June 7 to June 13, 1931

Footnotes: My footnotes are marked with "( )".

Week 24 of the Diary starts.........

June 7th, Sunday
Dear Diary
The roads were kinda slick this morning but they have dried out a lot for the wind has blown. There was Church this morning but we didn;t go. Archie, Flora, Cecil Mae and Clyde came this afternoon. Buster didn't come home last night. He was going with Willie Mathews to Clay and Providence, I think. Beulah came home a few minutes ago.

June 8, Monday
Dear Diary:
Clyde and Audrey came last night after we had gone to bed, Artie got home early this morning. Her little sister and Finis' grandparents came home with her. Mother is washing clothes today. Beulah got her tennis net Saturday. She called Floyd and told him to send her some rackets.

June 8th, Tuesday
Dear Diary:
Today is my Birthday. I am 16 years old. I am getting up in the years. The mail man brought me a letter from Carrie and Ken with a dollar in it altho they didn't know it was my birthday. Today is just liked any other day. Mother and I went down to Dany's awhile after dinner and then they have been up here. Aunt Cynthia is staying at Mrs. Betty's now because she has had a chance for the measles and Aunt Ella hasn't had them.

June 19th, Wednesday

Dear Diary:
Buster and Dad went to Dawson this morning. We got some things from the Fairway Truck that came through today. I got cleaned up this afternoon and Magaline F and I went over to Aunt Ella's and got some lettuce. Mother got several decks of cards that Ken sent.

June 11th, Thursday
Dear Diary:
Buster(1) went to Dawson this morning to see what he could get for our car on a new one. We have an old 1920, I think Willis Knight a great big car with all leather upholstery and wire wheels. The mail man brought me a box of chocolates from Carrie and Ken today, also a letter to get a book on nervousness and bashfulness.

June 12th, Friday
Dear Diary:
Floyd called this morning and said that he and Mr. Beeny was coming for dinner. We fixed up a good dinner and it began raining and her called back and said they wouldn't be coming. Aunt Cynthia took dinner with us. This afternoon Ivey Harris' girl came by for awhile but they went someplace. Mary Lou stayed. She is just staying all night.

June 13th, Saturday
Dear Diary:
Mary Lou's daddy and folks came by and they are going to Layfette. They live at Chicago. Ivey didn't come. Ruby, Ivey's oldest girl came. They drove all night. We went to Madisonville this morning but it begin raining after we got these and we didn't stay long. We were afraid the would get slick. Uncle Eanis Sisk stayed at home while we were gone. He is staying all night.

Footnotes:

1. Buster became a Nash dealer in Fulton, Ky. around 1951. He didn't stay with it long and returned to his former work. I remember my father purchased a 1951 Nash Rambler from him.