August 1934
By: A Written Life
Tags: Diary, History, Life, Journal, Writing

August 1- Wednesday. Awful hot and still. Dad and Clarence took some chickens to town. Hamons were here after water. I finished up my crochet work and started making tea towels.

August 2- Thursday. Hot. Hemmed some tea towels. Hamons came after water. Fred Kolb was here. A canidate was here too.

August 3- Friday. Hot day. I washed some clothes. Took a bath and washed my hair. Baked a cake. Hamon kids came after water. Bro. and Sister Poole and kids came in eve.

August 4- Saturday. Hot and windy. Didn’t do much today only clean up the house some. Got a letter from Mary Ruth. I tried to crochet but didn’t have much luck.

August 5- Sunday. Hot and windy. Went to Church this morning. Mrs. Poole preached. Had a good service. My eyes burn awful tonight. So hot it makes me feel bad.

August 6- Monday. Awful hot day. My eyes hurt me some. Clarence was sick all day. Some canidate was here. I started crocheting a doily. Paul P. was here too.

August 7- Tuesday. Awful hot and windy. Election day. Dad was on the board and didn’t get home till 12. Paul P. took Mom and C. to vote. Claud Pearce and Fred Kolb called in eve.

August 8- Wednesday. Hot. I cleaned up the house and made a pie for dinner. Fred Kolb came in morn and Rawleigh man in afternoon. I sewed a little on a little dress.

August 9- Thursday. Awful hot day. Mamma washed. I got dinner. My back hurt me some today. Melvin H. came and got the rack and mower. Fred K. was here too.

August 10- Friday. Hot and windy. Dad and Clarence went to Ulysses. Mamma and I cleaned up the house and changed the furniture around. Looks lots nicer now.

August 11- Saturday. Awful hot. We cleaned up the rest of the house. Got a letter from Louise and one from a girl named Gladys Wall. Fred K. is here this eve.

August 12- Sunday. Rather hot today. Fred Kolb was here all day. Claud Pearce was here this morning. Harmons came by and took Mamma and L. to Church.

August 13- Monday. Cooler today. Sprinkled this eve. I cleaned up the house this morning. We went over to Harmons this afternoon to help set a quilt together.

August 14- Tuesday. Rather hot. I washed some clothes and Mamma baked. The McNess man was here. We went down to Pearces to help surprise Ralph Aller. Harmons and Granthams were there.

August 15- Wednesday. Awful hot and sultry today. I felt bum all day. Didn’t do much only read. Mr. Powell and his boy was here. Clarence has gone to Grange tonight.

August 16- Thursday. Hot day. Dad and Clarence went to Ulysses. Got me some embroidery thread. Got a new Sears cataloge. I crocheted some but felt bad all day.

August 17- Friday. Cloudy most all day. We girls ironed and Mamma washed. Clarence went to a ball game and hasn’t got back yet. TM. Hamon and Mary were here. I crocheted some.

August 18- Saturday. Hot winds today. I didn’t do much this forenoon but afternoon I cleaned up the house, bathed, and washed my hair. Mom cut my hair. Clarence went off again and hasn’t got back yet.

August 19- Sunday. Cooler today. Uncle Grant and Grandma and Uncle Charley came down today. Uncle Charley is going to stay a few days. Dad and Clarence went over to Hamons this morning.

August 20- Monday. Hot today. Dad and Uncle Charley went to Ulysses. Fred Kolb was here also Mr. and Mrs. Hankins. We had a melon for supper from our own garden.

August 21- Tuesday. Cloudy and cooler today. Dad went to help fix Hamons well. Fred Kolb and Uncle Charley went to Big Bow. I didn’t do much today. Got my Good Stories magazine.

August 22- Wednesday. Cloudy and cool. Rained some. I crocheted some and started on Grandma’s quilt. Finished some work for the Y. W. M. S. Claud Pearce and kids and Clarence went to Kepleys.

August 23- Thursday. Cooler today. Mamma baked bread. I baked a cake. Sure good, too. Done some sewing too. Paul Payton was here this afternoon. Sent a letter to Louise and one to Gladys Wall.

August 24- Friday. Real cool today. We washed and ironed. I sewed a little. Fred Kolb was here. Didn’t get to listen to the radio tonight. I am awful tired tonight.

August 25- Saturday. Real cool and nice. Clarence took Claud and Ralph Pearce and Uncle Charley to Ulysses. I cleaned up the house. Slept this afternoon. Fred Kolb called.

August 26- Sunday. Nice day. We didn’t go to church. Clarence went to Ulysses to the ball game. Fred Kolb, Orpha and Berl Hankins and Clarence Leonard were here today.

August 27- Monday. Rather hot. I sewed some this morning. Went to Ulysses this afternoon. Got some goods for dresses. Got a letter from M. R. G. I sent one to Vera.

August 28- Tuesday. Rather warm today. Sewed some on a quilt. Mr. Hankins and Orpha were here also Mr. Harmon and Jessie. I didn’t feel very good today.

August 29- Wednesday. Rather windy today. We done a big washing and baked bread. Mr. Bissett and Paul Payton was here. Clarence went someplace with Kepley boys.

August 30- Thursday. Got a real rain tonight. Close to 3 in. I felt bad all day with my side. Clarence went to the Grange Picnic with P. Payton. Got some papers from M. R. G.

August 31- Friday. Rather hot today. Dad and Clarence went to town and got some fruit. mamma cleaned up the house. My side hurt all day. Mr. Johnson got stuck and C. had to help him.