September 17, 1939 Sunday Weather: Fair & Warm, temp at noon +70 F

up 9:20 am, dressed- got wood in, talked, Breakfast. Out, got water, talked, looked at garden, wiped dishes, trimmed tomato plants & got water, let the spider go this morning, in, laid down and slept til 2:30 p.m. Norma Young here, up, fooled around with Bo-Lo thing of Norma’s, ate, got water & chopped wood. To store with B.A., Norma gone home, read, radio supper, radio, out, got water twice, B.A. had a bath, I soaked my feet. Mr. & Mrs Lennox here - talked - listened to radio til 10, tea and toast, ley left at 10:45pm, wrote in diary, in new book, read, still got a cold and foot still sore from the nail I ran in it Friday at Erzingeres. Bed 11:45 pm
Russia invaded Poland today, looks Bad.

September 18, 1939 Monday Weather: fair & warm temp at noon +74 F
up 7:05 am dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, ready left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am, talked, did orders and stock til 12:10pm, out café, lunch, back to Landlords & back orders and stock til 5:30 pm, swept up talked, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home 6:30pm talked, read paper, readio, read, Rhoda gone for wagon, got water & dumped it in tub. Mrs & Norman Lennox gone, radio, wiped dishes, talked, wrote in diary, bed 11pm
Rugby - Wpgs 14 Edmonton 7

September 19, 1939 Tuesday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +66 F

up 7:05 am dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, out, got water for Rhoda, 2 trips, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am , talked, put stock away til 10 am, orders til 12:10 pm, out to café, lunch, back to Erzingers, orders, City and Country til 6pm swept up, out to Donald St Streetcar, home 6:50pm supper read paper laid on bed & read til 8pm, radio, got water, got wood in, emptied wash tub, in, read, played cards by self til 9:45pm diary, read, talked, bed 10:20 pm

September 20, 1939 Wednesday Weather: fair, cool temp at noon +68 F

up 6:45 am dressed, talked, breakfast, cigarrette, shaved and washed, ready, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers 7:55 am, stock & orders til 11:40 am, to café, lunch, back to Erzingers, orders & stock til 5:45 pm out to Donald St streetcar, home 6:30pm, read paper, supper, talked, out, watered part of garden, Harold & Rose here, took us out for a ride in car to N. Kildonan Hiway & back 8:30pm. Raido til 10pm diary, read talked, bed.
Joe Louis won over Bob Pasteur 11th round of 20

September 21, 1939 Thursday Weather; fair & warm. Temp at noon +69 F

up at 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, out, got water, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers, 7:45am, stock til 11:30am, to café, lunch, to Landlord, took some films in for Herb H. To Erzingers, orders & stock til 5pm, swept up, out to Donald st Streetcar, home 6:05 pm, read paper, supper, talked, radio, laid down & slept til 8:30pm, radio til 9:30pm talked, diary, read talked, bed 10:20pm. Mrs Lennox birthday - 51, Premier of Aussianna was assinated today. Baseball, Wpg 8 Eau Claire 7, Wpg won pennant and Northern League.
September 22, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, rain, temp at noon +49F
up 6:55 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, out, got water, let to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8am, orders til 11:45am, lunch, order & stock til 6pm, to café, supper, to Erzingers, orders til 9:20pm swept up, was paid, $12.60, ride in back of truck home, thanks boys, in, read paper, diary, read, bed 10:45 pm

September 23, 1939 Saturday Weather: fair, cool, rain, temp at noon +57F

up 6:50 am, breakfast, talked out, got water, back, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, orders & stock til 2pm, swept up, out in buick delivering with Chuck, home 4:45pm Chuck gone, Rhoda talked about house across the way going for Rent, read paper, supper, talked, shaved & washed, dressed, out to Lennox’s, left B.A. there, went to Rose’s place, in car to Lily’s, to Albert’s, talked, had beer about 8 glasses, came over, bit funny, upstairs, laid down slept til 3am, in car, left, drove home, Art taking car, bed, 3:30am.

September 24, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +40 F

up 2 or 3 times, during night cause I’m not feeling so good, finally up at nine, got fire going, feeling bad, tea & toast, laid down dozed & had tea & sandwiches, Rhoda gone to see about house, will meet her at Lennox’s for supper, slept. Mr Whittaker here to see about house, told him Rhoda had gone to see, talked, he’s gone, fire, diary, read, ate, dressed, left after getting water & emptying, fixed fire, to Lennox’s
September 25, 1939 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, snow temp at noon +37 F
up 6:45 am dressed, out got water, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, talked, ready, left to corner streetcar to Erzinger’s talked to Mr. Lennox on streetcar, stock & orders til 11:30am out to café, lunch, 12:15pm to Erzingers, stock & orders til 5:10pm swept up, out to Dondald street streetcar, home, 6:15 pm read paper, Norman Lennox here, with washing for tomorrow, he’s gone, put light out, got geraniums & petunias in, planted some in pots, took a slip of geranium to Miss Johnson next door, in, brought in wood, got water for washing, 3 trips, brough pail in emptied water, brought electric wire in, read paper til 10pm, have had no word as yet whether we will get house across the way or not, I hope we do for Rhoda’s sake, diary, read, bed 11:15pm

September 26, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain temp at noon +47 F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked washed, ready, got water, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am, orders & stock til 11:30am, out to café, lunch, 12:15 pm to Erzingers, phoned Rhoda, she says we never got the house, worse luck, but I think she made a mess of it herself as shes been doing with everything lately & I’m getting fed up with it. Orders & stock til 5:30pm out to Donald st. streetcar, home 6:10pm read paper, Whittaker here, wanted to know about wood, I said no. Supper, read paper laid down for awhile, got water, & went to store & back, read, played with B.A.1 read, diary, bed 11:15pm

September 27, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +43 F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, out empty tub water, back talked, KR2, left to corner streetcar, talked to Dave Turk who’s joined the army. To Erzinger’s orders & stock til 12:20pm out to café, lunch, Erzingers, orders & stock til 6:30pm out to streetcar, home 7:25pm read Toronto Star paper, supper, got water, emptied washer, chopped & brought in wood, read laid down til 10pm diary, read, talked, bed 10:30pm

September 28, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool, snow temp at noon, +38 F

up 6:55 am, dressed, talked, breakfast, rolled cigarettes, washed, ready, K.A. left to corner, to Erzinger’s talked, orders til 11;30am out to café, lunch, Erzinger’s order & stock til 5:15pm, swept up, out to Donald St. Streetcar. Met Mr. Lennox on car, talked home 6:05 pm read paper, talked, supper, laid down, slept til 8pm, read & radio til 8:45pm Mr. Townsend Electrician game me price for job, will have to show land lord, he left at 9:30pm, got water, brought in wood, emptied water, talked diary, read had cocoa & saltines, talked, shaved & washed, talked, bed 11:45pm

September 29, 1939 Friday Weather: fair & cool temp at noon +41 F

up at 6:50 am dressed, talked, breakfast ready, KR left to corner streetcar, to Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 11:30am, out to café, lunch, to Landlords, talked, he says okay on the part of electric work, made arrangements for paying rent, out to Erzingers, in, orders & stock til 5:30pm got pay, $12.00 to Donald stcar, saw Mr. Lennox on streetcar, home, 6:10pm talked, read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 8:10pm up, got water, played cards til 10:10pm chopped & brought in wood, diary, read, had cocoa, bread & jam, emptied pail, locked up, bed 11;30pm

September 30, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy mild, temp at noon +45F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast washed, talked KR to corner, talked to Ted Woods, streetcar, Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 2:45pm swept up, talked, stocktaking til 6:30pm out to streetcar & home, 7:15pm read supper, read paper, got water, read til 11pm, had cocoa & cake, read, diary, bed 12am
Rugby Wpg 14 Calgary 5
Baseball American League
B.A - Joe Dimaggio Yankees 381
hruns - J Foxx, Red Sox 35
RBI - Ted Williams 141
National League
B.A - J Mize - Cardinals 349
hruns -
R.B.I - McCormick - Reds 126

October 1, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +48 F

up 8:30 am dressed breakfast, washed dishes, got water, emptied water, talked, worked around garden til 2pm, straightening up things - carrots, beets & dahlias, brought oleander in & put it in basement, lunch, got water, polished floors, laid down slept til 4pm, Harold, Rose & kids here, talked, radio, supper, talked, radio til 8pm, went for a car ride out to Stevensen Airidrome, back, home, had coffee & cake, H & R gone, radio, got water, diary read, brought wood in, bed 11pm
Spent for Month - $53.24
Earned - $30.80
My weight is 155 lbs
October 2, 1939 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +49 F
up 7am, dressed, talked, breakfast, as Rhoda dropped & broke clock yesterday had to guess time. Ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, talked stock & orders til 11;45am out to café, lunch 12;30pm to Erzingers, orders & stock til 5:30pm swept up, out to Donald st, streetcar, home about 6:30pm read paper, supper talked, out, got water, emptied water, ready, left to Lily’s, there out, to Petersons on Noble ave, to get clock fixed, there out, to Lennox’s, talked, radio, got washing, left 9:45pm home, read, diary, talked bed 11:10pm

October 3, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +45F

up 6:50 am dressed, talked, breakfast, shaved and washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers 8am, stock & orders til 11;40am, to café, lunch, Eatons, bought a cap, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 6:40pm out to Donald St streetcar, home, 7:20pm read paper, supper, talked, laid down, slept, listened to radio til 9:20pm out and got water for washing tomorrow, 3 trips, emptied water, got wood in talked, had cocoa & cake, wrote in diary, 10:30pm read, talked, bed, 11:15 pm

October 4, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +43F

up 6:55 am dressed, breakfast, talked, RC washed, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers 8am, stock & orders til 11:30 am, to café, lunch, 12:20pm to Erzingers and orders til 5:20pm, swept up, out to Donald st. streetcar, Karl Howe won World Series of pool today, to Lilys in Elmwood, talked, helped her take dahlias and glads in, left to home, read paper, supper, laid down til 9:30pm got water, emptied water from washer, chopped wood, wrote in diary, read, had cocoa talked, bed 11:20pm

October 5, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +47F

up 7:05 am, dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, ready, KR left to corner streetcar, had to run for it. To Erzingers, 8am, stock til 10am, orders til 11:45am, out to café, to Eatons, got a new lunch box, out to ????(lubrine?) Watched ball game for 1 inning – Miss Einarson in office won pool– orders and stock til 5:50pm in truck with Chuck, Rhoda was into Erzingers today to get key of house, cause she forgot hers. Home, 6:20 pm talked supper, radio and slept til 8pm R Leweky & I out to Lennox’s, talked left at 10pm, home read, talked bed, 10:40pm

October 6, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, mild, rain, temp at noon +51F
up 7am, dressed, breakfast, washed, KR left, met Art on Streetcar, to Erzingers, orders and stock til 11;30am, out to café, lunch, to Photo Place, to Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 6:30pm, to café, supper, 7pm to Erzingers, orders & stock til 10:30pm, ride home in truck with Herb & But, in, chopped wood, diary, read paper, talked, listed to radio, diary, bed 12am

October 7, 1939 Saturday Weather: fair and cool, temp at noon +47F

up 7am dressed, breakfast, talked shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, street car to Erzingers 7:50am, orders til 2:45pm in truck with Charlie delivering to Chalmers got sewing machine home, put machine inside, to Elmwood with Chuck, haircut, to Chalmers, put on 2 windows & left, home, talked, supper, read paper, talked, laid down, slept til 9:20 pm read, radio til 10:15pm, diary, Lawrence L’s baby is here today, Rhoda is minding it for them, got water and wood in, had cocoa and eats, talked went to bed 12:15am, They came about 2:30am for their kid, so Rhoda says.
3rd game world series Yankees 7 Cincinnati 3

October 8, 1939 Sunday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +57F

up 9:30am, dressed, lit fire, made breakfast, Rhoda up, talked, straightened shed, chopped wood til 12;15pm stacked it, tried to hear world series game, no go, radio too noisy, continued to work on wood pile til 1;30pm, heard last 4 innings of World Series, continued on wood til 4pm, ate laid down slept til 5pm, chopped wood and piled it til 6pm, radio, supper, talked, washed dishes, listened to radio til 8pm, got water and brought in wood, talked and read til 9:30pm Rhoda is sewing pants, diary, read, talked bed.
New York Yankees A.L. won their fourth consective World Series defeating Cincinnati Red’s N.L. in 4 straight games (a record). Score of today’s game Yankees 7 Cincinnati 4
Thanksgiving

October 9, 1939 Monday Weather: partly cloudy, mild temp at noon +42F

up 8:30 am, dressed, breakfast, talked, got water, piled wood in shed, Mr. Townsend electrican here, he’s gone, finished wood, chopped kindling, talked, shaved & washed, left to Chalmers, helped Art put on storm windows, finished at 3:45, had tea& bread, talked to Lily, left for home, washed, changed, read paper, got water for washing, left to Lennox’s, talked, read paper, supper (chicken, spuds, peas, carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie, tea) talked played crib, won 4 lost 4 with Dad L. Out to store & back, had tea and cake, left 12:10am, home lit fire, diary , read, talked, bed 12;30am
Rugby Wpgs 11 Edmonton 30

October 10, 1939 Tuesday Weather; cloudy, mild temp at noon +44F

up 7:05am dressed, breakfast, talked, KR, left to corner, streetcar, met Art, talked, to Erzingers, stock and orders till 11:40am, luch, read, out to Main St and back, got Lennox’s pictures, Erzingers, orders til 6:20pm swept up, in Chucks truck, home, 7:05pm, talked, supper, read paper, laid down, slept, radio til 9:30pm got water, 2 trips, brought wood in, 2 trips, read til 11pm diary, got cat in, locked up bed 11:45p

October 11, 1939, Wednesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +44F

up at 7:10am dressed, talked, breakfast, washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, to Erzingers at 8:10am, stock and orders til 11:35am, downstairs for lunch, read, orders and stock til 5:45pm out to streetcar-home 6:30pm read paper, supper, laid down, got water, emptied water from washtub, emptied slop water, brought in a couple armfuls of wood and small wood & coal, read, talked, Albert was in Erzingers on Tuesday, he sure looked fit, diary, tried to fix clock, bed, 11pm

October 12, 1939 Thursday Weather; cloudy, cold, snow, temp at noon +35 F

up 6:45 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, 7:40 am - stock and orders til 11:30am - lunch, read, orders til 6pm, swept up, out to Donald St streetcar, home, 7pm, supper, Rhoda not feeling well, read, played with B.A & cat til 9pm, out to get water & wood & coal, 4 trips, read til 10 talked, diary, emptied water, bathed feet, talked, bed 11:10pm

October 13, Friday Weather: cloudy, cold, temp at noon +32F

up 7:10am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, stock and orders til 12pm, lunch, orders til 6pm, bought scissors & gum, gave one pair to Mrs. Lennox, to Donald St streetcar, to Lennox’s talked read paper, supper, had nap, left 10:30pm home, 10:45pm, read paper, fixed fries, diary, read, talked, bed, 11:50pm

October 14, Saturday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +35F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed& shaved, ready, KR,left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, talked, stock and orders til 2pm, was given a paper or form and card to fill out, forgot them, left them there, Damn It, & the boss wants it to take to Saskatoon next week, to Donald St streetcar, home, to Chalmers, talked to Art, to Rose’s, talked, left, gave Rhoda shoes I found in old shoe box, there swell to, this must be my lucky date. She was pleased with shoes, bought a picture frame, talked, had supper, laid down, slept til 7pm, got water, 2 trips, Betty Ann had a both, played records for awhile, read, talked, diary, bed, 11pm

October 15, Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +42F

up 8:45 am dressed, got fire going, made breakfast, Rhoda up, talked washed & put on storm windows & doors, got water- lunch- brought wood 4 trips & coal, swept and washed kitchen floor, got water, laid down, slept til 4:30pm. Mr & Mrs. Norman Lennox here, talked, radio til 8pm supper talked played record, emptied water, had tea & cake talked, they left at 11:05pm wrote a couple letters, diary, talked read, fixed fires, bed 12am

October 16, Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +29F

up 7:05am dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, 8:05am, stock & orders til 11;35 am downstairs, lunch, wrote out paper & card, posted letter, back, talked, orders & stock till 5:30pm, Mr McCelland left for Saskatoon this afternoon, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, talked read paper, supper laid down , slept til 9:30pm, got water & wood & coal, had cocoa and cake, read, talked, bed 11;30pm