July 3 - 5, 1973 Fourth of July

Tuesday, July 3, 1973 HOT, Bill worked on barn

Well today we had some sun after the fog cleared in early forenoon. It was very hot and humid though. I worked at Betty’s. She mowed her lawns. Bill worked on the barn. Walt home early to help work on barn. Tonight Billie finished mowing and clipping his lawns. Bill went over the lawn again to smoothed it up, it was so tall after the heavy rains this past week. He also harrowed the garden. Hortons called after supper.

Wednesday, July 4, 1973 TOM HERE

It started out nice today. I done regular work, went to the parade with Betty and family. It was a very nice day during the parade but shower clouds came up and it began to rain. It RAINED. We had awful heavy rain showers, it washed out driveways, bridges, side of the roads. Over here to Rogers Brook Bridge it washed out and made great holes on the bridge. Today Tom called at Betty’s. He is a nice guy. He is quite upset about his children. He came last night. He has a new car. Has a nice job and doing well for himself.

Watching parade with Cindy and Amy

Carmen with the Girl Scouts

Thursday, July 5, 1973 RAIN,DELORES TO THE NCM HOSPITAL

A miserable day. I done up my work. Bill worked a little while on the barn. Then came home, we went to town. Then later Billie and I went, we rode around to see where the roads washed out from the awful rain last night. Billie couldn’t work because of the awful rains. The building where he works still doesn’t have the roof on it since the fire. Today Delores entered the Northern Cumberland Hospital. She is in serious condition. One problem she is anemic. I called at Ferns tonight.