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

July 1- Sunday. Nice day. Dad and L. and I went to S. S. Sure had a good time. Had about 20 in our class. Read quite a lot in the afternoon. Shorty came after eggs at night.

July 2- Monday. Hot. Daddy went to town. We picked apricots this eve. I embroidered some, slept some, and read some. Awful hot. Mamma canned some apricots.

July 3- Tuesday. Awful hot and windy. We canned apricots today. Daddy cut feed on Elmer H’s place. I got a letter from Vera. Embroidered some and read some.

July 4- Wednesday. Hot. Dust storm this eve. I finished Vera’s present. Mamma canned apricots and made jelly. Kepleys moved up to the west field this evening.

July 5- Thursday. Quite a variety of weather today. Had a dust storm and shower this eve. Washed and baked today. Paul P. walked over here to get Dad to pull his car home.

July 6- Friday. Nice day. Canned apricots. The bakerman was here also Charlotte Hazell and brother. Mamma got a letter from Aunt Ida. Daddy hauled some feed.

July 7- Saturday. Hot and windy all day. Shower this eve. Daddy went to town. Got a letter from Aunt Berl. Sent off an order also sent Vera a present.

July 8- Sunday. Hot. Went to Sunday School. Had a good service. Read and slept in afternoon. Mrs. Poole gave us some sewing to do for the H.W.M.S.

July 9- Monday. Hot! Sewed a little. Daddy raked feed today. Melvin Hamon was here. I baked corn bread and boston cream pie for dinner.

July 10- Tuesday. Awful hot. Hottest night last night we’d ever seen here. I cleaned up the house some. Fred Kolb and Melvin Hamon were here today.

July 11- Wednesday. Hot today. Had a bad dust storm and it tried to rain this eve. Clarence came home. Got the order and I started to make some pillow cases. Melvin H. was here.

July 12- Thursday. Hot. We washed today. Melvin H. was here to help Dad haul feed. One of the Kepley boys and Clarence went to C. P. P. Payton came after Dad to help fix his well.

July 13- Friday. Hot today. Dad and Clarence went to town. Got me some crochet thread. They are having a shower on Mr. and Mrs. Shetler tonight. John Shore is awful sick.

July 14- Saturday. Hot. Cleaned up the house. Melvin helped Dad haul feed. Clarence got some chicken feed from Elmer H. One of our cats dies today.

July 15- Sunday. Fairly nice day. We didn’t go to Church. P. Payton took Clarence to the ball game. Callers were Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, Jessie and the Grantham family.

July 16- Monday. Hot and windy. Dad hauled feed and he and C. went to Big Bow. I crocheted some. Didn’t feel any too good today.

July 17- Tuesday. Hot. I crocheted some today. Melvin H. came over and helped Dad haul feed. Some canidate was here this eve. Too hot to enjoy oneself.

July 18- Wednesday. Hot and windy. I crocheted my dresser scarf today. We washed today. Not much interesting going on. Another canidate was here.

July 19- Thursday. Rather hot and windy. We baked bread and cake today. Dad helped Melvin H. haul feed. Clarence went over to Kepleys to practice ball. Three canidates were here.

July 20- Friday. Hot and windy. Daddy and C. went to town. I sent some sheet music to Louise. Got some white goods and cotton for quilts. Some man was here.

July 21- Saturday. Hot. Didn’t do much out of the ordinary. Ironed some dresses. Read the papers etc. Charlotte Hazell came after eggs.

July 22- Sunday. Hot. Dad and I went to Sunday School. Mrs. Poole preached a good sermon. Didn’t do much in afternoon only read and sleep.

July 23- Monday. Not so hot today. Cool this eve. I felt bum all day. Read quite a lot. Not much doing. Sprinkled a little this eve.

July 24- Tuesday. Not so hot today. Rather windy. Dad and Clarence went to Big Bow. Fred Kolb and Paul Payton were here today. I finished crocheting a pair of pillow cases.

July 25- Wednesday. Rather hot. Stormy this eve. Fred Kolb was over here to fish but didn’t get any big enough to eat. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards and kids and Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hazell called this eve.

July 26- Thursday. Cloudy today. Raining tonight. I swept 6 rooms and mopped 2 rooms today. Took a bath and washed my hair and crocheted some. Got a letter from Katherine Ely.

July 27- Friday. Rather hot. Washed. Got a letter from Louise. Sure glad to get it. Came up a storm in evening and rained about 1/4 inch. Sure thankful for it.

July 28- Saturday. Nice day. Dad and Clarence went to Ulysses. We cleaned up the house and ironed. Got a letter from Kathlene. Fred Kolb came over in evening.

July 29- Sunday. Rather hot. Didn’t go to Church. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon and Jessie and Grandma Harmon came and stayed all day. Hamons brought their cows over for water.

July 30- Monday. Quiet and hot. Hamons took their cows home. A canidate was here. I crocheted a doily and fixed 2 sofa pillows. Clarence fixed his car. John Lemings and his his *word illegible* man were here.

July 31- Tuesday. Hot and still. Cleaned up the house some and washed some clothes. Mamma baked. A canidate was here. Also Hamon came after water. Fred Kolb was here too.