World War I Service Diary 1 - Pages 87 and 88

November 1917
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Thanksgiving
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Wed - Nov. 28, 17
drill until 8:30 then
get ready to go home.
train leaves at 9:50 special
arrived in Portland at 1:00
Went to see mother &
took the 4:00 train to
Dundee, got there & walked
up and brought some
things up from the
store. Went to bed about
11:00 P.M. We picked a
chicken. Read 3 chapters of
the book, "Heart of the
Sunset" (1)
.






Thu - Nov. 29, 17
got up at 6:00 A.M. and
wash dishes & cook
Breakfast. Berniece played
some music for me.
The most thankful
Thanks-giving of my life. I am
very happy. Eat dinner about
2:00 P.M. start to Dundee at
3:15 for the 3:40 train. changed
my mind and stayed for the
6:42. We all went to Newberg
in the machine and
waited for the train. got
home about 8:30 ate a bite, got
a lecture for not coming
sooner. Went to the depot
and got on the train about
12:15 and went to sleep.
B_ gave me a note not to be
read until Fri. noon.



























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Notes:

1: "Heart of the Sunset" by Rex Beach is a Western that was published in 1915. At Amazon.com you can see a brief description, one review and read a few pages. It also can be downloaded for free as a Kindle eBook.


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