We Sold Two Horses - Monday, July 16, 1962

We went to the dentist this afternoon. I didn't need anything done. I continued spending my earnings by buying an $11.95 watch at Osincups. (We recently got $25.00 checks from the folks for helping with the hay.) I also bought a black bag so I won't have to carry my bathing suit wrapped up in a towel like the boys do. This evening we drove up to see about a horse at John Klein's near Keota. And we sold the two red ones this morning - to some people from Kalona.

Sorrells are From Middletown, Ohio - Sunday, July 15, 1962

I lost Cashword Cal by a mile but some of their conclusions are really out of it. However, I think I had considered each correct answer at one time or other. I called Helen. We're going to meet at Barbeque Day Tuesday and then I'm going up to Iowa City with her. I'm going to have to check into the matter that both Ed Sorrells that visited Grandma and Gary Sorrell from Park are from Middletown, Ohio. I wasn't aware of the fact till I saw the Journal write-up and then checked Gary's address. I got my freshman year things into but not pasted in my scrapbook.

Saw Miss Argentina Become Miss Universe - Saturday, July 14, 1962

We just saw Miss Argentina become Miss Universe. Our TV set is on the blink but it made it through the pageant. The repairman was here tonight and he was going to take it to town but Daddy made him leave it here for that. I sewed some of the skirt of my suit. It was a cold and rainy July day.

We Went to the Shetland Pony Sale in Oskaloosa - Friday, July 13, 1962

Since it rained today we went to the Shetland pony sale at the fairgrounds in Oskaloosa. Miriam and Miss Collett were there. They sure sold a lot of ponies. We were going to go shopping but we couldn't find a parking place uptown. Then we tried to find the covered bridge over by Delta but never did. (We saw what might have been a sign to it down a mud road.) Tonight we went to the Grace Hill ice cream supper. I cut out my suit.

We Froze Homemade Ice Cream - Thursday, July 12, 1962

Tonight was the club ice cream social at Dusenberrys. It was 11:30 before most of us got around to leaving - that didn't used to seem very late in college. We went out to Grandma's this afternoon to freeze two freezers full of ice cream. I got out and pressed my suit pattern pieces. By he time Mom and Dad went to town late this morning and we got our own lunches, I never "got in gear" today till 2:00.

We Went to See Horses in West Chester - Wednesday, July 11, 1962

We went to town this afternoon to wash. I got a photograph book and scrapbook, three zippers, and a turquoise scarf and Cleopatra bracelet with a turquoise set to dress up my tan suit. It rained so we didn't go swimming. Tonight we went up to see Miss Orr's horses on the back edge of West Chester. I finally heard from Marge (had to send her a post card first.) She sent Virginia some piano music.

We Saw First Pictures, Sound from Telstar - Tuesday, July 10, 1962

The kids got ambitious this afternoon so Mom and I chipped in to help clean behind the garage. We burned some of the old things, gathered some things for the junk pile, and took the old trike, kiddy-kar (mine!), wheelbarrow and scooter over to Marrows' kids. Phyllis got stung on the hand by some wasps that had a nest in a piece of stovepipe. Tonight on television we saw the very first TV pictures and sound ever to be brought back to earth from a satellite. From Andover, Maine, to the Telstar and back.