July 4, 1962

Daily Writings of Ella Preston

Wednesday

73 clear 56 at 1030  97 high
100 at Wichita, 87H 45L Denver, Yuma Ariz 107

C go up at 4:45 and mowed  the lawn & parking.
I got up at 5:35 and cleaned up the house a little.

B came at 7:45

Bad looking cloud came up this afternoon.
AT 1501 Central Ave - Lightning struck it!

Ray left about 4:30 this morning for Colorado to get Carol and got home about 6:30 this evening.  He said terrible rain storms hit them at Lakin, Kansas an Charleston.  A cyclone reported 13 or 15 mile east of Syracuse.   

Lightning so bad we turned TV off after Wagon Train & listened to a ball game on radio and I shortened nylon dress 5 or 6 years old and too long.

Terribly hot all day. Even I noticed it 92 on our porch. Been raining all evening. Lightning struck house at 1501 Central Ave. 
We have had 1.25" rain.