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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. 19 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" 19
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.