Mittie's Journal, 1941: October 22, 1941, Wednesday

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.

October 22, 1941, Wednesday

Another Rain during the night and the morning up till Noon. Ive been busy repotting and arranging my house plants. Frank come up to repair the Light fixtures. The School Buses were rained out so there is no School today. Too wet to work outdoors, can't finish transplanting the Plants I got yesterday. Fine Rain for those Fox gloves plants that were re-set yesterday. Hope it will dry enough for me to plant the Mums and Hardy Phlox for the moisture is fine for them. The Houseplants look some hardy and fresh. Scripture reading Hebrews 13 and Romans 12.

Mary after her walk to the store in the mud preferred spending the night with Mabel. Dad returned in Afternoon. He said the Roads were washed out and boggy, really dangerous traveling over them.