A grand afternoon

(1950 January 20)

Yesterday I took Mary Margaret to town and we had a perfectly grand afternoon. At the 5 & 10 got assorted candles for her cake [birthday January 22], a paintbrush to paint back hall, Valentine book for her, then at Fleming's shoe store Bob F (Rosie's finacee) waited on us and we got her a pair of brown oxfords and a pair of patent leather pumps for Easter and parties, as her old ones are too small. (Big sale.) Then as we had time on our hands, went to Soffels [music store] and listened to a Bugs Bunny album of a race between Bugs and the tortoise and Bugs B won. Just terribly cute. Then for me a fine floor waxer. Got Daddy [at his office] and all had a coke and home. Bob Fleming gave her two balloons....