Journal: Jeanette Sperry

September 14, 1946 (Saturday) – Busy at home all day. In late afternoon, Uncle Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) came to see us, their daughter Ruth (Ruth Lunt) was married to John S. Toronto (John Seegmiller Toronto). He came to talk to Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) about plans of selling the drug store. He talked a […]

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1946 (Friday) – Have worked hard today cleaning house and this evening I went up to the Library to assist in supervision, in a response to a call from the Stake Presidency to help people from various wards in our Stake. I helped one lady from the 22nd Ward whose people came from Germany.

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1946 (Thursday) – Made two quarts of bread & butter pickles. Received a letter from Dorothy (Dorothy Snader) telling us that her husband’s (Carl Hatch Hunter) brother’s (Arvel Hatch Hunter) wife (Vera Elayn Allen) gave birth to a baby boy (Alen Baird Hunter) Monday 9th (Edit: He was born the 8th) and then she passed […]

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1946 (Monday) – Washed, worked at the Library for over three hours studying the history of Alford, Mass. and the county of Berkshire. Evening – Went to a meeting with the bishopric then retired to room 4 for a genealogical report meeting.

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1946 (Sunday) – I attended Sunday School. Some of the beginnings of the Social Security (or Welfare) work was discussed in an interesting way. I slept some in the afternoon and in the evening I attended Sacrament Meeting. T. Edgar Lyon (I think was the name of the speaker) he talked on the teachings of […]

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1946 (Saturday) – About ten a.m., Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt). We found the family looking pretty well. Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly), of course, doesn’t feel too good. She works too hard, home and in public. We had lunch with them and enjoyed visiting. Marybeth (Mary Elizabeth […]

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1946 (Friday) – After Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) left, Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went to Della’s (Della Lunt) as it was Ivy Joan’s (Ivy Joan Gabbitas) birthday. We took a little gift for both children (Ivy and Gordon Lewis Gabbitas).

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1946 (Thursday) – Chip’s (Gordon Lewis Lunt) birthday. Sister Butler and I completed our visiting, all but Sister Erekson, she was not at home. We were through before noon. Later I went to town, walked several blocks which made me very tired.  Evening – Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) took me to the Gem in the […]

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