May 15, 1953

School is out for 53 today. Not too glad. Judy, Opal, Della, Carol Sue, Charlotte, Sue, & Sharon came out this aft. & we had a picnic down by the ditch. Came back to house then & danced & acted crazy. Went to Grandma’s tonite to watch fight.

I knew she wouldn’t be too glad when school was out. She loves school — it’s her social time, don’t you know?

Guess they’ll just have to have lots of picnics like this one.

The fight on this date was between Jersey Joe Walcott and Rocky Marciano, the current heavyweight champion at the time. Marciano won by a knockout in the first round. The count was contested by the Walcott team, but the ruling held. He just didn’t get up fast enough! It was a short fight. You can watch the entire thing right here: Walcott vs. Marciano.