In Muscatine on Saturday, March 31, 1951, Dale wrote, “Worked 8 to 4:30. Fixed kitchen chair after supper. Letter from Lela. Watched wrestling on TV at night. To bed after 11 P.M.” Lela was one of Helen’s sisters.
Snow Flurries
Ho-Hum
Helen Gets Shot
In Muscatine on Wednesday, March 28, 1951, Dale wrote, “Pay day. $146.25. Took Helen for a shot & also got groceries. Found a short in light wiring, didn’t get it fixed. Rain today & warm. Smiths here at night for TV.” That take-home pay would be $1,362 in 2016 dollars. Dale got paid every two weeks, so his annual income after withholding and other deductions would be the equivalent of about $35,400 today.
Dim Headlights
Home Again
Osceola Visit
In Osceola on Sunday, March 25, 1951, Dale wrote, “Up at 8 A.M. I went to church with Mother & Carol. Dinner at Mother’s. Waxed & polished dining & living room floors. Mother & I stayed home in the evening, reading old papers.” Carol was the oldest of Jettie’s granddaughters, the daughter of Dale’s brother Lloyd. That’s her at right above, a couple years earlier, with me and Dalene on Williams and Jettie’s farm.
Quick Trip
Wrestling On TV
Radio Days
Watching TV
Brrrr
Melmac?
1951 TV Set
Good News!
Read A Book!
Money In, Money Out
In Muscatine on Thursday, March 15, 1951, Dale wrote, “Worked 8 to 4:30. My salary check $146.25 & holiday check $14.00 came. Paid coal bill $37, groceries $40. Took Stanley to the plant in the afternoon a little while. TV at night. Letter from Marie.” Marie was Dale’s sister. That $146.25 would be $1,361.65 in 2016 dollars.
No Paycheck
Deep Snow
Missed Junior High Classes
In Muscatine on Monday, March 12, 1951, Dale wrote, “Non-work day for me. Traded with King this week. 13 inches of snow & still snowing. Helen & I washed clothes this morning. Stanley back in school again. Smiths came down at night for TV.” I must have missed two weeks of eighth grade classes (at Muscatine Junior High, above) due to minor surgery.