$1.5 Million Massachusetts Mail Truck Robbery - Thursday, August 16, 1962

Mom washed this afternoon and we swam. The pool was the coldest I've ever known it to be. I looked for a gold sweater in Wards to match my two new gold skirts but they didn't have any. A robbery of a mail truck in Massachusetts of $1.5 million Tuesday night surpassed the Brink's robbery. I have my skirt done except for the hem. It's a little big around the waist though. Hope I don't get quite that fat! They vaccinated pigs and the ponies this morning. We canned thirteen quarts of tomato juice.

Looked at Courses for an Education Major - Wednesday, August 15, 1962

We went to the Lions Club picnic at Orrs' tonight. It was a nice group. Leland Griggs had a tape recorder and that provided a lot of entertainment. I worked some on the skirt of my suit. I got my elementary education requirements sheet and catalog out and looked over the list of courses. It doesn't really look so bad - all of the courses I'll need to get in in my next three years. Ann went swimming with Denise. Daddy and Bob baled about a load of hay that we had out here but they didn't need us to help.

Among Us We See Three Movies - Tuesday, August 14, 1962

Mom, Daddy, Ann and I went to see "The Trap Family Sings" at the drive-in tonight. We stayed for part of "Sail a Crooked Ship." Phyllis and Virginia had taken the two Lindas and Abbie to "That Touch of Mink." I cut out my tan suit. I also wrote a letter to Mrs. Cowan. They worked some more on cleaning the garage. I guess Cuddebacks cut their Washington, DC trip short because they ran out of money.

We Watched for Two Russian Spaceships - Monday, August 13, 1962

We watched at 7:30 and 9:00 tonight for two Russian cosmonauts to come over in separate spaceships but we never saw anything of them. I finished my gold skirt. The suit and matching blouse are next. We cleaned out the garage this afternoon. We carried out a lot of stuff to burn and took a pickup load full to the ditch. We didn't get clear finished. Ann and Denise fell off Rango this morning. Ann got a bad bruise on her arm where the horse stepped on it. Mom took her in to the doctor to see about it. He gave her a tetanus shot.

We Had Grandma and Grandpa for Dinner - Sunday, August 12, 1962

Three weeks from tonight I'll be back at college. Seems impossible! We had Grandma and Grandpa here for dinner for Grandma's birthday which was Thursday. We showed the slides of our trip and some others this afternoon. Tonight Stouts were here for homemade ice cream and cake. Doris's sister Verna was along. Margaret Smith's niece Jeannie was here this afternoon to ride the horses. We have the three now that the kids can ride without any help. I rode Duke a while with Phyllis and then with Ann.

Hoover Presidential Library was Dedicated - Saturday, August 11, 1962

We went over to look at the new high school tonight. They have quite a way to go on it yet, but they plan to have it ready for use as soon as possible this fall. We looked all around in it. Just as we were ready to leave, Jim Slockett, who had been working overtime, came and poked his head out the window we had gone in through. We had a few words with him. I sewed quite a bit on my gold skirt. The National Spotlight was on Iowa yesterday, Herbert Hoover's 88th birthday, when he and Truman were at West Branch to dedicate the the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.

Received a Free Place Setting - Friday, August 10, 1962

Phyllis had a tooth pulled this morning as part of the dental work to straighten her top row of teeth. She and I picked out sweaters that Mom paid for. Mine's red with a white stripe and zipper down the front. I also bought a tan, gold and white wool plaid skirt. Mom got me a free four-piece place setting at Osincup's. We took advantage of their China Club plan. I picked out a pretty tan pattern - "Spring Time." I finished my green skirt. We went in to the root beer stand for supper.