January 3, 1942
Killed flies and washed clothes. The Japanese took our safety deposit box keys. They made Carl do the collecting and when I asked him if… Read More »January 3, 1942
Killed flies and washed clothes. The Japanese took our safety deposit box keys. They made Carl do the collecting and when I asked him if… Read More »January 3, 1942
Dysentery broke out during the night. Three cases, children. Back to regular toilets, cleaning everything with lye, etc. I bathed the kids. Killed millions of… Read More »January 2, 1942
No Water till nearly noon. Bad head. The toilets have been stopped up and overflowing because of no flushing. We used the latrines dug by… Read More »December 31, 1941
No water till 11. Then mostly given to the children. Jerry says he fought Enid until he got a half a cup for me. I… Read More »December 30, 1941
Weak on mattress. Got up to wash, then collapsed. Seemed to have no middle and my head felt queer. They called us all onto the… Read More »Dec. 29, 1941
Moving from one room to another all day as they kept bringing more people in. Finally to another dorm on the first floor. Very little… Read More »December 28, 1941
The Japanese army took over. They woke us at 11:30 P.M. and kept us standing in one small, crowded room until 2:30 A.M. checking off each one over and… Read More »Dec. 27, 1941
We have lived a lifetime in the three days since I last wrote. I guess it was three days. I’m not sure. Since we were… Read More »December 26, 1941
It is six in the morning and we are packed, ready to join with other Americans at Teachers Camp or Pines Hotel. Ostensibly we are… Read More »December 23, 1941