Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Thursday) – Lillian’s (Lillian Lunt) birthday. After giving Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) some lunch and ourselves, we went up town shopping and on to a picture show. After dinner, Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt), Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) and Grace (Grace Viola Harper) came over for while and we served ice cream and cake.

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1947 (Tuesday) – Over a week since I wrote. I have been home most of the time. Last Thursday evening Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) took Lillian (Lillian Lunt) and me to the Capitol Hill Ward to a Stake Reception where all members of the stake were invited and all past […]

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1947 (Sunday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) again attended the two sessions of Conference. Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) family (Della Lunt; Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas), all but Ivy Joan, came in for the Morning Session. They left Little Teddy with me. It wasn’t long until the two boys […]

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1947 (Saturday) – I bottled nine quarts of pears. I was very tired when I got through. Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) came home in time to help with dinner. Evening – Edna (Edna Viola Nelson), Grace (Grace Viola Harper) and Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) came in for an hour or two. We just visited and […]

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1947 (Thursday) – Morning – Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) rode up to the clinic with Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Edna (Edna Viola Nelson), as he took Edna to school. She had to have some x-rays. The doctors were more than delighted with her condition, said everything was even better than they expected. She sure […]

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1947 (Tuesday) – Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) took Lillian (Lillian Lunt) to the bus at one thirty am We later learned from a letter that Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) and Carl (Carl Hatch Hunter) (I suppose it was them, or else Donald (Donald Snader)), she referred to the as the kids, […]

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1947 (Sunday) – About eight o’clock, Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) came over and brought us a bushel of peaches and one of prunes, some tomatoes and three dozen eggs. They brought them up from Pleasant Grove the night before.  Lillian (Lillian Lunt) went to Sunday School and I attended Fast […]

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1947 (Sunday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) attended Sunday School and I went to Sacrament Meeting. One of the men who had been among those who took the trek across the plains, following the course taken by the pioneers, was the speaker in our ward and he gave a very nice description on their trip mentioning […]

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1947 (Wednesday) – Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) family (Agnes Coalter Golightly; Patricia Jean, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Gordon and Judith Ann Lunt) came in early. Agnes is still very ill. She and Jean remained home with Father and let me go to the parade. Alfred took Mary (Mary Etta George), Lillian (Lillian Lunt) and myself up […]

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1947 (Saturday) – Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Mary (Mary Etta George) returned from their fishing trip, bringing some lovely fish, but the fish didn’t bite too well. Evening – they took me to a picture show, which we enjoyed very much. While I was away, Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) was very restless. Earl […]

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