Month: August 2014

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Smorgasbord!

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In Minneapolis on Thursday, August 11, 1966, Dale wrote, “High about 60°, cool.  Merle and Beulah Osterquist came about 5:30, on their way home to Iowa from Alaska all summer.  Supper at Sweden House.”  Dale and Merle had been co-workers.
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Helen Starts Child Care

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In Minneapolis on Monday, August 10, 1959, Dale wrote, “High 87°.  Wrote Stan and Judy a letter.  Helen started taking care of a 3 month old baby ‘Teri’ days, at $2 per day.  Rain in the evening, a good shower, ½ inch by bedtime.”  That would be $16.35 per day today.  Helen would take care of Teri Lee Roath for several years to come.
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Golfing Around

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, August 8, 1959, Dale wrote, “High about 67°, nice and cool.  Went to Wards and Atlantic Mills.  I knocked some golf balls with Dalene and friends at Columbia Park.  Marie called in the evening to tell us about visiting Stan and Judy in Santa Monica last week.  Dalene went to a show with girlfriends.”  Marie was Dale’s sister.
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Dalene Goes To California

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In Minneapolis on Monday, August 7, 1961, Dale wrote, “Nice day.  Dalene called from Reseda after 6 p.m.  She had a nice train trip.”  Dalene came to visit Judy, Jeff, and me in California.  Our house, above, was in the San Fernando Valley.
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Wilma Gets Sick

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In Osceola on Friday, August 6, 1982, Dale wrote, “Foggy in the morning.  Cooler.  80°.  No air conditioning today.  Helen and I and Mac took Wilma to the local hospital at 6 p.m. with a gall bladder attack.”  Wilma’s husband Charles ‘Mac’ McFarland took Wilma to Des Moines Methodist Hospital in an ambulance the next day; Helen’s nephew Don Schaffer and Dale drove Mac’s car to him.  Mac brought Wilma home from Methodist Hospital on August 11, but the diary makes no mention of outcome.  Photo, Left-Right: Wilma, Mac, Dale, Helen, several years later.
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Hot Twin Cities Day

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In Minneapolis on Wednesday, August 5, 1959, Dale wrote, “Hot and humid, 96°.  Cooled off in the evening.  Helen rented the basement room to Tom Speece, a plumber.  He drives a Cadillac.”
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Dalene’s Drivers Exam

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In Minneapolis on August 4, 1959, Dale wrote, “High 94° and humid.  Dalene took the drivers license exam for a temporary permit and passed.”
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More Painting

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, August 3, 1957, Dale wrote, “Finished painting the house trim, finally.  Looks pretty good too.  Took me from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Took a ride to Coon Rapids and back.  High today was 73°, low 64°.  Nice weather to paint.  Low humidity.  Helen called Lela after supper.”  Helen and Lela were sisters.
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Gone Swimmin’

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, August 2, 1958, Dale wrote, “High 93° and humid.  Told Kay Staebler not to park in our driveway.  Stan went to a wedding with Tony.  He went swimming with Chuck in the afternoon.  Dalene went to baby sit in the evening at Johnson’s.”  Kay lived in the upstairs apartment.
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In Fairview Hospital

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In Minneapolis on Thursday, August 1, 1963, Dale wrote, “On sick leave.  In Fairview Hospital.  Had some blood tests and heart tracing.  Helen and Dalene came to the hospital in early evening to see me.”  He had been overcome by heat driving to California and was in the hospital for tests.
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