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August 7

1944 Monday - showers. on and off today.

1945 Tuesday. Daddy & boys to tobacco market at Waldorf. gone all day. daddy drunk. rain. new kind of horn I put out[[?]]

1946 Wednesday. maid. cool out. Charles + Ann in morning don't care for her so much. Charles leaving Friday for Brazil.

1947 Thursday. warm out. hauled logs. John Bonds in the morning. 
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August 8
1944 - Tuesday. Daddy, Mother & Franklin to Marlboro today 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm.

1945 Wednesday. Russia declared war on Japan. hot. Daddy & boys to Brandywine. Major Bong is to be buryed [buried] tomorrow in Wisc.

1946 Thursday To National Art Gallery. Saw Ammy Moorehouse[[?]], like her a lot. warm out.

1947 Friday. hot out. Garett & Florence. Joe on way to Manila. heard "American Novels" - "Luck of Roaring Camp"

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Transcription Notes:
Aug 7, 1945 - last sentence -- New kind of horn [[?]] I put out? Aug 8, 1945 - FYI-- Major Richard Bong was a WW2 ace from Wisc. Aug 8, 1947 - "Luck of Roaring Camp" is a story by Bret Harte, so I believe this is correct.