April 16 - 21, 1959 Air Raid Testing

Thursday, April 16, 1959 Raymond Yates Smith birthday

Today I worked upstairs cleaning the draws, chests etc. In p.m. Jean, Sally and girls called. Kind of cloudy. Tonight was the B. H. S. Minstrel show. I went with Blanche, it was very good. Billie smelting again tonight, no smelt tho.

Friday, April 17, 1959

A very nice day. Warm. I finished the chest upstairs, cleaned up the whole house. Today there was an Air Raid test all over the nation. Betty came home from school tonight happy and pleased to rest up for a week, it’s vacation. She went to the movies with Mike. Aunt Ava to the doctors this p.m. Billie still doing chores.

Saturday, April 18, 1959 Raymond S Allen birthday

A nice day. On the cold side. I done up the work, cooked, went to town. Called at Aunt Ava’s. Billie still doing the chores over there. Billie over and worked for Raymond all p.m. for FREE. Quite cold in p.m. Janice here for supper. Betty to movies with Dawn and Janice in p.m.

Sunday, April 19, 1959

A nice warm day. I got dinner, churned, done up the work. Bill fixed his car. Billie got the hens out in yard today. Betty up to Dawn’s.

Monday, April 20, 1959 Letter from Adair

Kind of cloudy in a.m. I washed. Today we got a letter from Dorothea. Also some nice pictures. They were so good.

Tuesday, April 21, 1959

A very nice day, on the cool side. I started the shed chamber. Betty not here much. She is unhappy today. Billie worked for Raymond today. I done my ironing, made an orange pie. A nice sunny day. Dennis hired Billie today to work at Walter Redfield’s for the summer. $45 per week and unemployment benefits.