Month: June 2015

Diary

Summer Work

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In Minneapolis on Monday, June 10, 1957, Dale wrote, “Stan went to work at Crown Iron Works.  I applied for a Shell credit card.”  This was my second summer at Crown Iron Works, chipping slag from weld joints and painting steel beams.  But a month later I got a full-time job at General Mills Central Research Laboratories as a radiation lab technician in their nuclear physics department, then attended evening classes at the University of Minnesota.
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Mobile Homes Display

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, June 9, 1956, Dale wrote, “Helen, Dalene, and I went downtown to buy Dinnie a bathing suit.  We all went to the fair grounds at night to see a display of mobile homes.”  Dale had a long-standing interest in recreational vehicles, and loved to look at trailers.  After they retired, my parents bought a trailer – but didn’t keep it long.  Above: a 1956 ad for a mobile home.
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Mabel’s Funeral

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In Minneapolis on Friday, June 8, 1962, Dale wrote, “High 72°.  Mabel Garwood’s funeral today.  Took Stan and Judy to supper at Captain’s Cove cafeteria.  Watched the Tonight show.”  Mabel died June 6; she was the daughter of Joseph Garwood and Sarah Gardner.  Sarah was a sister of Isaac Newton Gardner (Dale’s grandfather), so Mabel was a cousin of Williams (Dale’s father).
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Getting Senioritis

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In Muscatine on Tuesday, June 7, 1955, my Senior Assembly in the High School Auditorium was held during 5th period.  That evening at 8:00 was the Alumni Reception at the high school.
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Senior Class Picnic

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In Muscatine on Monday, June 6, 1955, I went to the Muscatine High School Senior Class Picnic.  We started at the Rotary Hut at 9:30, followed by the class swim at Weed Park Pool at 1:30, concluding at the Uptown Theatre at 7:30.  Picnic tickets cost 50¢.
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Boys Night Out

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In Muscatine on Saturday, June 5, 1955, Dale wrote, “Stan and five other boys went to sleep out all night down by the gravel pits.  They came home at 1 in the morning for more food.  Bright moonlight night for their party.  Dalene went to a carnival with Sonja Sopher.”  Before we went to the gravel pits, we must have gone to the high school at 8:00 p.m. for our Baccalaureate Service (above).
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At The Prom

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In Muscatine on Friday, June 4, 1954, I took Esther Frost to the Junior-Senior Prom (I was the Master of Ceremonies!).  Above: the program, plus (left to right) Esther, Dick Herlein, me, and Judy Dittman.
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Step Improvements

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, June 3, 1961, Dale wrote, “Put linoleum on the steps from kitchen and landing.  Mowed the back yard.  Dalene polished her car.  Wrote Mother a letter.”  The linoleum steps looked something like those above.
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Cut That Grass

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In Minneapolis on Tuesday, June 2, 1959, Dale wrote, “Beautiful, bright, blue sky day, high 80°.  Helen and I went to the store after work.  Dalene mowed the front lawn, I mowed the back yard.  Looks good.”
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Fun Recording

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In Minneapolis on Sunday, June 1, 1958, Dale wrote, “Cloudy and cool, high 57°.  Rested all day.  Stan borrowed a tape recorder and we had fun with it.  Fried chicken for dinner.  Dalene went to a show in the afternoon.”  Above: a 1958 ad.
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