In Muscatine on Tuesday, January 29, 1952, Dale wrote, “Worked 8 – 4:30. 2° below zero this morning. Loaded 6 tank trucks & 4 tank cars today. Stopped at dime store for toothpaste. 5° above at 10:30 P.M. To bed at 11 P.M.”
Family Stories from the 20th Century