Pete supposed to leave for Army. Ma washes. I feel O.K., Sorta stiff. Fat works for Hendersheet/Hendershot. Lynea's Note: I gotta come...

Go to show - Torpedo Boat. Schneiders go along. Hank & Addey make up. Get acquainted with Art Schroeder & his brother. 26 pitchers Gussy...

Finish shocking. Dad & Ray go to Mitchell & Spencer. Have ice cream. Don't go to show because of rain. Bernard comes home.

shock. Threshers meeting Ray & Jack go to Salem Lynea's Note: Weather: Average rainfall for the area for the months of April and May...

Up at 8:30. Shock. Not so tired. Hank gets Fern & goes to Salem to dance. Shoulder stiff. 4 hrs sleep in early A.M. Wonder how Henry...

Church. Connells here. Take pictures of boys. Go skating. Hank gets hard baild (?) at Fern. Get acquainted with Bill Getz. Zeal mad. See...

Sally Paradies Jr have accident (?) Work in field, town in Eve. Bernie, Roland, Zeal + Zeke + gorg/Young (?) there. With zeal. Roland...

Start shocking. Bernard hired to Allen. Rains. Schneiders shocking across fence. Phyllis here. Lynea's Note: Shocking must be a farm thing?

Fat comes home. Makes deal with us about shocking me Kids go to Allens in Eve. Hank & Mic Kunkel go by.

Work. Go to town with Fern & Hank. Talk to Mance, Dance (?), Lawrence. Hank mad because of not having fun on Sat.

Pete is to leave for Army. Both arms stiff. Not quite so tired. Norb, Roland & Bernie come after water. Norb says necking is hard on a...

Stiff arm. So tired I can't see. Sleep from 3 till 6. P.M.-A.M. Ma scrubs. Fat goes to work for Koepke. Kids tease me about last nite.

Go to church. Father wants lock seats (?) for babies. Bernie here. Go roller skating in P.M. Bernie goes along. Taylor, Borcher, Daniels...

Work. Go to town. Go to confession. Darius Guntheir comes after Fat & I. See Taylor, Borcher, McManus etc. Fat rides home with Schneider.

Hank home at 5: A.M. Rained. Jacks turtle gets away. I shock in afternoon -105°- Hot as heck. Kids go swimming. Talk of Hilta Kunkel....

Tired. Up at 10 AM. Fix slacks. Buttons yet to put on top. Do an extra big ironing. Hank and Fern go to dance in Salem. Lynea's Note:...

Norb's Birthday. 20 yrs. old. Home about 1:30 or so. Meet mail man - McKinley keeps me company. Party with Norb. Hilta there. More fun....

Do odd jobs. Fix hair. Ma's bread is a fake. Make some lemon cookies. Schneiders working in next field. Ride backwards on bic. Lynea's...

Dad starts cutting. Matt getts stuck in W. field. Wash & iron my dress. Pull weeds in garden.

Jake Ray's truck. Go to Church. Talk to Don Daniels. Go fishing. Norb & Matt, Myrtle & Me don't get there till 6 P.M. Norb & I carry down...