April 19 to April 24, 1931

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The seventeenth week of the Diary starts.........

April 19, Sunday
Dear Diary:
Ruby and Turner Cullen came this afternoon. Pauline brought Beulah home this afternoon. We looked for them this morning but they came by Hubert's and Tommy's and ate dinner and then Hubert and Tommy came with them. Frances came and stayed awhile until Pauline came. Aunt Nan was buried today. She died yesterday.

April 20th, Monday
Dear Diary:
I have been reading the Titanac book. Artie, Marvin, Audrey and Magaline came this afternoon and guess what we did? Played cards! Marvin heard from Buster today. Beulah got her two new dresses, two new pairs of shoes, two pairs of stockings, an underslip and white hat at Hopkinsville while visiting Pauline. She left my slippers but Pauline is going to mail them to me.

April 21st, Tuesday
Dear Diary:
We got up this morning and it was raining. Mother was so glad of the water caught in the barrels that she started using it so she could catch some more. Marvin has been down here this afternoon. Mother went down to see how Dany was getting along. It stopped raining this afternoon.

April 22nd, Wednesday
Dear Diary:
Gothard, Clara, Mother, Dad and I went to Madisonville just after dinner and just got back. Floyd came down this morning and had dinner with us. Mother cooked some cracklin bread. Floyd sure does love cracklin corn bread. I got a pair of socks and a pair of stocking also some slippers at Madisonville. Dad got some white paint for the house. It is pretty cold now and the roads were pretty bad after all the rain we had.

April 23rd, Thursday
Dear Diary:
Dad, Finis and Artie went to Dawson this morning. We didn;t cook any dinner but will have to get supper. Marvin has been down and have been playing cards. Audrey came and played a few games with us. I am fixing to cook a pie for supper so will have to quit writing now.

April 24th, Friday
Dear Diary:
Dad went over to the Clark Place this afternoon and Mother and I went down to Danies toplay cards. Dad brought me some fruit yesterday deom Dawson that Clyde sent. Dad doesn't buy much except the necessary things like flour, sugar, etc., Mrs. Jane came awhile this afternoon. Mother gave her some quilt pieces. It sprinkled rain a little. I wrote to Edna and Rich today.

April 25th, Saturday
Dear Diary:
Rosa called this morning for Finis to meet Aunt Bet ( Finis' sister ) at the train. Finis met her and she is at their house now. We were up there awhile this afternoon. We got a letter from Buster yesterday and I wrote to him this morning. It has sprinkled a little today. I have been reading. I sure do enjoy reading stories but have the headache so much.

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