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Multiple family members are sick off and on with the flu. Plumbing problems are dealt with for the house. Emma has several long talks with Andrew, which he does not agree with. Their daily activities include farming, gardening and taking care of the home. They attend the Sacrament Fair.

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Emma and Andrew's relationship continues to be strained. They buy a radio and are able to listen to President Harry Truman's inauguration. A welfare worker comes out to see Emma multiple times. Andrew needed to have an operation and takes over a month to recuperate. Emma and Bertha take care of a lot of the farm work.

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Andrew spent multiple visits in the hospital in San Francisco. Emma went on a two day trip with Mildred's family and Bertha to San Jose and Monterey, California. Emma turned 80 years old. Emma and Andrew needed to get a loan for $3,000 and an extra $200 to buy a 1951 Plymouth.

Scope and Contents Andrew continues to have health issues. Emma asks a woman named Nellie to stay with her and help her around the house. Nellie lives in a trailer on their land. Emma mentions that Andrew has his own room. She posts in multiple entries how grouchy Andrew is behaving. They have more disagreements and Andrew told her to get out of the house. Emma then tells him to sell the place. She moves into an apartment and then goes to live with Mildred and her family. Andrew confronts Emma and her family...

Scope and Contents Many people in the family are ill with different sicknesses. Andrew makes several attempts to talk to Emma. Andrew moves into a rest home on McHenry Ave. Emma resigns from her post on the WCTU. Mildred buys Emma's half of the property. Emma makes note of important current events throughout her diaries, including June 1953 when Queen Elizabeth is crowned and a large A-bomb was set off. Mildred was able to buy the rest of the property from Andrew in August 1953. Andrew moves to the Veterans'...

Scope and Contents Emma helps plan Henry and Kitty's golden wedding anniversary. Andrew is in Stockton and is not doing well. His health is deteriorating and he has been deemed as "dangerous", especially towards Mildred. Emma's grandson, who is now referred to as Dick, is in his second year of high school and works part-time at the library. Mildred is teaching again with only a few students in her class. The sheriff's deputies came to tell Emma that Andrew has escaped from the Stockton State Hospital. He is...

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Andrew attempts to contact Emma occasionally. Emma's health continues to be up and down. Her life revolves around Mildred and her family and a few close friends. She still attends church, but is not involved in many other outside activities or events.