Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1938

Boy! how cold it got 14 [degrees] above this morn. tonite to be 10 [degrees] awful severe cold wave in Canada & Chicago & places, were it is below zero. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary were up, he went to Red Bud she stayed here.

Friday, July 22, 1932

We cleaned & baked today. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s this afternoon & got oats, she got her hair cut. It started in to rain a little this evening but not much, & got cold, this morn. it was over a 100 in the shade, & this eve. we had to put sweaters on to sit on the front porch.