Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and Lillian (Lillian Lunt) to work, the ground was all covered with snow. We called and got the typewriter, it cost almost twenty dollars.  Dad took me out to Della’s (Della Lunt) and at five o’clock he came back for me. The family was quite well except that […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – I sent the day and evening out to Della’s (Della Lunt), the family (Porty Lewis Gabbitas, Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, and Larry Lunt Gabbitas) all but Judy (Judith Ann Gabbitas) and Teddy (Ted Lunt Gabbitas), went to a barbeque in their ward. Later, Port and Della brought me home. 

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Thursday) – For some reason or other I have neglected to write for almost two weeks. I am a busy woman and the days pass so quickly. I thought  when I stopped work I would have plenty of time to do a lot of things, but I don’t accomplish as much as I want […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Tuesday) – I never realized how long it had been since I wrote in my journal, almost two weeks. Have been very busy at home and at the library trying to prepare my Sunday School lessons and finish Mrs. Lunt’s record, have carried her Fitz Randolph line to the Emigrant Ancestor and across the […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me out to Della’s (Della Lunt). We canned seven quarts of tomato juice and 16 quarts of peaches. When Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) got home from work we had to race with time to get to a store before closing time to get Larry (Larry Lunt Gabbitas) […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me out to Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) where I spent the day helping Della (Della Lunt), the children (Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) (four of them) are in school now. Della bottles 16 quarts of peaches. Little Teddy slipped away […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Sunday) – Attended teachers prayer meeting, then Sunday School, Orma Petersen gave the lesson, suggestions to Brother Ensign on his Angell line. Afternoon – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas), Della (Della Lunt) and children (Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas), all except Ivy Joan, came in for awhile, had […]

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