May 19

Cleaned the living room . Used cleaner on the ceiling. Just finished it all and everything put back and Aunt Jennie, Vida and Harry came for a few minutes. Received a letter from Carsons saying that they were coming Sunday. Helped milk.

May 18

Washed woodwork and mopped the floor. Helped to empty tick and wash it and a rug. Put the rag carpet down and put up the new curtains. Washed the curtains in the living room and ironed them. Repainted a picture frame. Helped fill the tick. Helped do the milking. Have a real head-ache.

May 17

Cleared out the folks bedroom and tore most all of old paper off of ceiling. Mable came down and we papered the room. Wanda gave mama the paper for a Mothers Day present. Ora summer suit and cap, $3.58 and my girdle, came today.

May 16

Boys started planting corn today. Did the washing and ironing. Went to Bill Halls and purchased 350 sweet potato plants at .25. Helped set them out.

May 15

Ora and I Violet and Maude went to Sun-school. Robert was here for dinner. Uncle Ezra and boys were here a few minutes on way to Seymour. Went up to grandpa's place with folks. Nola and children and Ezra came and they divided fruit, bedding and meat. I walked down home, helped do the milking. Mable and Shelby were here tonite.

May 14

Cleaned all the house up this A.M. Cleaned off chicken roosts and coops out and made myself a new underskirt this afternoon. Violet was down a few minutes tonite. Folks stopped on way home and bought 2 doz. eggs.

May 13

The Lindberg baby was found dead in a brush pile near the estate, yesterday P.M. Kidnapped March 1. Cleaned Ken's bedroom. Moved the heating stove into the wardrobe and took up the linoleum, which was under the stove. Dad and Mamma ate dinner here, were on way to Vernon . Had lettuce for supper.

May 12

Still cloudy and rainy. Helped do mornings work and patched rags the rest of day. Feeling bum.

May 11

Another cloudy and rainy day. Helped do the mornings work. Patched and worked on the back screens. Also two east doors and one south window. Sifted some crack corn. Sold Violet 1 doz. eggs to set. Mamma and Aunt Nola went past. Hogs $3.50; Eggs 10 cents; cream 15 cents.

May 10

More rain and cloudy all day. Did the ironing. Cleaned off chicken roosts, cleaned out my hens nests, sprinkled louse powder and made new nests. Powdered duck, hens. Popped corn and made 27 ball. Finished mowing the yaard. Ken, Ora and I, Violet, Robert and Bill , went to Shelbys to celebrate his 26th birthday, which was May 3. Chicks 39.

May 9

Rained last nite and still cloudy this morning. Finely cleared off. Did the washing. Set out the dahlia bulb that Mrs Heller sent to me by Flossie. Helped to mend the screen of Ken's window and on back porch. Dampened the clothes. Mowed some of front yard. Moved some chick coops Sold my two pot pigs, 440 at $3.10. Hog $8.10

May 8

Nice big day. Helped do morning's work. We three and Violet went to Sunday school. Had 173 out, a Mother's Day Program afterwords. Ed, Lula, Ray, Wanda and my folks were here for dinner. Bob and Sara were here this P.M. Helped to do the milking. A nice shower this P.M.

May 7

The folks brought 28 chicks out for me to finish raising. Cleaned the house up. Shelled some corn. Studied Sun. school lesson, took a bath. Folks stopped a few minutes on their way home. A chick missing.

May 6

Cleaned up the cellar and did the ironing this A.M. Moved the two coops of chicks out of back yard into the orchard. Cleaned the coops out and chicken roosts off. The folks were here a few minutes on way to Vernon. They brought a setting-hen and 12 duck eggs. Brought grandpa's sox chicks down here tonight, they surely are nice. I have set 107 duck eggs this spring. Patched a shirt tonite.

May 5

Could hardly wake up this morning. Helped to do the work. Fixed ground and sowed seeds. Set out gladiola bulbs. Al Capone was taken to Atlanta Federal Prison yesterday for 11 years. Spaded more flower beds. Sowed some vine beans, zena, and marigold seed. Help plant some lettuce and beams, hoed the cabbage. Dampened the clothes.

May 4

I stayed down home last nite. Sat up with two ladies and Mr. McIntire was there part of nite. I made three peach pies, cleaned out the cubbard. Dad brought me home this morning. Helped to finish our morning's work. Pressed my coat and dress, Ora's suit and Ken's coat. Polished Ora's shoes and my slippers. We went down home with Mabels, about one this P.M. Funeral procession arrived at Hayden about 3:15. S. J. Cross and Rev Minter had charge of ceremony. Large crowd but a very sad place. Grandpa was 73 years old and surely was put away real nice.

May 3

Ken brought the word back that grandpa died at 7:50 last night. Shelby and Ora stayed down home until 11 o'clock. He and Mabel stayed here rest of night. Mable and I did the 3 washings this morning. Set 11 more duck eggs at noon. Went to Hayden this afternoon. Cast my vote, for the first time. Did several odd jobs this evening. Mama, Ora and I are going down home.

May 2

Ken told about grandpa's condition when he was there at 10 last nite. I went down to Mables before breakfast. Mable and Shelby came along about 7:30 and Ora and I went down to Seymour with them. We cleaned the folks back yard. Grandpa has lock-jaw and is in a critical condition. Can't eat nor rest, hardly talk plain. Cleaned off chicken roosts. Ora and Shelby have gone back to set up tonite. Mable is staying with me. We have sorted her clothes, ours and mamma's out, ready to wash tomorrow.

MAY 1, 1932

Dad, Ora and I went to Sun. school. Rena was there about 10 minutes. I told Harriett just what I thought about her. We four went down home this afternoon to see grandpa Perry. He surely is laid up and pretty back off today. Helped to do the milking, shelled some corn. Set 84 duck eggs. Mable and Shelby were here tonite.

April 30

Helped do the mornings work. Mowed the yard. Rena and I went to Mashing's to get duck eggs. Got 80 for one cent apiece. Rena slept most all morning. We were ready to start to Scipio when Harriett came at 12 and took Rena for the afternoon. Stopped at Mabels. Dad and the kids were there. Grandpa didn't come home, wasn't able. Harriett returned at four with Rena but had her bribed and monopolised for the night; when she had planned to stay here again. Almost heart-broken but guess 'twill heal in time. Studied S. school lesson.

April 29

Cleaned the house up. Made 58 popcorn balls for the party, which we are giving in honor of Rena. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Howard, Clarence and Flossie, Mable, Shelby, Violet, Bill, Harriett and Rena were here. Rena is staying all nite. Has rained all evening and is pouring now. 11:30.

April 28

Nice warm day but real frosty this A.M. Cleaned chicken roosts and chicks coops off. Spaded the ground where I will set out gladiolas. I went to Dr. at North Vernon this P.M. Going back to the drop medicine. I have a bad cold. Did some patching this evening.

April 27

A little frost and real cool. Rena came as the Capes kids went to school. She and I did the ironing. Violet, Mabel, Rena and I visited school this P.M. Mama went to Wandas. Grandpa was down at Seymour with team and wagon and got hurt. Dr. put 10 clamps on his left arm. Asked Simmons, Hunnicutts, Harriett, Shelby and Mabel to come Friday nite.

April 26

Real cloudy and rather cool all day. Did the washing in the wood house with the hand machine. Violet came down this afternoon. I refixed my rug which I have started.

April 25

Still cloudy and rainy. Mowed front yard. Did mornings work. Cleaned off chicken roosts. Worked on my rug. Dreamed about Rena last nite. Mable and her drove in about 1 o'clock. We were all surprised. Hadn't seen her since July 2, 1931. We three went fishing after a long conversation. Caught 6 little fellows. I can hardly realize that she was here, seems like a dream. A very hard rain tonight.

April 24

Rain, we went to Sun school, back home, fed my chicks and then Ora and I went down home. Helped with the milking tonight. Mowed west side of yard. Got my hood, which mama knit for me. She gave me a voile dress, which was too small for her. Did some reading tonight.

April 23

Did the usual Saturdays cleaning. Hoed onions and cabbage. Set out the dalaha bulbs Mable gave me. Cracked some corn for chicks. Mopped kitchen since supper. Have taken a bath, trimmed my nails, studied S. school lesson, am going to bed.

April 22

Did the mornings work. Helped to cord a rick of wood in wood house. Went to Redington Cemetary with Ezra's and Mabels. Put some fresh dirt in the porch flower box. Carried flowers out of kitchen onto porch. Cleaned out wood shed. Put two of the kitchen screens in. Cleaned off chicxken roosts. Took off 29 baby chicks. Scared the hawk away twice. We four went to the Commencement tonight. Moved wood box and washing machine into wood house. Carried empty cans down cellar.

April 21

Rained a little, until noon, cleared off and sun was awful warm and bright all evening. Helped Ora fix the feed coop and we shut my 27 chicks up in it. Fixed a frame around my tomato seed bed. Set out the dahala bulb mama gave me. Put new front patches on a pair of overalls. Cleaned off the 3 chick coops. went down to Mashino's this P.M. and spoke for some duck eggs. Two settings of eggs beginning to hatch. Ezra, Maude and Donald came at 5 o'clock and just left, going to Mabels for the night.

April 20

Did the ironing and cleaned off chicken roosts. Our rug came from Tri State. did the patching. Big rain this afternoon and more tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt were here tonight. Sewed some quilt blocks. Hawks got two more of my chicks.