In Muscatine on Monday, August 3, 1953, Dale wrote, “Hot again. 96° at the plant. Jack Owens visited the plant. Took Dalene and Judy Fisher to the library. Stan brought malted milks at night.” Jack had worked with Dad and Judy was a neighbor girl who lived a couple doors up East Seventh Street. Malts were a real treat in hot weather (without air conditioning).
