Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Saturday) – Decided to visit the library for an hour or two and found it closed, with notice each Saturday will be closed until sometime in September. And the office will be open until then, from 8:30 to five, each five days of the week. We received a lovely photo of Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) […]

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1946 (Monday) – Have done my bit of washing. Received a letter from Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) in which she stated she was engaged to Carl Hunter (Carl Hatch Hunter). May be married in June or July. At 1:45 p.m. Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) took me up town and I went to the Doctor’s office. He […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Wednesday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I walked up town, he posted two parcels, one for Donald (Donald Snader) and one for Dorothy (Dorothy Snader), loose leaf book for their birthday.  We had to wait in the doctor’s office for over an hour. The doctor told me I didn’t need an operation, that […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Monday) – Remained home all day. Phoned Della (Della Lunt), she was feeling pretty good. Received a letter from Lillian (Lillian Lunt). Said Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) looked real nice as Queen of the Gold and Green Ball. When Lillian arrived home she had found one of their pipes had frozen and burst.

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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 (Tuesday) – Dad’s (Alfred Oscar Lunt) seventieth birthday. I celebrated it by being ill, something going the rounds, but I don’t think it’s the flu, not a bit like Della’s (Della Lunt) family, had.  Wednesday to and including Sunday, I remained in the house, have been quite sick. On Saturday, Brother Durham came in […]

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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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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me up to the library and I worked there most of the day on the Fitz Randolph line.. Received a letter from Dorothy (Dorothy Snader). She said Donald (Donald Snader) surprised them by coming home on a furlough, said he looked fine and seemed to feel fine […]

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