Monday, May 18, 2015

November 20 - 26, 1954 Thanksgiving



Saturday, November 20, 1954

Worked all day. Milan hunted the little. They got here about two this morning. Got Donnie’s haircut. Betty and I went to town in evening, got the Christmas club check.



Sunday, November 21, 1954

Rain. Milan’s folks went back today. Left about 1 PM. Kennard, Fern, Lloyd, Robert, Ronald, and girlfriend, Kennie, Ritter and wife all called. Shower, cleared it off. Betty and Norma Gay went to Sunday school and church.



Monday, November 22, 1954

Very nice day. Washed, got it done early. Cleaned up the house, did some cooking. Lloyd up, Fern’s ankles, wrist and knees swollen. Bill, Betty and I down there. Billie worked for Lawrence.



Tuesday, November 23, 1954

Very nice day till late p.m. I went up hung out Lil’s clothes. Churned and ironed. Billie worked again today.



Wednesday, November 24, 1954

Cooked, done up the housework. Nice day. Got cloudy in late p.m. Snowed during night.



Thursday, November 25, 1954 Thanksgiving Day

Got dinner, wash dishes is all for this day. Kennard, Fern and Lloyd here for dinner. We had for dinner, chicken, turkey and roast pork, potatoes, cranberry sauce, Jell-O fruit salad, celery, pickles, onions, turnip, shell beans, hot rolls, blueberry pie, apple pie, raspberry pie, butter crunch pie, whip cream cake, tarts, chocolate cake, coffee, grapes, mixed nuts and candy. Snow on the ground.



Friday, November 26, 1954

Did housework, washed. Kail came up this morning.

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