Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – I spent about four hours at the genealogical library working in the Webb lines. Afternoon, I worked around the lot for a while, so I am very tired tonight.  Received a letter from Pearl Vickers (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Della McLaughlin (Emma Della Sperry).

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1945 (Tuesday) – I went up to the market and over to the cleaners for my spring coat. In afternoon – I attended Relief Society Meeting. Evening – Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I cleaned part of the pantry, I still have my cupboards to clean. Felt so tired I could hardly go to sleep. 

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1945 (Monday) – I spent the morning at the library. It’s very discouraging. My folks want names for Temple work and it is very hard to locate them. Recently I prepared 63 names on the Eby line, but in checking, found the work had been done for all but five names. Our Sperry names are […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Attended Teacher’s Training Class and Sunday School. Grace (Grace Ensign) gave the lesson. We meet in the Elder’s Room and they have cleaned the room, painted the woodwork and the pipes and put some drapes up at the windows, the room sure looks nice.  Afternoon, I attended a Stake Officers meeting and […]

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1945 (Saturday) – This was a tired day, scarcely accomplished anything. Received a letter from Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Mary (Mary Etta George), written by Mary. They are both very busy and some days they scarcely see each other when his hours are while she is at home. She attends night school as […]

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1945 (Friday) – Received a letter from Lillian (Lillian Lunt). At noon, took our dime bank up to the Deseret National Bank to be opened and credited to our account, had nineteen dollars. Went over to the library for a couple of hours. Wrote to Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and Jean Snader.

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1945 (Thursday) – Received a letter from Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt). Finished cleaning my kitchen. I tire so easily I have to do my house cleaning a little at a time. Evening – I attended the six o’clock session at the temple. President Roosevelt (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) died. 

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1945 (Wednesday) – In the afternoon, attended the funeral of Brother Erekson, held in the Taylor Mortuary. There must have been nearly three hundred people present, there were a lot of lovely flowers. In this neighborhood over seven dollars were gathered, but instead of getting flowers with it, the money will be given to Sister […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – Went to the library for a few minutes and then over to the Lion House, where I met Florence Lunt (Sarah Florence McCune) for lunch. Edna (Edna Morris), Frederica, Sister Ockey and Mary Morgan had lunch with us. Afterwards, we went to the Relief Office to see Sister Williams, a former missionary […]

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1945 (Monday) – We have been having some lovely warm weather and today the ground is all covered with snow, everything looks beautiful. I had one pretty daffodil out yesterday, I wish I had picked it, for it is out of sight now. We received a letter from George (George Thornton Holman), he, with the […]

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