Month: March 2015

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Visiting Westfield

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In Westfield, NJ, on Wednesday, March 11, 1970, Dale wrote, “Clear and 46°.  Beautiful day for driving.  Helen and I drove from Somerset to Westfield, New Jersey, to Stan and Judy’s house, 627 4th Avenue.  Stan gave a lecture at M.I.T. today in Boston.”  They had driven from Osceola and stayed with us a week.  My lecture was on data base management software.  Above: Helen on our patio.
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Good Movie On TV

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In Minneapolis on Sunday, March 10, 1968, Dale wrote, “Painted the buffet and small chest of drawers TWICE trying to make it look decent.  Too dark.  Watched ‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ in the evening.”
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Good Supper

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In Muscatine on Sunday, March 9, 1952, Dale wrote, “Warmer today, 40°.  Snow is thawing.  Stanley sang at high school in the afternoon.  Dalene has a head cold.  Had fried chicken supper.”
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Red Owl

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, March 8, 1958, Dale wrote, “Helen and I went to the new Red Owl grocery store in St. Anthony before noon.  Watched basketball all afternoon.  Dalene went to a high school basketball game at night.  Stan went to a show.”
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Shrine Circus

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In Minneapolis on Friday, March 7, 1958, Dale wrote, “Helen and I went to the library after supper.  Stan and Dalene and friends went to the Shrine Circus.”
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Lots Of Brandy

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In Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 6, 1968, Dale wrote, “Routine day.  Bottled 125 cases of pints of brandy in bond at Ed Phillips & Sons.”  ‘Bottled-in-Bond’ or ‘Bonded’ means the distilled spirit must be the product of one distillation season and one distiller at one distillery. It must have been stored (i.e., aged) in a federally bonded warehouse under U.S. government supervision for at least four years and bottled at 100 (U.S.) proof (50% alcohol by volume).
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Iron Curtain Begins

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On Tuesday, March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill, above, delivered his “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, declaring “From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.”
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Reagan Marries Davis

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On Tuesday, March 4, 1952, Ronald Reagan married Nancy Davis in San Fernando Valley, California (Brenda Marshall, left, was Matron of Honor; William Holden, right, was Best Man).
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Gilham Died

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In Muscatine on Wednesday, March 3, 1954, Dale wrote that Gilham Gardner – older brother of Williams – died in Los Angeles.
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Dale Watches Bowling

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In Minneapolis on Sunday, March 2, 1958, Dale wrote, “Snow flurries.  High 35°.  I watched bowling at the Heights in the afternoon.  Dalene went to a show.  Stan went on a date at night.  Nice day at home.”
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Going Steady

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In Minneapolis on Sunday, March 1, 1959, Dale wrote, “High 45° but cold wind.  Cleaned the Chevy.  Watched basketball on TV all afternoon.  Had baked capon for dinner.  Stan brought Judy MacDonald over in the evening.  They’re going steady.”  Judy (above) would become the mother of all my children.
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