1942 I went To Long Beach & No Luck. said we we To go to work in Day or so & go Back to Bakersfield. Dont Know
1943 Dad’s Day off went To town & he got a hair cut. He is sleeping Now as he goes out Tonight on M. Tour
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1942 Tuesday I washed & ironed some today got a Nice slip from Marie for My Birthday going with Bill Bairds To L.B. tomorrow
1943 Dad worked today sure seem funny for Bud to be gone will Miss him when He goes away. Didn’t hear from Marie
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1942 Monday High fog. Didn’t do Much As we Just sat Around Most of Day.
1943 Boys worked Days & Bud went to Taft tonight He has 2 Days off. Dad works tomorrow & has Next Day off.
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1942 Sunday we got up & went Down to see Harris, pat & lefty & chief. Daddy Doesn’t know what To Do. He wants To go back is off
1943 Boys worked Days & I washed everything that was Dirty. Its a job to wash & No way to wash
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1943 entry: I imagine she had to wash by hand. What a job!
1942 Nice this morning. but rained Most of Day went Down to Eddie today Ed has 3 More weeks of school.
1943 We took Marie to Train as she couldn’t get the Bus out till Monday & She has to be at work in morning
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1942 Its Rained all Day Nobody came we went To Town but got No Mail. went To see Shepard of the HIlls tonight
1943 Marie here Dad & Bud worked Days. pat Marie & I went shopping. Marie got Hat I got 3 Ash trays –
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1942 entry: Shepherd of the HIlls is a 1941 film starring John Wayne, Harry Carey, and Betty Field. The picture was Wayne’s first film in Technicolor and was based on the novel of the same nameby Harold Bell Wright (relative?). The director was Henry Hathaway, who directed several other Wayne films including True Grit almost three decades later.
1942 Didn’t do anything Today. Just Layed around Bill Bairds were here we went To bed early. Marie called
1943 Marie is coming tonight * & patsy will Meet her in L.A. Dad & Bud went To work afternoon tour & go out Days tomorrow.
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1942 Went To L.B. today found out Nothing Don’t know when we go to work or where. went To show tonight Had black out for 3 ½ hrs.
1943 Marie called she is coming out Not with Mrs Baird because Bill is set back & is going to Coalinga They will go in morning.
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1943 entry: set back v: to place stands of drill pipe and drill collars in a vertical position to one side of the rotary table in the derrick or mast of a drilling or workover rig. Compare lay down pipe.
1942 Dad went out To get his check & worked today got letter from Marie & she hasn’t found her bag yet.
1943 Marie May come Down this week end Boys work afternoon Tour went To see Pat Today.
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1942 Dad went out To get his check & worked today got letter from Marie & she hasn’t found her bag yet.
1943 Marie May come Down this week end Boys work afternoon Tour went To see Pat Today.
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