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[[2 pages]] [[page one]] [[preprinted]] JANUARY 27 [[/preprinted]] Friday good day all day, went to school. took two test English + Chemistry, and [[???]] in afternoon. measured my machine shed by [[???]] and hope to get started building before long, men did not work, saw [[???]] at school + talked to her about Saturday. JANUARY 28 Saturday Fair day, noise worked Daddy, Robert + I went to get our haircut. went to Met Job Ghowers and to Copseys in St Mary Co to get some oysters. I called Judy up in afternoon but she said she couldn't go out because she was sick. Mary, Robert + I went to [[???]] to see "Adams Rib" got home 9:15 [[preprinted]] January 27--1756--Mozart born in Austria. 1858--Ottawa made the capital of the Dominion of Canada. 1880--Edison received patent for incandescent electric light January 28--1855--Panama Railroad ran first train from coast to coast. 1871--Paris surrendered to the Germans in Franco-Prussian War. 1909--U.S. gave up control in the republic of Congo. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 1]] [[page 2]] [[preprinted]] JANUARY 29 [[/preprinted]] Sunday good day. fixed manure spreader in morning we went to Church. mother Mary and I went over to see Jane Garrett in the afternoon got back at 5 oclock. have put 771 miles on car since I got it. did homework. Monday McPherson Birthday [[preprinted]] JANUARY 30 [[/preprinted]] Monday Rainey day all day and night. went to school none of the men worked Robert + I rook down 160 sticks of tobacco in afternoon after school. I called Jordy up from Smiths. she was eating supper, did homework got to bed 10:30 January 29--1843-- William McKinley born ni Ohio 1861--Kansas admitted to the Union 1980--Independence of Brazil recognized by the U. S. [[preprinted]] January 30--1878--U. S. ratified treat with Samoa, acquiring Pago Pago harbor. 1882--Franklin Delano Roosevelt born. 1897--Treaty with England signed, settling Alaskan boundary. 1949--Col. Goethals nominated first governor of Canal Zone. [[/preprinted]] [[/page 2]]