Mittie's Journal, 1941: October 1, 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 1, 1941, Wednesday

Cool and moist, the mist hung on all night. Mary finished her house work, took Dad to the Store and the little girls to School. Betty had spent the night with Ruth Dovell at Clinton. She will come to School when the Court House bunch come to work at 8 A.M.

A heavy cloud of Mist is overhead but it may clear off by Noon. Scripture read Mark 10, Acts 12:8, Psalm 104:11-14

First day of the month October, the Autumn is beginning pleasantly and with moisture for the Winter feed and pasture. I pulled some of the Stalks of the Summer flowers. All of us were tired at night we read awhile then retired to our beds thinking we would get a good Rest of body and mind, the moisture is still falling. The ground is sloppy wet.