Lou Chritton's Diary, April 1946

Dicey Louisa "Lou"
(Hogue) Chritton

My great-grandmother, Dicey Louisa "Lou" (Hogue) Chritton, began keeping a diary on the first of January, 1946. She was 70 years old. The diary was a pocket "five year diary" with each page marked with five small slots to be filled in on the same date each year for five years. This is an excerpt from her diary.

Lou is living with her son-in-law and daughter, Leamon and Ora "Mae" Moot, in Wichita. She suffered from a thyroid condition that cause a goiter. During this month, she begins nearly daily treatments to reduce the size of the goiter.

Monday, April 1, 1946

I took care of two kids today. Then I just set around the rest of the time.

Tuesday, April 2, 1946

I was alone all day. It seems like long days, too. Don’t know anyone here.