1949

January

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4. Went to McComas. Out to Quincy’s for supper. Dad’s birthday - 76.

5. Fine weather.

6. Good weather.

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12. Dad & I went to see Uncle Bert this afternoon. Real sick. Rosa Oxley died this afternoon - 4:30.

13. Went to McComas. Came home early. Sis took us & Quincys over to see Uncle Bert at 6:30.

14. A fine day. Uncle Bert had a complete stroke at 8:00 tonight.

15. Uncle Bert died at 2:50 this morning. I went to Rosa Oxley’s funeral. Dr. J. Frank Marsh died at 4:30. Quincys & Dad & I went over to Uncle Bert’s after supper- in jeep.

16. A fine day. Just like summer. Went to Uncle Bert’s at 10:00. Brought his body in at 10:30. Large crowd there all day. We came home at 4:00. Went for Lizzie at 6:00. Uncle Hade & folks came. Uncle Hade & Lizzie stayed all night with us.

17. Raining this morning. Left at 12:00 for Elgood to funeral & burial of Uncle Bert. A large crowd there. Church full. Rained all day. Came home, got supper. Bill came for Lizzie at 7:00. Marylee and Webb came for Uncle Hade- had to get supper for all of them.

18. Raining & colder. Dr. Marsh’s funeral at 1:00 in library & buried in Princeton.

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20. Raining today. Colder by bedtime.

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22. A very nice day, Temp high. No snow so far this month.

23. Went to SS & church. Had to leave - coughing. Went over to see George Thompson awhile in afternoon & down to Quincy’s.

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25.Temp 50. Raining today. Went to McComas today - only lost 1 day coming over here by snow on road- was Dec. 30th.

26.Temp 54. Raining today all day. Went home and put out my washing. Ironed all things that got dry. Got to bed at 9:45.

27.Temp 52 at 6:30 this morning. Raining most of the day. No snow so far during January. Quinzetta came out at 7:00- stayed until 11:30. We really had a lot of fun. 

28.A fine day. Robins just thick. Temp high in the sixties. Wind high tho. Got my partial teeth to wear to keep me from closing my teeth together & grating them. I ironed after supper. Grover Bolin died at R.A. Martin’s this afternoon.

28. Raining some today & snow blowing also. Not too bad. Dr. Lilly operated on my two front teeth today “drilled” out all dead bone between them. Went out to R.A. Martin’s after supper & down to Quincy’s. No pain after the medicine left.

30. Temp 10 above. Cold & cloudy, Went to SS & church, up to Doc’s for dinner. Had a big time. Quincy’s came out at 6:00. Left at 8:30. Snowing hard around 7:00 and still at 9:30.

31. Temp 24. Snowing during night & sleeted some. Slick. I did not try cat- walked out. QD came out. Cold all day. Melting a lot.

February

1. Temp 24 this morning. Slick as can be. Earl Holdren died this morning in Princeton. Left for McComas at 10:00. Slick from Giatto on over the hill. Quinzetta came out. Stayed until 9:00.

2. Temp 14 this morning. Sun out early. Groundhog can sure see his shadow. QD is going to buy Parker Alvis’s house. He don’t like over at Peterstown- sick of it. We went to see Hinton play Athens Hi at gym. Athens beat Hinton bad.

3. Temp 14 this morning. Drs. Lilly & Vermillion gone to Princeton to Boyd Humphrey’s & Bobby Neely’s trial. Postponed until April term of court because Emmett Martin in Japan. Dr. Lilly called me at 12:15 to come to Princeton and get them. Dr. Vermillion’s car went bad. Sun bright all day. Went out to Quincy’s after supper awhile. Earl Holdren buried at Elgood at 11:00 this morning. Uncle Bert’s will was probated in court this morning. Made 1-1-49. Raining as we came home from Quincy’s.

4. Temp 34. Raining this morning. Plenty of snow on ground.

5. A fine day.

6. A fine day. We went to SS & church. Wells came out after dinner. Dr. Meador, Lula, Mayme, Mr. & Mrs. Funk came up. Blaine Jennings came out to adjust radio. Stayed home after supper.

7. A fine day. Dr. Lilly went to Charleston yesterday to meet on Medical & Dental school. I cleaned windows today. A fine day. I put out a washing after supper and went up to see Aunt Emma & Verena. Dad & I got home at 10:00.

8. A fine day. I went to see Dr. Ben Bird about my eyes. Got new glasses with bifocals in them. Dr. Lilly came home this afternoon. Dr. Lilly lost a new calf. QD came out after supper with the kids. Dad & I went to Hi School ballgame at gym, Pineville & Athens. We won.

9. A fine day. Cooler a lot. I ironed tonight.

10. Temp 24. Snowing & raining today. Dr. Lilly & I went through Bluefield to see collector of Internal Revenue man. On to McComas. Raining hard, turning to snow. Just poured for a while.

11. Temp 13 this morning. Warmed up a lot. Lots of robins flying around here for three weeks. Went up to see Aunt Emma awhile after supper.

12. Temp 26. Cloudy some. Took Willie White to hospital at 12:30 – just alive.

13. A fine day. Went to SS & church. After sinner Dad & I went over to see Aunt Flora awhile and home. Verena called may take Aunt Emma to hospital. I went right over and we called ambulance & sent her. She has pneumonia.

14. A fine day. Still warm. Temp up in the 60’s today. Went out to Quincy’s awhile after supper. Ennis & kids there. They & Sis went to the show soon after we got there.

15. Raining today. Temp went to 67 in Bluefield. We came to McComas at 3:05. Just pouring the rain. Went to gym Big Creek beat Athens High 68-60. Still raining but cooler.

16. Temp 47 this morning. Cloudy & raining some. Willie White still living but very bad.

17. A fine day. Went to McComas. Rained some.

18. A fine day.

19. Raining today some.

20. A fine morning. Looks like rain. Went to SS & church. Dr. & Mrs. Vermillion left for Florida. Bernice Gore came at 2:00 to spend the night. Had Quincy’s out for supper. Quincy’s birthday.

21. A beautiful day. Sun bright and warm all day.

22. Cloudy some this morning. Going to McComas. Raining when we got home. Hailed hard for a little while. Went to gym to see high school lose to Greenbrier.

23. Cloudy & cold. Willie White died at 11:40 in hospital. Went home and washed. Went to SS meeting at 7:00, home and ironed.

24. Cloudy most of day. A big frost. Temp 22. Went to gym Princeton Hi played Athens High. Score 66-65 in favor of Princeton. A nerve-breaking game. 1017 people there. Gym just packed. Ironed after I got back.

25. Cloudy. Wind high. Willie White’s funeral in Methodist church. Went to church at 7:30 to see Ella Nash Jarrell choir sang for 1 hour. Very nice.

26. A fine day. We worked the hardest today in many a day. Dad & I went to Princeton shopping & to see Elgood Hot Shots play Cleveland Clowns basketball. Beat Elgood by 12 points. They had one man 8 feet tall.

27. Cloudy. Went to SS & church. Stayed home. Dad went out to Quincy’s awhile. At 5:30 we went up to see Aunt Emma. Snowing. Just pouring soon after we got there. Turning to rain soon after we got home.

28. Temp 27. Snow and blowing. Wind high. Ground just barely covered. Snow squalls off and on all day. Colder. Temp at bedtime was 16 above and snowing.

March

1. Temp 9 above. Snowing & Blowing. Fire out in bank building. Temp 46 when I came over. We did not go to McComas. Dr. Lilly & Fred Cooper was out all day trying to make arrangements for a new gas furnace in bank. Went to Elgood to see Ray Cheatwood, Klingensmith & CH Houchins and “Gene” Lawrence.

2. Cold this morning. Temp 16 this morning. Still no heat in bank. We had to cancel all appointments. I left for Bluefield to see income collectors about my report. Stood in line 2 hours 20 minutes before I got in. Got home at 4:15. Got back 90.60 maybe.

3. Temp 26. Cloudy – snowed just a little sprinkle. We went to McComas. Plumbers finished putting gas furnace in bank and turned on the heat at 4:30. Jimmy Litz died this afternoon.

4. Temp 20 this morning. Clear & cold. Sun out nice. Jimmy Litz died yesterday in Huntington Veterans Hospital suddenly. Donzie Jr. came in from Navy- Discharged from 2 years service. Dr. & Mrs. Vermillion came in from Florida.

5. A fine day. Dr. Vermillion back at office from 2 weeks in Florida. Sunburnt to a blister nearly. Dad & I went up to Uncle Doc’s awhile & down to gym to see Athens Hi beat Spanishburg by 22 points.

6. Raining. Went to SS & church. At 2:00, I went to Jimmy Litz funeral at Methodist church. Home. Went to Quincy’s at 6: for a while. Snowy some at 8:00

7. Temp 20. Snowing some. Wind high. Clearing by noon. Sun out,

8. Very nice day. Looks like spring.

9. Very nice. Raining some today. Dad & I went to Princeton. Bought stone for Mother’s grave. $550.00. Got our telephone fixed. Been broken since yesterday. Athens High beat Marsh Fork 63-51 in Beckley Tournament. We listened to it over FM.

10. Raining this morning. Temp 44. Dropping fast. May snow.

11. Snowing tonight.

12. Temp 20. Snowing & blowing hard all day. Snow squalls- sun out- then snowing again.

13. Temp 16. Went to SS & church in Masonic building and was it cold. Repairing our church inside. SS scattered all over town. Stayed home all afternoon

14. A very nice day. Temp 22. Miners out for 2 weeks. John L. Lewis called in a 2 weeks mourning period for all miners killed in mines in 1948.

15. Snowing & blowing. We went to McComas. Road slick from Giatto over the hill. Miners all out. Dr. Levi Vermillion operated on in Bluefield Sanitarium today. Dr. Vermillion went over to be with him. QD moved back to Athens from Peterstown. Bought Parker Alvis’s home. Left and came home by Bluefield. Dr. stopped at station and got his ticket to go to Cincinnati Saturday.

16. Temp 24. Clear but cold. Leslie Kessinger’s boy & “Rolaid” boy & Mrs. Fletcher’s boy had a wreck up at crossroads. Turned over 3 times. Car ruined. Boys not hurt much. I went home & washed. Started ironing. Finished everything by 9:00. Tired too. Believe me.

17. Temp 20. Snowing when we got up. Cloudy. We are going to McComas today -not anymore until miners go back to work. Temp 40. Raining at 8:00. Just pouring.

18. Temp 44. Poured the rain all night/ 5 inches snow in Preston Co. Temp dropping. Snowing at 8:30, just pouring. Temp dropped from 44 at 7:00 this morning to 28 at 12:30. Snowing.

19. A fine day. Dr. Lilly left for Cincinnati Ohio for a dental meeting.

20. Chilly. Went to SS & church. Cloyd Armbrister preached – our pastor in Mullens. Stayed home in afternoon. Went out to see Aunt Emma around 6:00.

21. A fine day.

22. A fine day. Dr. Lilly came home from Cincinnati this morning.

23. A fine day. Went home, cleaned yard and worked outside all afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Caldwell came down to visit us awhile. Was so good to get outside all afternoon. Came over to Mrs. Caperton’s to Bible Study at 7:30 - 22 Present.

24. A fine day. Dad & I went to Lee Oxley’s to get Mr. Oxley to plow & sow our oats for us.

25. Another nice day. Raining just a little today. Dr. Lilly & Doc went to Beckley to a dental meeting. Dad & I went to Princeton at 4:25 to get seed oats to sow in field above house.

26. Raining this morning. Temp 52.

27. 117 in SS. Stayed for church and home. Went down to Bill Dobbins. Quincy & Neta went with us. Then up to cemetery to see stones & down to Quincy’s farm to see cows and calves. Raining.

28. A very nice day. 

29. A fine day.

30. A fine day. Temp 70 during the day. I went home and washed and worked all afternoon. Was so tired. Ironed some too. Mr. Oxley came and finished plowing ground in order to sow oats.

31. Cloudy early. Cleared up & was a nice day. Mr. Oxley drilled our oats today. One span of the Bluestone Bridge buckled and threw 9 men 185 ft. into the water. 5 were killed, 4 badly injured, 1 jumped. Dad & I went down. Left at 6:10 this evening. 1000 people were there and only 5 minutes after we got there, they brought up one man out of the water. Was a sight to see. They found the other one but he was pinned under the steel so they will have to do some planning to get him out.

April

1. Cloudy & raining some today. Colder Temp 42 this morning. Ann came in from Ann Arbor Michigan this morning. Got homesick. She has 10 days.

2. A fine day. Baked a pie after supper.

3. Cool Today. Went to SS. Left at 11:15 for Bluestone Bridge to see if they had got out the other man under steel. Never saw so many people & cars. Road blocked 50 times. Raining some & colder. Got home at 3:00. Neta & Quincy went with us.

4. Temp 42. Dr. Vermillion said it just poured snow at 1:00 AM this morning. He was out to see Mr. Harris. Dr. Lilly gone all day- first to Bluefield with Ann to see Dr. Clark- then to Union to visit Dr. Ben Caldwell’s folks. Dad & I cleaned off cemetery at Uncle Tip’s. Little Joe Eskew took down the big pine in Campbell’s Cemetery today.

5. Temp 42. Cloudy & cold. Raining, snowing, and sleeting off & on most of day. Went to McComas. Just poured the rain all the way home from McComas. Colder.

6. Temp 32- Snowing & raining. Just poured the snow as I came to work. Big dabs too. Got a permanent this afternoon. Donzie Jr. got his new Chevrolet car today.

7. Raining. Cold. Went to McComas. Sleeted, hailed, and snowed. 2 inches of hail. Raining. Colder. Dad & I saw the reddest cloud at 8:30 I ever saw.

8. Temp 32. Snowing at 6:45. Hailed again today.

9. Temp 26 at 6:00. Sun out. Warming up a lot.

10. Temp 30. Sun out. Very nice day. Went to SS. 114 present. Charlie Archer preached for us. Our pastor gone. Stayed home all afternoon. No one in. Cloudy at bedtime.

11. Raining this morning. Temp 40. Set another hen.

12. Rained today. Hailed at McComas also. Sleeted, Hailed- just poured here in town. Hailed at home just poured.

13. Raining today. I went to Bluefield. Got me a spring coat & a pair of shoes. Just pouring the rain in Princeton and when I got home. Quincy, Neta, & Sis came out awhile after supper, Quinzetta first time since 31st of January. Neta & Quincy since February 20th.

14. Raining today, 1:30 -cleared up some. At 2:30, Dad went up to see the kids at the school this afternoon.

15. Wind blowed all night & all day. Sun out & clear. 6:30 PM Getting cloudy – may snow.

16. Temp 28 this morning at 6 o’clock. Snowing some on till noon and started again. Snowed all afternoon. Still snowing hard at dark.

17. Temp 20 this morning. Easter. Went to SS & church. After dinner Dad & I went over to see Hobart Alvis. He was fine. Said that he felt better than any time since he got sick last Sept. 2. Raining & cloudy

18. Temp 28. Cold & cloudy some, Hobart Alvis took bad sick at 7 last night. Took him to hospital. At 4:00 this morning Doctors operated to find what was his trouble. Quit, Started giving him blood transfusions and he died at 1:15 today. Such a shock for all the family, brothers & sisters. Dr. Lilly & Doc gone all day to Williamson dental meeting. Will Linkous died yesterday. Went out to Quincy’s awhile after supper. 

19. Temp 30. Cold this morning. Will Linkous funeral & burial today in town. Brought Hobart’s body in this afternoon. We went over to Hobart’s after supper - a large crowd was there.

20. A fine day. Temp 28, A big frost. Went home. Put out my washing and got ready & went to Hobart’s funeral & burial. Home at 3:30. Churned. After supper I ironed all of my washing and got to bed at 10:00- dead tired.

21. A very nice morning. Temp 30. Cloudy most of the day. Got our garden plowed today - Harve White’s boy. Went out to Quincy’s. Took Neta some kidney pills.

22. Raining. Temp 45. Just pouring as I came to office. Rained hard most all day. Bill K Peters died in Princeton last night-was ½ owner of Harmon- Peter’s Supply Company.

23. A fine day. Cold Early. Omar Belcher died in Princeton this morning -Reynold’s boy.

24. Temp 46. Went to SS & church, Stayed home all afternoon. Went out to see Aunt Emma after supper awhile. Temp 36 at 9 PM.

25. Temp 28. Big frost this morning. Sun out & clear. Dr. Lilly & a college girl had a run in with cars in front of Bradley’s Drug Store.

26. A fine day. Warmer. Went to McComas.

27. Cloudy. Temp 62. Raining this morning and all day. Dad & I went to Princeton this afternoon. Fred Roles, who married the Albert Beckett girl, was killed at Ghent WVa when his Pepsi Cola truck went off the road. 4 hours getting him out.

28. A very nice day. Chilly early. My hen set on 13 eggs. Hatched 12 nice chickens this morning. Early Pettrey died today- cancer. Will Kidwell also died today- cancer.

29. Temp 40. A nice day. Some cloudy. Mr. Moore put in the other two markers at Gilmer’s grave & Uncle Dee’s for us.

30. Raining hard all day. Dad & I went down to JE Pettrey’s after supper. Early’s body was there. A good crowd there. Home at 8:40. Raining.

May

1. A fine day. Went to SS & home. We are back in church for the first sermon after clean up. Dad & I & Hense Wiley went to Early’s funeral at Graham’s Chapel. A big crowd there. Home at 3:30. Rained on us as we come home. After supper we went to cemetery. Stopped raining after dark.

2. Clear & nice early this morning. Raining early and all day. Dad & I went to the show- name: Best Years of Your Life. 3 hours long- Theater full.

3. Clear and warm. Had another hen to hatch out- 13 chicks out of 14. I have 25 young chickens now. Our cow doesn’t have a calf yet. We are worried about her.

4. Temp today at noon 80. A fine day. Washed and made hills in garden for tomatoes & cabbage. Went to Paul Broyles at 5:00 and got plants and put them out after supper. Paul gave me 6 head lettuce plants. Still hot.

5. Hot again today. Way up in the 80’s. I cleaned and waxed floors at McComas while the Drs. were up at the clinic at Sagamore. Took Jennings polisher and did a good job. We have a new bull calf. A nice one. Cow is fine. Hot. Oh boy, we nearly roasted.

6. A fine day. Temperature way up. Records in heat have been broken all over the nation. Dr. Levi Vermillion very bad. Ironed tonight.

7. Cloudy some- raining. I baked a cake after supper.

8. A fine day. Mother’s Day. Went to SS & church. At 2:00 we went out to Quincy’s awhile and home.

9. Rained nearly all day. Stockholders meeting of the bank. Had an easy day. Not so much work. Dr. Vermillion gone to see Dr. Levi most of the afternoon. Dad & I took rich dirt and grass seed up and fixed cemetery plot. Leveled down Gilmer’s and fixed them up fine.

10. Rained nearly all day. Dr. Levi Vermillion is still living but they don’t see how. Still raining and colder.

11. Temp 46 this morning. Rained all night and still at it this morning. I have lost 2 of my chicks. Went home at noon. Done some sowing. Doc Calfee came out and told us that Quincy & Jesse had bought Snider’s store out.

12. A very nice day.

13. Raining today. Margaret Vermillion Baxter had a breast removed today in Beckley hospital.

14. Raining today.

15. A fine day. Went to SS and home. Cleaned cellar ready for milk. Went up to cemetery after supper. A hard rain came up- Thunder. Stopped at Uncle Doc’s awhile & home.

16. Raining today. Dr. Vermillion came up. Said that Dr. Levi died yesterday afternoon at 2:30. Rained hard in the afternoon. 

17. Not going to McComas this week. State Dental meeting. Dr. Levi Vermillion funeral. I went down to cemetery for burial.

18. Dr. Lilly, Mrs. Lilly, & Doc Scott, Ben Caldwell, left at 5:00 this morning for Wheeling to State Dental Meeting. Dr. Lilly goes out as President Saturday at noon. I got Mae Dobbins & we cleaned floors. Waxed and polished today. Phillip Morris Tobacco Co had Johnny in town today. I saw him. Sprayed first tomatoes today. Put out 50 tomato plants. Churned made 4 pounds.

19. Clear and hot today. Temp 59. Warm. Washed and put out clothes on line before I came to work. Dr. Vermillion gone to Littlesburg on an inspection. County nurse also went. I ironed tonight. Dead tired.

20. A fine day. Cleaned windows. Put up curtains in Dr. Vermillion’s office. Mr. Caldwell very sick. I stopped to see him as I went home. All of his family gone.

21. A fine day. Stopped at Mr. Caldwell’s. He was so sick. I took Dr. Vermillion over to see him. He gave him relief right now. I went to Princeton at the noon hour. Lucy Bennett died at 8:00 tonight. Went to May Day Festival at the college. Anna Mae Fink Queen. Large crowd there. Bibbee’s came in. Dr. Vermillion had to go back and relieve Mr. Caldwell again at 5:00. Dr. Lilly came in at 11:00 tonight. I went up to stay all night but Bibbee’s were there.

22. Raining hard early. Went to SS & church. Stayed home all afternoon. Took Mr. Caldwell to Bluefield Sanitarium at 10:30 this morning. Wind high & storming rain this afternoon. We went out to Uncle Tip’s cemetery after supper.

23. Temp 60. Wind cold tho. West Virginia was hit hard with storms yesterday. Also Bluefield had hail big as golf balls. Dr. Lilly gone all day to Bluefield to see about Mr. Caldwell. Really sick. He has cancer.

24. Cloudy and raining some today. We went by Bluefield. I went with Clarence. Dr. Lilly went over at 8:00AM to be present for an operation on Mr. Caldwell at 9:00. We left Bluefield at 11:05. Raining on us most of the way over. Came back by Bluefield. Just poured rain as we came back. Had to pull over and park for a few minutes. Could not see how to drive.

25. A fine day. Went home at noon. Mowed cemetery as I went in and mowed all of lawn, painted lawn chairs white & sprayed tomatoes and churned 3 lb. butter and was dead tired at bedtime - 9:30.

26. Cloudy, raining this morning. Temp 40. Went to McComas. Raining, hailing hard at McComas. Did not hail in Athens. Baked a cake after supper. Rained all of the way home on us. Mr. Caldwell not so well.

27. Temp 34. Big frost. Clear, nothing hurt by frost. Dr. Lilly gone to Bluefield this morning to see Mr. Caldwell. Not so good. Doc in McComas. Maybe I will get a rest. Baked cake after supper.

28. Temp 36. No frost at our place but bit things in town.

29. Temp 36. Frost. Bit everything over on Burch Street and at Uncle Tip’s. No SS & church. Commencement sermon at college. Rev. Hugh D. Pickett preaching. Stayed home all day. After supper we took flowers up to Mother’s grave & seen Aunt Emma for a while.

30. A fine day. Chilly early. Worked at office until noon. Went home and worked out the garden. Churned. Made 5 lbs. & a little bit. Jasper Keaton died yesterday. Spent 12 years in Memorial Hospital in Princeton. Dr. Meador’s came up but did not come over to house. Put flowers on graves. Brought Mr. Caldwell home from hospital today. Went up to cemetery and got vases and basket. Cemetery pretty.

31. A fine day. Chilly tho. Temp 49. Went to McComas. Not doing any work over there and very little here in Athens. Mowed lawn- all of it- after supper.

June

1. Temp 49 this morning. Chilly but clear. Sunny out & warm by 9:00. Went home & washed, worked in garden some. Cake over town awhile. Went home and ironed. QDs came out for a little while for flowers (Roses).

2. Went to McComas. Sick all day. Kidneys bothering me bad.

3. Temp 49. Too sick to work today. Dr. Vermillion gave me some sulfur drug- helped me a lot. Mr. Caldwell not so well. Churned. Made 4 lbs. butter. Came over town a while for groceries.

4. Temp 49. Clear today & hot- Came over to work this morning. Feeling better. Mr. Caldwell bad today. Dr. V went over to see him.

5. Temp 48. Temp 48. Sick. Did not go to SS & church, Stayed home all day. Slept some.

6. Temp 48. Dry.

7. Temp 50. Went to McComas. Rained just enough to lay dust.

8. Clear & cool. I took off hen with 13 chicks. All fine. Went to Princeton. Got 100 sweet potato plants & 50 cabbage plants. Made ridges and hills and put out the plants after supper. Put up hay. Quinzetta & Fern & Kay came out for a while. First time since April 13.

9. Cold & clear all day. Little Doc & I went to McComas today. No work. Loafed all day. John L. called out all miners beginning Monday for a week so as to use up all surplus coal on hand. Had one hen come out of rail pile with 13 cks. Put in with 1 hen. Have 26. All together have 48 now. Went up to Uncle Doc’s. Took them some milk.

10. Temp 49. Clear & cold. Dr. Lilly gone most of the day. He is loafing a lot more. Mr. Caldwell is better.

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12. Temp 51. Went to SS & home. Churned before dinner. Wind high. Rained a little bit. Went up to cemetery after supper. Stopped to see Aunt Emma, Ethel, Dee, Helen & child was there.

13. Showered some today.

14. Went to McComas. Rained on us as we went and as we came home. No rain this evening to speak of.

15. A very nice day. Went home, washed and worked the garden. Doc Calfee came out awhile after supper. We came over town, loafed awhile. Went down to farm to see Jessie’s pony. Sure is pretty. Looked at the cattle. Showering some. Not enough to do any good much.

16. Dr. Lilly & Doc went to Summersville to look over an office for Doc today. I went to Princeton to get me a dress but no 20 sizes. Cloudy and cool all day. Showering some. Went out to Aunt Emma’s. Dee showed his movie pictures with Dad in them. Began raining, just pouring and on till we went to bed at 10:30.

17. Just poured rain all night and still raining at 8:30. Pouring. Everything is wet now. My room leaked like mad. I was up from 11:45 on every 30 minutes seeing after it.

18. Nice day – hot - Mr. Caldwell not so well.

19. Hot this morning. Went to SS & home. Father’s Day. Stayed home all day & evening. Another man drowned on Bluestone at the dam. Jumped in. Bill Ellison’s boy got him out this afternoon. Makes 12 in around 1 month.

20. Rained a little today. Went down to college to get Hubert Coburn to cut our oats when ripe.

21. Cloudy but hot. We did not go to McComas because Mr. Caldwell is so sick. Sprinkled a little.

22. Hot- Sprinkled rain just a little. Went home. Stopped at Mr. Caldwell’s a few minutes. Very bad. Called all the boys home about 1:00. Girls all there. Washed clothes and washed the front porch walls. Dad helped me. Ricked raspberries. Came over town a few minutes, stopped to see how Mr. Caldwell was. Went home... Got to bed around 11:10.

23. A hot day. Did not go to McComas. Mr. Caldwell still living. 90 in Operating Room today.

24. Hot – 90 in the Operating Room today. Mrs. Bob Danieley died last night- Aunt Sally Bailey’s sister. Mr. Caldwell still very bad. Picked raspberries 3 Qts. Came over town – brought Emma some sour cherries.

25. Temp 68 at 6:00 this morning. 74 at 8:00. Mr. Caldwell just here. Dr. Lilly hasn’t worked for several days. Doc & I have it to do.

26. Cool today. Went to SS & church. Home and stayed there.

27. Hot today. Mr. Caldwell very bad. Dr. went over for 1 hour. Came home. Went back at 11:10 and stayed til 12:20. Went home and ate dinner. Went back and stayed all afternoon until he died at 4:10. I went & stayed until undertaker came & got the body.

28. Hot today- Went to Bluefield. Got me a dress and home at 12:45. Left at 10:20. Went over to Caldwell’s. Was there when they brought him home. Went home, got supper. Done up the work and Dad & I went back. Mrs. Wells & I met the people at the door until 1:00. Dead tired when I hit the bed.

29. Raining this morning. State Road patched the holes on Broadway this morning- Thanks to Levi Scott. Went out to Caldwell’s with Dr. Vermillion. Having my car washed. Funeral & burial for Mr. Caldwell. I will sit with the family. Tired but picked raspberries & sprayed tomatoes.

30. Cloudy. Sprinkled rain a little this morning. We did not go to McComas today.

July

1. Hot & Dry

2. A fine day

3. A nice day. Went to SS & church. Home and stayed there. Hot-

4. A fine day- hot. Brought milk over town. Went home and washed and spent rest of the day at home. Dry. Came over town just a little while and went home.

5. Hot Today. Came home from McComas at 3:00. 91 in the shade out there. Miners went back to work- only 3 days a week until further notice from John L. Lewis.

6. Hot- 90 in the office. Went home at 12:00 and in just a few minutes we got a dandy good rain. Oh boy, it helped. Came to town. Loafed awhile.

7. Hot. Doc & I went to McComas. Came home at 1:00. Drs. went to Beckley to a dental meeting. We had another good rain this evening. Dad and I went to see Hubert Coburn about oats. He says now he cannot cut them.

8. Hot today. Cooling off a lot by 6:00.

9. Temp 60 this morning. Cloudy most of the day. Sprinkled rain- just a little.

10. Raining hard this morning. Went to SS & church& home. After supper Dad & I went over to Jessie’s a while. 

11. Cloudy all day. Sprinkled rain today. Sent our calf to market. Weighed 220 lbs. Mrs. Kate Hambrick died at 6:00 today. Jessie took Dad in my car to get Dempsey White to come and reap our oats. He said he would. They are dead ripe.

12. Still cloudy. Going to McComas today.

13. Raining. Went up to Hambrick’s a little while. Mrs. Hambrick buried today. Washed and hung clothes on porch today. Came over town awhile, home and ironed several pieces.

14. Raining. Doc & I went to McComas. Finished ironing tonight.

15. Men came to cut our oats. Broke down twice. Got a ripe tomato today.

16. Finished cutting oats. Showering today. Mrs. Jake Brown died at 7:30 tonight.

17. Raining. Went to SS & home. After dinner we went out to see Willie Ball. Went up to Jake Brown’s & down to Quincy’s. Mrs. Davey Thompson died at 9:00 tonight.

18. Raining today. Every day since July 5. Went to funeral of Mrs. Jake Brown. Quinzetta left on a tour to Canada tonight. We went up to Thompson’s awhile.

19. Clear for once- sure bright out. Miners are on strike at McComas Poca Fuel men. Mrs. Davey Thompson funeral & burial today. 4 deaths in 3 weeks. Sprayed my tomatoes. Have several ripe ones. Thundering - sprinkled a little.

20. A fine morning. Geo Alvis very sick. Went home and aired all clothes in closet. Cleaned it out good. Having a hard rain. Lots of wind. Churned- made 3 lbs. butter. Came over town. Brought Quincy 3 doz. eggs.

21. Clear. Temp 60 this morning. Rained some at McComas. Came home at 2:45. Miners not working- on strike.

22. Hot.

23. Put up our oats in shed and barn loft. Churned. Went over town awhile after supper.

24. Hot today. Went to SS & church. 105 Present. Quincy, Neta, QD’s folks & Jessie & Lodema- all here but Sis- first time since Gilmer died. Went out to see Aunt Emma, Ethel, Rufus & Hobart’s were there.

25. Boy oh boy- Hot. Luther Hazelwood’s wife left today. Cleaned out junk room. Dick & I for Dr. Elbert Vermillion to move in. Soon as bank can repair it. Temp 82 at 5:00.

26. Up early. Churned before I came to office. Hot again today. Hot in McComas today.

27. Hot- Bluefield Temp 92. Sold DC 1 Bu beans. Went home and washed. Hot- motor stuck on washer so hot. He Men’s Party today. Ironed all of my dresses. Real hot at bedtime.

28. Did not go to McComas. Temp 88 today. Rockcastle Association at our church today. 300 and one was here. Run out of food long before everyone ate. Bluefield Temp 91. Temp 84 at 5:30. Finished ironing tonight.

29. Hot- near ninety here today. Loaned Quincy and Jessie $400.00 to buy meat box today.

30. Hot- Oh Boy. Cooler in afternoon. Wind high. Drove over town after supper.

31. Cool today. Went to SS & church. Home. After dinner we went out to see Uncle Tip. He is sick. After supper we went up to cemetery & down to Quincy’s awhile.

August

1. Cooler - not so hot.

2. Hot today.

3. Hot. Went home at noon. Gathered tomatoes. Rained a good rain this afternoon.

4. Cloudy. Rained some early. I did not go to McComas. Stayed here and cleaned out junk room for men to plaster. Dr. Lilly went alone.

5. A fine day- Not so hot. Dr. Lilly left with Fred Rogers to camp for men till Sunday.

6. A fine day- not too hot. Tom Beckett plastered the back room. Getting it ready for Dr. E. Vermillion to move in.

7. Fine day. Went to SS & a song service - no preaching. Stayed home all afternoon. Went out to Quincy’s after supper awhile. Walter Fielder died today.

8. A fine day. Dr. Lilly & Doc went to Charleston. Dr. Lilly had a meeting about Dental & Medical School for West Va. Doc is looking over an office to practice in. Rained a good shower around 2:00. Dr. Vermillion went to Princeton to inspect the county jail. Went up to Aunt Emma’s to a bean stringing.

9. Went to McComas. Rained a little.

10. A fine day. Dad went with Quincy & Jessie to face lifting of Pete Pennington’s farm on Greasy Ridge beyond Princeton. Didn’t get back home until 3:00. 4000 people there. I went home and washed. Scrubbed the back porch. Raining. Had to bring in my clothes. Then put them back out. Churned and ironed. Got to bed at 11:00.

11. I did not go to McComas. Stayed and helped Doc here at the office. We worked hard.

12. Hot day and a busy day in the office. Rained a good shower. Cooled off things a lot.

13. Hot this morning. Athens Telephone meeting. Assess services 24.00 a year. Cloudy at 1:00. Wind up.

14. A fine day. Went to SS. No church. Left for Elgood for homecoming - a large crowd there. Had a fine time. Went out to Quincy’s after supper.

15. Raining hard today. 

16. Just poured rain all day. We could hardly drive in it. Came home at 3:00.

17. Raining hard today. Ora Peters had a breast removed today - cancerous. Went home. Washed windows. Came over town after supper.

18. Raining today also. Went to McComas. Worked hard all day. Churned & printed 4 lbs. butter.

19. Rained some. Cleared up very nice. Went out to Uncle Tip’s to see Ida before she left awhile.

20. Raining today. Dr. Lilly was going to the Lilly Reunion but did not go- too bad. Mrs. Caldwell sold some of her furniture today. Getting ready for a renter for the upstairs. I got 3-1 gal. crocks. Raining today. 

21. Went to SS & home.

22. On my vacation. Raining hard today. We went to Princeton. Got linoleum for kitchen and hallway. Quinzetta came out and helped me put down kitchen rug- had a time.

23. Raining today. Still putting down linoleum in hallway- Got it all done now.

24. Cow had a bad eye. Called Dr. Hambrick. Had an oat husk over sight of eye. Very bad. He said that she would be ok. Margaret Vermillion Baxter came over and got 1 bu tomatoes. Don’t feel so good all day. Went over town awhile. Went to bed at 8:15. Got sick. Took a chill. Temp 102. Called Dr. at 10:00. Stayed til 12:00 before I got quiet.

25. Still sick in bed most of day. Only up to make biscuits for Dad’s breakfast and to strain milk. Dad called Doctor back this morning. Neta & Quinzetta came out awhile about 9:30. Dr. David said that it was a case of nerves. I was never so sick. Jessie & Neta came over a while after supper.

26. Rained. Boy, how weak and tottery. I took Wells over town.

27. Still sick. Weak and nervous. Neta, Sis & I went to see Aunt Bess. Left at 11 and got back at 1:30. Aunt Bess is really sick. Paralyzed on one side. She did not know me.

28. Raining. Went SS & home. Just poured rain all day. Stayed home.

29. I worked a little today. Cleaned and moved Dad’s bed & rug in the front room. Will close up back room this winter. Washed up everything.

30. Getting some work done.

31. A fine day. Woodell farm to be sold today. Dad, Jessie and Quincy went- stayed all day. Mae Dobbins came and cleaned rug in Dad’s room, dining room. Waxed then ironed & wiped up kitchen for me. Too weak to do these things.

September

1. Mae came out to get stuff for chow-chow. I took it down for her.

2. Temp 40. Cold. Frost this morning in some parts of town. None at home. Dad & I went to Princeton for window glass & feed. Ate dinner at Brock’s and home.

3. Temp 54. Still cool. Mae came and worked 5 hrs. for me. We are getting things cleaned up.

4. Cool. Went to SS & church. Preacher gone camping association over on hill. I felt too bad to go. Stayed home all day.

5. Raining today. Went back to work in office. 2 weeks of vacation and sickness.

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9. Raining today. Blaine Jennings started painting today for us.

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11. Went to SS & home. Went out to Watson & Lizzie’s awhile in afternoon. Jessie Thompson was buried Aug. 30 so Lizzie Watson said.

12. Rained again today.

13. Went to McComas. Blaine Jennings is painting our house and garage. Came home early.

14. A very nice day. Went home at 12:00. Mae came and helped clean pantry this afternoon.

15. Cool. Went to McComas. Rumors that miners won’t go back to work Monday. Came by Bluefield. Dr. stopped to see about a new car. Dr. Lilly tried to pull a post out of the ground and ruined his back.

16. A fine day. Dr. Lilly really did ruin his back. Came up for Dr. V to tape him up. Sent him home to go to bed.

17. A fine day. Blaine Jennings finished painting the house & garage & house top. Cost 113.85. We went to town a while after supper.

18. Warm today. Went to church. Raining at 1:30. Cleaned wall in kitchen after I took a nap. Quincy, Neta and Sis came out awhile after supper. Dick & Ann left for school. Dick to Dental S-

19. No rain today. Dr. Lilly still in bed. Dr. Vermillion & I went down to see him this morning. Quincy & Jessie sent their cattle to market today. Dad went with them to market. Miners all out on strike ---No Pension, No Work slogan. I milked tonight before Dad came in from market.

20. Cold 50 Temp. McKinley Reed farm to be sold today. We didn’t go. Was down to see Dr. Lilly. (2 trips).

21. Went to Princeton for feed. Went home and washed. Churned and printed my butter and ironed. Finished at 12 past.

22. A fine day. Cooler a lot.

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29. Starting us a new cinder block chicken house.

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2. Warm. Went to SS and home. Churned. Got dinner and stayed home the rest of the day. Mr. Wells came out to see how new chicken house is doing.

3. A fine day. No rain today.

4. Showered a little. No work in McComas office. Miners still on strike. We are going over and just loafing.

5. Went to Princeton. Home. Washed and ironed after supper. Men working on chicken house. Going to be a good one! Tired when I went to bed at 10:00.

6. Cloudy & warm. Raining early. Cleared up. Went to McComas.

7. Hot. Temp 62 early this morning. A beautiful day. Trees are so pretty now. Dr. Lilly & Mrs. Lilly leaving for Lillian’s tonight. On to Charleston tomorrow for Dental Meeting and to see Doc.

8. A fine day. So hot & nice.

9. A fine day. Went to SS & home. Quincy’s came out at 5:30 awhile to see our new chicken house.

10. A fine day. Finished chicken house. Got top on this morning. Dr. Vermillion in Buefield. Grand Lodge for 4 days. 

11. Hot today. Hot- temp high.

12. Another warm day. Went home. Cleaned yard. Rained some at 2:30. Put my pullets in new chicken coop. Will Oxley died tonight.

13. A fine day. Went to McComas. Peggy Wells taken to hospital. Meningitis. Real bad. Came back by Princeton & Bluefield. Stopped to see Scott’s new home he is starting.

14. A very nice day. Only rained some today. Mrs. E.B.McNeer died yesterday morning at 4:30 suddenly. Will Oxley buried today.

15. Raining. Cloudy but warm. Homecoming football game. Concord vs. Glenville School 7-6 in favor of Concord. Biggest crowd ever. Mrs. McNeer buried today in Athens Cemetery. Eldie White died in Princeton today.

16. A fine day. Went to SS & church & home. Aunt Emma & Mr. Frazier came out awhile.

17. A fine day. My pullets starting to lay now. 5 ½ months old. We went to Eldie White’s awhile after supper. Saw all of them.

18. Cloudy. Going to McComas today. Left for home from McComas. Came by Bluefield so Dr. Lilly could get his tickets for Iowa. Was called out to Quincy’s. Neta real sick. Dr. V. was there- asthma attack.

19. A fine day Went up and helped Quincy at the store. Neta sick. Then went to Princeton. Put out 2 weeks washing. Cleaned music room & scrubbed floor. Took out hen’s nest. Got supper. Ironed till 7:45. We went out Quincy’s a while. Came home. Ironed rest of my clothes. Tired too, believe me.

20. A fine day. Worked hard here in office today. Did not go to McComas. Churned and printed 3 lb. butter.

21. A fine day. Dr. Lilly up a few minutes. He and Mrs. Lilly leaving at 1:30 today for Iowa to see Phyllis & Ken. Men started today putting up metal framing of new lustron home on Broadway of Jack & Bee Ball over Jennings. 3 pullet eggs today. Went out to see Neta tonight. She still is not feeling so good.

22. Cloudy. Wind high all morning. Raining at 2:00. Temp this morning 62.

23. A fine day. Went to SS & church. Stayed home all afternoon. Went out to Aunt Emma’s awhile after supper.

24. Rained some.

25. Raining today. Rained all day and most of the night.

26. Clear & cooler. Went home and cleaned up outside. Ready for winter. Got peppers and tomatoes out of the garden.

27. Temp 31. A big frost. Our first one over at the house. Clear & cold all day. Radio says temp to be 20 in the morning. Steel & coal strike still on. No settlement. Things are in a mess. Went to church at 7:30.

28. Just pouring the rain early and continued all day. A big surprise. Temp 40.

29. Cloudy. Temp 48. Raining in afternoon. Pot-luck supper at church. I cannot go- had to churn.

30. Raining today. Temp 52. Went to SS & church. 110 at SS. Dr. & Mrs. Lilly came in from a visit in Iowa. Aunt Emma called for me to come out awhile at 2:00. By herself. Stayed home after supper.

31. Raining early. Cloudy all day. Dr. Lilly came up to office. They had a nice trip to Phyllis’s in Iowa. All steel & coal are still on strike. No settlement. People are getting hungry. Raining. Halloween night. We stayed home.

November

1. Temp 38. Rained- just poured all day. No damage done last night in town by pranksters. Snowing mixed with rain for 1 hour today. First snow so far. Temp 36 at bedtime.

2. Temp 30. Ice and a big frost. Went to Princeton. Got feed for cow- 2 bags. Home. Put out my washing. Went up to see QD- sick, cold. Home. Churned. Got to bed at 10:00.

3. Raining a little this morning. Temp 38. We are going to McComas. I haven’t been there in 2 weeks. Miners still on strike. Snowed some all day.

4. A bad day Temp 26. Snowed a little most of the day & rained. Called to Dr. Holdren’s and found Uncle Doc very bad. Also Aunt Chris & Cisley. Alice Lee took Butch to hospital and the trouble was- they were just gassed. Uncle Doc was nearly dead also Aunt Christie.

5. Temp 27. Cloudy & cold all day. 2 boys killed, 2 hurt in car wreck near Speedway last night. Concord got beat by WVa Tech 25 to 13 in Princeton. We listened over radio.

6. Temp 20. Really cold. Clear & sun out. Went to SS & down to Quincy’s and got corn sheller. We shelled corn all afternoon. Had trouble with Lane’s over horse today.

7. Temp 30. A fine day tho. No rain.

8. Temp 36. A fine day. Going to McComas.

9. Temp 36. A light frost. John L Lewis ordered his miners back to work today without a contract. They were out 52 days yesterday. Dad & I cleaned yard & mowed it and shelled corn. Was a beautiful day. Sun hot. Came over town a little while after supper. Back home by 7:00.

10. Temp 36. Another fine day. We are not going to McComas today. No work over there and plenty here. Dr. Vermillion went over to see my chicken house & chickens. He says they ought to be laying better. Dad & I went to the show “Trail of the Lonesome Pine” Dad liked it a lot.

11. Temp 40. A lovely day. Clear and warm and no wind. 3 Eggs.

12. Temp 40. Another lovely day. Just ideal weather.

13. A nice morning. Went to SS & church. Rev. Harmon from Narrows preached. After dinner we went down to Quincy’s a few minutes and back to see Uncle Tip. Thundered, lightning, hailed, rained, high wind while there. Home & stayed there.

14. Temp 40. Very nice day. No rain today. Frank Motley died in Washington yesterday.

15. Temp 30. Frost. We went to McComas to work. Very good there.

16. emp 26. Frost. Lewis J. Farley died today. Heart attack. Frank Motley funeral & burial at Elgood today. Ironed all my clothes. Wind, icy cold clear tho.

17. Snowed during the night. Temp20 Blowed snow all day. Dr. Vermillion left for Beckley to be present in the morning to have Vickie’s tonsils out. Churned and made 3 ½ lbs. . . . Snowing a lot at bedtime.

18. About 2 inches of snow and still snowing. Temp 25. Cold & cloudy. Snowed all day. Temp 24 at bedtime.

19. Temp 221. Cloudy & cold.

20. Temp 30 Wind high & cold. Sun bright. Went to SS & home. 113 Present. Fixed back porch & windows. Stayed home all day & night.

21. Temp 27. Cold & cloudy. Snowing just a little all afternoon. Temp 27 when I went home. Snowing- just pouring- for a little while.

22. Temp 15 above this morning. Cloudy. Going to McComas today.

23. A fine day. Rather chilly. Sun bright. Went to Princeton for feed & groceries and home. Dad not so well- hip and side hurting. Washed my hair.

24. A fine morning. Rather warm. Thanksgiving. We stayed home. No one came to see us. I tried to get Uncle Tip to eat dinner with us but he is wore out. Rufus Anderson died at 10:45 this morning. Dr. Lilly called me to come over and let him in the office. He has lost his keys. Thundering, lightning and first sound of rain.

25. Snowing this morning. Temp 24 Snowing all day. Not too much. 5 Eggs. Temp 23 when I went home. Still snowy.

26. Temp 21. Cold & cloudy. Stayed home after supper.

27. A fine day. Went to SS & church. Stayed out to Uncle Tip’s and up to cemetery to see Uncle Tip’s lots for sale. He is leaving. Going to Bluefield to live with his sister.

28. A very nice day. 

29. A very nice morning. Snowed some at McComas.

30. A fine morning. Dad & I left for Bluefield Xmas shopping. Got home at 4:00 and it was snowing. Temp 44 & snowing. Never heard of it before. Didn’t last long. Temp dropped 7 degrees in 2 hours.

December

1. Temp 27. Clear & cool today. Dr. Vermillion said that it was snowing at 12:00 midnight.

2. A fine day.

3. Dr. Lilly left for Charleston for Dental meeting at 6:30 this morning. Temp 15

4. Cloudy. Went to SS and home. Raining some. Went out to Uncle Tip’s. Packed up 59 bu. corn in afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wells came down awhile after supper.

5. Temp 20. A fine day.

6. Temp 21. A very nice morning. Cloudy late. Temp 42.

7. Temp 42 this morning. Wind blew so hard during the night. Went home. Washed and all my clothes dried fine. Washed my cherub bedspread. Done up so nice. Helped Dad clean chicken house.

8. A very nice morning. Temp 20. Spit some snow during the day.

9. Cold 22. Clear most of the day. Geo B Hudson home burned around mountain. Jim Coburn place had $4000.00 insurance with us. Daddy says it will snow by morning. We listened at ballgame. Concord vs. Beckley. Beat us by 2 pts. – 3 overtime periods.

10. 8-10 inches of snow. Just pouring down when we got up at 5:30. Raining at 7:30 and on all day. Melting some. Freezing in midafternoon. Had to walk to work this morning- too much snow. Luster Pettrey died today. Warmed at bedtime. Still raining.

11. Temp 28. Rained all day. Walked to SS. Came back by to see Uncle Tip. He is supposed to leave today to stay with Aunt Nannie. I went to church to cantata at 7:30. Walked.

12. Raining this morning again. Raining hard. Temp 48.

13. Temp 38. Raining. Mae Dobbins waxed & cleaned all of my floors today. Snow all gone. Went to McComas. Went to gym to see High School beat Northfork.

14. Cold 20 Temp. Sun bright but cold. Went to Princeton Xmas shopping. Got home at 3:00.

15. Temp 14 at 8 this morning. Clear, sun bright all day, but cold. 12 Eggs.

16. Temp 7. Clear & cold.

17. Was called out to see Aunt Emma at 8:30 PM. Called Dr. Vermillion to come see her.

18. Rain this morning. Went to SS & home. Dr. V & Bo came into our church this morning.

19. A very nice morning. 

20. 6:25 AM Frazier called for me to come & get Aunt Emma ready to go to hospital. Harry Parker took her. Went to McComas.

21. A fine morning. Nice & warm. Went to Princeton. Finished my Xmas shopping. Went into hospital to see Aunt Emma. Took her gowns and house coat that I washed and ironed for her.

22. A fine day. Just like spring. Temps way up in the 60’s. Temp 54 at 5:00 PM and raining hard.

23. Temp 26 at 8:00 AM & was snowing when we got up. Ground is white.

24. A very nice day.

25. Temp 27. Christmas Day. Went to SS. Xmas treat. 85 present. Home. Got dinner. Sis finally came out and ate with us. Mr. and Mrs. Wells came down. We stopped just a few minutes with them. We went out to Quincy’s for supper. ( Note: In the Athens Baptist Church, a Christmas treat box was given out to the children by Santa Claus. Throughout the year, birthday money was collected during Sunday School Opening Exercises. It was customary to give a penny for each year of your age. At the end of the year at Christmas, this money was used to purchase candy, nuts and fruit for the Christmas treat. Verlie was a member of that committee. KM.) 

26. Raining this morning. Got up early. Put out my washing and came over with Dr.’s milk. Back home. Took clothes off of porch lines and put them in the kitchen on lines with a nice fire. They all dried. Did not work in office today. Went up to Uncle Doc’s awhile and stopped back by Aunt Emma’s awhile & home. Cooked hog head that Carl Mack sent Dad. Ironed all clothes that were dry.

27. Raining some today. Went to McComas. I worked hard till 1:00 PM. No more patients. Came home at 3:00, Roberta Brennaman married in Catholic Church in Princeton this morning. 18 Eggs.

28. Temp 27. Frost. Went to Princeton for feed. Home. Baked pie for supper at church tomorrow night.

29. Temp 27. Frost. Did not go to McComas today.

30. A fine day. Temp 21. Blaine Jennings got a new television set and Eula called me at 6:30. Dad & I went over to the drug store and saw our first television show.

31. Temp 21. Sun out. This is the last day of 1949. Cloudy, looks like rain maybe.