Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – Washed, then went shopping. Afternoon – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and family came here and Della (Della Lunt) and all children (Ivy Joan, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) except Chip (Gordon Lewis Gabbitas), stayed here while me and the boy went shopping. They had dinner with us. Before Dad […]

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1945 (Saturday) – Right after breakfast Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went out to Della’s (Della Lunt) with their gifts and up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) with theirs. Found them finishing last wrappings, and up to their necks in work, poor little Mary Beth (Mary Elizabeth Lunt) was in bed, has probably had […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

December 3, 1945 (Monday) – Phoned to Della (Della Lunt), she is feeling some better, Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) is a little better, was going down to see the doctor. Larry (Larry Lunt Gabbitas) is home from school as he has a cold. I went shopping, walked to Third South on Main, bought five Christmas […]

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1945 (Thursday) – Thanksgiving Day. Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) for dinner, the first time for years we had not prepared one for some of our family. They had a turkey and everything that goes with it. We found Jean (Patricia Jean Lunt) has been sick with […]

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1945 (Wednesday) – Today is Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) birthday. Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me out to Della’s (Della Lunt), where I spent the day.  All are well, but there is a lot to do so Della doesn’t have much time to rest.  Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and Della brought me home. Evening – […]

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1945 (Monday) – Did some shopping and went to the bank, sent letter and check to pay our taxes. Went to the Library and typed some sheets from Mrs. Lunt.  Afternoon, received a telephone call. It was from Mrs. Chloe H. Lunt (Chloe Haws), she was at the Library. I invited her to come and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Saturday) – Listened to both morning and afternoon to Conference meetings. After church, Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) and Jennie (Lydia Jane Kendall) came to see us, he brought a check of eighty-five dollars, rent from drug store. Before they left Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) came in, Edgar and wife […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – After lunch we rode up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) found conditions very much better on this trip, conditions in the basement were greatly improved and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) felt ever so much better. We stayed until Bert came home from work, then soon left for home. 

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1945 (Thursday) – George (George Thornton Holman) and family has gone out to spend the day with his family. I am home just relaxing, typing and doing anything I wish. It seems quiet after having Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and the girls (Darlene Lunt and Sharon Alice Holman) with me. They are celebrating V.J. Day’s […]

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