| Winfield Henry Line Condensed Diary 1902-87 |
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Important Events, Dates From 1944 to Present June 6, 1902: Grace Song-Line born in Pyongyang, Korea In 1944 to 1987 Winfield kept a daily diary of events January 1, 1944: Winfield started keeping a diary daily. He had a house in Palm Springs at 571 S. Indian Trail which he bought in 1941. That morning he began a climb of Tahquitz Peak while Grace made a pastel painting. The climb took him two days. January 10: Winfield sold the “remains” of his Bellanca for $922.50 to Mr. Miller, then sold the Ashville Building for $5000.00. January 18: Winfield & Grace found the first Indian Tea in Whitewater Canyon with Ilick. January 24: the Lines met Dr. Robertson, McCartney & wife, Lucille, at Illick’s. January 29: bought horse for Grace-$65, because could not find guinea pig. February 1: met Tillie Grimm and the Steve Willard’s. February 6: Halliburton inspiration for book. February 9: Paul & Tillie Grimm, Cholla was visiting us. February 14: trailer park deals with Illick’s (see Feb.19). Willard lettuce dinner. February 15: met Bill. We ith and talked about Illick trailer deal. February 17: met the G.N. & S. Wards. February 19: met Mrs. Markham at the Wards. February 22: met Meta Hormel & Mrs. John Jenkins. Grace spoke about Korea aid. February 26: met John Hormel when he came to our house. March 11: Grace ill and uses flax seed juices-my impression of Meta Hormel. March 26: Dr. Beneman came to help Grace. March 23 to April 4: Nooney’s helped care for Grace. Lewis & I hired “Cynchina”. April 15-20: Yams and Grant Miller- 8,000 plants. April 21: met Harry Mann at rifle range. April 24: took famous McCartney Bros. to Desert Inn. April 26: met Mrs. Cockerel at museum-hummingbird-eagle. May 7, 1944: night in Eagle Canyon with Grimm’s. May 11: baby hummer-Dr. Cockerel. May 26: met Willard prices. June 27: Grace oil painting of our house. June 29: met “Horsy” Orest Johnson at police force. July 10-11: Idyllwild & Tahquitz Peak became rangers. July 15: met Art Davis at Illick’s July 26- September 3: on Tahquitz Peak August 3-18: ringtail cats August 4- 5: Winfield & Grace climbed to top of San Jacinto Peak in the moonlight August 27: 100,000-acre fire September 8: met Phili & AHN September 13: met Steve Ragsdale on top of Santa Rosa. September 15: deer hunting with Joe Patencio. September 28: joined police force September 29: net the Walters-next 2 lots October 2: caught first horned toad October 10-11: police station work October 22: agreed to teach Sunday school class October 27: met Francis Crocker & Culver Nichols October 31: Winfield hikes up San Jacinto November 1: desert Steve comes to Palm Springs. January 1945 ringtail cats amuse all January 13: met Audrey Ovington January 22-23: about hummers January 27: Led first field trip for museum February 5: met Ludivica Diamond Graham February 6-9: Younghill Kang and Mrs. Graham February 13: Winfield permanently appointed to M.S.U. staff. February 20-21: Met Rudolph Friml at Hazel Meyers February 28: met Will and Wanda Peake at Bigelow party for Pillsbury March 31: first met Zaddie Bunker April 5: Paul and Helen Gay came for month April 16: Desert Steve wants us to buy $800 cabin. April 17: again met Peakes at our tennis club lecture April 18: Grace played hard in church. Met Alschuler’s April 28: helped Grant Miller plant yams on Joe Patencio’s land May 5: ate our first rattlesnake May 11: insured home for $7750 with Herb Samson May 20: Steve Ragsdale will handle buying cottage $800 for us. May 25-27: Clint Bauer and I climbed top San Jacinto for rattlesnakes June 6-7: guests of Mrs.Graham in the Mission Inn June 11-13: sold trailer park interest to Illick’s June 13: left Palm Springs for Michigan via Reno and Mrs. Grahams June 17-19: rode horses in high sierras with Grimms-Willards June 27: Mrs. Knight dies day we were to meet her in Reno. June 30: chatted with Senator Pat McCarran at Grayholm July 2: gave lecture at University of Nevada. Introduced by Pres. Moseley. July 8: Nearly died in Great Lake August 5: first atomic bomb dropped in Japan August 14: war ended. We went to T.C. with Howard Platt to celebrate. August 1945: old friends Dr. Russell & Jane Herons, Bill & Alice Donovan September 7: In Chapita a lot with Platts, Hughes, & McClinties September 19-21: Howard Platt installed our furnace. September 1945: tried to resign from the bank board. September 25-October 9: I piloted on Miller's boaton the Atlantic-Hudson-Mohawk (great Mogul) with Chas. Miller. September 30: met Grace in Philly and when on to New York. Met Prof. Kang. Grace had bad case of poison ivy. Has been in Washington D. C. October 4: Grace returned to Washington D.C. I up Hudson. Grace home October 7 sick. October 14: Geo. Not yet home with boat. October 24: Hunted with Jay Holt. October 29: had my one and only heart check up with Dr. Wilson Uof M. October 30: left for Palm Springs by car. Poor tires-many blowouts. December 2: Clint Bauer & I hiked Palm Springs to Pinion Pines cabin December 3: met Clint Bauer. December 16: enjoying Pinion Pines cabin & joined Coachella Valley Rifle Club December 25: goose dinner with Gamms then to Bauer’s December 26: Drove to Pinion Pines and found Steve Ragsdale had new secretary, Terry Lowe. December 27: Chas & Bess Line came shot daily at rifle range December 29: Winfield lectured & met Lloyd Mason Smith January 1, 1946: Rose Parade with Pop and Mom, Francis & Helen January 8: shooting with Harry Mann, Winfield losing his teeth January 16-17: old friends, Chas. & Bess Line, Iaddie, Mrs. Graham, Hormel’s, Mann’s, Bauer’s, Kim Ball’s gather in Palm Springs. February 23: overnight in box canyon with Steve Ragsdale and John Hilton. February 28: folks improving health under Grace’s care. February 29: met Caldwell’s, Townsend’s, and Steel’s at Pinion Pines. March 3: met Edmond Yeager March 12-13: working on our Pinion Pines cabin with Steve & Terry March 16: met Silver Miller-Art Nightingales housekeeper. March 22-24: Stanley Ragsdale & I hunted Petroglyph Canyon March 28: bought $50 worth of florescent rock from “Rockologist” Rose. March 30: bought tent & camping equipment-mineral light from Stanley April 1: put up tent at Pinion Pines & slept out most of winter April 3: gathered garnets on Santa Rosa with Steve & Terry. April 10: caught many red diamond back rattler in Magne Canyon April 14: Bought 3-2 ½-acre parcels at Pinion Flats from Nightingale April 21: dinner with Dr. & Mrs. Klauber and Cockrell’s April 30: Clint Bauer & I made top of San Jacinto in the snow. May 2: at Hormel’s dinner met Langtry’s and Ostrander’s May 6: Mel Capper gave us a king snake May 9: Koch’s came to our house. May 11: fight between 50 King and red racer May 25: find many snakes at night May 28: Harry Mann & I climb Sheep Mountain & find old bag of groceries May 29-31: $210 propane tank for cabin June 2: Cahuilla Indian round up with Steve June 7-8: Left ringtails with Mann’s at Arrowhead for summer. June 9: Released our family of snakes & Lizards June 12: bought Bosh & Lomb binoculars for $100 June 14: goodbye to folks, they are to ship snakes off for Michigan via Parks June 15-24: Big Trees & Kings Canyon, Yosemite campout July 1-7: Teton’s and Yellowstone campout July 22: sold our small Northport cabin for $2500 to Rev. Brown July 26: bought 8 man rubber boat, which Yoon children enjoyed for years. August 8: met with new combined bank board. August 28-September 2: Hormel’s our guest for week Northpoint September 19: bought lot from Mrs. Ward $100 October 8-12: Hunted deer with Millers- bow and arrow- Black River Ranch October 16: Ahn Svengwha visited us en-route to Korea October 22: having Ole installs the windows in the cottage October 27: sidewinders to Pres. Ruthven. Pres. Hannah shows campus October 28: off for California. Said goodbye Phipps, McP, Bebivey’s, Dr. Russell, Dr. Fiach. November 17-20: Elk hunt with Harry Mann November 20: Howard Platt passed away today. O’Toelly’s-Hormel’s November 26: Grace shot 5-10X-Bauers-Mann’s December 1: Heard new Rev. Blackstone preach-Peakes December 4: made peace with Grimm’s. Gave box of cigars. December 6: Harvey- Barbara Hughes, Jane Platt, Mabel Donovan –guests December 7: death of Lt. Commander E.A. Conzeft “Spike” by a fire in Atlanta, GA. December 14: Chas. Miller killed in Bellanca crash. December 23: Grace & I take train to Chicago to meet Geo. M. & buy new Bellanca. December 28-31: went to N. Y. - met Dr. Han- S.K. Dunn. Onto New Castle del To January 1, 1947: Pick up new Bellanca & flew to Washington D.C. January 3: met Harold Strickland & wife, Pat. January 4: Picked up new Bellanca at New Castle. Back to Washington D.C. January 5: visited with Dr. Syngman Rhee. January 6: off for Camden, S.C. for 4 Army instrument panels January 10: Dinner with Pres Hannah. Grace & he worked on intern development plans. Also to bring Kong Shyn & husband to college to teach. January 15: Dean Emmons & wife fly to California in Bellanca with us. January 22: Big party for Emmons’s at our home, 25 guests. January 24: Met H. Earl Hoover at museum. January 30: Francis Line gave “Sheep, Stars, & Solitude” before 5000 February 1: met Ferny Wurlitzer & Craig Smith at Peakes. February 4: guests of Ludanca Dimon Graham at San Francisco February 9: Bill & Alice Donovan came also Ben McDermott’s dinner February 10: Will & Wanda Peake & Ferny & Grace Wurlitzer February 11: Frequently shoot at rifle range February 12: flew to Congress Jct. For overnight camp & hunt. February 19: dinner at John & Meta Hormel with Jay & Jerry Hormel. February 23: flew to San Diego where Bert Pate just died. Gilman gist. February 27: Don & Florence Dearing used our cabin & repaired pipes. March 12-15: Bellanca camping trip- Death Valley, Lake Mead, Colorado River April 2-5: Bellanca to Monument Valley-Harry & Mike Goulding knee. April 15: Grace played harp at church- Dr. McCartney retires. April 17: Peake consolidated deal April 20-24: Peakes trip in Bellanca to Monument Valley & Deming. Grace saved Warren Starky’s life-heart. May 4: Grace working with ceramics. May 6: met Ray & Enid Wiltse-Hunted snakes. Have 26 on porch. May 10: Grace successfully combats her hay fever with vitamin C and Calcium. May 13: Joseph S. Illick says trailer park netting $50,000 a year. May 14: Pop & Mom improving under Grace’s care. May 15: Korean judge had gift and samples form Whashin wants us to sell us. May 19: Grace & Zaddie see Giamini on cousin’s samples May 22-24: took Zaddie on beautiful flight to Yellowstone May 29: Took Giannini's to dinner at the doll house with Zaddie. May 31: Dinner at Hichey’s June 3-12: off for Washington D.C. 27 states-Zaddie as co-pilot. 6340 miles. June 6: worked with Wah Chang on Tungsten. June 19: flew Bellanca to San Francisco. Visited Giannini at his home. June 20: Still working on cousin’s deal in San Francisco. July 6-10: Bellanca to Grays Harbor for clams July 14-18: Drove to San Francisco. Met Yoon family. Also Giannini, Graham, Bauer’s July 23: Grace & Winfield off for Michigan in Bellanca. Yoon’s went on train yesterday. September 4-6: flew to Hormel’s in Austin, Minn. September 12-15: flew Bellanca to California with Grace & Soonie. 14,600 feet over mountains. September 20-22: Bellanca to San Francisco with Bauer’s. Lunch with Mrs. Graham. September 26-28: Bellanca to Howell with Grace, Pop & Mom & Soonie. October 2-4: Black River Ranch bow and arrow hunting. October 11-13: Black River Ranch bow and arrow hunting. October 19: Flew Dr. Hannah & Tom King to Blaney and Northport. October 20-29: Pheasant hunt in South Dakota with Thurber Cornell in the Bellanca. November 8-12: flew Bellanca to California. December 3: Pres. Hannah & Dr. Holland visited us in Palm Springs. December 11-12: Death Valley flight with Zaddie Bunker December 21-22: flew Bellanca to Michigan for Christmas with Yoon’s & Blum December 24: Received $10,000 checks from cousin though Dr. H. Bansted. January 5-6, 1948: flew Bellanca to Palm Springs. January 14: 1200 mile day to Monument Valley with Mann’s & Lloyd Mason Smith. January 16-18: I went up to Tahquitz Falls daily with a pack. January 19-21: flew Bellanca to San Francisco with Zaddie. Met Giannini & Graham, Carl Brisson & Cleo. J.K. poisoned Rodrigo about cousin. January 23: met Harold & Louise Hopkins at Ostrander- went to Hormel’s for dinner. February 6: dangerous flight with Hopkins then to Yuma. February 14: Bought $800 piano through Craig Smith. March 5-7: Dr. Ansted, Hormel’s, and Mrs. O’Reilly, Peakes, McCartney’s Horkviious Dancers. March 10: met with Mario Giannini & Mrs. G, Zaddie, Mann’s, Herb Dancer. March 11-12: John Hormel 72 store business with H.H. Dancer, Wurlitzer. March 29 to April 5: marlin fishing at La Paz with Harold Hopkins-7 fish, two for me, met Earle Stanley Gardner. April 18: Grace helping Grace Wurlitzer men taut April 24: have 18 live rattler on the porch. April 25: Yuma & Petroglyph with Alshulers April 27: McCartney- Alshulers- O’Reilly’s-Bennett’s- Leusslers. May 2: flew Bellanca to Michigan-Chicago- met the Ansted’s and Dr. Watson May 5: bought Crosley car for $1072 May 6: discussed “international service, inc.” with Dr. Ansted. Mary 14: flew Bellanca to California (worked on D&C deals & Kay’s immigration). May 20-22: Grace working with 2 heart cases: Peake & Starkey. May 29: off for Michigan in Bellanca. June 4-6: U.P. in Bellanca with T. Corwell Timber--cruising. June 18-20: 20th wedding anniversary with Wurlitzer’s –flew to Nigeria Falls June 25: Poksyn born in Howell. Bought Grumman aluminum canoe total cost of $174 (35 credit Russell Caw 32) July 1: flew her to Northport July 3: Bill Canfield died. July 11: Grace working with Ray Witse who visited us in N.P. July 20: Soon Young sings, “Jesus Loves Me” in the canoe. July 26: flew Bellanca to Washington via Duluth. July 29: almost killed in Glacier Park (also in 1925 on Grinnel Glacier). August 2: worked with Ansted on Tungston etc. Lears-Peake August 4: Peake not cutting us in on CNF deal. August 5: flew Bellanca from Seattle to Monrovia, California. August 10: Flew Bellanca from California to Michigan. September 25-27: trout fishing-Bellanca- Millers U.P. October 1: bow & arrow deer hunt on Black River Ranch-Millers October 4: First view of Tahquaman on 2 mile hikes Raco Curley Lewis October 15: worked with D & C on Brighton. Dinner with Dr. Hannah. October 22: Grace and I flew in Bellanca to San Diego for Pheasant hunting. Met Cornell’s there. October 27: Grace worked out health questionnaire & printed 1000 copies in San Diego. November 2: bought 2 Wilson Zero safe from Geo. Miller. November 3: bought first electric blanket. November 12: sold Crosley for $900. November 19: shot deer U.P. with Grace and Thurberc. December 2: Bellanca to Alschuler seminal radio Evanston. Miller bought 500. December 6: finally got Kay & children legally in the United States. December 7: flew Bellanca to Salt Lake City-landed wheels up in Joliet. December 11: at Palm Springs found earthquake had broken dishes. December 13: J. M. Connell installed 100,000 Btu heater for $800. December 15: flew Bellanca to 15,700 feet, had dip problems –no altitude effects. December 30: 5 Korean women educators came for a party at Palm Springs. In 1948 I flew Bellanca 5 times across the U.S. January 6, 1949: flew Bellanca to Death Valley with Bauer’s January 11: inch deep snow in Palm Springs January 16: 46 inches of snow at our cabin in Pinion Pines-Ragsdale January 17: 175 mile flight over upper desert showing Zaddie the snow. January 26: took pop on 175-mile flight over the snow- shot at the range January 28: bought Grimm’s “High Sierra” painting. February 7: Hormel-Foster-Wurlitzer-Huxley-Paul Wilhelm meeting February 8: Flew Aldous Huxley & wife on a 175-mile trip. Came home & heard Grace play at Wurlitzer’s on the harp-saw Wilhelm’s poems. February 9-11: flew Bellanca & drove the Dodge to Arizona with the Mann’s. February 14-15: Flew Bellanca & drove the car to Ajo to see pipe organ with the Mann’s. March 3-5: Bellanca to Desert Center. Stuck in the desert- Lydia R. March 13: Started planning the trip to Alaska. March 20: First Polaroid picture at Wurlitzer’s party. April 12-19: Grace and I took a trip to La Paz, Mexico, to test dead reckoning. April 20: Gardener-rattler-police April 22: I am Boys Club Director and Museum Director May 5: Mann & I fish yellowtail-Coronado Islands May 6: Grace works on paralyzed Barbara Wilson May 8: Soonyoon playing piano successfully in Lansing May 15: Grace worked with Henry Kazarian- success May 20: Grace works on paralyzed Barbara Wilson- success May 21: Grace final check on patients May 25-29: Flew Bellanca to Monument Valley, Grand Junction, and Northport June 6: Starkey heart praise June 10: Bellanca checklist for Alaska June 25: Grace now dog doctor. June 27: Grace offers a job in Michigan State Hospital July 1: took off for Alaska from Northport in Bellanca July 16: Crossed Arctic Circle. Wy Speers - Cluff Baby July 17-18: whale hunting on Arctic Ocean with York Wilson-25 km July 20: York Wilson flies Bellanca to see his 2000 reindeer July 21: Siberia-we fly into tomorrow- back into yesterday – Nome July 24: met E. C. Straub & Earl Towner-gold mine, railroad. August 2: Unalakklett-pretty girls-Northern lights-fishing. August 9: flying rainy pass. August 27: Dr. Claude Watson helped organize Song Line Foundation. September 6: flew Bellanca from California to Michigan September 8: terrifying clouds over Missouri September 11-15: flew Bellanca to New York with Kay September 16: Grace takes out 2nd citizenship papers September 22-23: Grace starts work at T.C. Mental Hospital as consultant. October 4: Grace to be appointed to hospital staff. October 13: Kay hires Miss Kurtz for $0.65 per hour to care for the children. She is 65. October 21: Nimke bids on Grace. Grace praised by Dr. Sheets. October 27: a typical day in D&C store planning business November 13-27: Deer Hunting with Thorber & Stankey Cornell November 30: Wy Speers of Alaska catches Grace at Nimkes. December 1: flew Bellanca from Michigan to California. December 6:Towners from Alaska visit us. December 11: Will Peake again asks Grace’s help on heart. December 17: Doo beat up Kay. I flew Bellanca back to Michigan. December 20: Winfield has mumps at St. Louis airport. December 22: Derva McP. Great helps to Kay. December 23: Kay wants a divorce. December 25-27: Winfield had a bad fever. December 28-31: Big hassle about sending Doo back to Korea and divorce. January 1950: Kay gives up divorce with Doo. January 16: Grace & I drove new Buick to Florida to see Millers & Chas. Line. January 20: our first olives at Port St. Joe, Florida. January did more shelling. Got bowel trouble & poison ivy. February 10: flew Bellanca to California. March Mr. Speer & I enlarge the porch. Grace aids Speer’s health. April 10: flew Bellanca to Michigan for Grace’s citizenship. April 13-14: bought Buick Estate Wagon-finest ever sold in Howell. In 1975 we still had it. April 14: Grace receives citizenship exam. April 18: flew American Airlines to California. Winfield drove old Buick back to Michigan. May 2: driving to Michigan. Big night in Las Vegas with Mann’s. May 15: Grace sworn in as American Citizen today by Judge Lyons. May 20: flew Bellanca to Jackson, Miss., for Piney woods talk & real estate. June 26: sold Bellanca to L. Beurman for $2,500. Felt sad. June 28: started for Mexico by car for 2 mos. July 4: Avery I.S. Egrets & Mrs. Cockrell July 6-11: San Antonio July 30: Jay Hormel calls from Austin for 30 minutes on War in Korea. September 26: took our old Bellanca & flew to Northport. September 29: spotted three bald eagles in trees above cottage. October 19: buy Paradise cabin from Tom Taylor. November 1: received word from Korea all relatives safe. November 23: left Michigan in new Buick for California; 2350 miles in 50 hours. November 26: Francis Line lectures at Constitution Hall for National Geographic. December 23: climbed San Grogonio; 11,500 with Clint Bauer. Paradise cottage investment 1950 January 7_29, 1951: Grace flew to Michigan & Washington D.C. on 30 Sinss January 20-21: Mel Capper & I take jeep through Coyote Canyon January 23: Grace meeting with Senator Vandenberg, Knowland, and McCarren. February 9: New swimming pool by Don Seiler. February 21: Winfield falls out of a tree. March 10: Working on Dosyn case. Mettex Ziegler. March 11: our neighbor- Howard Koch is a Communist: Casablanca (1942). March19: First swim in our pool. Paid $1012.50 for Dosyn air tickets. March 21: J. M. Connell installs 4000 c. f. air cooler on the roof for $260. April 20: Dale mining district by jeep with Mel & Clint. May 1: met the Dering’s. May 8-11: had varicose vein operated on by Dr. John Costello. May 11: Grace gives a party- 40 guests-for the Korean orphans, Blatz. June 19: Drove Buick station wagon non-stop to Howell. July 1: Kay will leave MSU-extra load for us- xx July 9-11: Charles Line & Winfield drive to New London & Linesville. July 9: first Line store started in 1887 in Linesville. July 16: had home stationary with pictures printed. July 28: left Paradise for California in Buick via Glacier Park. August 4: met Hormel’s & Mrs. Graham in Reno. August 7: watched Zaddie solo in Palm Springs. August 21: flew commercial to Michigan. November 5: 12-inches of snow at Paradise cabin. November 14: mailed 21 packages to Korea-$103.18 postage. November 11: deer hunt at Rose City November 26: left for California in Buick. December 19: rock hound trip to Wiley’s Well. January 1,1952: Zaddie take over airport. January 3: Grace advises John Hormel going to hospital. January 5: Grace starts doing copper artwork. January 10: Francis Line lectures on “7 Wonders of the West” January 15: Gave Charles Line a TV for his 80th birthday- all signed the card. January 31: Grace enters copper screen-wins first prize. February 6: Winfield to be President of the museum in 1952. George VI died. February 26: visited Mitchell Caverns on the way to Las Vegas with the Mann’s February 28: on Colorado River below the dam with H. Mann. March 3-4: history of Cahuilla and Barrow. March 19-20: Death Valley with Mann’s. March 29: Vast desert flower display with Cornelia White. April 10: at Grace’s luncheon she raised $25,000 for the museum. April 17: Will Peake told Grace he willed $35,000 in stock. April 21-23: drove Buick from California to Michigan non-stop. May 2: met Earl Hoover in Chicago. His quest for 2 days. Museum May 5: 105 pounds of herring at Paradise smoked 50 pounds. May 10: drove station wagon non-stop Michigan to California. May 19: Earl Hoover asking Grace for help. May-working hard on new museum plans May- Grace still sending many relief packages to Korea June 14: Peter Grand shows us Indian herbs. June 20: king snake swallows a rattler. June 25: drove Buick station wagon Altadena to Howell. June 28: in Wyoming decided to hunt antelope in September. July 2: K rotor examines our income tax. July 25: helped Tom Taylor coat roofs-xxx. August 14: sending $2000 to Ys in Korea? August 15-18 with Hoover’s on Bois Blanc Is. August 24: Grace helps “Paul” who passed out. August 26: Grace helps Mirium Hoover with nic August 27-29: Hoovers visit us in Northport. September 3: canoe trip on Manistee River. September 17 –October 3: first antelope hunt: 3 antelope, 2 deer, 2 bags rabbits. October 9: Grace suggests we go to Paris for 2 years next year. October 24-November 2: car trip to Boston-New York-Washington D.C. November 17: decided to sell Palm Springs home. January 2, 1953: Crocker vs. Sanctuary-resigned January-busy with museum –plans our France trip January 20: Lloyd Mason Smith to resign in June. January 23: met new board member-Harold Hicks. February 3: Grace perfects new cold remedy prevention. February 6: met the Farrell’s & Orbach’s at racquet club. March 14-26: drove Buick to Hoover’s in Glencoe & Howell. April 1: left in Buick to Hoover’s with Kay & kids. April 3-6: Yoon kids-Kay & Grace (6 of us) across the US to Palm Springs. April-Yoon kids meet Hormel’s, Wurlitzer’s, Peakes’, Littlebear, etc. April 21: Doo wants to move family to California. Would upset plans. I was re-elected museum President, but will resign when we move to Europe. April 22: Yoon family leaves by train for Michigan. May 18: Lewis elected President-A1 fellow, sold PP lot to Hopkins. June 2_6: trip to Yosemite on museum business. June 20: out 25th wedding anniversary in Palm Springs. June 24: pop sick, had stopped vit on doctor’s advice. June 26: Harold Hicks needs health help from Grace. June 30: Rink may leave City Manager job. July 15: Jupes suicide in extreme heat. July 22: drove Buick Palm Springs to Michigan- Gila monster died. July 26: first visit to Dead Horse Point & Arches July 31: offered to resign from First National Board. August 22: Wonsin arrives in LA. August 28: Wonsin arrives in Howell via Boston. October 19: Geo. Munsew on Hendry River October 25: Earl Hoover receives University of Michigan honor. Visits Howell. November 10: sent $2000 to Y.S. to start business. November 15: Lo hunted deer Rose City & Paradise November 23: Wonsin to stay at Jappingas (due to Vera) November 25: started in Buick for Hoover’s & Palm Springs. November 28: Grace worked with Hoover on many Health herms December 7: letter from Dosyn that Mother was alive. December 14: Hicks told grace he contemplated suicide before she helped him. December 21: received passports for European trip. December 27: Nooney families visit us. December 31: spent day with President Hannah & family. January 11-12, 1954: Grace tries to help Lee James. January 16: drove Buick from California to Howell. January 17: visited Line’s, Johnson’s, & Straub’s in Phoenix. January 22: visited Will Reader in Hospital. February 1: flew commercial from Michigan to LA. February 8 to March 4: Sailed on French freighter-LA to canal to Rotterdam. March 4: Paris Windsor Hotel. March 9: train to Nice. March 10: sailed to Corsica. March 19: sailed from Corsica to Nice for 3 days. March 23: via air to Rome. March 24-April 4: Rome, Venice, Florence, & Milan. April 27: train to Geneva-Eden Hotel. May 3: to Lausanne via train- Hotel Alexandra May 5: to Paris by train-Hotel Moderne. May 7: joined French class- Sorbonne (Alliance Francaise). May 15: Grace meets Mme.Lheriter. May 17: Anthony Lheritier address. May 21: Joined Hoover in Paris for trips-6 days. June 11: met the Ellsworth Osbourn’s. June 14: Grace went to hospital for eye trouble. June 15: Grace translates French medical books. July 6: train to Lausanne-Mme Helene Besson-Auavant Poste. July 7: left by air for Frankfort, Hamburg, & Berlin. July 10: to Zurich and Geneva and Lausanne. July 13: in school-University of Lausanne. July 17: Boat trip to Lake LeMan & Chateau De Chillon. July 21: visited Nestle factory with students. July 23: took student trip to Jengfran. July 31: Mt. Blanc trip with students. August 1: visited Phil Boyd in Montreau. August 7: Student trip to Zermatt-Matterhorn. August 14: student St. Bernard Pass trip. August 22: train to Paris-Hotel Madison. August 23: Letter from Itsell, Will Fusader died August 12. August 26: flew from Paris to London- Hotel Bedford-room 219 September 6: Letter from Itsell-our friend Thuber Cornell died August 18. September 9: Jay Hormel Died-61 years old. September 20-21: off on BOAC for Prestwick, Keflavik, New York, & home. October 8: Francis Line lectured in Marquette. We went (copper harbor) October 16: Doo Sun in auto wreck. November 19: shot deer at Paradise. December 13: Doo & Kyungshyn became US citizens. December 15: left via Buick for Hoover’s & California. December 25: spent Christmas in Big Bend National Park. Harold Hopkins caught world record marlin 331 pounds On 6 thread- 8 pounds line. Time: 4 hours 42 minutes. January 5, 1955: outline of new trip to Europe in May. January 31: electric garage door install today for $310. January 31: our problems with Will Peake. February 23: had 31 guests to meet Van Winkles. March 13: Kyungshyn & Poksyn came by air. March 14: Poksyn entered Cahuilla School in second grade. 833 E. Mesquite,Palm Springs, CA March 14: official weights: Kay-134, Grace-106, Winfield-149, Poksyn-53. March 30: Poksyn & Kay flew to Michigan. April 7-8: Catching rattlesnakes in the hills. April 13: Hoovers spend 3 days with us. April 18: Put in sewer for $450. April 21: Grace works with Stewart Williams father. April 27-May 4: drove Buick from California to Howell. May 2: Bought 14-foot fiberglass boat for $200 & carried it on the car top. May 17: Took mew 14-foot boat on 80-mile trip to E. Jordan-rough. May 17: Grace received shoulder injury on rough boat trip. May 24: left Howell for New York for 3 days, then onto Portugal. May 27: Landed in Estoril. June 1: Journeyed to Madrid and Toledo. June 8: Arrived in Paris. Visited Virginia Starkey & E. Chung. US born. June 12: Heard Billy Graham at American Church. June 12: Met Mme. Lheritier. June 16: Traveled on to Copenhagen. June 23: Took a train to Bergen, Norway. June 25: boarded Erlin Jerl for North Cape. June 30: Climbed to the top of North Cape. July 8: Bergen to Oslo by train. July 9: to Stockholm. July 12: by boat to Helsinki. July 15: Plane to Hamburg. July 17: to Vienna by air. July 20: met Ethel & Roy Frankson in Vienna. July 27: Air to Geneva. July 30: Train to Lausanne to meet Mme. Bessons. August 8-13: Winfield takes train to Italy & Germany. August 15: Winfield arrives in Liechtenstein & St. Moritz. August 22: Geneva-Paris-Hotel Madison- met the Osbourn’s. August 25: flew to London-stayed in Hotel Bedford. August 31: list of art in Tate Gallery. September 1: flew to Ireland-Gander-Boston-New York- Detroit-Howell. September 27: Grace in hospital with Bursitis. November 16: started west in new Buick. November 17-18: visited Hoover’s in Glencoe. November 26: found burglars (boys) broke into house in Palm Springs. December 3: had dinner with Dr. Scholl-73. December 7: lunch with Hormel. Meta asked Grace for help with her eye. December 18: flew Wonsin out for 2 weeks. December 29: President & Mrs. Hannah & Bobby came for lunch. February 6, 1956: snowed in Palm Springs. March 11: Poksyn came for visit. Second grade. March 20: Harry Mann & I went on a trip to Cholla Bay. March 23: Harry Mann & I went to St. George Islands to see birds & sea lions. April 9: Robert & Derma McP visit us for a week. April 12: Poksyn leaves for home. April 1956: caught many rattlesnakes. May 1956: swimming up to 2-miles a day. June 1: left for Korea with Harry & Lilia Lear. June 1956: in Seoul the whole month. July 8-17: stopped in Hawaii. July 17-21: visited the folks at Eagle Rock and drove on to Palm Springs. July 27: drove to Michigan via the Black Hills, Frankfort, & Northport. August 24: did our first water skiing. September 7-14: C.S. Line flew to Michigan. We drove to Linesville. September 25: Pop had prostrate operation. October 25-November 9: trip to Montreal, New York, & Howell. November 12-24: hunted deer in Paradise, Minnesota. December 7: left Howell for Hoover’s & Palm Springs. December 20: Frances Bauer died today. February 1, 1957: Colorado River trip with Henry Mann. March 17: first trip to Cholla Bay with Harry Mann. April 3: Death Valley with the Hoover’s. April 12: Grace first trip to Cholla Bay. May 7: bought our first Jeep, 4 cylinders, for $995. July 4: Yungshyn & Winfield drive Jeep to Michigan. August 10: Jeep trip around Lake Superior with George Mansell. September 12: antelope hunt in Wyoming. Used the Jeep. Gillette went along for the trip. October 23: Winfield drives alone to California in the Jeep. November 16: hunted deer in Paradise, Minnisota & Newbridge, Pennsylvania. December 3: left in Buick for Florida and California with Grace & Yungshyn. December 22: left Yungshyn at Piney Woods. February 8, 1958: Death Valley in Jeep February 11: Tonopah-Goldfield-Purple Glass February 11: Lake Mead-Grand Canyon boat trip with Harry Mann-bat & sloth caves March 1: Jeep trip to Cibola-Crystal Hill March 4: Bat cave from Hualapai Indian Reservation March 10: Jeep trip to Borrego-Elephant Trees March 12: Drove Impala to Michigan to get Navion March 19: Bought 1949 Navion for $7000 April 12: Flew Navion to California with Yungshyn, Grace, & Poksyn April 30: Navion trip to Davis with Grace, Yungshyn, & Poksyn May 13: Navion to Carlsbad & Michigan with Grace, Yungshyn, & Poksyn May 15: Navion gear collapsed landing in Tulsa May 16: Bought 1951 Desoto and drove to Michigan via Herters-boat on trailer to Northport June 16: Winfield took Bos to Tulsa & flew Navion to Michigan June 20: spent 30th wedding anniversary at Northpoint July 5: bought two lots from air-Lake City July 12: Grace and Winfield took the Navion to Michigan. July 15: Yungshyn departs for Korea July 16: Mom and Pop 60th wedding anniversary 8/22/58 July 23: Dolly Marcuse buried today July 26: Russ and Betty Rink came—Karl Betzer September 12: Navion flew Duk & Grace to Boston & MIT September 13: Navion to Martha’s Vineyard. Grace took flight training. September 19: Lena Blum died today. She was 90. September 26: Dr. Claude Russell died today. October 9: Navion to Boston (Logan) then to Northport. October 11: Went hunting in Paradise with Pat. October 16: Grace soloed at Northport in our Navion. October 31: Navion to Fort Lauderdale & Grand Bahamas November 6: first snorkel experience. November 10: Navion Bahamas to Venice & New Orleans then on to Palm Springs December 5: Grace did more solo work in Navion went to Thermal December 10: Grace went cross-country to Lindberg Field, San Diego in the Navion. December 11: Slept in Snowcreek. Hike to Falls Creek with Grace and Hicks December 16: Cavett did house remodeling. December 17: Harold Hicks & I climbed San Jacinto today. December 1958: Al Taylor died in Tahquitz Canyon in August December 1958: D&C sold stores to H.L. Green, but deal called off fortunately. January 24, 1959: Hiked to Keyes View with Mary P. and Harold Hicks. January 27: Korean reception in Los Angeles for Yang Van Fleet. January 29: Navion to Las Vegas with Mann’s. Saw floorshows. January 30: Colorado River trip below the dam with Harry Mann. February 4: Bought Army jeep from Hopkins for $500. February 20: Grace’s took written pilots exam in Ontario February 25: Navion to Santa Barbara with McCartney’s. February 25, 1959: Zaddie on TV: “This Is Your Life” March 6: Will Peakes' 90th birthday party. March 7: Wild jeep trip with Frankson—SNM. March 14: Grace passed flight test in Navion—Fran Bera March 20: Grace wrote pilots exam at Long Beach March 24: In Navion did take offs & landings in moonlight. Sidewinder. March 29: Grace had 30 guests for dinner after Easter B. Hicks April 3: Grace again took pilots written exam and passed April 5: Navion to Michigan with Grace piloting April 28: Flew DC-7 to LA and Palm Springs. May 4: C.S. Line completed 104 typed pages of his autobiography. May 16: Zaddie flew through the sound barrier. We got to George Air Force Base in Flying Boxcar with Col. Reisner. May 18: Grace and Winfield sailed on Ms Hardanger for South America May 19: Names of passengers & officer May 27: docked in Buena Ventura, Colombia May 29: docked in Manta, Ecuador Quayaquil May 31: docked in Talara, Peru. Paica June 4: docked in Calla-Lima, Peru June 10: docked in Tocopilla, Chile June 17: docked in Antofagasa, Chile June 19: docked in Valphraiso, Chile June 21: docked in San Vincente—Conception, Hualhi Pito, Chile June 24: docked in Talcahuhno, Chile June 30: docked in Straits of Magellan. July 4: docked in Montevideo, Uruguay July 7: docked in Buena Aires, Argentina July 14: docked in Sao Paulo, Brazil—Santos July 16: docked in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 25: docked in San Juan Puerto Rico July 31: docked in Kingston, Jamaica August 2: docked in Camaguey—Havana, Cuba September 15: Winfield flew from Michigan to Los Angeles to visit folks. September 22: Winfield flew jet from Los Angeles to Michigan. October 1: hunted pats paradise. October 27: Winfield and Grace flew Navion from Michigan to Palm Springs. November 13: Col. Rim visits us. November 21: C.G. Taylor called on us. (Taylorcraft) December 1: Bighorn sheep hunt with Harry Mann in Nevada. December 10: visited folks—pop not well. December 26: Grace flies to Michigan on a commercial jet on Business & to visit friends. January 1, 1960: Winfield visited his parents. Grace was in Michigan. January 5: Grace bought Funtukis building for $19,500. January 7: Winfield took Pop to lunch. He is much better. January 13: Grace arrived in LA from Michigan on a commercial jet. She took folks to dinner. January 14: Winfield weighs 142 pounds today. He lost 11 pounds since Grace had left for Michigan on December 26. January 15: We called C.S. Line and wished him happy birthday. He was 88 years old. January 20: Cleaning purple glass. January 22: Winfield flew Navion to Nogales. January 25: Drove the jeep to Tonopah for purple glass. Spent 4 days there. February 1960: Harold Hicks married Mary. February 8: Took Peakes, who was 91, on a jeep trip. February 12: Francis showed picture on Lincoln in Pasadena. Marvin Miller was the voice-over for the film. Pop and Mom were not well and could not attend. February 13: Grace wrote a nostalgic letter to Pop. February 14: Called C.S. Line. He sounded better. We made a date for February 18 to see them. February 15: We took a trip to the desert. We received word in Brawley that C.S. Line died this evening. February 16-20: We went to Altadena for Pop’s funeral. He kept up his diary until one hour before death. February 24: Algae has taken over the pool. March 29: Poksyn and Kay flew out from Michigan in a jet to LA. March 31: Took Poksyn and Kay on a jeep trip to 17 Palms in Borrego. April 6: Poksyn went to Disneyland. April 11: Grace, Kay, & Poksyn went to Sequoia and Yosemite. April 17: We went to Sunrise Service in Yucca with the Grimm’s, Poksyn, Kay, Grace and myself. April 19: Mom cried because her sister Hitty just died. April 21: Grace, Kay, and Poksyn went with me to Michigan in the Navion. May 7: Cedar Lodge in Northport burned. The fire is under control. May 16: Went to California by jet to visit Mom. May 28: Left the yellow jeep at the Olsen’s to sell for $800. I paid Hopkins $500 for it. June 2: Don Klotsinberged, editor of the Desert Sun, running 3 Korean articles on us. June 6: Grace is 58 today. June 7: Spent the day with Mom. It’s her 85th birthday. Said good-by for the summer. June 9: Drove our Imperial from Palm Springs to Howell via Grand Junction. June 12: Went to visit Duk Wong who was working at Mesa Verde, Colorado. June 20: Landed the Navion on Beaver Island the first time with Grace and Poksyn. July 1: We went on a boat to Gull Island. Saw a few eggs. We saw 1000’s of baby gulls. July 7: We flew the Navion in St Ignace and took a ferry over to Mackinac Island. July 31: Took Poksyn to Crystal Lake Camp. August 7: Moved Pontiac from St. Ignace to Newberry, Michigan. August 18: watched satellite “Echo” cross the sky. At 1000 miles it was a dot in the sky. August 20: Brought Poksyn home from Crystal Lake Camp. September 12: Winfield flew the Navion to Bois Blanc Is. to visit the Hoover’s. September 20: Left Paradise in the Buick for Wyoming. Antelope. October 1: Hunted deer on Lloyd Nunn’s ranch in Douglas on Route 6. November 1: Flew in a jet from Detroit to California to work on Mom’s book. November 8: I flew on a jet back to Detroit. Met by Grace and Kay at the airport. November 11: paid Jack Syleen $100 on elk hunt at Double Bar J in Dubios November 13: Left by car for California via Florida. November 17: Went to Mitchell’s honeymoon cottage for 1 week on Sanibel Is., Florida November 30: Went to Port St. Joe to collect more shells. November 1960: John Hormel died. December 5: Visited Van Sicklen at Cumacacotli, Arizona December 7: Dorothy Camp died today at Peakes’ December 9: Visited Mom, Francis, & Helen in their new house in Capistrano Beach. December 14: Changed Song-Line Corp. December 21: Had pool painted for $328. December 23: Wonsin Song came to visit, also saw Charlie & Bess Line. December 25: Christmas dinner with Mom. December 31: assets 712M. January 1,1961: Had breakfast with C. G. Taylor, my wife and Mary came. January 6: rough jeep trip with Hicks—JNM. January 9: met Henry (Clarence Stevens) at Mom’s for Francis’ 57th birthday. February 2: Grace elected to board of Aero Club. February 12: bought Paris and Oriental pictures. February 14: Grand Canyon boat trip with Harry Mann. February 22: Met Pat Smith and her husband Hal. March 3: Spent one week in Baja on a jeep trip. March 8: Stuck for 22 hours in the jeep. Found 3-dozen Conch shells. April 1: Poksyn came for a month. April 3: Left for Baja with Poksyn for Baja. April 7: Chibasco hit camp at “Shipwrecked Bay’. We collected 3-dozen conchs. April 10: I bowled 249 in the first game with Poksyn, and then I bowled 195. April 13: X-rays showed Grace had broken her middle finger. April 23: Visited San Siemon and the Hearst Castle. April 25: Will Peake is recovering for a light stroke. He is 92. April 30: We went to Michigan in the Imperial with Poksyn. May 11: Took Harry Williams to a bank meeting. He was 92. May 21: I worked on saving Herb Dancer with his problem. May 22: We were off to the Bahamas in the Navion. May 31: We cut the Bahamas stay short to fly back to aid Herb Dancer. June 7: Mom’s 86th birthday. We put an “Iron Fireman” furnace in the Northpoint basement. June 14: Caught Duk Hong in Seattle aborting his trip to Korea. June 16: Duk got a job in Glacier National Park. June 17: Grace fell down the stairs at Northpoint. June 19: Herb Dancer died today. June 21: We went to Herb Dancer’s funeral. June 28: We had dinner with Ole-Mary and Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Ward celebrates her 92 birthday. July 25: We put in a new kitchen with a new range and floor covering. August 4: Winfield cut off his fingertip off at the hangar. August 11: Zaddie flew solo from Palm Springs to Michigan to visit us. She is 75. September 11: Winfield passed his pilot physical. September 25: Took venison to Palm Springs and then went to Altadena to visit Mom. September 28: Cornelia White died today. She was only 28. September 29: Left for extended elk hunting trip in Wyoming with Mich. October 2: Shot two antelope at Brewer Ranch. October 4: Left for wilderness camp with Tittering ton’s and Lubereck. October 22: Left Palm Springs in the Navion for Englewood and Nassau, Bahamas. November 3: Left Grand Bahamas Club for Michigan. November 15: Left for California by car. December 5: Bill Donovan died today. December 14: Grace elected to N.A.A. Board. December 25: Spent Christmas with Mom at Capistrano Beach. December 1961: Florence Dearing died. December 27: Pres. Eisenhower painted in Paul Grimm’s Gallery December 31: assets 741m January 3, 1962: Pres. Eisenhower and Freeman Gosley visited Grimm Gallery for 1-1/2 hours. January 21: Mom seriously ill. She had woman companion named Rivera Farrel February 2: Grace arranged for a hundred million dollar loan for Pak. February 4: Grace and Winfield took a trip up Coyote Canyon in the jeep. February 11: Grace goes to Washington D.C. on Pak hundred million deal. February 18: Visited Mom. She is improving. Met Grace at LA airport. February 20: John Glenn shot into to space. We was the first American. March 6: Celebrated Will Peakes’ at Indio with Nichols. March 16: We went to Cholla Bay in the jeep. We joined the Bauer’s there. April 1: Grace and I went to Cholla Bay in the jeep. We collected many conches—300 more to our collection. April 9: attended Ahn reception in LA. April 15: I flew to Michigan in a jet to work on #1 store deal. May 5: Drove Imperial to Michigan. Heard Mom doing well. May 24: vault combination in the insurance building is: L27-R4-to72 L3 to 13 May 27: Edison safe combination: R4to 50, L3to25, R2 to 50, L 10 May 29: stopped at the hospital to see Dr. Un. May 29: Bob McP called us. Derua died today. June 4: Mom moved to Casa Romantica in San Clemente. June 15: Left for Bahamas in the Navion with Poksyn. June 20: Poksyn had first scuba dive with me. Went to 50 feet. August 2: Grace and I flew in the Navion to Mackinac Island then biked around the island. August 9: We flew the Navion to Bois Blanc Island and visited the Hoover’s. August 10: Winfield was struggling in Howell to free the McP. building. August 13: We were planning a trip to Korea and Taiwan and then around the world. August 24: flew the Navion to Navion Fly-in Flying W. Ranch in New Jersey. August 27: Ruth Pfau dying of cancer (died Sept. 1) September 7: Around the world trip cost: $3300 plus #2000 TC. Mom OK. September 14: Jet to Palm Springs to begin our Around the World trip on September 17. September 20: In Seoul until Oct 31. Then Taiwan till October 14. October 15: Manila for 3 days, Hong Kong for 6 days, Bangkok, India for 5 days, Istanbul for 3 days. October 31: Athens for 2 days, Cairo for 3 days. November 5: From Cairo went to Athens, Rome, Paris, New York, Detroit, and Howell in one day. November 11: picked up new 1963 Crown Imperial at Detroit. November 12: Left for Palm Springs in Imperial. Visited McP. at the Hoover’s. November 27: I painted the pool for the first time. November 30: I took over the gardening. December 4: Entertained Dr. McCartney (who celebrates his 90th birthday) and Ite Lucille December 6: Will Peake was ill during the night. Grace was over there 2 hours. Will is 93. December 8: We hooked up to the new cable TV service. Reception is much better. December 19: Will Peake is in bad shape. December 23: Trouble in Zaddie’s Navion. She said she is 75. December 24: Grace had Christmas party for dozen lonely people. December 25: Took Mom out for Christmas dinner. December 26: Mom sick in bed. We will go over to see her. December 31: Wonsin had been with us for ½ month. December 31: assets 713m January 1, 1963: Wonsin with us. Mom not well. January 6: Wonsin left for Chicago. William Price published two books today. January 24: Winfield flew and soloed a sailplane today. It was his first time. February 12: Winfield swam 23 miles in 23 consecutive days in the pool. February 17: Winfield got his private glider license today. February 18: Will Peake very ill. February 19: Alice Donovan visits us for the week. February 19: I resigned from the Museum Board. February 20: Saw Venus in midday—every day. March 6: Will Peake 94th birthday. He was strong today, but I wrote his obituary. March 7: We took a trip to Puerto Penasco, Mexico in the Imperial. March 15: Visited Mitch Hamilburg, a friend of Lady Bumgarner. April 3: Made date to start parachute jumping. April 6: Met Poksyn & Bob McP. at LA. April 10: Poksyn & I hiked up Abe Lincoln to 4600 feet. April 11: I gave Poksyn her first glider ride. She was the only person I took up. April 14: took Bob, Poksyn, Tillie, and Paul to sunrise services at UCLA. April 15: Saw Bob off to San Francisco with McP. April 15: Drove to Las Vegas for boat trip with the Mann’s. Saw big horns, etc. April 17: Stopped in Death Valley at Scotty’s Castle with Poksyn. April 21: Took Bob McP & Poksyn to the LA airport for a plane trip to Michigan. May 5: Left for Page and the North rim of the Grand Canyon. May 12: Saw Will Peake for the last time. He was in a good humor. May 15: Pool pumped dry. I peeled off the old paint. May 15: Mom not well. We took her back to Hemet Hospital. May 16: Arranged for Mom to go back to a new rest home after her hospital stay. Paul Grimm mad at Poksyn because she didn’t eulogize him. May 22: Left for Michigan in the Imperial. May 22: Will Peake died today. Later, we learned it from Mom. May 24: Navion being majored at Hughes. Dick M. says it will be two weeks. May 26: Our car robbed at Holiday Inn in Shreveport, La. Lost $5000. May 29: Hunted shells in Port St. Joe, Fla. June 7: Called Mom from Northpoint to wish her good 88th birthday. June 26: Put Pontiac on Beaver Is. Flew Navion. July 2: Wonsin pulled me 4 miles on first ski ride of the year. August 8: Mrs. Ward 94-1/2 flew in Navion to Beaver Is. August 9: I flew to a bank meeting in Howell. August 14: Left in Navion for Linesville & Flying W Ranch. Poksyn in charge. August 16: Passed instrument flying exam at Flying W Ranch, NJ. August 17: Flew Navion across the US. Grace was ill. August 19: Mom not well. Still in Meadow Brook Rest Home. August 24: Flew Navion to Catalina Island. August 25: Flew Navion to Northport. Mom doing better. October 5: Went hunting almost daily on Beaver Island. November 22: Pres. Kennedy assassinated. November 22: Drove to Hemet to visit Mom. Not too well. December 1: We go to see Mom nearly every day. Took wawde. December 3: Mom smiled sweetly when we left. December 5: Francis with Mom. He has trailer house. December 6: Mom died today. December 13: Youngshyn Song elected on Song Line Board. December 20: Visited Dr. McCartney in Santa Barbara. He is 91 years old. December 23: Rented Brighton Building to Hibbs-$125 a month. December 25: Met Wonsin at LA airport. December 26: Took Wanda on Box Canyon hike. She fell. December 27: Dr McCartney died today. I was a pallbearer at his funeral on December 30. December 31: Assets 738m. January 1, 1964: Wonsin visiting us since Christmas. February 1964: Grace working with Harold Hicks on heart. February 1964: Alice Donovan in Palm Springs for a month. February 1964: Grace wants to help Edna O’Reilly. She has Parkinson’s disease. March 21: Herb Sampson brought his daughter to Grace for help. March 22: Almost snowed in with Wanda at Idyllwild. March 25: Grace spoke at SPA. April 1: Winfield bitten by black widow. April 1: Rented building to E.R. Hibbs for $125 a month. April 18: Shook hands with Nelson Rockefeller. April 19: Nooney’s came for a week. They stayed at Ind. Manor. April 28: Youngshyn arrived from Korea. May 6: Youngshyn and Dosyn went to Michigan by air. May 6: Grace and Winfield left Michigan May 25: Youngshyn got a driver’s license at Leland. May 27: Flew to Beaver Island where we keep the old Pontiac. June 1: Started scrapping & painting the cottage. June 13: Dr. Haynes helped by Grace. June 16: Talked with Van W. about $100,000 loan, also Grace as director. June 23: Bought 64 jeep-it cost Winfield above $4340. June-July 1964: Milford Jahke & Cooney died at Paradise. July 22: Flew with Mrs. Ward to visit Hoover’s on N.B. isle. Mrs. Ward was 95-1/2. July 28: Took Mary & Ole on wild flight to Beaver Is. August 3: took Jeff on a fishing trip to White River, Canada with Poksyn. August 15: Flew Hoover’s to Beaver Island. September 1: Grace flew to New York to join Youngshyn & Younghill Kang September 11: We both passed the pilot physical. We were off to Lusk, Wyoming for antelope in the jeep. September 24: Red Desert and Turritella with Moyer’s. October 16: Younghill Kang visited us. November 1: Flew plane to Mackinac Is. Among the first to land there. November 5: Ada Wilson died today. November 26: Grace & Winfield off in the Imperial for California. Grace not well. November 30: Grace very sick in Odessa, Texas. We stayed 9 days there. December 16: Left for Hawaii-Maui for 6 weeks. Grace ill. December 17: Helen Munsell died today. December 1964: assets 758m. December 16, 1964 to January 22, 1965: In Maui for Grace’s health. January 4, 1965: Met Anita Ross. Mrs. Moses Kalani Ross, Kuhua Village. January 7: Anita prayed for Grace. January 18: Returned to Honolulu- January 22: Returned to Palm Springs. February 18: Winfield swimming up to a mile a day. March 14: Wanda and we drove to John Hilton’s & met Jimmy Cagney. March 30: Dosyn arrived from Michigan en-route to Korea. April 1: Duk Nong just received doctor’s degree from Harvard. Dosyn cried. April 5: Dosyn off for Japan & Korea. Winfield weighed 139-1/2 pounds. May 11: Winfield swims with bar bells for weight control. Weighed 140 pounds. May 12: “Lady” Bumgarner visits us. May 15: Willard Hall of Northport died. June 8: Poksyn received special writing award. June 11: Off for the Bahamas in Navion with Poksyn. June 13: Nassau June 15-16: Small Hope Bay, Bahamas. Went to wall 3000 feet out. Dove to 90 feet. June 15: Both Poksyn and I dove to 90 feet today. June 18: Went to Georgetown Hotel, Exuma. Met Dave McElroy. June 19: Dave & Poksyn got to know each other. They rented a motorcycle. June 22: Went to Nassau. Visited with Lloyd’s at Spanish Wells to June 25. June 25-27: Returned to Nassau and on to Grand Bahamas from June 27 through July 1. July 1965: flying around 100 hours a summer. July 19: Paul Gay died. July 30: Flew the Navion to Boston to see Duk Nong. August 1965: Flew Ennis (Kilts) to Beaver Island. August 28: Korean orphan concert at T.C. August 30: Gates Cadillac. $100 September 4. September 22: Wyoming Antelope hunt. 1 antelope. Returned home October 2. October 2: Had word today that Grace’s Mother and Sister are living. October 10: Word from 3 schools in Korea on Song Line Scholars. October 28: Mailed Hawaiian Anita Ross some shells & stones. November 9: Sent 200 Grace’s “Mother” letters. November 12: We flew to LA on VAL. Then rented a Hertz car to Palm Springs. November 14: Clint Bauer had a stroke. Recovers slowly. November 22: Heavy rains took out half of Tahquitz Bridge. December 7: Received picture of Grace’s mother and sister. December 11: Met Celebrities at Racquet Club- Dinah Shore and Charlie Farrell. December 16: Poksyn arrives from Michigan. December 26: Mrs. Phipps passed away. December 31: Assets 914m. January 1-2, 1966: Dave and Poksyn hike Tram Mountain. January 5: Poksyn left for Michigan. She was here since December 18. January 14: Steve Willard buried at Colton. January 25: Youngshyn came via air & bus from Michigan. Returned February 19. February 26: Mrs. Marsella Dupont drove with her chauffeur from LA to see us. February 28: Met new museum director, Dr. Fred Sleight and Alice. March 2: Tom Holland died. March 3: Vern Wallace of Linesville died. March 5: Kyongea married an Arab today- Kaha Fani. March 13: Soon Young came from Michigan to help Grace’s health. March 14: Chatted with J.C. Penney. He was 91 years old. March 25: Hoover’s come to help Grace. April 3: Grace cut my hair. I never went to a barber again. April 5: Zaddie Bunker came for a health check-up. May 2: We went to Las Vegas and Lake Powell. Saw Rainbow Bridge and San Juan. May 16: Grace received a letter from her Mother who was 90. May 20: Sold ’58 Jeep for $962. May 23: Drained the pool with a 120-foot hose. June 1: We fly American Airlines to Michigan. June 10: Wonsin-Hiyoung married A.A. I gave away the bride. June 14: Grace bought Volkswagen fastback for $2500. June 17: Soon Young left for Korea today. June 20: Grace and I took off for the Bahamas in the Navion by way of Okefenokee Swamp, Freeport, and S.E. Bahamas. July 7: Russ Rink flew from San Francisco to Hawaii in 20-year old Bonanza July 22: We are guests of honor at Linesville Centennial. July 27: Pearl McManus died in Palm Springs. He was 87. August 18: Grace receives letter & more pictures of her mother. September 5: Hi-youn had miscarriage. Grace flew to help. October 3: I took Agawa Canyon train trip in Ontario. Grace now in Howell. October 5: Left oil cap off of the Navion—caused a mess. October 1965: Gathered many red mushroom art pieces: Lickens. October 18: Dave McElroygave us two huge glass floats. October 19: Youngshyn leaves for Korea, Hong Kong, and PE. October 22: Fifty lake steamers anchored in White Fish Bay. October 26: Gathered shaggy mane mushrooms & threw away. October 27-28: Met Mrs. Jenks at Paradise. Hunted ducks. November 11: I drove Jeep alone to Denver. November 11: Grace and Poksyn flew to Boston, and then Grace flew to Denver. November 14-25: Grace and Winfield toured Canyonland in the Jeep. Drove to Palm Springs. December 3-6: Heavy storm damage inn the valley. December 16: Took Jeep trip to Baja & Punta Final. December 22: We saw Jamin’s Mother killed by her own car. December 31: Assets 923m January 1-2, 1967: Off in the Jeep for a 23-day trip to Mexico. February 6: Attended Ernie Alshuler’s 80th birthday party. February 12: Our Ewing building in Gr. Lge. Burned to the ground. February 27: Youngshyn arrived from Seoul to Michigan. March 27: We added 550 square feet to our home. Williams Arch. Colglaqier April 10: Controller. April 22: Raymond Lowey wishes to go snake hunting. April 26: Met Walter Judd and Lily Pons at Stheres Party. April 28: 5 Korean Colonels visit us—Col. Lim. May 10: Poksyn drove from Michigan. May 17: Grace lunched with Mrs. Mecedes Gianni. May 29: I painted the house. June 4: Grace off for Michigan by air. Winfield left in the Jeep to Michigan. June 13: Grace and Winfield flew to LA and Palm Springs to check on the remodel. June 26: Poksyn flew from Boston to San Francisco. June 30: We drove to Palo Alto to see Poksyn. July 11: Off by American Airlines for Michigan. Zaddie closed our house. July 14: Squirrel-chipmunks did damage in Northpoint. July 19: Gordon Knute died in accident? July 21: Buried 5 bushels of alewives—Northpoint. July 30: Toyon Kim died in Korea. August 10: At the bank meeting I advocated heavy new investment in building. October 19: Grace and I went to Europe to help with Youngshyn with Rolls Royce. October 23: Lausanne October 24: Amsterdam October 26: London, Dublin, and Withey’s—Polsyn again. November 9: Left London today in time for bank meeting in Howell. November 14: Winfield and Grace drive from Michigan to Palm Springs arrive November 24. December 3: Visited parents of Robert Pierpoint in Redlands. December 31: Finish carpeting our Palm Springs house. December 31: Assets 1047m. January 13, 1968: Paul Russell of LA died. January 14: Grace and Winfield leave for Merida, Islamujeres, and Cozumel. January 22: Today Cozumel, Merida, Miami, and Caracas. January 23-February 2: Curacao, Aruba, and Bonaire. February 3: Panama, San Blas Islands, and Kuna Indians. February 16: Drove Poksyn to Berkeley. March 8: Reception with Arthur Rubenstein, Red Skelton, Lily Pons, and Janet Gaynor March 24: Kyungshyn, Duk, Boomie & children came from San Francisco. March 22, 1968: Martin Luther King murdered. April 4: Visited Bea Willard and went through Death Valley and home. April 11: Accident on the way home from La Quinta. Grace hurt but OK. May 9: Mitch Hamilberg died today. May 22: Rose McKinney pioneer of Palm Springs died. May 30: Buying art work for Grace instead of Hospital. June 6: Robert Kennedy killed. June 7: H. Hicks came for health, also Dr. Short. June 18: Grace having trouble with her neck. June 20: Entertaining pidgon & other birds in the bedroom July 11: Grace and Winfield leave for Michigan by car. Late. Grace’s neck still hurts. August 11: Flew to Champaign, were met by Poksyn, Duk, and family. August 18: Again flew to Champaign with Poksyn. August 30: Flew to Niagara Falls to visit Wurlitzer. September 15: Ate our first coprinus comatus (shaggy mane) and lived! September 19: We flew jets to Bahamas till September 29. October 1: Our new 69 Imperial arrived T.C. October 10: Winfield resigned from First National Board after 35 years. October 13: We left separately for Champaign and Palm Springs. October 27: Grace became dizzy and ill. We canceled our South Seas trip. November 7: Learned that Virginia Farrell & Bill Hager died. December 5: Have pushed stock market all year. Winfield made $50,000 profit. December 31: Passed the million mark of the first time. December 31: Harry Mann died during the night. December 31: Assets 1092m January 3: Flew to Las Vegas for Harry Mann funeral. January 7: Bessie Line died in Florida. January 18: Attended Funeral of Jack Hillary—c.c. January 23: Duk stopped in Palm Springs en-route to Korea to see Dosyn. January 31: word that Dosyn died today. February 6: Youngshyn arrived by jet from Michigan. Charlie Line died at age 79. March 1: Winfield injured my knee in Tahquitz Creek. March 7: Youngshyn returns to Michigan after a month visit. March 26: Youngshyn received permanent residence. April 3: Thousands of hippies invade Palm Springs. May 29: Off for Michigan in Imperial via Paradise and Northpoint. June 2: We went to the Bahamas by jet. Scuba and snorkeling until June 25. July 5: Learned that Fritzie Van Sicklen died. July 20: First man lands on the moon. August 21: Zaddie Bunker died today. She was 82. October 12: Wonsin elected to AIUM (American Institute Medicine at Victoria Sound) October 17: Grace and Winfield took off for California in the Imperial. October 22: Caught 11 Tarantulas between Las Vegas and Palm Springs. October 23: Mrs. Orin Ward died at 100-3/4 years old. November 4: I started aerobatic training in Citabria with Terry Thornton. November 13: Winfield visited Jimmie Swinnerton, a 94-year-old artist. December 2: Grace flies to Michigan on business. I meet Art at aerobatic school. December 5: I drive Jeep through mountain snow to see aerobatic show. December 16: Gave the museum Korean program. December 18: Working on Grace abstract of thesis. December 20: Flying solo aerobatics. December 31: Assets 1168m. January 10, 1970: Imperial burned up. Bought a Thunderbird. February 1: Song Line found. Invited 2 Kim’s to visit the United States. February 4: Winfield still flying aerobatics. March 3: Jeep trip to Phoenix and on to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. March 6-7: El Golfo with Slim Moorten March 22: Jeep trip to Cholla Bay and Sonora. April 3: Grace joined ICAN April 5: Jeep trip to Cholla Bay, Mexico. April 20: To Cholla Bay in the Jeep. May 3: Took off again to Cholla Bay. May 6: Youngshyn arrives from Michigan by air. May 26: D.K. Sun Kim arrives from Korea. Guest of Song Line. May 27: Visited Goldie Holt, my Kindergarten teacher 60 years ago. June 2: Met Won Hee & Won Chong at LA airport. June 5: Youngshyn and two children and OK Sun Kim off for Michigan in the Jeep via National Parks. June 7: Grace and Winfield off for Florida in the T-Bird. June16: Sailed from West Palm Beach to Bahamas. June 29: Dined with Lady Eleanor & Frank Wright in West Palm Beach. August 4: Houseboat trip with Phil and Dorothy Boyd. August 1970: Bought underwater camera for $150 on sale, regularly $200. August 17: Dan Fleese killed in boat explosion. September 1: Grace and Winfield fly the Navion to Niagara Falls to visit Farny Wurlitzer. September 22: Grace passed Pilot’s Physical today. September 26: Elisa Song born today. September 30: Put CB radios in the new Jeep and T-bird for Palm Springs trip. October 7: Willis Lyons died today at age 93. October 30: Jeep trip to Nevada and Utah via the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. November 6: Che Sun Kim arrives from Korea. November 10: Ole Fredrickson died in Northpoint. Youngshyn attended the funeral. November 13: C. S. Kim told us Soong Evi received $20,000. DeRing/ McGinness Scholarship from his high school. November 20: Grace and Winfield off in the Jeep for Sedona. December 1: Annabel Van Winkle died. December 4: Ruth Withey injured in her Rolls Royce. December 17: Onas Ward died. December 23: Grace and Winfield flying in a jet to Michigan. December 28: Invited to Governor Milliken party at Leland. December 29: Had first snowmobile ride. Went 18 miles. December 31: Assets 1203m. January 1, 1971: Came to Michigan 12/23/70. Visited Howell, Northpoint, and Paradise. January 4: Returned to Palm Springs via jet. February 1: Hiyoung having trouble because of Shin Duk. February 9: Earthquake killed 30 in LA. February 12: Left for Monument Valley trip in the car. February 23: Jeep trip to Puerto Penasco, Mexico. March 19: Grace badly injured in Safeway parking lot. March 29: Grace’s eye bad from fall. April 3: Grace recording ICAN talk “Are There Curable Diseases?” April 17: Dr. Fred Klenner tells us of Vitamin C powder. April 18: Grace addressed ICAN convention & distributes copies of her talk. April 25: Grace flies to Michigan in a jet. May 2: Steve Ragsdale died. He was 89. May 9: Archie Fournier died today. May 13: Drove the T-bird & Jeep to Michigan. We used the CB radio. June 13: Helped Lewis and Ruth Nooney celebrate their 45th anniversary. June 1971: Primativa Dimandntiaspirin died. June 15: Grace and Winfield left for the Bahamas by jet. June 19: Grace addressed Chiropractor convention at Grand Bahamas. June 20: Our 43rd wedding anniversary at the Grand Bahamas. Grace 107 pounds. Winfield 146 pounds. July 18: Saved Poksyn from Sheriff July 22: Met Harold F. Kohn, author & artist. August 7: Winfield and Grace flew the Navion to Chicago. September 2: Saw 50 hawks (migration?). September 8: Grace appeared on Kenn Haven’s TV show “Limelight”. September 15: Grace spoke over Peto Skep radio—Rosalie Ottinger. September 17: Grace appears on TV “Accent” Cadiliac September 18: Grace speaks T.C.H.S. auditorium on health. September 24: Winfield passes the pilot physical. October 9: Raymond Munsell died in Columbus, Ohio hospital. October 10: Grace drives T-bird and Winfield drives the Jeep from Michigan to Red Desert then to Palm Springs. November 17: In Laguna Beach a man named Pancho gave us map of Bahia Santa Maria. November 21: Don Van Winkle died. November 29: Pipe broke in bathroom floor in Palm Springs home. November 30: Left for Bahia Santa Maria in the Jeep. December 1: Met Ron & Nona Younger in Baja. December 3: Leased 2 lots from Anice to Maduena. December 17: Hogan started at Bahia Santa Maria for $2000. December 19: Many Olivas, in crasate and sand dollars were found when we went night hunting on the beach. December 28: Left for Baja with a Jeep load of windows etc. December 31: Beautiful beech ride. December 31: assets 1216m. January 1, 1972: New Years in Baja with Youngshyn. January 1: Aniceto Maduena working on our hogan. January 10: Ellen Dearborn dies in Palm Springs. January 11: Grace suggested olive oil for Mel Capper kidney stones. January 12: Carl Lykens died. He was 87. He was the oldest pioneer in Palm Springs. January 15: Left for Baja in the Jeep. January 23: Left for Baja in Jeep and onto Gonzaga Bay with Younkers. February 10: Grace helping Dr. Duncan. Philadelphia talks planned for June 6. February 14: Rocky Point-Cholla Bay trip with Younkers. February 27: Left for Baja in the Jeep. March 1: 1800 olives plus 2 yellow—Santa Maria. March 4: Became acquainted with Flora Steffens, our neighbor. March 7: Visited Farny Wurlitzer in La Jolla. March 13: Off in the Jeep for Baja. March 21: Caught first rattler of the season in Palm Springs. March 27: Went to Baja in the Jeep with a load of beds etc. Winfield painted the floor. March 28: Younkers son Fred found 2 white olives. March 31: Grace works with Jim Hicks—Gross—Gurlie health. April 5: Milner of the IRS audits Song Line. April 8: Flew to San Francisco for ICAN convention. April 10: Left for Baja in the Jeep and spent our first night in the hogan. April 23: Left for 8 days in Baja in the Jeep. April 30: Prevention Magazine reprinted Grace’s article for the ICAN convention. May 2: Called Rodale Press to not give Grace’s address out. 1000 letters for health held. Easter: Farny Wurlitzer died in Buffalo. May 8: Left for Baja in the Jeep. 9 days. Met Haghmann and Dr. Morris. May 23: Grace flew to Howell by jet.
June 2: 50th Howell High School reunion class of 22. Dean Walter guest at dinner with Youngshyn and Francis Line. June 5: Flew to Philadelphia. Canceled trip to Washington DC and Bahamas. June 6: Grace celebrated her 70th birthday. She talked all day to 125 doctors. Meeting with Dr. Fordham. June 7: Helicopter to the airport. Jet to Palm Springs. June 8: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Took glass doors. Stayed 12 days. June 23: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Slept out under the stars. June 27: Grace finds our first white olive. July 6: Left for Michigan in the T-bird. Virgil McClintic died late June. July 27: Wonsin called that Hi Yun’s mother died. September 9: Ruth Nooney killed. Lewis in Wawa, Ontario, Canada unconscious. September 14: Ruth Nooney funeral today. We flew to Plainwell. Lewis in Wawa. September 22: Grace passed her pilot physical. September 23: Spencer Gates came over. This is the last we saw him. September 26: Grace gave Winfield a Suzuki motorcycle for his 70th birthday. October 16: Won brought friend, Gladah Ellis, to see us. October 18: walked through the snow to swim in Northpoint. October 20: Off for California in our 1973 T-bird. October 22: Spencer Gates died suddenly October 24: Called on Marie Davis & Edith J. Saw Aunt Mabel Mecienberg. October 25: Wrecked the T-bird by a truck tire at 75 mph. We were both unhurt. October 26: Traded in wrecked ’73 T-bird for a ’73 Buick Limited. November 2: We went to Baja in the Jeep. We cleaned the hogan. A bad storm was brewing. November 8: Wanda is very thin. She weighed 68 pounds. Bertine Steere is 93. November 11: Winfield swimming in 50-degree water at the house in Palm Springs. November 22: Lois Hanslousy died. November 28: Loaned 1973 Buick to Yonkers for 1200 mile trip to his brother’s funeral. December 12: Swam in 25-degree air and 37-degree water. December 15: Will join Palmyra Club. December 17: Grace’s mother died in North Korea. She was 94. December 18: Mary Fredrickson died today. December 26-27: Grace helping H. Hicks both physically and mentally. December 28: Grace and Winfield made complete trip over Skyline Trail (12 miles). December 31: Assets 1246m. January 3, 1973: Off for Baja in the Jeep. January 4: Ramon, who built hogan, drowned. January 9: Joined the Palmyra Club. February 1: Saw Aunt Mabel for last time. She died February 10. February 2: Tried to get Stanley Ragsdale to set Petroglyph date. February 6: Attended Ernie Alshuler’s 86th birthday. February 17: Song family arrived from Chicago till March 1. February 26: Bought a Suzuki motorcycle for $420. March 3: Went to Baja in the Jeep and brought the motorcycle. Grunion running there. March 15: Lewis Nooney visited us until the 22nd. March 17: Took Lewis to Baja in the Jeep. We had an exciting tide episode. April 6: Attended the ICAN convention in Pasadena. April 11: Jeep trip to Baja. April 29: Jeep trip to Baja with Owens. White olive-Winfield. May 7: Hoover appreciates Grace’s help. May 12: Went to Baja with Ned Cantillon and James Haynie. May 23: Wanda sold the house and moved to La Jolla. May 26: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Herons in the canyon. June 9: Winfield and Grace go to Michigan in a jet. June 19: Gladys Hanson killed. June 24: Met Manager Hale at Newberry Airport. Left car. August 16: Youngshyn has operation in Chicago. August 29: Grace flew by jet to Chicago to help Youngshyn. August 30: Navion 107 hours since June. 100 hours check at Lake City. September 5: Winfield passes pilots physical. September 19: Winfield passed the Michigan motorcycle test on a barrowed machine. September 25: Class of ’22 reunion in Howell. September 1973: Ernie Alschuler died. He was 86. October 12: We flew jet to Kansas City to attend preview Medical Conference. October 16: We heard that Clint Bauer died. October 19: 45th Class of ’28 reunion at University of Michigan. October 23: We flew jet to Palm Springs. October 26: Went to Baja in the Jeep. October 29: Found that Mel Capper committed suicide in August. November 8: Went to Baja in the Jeep. November 21: Went to Baja in the Jeep. December 7: Took Dave McElroy to Baja in the Jeep. December 21: Went to Baja for a Christmas party. 10 December 31: Assets 1325m. January 4, 1974: Snowed an inch in our yard at Palm Springs. January 6: Shindon flew to Korea. January 9: Overnight with Phlip Ahn & Heung Sk Pak. Los Angeles. January 9: Mary Line died at 91. Pak gives us King’s Crown. January 15: Went to Baja in the Jeep. January 25: Grace flies to Michigan for manager meeting and work with D&C. January 1974: I painted the house on the outside. February 3: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Coyotes friendly as we slept out. February 10: Winfield’s back “went out” due to many causes. February 25: Sorted thousands of olives—back still bad. March 1: Soon Young stopped enroute to Korea. March 6: To Baja by Jeep. Grace drove. Winfield in the back seat. March 15: Back still bad. March 20: To Baja by Jeep. Winfield lying in the backseat. March 27: Youngshyn stops enroute to Korea. April 5: Party at Annenberg Estate. Nixon and Prince Charles were here recently. April 16: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Winfield back much better. April 20: Saw 5 satellites during the night under the stars in Baja. April 26: ICAN convention in LA. April 27: Called on Meta Hormel—age 92. Dillingham—96. May 1: Went to Baja in the Jeep. May 4: Coyote accidentally jumped on me in the night. May 6: Coyotes tap Grace’s foot. May 16: Went to Baja. Grace drove. Winfield’s back bad again. Bird life fine. May 21: 15 blue herons nesting in ironwoods—Baja. May 28: Visited Wanda for the last time in La Jolla. June 12: Duk Nong arrives enroute to Korea. June 16: Went to Baja in the Jeep. Beetles June 24: Cancelled out on ICAN New Zealand trip. June 26: Went to Michigan via jet. Flora took us to the airport. July 2: Winfield’s back nearly well. July 4: Dined with Claude Watson, 90, and Wy Song. July 9: Flew the Navion to Mt. Hawley, Ill for gear work. August 3: Wanda is 88 pounds. Grace hit the low of 97 pounds. August 9: President Nixon resigned. August 13: Flew over Beavers to Newberry—car trip to Paradise. August 14: Flew Hoovers on Bois Blanc—then Macinal in the Navion. Carburetor ruptured. Paid $60 for flight to Northpoint. August 21: Class of ’22 53rd reunion in Howell. August 26: Chas. A. Lindberg died in Maui. He was 72. August 29: Picked up Navion on Marinac Island at dark. Two weeks on the island. September 18: George Sobel Miller over night. George made 5 million on lease. September 21: Many of our Navion flights in dangerous weather. October 4: Larry Dorothy Lowing of Linesville visited us. October 14: D&C wants to sell out to Paul Stearnes. October 15: Grace successfully passed pilots physical. October 16: Winfield and Grace fly a jet to Palm Springs. October 18: Hachtmann’s told us an 18’ tide took out our patio in Baja. November 15: Meta Hormel, who is 92, visits us. November 27: We went to Baja, and paid a Mexican to repair the wall etc. We had the Todd’s and Abraham’s over for Thanksgiving dinner. December 10: Grace off for Michigan on store business. She returned on December 23. December 30: Paul Grimm, artist, died at 84. December 31: Assets 1341m. January 1, 1975: Winfield weighed 147 pounds and Grace weighed 101.5 pounds. January 2: Duke Yoon visiting us. January 4: Paul Grimm’s funeral. January 11: Will F. C. Nimke died. January 20: Painted Canyon trip with Hoovers. February 23: Went to Baja. March 8: Sat near Bob and Delores Hope at a Concert. March 15: Wonsin Song family came for a visit. March 29: Poksyn joined Song’s at our home. April 5: Poksyn left—we went to Baja. April 10: Jan Olman injured—never regained consciousness. Died 7 years later. April 18: ICAN convention in LA. April 22: Went to Baja. April 27: Grace found a live seahorse in Baja. May 9: Went to Baja. May 13: C.S. Line opened our store in Howell 65 years ago on Friday the 13. May 29: Left by jet for Michigan. June 21: Wonsun and Yune married today. July 4: Wonsun & family came to Northpoint. July 11: Youngshyn delivered our new Granada. July 24: Linesville, New London trip with Youngshyn. September 3: Planned to fly Navion to California after Russian trip. September 16: Left for New York, Dublin, London, Moscow, Lucerne with ICAN. September 26: Winfield’s 73rd birthday in Yalta. September 25: Grace suffered whole Russian trip from Herpis Zonta. October 16: Went over new Northpoint bedroom plans with Korson. October 22: Flew jet to California. November 8: Sat near Bob and Delores Hope at museum concert. November 9: Edna O’Rielly died. Col. Sim already gone. December 3: Meth Hormel died today. She was 93. December 7: Soon Young and I slept under the stars. December 22: Youngshyn Song came from Michigan for a visit. December 31: Youngshyn leaves for Michigan. December 31: Assets $1416m. January-February 1976: did $16,000 remodeling Northport. February 26: YS on way to Korea. 1976-Completed extensive estate plan workers comp annuity 1976- saw a comet for many nights in spring. 1976-One or both slept outdoors many months at Palm Springs or Baja. April 19: sold my motorcycle to Roy Younger. 1976 Spring- William installed 500 feet of plastic pipe for yard water. September 16: Grace & Winfield ICAN people to people-Russian trip route August 4: YS got US citizenship today. September 8-10: Earl & Miriam Hoover spent 2 days with us in Northport. September 28: Grace passed pilot physical good till September 1978. October 1976- Winfield passed biennial flight test in Skyhawk.
1976-Gus Knesovich & Charley Walters died November 10: Parsyny badly injured in Madison November-December 1976: did $2850 remodeling job on Palm Springs house. November 26: bought electric twin bed for Winfield for $620. 1976-77-wildflowers bloomed from October till May. March 1977: took 2 trips to Death Valley &1 to Baja. March 11: Grace D. Killingham died at 99 years Continued.... |