib brought steers home. Joe and Ida came.

Sept 27th Wednesday - Pucketts stopped. Irene Potter spent the day. I cut out shirt. Brother came.

Sept 28th Thursday - Gib picked tomatoes. I cut out Allen's jacket and cut up tomatoes. Rays came.

Sept 29th Friday - Ray fixed car. Ed Star here for dinner. I sewed up Allen's jacket and Gene's shirt.

Sept 30th Saturday - I ironed. Gib fixed double trees.

OCTOBER 1939

Oct 1st Sunday -Rays came. Joe and Ida came. I baked bread and a pie. Gib took Gus to Peoples.

Oct 2nd Monday - Showers - I washed. Gib worked on the car.

Oct 3rd Tuesday - I finished Allen's jacket.

Oct 4th Wednesday - Gib went to work on dam on range. I mopped and baked.

Oct 5th Thursday - Gib worked on dam. Bur's brought coal. Paper salesman came. Mildred came.

Oct 6th Friday - Gib worked on dam. Mildred churned and canned tomatoes. Clarks and Ida came.

Oct 7th Saturday - I baked and ironed. Ray and Carl came. Gib worked on tractor. Gus came back.

Oct 8th Sunday - I baked a cake and patched. Gib filled straw tick and brought cattle home.

Oct 9th Monday - I washed. Gib went to work on dam. Gus made flood gates.

Oct 10th Tuesday - Gib to work. Gus to Lewistown. Mildred came. I cut out shirt. Mildred packed butter.

Oct 11th Wednesday - I finished Gene's shirt. Cut out Ted's overalls. Baked bread and a pie. Mildred ironed and mopped.

Oct 12th Thursday - I made Teddy a pair of overalls.

Oct 13th Friday -We went to Lewistown.

Oct 14th Saturday - I baked. We went over to get Ray's wagon. I fixed men's lunch for morning.

Oct 15th Sunday - Gib and Gus went to the timber. Rays and Rossiters's came.

Oct 16th Monday - I baked bread and a cake, fixed lunch for men and patched Gib's underwear.

Oct 17th Tuesday - The men went to the timber. I washed and mopped.

Oct 18th Wednesday - Men got home at 3. I took cows out.

Oct 19th Thursday - Rays came for water. I went home with them. Made Richard's shirt.

Oct 20th Friday - Gib went to Roy in AM. I ironed at night.

Oct 21st Saturday - Mrs. Galloway spent the PM here. I baked and canned grapes. Allen sick.

Oct 22nd Sunday - Fried chicken and made Allen a birthday cake.

Oct 23rd Monday - Gib went to Roy again. I washed. Sam Connelly came.

Oct 24th Tuesday - Bill Galloway came. Gib got 16 pullets from him. Put heater up. I canned tomatoes.

Oct 25th Wednesday - I made Ted's overalls. Allen sick.

Oct 26th Thursday - I baked, cleaned two ducks and dampened clothes. Men hauled boards from Sharps.

Oct 27th Friday - Gib watered horses on Sharps and plowed in the big dam.

Oct 28th Saturday - The men worked on the dam.

Oct 29th Sunday - I boiled chicken, made a cake, and washed Ted's clothes. Harold and Vernon came.

Oct 30th Monday - The men worked on dam all day. Papa and Uncle Will came for heifer. I baked.

Oct 31st Tuesday - Ray went hunting. Mildred came over. The men worked on the dam. I washed and watered the horses. Mrs. Myers stopped.

NOVEMBER 1939

Nov 1st Wednesday - Vernon brought car over for Gib to fix. I patched and ironed shirts.

Nov 2nd Thursday - Went to Roy in PM and had the boys vaccinated for diphtheria.

Nov 3rd Friday - Gib worked on Vernon's car all day. Vernon, Harold, Swan and Gus here for supper.

Nov 4th Saturday - I ironed in PM. Carl here for dinner. The men hauled straw.

Nov 5th Sunday - I went to Clark's with Rays. Connellys brought their car over.

Nov 6th Monday - I washed and churned. Gib worked on Connelly' s car. Nick, Mike, Bill G and Vernon and Harold stopped. Gus went to Galloway's.

Nov 7th Tuesday -

Nov 8th Wednesday - Gib hauled straw. I baked.

Nov 9th Thursday - Went to Roy for vaccinations. I went to see Mrs. Puckett.

Nov 10th Friday - Went to Lewistown at noon. Went to Uncle Will's at night.

Nov 11th Saturday - Came home from town.

Nov 12th Sunday - Ray went hunting. Mildred stayed here. Kosir's came for water.

Nov 13th Monday - I washed. Gib worked on car. Gene went to stay with Mildred.

Nov 14th Tuesday - Ted sick with a cold. Gib worked on car. I sewed a little. Teacher stopped.

Nov 15th Wednesday - Gib worked on car. Took me to Rays. I made a shirt and rompers. Ray came home.

Nov 16th Thursday - I canned tomatoes and washed Ted's clothes. Gib went to help Galloway's with roofs. Joe Kalina came to measure wheat.

Nov 17th Friday - Gene and Richard sick. Gib finished car. I mopped and sewed.

Nov 18th Saturday - I ironed. Sam got his car.

Nov 19th Sunday -

Nov 20th Monday - I washed. Gib worked on dam.

Nov 21st Tuesday - Gib worked on dam. Got winter wheat from Ray.

Nov 22nd Wednesday - Finished my dress, dressed a chicken and make a cake and a pie.

Nov 23rd Thursday - We went to school house for Thanksgiving dinner.

Nov 24th Friday - Gib sewed wheat on Sharps. I sewed and ironed.

Nov 25th Saturday - Allen got new shoes. Gib finished wheat. I baked and cleaned house.

Nov 26th Sunday - Gene sick. I finished Allen's shirt, patched and baked a cake.

Nov 27th Monday - Gib worked on dam. I washed. Gene and Richard missed school. Mildred came. Richard stayed all night with Mildred.

Nov 28th Tuesday - Gib worked on dam. Ray and Carl came. I washed all the windows.

Nov 29th Wednesday - Gib worked on dam. I sewed.

Nov 30th Thursday - I canned seven quarts of carrots and baked bread. Gib worked on dam. Rays went to Lewistown.

DECEMBER 1939

Dec 1st Friday - Gib worked on the dam. I ironed and darned sox.

Dec 2nd Saturday - Gib hauled machinery around, dumped junk. I cleaned house.

Dec 3rd Sunday - Rays came. Galloways came. I cut Gib's hair, baked a cake and patched.

Dec 4th Monday - Mildred went to Lewistown with us.

Dec 5th Tuesday - I washed. Gib went to Mikes and Swan's. Rays came.

Dec 6th Wednesday - I baked, mopped and cut out dress. Gib rode over to see cattle.

Dec 7th Thursday - Rays came. Gib worked on dam.

Dec 8th - I ironed. Gib worked on dam. Ray took Mildred to Lewistown.

Dec 9th Saturday - I cleaned house and finished ironing. Gib fixed muffler on car. Gib brought Ruby home.

Dec 10th Sunday - I baked and patched overalls.

Dec 11th Monday - I washed. Gib went to Jerrys and Mikes. Teacher stopped.

Dec 12th Tuesday - I mopped floor and made candy. Gib started to fix eaves.

Dec 13th Wednesday - Gib helped Swan. I made candy, washed and sewed. Ray got water.

Dec 14th Thursday - I sewed. Gib helped Swan. Ray came.

Dec 15th Friday- We went to Lewistown and brought Mildred home.

Dec 16th Saturday -Gib worked on dam. Boys trimmed Christmas tree.

Dec 17th Sunday - Gib vaccinated calves. I darned sox and wrapped packages.

Dec 18th Monday - Rays came. Gib fixed fence. I washed clothes and sewed.

Dec 19th Tuesday - I washed. Gib took heifer to pasture.

Dec 20th Wednesday - Hung out clothes, made candy, and baked bread. Gib killed turkey.

No more after December 21, 1939


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