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

September 1- Saturday. Rained last night and this morning. We canned peached and prunes today. I got a letter from Donna and music from Louise. Sewed some on a quilt.

September 2- Sunday. Rather disagreeable weather today. I made 2 prune pies and we had baked chicken. The dust blowed pretty bad and its rather cold tonight.

September 3- Monday. School started today. It was nice today. Mamma canned peaches. I cleaned up the house and started to make Lennie’s dress.

September 4- Tuesday. Rather hot. I sewed some on Lennie’s dress. Mr. Hamon was here. Also Fred Kolb. Dad and Clarence went to town this afternoon.

September 5- Wednesday. Windy and dusty today. Mamma canned peaches. I sewed on Lennie’s dress. The radio was pretty good tonite. Dad and C. got seed wheat.

September 6- Thursday. Nice day. I washed today and finished Lennie’s dress. Got a letter from Dorothy and one from Louise. Fred Kolb is here tonight.

September 7- Friday. Rather windy. Ironed some. Mr. and Mrs. Hankins were here. I sewed some on a quilt and started my dress. The radio was good tonite.

September 8- Saturday. Windy and dusty. Rainy tonite. Dad and Clarence went to town. I cleaned up the house some this eve. Our Rinny dog died and Blackie is sick. Got poisoned.

September 9- Sunday. Rainy this morning. We heard some good Church services over the radio. Fred Kolb was here and Paul P. was here all evening.

September 10- Monday. Nice day. I sewed on my dress today. Mamma canned prunes. I slept a long time this afternoon but am tired tonight.

September 11- Tuesday. Rather warm today. Didn’t do much of anything only sewed a little. Elmer Hennigh was here this morn and Fred Kolb was here this afternoon.

September 12- Wednesday. Rather hot today. I sewed some on the tulip quilt. Dad went over to Hamons and got his rack. I read a lot today. Got my Good Stories paper.

September 13- Thursday. Hot today. We washed and baked bread. Clarence took Claud Pearce to town. One of the Kepley boys and Mr. Hamon was here today.

September 14- Friday. Nice day. We ironed today. I took a bath. Also cleaned up our bedroom. Pools were here this eve. The radio programs were good tonite.

September 15- Saturday. Real cool this morn. I gathered some melons and put them in the cellar. Also cleaned up the house some. Fred Kolb was here tonite.

September 16- Sunday. Nice day. Didn’t do much all day only got dinner, read, and listened to the radio. Granthams came up this evening. Sure had a good time.

September 17- Monday. Rather windy and dusty today. Sewed on quilt blocks today. Clarence went to Big Bow after seed wheat. Mr. and Mrs. June Harmon and Mr. Welsh were here.

September 18- Tuesday. Nice day. Dad and Clarence went to town. A cattle buyer was here for dinner and Dad sold 6 head of cattle. I read and slept a lot today.

September 19- Wednesday. Nice day. Sewed on a quilt. Read and slept some. Got a letter from Vera. Didn’t get the star today. Listen to the radio tonite.

September 20- Thursday. Real chilly today and cloudy. I got dinner, baked a cake. Sewed a little and read a lot. John Lemmings was here this eve.

September 21- Friday. Nice day. I baked bread and Mamma washed. Sewed some on a quilt. Heard a lot of good plays over the radio. Mr. Hamon was here.

September 22- Saturday. Windy and dusty. I didn’t do much today out of the ordinary. Cleaned up the house and washed windows and read and slept some.

September 23- Sunday. Windy. Rained some this eve. We stayed home as usual. Listened to the radio a lot. Clarence went to a ball game with Claud P. and hasn’t got home yet.

September 24- Monday. Windy and dusty. I sewed some. Daddy went to town. Got a letter from Louise. Daddy got a bushel of tomatoes to can.

September 25- Tuesday. Rather cool and windy. Finished the Dutch Tulip quilt top. Embroidered 3 tea towels. Mr. Scarlett was here and we got some Rawleigh goods.

September 26- Wednesday. Rather cool. Frost last night. I cleaned up the house some and we gathered up wood to burn. Embroidered some and read some.

September 27- Thursday. Rather cool and windy. We washed and baked today. Got a letter from Aunt Bertha. Clarence tore up his Ford. Paul Payton was here, also Mrs. K. Pearce and girls.

September 28- Friday. Lovely day. Mr. Welsh came and took us over to the school house to the Francis Willard program. Sure had a good time.

September 29- Saturday. Lovely day. I cleaned up the house this morning. Paul Payton and Mr. Hazell were here today. Radio is pretty good tonight.

September 30- Sunday. Nice day. Heard from Uncle Charley. Heard a good Church service over the radio. Fred Kolb was here. He and Dad went and got the mail. Got a lot of papers. Sure had a good dinner.