In Muscatine on Saturday, July 29, 1950, Dale wrote, “Up at 7 A.M. & had breakfast alone. I read the paper. Dalene & I took Ringer for a ride in forenoon. Took the car radio to O. Emrick in the evening. HOT TODAY. To bed at 11 P.M.” Ringer was our dog; Emrick repaired electrical appliances.