October 28 - 31, 1962

Sunday, October 28, 1962

Partly cloudy, warmer. Back to standard time. We washed and put the storm windows on. Bill and Gordon fixed up under the house for winter and put a new sink spout in. Betty cleaned up the car. She went to Auburn and Lewiston with Randy to see Alice and Bennie. Kennie, Dot, Fern, Lloyd, Bob and Blanche called. Billie had to work tonight. He and Dick Fleck came up for lunch. Storm windows.

Monday, October 29, 1962

A nice day. Cold and windy. Blanche and I went to Portland. She went to finish her and Roberts Christmas shopping. Letters from Dorothea and Mike. Billie began the late shift tonight, went to work at 12:30 AM. Cold windy day. LETTERS FROM DOT, DEN, JEFF AND DADDY MIKE.

Tuesday, October 30, 1962

Partly cloudy. Cold. I washed, hung the clothes on the front porch for first time. I cooked. Mrs. Hansen called me, she wants me to work Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights next week. Fern, Lloyd called also Blanche, Minnie and her boy came down to call. Clyde Russell to hook up their gas stove. Bill down to Gordon’s in evening.

Wednesday, October 31, 1962

Rain rain. Quite a miserable day and evening. We was supposed to take TooMaine to doctors, but we couldn’t. Bill sick. Betty and I up to Randy’s a little while.