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56 Virginia Day Fritscher

over and we rode the bike all afternoon. I got a new orange shirt,
too little. Pooch and I took it back. Stayed uptown a long time and
got candy. Ate supper at Pooch’s and got a Butterfinger.

August 20. Went to Church. Played with Charles. Pooch called
me up. Pooch came over and we rode the bike and got some candy.
In the evening I took a car ride. I made some fudge.

August 21. Pooch called me up. She came over in the afternoon.
We went uptown and I got this fountain-pen [to write the diary]
and some candy. We delivered some hose. In the evening we saw
a horse buck a man.

August 22. In the morning, Pooch and I sold 7 pairs of hose.
Eustacia came up. In the afternoon Eustacia and I went to see Bob
Montgomery and Helen Hayes in Another Language at the Illinois
Theater and got candy and popcorn. In the evening went down to
State and got some more candy and rode merry-go-round about
5 times.

August 23. In the morning, Eustacia and I played jacks and
went up to Kroger’s and got some candy. Eustacia went home
around noon. Rode the bike all afternoon and read the funnies.
Rode the bike all evening.

August 24. I went over to Pooch’s and we sold 3 pairs of hose
in the morning. I ate dinner there. In the afternoon, we sold 6
pairs of hose. In the evening, I sent in a hose order and I fell down
and cut my leg.

August 25. Pooch came over in the morning. In the afternoon
Pooch, Harold [younger brother] and I went to the show. Harold
paid my way. I got a new pair of two-toned tan oxfords at K Lines.
I paid half. Stayed home in evening.

August 26. In morning Mr. Peters brought my hose order.
Pooch and I delivered them in the afternoon. In the evening, I