Mon., August 10, 1936 - Dora had a bath. All of us shopped, went sight-seeing and visited with Aunt Kate. Iny & I packed our clothes tonite and went to bed early.
Tues., August 11, 1936 - Left at 2:40 this a.m. Had breakfast in Sidney, Iowa. Stopped in Omaha an hour. We had dinner at Olga's. Had watermelon at Carrie's. I got home at 5:45. Howard came a little later. He has been bailing straw.
Wed., August 12, 1936 - Howard bailing again today. I went into town before dinner to see Mom. Stayed all afternoon.
I sure would be interested to know what sight-seeing they did, but there's no one to ask anymore.
Here's a little bit of information on Sidney, Iowa from my favorite go-to site, wikipedia:
Sidney is in Fremont County, Iowa. The population was 1,138 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Fremont County and is one of the smallest county seats in Iowa. It was laid out in 1851 and was originally to be named Dayton. The surveyors were boarding with the Milton Richards family. Richards wife suggested they rename the city for her hometown of Sidney, Ohio. The Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo operated by American Legion Post No. 128 since 1924 claims to be the world's largest continuous outdoor rodeo and one of the world's largest rodeos with around 38,000 visitors each year. The event is held in late July/early August.
Even little towns have people that go on to big things. Sidney can claim John Scott Redd:
John Scott Redd (born September 10, 1944) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy, and afterward the first Senate-confirmed Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, serving from 2005 until 2007. According to David Martin at the CBS Evening News, "Scott Redd may be the most important person you've never heard of." He is also the past President of the Naval Academy Class of 1966 and has served on the advisory boards of several non-profit organizations. An avid amateur radio operator, Redd has won twelve world championships and nine national championships.
And that's all I have for that.
I learned how to property credit a photo (I think), and here it is for the county courthouse, above:
By JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22698424
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