Sunday, November 15, 1936

Sunday rainy & windy changing to snow this eve-
Iliff came for me to go to Searles' for dinner and the afternoon-
Had baked ham and a big dinner-
Leon Apgar & wife and Wm Apgar* & wife and Donald & Francis & Donnie called-
Iliff brought me back 7 o'clock and went on to Buffalo-
Stormy night for him to drive-



*Mildred's mother Florence's maiden name was Apgar.

Tuesday, August 18, 1936

plesant and comfortable
Went to Auburn with Harry and Iliff-
Had dinner in Harrys favorite restaurant and called on Mattie & Ann and went down to the farm and went all over the place-
a wonderfull house and the barn-
and the woods-
Mildred came this eve to tell us Donald* was hurt by the road roller
They were going to see how bad-
Iliff helped Delbert^ to start his team this morning-



*I am fairly certain this is Donald Sharpsteen, Mildred's brother-in-law.

^Delbert is Mildred's father.

Sunday, April 26, 1936

Sunday very plesant but cold wind
Harry took Clara, Mother, & Aunty top Half Acre for afternoon-
Mildred Searles came and got me to spend the afternoon and evening with them to celebrate Iliff's birthday*
Aunt Parmeal^ and Susie was there-
and Donald, Francis and little Donnie to supper**

*Iliff's birthday was April 29th. Mine is April 24th & I am having my 40th birthday party today 78 years after my grandfather's 39th birthday party.

^Mom says her name was actually Pamelia Apgar, & she died in 1937.

**Frances is Mildred Searles' sister. She married Donald Sharpsteen & had one son also named Donald. Frances died in a tuberculosis sanitarium in the Adirondacks a few years after this. Donald remarried & Donnie didn't have contact with his mother's family until he was in college.