July 3-5, 1939

Monday Ruby and Iva fixed our hair (Ruby has a beauty parlor)  In the afternoon we went to Aurora, while daddy spent the day at stockyards, Swifts plant and Sears Roebuck.  Mon. evening to forest preserves. 

Tuesday was so hot we just took it easy all day.  In evening to fireworks display at Wheaton, Ill. July 4th 

Lena Nelson -- Selma's mother

    Wednesday at 7:00 we started home, taking Grandma with us (she had been there 1 1/2 weeks)  We had intended to see the “Little Brown Church in the Vale” at Nashua, Iowa but it was so hot when we heard it was a 6 mile detour road we passed it up. We did drive 9 mi. out of our way near Algona  tho to West Bend, Ia. to see the “Grotto of the Redemption”, I had heard that was such a wonderful place, and it is Anyone would have to see it to appreciate it.

Had supper here at West Bend (in a beer parlor).  Was about 8:45 when we again started for home, daddy driving so when he got sleepy he stopped in a school house driveway to sleep.  The longer we sat there the less sleepy I got so after about 15-20 minutes I told Roy to take Dwane and I’d drive while he was sleeping.  Then I drove to Luverne and he drove from there home.  Got here at 1:00.  Ardys was here with Geneva and Elwin Hodne.

Grotto of the Redemption

Roy, Dwane, Geneva and Arlene