Mittie's Journal, 1941: June 23, 1941, Monday

Oklahoma Pioneer Mittie Stephens Cobb enjoyed family, home and garden. Mittie's 1941 Journal shares weathered pioneer experiences and every day life in Arapaho, Oklahoma. Mittie and Rufus "Dad" lived west of Arapaho with daughter Mary and son Frank and owned the Cobb Store in Arapaho. Cecil and Lena Cobb, Fannie and Richard Bland lived nearby. George, Jack, Loys Cooper, Randall and Mildred Shankland moved out of state and stayed in touch by letters. Mittie turned 73 years in 1941 outliving three of her children, Rexie, Rollie and Harvey.

It was serendipity

to have Mittie's Journal to read and share in 2008. The calendar days of 1941 are the same as 2008. Richard received the Journal from his mother, Fannie, and gave the Journal to his cousin Betty in spring 2008. This great-granddaughter first had it in hand in July 2008. For a few weeks it was transcribed to email for family. Mittie's Journal blog began October 12, the anniversary of the day Mittie and Rufus landed at Gip, Oklahoma 1892 in open prairie. Check out that Journal entry. It is a blessing to share this Journal with others. To stay in the matching year the remaining Journal days appear in the Journal Archive as they are posted. Thanks for stopping by. The 1936 journal and part of 1937 is also available for transcribing. Work in progress.

June 23, 1941, Monday

Cool, refreshing breezes since the Rains of last night. Frank come home this morning. Mary had a lot of extra work after that bunch of youngsters tore around in and out of doors into everything in Mary's room. Scripture reading Matt 16:1-4, Col. 1:18-29

I reset 3 1/2 dozen plants while the ground was moist. The heavy traffic has begun over the muddy Road. It soon will pack down the Highway. Here comes the Grader and then come a Shower of Rain at 3 P.M. Cooler and Cloudy now. Dad went to Clinton with Mary and I at night. We saw On the Way to Zanzibar with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, very good Comedy, good scenery.