Month: January 2013

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Dale And Helen Move To Maryland

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On Monday, January 11, 1937, Dale and Helen moved to 8 Moore Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland.  He wrote, “We have three rooms.  Took all day to move and straighten up.”  They shared the place with friends Jim and Corrine (last name unknown).  In case you missed my December 23 diary blog, their location is above.
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Dale Returns To Muscatine

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On Tuesday, January 10, 1950, Dale wrote that he spent the morning in Osceola, visited his brother Lloyd, had lunch with his sister Marie, then took the train from Osceola to Burlington and the bus to Muscatine, arriving home at 7:30 p.m.  Lloyd, Marie, and Dale are above, several years earlier.
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Dale Visits Osceola

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On Monday, January 9, 1950, Dale worked half of the morning and then rode from Muscatine to Osceola with his sister Marie Kimmel and her daughter Susan (above, several years earlier), who had been visiting.  When they arrived in Osceola, Dale wrote, “Went out to the folks and stayed all night.  Nice day and nice trip.”
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Dale Gets A Farm Loan

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In Osceola on Wednesday, January 8, 1936, Dale wrote that he and Helen obtained a loan from the Resettlement Administration, a Depression-era federal agency that made small loans to farmers and helped struggling families relocate.  A receipt dated February 29 in Dale’s diary showed a $100 payment on his loan.
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Dale Buys Livestock

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In Osceola on Monday, January 7, 1935, Dale’s diary said he went to a farm sale and bought a horse for $63.00 and a cow for $25.50.  That $88.50 would be $1,500 today.
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Supreme Court Overturns AAA

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In Washington, DC, on Monday, January 6, 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court declared the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional.  The intent of the AAA (created in 1933) was to restore the purchasing power of American farmers, eroded by falling prices, by paying them to cut production.  The cost of this program was raised by taxes on companies that bought farm products to make food and clothing.  The court ruled that this practice infringed on states’ rights, violating the Tenth Amendment.  Below: Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Act in 1933.
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Gene And Lela Go Hunting

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In Osceola on Friday, January 5, 1934, Dale’s diary says Lela and Gene Yates, George Schaffer, Gerald and Ressia Schaffer were at Dale and Helen’s for dinner.  They went hunting – Lela got 2 rabbits, Gene got 2 rabbits.  (Lela was Helen’s sister, Gene was Dale’s cousin, George was Helen’s father, and Gerald was Helen’s brother.)
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Two High School Friends

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In Muscatine on Friday, January 4, 1952, Dale wrote, “Stanley went to Sunny’s and Mickey’s at night.”  Sunny and Mickey were my high school classmates Ellison Kuhn and Mike Collier.  Here are their senior pictures in our yearbook:
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Cousin Roswell Visits

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In Muscatine on Thursday, January 3, 1952, Dale’s cousin Roswell Gardner visited at night and had oyster stew with the family, and watched television.  Here is Roswell several years later:
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Jack Paar Show

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In Minneapolis on Thursday, January 2, 1958, Dale wrote, “Cold today, 9° above and 2° below.  Zero at 11 p.m.  Watched Tonight show with Jack Paar.”  Here is one of my favorite performing groups on the Jack Parr Show, from 1965:
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Quiet New Year

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On Wednesday, January 1, 1941, Dale wrote, “Holiday.  Very quiet at home.  Working at Alcohol Tax Unit, 706 New Post Office Building, St, Paul, Minn.  Living at 1756 Edgerton Street, St. Paul.”  Here is where home was:
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