August 21 - 27, 1948 Wirt Cannell Died

Saturday, August 21, 1948

Hot. Canned corn. Ruby Hill up here. Bill and I went to town in eve.

Sunday, August 22, 1948

Bill and Uncle Lewis got our new cow at Yarmouth, also nice six month old heifer bought off Eleanor. We went in eve looking for chickens.

Monday, August 23, 1948

Washed. Nice hot day.

Tuesday, August 24, 1948

Delores came home. I ironed in eve. Bill down to Milan’s in eve.

Wednesday, August 25, 1948

Hot. We canned. Wirt Cannell died. Bill down to help Milan. Delores called in a.m. Kennard sick.

Thursday, August 26, 1948

Very hot. I washed. We all went up to Raymond Gammon’s poultry farm.

Friday, August 27, 1948

Another hot day. Canned. I got my new breadbox.