Saturday, January 27 I have a cold so am doing very little. War news favorable Last night Dr & I attended a Seventys Dinner at 5 Ward Celebrating the completion of a project they started five yr ago. They bought the John Watson Sen. Home remodeled it etc at cost of all 500.00 now clear & bring in 80.00 per mo. to assist missionaries who need some help to fill their mission. Dr had quite a part in it, to hear them tell it. Friday, January 26 Dr & I went to Sunday School. Had dinner with Cleone & family. After which we drove up to Pine View Lake which has been drained of all the water so that the flowing wells could be repaired at a cost of 5,000. A beautiful day foot hills had many skiying on them. No snow on roads. British 15 mi inside Germany. Clark within 45 mi of Phillippines. Foot troops within 15 mi of Mandalay. Monday, January 29 Cleone went to S.L.C. to take a weeks training in Red Cross welfare work will be expected to give some to class in Ogden. I did some shopping first time I have been in town since Xmas. Allied air force flies 3,500 sorties, blasting rail roads yards and war industries in Western Germany and destroying 690 Nazi moter transports near St. Vith. In Italy U.S. patrols take German Strongpoint South of Bologna. Tuesday, January 30 I went over to Weber to haer B Roland Lewis of U of U talk on Shakespear. Mrs Riley & Mrs Wilson & I spent the afternoon on History of D.U.P. buisness. Jan 29 Red Armey with in 93 mi of Berlin. U.S. First army advances four mi & 3 Army crosses Our River into Germany at two points. Phillippines McArthurs men capture San Fernando, only 33 mi from Manila.