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Edith "Gertrude" Brown Hood Diary, 1912-1929
Gertrude Brown Hood Diary, 1912-1929_010.pdf
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Will Rodrick
Jim Mc{Lunay?}
Bob Pindar
Bob Thompson
Charlie Bryan
Albert Aster
Douglas Hood
{The following three names are in one large pair of curly brackets:}
Mr Frank Jarvis
Art Russell
Allen Ramer Carpenters
We had 23 for supper
It was a fine day we had supper at 5 O'clock
Then it came on rain
John went to {be exford?}
1924 to a Dance.
May 27th We had the Barn Raising
There were about 200 here. I had 65 pies
125 Tarts
20 Cakes
1 Fruit Cake
10 {Dogen Brew's?}
And different kind of cookies
3 Ham's 35 lbs Beef.
The weather became very hot after this we could scarcely stand the heat it kept very hot till June 9th. Then it turned a little cooler.
June 18 The Carpteners finished
" 19 We had a Dance there were around 250 here
It came on rain about 10-30 and rained very heavy. They danced till 2-30
" 29 The first load of Hay went in the new barn.
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