Mittie's Journal, 1941: May 18, 1941, Sunday

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.

May 18, 1941, Sunday

A Beautiful Sabbath morning, the first one for six weeks that was not rainy and muddy. President Roosevelt proclaimed this 3rd Sunday in May as "I am an American Day" on 27th day of March in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and sixty-fifth.

Dad and Mary are going to Services. I have a stomach-ache that prevents me from going. Scripture, John 21:15-24.

Gladys Blarney came for Mary, so Mary won't go to Services. The day remained bright and pleasant until about night when there was a shower of rain. Received a letter from Loys telling of the time that is spent getting ready for Graduation Exercises. I stumbled and fell on rain slick Porch hurting my knees.