In Muscatine on Wednesday, December 6, 1950, Dale wrote, “Took 8 hours annual leave. Paid bills – $30 coal, $4 doctor, $19 M. Wards, $10.05 Blue Cross. Doctor gave Stan a shot at home for his cold. I drove to Osceola. Very cold & snowing. Broke left tail light against garage. Slept in the front room at folks.” He went to Osceola for Williams and Jettie’s farm sale the next day.
