Mom is at a Tupperware Party - Wednesday, July 24, 1963

Betty is staying here tonight. Mom is at a Tupperware party at Karen Baker Speas'. Phyl and I and Daddy went to the Lions Club ice cream supper. I saw Uncle Walter in Osincup's. I wasn't at the Journal office when he stopped in. Of course, I had to drag myself away, he likes to talk so. Well, they finally used my feature article on Mrs. Bauer's cruets. Charles cut up my pictures from the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. He didn't know they wanted them back.

Three Quarter Century Club Postcards - Tuesday, July 23, 1963

We took Linda Timmins and went in to play miniature golf with John, Betty, Linda, Jim, Larry and Janet. I just couldn't get with it tonight. I think I had a seven on half the holes. Better late than never, but I only just now got around to typing up the minutes for the April 2nd and 4th WRA meetings! I think I'll send them to Barbara Page and see if she can "process" them. I took the Three Quarter Century Club post cards to Mrs. Luckenbill and visited with her for a few minutes.

Still Hope for the LLCs - Monday, July 22, 1963

I've been writing to Flo to see what we can do to get the LLCs moving. Maybe there's still hope. The Journal was an hour late going to press today, and on the day that Charles complained that there wasn't anything of news value. He even ran the Rubio grocery store closing (for good) on the front page. Ann has gone to  Martie Berendts' for several days. I mowed grass this evening. The kids had to go to mow the two Anderson yards.

Leets Are Here From Virginia - Sunday, July 21, 1963

Leets got to Grandma's this afternoon. Parcells came to get Rikki and Sonja who had been out here for a week, so we all had supper there, except Cuddebacks weren't there. I wrote to Evelyn. I think one or the other of our letters must have gotten lost. I last heard from her on May 25! I haven't gotten a letter from Mrs. Cowan for quite a while either. I hope to get a letter off to Flo about LLC business.

Bought $90.00 Worth of Pendleton - Saturday, July 20, 1963

This has been a day, to say the least. I bought almost $90.00 worth of Pendleton clothing at Seiferts - a walking suit and sweater in heather brown and a brown plaid jumper to match. I will be able to get a lot of good out of them for years. This afternoon we watched an eclipse of the sun - 75 percent here, total from Alaska to Maine. We used a pin hole viewer like you were supposed to, since people were cautioned not to look directly at the sun. Then the fire truck came past - Hough's baler caught fire. Phyl and I went back to town - I got a $10.00 pair of new black heels and returned to Seiferts to say I'd take the things we decided on. Tonight "Miss Brazil" became "Miss Universe."

Ten-Year-Old's "Jerry Mahoney" Act - Friday, July 19, 1963

Barb and I were still being asked about our "boy friends" at Winga's. This morning I went down to a new little house on West Main to talk to Mrs. Matson and her little girl about a ten-year-old ventriloquist who entertained some neighborhood kids. Then I went to Dr. Stutsman's to talk to their grandson from New York and his "Jerry Mahoney." They may finally be getting around to using the story about Mrs. Bauer and her cruets, or at least I saw a proof of the picture today. I bought a pretty new orange swimming suit with white belt in Wards today ($13.00 on sale for $8.00). It looks like a life jacket. 

Wrote About Judy's U.S.A. Band Tour - Thursday, July 18, 1963

I spent two hours talking with Judy Roland about the United States of America High School Band. Of course, I had quite a time reducing it to what I felt should be a short article this time. Barb Shalla and I went to Winga's this afternoon after we thought the members of the Monroe, Wisconsin coffee club had more or less "cleared out." They came down to sign a truce with our coffee club (founder of the idea) after a feud was raised when Monroe claimed to be the first. Anyway, we got in on plenty of excitement and entertained two men, one of whom may have had more to drink than coffee!