1946 (Thursday) – Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) birthday. Last night Sister Butler was to leave on a plane for Washington D.C., so today I had to go teaching alone. We also had to try and gather funds for the Community chest. Most of the people I contacted were working and payed at their place of […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Wednesday) – Was home all day. Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and Della (Della Lunt) called for a few minutes. Later Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) came, she had been in town for the funeral for the husband of her Aunt Martha’s (Martha May Coulter) ex-husband (Brooks) (Lewis Charles Brooks). She had dinner with us and […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Tuesday) – Was busy home all morning and attended Teachers Report Meeting at 1:15. I had to pray, also give the report. Remained for Relief Meeting. Ileen Bagley, teacher, she is splendid. It was on early church history. Showing what events took place in ten and twenty year periods. Members of the class took […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Monday) – Sister Hunter (Hannah Charlotte Hatch) left for Provo. I went to town, then to the Genealogical Library. Afternoon – I washed and in the evening I attended The Daughters of the Pioneers meeting, it was very lovely.
Read More Journal: Jeanette SperryOctober 6, 1946 (Sunday) – I did not leave home at all today. Afternoon – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) and family (Della Lunt; Ivy Joan, Gordon Lewis, Larry Lunt, Judith Ann and Ted Lunt Gabbitas) came in. I took care of Larry and Teddy while the rest went to Conference. Teddy Slept during the meeting […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Saturday) – Again I listened to both sessions of the Conference. I certainly enjoyed them. Seed like the sermons, though different, all had a trend of warning of things to come and how we should all learn to love one another and all our fellow man for all are God’s children.
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Friday) – I listened to both sessions of the Quarterly Conference over the radio, doing my work in between times. Am very tired tonight. Della (Emma Della Sperry) called me on the phone today to tell me she had been called to be a missionary with her husband (Fred McLaughlin). She was set apart […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Thursday) – In the forenoon I went up to Martha Hoffman’s to check on some Robbins work. She has recently obtained some new manuscripts and wanted me to see if anything more could be found about the parenthood of Daniel Robbins, Dr. Burtus F. Robbins’ ancestor, but nothing was there. Afternoon – I went […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Wednesday) – Sister Allred and I continued our visits on 1st West. Called at two large apartment houses. Talked to the landlord of one who was not a Mormon, nor interested at all in genealogical work. We only found one woman. She’s not a member, but said it sounded interesting, but she was due […]
Read More Journal: Jeanette Sperry1946 (Tuesday) – Ironed, type and did some mending. The wind has been blowing hard today and this evening it has been raining. I attended Relief Society this afternoon, it was a social. A lovely program and some nice refreshments. Sister Ward, the president, has been ill with the flu, so was unable to attend.
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Loony Lunts and Company 