Today: 1979 April 9-15

This is my dad. John R. Inlow. I found the journal he kept during my senior year in high school: 1979

Monday 4.9.79

Daily Lottery: 755 Not much to do

At work today. Perry left and went to take

His mother home from hospital. I guess Perry's sister will have her

While her toe is healing.

Perry called and asked If I could stay

If he didn't get back So I went to McDonalds

And got lunch. Had it eaten

When Perry got back

About twelve-twenty.

Sure a pricky move.

General Robert E. Lee

surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, 1865

Tuesday 4.10.79

Daily Lottery: 559

Worked up in the attic

Dumping old samples

And getting some order

To are old clay samples Darb & Shirley were in

In the evening

Darb wants Betty and Mary To put their part of money So that he can use it

When his mother needs it.

Should work

If it is set up legally for all.

Watched T.V.

And went to bed.

Cookie & Daryl & Matt

Were in also.

United States patent system

established, 1790;

William Booth,

founder of the Salvation Army,

born 1829

Wednesday 4.11.79

Daily Lottery: 106

Worked cleaning the lab up

In the afternoon Jack Knepp came in

It was nice to see him But I mistook him For Ted Knepp. Missed the Daily by quite a bit

But will try again tomarrow

Won flipping nichols

With Cris & Vic.

Guess I'll go to market

Then watch TV.

And go to bed.

Perry & Stu went out

To Wallaceton area

And got some channel samples

From M9M.

Cookie went to hospital today

To get her hemroids out.

Charles Evans Hughes,

United States chief justice,

born 1862

Thursday 4.12.79

Daily Lottery: 859

Wrote up samples

In the morning.

And ground up clay samples

That Perry & Stu brought in

The day before.

Paul P. had his dog

In the lab all day

Boy talk about a mess.

I had pains in my right side

All day

Thought I might be getting

A bad appendix.

Went to P-Burg in evening

As Morgan was taking his car

To Butterworth

Watched T.V.

And went to bed.

Maundy Thursday; Passover.

The Civil War began at

Fort Sumter, 1861;

Yuri Gagarin of Russia

made the first successful

manned space flight, 1961

Friday 4.13.79

Daily Lottery: 329

Did not do much today.

Went to P-Burg in morning

To make deposit

Morgan went along

To pick up his car

At Butterworth's

Got home about 12:15 p.m.

Mary was called to work.

It rained most of the day

And it was a little cold

So I worked inside

Cleaning dishes & ate

Watched T.V.

And went to bed.

Good Friday.

Thomas Jefferson,

third President, born 1743;

First elephant brought

to the United States, 1796

Saturday 4.14.79

Daily Lottery: 753

Got up early

As the sun was shining.

Went to go over town

And John Jr. pulled in

He needed some help

With his cellar steps

Helped him until 2 p.m.

Went down to hospital

To see Cookie by myself. Daryl & Baby came in

So I left. Planted peas

And then cleaned up

Some of the basement

In the evening Had wood burner going

To save on oil

As I'm getting very low.

President Abraham Lincoln

assassinated, 1865

Sunday 4.15.79

Got up early

And started wood burner.

Ate breakfast

And watched Jerry Farwell.

Was called by Daryl

To pick Cookie up at hospital

As she was discharged.

We took her home

And went in

For a few minutes.

Easter. Leonardo da Vinci,

Italian artist, born 1452;

Liner Titanic struck an iceberg

and sank, 1912