July 1, 1931 Wednesday weather:

At Grand Beach - up usual time, dressed, breakfast, out met Kelly, talked to her friend, Harry’s cottage, went out with him, met 2 women, talked, left to his cottage for awhile, to dance hall, women ditched us, to cottage, in, to bed.

July 2, 1931 Thursday weather:

At Grand Beach - up 9 am, dressed, breakfast, out, got ice, water, milk, to cottage, put stuff in, out, met 2 friends of Jacksons, Margaret MacDonald & friend Harry, I went for a walk with them, but Jackson tagged along, he wouldn’t take a hint, took them to their cottage then to mine, in talked then bed.

July 3, 1931 Friday weather: cool

At Grand Beach - up 1pm, dressed, lunch, out, got ice, water & milk, to cottate, out to Harry’s there all morning, to cottage, back to Harry’s at 2:30 pm down to Station met train & fooled around with some girls, to cottage, supper, out to Station, watched train, fooled around with Kay & Margaret till train backed in, got on train with Rose, Lil & children - left, got in Wpg at 12 am, Harold & Bob there to meet us in Bob’s car, home, in talked with Mum, then bed.

July 4, 1931 Saturday weather: cloudy, rain

up 9am * fixed blind, Bill here, went for a ride in his car, home, in, garage, talked to Art, in, read paper, set table, lunch # , Bill came, went for a ride, Art with us, til 4:30 pm, home, in, supper, # out, rode around in car awhile, then walked to the beer parlour, had 2, home, in read, bed.

July 5, 1931 Sunday weather: clear, mild

up 10 am * # out for awhile, home, in, lunch, Rose here & Doug, both gone, had supper #, out, met Bill, asked him to take Rose & Harold to Transcona, he did, back out to Kildonan, then put car in, home, 11pm, in read, bed.



July 6, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy, rain

up * made a sidewalk with boards, then walked around, home, in, lunch, #, out to part, sat around talked, home, 5pm, in, supper # met Bill, walked around til 10pm, home, in, read, bed.

July 7, 1931 Tuesday weather: cloudy, cool

up 8am, *, walked uptown to Free Press, Eatons, met Walter Kressal, talked, then we walked home by 11:40 am, in lunch, then helped to finish the washing. Dad back, #, out to park, talked there til 5pm, home, in read paper, supper, #, out to park, there til 9pm, walked over to St. Johns’, met a few women and an old friend of Bill’s, Irene & Mary, in read, bed 12 am.

July 8, 1931 Wednesday weather; cloudy, warm

up usual time *, did not do much all morning, lunch, #, out to park, home 5pm, in supper, walked out to park & fooled around with some bohunk girls, park closed, home 11pm, in read, bed.

July 9, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy warm

no other record

July 10, 1931 Friday weather; cloudy

up * fixed garden, chopped wood, in, lunch, out to park all afternoon, home, supper, #, out, Bill on a date, I to park, talked to Hilda & Alice, park closed, out to Chalmers back to Bowman with Hilda & Alice, then home, in, read, bed.

July 11, 1931 Saturday weather:

up * , in all morning, lunch, out to park, met Bill, to Roxy, home, in, supper, #, out to Harbison, met Bill & Russ, to Gordon Ave, left Bill & Russ, to park to Johnson, talked to Hilda & Alice, then home, in, bed.

July 12, 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy, cool

up 9:30 am * #, read paper Hush, dusted bannister, front & dining rooms, read book “Monte Cristo”, supper, # up, changed, down, on verandah, played records til 8:50 pm. Doug & Jessie back from Brandon, out to park, met Dick W & Bill R to Roxy, to Chalmers, talked with A. Sharp, home, 11pm in read, bed.



July 13, 1931 Monday weather: rain

up 8:15am * chopped wood, in the basement all morning stacking wood, up, lunch, Jessie gone to work, # out to park, talked to Hilda & Alice, J. Turk came & took us for a ride to Birds Hill & back, home, put lawnmower away, in, supper, out, to park with Dick W. Til 11pm, to Vinter’s talked, home, in read, bed.


July 14, 1931 Tuesday weather: clear, hot

up 7:40 am * out at 8:15 am, walked uptown to Free Press, to Grain Exchange, home, in J Brady’s car to park till, 12pm, home, in, Mr Andrews here, & went, lunch, up, did writing, down, # out to park til 5pm, home, in, supper, # out watched ball game with Dick W., to park til 8:30pm to Bowman, home, in, ate, read, bed.

July 15, 1931 Wednesday weather: clear, warm

up 7:40 am * to garage, made a box, then chopped wood til 11:30 am, in, lunch, #, out to park, met C. Kressal, talked to H&A, out, talked, home, in, read paper, got a Free Press, did writing, out to park at 6:15 pm got a drink , back, met J. Turk, walked around with him looking for 2 girls, no find, to Moon’s Confectionary, N. Murray there, bought one drink, he left, home 11:45 pm, in, read, bed.

July 16, 1931 Thursday weather: clear, warm

up 8 am *, lumber came out, made a sidewalk, in lunch, shaved & washed, out to park, met Nelson, talked, home, in 11pm, Doug Stuart had a terrible row about him & Jessie, in the mixup Dad managed to sock Doug in the eye, Art & I tried to prevent it but he managed it anyways. Doug said he was through & left, good, so we all went to bed at 12 am.



July 17, 1931 Friday weather: clear, warm

up 8 am * out in backyard, put the sidewalk down, to stay, in, lunch, laid on couch, Rose & Mom here & left, out to park, talked to H & A’s home, then home, in, supper, read paper, # out to park and met the boys, talked, went with Dick W. Til 10:30 pm, home, in, bed.

July 18, 1931 Saturday weather: cloudy, rain

up 8 am * down the basement and bored holes in flower boxes, broke some boxes up, 12pm, read and finished “The Middle of the Road” lunch, read, started “Outlawed” upstairs, did writing, time 12:22pm, down, out to Park saw Bill talking to Lister, taked to Hilda & A, home, read paper, finished book “Outlawed”, supper, out to park, Dick W. Came and we fooled with 2 girls, at 9:45pm met Russ D. To schoolyard & peed, and a woman nearly walked into us, to Union ave, med Dick, talked walked home with Alice and Helen Wolch, to Russ’s place, then home, in, read, Mum and Dad in, talked and then to bed.

July 19 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy rain

up 11:30 am * read til noon, dinner # read and played records all afternoon, supper, up washed & changed, down, out at 7pm to park, met Russ & Ray, girls came but were scared of rain or something, walked around, Russ & Ray took them home, I went home, in, Harold and Rose here, played cards, ate, they left, then bed 12 am

July 20, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy warm

up 7:45 am * got dog in, out at 8:15 am walked downtown, to City Hall, Free Press, Eatons, to Central park, & watched walkathon from Walker Theater, home with Hector Watson at 11:30 am, lunch, did writing time 12:36pm laid down awhile, # got wood in, out to Park, talked with W. Kressel til 4pm, and to H & A’s home, then home, in, read paper, lit fire up, laid down awhile, supper, out to park, met Russ, Ray, Nelson, home for a sweater, back, fooled around with Lena K. & Helen Wolch & Hazel Firth, at 9pm with Stella & Mary, 9:30pm out with Ann & Harbour at 10:10 pm to Hespeler Ave, then home, in, read & so to bed.

July 21, 1931 Tuesday weather: clear, warm

up 7:45 am * # filled wood box, got the ladders, up out, got up on roof, Art & I nailing shingles down, slipped once & nearly fell from roof, worked on roof til 1pm, in, lunch, # laid down til 3:30 pm up, out to park, talked with H&A, home 4:30pm in then out to schoolyard & got key for garage from Art, home, in read Monte Cristo, read paper, supper, Albert here, out, helped him til 7:45pm out to park, met Dick W. & walked a woman to Kelvin with Dick. 10:30pm met Bill H home in read MC til 11;30pm bed.

July 22, 1931 Wednesday weather:

up 7:45 am * Art and I worked on roof til 1pm, Harold here, took Mum & Dad to City Park, I painted the Lattice on one side green, in, lunch, sewed pants, out to part til 4:30 pm home, in, read, paper, supper Jessie & Art gone out Mum & Dad back then they went to the Roxy Theatre out at 7:30 tried to get dog in, no go, out to park til 9:45pm walked around til 10:30 pm home, in, read, bed.

July 23, 1931 Thursday weather:

up 8:45 am * # out to Sutherland, Rutherfords, had to come back with dog, uptown at 10:15am to bank, to Eaton’s, got pants, waited around til 11:40 am streetcar home, in 12:30pm lunch, #, out to park there til 5:30pm home, in, read paper, supper, out, met Dick W. Talked to Daisy & Hilda, to Talbot, talked to A. Sharp, A. Peterson, home, 11pm in, read, & to bed.

July 24, 1931 Friday weather:

up 7:45 am * had a big row with Mum & Dad about work this morning, Oh for a job. Out & worked on roof til 12pm down, in, lunch, out to park til 5:30 pm home, in, supper, #, broke a saucer, out, saw a ball game, to park with Dick W. Fooled around with 2 girls, to beer parlour, 2 beers, to Bowman Ave, then home, in, read, bed.

July 25, 1931 Saturday weather: clear, warm

up 8am * # Mum & Art uptown, I went down the basement and cleaned it up, scrubbed stairway, polished doors, chopped wood, up, lunch, # out to park with 2 girls, walked to McIntosh back with J. Trassel, home in, read, bed.

July 26, 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy, warm, rain

we had a bad electrical rainstorm in the night. Up 8 am * Mum & Dad gone to Whitemouth (?) With Bob & Lil, I stayed around all day, played crib, supper #, out to park, met Dick W. To St. Johns park and back to Elmwood, walked around til 9:50, Dick gone, so home, in, Mum & Dad home, talked, read, bed.

July 27, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy

up 7:30 am * # out, finished the roof, fixed the gate, chopped wood, lunch, upstairs & washed & down, out to park all afternoon, home, in, supper, out, walked around awhile, home, in, bed

July 28, 1931 Tuesday weather:

no record kept

July 29, 1931 Wednesday weather: clear, cooler

up 8am * # out, painted porch, chopped wood, in, lunch, out to park, played cards, home, in read paper, upstairs, slept, supper, out, to St John’s Park, joined in Community Singing, home, in, read, bed.

July 30, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy, warm

up 7:45 am * chopped wood til 11am, in read, lunch, # out to park til dark, home, in, bed

July 31, 1931 Friday weather: cloudy, cool

up 8am * uptown to Free Press, Eaton’s then home, in, lunch, # out to Schoolyard, played ball til 5:30 pm home, in, read paper, supper, #, out, saw a ball game, to park, fooled around with Stella & Mary & Hazel Firth, home, in played cards with Mum, read, bed.