May 15th, 1942

Finish school.

Picnic in Eve

Maurine takes pictures.

Norb sets me on floor.

Bud says ice cream sorta rubbery.

Lynea's Note: "Maurine" is probably Maurine Laufman. In 1942 she was 17 and lived on a farm next door to McKinley "Bud" Schierholz's family, down the street from the Reifers. Her father Art seems to be close with Annie's father Gus.

Headlines from The Argus-Leader Newspaper

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Friday, May 01, 1942

1 “Average Weather Data for Mitchell, South Dakota.” WorldClimate.com, US Climate Normals package 2024, http://www.worldclimate.com/climate/us/south-dakota/mitchell.

2 “Mitchell Weather in 1942.” Extreme Weather Watch, H Brothers Inc, 2021, www.extremeweatherwatch.com/cities/mitchell/year-1942.