Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1947 (Monday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) went out to Della’s (Della Lunt) to help her bottle some corn. Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) brought her home when he went to work. They bottled 48 pints, she is going to give some of it to me.  I bottled about a quart of apple jelly, from a bottle […]

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1947 (Sunday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) went to Sunday School and I attended Sacrament Meeting at five o’clock. Earl (Earl Sperry Lunt) and Edna (Edna Viola Nelson) came in for a few minutes when they returned from Pleasant Grove.

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1947 (Friday) – Received a letter from Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Mary (Mary Etta George) in which they told me Georgetta (Georgetta Marie Lunt) has another little daughter (Janice Marie Astle). Alfred is trying to get rid of the car, or at least to sell his and keep our car.  This morning I […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

*Written on  1947 (Thursday) – The hot weather continues although we have had some rain. We had a letter from Mary (Mary Etta George) stating they reached home at 8 a.m. without any trouble from either car.  On Saturday 2nd – Was very ill with intestinal flu, also all day Sunday. On Sunday, Bert’s (Charles […]

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1947 (Monday) – I had to make a trip to town to pay some bills. Before going up I went over to Smith’s to see how Mr. Smith was and learned he had died that morning about ten minutes to one o’clock. They are all trying to be so brave, but of course they feel […]

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1947 (Sunday) – Lillian (Lillian Lunt) attended Sunday School and I went to Sacrament Meeting. One of the men who had been among those who took the trek across the plains, following the course taken by the pioneers, was the speaker in our ward and he gave a very nice description on their trip mentioning […]

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1947 (Friday) – I was aroused from my sleep before six o’clock to find Alfred (Alfred Oscar Lunt, Jr.) and Mary (Mary Etta George) and her mother (Catherine Ellen Rosser) eating a breakfast which they had prepared for themselves, they didn’t want to disturb be until it was almost time for them to leave for […]

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1947 (Thursday) – Between Mary (Mary Etta George) and Mrs. George (Catherine Ellen Rosser) they gave my hair a permanent with some kind of a solution, it was quite a new experience for me. I remained home all day except for a little ride up Emigration Canyon to see the new monument that was dedicated […]

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1947 (Wednesday) – Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) family (Agnes Coalter Golightly; Patricia Jean, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Gordon and Judith Ann Lunt) came in early. Agnes is still very ill. She and Jean remained home with Father and let me go to the parade. Alfred took Mary (Mary Etta George), Lillian (Lillian Lunt) and myself up […]

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