Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) came from work soon after seven a.m. to take me to spend the day in his home. I prepared breakfast for him, then we left. When I watch Della (Della Lunt) and all the multiplicity of things she has to do for that little family, it makes my […]

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1945 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday, was our Quarterly Conference. I attended the morning and evening sessions in Barrett Hall. I tire so easily when I sit too long, so I didn’t attend the afternoon meeting in our ward. Oscar Kirkham and another brother were visiting brethren. Brother Kirkham made an appeal to the older people’s […]

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1945 (Friday) – Afternoon – I had some business at the bank, then I went to the library for a couple of hours and worked on the Sperry order.  After dinner, Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I rode out to Della’s (Della Lunt), I took some of Port’s (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) bonds to him.

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1945 (Thursday) – Father (Alfred Oscar Lunt) took me up to the library to attend Brother Bennett’s class, but he didn’t have a class. The workers are having a contest, It Research, and it was decided to omit the class, that we might continue their work as the contest ends Saturday. My, I’m glad I […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Wednesday) – I planted some flower seeds in some eggshells deposited in some egg boxes. There were zinnias, asters, marigolds and candytuft. In the afternoon, Father (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I rode up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) home in Clearfield and spent several hours with them. Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) prepared a lovely […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Tuesday) – It’s been snowing all morning. I attended the funeral of Brother Marcus O. Funk in the Taylor Mortuary. A large crowd was present, some lovely floral offerings. Not the display witnessed at the Auerbach funeral, but oh what a different spirit was there. Two rooms were filled with people, some solos and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Monday) – Went to the library and searched on the Eby line. Only stayed there about two hours. It’s been quite stormy today, although it stopped by evening. Received a letter from Donald, and he was almost well again.  Before Jean (Jean Snader) left for her school, the Bishop visited her and advised her […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Sunday) – Attended teacher training class, then Sunday School. In the class, I talked on the family group sheet and Grace (Grace Ensign) discussed the pedigree chart.  Later, stayed to fast meeting and after that we had an officers meeting of the Genealogical Group. It was two thirty when I reached home. I was […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Saturday) – Busy at home all day. Evening – attended a party in the Relief Society Room for those who took part in the Genealogical Pageant and for the members of our class. We furnished card tables and sat the people around these. A nice program was furnished, then some games on the tables, […]

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