On Thursday, October 23, 1958, Dale took the day off work in Minneapolis and wrote, “Helen, Dalene and I up early and drove to Muscatine by 2:45 p.m. Visited at the alcohol plant. Bought new shoes for me and Helen in Muscatine. Drove to Osceola and Mother’s by 11 p.m. Stopped for supper in Washington, Iowa.”
