1944

January

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February

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March 

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3.  Friday. A very nice day. Mr. Wells paid his bet- 1 qt. on preacher.

4.  Saturday. Rained some. Rev. Scott Swinehart left Athens this morning for good.

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12.  Wednesday. A very nice day. Got me a new permanent today.

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16.  Thursday. Another nice day.

17.  Friday. A fine day.

18.  Saturday. Rained nearly all day at McComas.

19.  Sunday. Rained all night, turning to sleet and did so all day – 2 or more inches of   sleet & ice. Went to SS & church. Mr. Rogers preached. Took Dad to build fire and   Mother & I went up & visited Uncle Doc awhile.

20.  Monday. First day of spring. Ice all over everything. Temp 25. Road slick. Started in car to take dad to work and couldn’t make Caldwell Hill. The starter wouldn’t work. Clownie Hite could not come to put new battery in so I had to push it back in home.

21.  Tuesday. Still slick & bad. Went to McComas.

22.  Wednesday. Still ice & chilly.

23.  Rained all day. Snowed a little.

24.  Friday. Still ice in places. Went to choir practice.

25.  Saturday. A beautiful day. Dr. Lilly gone to Charleston on business & Mrs. Lilly.

26.  Sunday. Went to SS & church. Nice crowd present. A fine day. We went to see   Aunt Rose in afternoon. Hot and nice. After supper we went up to see Brown   Scott   awhile and home.

27.  Monday. A very nice day. Not so warm. Rained some today.

28.  Snowed & sleeted a little and then in afternoon it really rained. High winds. Temp 32.

29.  Rained today some. Wind high. Colder a lot by night. We are expecting a new calf   any time now.

30.  Temp 27. Clear & sun out. Maybe a nice day. Colder a lot tonight.

31.  Spitting snow a while this morning. Temp 26 today. Went to choir practice. Came   home and we had a new heifer calf down at the cabin at the spring. It is a beauty.

April

1.  Saturday. April Fool’s Day. It is real nice this morning. Temp 30 -ice.

2.  Sunday. A fine morning. We went to SS & church. Judge Easley from Bluefield   came over and preached for us. A large crowd present. Stayed home today.   Brought calf up from cabin. Colder & raining at 4:00 turning to snow at 7:00. Helen   Barton & Homer Ball came down at 8:00.

3.  Monday. Ground nearly white with snow and still snowing at 6:00 this morning.    Temp 26. Cleared up in afternoon a lot. No snow on ground. We went out to   Quincy’s awhile after supper.

4.  Tuesday. Temp 24. Began snowing about 9:30 and on all day big squalls. By time   we left McComas, there was plenty of snow on the ground. CW Grim died this   morning at 3:30. By night - temp 20 and still snowing.

5.  Wednesday. Temp, at 6:30 this morning, 15 above and the biggest snow so far all   winter. Jenning’s Drug store thermometer said 13 at 8:00. Snowing some all day.   Roads slick- a real winter day. Afraid fruit trees are killed- we know that peaches,   cherries & plums are. Still snowing late tonight.

6.  Thursday. Cleared up today. Most of snow left- only where it was drifted. CW Grim   was buried today. Warmer a lot.

7.  Friday. Temp 32 this morning. Clear but cloudy- by noon, may rain. Went to choir   practice at 7:00. Mrs. Edna Johnson got a message that Trevor Had dropped dead   in camp in Illinois. Been in camp 4 weeks. I went up there a while.

8.  Saturday. Rained some today. We went to Princeton after supper- Sis & I.

9.  Sunday. Easter- A nice warm day. Went to SS & church. Rev. AB Moore preached   for us. Stayed home in the afternoon. After supper we went up to Mrs. Johnson’s   awhile. A message came that the body had left camp at 4:00 PM- would arrive in   Bluefield at 8:45 Monday night.

10.  Monday. Rained during the night. Very nice this morning. Was up to Edna   Johnson’s until after they brought Trevor in. Got home at 1:30. 

11.  Tuesday. Boy, what a rain & wind storm - got completely dark about 1:30.   Tornados in several states- 46 dead. Went up to Johnson’s a few minutes after   supper.

12.  Wednesday. Rained off & on all day. Went to Trevor Johnson’s funeral at 2:00 in   Methodist church, a large crowd there and so many nice flowers. Colder a lot at   bedtime. Temp 34.

13.  Thursday. Temp 28 this morn. Plenty of ice.

14.  Friday. Cool yet today. Went to choir practice at 7:00. 4 there.

15.  Saturday.  A very nice day. Rained some late in afternoon. Came by Princeton from   McComas. Got Dad’s grass seed in Matoaka.

16.  Sunday. A very nice morning. Went to SS & church. Preacher Wilson from Camp   Creek failed to come so Dr. John McGraw preached for us. Dad & I went to Estil   Oxley’s after supper to get him to sow our oats and he said they had bought WL   Williams farm & dairy so he could not do it.  Said Marion Oxley said maybe he   could do it. Went out to Quincy’s awhile. Colder a lot at bedtime.

17.  Monday. Rained during the night Temp 26 this morning. Quincy’s came out and   stayed til 10:00. Had a lot of fun.

18.  Tuesday. Cold this morning. 31 Temp. Rained some today.

19.  Wednesday. Marion Oxley plowing our field today. Cloudy but didn’t rain any.   Washed most of back porch. After supper Mr. Wells came out for some sour   cherry trees- got several.

20.  Thursday. Cloudy rained a little late in the afternoon. Went to bed at 6:30- aching   & hurting all day.

21.  Friday. Didn’t sleep much during the night. Temp 100 4/5 at 9:30. Dr. Lilly gone all   morning. Went to choir practice and home.

22.  Saturday. Drilled our oats today & finished up. $32.00 to plow & sow 3 acres. Went   to Princeton after supper awhile.

23.  Sunday. A fine day. Wind chilly tho. Went to SS & church. Rev. Moore preached.   Stayed home in afternoon. Sis came out and we visited Barton’s awhile. Hugh   Pickett preached at7:30 and had a church meeting afterwards. Raining as I went   home.

24.  Monday. Rained most of the day. April Flowers. Cleaned back yard and mowed   lawn tonight.

25.  Tuesday. A fine day. Wind high & cool. Planted onions. After supper. RN Vermillion   very sick. DC Pettrey took over as clerk in Scott’s store today. Saw Dean also in   store at 6:00.

26.  Wednesday. Clear & cool this morning.

27.  Thursday. Cloudy, cold & raining all day and on until bedtime. Quincy’s came out   after supper awhile.

28.  Friday. A fine day. 32. Ice. A big frost. Went to choir practice.

29.  Sat. A fine morning. Temp 32. Ice & a big frost. Dr. Lilly & family went today to visit   Dick at Emory VA.

30.  Sunday. A fine day. Went to SS & church. Stayed home all afternoon till after   supper and went out to Quincy’s awhile.

May

1.  Monday. Hot today. Temp up in the 80’s. I went with Dr. Vermillion to see Aunt   Rose after dinner. She is real sick.

2.  Tuesday. Another fine day. I went with Aunt Alice, Uncle Hade, Mary Lee & “Shire”   & Rubin to see Aunt Rose about 8:00. Got home at 11:00.

3.  Wednesday. Still nice weather.

4.  A fine day & went to McComas. Ralph Thompson died last night. Heart attack at   Ieager, WV.

5.  Very nice day. Went with Dr. V- down to see Aunt Rose this morning. She is so sick.   Went to choir practice – only 3 of us there. Raining this evening and all night. Went   up to Davy Thompson’s awhile.

6.  Saturday, Cloudy all day. No rain tho. I went down to stay with Aunt Rose tonight.   QD took me down to schoolhouse and Bill met me there. Went to raining about   8:00 and all night.

7.  Up at Aunt Rose’s at 5:45 and it is just pouring the snow. Hills covered around   them. A big snow in Athens so they say. I came home at 5:00. QD came for me at   the schoolhouse. Dee Burch & wife was up for dinner and left at 5:00. I hit the hay   at 7:30. Tired and sleepy.

8.  Monday. Temp 34. Frost this morning. Sam Crawford was found dead in bed this   morning. A nice day. So warm. I took Daddy & Quinzetta and we went down to see   Aunt Rose awhile. Willie & Fred Ball came while we were there.

9.  A fine day. Primary Election. I took my car to McComas. Dr.’s is in garage at   Bluefield to have fender fixed. Stopped at hot house for tomatoes and pepper   plants. Voted as I came home.

10.  Wednesday. Another fine day. Grover came to Quincy’s and stayed all night and   Quincy is taking him down to Aunt Rose’s tomorrow.

11.  Thursday. A fine day. Hot. Dug our potatoes and they were all nearly rotten. Had   sold them at Sagamore.

12.  Friday. Another dandy day. Looked like rain but didn’t. We went to college gym for   crowning of the Queen. Louise Gentry was queen & Carly Terry was maid of honor.   Barton’s moved out of my house to Princeton today & tomorrow.

13.  Saturday. A fine day. Dr. Lilly leaves at 1:45 for Huntington to State Dental   Meeting. Bill Shepherd came for me at 5:15 to go help look after Aunt Rose over   Sunday. 

14.  Sunday. Mother’s Day. Aunt Rose is very sick. Got home at 8:10 tonight. Grover   left tonight.

15.  Monday. A fine day. Cleaned windows, mopped, & waxed Dr. Vermillion’s office.   Tired too, believe me. Aunt Lori died at 12:20 this morning. We went up to Julia’s   awhile after supper.

16.  Tuesday. Washed Pictures and mopped today. A fine day. Rained a little. Lots of   wind. Mowed my yard up on the hill.

17.  Wednesday. A very nice day. Went to Aunt Lori’s funeral & burial at Elgood. Hattie   Scott went with us. A large crowd there. 5 preachers there. Aunt Rose is worse.   Worked garden after supper and went up and gathered up trash at my house.

18.  Thursday. Cloudy. Rained a little about 5:30. Dr. Lilly back and going to McComas   today.

19.  Friday. A hot day. Went to Princeton at noon for paint & to get paper man to hang   paper in my house.

20.  Saturday. A fine day. Went to McComas. Got home at 6:00. Went over to see Lloyd   Oxley to fix my windows.  He was not home. Rained about dark.

21.  Sunday. A fine morning. Went to SS & to college to High school Commencement by   Rev. Carr from Princeton. Ate dinner and went to Aunt Bessie’s. Rained a real   storm here. We were not in any of it. Stopped to see Lloyd Oxley to fix windows   Tuesday evening.

22.  Monday. A very nice day. Scott boys fixed my roof, painted it today, only part – run   out of paint. Went to 3:00 to Hinton to see Uncle Joe. He is in hospital- real sick.   Went to graduation of Athens High School. Mary Ann graduated. Mother’s blood   pressure 216 tonight.

23.  Tuesday. A fine day. Lloyd came and done my windows.

24.  Wednesday. A very nice day. Dad & I jacked up and fixed underpinning in house at   noon. Helped a lot. A real storm about 5:30. Hailed. Worked some up at my house.

25.  Thursday. Went to McComas. Rained some- a washout at Princeton store and   Crane Creek. Worked again at house.

26.  Friday. A fine day. Worked- washed woodwork at house. 

27.  Saturday. A hot morning. Rained a hard rain at noon and in this rain, Downey   Martin ran into the side the Army truck in front of Roy Beckett’s filling station. Dr.   V sent him to hospital. He has a broken jaw, cuts and several teeth broke out and   gone. We went to Princeton after supper and stopped at Quincy’s awhile.

28.  Sunday. Went to SS & down to Aunt Rose’s awhile. I got home at 2:30. Church   meeting at 7 to put price on parsonage- $6000.00 Went up to Uncle Doc’s awhile   after supper.

29.  Monday. A fine day. Mowed cemetery at Tip’s and took flowers to upper cemetery   on Uncle Dee’s plot.

30.  Tuesday. Another fine day. Hot tho. At 7:00, Dad & I took flowers to Tip’s   Cemetery. Went up to cemetery about dark to get baskets.

31.  Wednesday. A hot day. Dr. Lilly did not come to office in afternoon. H.A. came   over for the afternoon. Ma & I went with Dr. Vermillion to Hinton. We visited   Uncle Joe till train time. Dr. Vermillion met Mrs. Vermillion & Bill. Rained a little.

June

1.  Thursday. A hot day.

2.  Friday. A fine morning. We went to Concord Commencement.  Graduation is on   today. Fixed screen doors up at house tonight.

3.  Saturday. Went to McComas. Showered some over there. Worked up at house   again tonight.

4.  Sunday.  Went to SS & church. Rev. Moore preached. Dr. Lilly’s & Mrs. Caldwell   came down in afternoon. Caught me up on the hill painting. Cold this evening.   Went down to Ed Wirtz. He lives in Lura Burch’s house now. Bought it last week.   Oliver Scott got his farm.

5.  Monday. Temp 56. Warmed up a lot. Rome fell into the Allies hands last night.

6.  Tuesday. The big invasion started at 3:12 this morning in France. Radios on fire   bringing the great news. Raining this morning.

7.  Wednesday. Temp 46. Cold. Had a note from Doc saying Uncle Joe slipped and fell   Monday night -in hospital. A big bump on his head. No bones broken.

8.  Thursday. Temp 39. Frost on housetops. Dr. Lilly sick. Called for me to bring Dr. V.   and come down.  I went to McComas by myself for the day. Ruben Vaught came   up on way down to Aunt Rose’s. Came over town and up to Doc’s to get Ruben   and up to visit Mrs. Eskew awhile. 

9.  Chilly yet this morning. Went to Princeton after supper and on to carnival awhile.   Boy, big crowd there.

10.  A fine day. Went to SS and on to Hinton to see Uncle Joe. Found him very sick. This   was 10 years for Dad to go to Sunday School without missing a Sunday. Dad and I   went down to see Aunt Rose at 5:00. Elbert Alvis ruined a fender for me over on   the curve above Thornton Road. Got home at 9:00. 

11.  Monday. A hot day. Temp 88 at 5:30 on our porch. Worked out garden after sun   went down.

12.  Hot and dry. Doc called at 5:30 saying Uncle Joe was so much worse. Called Doc at   8:30 tonight. Say he is still very sick.

13.  Hot & dry.

14.  Thursday. Hot today. Dr. Meador called at 3:00 PM saying Uncle Joe died at 2:10.

15.  A hot day. We went down to Hinton after supper. Well’s went along with us.   Qunicys also drove down.

16.  Saturday. A hot day. Went to Hinton at 10:30 to Uncle Joe’s funeral at 2:00. Got   back to cemetery about 3:40. Tired out when night came.

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18.  Went to SS & church. Hot 94 in the shade at 4:00 PM. 80 at 10:00 at night.

19.  Monday. 70 at 6:30 this morning. Rained around close home here. Cooler at   bedtime.

20.  Tuesday. Temp 39 this morning. Cloudy & cold all day.

21.  Wednesday. Warmed up some during day. Dry no rain.

22.  Thursday. Hot today. A tornado came to Athens at 9:00 and over at 9:30. And what   a wreck. Hail ruined things from Mick or Mack’s on down this town. We had some   hail at our house.

23.  Friday. Boy, everything is blown up by the roots. We lost 2 apple trees, half of a   wild cherry tree and garden blown down. Up on hill, 2 window glass out of brown   house and in my lot, 4 apple trees blown down. Streets blocked down at Bibbee’s   till up near noon. Meador Bird Ridge is completely ruined- gardens, wheat and   everything. 30 windows blown out of college. Dr. Lilly went to see Henry about   noon. Came over town after supper to show Mother the wreck – trees and etc.

24.  Saturday. A storm hit the northern part of the state. Tornado and killed 109.   Wrecked so many towns. Went to Hinton and got Mother’s chest & cupboard.

25.  A very nice day. No news much. Went to SS & church. Harold Wirtz was killed in   the invasion June 6, 1944- Message came at 10:00 today from government.   Quincy’s came out awhile after supper.

26.  Monday. Very nice day. No news.

27.  Tuesday. Hot. 90 today.

28.  Wed. Hot today.

29.  Thursday. Another storm but not so hard. Lightning worse I ever saw. Hit Glen Lyn   bad so they say.

30.  Friday. A very nice day. Mrs. Lina McClanahan died in hospital.

July

1. Saturday. A fine day. Went to McComas, took Dick by to go back to camp at Emory. He goes to hospital in or near Washington. Went by Mrs. Eskew’s awhile to see Mrs. McCallahan. Saw the Rev. Castello who is here to preach a trial sermon tomorrow.

2. Sunday. A fine day. Went to SS & church. Rev Castello preached for us. A large crowd present. Very nice I think. Ennis & Fern ate dinner with us. QD working overtime. We went to Mrs. McCallahan’s funeral at 2:30. Doc & Roy came up but we missed them. Quincy’s came out awhile after supper. Sprinkled a little. Cooler a lot by bedtime.

3. Monday. Cool this morning. We worked hard all day. Went to bed at 8:00.

4. Tuesday. A fine day. We went to see Aunt Rose at 10:00. Home at 5:30. She is not feeling so good.

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9. Went to SS & church and after dinner Sis called and we went out for a drive. Sis doing the driving. She is learning so she can go to school in car if she gets the Bird school. Has promise of it.

10 Monday. Wrote policies all day and am taking my vacation. Lillian is working for me. Cut oats. MC Oxley did with reaper. 

11. Tuesday. A nice day. Dad & I put top on shed part of barn.

12. Wednesday. Cut hay & shocked & stacked it.

13. Thursday. Raining some today. Went to Charles Martin’s funeral. Really rained while we were there. Peeled apples and canned them. 13 quarts.

14 Friday. Up early and Mother & I went to Bluefield at 7:15 to have car fender fixed. Was over there all day. Tired when we got home. Dad had picked blackberries. Enough for 7 qts. Canned them also.

15. A fine day. Came over town after supper awhile. Went to Princeton after supper awhile. Stopped at the Holy Roller church awhile.

16. Went to SS & church. We and Wells went to church to the Holy Roller’s meeting.

17. Dad & I went to Princeton for roofing paint and up to liquor store and courthouse and home.

18. Worked some today at home. 

19. Came over to town. Put in all day working in office. Raining most of the day.

20. Thursday. A nice day.

21. Friday. Came back to help Dr. Lilly till noon. Went to Eugene Pennington’s wife’s funeral at Pettrey. Went to Mr. Howery’s sale. QD got washer. Neta an electric toaster & I got a small table.

22. Saturday. Worked in office all day. Bill Mastin came in today with wife and baby from overseas. Went to Princeton after supper and to Mercer Show - “The Sullivan Family”. Very good.

23. Sunday. Went to SS and home. Packed lunch and we went to Oakvale Homecoming. Sis went with us, Aunt Rose was there -feeling very good. Quincy’s came out awhile after supper. Also QD & Ennis. We went over to Howery’s bought a few articles - 2 blankets. 

24. Monday. A hot day. Rained a little. We put our oats in barn today. A good breeze. Went out to Quincy’s and helped string beans. Got home about 11:15.

25. Tuesday. Hot as all get out today. Worked hard at McComas.

26. Wednesday. Hot last night and still today. No breeze.

27. Thursday. Hot today. Rained a good rain today.

28. Friday. A fine day. Charlie Powell died tonight. Went to choir practice at 7:30. Rained a little.

29. Nice breeze today.

30. Sunday. A fine day. Went to SS & church. Moore preached. Afternoon I went out calling on Julia Wiley & baby & Mrs. Eskew. Sis came out. Showered late in afternoon & evening.

31. Monday. Hot and cloudy some today.

August

1. Tuesday. Charlie Powell buried today. Bill Dobbins moved into my house today. Paid 3 mos. Rent. $14 per month - $42.00

2. Wednesday. Hot today. Frank Parker painting window frames today at bank.

3. Thursday. Rained a little today.

4. Friday. Hot 92 in shade. No rain. Went to choir practice at 7:30.

5. Saturday. Hot early this morning.

6. Sunday. Went to SS & church.

7. Monday. Dry and hot.

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13. Sunday. A nice day. Went to SS & church. Tom Peters preached. Very nice crowd. Went for a ride after supper.

14. Monday. Dr. Lilly & Vermillion went and got paint for office today.

15. Blaine Jennings started painting today in hall of office.

16. Wednesday. Blaine still painting.

17. Thursday. We did not go to McComas today. Dr. & Mrs. Lilly, Lyllian & Mary Ann left tonight for Washington to visit Dick for a week. Rained a nice one tonight.

18. Friday. Painting Dr. Vermillion’s office & drug room. Came back after supper and put up his bottles.

19. A fine day. Cool. Painters in office today and boy what a mess. Came to office at 6:30. Cleaned floors till 10:30. Went to Princeton for Phyllis at 1:45 tonight.

20. Sunday. A very nice day. Lefty Oxley put first coat of paint on floors this afternoon. Worked from 12:00 noon until 3:30. Dad tired from cleaning.

21. Working hard all day alone. Dr. Vermillion out on 2 OBs & 3 town calls. Dr. WS Steele died last night. Came back at 7:00. Lefty painting second coat on floors.

22. Tuesday. Cool today. Rained a little. We went to Spanishburg to funeral of Dr. Will Steele at 2:30. A big crowd there. Worked up at Training School after supper helping Dad. Aunt Daisy Higginbotham died about dark tonight.

23. Wednesday. Very nice day. Cool. Got telegram from Dr. Lilly to meet them in Hinton at 8:05 tonight. Phyllis went with me. Got home at 10:00 - train late.

24. Thursday. A very nice day. Cool tho. Went to McComas today. 

25. Cloudy & rained some. We have not moved furniture in room yet at office. Brought Mother to Dr. V. after supper. Whelped up and itching terribly. Didn’t sleep any last night.

26. Saturday. Temp 48. Rained some all day. Dr. Lilly & Mrs. Lilly went to Gary tonight.

27. Sunday. Temp 60. Chilly. Went to SS & church. Rev. Moore preached. Brought Mother to Dr. Vermillion again today. Worse. Dr. says too much acid from eating. Came over town in afternoon a few minutes. QD, Ennis and Fern came for a few minutes. Raining hard when we went to bed.

28. Monday. Cloud & cold this morning.

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September

1. Friday. A fine day.

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3. Sunday. A fine day. Cool.

4. Rained just a little.

5. Tuesday. Rained just a little. My Birthday.

6. Wednesday. Rained just a sprinkle.

7. Thursday. Colder a lot. Temp 48.

8. Friday. Colder 46. Frost in the hollows.

9. Saturday. Temp 38 today. More frost.

10. Sunday. Cold this morning. Went to SS and over to Ennis’s and home to Homecoming, Sis & I. Ennis & Fern. QD had to work. Had a big day.

11. Monday. Raining today.

12. Tuesday. Rained some today.

13. Wednesday. Very nice day.

14. Thursday. Cool and clear.

15. Friday. A fine day. Taking cold serum – 4th dose today all of us.

16. Saturday. Nice day. Quincy’s 3 red foxes got out. Killed one - think he will get another one.

17. Sunday. Cool this morning. Went to SS & church. Church meeting a few minutes to sell parsonage to Leo Thompson at $4500.00. Went to visit Charlie Barton awhile and on over to Joe Hatcher’s apple orchard.

18. Monday. Raining.

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October 

1. Went to SS and left Dad and I took my car and Bill, Lizzie, Billy Earl and Aunt Rose down to Aunt Alice’s for the day. Had a nice day. Got home about 6:00. 

2. Monday. Rained some today.

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7. Saturday. Went to McComas. Mae Dobbins went and cleaned & waxed our floors for us.

8. Sunday. A nice day. Went to SS & home. Aunt Alice, Uncle Hade, ”Shire”, Marylee, Ruben, Aunt rose, Lizzie & Bill, Billy Earl, Toots, Dee & Lacy Jr. all ate dinner with us. Had a big day. Quincy’s came out with Ennis & Fern in afternoon. Dr. Vermillion left for Charleston Grand Chapter meeting. Went for a drive after supper. Ennis & Fern went with us.

9. Monday. Cool this morning. Rained a little.

10. Tuesday. Frost and ice this morning.

11. A very nice day. Dr. Lilly went to Bluefield shopping. Mae Dobbins cleaned & waxed the office floors for me. Dr. Vermillion came in from Charleston at 4:15 this afternoon. Wallie Vest was killed in a truck wreck near his home at Matoaka last night.

12. A cloudy cool day today. Dad & I picked apples after supper awhile. Raining.

13. Raining hard today. Most of day. Went out to Quincy’s awhile to see Neta’s ears. Sore from dying her hair. Been to Dr. 2 trips to Hinton.

14. Temp low and cold this morning.

15. A fine day. Wind chilly. Went to SS & church and home. Ate dinner. Took Charlie Hanks and went to Elgood to Walter Vest’s burial. A big crowd there. Did not bury him. Waiting for boy from California to arrive. Went out to Quincy’s awhile to see Neta. She is worse.

16. Very nice day. Cold tho. Raining some.

17. Very nice day.

18. Cool today.

19. Cloudy all day.

20. Friday. Raining early this morning. I took dad to work and it poured all day without a let-up. Wind light & cold. I went out to Quincy’s awhile after supper.

21. Saturday. Raining this morning also. PT Lilly died last night in Princeton. Came over town after supper. Dad got a haircut.

22. Sunday. Went to SS & church. Went up to cemetery after dinner to burial of PT Lilly and out to see Neta awhile.

23. A fine day. Our cow is all okay. Apples did not hurt her. Went down to Quincy’s. Neta is better and on up to Mrs. Williams awhile and home.

24. Tuesday. Cloudy. Rained some today. Warmer a lot.

25. Wednesday. A fine day. Dr. Lilly went to see Henry today. He is sick.

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29. Sunday. Went to SS & church.

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31. Went to McComas. Bertha Watts’ mother died yesterday suddenly so we heard. Dr. Lilly & I went up to her home a while. We went out to Quincy’s awhile after supper.

November

1. A very fine day.

2. Thursday. Leaves falling fast - last 2 days.

3. Friday. Rained some today.

4. Saturday. Very nice day.

5. Sunday. Went to SS & church. Dr. Kelly here for a month to preach for us. Quinzetta came out awhile. Went to church at 7:30.

6. Monday. Cold this morning. Temp 22 above. Quincys came out awhile after supper.

7. Tuesday. A big day. Weather fine. Temp 20. President Election – Everybody voting. I worked in office all day.

8. Wed. A fine day. Everything went Democratic but 2 Justices & 2 constables in Jumping Branch. Roosevelt reelected - makes 4 terms as President.

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11. Sat. A fine day.

12. Sunday. Went to SS & church. Dr. Kelly preached. Dr. Lilly’s gone to Union to visit Dr. Ben Caldwell.

13. Monday. Very nice day.

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17 Friday. Cloudy. Looks like snow. It did sprinkle - just a little...

18. Cloudy but cleared up but cold. Bill Shepherd stayed all night with us last night. Went to Princeton after supper awhile - just mother & I. Got my watch back from Kessinger’s.

19. Sunday. First snow today. Cloudy and raining a little bit. Went to SS & church. Dr. John McGraw is our new superintendent of SS starting today. Fred Rogers preached. Went to snowing at 3:00 and melting. Snowed all evening and night. Some sticking, not much tho. Went up to Doc Holdren’s awhile in afternoon. Went to hear Dr. Pickett at 7:30 at church. Josie Wiley died at 10:17 this morning.

20. Monday. Misting & snowing a little early today. Cloudy and cold all day.

21. Tuesday. Blank

22. Wed. Blank

23. Thursday. A very nice morning. We went over to see Aunt Rose & folks in Virginia and it started snowing soon as we got there and continued all day. We got home at 6:00 and we had a nice snow. Got 4 bu. Apples.

24. Friday. Cold this morning and slick. Still snowing today.

25. Sat. Thawed some but still a bad time. I did not go to the party for Lizzie & Bill at Fred Cheatwood’s - too bad for me.

26. Sunday. A real cold morning.

27. Monday. Still plenty of snow.

28. Tuesday. Blank

29. Wed. Began snowing and really did a good job. Froze later and is it slick.

30. Thursday. Slick this morning. We went to McComas but were scared. Temp 20.

December

1. Friday. Colder & slick.

2. Sat. Boy the roads are really slick.

3. Sunday. Snowed some more today. Zero this morning.

4. Monday. Roads very clear today. Snowed a lot today tho - 9 above.

5. Tuesday. We went to McComas. Temp about 20 this morning.

6. Wed. Snowing today.

7. Thursday. Still plenty of snow. Started sleeting and snowing and a real bad night. Heard Rev. RB Nelson preach at 7:30.

8. Friday. Boy a bad morning. Snowing & ice under it.

9. Sat. Still lots of snow. Mother & I went to Princeton to have our eyes checked at 3:10. Got home at 7:00.

10. Sunday. A very nice morning. Cold as all get out tho. Went to SS & church. Hook Mays joined the church this morning and was baptized at night services.

11. Monday. Started snowing at 5:30 this morning and has not quit at this writing 1:00. 4 or 5 inches of snow at 7:00. There is 15 to 20 inches of snow and wind is raising and seems to be one of the worse nights that we have ever had.

12. Tuesday. Up early and snowing. Wind high all night and drifts everywhere. All traffic stopped. Roads blocked all over town and state of West Va. No buses, no school in county and college is stopped. Dr. Vermillion failed to get to the office today. I & dad came over town. Took us 35 minutes to make it. Stayed all night with Neta. Quincy stayed ay Girl’s Hall in kitchen.

13. Wednesday. Still snowing. Temp 14 above. Roads and streets blocked everywhere. A few cars were pulled and dragged through the streets just for fun. Of course they couldn’t get anywhere. I went home tonight. Quinzetta still down at her school and couldn’t get home. No school in county till Monday announced at 3:30 today.

14. Friday. Snowing some all night and all day today. Road force is trying to open road from Princeton down to Athens. No mail since Monday. Mail came in about 4:00 today.

15. Saturday. Snowed most all day. I went to Princeton in afternoon for my new glasses. Roads very bad to travel over. We could not go to McComas this week at all. Quinzetta got home this morning from the Bird School. Mr. Eddins died this morning in Ben Bird’s property. Only been here 2 weeks.

16. Thursday - A mix-up in days. We don’t know.

17. Sunday. Clear & nice. Melting some today. Went to SS & church. Dr. Kelly’s last sermon. Haven’t had my car out since Sunday night. Snow drifts too deep.

18.Monday. Snowing today, turning to rain in late afternoon. I went with Dr. Vermillion on trip to Neely’s Knob. Walked 1 mile - carried his bag for him. It just poured snow on us both ways. Went to Jr. Phillips to see his wife.

19. Tuesday. Temp 14 this morning. Roads slick as glass with ice. We did not go to McComas. Dr. & family went to Bluefield shopping. I stayed home. At noon I went to Princeton on bus to get my glasses adjusted and shopped a little. Dr. Lillys only went to Princeton and back home. Snowing all afternoon hard and getting colder all the time.

20. Wednesday. Temp 14 this morning. Cloudy. Thomas Oxley wounded in Germany. Carl Eskew’s boy missing…Messages today. Dad Holdren died in Hinton Hospital today.

21. Thursday. We started to McComas. Got on Springs Road, slipped and turned crossways into bank. We shoveled snow, got out, turned around and came home. We went over to Hobart’s to see Dad Holdren - Dad & I after supper. Snowing hard at dark and on us over and back.

22. Friday. Slick. Oh Boy. Dr. Lilly took little Doc to have his tonsils out this morning. I went with the Vermillions to Princeton this morning shopping. Got home at 12:30. Dad Holdren buried at Elgood today by way of Goodwin’s Chapel. Roads not open by Graham’s Chapel to Elgood.

23. Saturday. Cloudy all day. A big frost this morning. Thawing a lot today. Dr. Lilly & Mr. Bibbee went to McComas today. I stayed home.

24. Sunday. We had to walk to town. Quincy came and got Mother & Dad. Roads sheet of ice. He took them home. I walked. Dr. Lilly sick in bed. I went down there after Sunday School & home.

25. Monday. Christmas Day. Very nice day. I came over to town for mail and up to Mrs. Mastin’s a few minutes.

26. Tuesday. Roads slick. Went to McComas first time for several days. Went up to Wells to see Hensleys awhile. Got my car out for the first time since 11th of month.

27. Wed. Sleeting & snowing today. Really a bad day.

28. Thursday. Went to McComas. Roads clear. Wind came up during the night and cleared the road off dry. Quincy’s & QD”s came out for a while after supper.

29. Friday. Snowing again today and sleeting. A real bad day.

30. Saturday. Roads really slick this morning. A big fog came up in afternoon and lasted to night. Rain too late in night.

31. Sunday. Raining this morning. We could not get car to start. Walked to SS & church. I came over town in afternoon & wrote deed for Aunt Bess Burch and home at 4:30. The last of 1944 - not been too bad a year.