December 1, 1930 Monday weather cold

My Birthday, 21 years old; Wish I was sixteen, went uptown in the morning, never saw Lil, met Flo Steele and Marge Farghson, talked awhile, left to Eatons, FreePress, met B. Nicols, to H Bay, Kresge’s, Eatons restroom, streetcar, Met Lil my sister & daughter Norma, talked they are going to Roses, home 12:30 pm, lunch, went to Roses, got razor blades, home shaved & washed down read, slept supper stayed in all evening, Nelson was here for awhile, lent him 2 books, read, bed 11:30 pm

December 2, 1930 Tuesday weather milder

Up 8:30 am * shovelled snow from walks, etc. back & fron, helped Dad fix furnace door drafts, lunch upstairs, shaved & washed, asked Mom for 2¢ for a stamp to write a letter Lil R. for the books she borrowed, never did, waited till Monday, slept most of afternoon, Nelson phoned, supper out to store for tobacco, met N. Murray, took books to his house, in played crib til 9:30 pm, home 10:00 pm played cards with Art & Mom til Mom got mad, bed 11:55pm

December 3, 1930 Wednesday weather colder

Up 8:15 am * Art gone out, down the basement and cleaned it up, read a book then gave our dog Roddy a licking because he wouldn’t come in when I called. Lunch 12:30 read all afternoon, supper then out to Vinter’s store, met Nelson & b. Hartz to cold out so both went home, Bill said he has a car, a star, home *:30 pm read and other things all evening. Bed 1:30 am

December 4, 1930 Thursday weather milder, snow

Up 8:30 am * walked uptown, went to Free Press, Eatons, King Geo Billiears, home by 12:30pm Lunch, slept most of afternoon, supper out Vinter’s, met B.Hartz & Nelson, Bill & I went out to Bill’s sister’s place in St. James in Bills car, listened to records, left 11:10 pm got stuck in a snowdrift, finally got out, Bill drove to Arlington & Portage and I to Gen Motors garage on Fort St. got a lift home in truck to Redwood & Main, walked the rest of the way home, by 12:30 am.

December 5, 1930 Friday weather mild

Got up late 1:30 pm * breakfast lunch it was, Dad plenty mad, washed dishes, upstairs, shaved and washed, out for a walk, supper, out to corner, met Nelson, B. Hume & Hartz, the 2 Bills gone to poolroom, went for a walk out E. Kildonan with Nelson, my dog Roddy with us, home in read, played cards with Art the rest of the night, bed 11:30 pm

December 6, 1930 Saturday weather cloudy, mild

Up 8am * out at 8:30 am & walked uptown, watched new traffic signal in operation for 1st time. To Free Press, Eatons, got tons of PorK & Beans to Woolworths, met Nelson, got 2 cigs from him, met J. Bracegirdle, got a light from him for cigarette, home by 12:30pm lunch read & slept all P.M.
Supper, out to Vinter’s , met R. Dixon, to poolroom, 2 games of snooker, won 1 home, 10:30 pm read and played cards then to bed at 12:30 am

December 7, 1930 Sunday weather mild

Up 1:30 pm *Nelson called , out at 3pm but never saw him, home supper out, Met B. Hartz , B. Hume, A. Dixon, R. Coates, thy are all gone somewhere so I came home, in 8pm Harold gave me 35 ¢ for a haircut then played cards, whist, lost, bed 11:30 pm

December 8 1930 Monday weather mild

Up 7:30 am * walked uptown, met R. Dixon, Roddy dog followed us so Art had to take him home, To Eatons, Hbay, home by 12:15 lunch out to barbers, too many there, home went again later but its just the same, home, never wrote letter to Lil, guess I never will, out, met Nelson, to beer parlour, 1 beer, home by 9:30pm Nelson kept after me, so I phoned Lil, but she was out, Nelson gone, bed 12 am.

December 10, 1930 Wednesday weather fair cold

Up 7:45 am * left 8:45 am to Post Office by 9:30 to Eatons, 9:35 to Met & Kresge stores, to Hbay, to Eatons, left 11:30 am home at 12:30 pm talked, lunch, read News of the World Paper from England, got coal up, Mom gone out to Rose’s, upstairs, slept supper out, went for a walk with Nelson home 10pm talked then went to bed.

December 12, 1930 Friday weather cold

Up 8:30 am * walked uptown to Lil’s sister on Bannatyne, talked then over to City Dog Pound on Logan, got our dog Roddy, cost 4 (?), stayed at Lil’s til 3pm, then walked home with dog by 4pm, read supper, out, met Nelson to his house, got Snowshoes from him, home, in played crib with Dad, lost, then to bed.

December 13, 1930 Saturday weather: cold

Up 9:30 am * cleared snow from walks, fixed a collar for dog, lunch, slept & read most of afternoon, supper, out, met Bruce Simpson & Art, to N.S. poolroom, played 2 games, won 1, home 9:30 ;m read, bed, 12:30 am

December 14, 1930 Sunday weather: cold

Up 10:30 am * read, lunch 1:30 pm, stayed in all afternoon, supper, in all evening too, played 4 games of crib with Art, won them all, read rest of the time went to bed at 10:30 pm

December 15, 1930 Monday weather: cold

Up 8:10 am * saw B. Hartz downtown to Eaton’s to Free Press saw & talked to Mum, went shopping, then home, lunch, slept & read all afternoon, supper & read all evening, Bed 11pm

December 19, 1930 Friday weather: mild

Up usual time * went uptown walked around awhile, then home by 12:15pm, lunch washed dishes, out to poolroom, met B. Simpson & Art, played snooker, lost, home 4:30pm Lil & Norma here, supper out met Nelson he has borrowed two books, to Rosies in, played crib with Harold all night home, 11:30 pm and to bed.

December 20, 1930 Saturday weather: cold

Up 10:00 am * cleared snow from walks, chopped some wood, in Bob Young here, lunch, out to Vinter’s 2:45 pm met Nelson, will see him tonight, home supper out to Vinters, Nelson never came over, B. Hartz & A Dixon went uptown, met R. Dixon went for a walk, home, 8:30 pm read & played cards rest of evening

December 21, 1930 Sunday weather: mild

Up 11 am * dinner, stayed in all day, read Chums book, etc. supper played crib with Dad & read all evening.

December 22, 1930 Monday weather: cold

Up 8 am * out and uptown, Eaton’s, met Lester & Art, to Free Press, Met R. Dixon to Eaton’s then to Alberts on William Ave, got turkey and Cigts, left home 12:10 pm, Saw Lil R. but she looked away, feels guilty I guess, home in lunch slept & read all afternoon, supper, out, met Nelson, Bill, to Poolroom, then home, read & played records on gramaphone then bed.

December 23, 1930 Tuesday Weather: cold

Lil’s birthday - 28
Up 8:45 am * got dog in, dusted stairs down, cleaned snow away, played records, lunch, in all afternoon, Vic Peake was here with a message for Mom, read, supper out 7:15pm walked out to E. Kildonan to Helmsdale & back by myself. Met Bud, home 9:15pm in Harold & Rose here, played cards "500" with Dad, Harold, Art, they are gone 11:30 pm bed.

December 24, 1930 Wednesday Weather mild

CHRISTMAS EVE
Up 9:30 am * sorted out poker hands obtained from Tobacco, we bought, out to Vinters then uptown to Imperial Tobacco Premium Store, exchanged Poker hands for 2 pairs of stokings to WL McKenzie on Bannatyne with cards, home 12:25 pm lunch read all afternoon supper out to Vinters saw the boys then went uptown, cant go, no money, home then out to Roses, back in then out again with Dad to Roses, played :500" all evening home and talked.

December 25,, 1930 Thursday Weather: mild

CHRISTMAS Day 1930
Christmas, but not much for Xmas, up 11:30 am * lunch, Nelson called but I never went out, Out to Rosies had Christmas Dinner there, played records & "500" Rummy, & drinks, had a good time, home at 2:30 am

December 26, 1930 Friday Weather: mild

BOXING DAY
Up very late, lunch, out in afternoon, to poolroom had a cigar they gave me, home, in, supper, out to Vinters, met R. Coates, talked then home. Read.

December 27, 1930 Saturday Weather: mild

Up 10:30 am * played some records, lunch, wrestled with Art, Nelson came, so out to poolroom, 2 games, lost, home 4:45 pm supper, read paper, washed dishes, read, Bruce S & Art came, Played "500" Rummy, Art won, Bruce gone, read, bed

December 28, 1930 Sunday Weather: mild

Up 1:45 pm * dinner, out in afternoon with Doug Stuart, to poolroom, played 4 games, won 1 home, Jessie mad about it, read, Mr. Andrews, Harolds father left, then to bed

December 29, 1930 Monday Weather: cold

Up 8:45 am * left to uptown, Eaton’s, Free Press and back to Eaton’s restroom, no milk, got streetcar, saw Lil Roberton, but she would not recognize me, What’s the matter with her anyways? Home 12:15 pm in lunch stayed in all afternoon, Roberta, Lil’s sister here with books that were mine, she’s gone out to Rosies at 4pm home, 5:30 pm in supper, and to Vinters awhile. In read, bed.

December 30, 1930 Tuesday Weather: cold, snow

Up 9:30am * talked then took ashes out, sifted them, cleared snow from walks, in read, lunch, stayed in for afternoon, supper, Harold and Rose here, got contest ready for mailing, read, Harold & Rose gone, talked, bed.

NEW YEAR’S EVE
December 31, 1930 Wednesday Weather: ------

* out for awhile, home, lunch in all afternoon, supper, out to Roses, had 2 beers, had a good time, home 2 am, bed.