Week At A Glance, 1962

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This is a daily dairy that my grandmother, Mary Bailey Adair maintained. I am amazed on how many family members she and my grandfather, Earl Adair, visited that year. There were many miles put on the VW bus that year.

 

January 1 - February 4

Highlights: Milwaukee, Chicago, home (Redding), Centerville, Omaha, Grand Island, Bird City, Denver

Jan 1, in Milwaukee with daughter Alice Adair Johnson. Other daughter�s family (Margaret Adair & Marvin Kruse) drove up from Chicago area

Jan 4, Supper at Vernice�s (probably Vernice Bailey Wood, her first cousin) in Chicago area

Jan 8, N.R. Miller funeral (should be family, but I cannot find)

Jan 12, Steffen Adair (grandson) started to walk

Jan 16, Called at Bert Defenbaugh (he married Dora May Miller, daughter of Alexander Tardy Miller, nephew of H.T. Miller)

Jan 23, Went to Centerville to see Uncle Billy (son of H.T. Miller)

Feb 2-3, Went to Denver to see Sam & Jessie Adair (Sam is brother of Earl)

Feb 3, Maurice, June & Edwin for dinner (Maurice is nephew of Earl)

February 5 - March 4

Highlights: Denver, Raton, Albuquerque, Truth or Consequences, Willcox, La Mesa, San Diego

Feb 26, Called on Etheldean (daughter of Arthur Cartland Bailey, brother of Mary) in California, probably San Diego

Feb 27, Followed Stuart & Helen Hoover to Escondido (more relatives)

Mar 2, Overnight with Denhart�s (maybe John & Vada, she is daughter of Vergie Adair, Earl�s first cousin)

Mar 3, Evening at Bettys (daughter of Arthur Bailey)

March 5 - April 2

Highlights: Vista, Oceanside, Ramona, Los Angeles, Whittier, San Diego, Vista, La Mesa, Tijuana, National City, Borrego Springs, Salton Sea, Coachella, Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Anaheim

Mar 10, Met Marian (probably Marian Cartland, Mary�s first cousin) at hotel in Los Angeles

Mar 26, Supper with Ed & Jo Mosher. The Mosher family married into cousin Kenoyer family

April 3 - May 6

Highlights: San Juan Capistrano , Mount Palomar, Oceanside, Vista, Escondido, Banning, Needles, Amboy, Kingman, Ashfork, Albuquerque, Clovis, Friona, Omaha

Apr 5, Back to Vista, California and brother Arthur Bailey and his wife

Apr 13-20, In Friona, Texas with Earl�s uncle/aunt, Arthur Drake/Bessie Miller and their family

Apr 28, Cousin Charlie Hoover died yesterday

May 7 - June 3

Highlights: home

May 7, Called on Elbert Drake (brother-in-law of Earl�s aunt Bessie)

May 9, Called on Jim/Myrtle Miller (Earl�s 2nd cousin)

May 20, Went to Quicks (another cousin)

June 4 - July 1

Highlights: Chicago, home

Jul 1, Marvin/Margaret Kruse left children and went to Mexico

July 2 - August 5

Highlights: home

Jul 3, Dewey/Margaret (brother of Earl) went to Arkansas

Jul 10, Saw New Jersey caravan http://historylink.org/File/10130 in Creston

August 6 - September 2

Highlights: home, Lincoln

Aug 6, Visit from Oakland Adair (Earl�s cousin) & Jim Mahoney

Aug 9, Jennette Bailey (Mary�s sister) & Chris Drescher left by bus

Aug 9, Bessie (Earl�s aunt Bessie Dot Miller, who married Arthur Drake)

Aug 12, Miller reunion (Lee Saville is Earl�s cousin. BTW Lee�s sister Ruth is alive in Mt. Ayr, Iowa at age 90. Another sibling is Clyde. Their father is Bernard Saville)

Aug 14, The Warden family married into Miller family. The Arneal family married into Hoover family

Aug 17, Floyd Adair is 1st cousin of Earl

September 3 - September 30

Highlights: Lincoln, home, Smithville, Carthage, Cassville, Bentonville, Eureka Springs, Lampe, Branson, Springfield, Brookfield, home

Sep 3, Pioneer Park (probably Pioneers Park Nature Center near Lincoln)

Sep 5, Wayne Miller is another 1st cousin of Earl

Sep 14, daughter Alice Johnson and family came

Sep 15, left for Ozarks

October 1 - November 4

Highlights: home, Des Moines, Maryville, Omaha, Nebraska City, Centerville, Muscatine, Melrose Park

Oct 4, Elbert Drake funeral

Oct 12, visited son John and family

November 5 - December 2

Highlights: Melrose Park, Milwaukee, Muscatine, Centerville, home

Nov 7, Grace is neighbor of daughter Margaret

Nov 25, Johnsons, Kruses and Grace for dinner

Nov 29, Breakfast with Uncle Billy

December 3 - January 6, 1963

Highlights: home, Ozarks

Dec 4, Laurence and Wilda Cartland (1st cousin)

Dec 31, Jennette & Chris Drescher