Journal: Jeanette Sperry

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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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 (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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1945 (Friday) – I am 66 years old today. Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and I made ice cream and a cake. I went shopping. George (George Thornton Holman) and Eva gave me two pairs of hose. I have received a card from my sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry); card and hankie from my sister Pearl […]

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1945 (Friday) – Dorothy (Dorothy Snader), Jean (Jean Snader) and I went to the Lion House for lunch, shopped , then went out to Liberty Park. Met Maxine (Maxine Carter) and her two daughters (Ardith Sharon and Anice Rae Allen), the girls took the children to the merry-go-round and ferris wheel. We watched the birds […]

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1945 (Thursday) – It’s been a terribly dismal stormy day, raining a good deal of the time. The girls (Dorothy and Jean Snader) were away most of the day. President Beasley died Wednesday. I went over to Stevenson’s, to take a pedigree chart I have prepared for Sister Stevenson. 

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1945 (Wednesday) – In the afternoon, Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took the three of us (Me, Dorothy and Jean Snader) to Clearfield. We had dinner at Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt). They were all feeling pretty good. We enjoyed our trip very well. 

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Tuesday) – Was home most of the day. Late afternoon, Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt), the two girls (Dorothy and Jean Snader) and myself went out to Della’s (Della Lunt). She does not feel very well. The rest (Porty Lewis, Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) are alright, except […]

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