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A-Muse-U

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In Muscatine on Sunday, March 16, 1952, Dale wrote, “Nice day.  Dalene and Maryella went to A-Mus-U in the afternoon.  Stan rode his bike.”  Maryella was a friend of Dalene’s.  The A-Muse-U Theater at 103 Sycamore Street had one screen and 528 seats.  We used to go there for a double feature with a cartoon, for ten cents.
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Visiting MuJuCo

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In Muscatine on Tuesday, March 15, 1955, Dale wrote, “After work, we all went to see Dean Loper at Muscatine Junior College and ate supper at Cole’s.”  James Loper, above, was the Dean of M.J.C. (to become Muscatine Community College later), where I planned to go in the fall.
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Trading Stamps

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In Minneapolis on Saturday, March 14, 1959, Dale wrote, “Helen, Dalene, and I went to trade stamps for a bathroom rug and a toilet set and went to Atlantic Mills for some clothes for them.  Gene and Lela came at 10:45 p.m. for the night.”  Lela was Helen’s sister; they left the next morning.
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Deep Snow

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In Muscatine on Tuesday, March 13, 1951, after snowing for 24 hours, there were 17 inches of snow on the ground by 8 a.m.  Dale wrote, “Hard to get around.”
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FDR’s Fireside Chats

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In Washington, DC, on Sunday, March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 “fireside chats,” telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation’s economic crisis amid the Great Depression.
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Dale Loses A Tooth

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In Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 11, 1964, Dale wrote, “High 40° and bright.  Took sick leave to go to Dr. Norman and had a tooth pulled.  Showed Sheila our home movies in the evening.  Letter from Dalene.”  Sheila La Von rented the basement room.
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Home From Osceola

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In Minneapolis on Sunday, March 10, 1957, Dale wrote, “Helen, Dalene, and I drove from Osceola to Minneapolis city limits in 6 hours.  Wilma is better.  Ate supper at Herringer’s Café.  Brother, I’m tired, and glad to get home.”  They had been in Osceola for Helen’s sister Wilma’s surgery.
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On The Way To Osceola

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On Saturday, March 9, 1957, Dale and Dalene were in Owatonna, Minnesota, on their way from Minneapolis to Osceola where Helen was visiting her sister Wilma after Wilma’s surgery.   Dale wrote, “Up at 6 and on to Osceola by 7.  Arrived at 1 p.m., no trouble.  Saw Wilma.  Took Helen to the hospital and took Lela to Louie’s.  Back to Mother’s by 9 p.m.  Saw Marie’s pictures at Mother’s.  Nice day.”  Lela was the other sister to Helen and Wilma, Louie was one of their brothers, and Marie was Dale’s sister.
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Dale Drives To Clarence

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On Thursday, March 8, 1951, Dale and Dalene drove from Muscatine to Clarence, Iowa, with a co-worker for him to pick up his new Chevrolet.  Dale and Dalene visited with Olive Olsgaard and her girls a little while, then drove back to Muscatine.  Helen and Dale had been close friends of Orris and Olive Olsgaard in the late 1930s in Washington, DC.
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Dale Still In Bed

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Bedfast in Muscatine on Saturday, March 7, 1953, Dale wrote, “Lavonne took Helen downtown.  Marie called, Lloyd and Mother coming on the train.  Got here at 8:30 p.m.  Watched TV awhile and then to bed.”  Marie and Lloyd were Dale’s siblings.  Lavonne was the wife of Dale’s co-worker Jack Owens.  Thirty years later, Lavonne and Jack (center) visited Helen and Dale in Osceola, above.
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It Snows In Minneapolis

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In Minneapolis on Monday, March 6, 1961, Dale wrote, “8 inches of snow yesterday and last night.  12 inches since last Friday.  I put chains on our Plymouth and Dalene’s Valiant.  I went to work on the bus, Dalene took a cab.  31° above.”
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Death Of Stalin

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Bedfast in Muscatine on Thursday, March 5, 1953, Dale wrote, “Got an extension telephone installed by our bed.  Dalene went to a basketball game with Linda at night.  Joe Stalin died.”  Soviet dictator Stalin had held power for three decades.
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Ten Inches Of Snow

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In Muscatine on Tuesday, March 4, 1952, after ten inches of snow fell overnight, Dale got stuck driving out of the garage behind our house on East Seventh Street and had to shovel snow a half-block downhill in the alley to Mulberry Avenue to go to work.  The next day, he left the car parked on the street and wrote, “Too much snow to get it in garage.”
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Happy Anniversary!

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In St. Paul on Tuesday, March 3, 1942, Dale wrote, “10th wedding anniversary.  Married 10 years ago today in Maryville, Missouri.”  (They eloped from Osceola.)
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Working On Income Tax

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In Muscatine on Monday, March 2, 1953, Dale wrote, “Sick leave.  Third treatment by Dr. Stella.  I wrote to St. Paul to find out where I am going to work.  Worked on income tax.”
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Battle Of Sunda Strait

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On Saturday, February 28, 1942, the heavy cruiser USS Houston (above) and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth came under attack by Japanese forces during the Battle of Sunda Strait.  The Houston lost 693 men, and the Perth lost 353.
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Battle Of The Java Sea

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On Friday, February 27, 1942, the Battle of the Java Sea began.  Imperial Japanese naval forces scored a decisive victory over the Allies in World War II.  The USS Langley, above, was sunk.
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Birth Of The Air Defense Command

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On Monday, February 26, 1940, the United States Air Defense Command was created.  It was inactivated in 1944, when the threat of air attack seemed negligible.  It was reestablished as a major command in 1951, and I did some computer programming work for it in the early 1960s.  It was redesignated the Aerospace Defense Command in 1968, and divided into the Tactical Air Command and the Strategic Air Command in 1980.
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Dale Drives Home

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On Tuesday, February 25, 1958, after attending Pearl Gardner’s funeral (see yesterday’s blog), Dale wrote, “I drove to Minneapolis from Osceola in 6 hours.  Had Stan’s car washed at a Richfield car wash.  High was 57°.  Beautiful day for driving, south wind.  Helen and I went to the library after supper.  Stan went to class at the U at night.”  That was a 300-mile drive.
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Dale Drives Stan’s Chevy

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In Osceola from Minneapolis on Monday, February 24, 1958, on his way to Pearl Gardner’s funeral, Dale wrote, “Lloyd, Marie, and I drove Stan’s Chevy to Milo for Uncle Pearl’s funeral.  Nice day, high 52°.  Mother and I went to the cemetery at sunset to see the flowers on Uncle Pearl’s grave.”  Pearl Gardner was a second cousin of Dale’s.  Lloyd and Marie were Dale’s siblings.  My Chevy was a 1957 model similar to the above – I wish I had kept it.
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