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- Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019
FAR LEFT: A walker crests a bridge Fri-
day on the Theler Wetlands Trail in Bel-
fair. ABOVE: The Union River winds
through the Theler Wetland on its way
to Hood Canal, LEFT: Blackberries ripen
along the Theler Wetlands Trail.
Herald photos by Gordon Weeks
L
It was a pretty low key
week. I am sure Mary was re-
couping from the Girl Scout
hiking~camping trip. She
managed to go see a movie.
On her wedding anniversary
she went shopping with Ruth
in Tacoma and bought a new
outfit. That day tuckered her
out. Enjoy! By CLYDENE
HOSTETLER
Thursday, Aug. 28, 1941
A busy day and in the
evening went to town and helped
LaVerne Phillips make some of the
decorations for the chapter. Ruth vis-
ited at Port Orchard and then went
to Bremerton to Rainbow. Home late
again.
Friday, Aug. 29, 1941
A busy day and in the evening took
Louise to the ferry and then home.
away. Worked in the store Sunday, Aug. 31, 1941
all day and then went Got up late. Made lunch at the
home to do some work for store and Ruth, Flossie and I went
the Post Office but forgotto see "Shepherd of the Hills." Went
my pen and now must to Skene's in p.m. Got my spinning
do it in the morning. Got wheel home. It looks fine.
some lovely strawberries
from Vasbinder and will Monday, Sept. 1, 1941
have some for breakfast. To store early and got all the mail
They surely look good. out by twelve. Made a big dinner by
Kay Thompson and a pal 1:15 so Mr. Harding could eat with
of his from the Army are us. To the beach and ran waxer over
here over the weekend all the floors. Mangled clothes in eve-
and were in the store just as I left nine. Ruth and Charlie washed in the
for the house. Joe Hackett is here A.M. so nearly all dry. Very wet out
too from the Navy and his folks are and all campers are going home. The
glad. Joe Senior is still sick and had house looks lovely -- clean as a pin.
not worked since Tuesday. That has Walter Harvey, his sister Katie and
made us very short handed and we Tillie and her husband were here. We
all have had to work harder than had a nice visit.
ever. However I think that our veg-
etables rack looks just as good as Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1941
when Harry was here and we do not 19 years married today and Ruth
lar, dress black, hat and gloves black.
A neat outfit.
Wednesday, Sept. 3, 1941
I worked all day in the store and
then home to prepare for the "Star-
light Club." I had a beautiful cake
with the star points and Starlight
Club written on it. We spent the
evening working on things for the
Grand Worthy Matrons' visit and also
Mrs. Martha Churchill's reception.
Nice time and to bed late. Ruth got
home late from Rainbow Dance. Nice
time.
I am in Gig Harbor for three weeks
house/pet sitting for friends traveling
to Australia. I took the dog out for his
morning walk and it was very clamp
out and a bit cool. I think fall is ap-
proaching us. I love the fall. It sounds
like 78 years ago the weather was
She got some of the warp on the loom spend nearly as much time on it and and I went to Tacoma. Bought a new changing to fall, too. Thank you for
but ~ alo~ofknatrsthat she will not order ~ike he did so wilLnot coat, hat, glo~es, shoes and dress. Got reading this week's diary.
had to stop. I think that Mat and I lose so much on the produce. Ruth school clothes and other things.
can get it out.
Saturday, Aug. 30, 1941
Another wet day and it quieted
down a lot of the summer business
and hurried some of the people
Ruth has washed all the windows
in the house and now all that needs
to be done is the waxing of the floors
and the place is all ready for the la-
dies on Wednesday. I hope there is a
good crowd out.
Home about 6:40. Very tired. Shop-
ping is a big job. Went to the whole-
sale house and got some hose for the
store. That took an hour. Rained most
of the day. The stores were jammed
with people. Coat, wine with grey col-
Clydene Hostetler was a longtime
Belfair resident, local historian, me-
dia archivist and documentary film-
maker of "Hidden in Plain Sight." She
can be emailed at Clydeneh53@gmail.
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