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Ernestine’s Journals

By Frank

   Monday, February 15, 1966 About 19 this morning, cloudy with a thin coating of snow on the ground.  Warmed up some.  About 52 was high in Hannibal.  Hardly a trace of snow left.  Partly cloudy to fair today.  Joe came.  They worked around the place at something.  I was pretty pooped all day.  Washed

The Journals of Ernestine J Wallace Week of Feb. 11th

By Frank

Friday, February 11, 1966   About 35 this morning. Foggy with a few pebbles of sleet or snow on the ground, but the water isn’t frozen.  Cleared up today and the sun shone.  About the only sunshine we have had all week.  It did’t warm up too much tho;  It got close to 50 I

The Journals of Ernestine J Wallace Cont.

By Frank

  Thursday, February 10, 1966 About 45 this morning.  Foggy, muddy but some of the water has settled down.  Joe came this morning.  Damp all day but didn’t rain until after supper it rained a little.  The men chored this morning and by the they got back a pipe line man was here.  They are

The Journals of Ernestine J Wallace cont.

By Frank

 Wednesday, February 9, 1966 About 56 this morning and raining. Wind really blew in the night last night.  Rained a slow steady rain most of the day.  Quit a bit of water around.  Joe didn’t come today.  Gene chores which took till almost noon.  I went after the mail and was going to bring the

The Journals of Ernestine J Wallace Cont.

By Frank

Tuesday, February 8, 1966 48 this morning.  Most of the snow is gone.  high around 60 today.  Cloudy most of the day.  Rained a pretty good shower about noon.  Gene got pretty damp.  Joe came. They chored and worked on a cattle feeder.  Donald told Gene they wee going to move to Maburn Coose’s place

The Journals Cont.

By Frank

Sunday, February 6, 1966 38 * this morning , Partly cloudy.  Mostly cloudy all day.  Warmed up to about 50.  A lot of the snow melted today. The kids and i went to Sunday School.  Gene came to church.  It was as hot in church today as it was cold last Sunday.  Everything was running

The Journals continued-week of Feb. 4th-10th

By Frank

Friday, February 4, 1966 About 4 above this morning.  Pretty clear.  Fair all day, but cold.  Joe came today.  Gene didn’t feel very good but he kept going all day,  They got the waterer at the silos thawed afternoon.  Joe left about 2:30.  He wanted to take the baby to the Dr.  Gene and i

The Journals of Ernestine J Wallace

By Frank

Ernestine Jesse (Myrick) Wallace Ernestine Jesse Myrick was born on November 14th, 1923 and became the wife of Eugene Parker Wallace on March 28th, 1947.  They had five children, Linda, Bobby, Johnny, Marilyn, and  Frankie.  Ernestine began keeping a daily journal even before starting her life with Eugene, but we will be starting her daily

Gift Certificate

By Frank

Still looking for a gift for that hard to buy for person in your life?  A Gift Certificate to Wallace Meats is the perfect way to say MOO-Y Christmas! Stop in on Saturday Morning or give us a call and we will set you up!      

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