April 1, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +27F
up 8:30am, lit fire, breakfast, Lily up, did dishes, emptied ashes, brought in wood, swept floor, Dad gone out with Lily & Norma, played cards, dinner, radio, did dishes, music teacher here for norma, peeled spuds, tooth aching, read paper, took asprin, supper, shaved & washed, out over to Rhoda’s, she said she was glad I came, sat on porch til 10:45, had a cup of tea & buns, left 12:10am, took asprins, bed 12:15am
Wpg Monarchs 5 Saskatoon Wesleys 2
Hockey Detroit 2 Canadiens 1 in overtime Canadiens eliminated
Rangers 1 Maroons 0 1st game
April 2, 1937 Friday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +34Fup 9:45am, breakfast washed, brought in wood, emptied ashes, Dad gone out, fixed the seeds in the boxes again, dinner, read, radio, Lily & Norma gone out, out to get a haircut, home, read til 5, ate supper, radio, dishes, changed, out to Jones with Rhoda, left their at 12:10am, to Rhoda’s (kiss) home 12:35, set clock, bed.
April 3, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +34F
up 6:50 am Dad called down, breakfast, brought Dad up some tea, dressed, out to streetcar, talk to J. McVicar, Erzingers at 8:05 am worked til 1pm, out in Austin, rode around, home at 3:05pm read paper, took 2 asprins, slept til 5, wrote in diary, supper, radio, shaved & washed, did dishes, washed & dressed, out over to Rhoda’s. Gave Mrs Lennox Feather Plume & Rhoda candy, talked on the porch til 10pm, played cards in the kitchen til 11:15pm, Rhoda washed her hair and I cut it for her – had tea and cake, Left at 1:10am (2K) home and bed 1:15am, spent 41¢, weight is 154 lbs
Wpg Monarchs 5 Wesleys 6 in overtime, 1 game each
Pro Rangers 4 Maroons 0 - Maroons eliminated
Rangers play Detroit for Stanley Cup
April 4, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +29F
up 10:45am, lit fire, Lily up, breakfast, read, played 5 games of rings til 1:30pm, won 3, washed, laid on chesterfield all afternoon, Lily home, peeled spuds & cabbage, read, supper, radio, Rhoda here, washed & shaved, dressed, played cards til 10pm, on chesterfield - we managed not to, thank goodness, I hope we keep it up - made a bet, quit smoking, left 11;30pm to Rhoda’s talk, I left at 12:30am, home and bed 12:48am
April 5, 1937 Monday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon+41F
up 8:45am, breakfast, Dad up, fellow here measuring verandah, we borrowed money from bank under new scheme, Dad gone out, emptied ashes, brought in wood, read, dinner, radio til 1:15pm, washed, wrote in diary, out to Dr Metzler - Dentist, made arrangements to have my teeth out, will cost $40. To Rhoda’s told her about it, there til 5pm, home, read paper, Rose here, slept, supper, radio dishes, played rings, Rhoda here at 8:30pm, talked read, she knitted, Lily & Art out, Bob here, he’s gone, laid on chesterfield & the usual – its got to stop, left 11;30pm to take Rhoda home, back home 12:05, bed
April 6, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +40F
up 8:20am breakfast, out to dentist, had 4 teeth pulled, home 9:55am, laid on chesterfield, started to play rings, couldn’t, quit, dinner, feeling funny, laid down, up, finished dinner, dozed til 1:30pm, took tablet dentist gave me, read, laid on chesterfield most of afternoon, stuff for veranda came, insulation and lumber, cut & carried it & I piled it in our room 70 bags of it, read paper, set table, supper, radio, did dishes, laid on chesterfield til 10pm, had cup of cocoa, bed, spent $7.10 at dentist.
Pro hockey Rangers 5 Detroit 1 - 1st game
April 7, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & mild, temp. at noon +42F
up 8:30am, breakfast, gums swollen up, but otherwise okay, did dishes, sat around, read, Lily is sick, she looks it, dinner, radio, read, shaved & washed, out to bank, saw B. Hartz & Pete, talked, Met B. Simpson & Mack, home, read, laid down on chesterfield, read paper, supper, radio, did dishes, read til 10pm bed 10:10pm
April 8, 1937 Thursday Weather; clear & mild, temp at noon +38F
up 8:30am, breakfast, swelling gone down, woke up Art, out to dentist, cleaned gums, didn’t pull anymore, go there tomorrow, home, talked, read, radio til 10:30am, Dad staying in bed, played 5 games with Art, won one, dinner, radio, dishes, diary, read, washed out, over to Rosies, then to bakery, to Rhoda’s, talked went for a walk to post a letter, saw J. Bain & Art, walked around for awhile, back to rhoda’s, then home, Art home, got paper read it, Lily home, helped her with supper, radio, fixed Norma’s bike, polished silver, Rhoda here, talked with Lily, out to Rhoda’s, she did not want me to but I went just the same, had a cup of tea & cake, home, bed 11:15pm
Spent $5 dentist, now owe dentist $28.00
Pro Hocky, Rangers 2 - Detroit 4 - 1 game each
Allan cup, Sudbury 4 - Battlefield 1 1st game
Winnipeg 1 - Preston 3 1st game, girls hockey
April 9, 1937 Friday Weather; clear & mild, temp at noon +45F
up 7:20am lit fire, breakfast, took Dad a cup of tea, cleared table, Men her to start work, helped them til 10am, fixed the window, ran vacuum over one room & hall, dinner, did dishes, changed socks, diary, read (my p is bothering me, I wonder what I got now) watched them work on verandah, peeled spuds, read paper, supper, Lily home, radio, dishes, read, shaved & washed, out to Jones with Rhoda - then her mother comes - God it seems she has to spoil thing for me all the time no matter where we are, home 11:30, had tea & toast, to Rhoda’s, talked, I’m sore at her mother (1K) home bed 12:10am
April 10, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear, temp at noon +45F
up 7:05am, lit fire, breakfast, brought Dad up tea, washed, down to streetcar, talked to H. Morton on streetcar, to Erzingers, swept office & dusted, orders til 1pm, swept up and locked door, got $1.00. Out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, took 2 asprins, dozed, tea, bath, changed to summer underwear & garters, diary, read, laid down, supper, radio, dishes, lost my dollar, Lily found it & put it away, shaved & washed & dressed, out to Rhoda’s 8:15pm, talked, read, played cards, tea & cake, same old thing, I guess I am getting tired of her, I suppose, or maybe I’m looking at things wrong, we’ll see. Left 12:30am, home 12:50am, bed
my weight is 154 ½ pounds
April 11, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear, temp at noon+45F
up 10:15am, breakfast, talked, dishes, run vacuum over rooms, diary, read, over to schoolyard, watched them play ball, hit a few, home with Mac, borrowed some magazines, read, talked, supper, radio, shaved & washed, not feeling so good, left eye all puffed up, Rhoda here & am I glad she came & now I think I’m a fool for getting peeved over what I did – I will change forthwith – forgive me sweetheart. Bathed my eye, talked, read & loved til 12am, to Rhoda’s, she kissed me, home 12:20am, bed
Rangers 1 - Detroit 0 3rd game
April 12, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +44F
up at 10:10am, talked, not feeling good, eye still puffed up, laid down, had tea & 2 asprins, dozed on and off all afternoon, read paper, supper, diary, radio, helped with dishes, listed to Hockey games all night til 11pm, bathed eye, Bed.
Jr hockey Monarchs 6 - Coppercliff 5 2nd game, 1 game each
Sr hockey Sudbury 5 - Battlefield 7 overtime 3rd game
pro hockey Detroit 1 Rangers 0 2 games each
April 13, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +44F
up at 8:45am, at, laid down, slept til 12pm, dinner, laid on chesterfield & read til 3:30pm, shaved & washed, peeled spuds, laid on chesterfield, read paper, supper, dishes, laid down, radio, Rhoda here, everybody in bed, on chesterfield, petted, good going sweetheart, you’re doing swell, she left at 10:35, I never took her home for the 3rd time. Smoked a cig, bed 10:45pm
April 14, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +32Fup 8:35, breakfast, laid down, listened to broadcast from england, out to dentist at 11pam, back, read, slept, dinner, radio, dishes, diary, played rings, won 1, read paper, supper, radio, listened to hockey til 9:30pm, Bob was here, gave Art 10¢ for tobacco. Bed 11:30pm
April 15, 1937 Thursday Weather; cloudy, temp at noon +40F
up 8:30am, men here working on verandah, breakfast, dishes, emptied ashes, read, fixed some plants, diary, shaved & washed, changed socks, laid down on chesterfield, time 1:54pm, made a couple of boxes & planted seeds, read paper, dozed, Lily gone out, Rhoda here at 8:00pm, played cards til 10pm, Hockey game on radio, Dad gone to bed, left to go to Rhoda’s at 11:30pm, talked, home 12:05pm, bed 12:15am
Pro Hockey Detroit Redwings won Stanley Cup for second time, defeated New York Rangers 3 - 0
April 16, 1937 Friday Weather: partly cloudy, rain, temp at noon +54F
up 8:30am, breakfast, dishes, fooled around til 11, out to dentist, he’s out, back home, talked to carpenter, read, dinner, radio, dishes, talked to carpenter, diary, time 2:30pm, out to dentist, he was still out, home, watched them working on verandah, read paper, out to Jones, lit a fire, for Rhoda, Kay Inkster came & stayed & talked til 10:10pm, she said plenty too & bet Rhoda changes again, there, til 11:20, home, bed 11:45pm (on this date 1934 1st time I kissed Rhoda Jean Lennox, was it a mistake or is it going to turn out alright, only time will tell)
April 17, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +54Fup 6:45am, lit fire, breakfast, talked to Dad, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept & dusted office, orders til 1:30pm, finished, pay $1.00, home, listened to hockey game, 2 asprins, laid down til 5:20pm, teeth much better, supper, read paper, diary, dishes, drest, lent 25¢ to Art. Polished shoes, walked with Lily to Rosies, 8:30pm, shw was washing dishes when we got there, went to Rhoda’s, talked to Mr. Lennox about hockey, went for a walk to Poplar Ave & back, sat on porch, talked til 11pm, had tea & cake, left 1:10am home, bed 1:20am
April 18, 1937 Sunday Weather; cloudy, temp at noon +50F
up 11:10am, dinner, talked, dishes, place 7 card games, read, dozed, chopped kindling, laid on chesterfield til 5:30pm, supper, read til 8:20, up washed, out to Brazier & Johnson Ave, coming back met Rhoda & Kay at Montrose, walked to Chalmers then to her place, talked to Mr. Lennox, we talked, a few kisses, left 11:10pm, home, read ate, bed 11:30pm my weight is 152 ½ pounds
April 19, 1937 Monday Weather: clear & cold, temp at noon +40F
up 8:30am, breakfast, washed, out to dentist, back, helped Dad & Art, went to store for sugar, back and read, listened to radio, read, dinner, dishes, played 6 games, lost them all, read, watered flowers, out to dentist, met Edna Wheatley (Bye) talked to her for a half hour, home, read, laiddown, slept til 5:30pm, supper, dishes, shaved, out to Rhodas, she’s out, home, back to Rhoda’s, talked, played cards til 11pm, with Mr Lennox, out met Rhoda, she’d been to the show, talked, a few kisses, home, 12:30am bed.
April 20, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +31F
up at 8:30am, down, breakfast, washed, dishes, out to dentist, he pulled 5 & then I got sick, home, went to bed, slept & dozed til 5, read paper, Lily back she told me that Rhoda would go, supper, Rhoda here, talked, she made me mad & I told her to scram, read, dozed til 11 - Lily back but no Rhoda, she would not come in, I’ll square that with her - just wait- ate some bread & cocoa, slept.
April 21, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +40F
up 8:40am, breakfast, laid down til 12pm, dinner, talked, dishes, started on plants, am not feeling so good, diary, read, had to write in two days on account I wasn’t feeling good yesterday, fooled around with plants, transplanting - finished at four, laid down & dozed til 4:45, read paper, supper, dishes, washed, laid down on chesterfield, radio, Bob here, listened to radio til 10:30pm, bed.
April 22, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +41F
up 8:45am, breakfast, shaved & washed, made 2 boxes & transplanted plants, set table, dinner, Lily back, radio, finished transplanting, Dad up, diary, read, transplanted some snaps, laid on chesterfield, straighted up front room & ran vacuum all over, finished at four, read paper, supper, washed, changed, listened to radio in frontroom, Rhoda came at 8:30pm, we stayed too long & we just got to stop it all together - left at 11:30pm to Rhoda’s, talked, home at 12:20am, bed.
April 23, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +43F
up 8:35am, breakfast, which wasn’t much, I’ll be glad when I get my new teeth, dishes, burnt shavings and other rubbish, emptied ashes, cleaned up, looked at garden, bleeding heart on east is showing, 10am to Rosies, talked to baker, to Robb’s Tobacco, home, knocked nails out of boards, Dad & carpenter gon to bank to pay him, Shirley here, Lily back, dinner, radio, dishes, peeled spuds, watered plants, Art gone out, puttied nail holes in window frame of front room, diary, read, ate, supper, dishes, dressed, out to Rosies, talked, helped them hang wallpaper til 9:30pm, out next door with Rhoda - Kay Inkster there & said she wanted me to walk home with her, but I would not, she left 10:15pm, laid on chesterfield, dozed, Jones home at 1:20am, walked to Winterton with Rhoda, home, bed 1;35am, Dad never came home. My weight is 148 lbs.
April 24, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy & cool, snow, temp at noon +32F
up 7am, lit fire, breakfast, washed, woke Lily, out to streetcar, snowing to beat the devil, Erzingers 7:55am, swept offic, worked on orders, country & city til 1:30pm, got two thermometers, to donald st. streetcar, home, Dad has not been home, talked, showed Lily thermometers, (met Rhoda’s dad on the street this morning) read paper, run vacuum in Dad’s & Lily’s room, hall & frontroom, to, diary, read, radio supper, shaved & washed, dishes, shovelled some snow off, washed, to bakers, to Rhoda’s, bread with me, talked to Mr Lennox til 9:30pm, with Rhoda on porch til 10:15pm played cards til 11:30, had tea & pie, left 12:30am, home, Dad in, talked to him, bed, spent 34¢ today
April 25, 1937 Sunday Weather: cool, wind, nnw, snow, temp at noon +32F
up 10:30am, Dad & Lily up, breakfast, Dad gone out, read, cleaned snow off sidewalk back and front, emptied ashes, Art up, dishes, diary, read, fooled around all afternoon, slept, set table, supper, radio, dishes, shaved & washed, Doug & Jessie here, Rhoda came at 8:05pm played cards til 10pm, not feeling so good, Lily gone to bed, had coffee & cake, laid on chesterfield til 12am, Art home, put on rubbers, out over to Rhoda’s , during the night, Rhoda & I talked about sex & when we are married and have two round eyed babies – I think I would be happy with her in married life - I hope so anyway. Home at 12:35am, bed.
April 26, 1937 Monday Weather; cloudy, milder, temp at noon +34F
up 8:10 am, woke Lily, lit fire, breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, started varnishing, Dad gone, varnished til 10:30am, out to Dentist, made a appointment for Thursday, home varnished some more, finished at 2:20pm, to store for tobacco, back, talked, played 4 games, won 3, put windows on, peeled spuds, read paper, Lily home, laid on chesterfield, slept, supper, Lily gave Norma a licking, radio, dishes, watered plants, diary, Art broke the toilet, shut off water, finished diary, read, laid on chesterfield til 9pm, plaid with Norma til 10pm, had cocoa & bread, Dad home & mad about toilet, read til 10:45pm, bed
Sudbury Tigers, Allan Cup winners defeated Wembly from England winning International championship.
April 27, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +38F
up 7:45am, lit fire, fixed breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, read, plumber here, he fixed toilet, sandpapered window frame & varnished it, finished at 12:15pm dinner, talked, watered plants, dishes, wood here - unloaded & piled, peeled spuds, straightened front room, laid on chesterfield, read, slept, supper, shaved & washed, changed, out to bakers, got 4 loaves, to Rhoda’s, back home, talked, Lily gone to bed, laid on chesterfield, petted Rhoda, talked, took her home, home, 12:45am, bed
April 28, 1937 Wednesday Weather: partly cloudy warmer, temp at noon +58F
up 7:45am, lit fire, breakfast, took Dad tea & toast, dishes, read til 10am, started to work on table, dinner, slept in chair, diary, time 2:15pm, peeled spuds, out in garden and did a little work on bench, laid on chesterfield, slept, read paper, Dad out, supper, read & dozed til 10pm, , out to kildonan, met Rhoda at Melrose, to her place, had 2 pieces of cake, left 12:10am, home, talked to Dad, bed
April 29, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +49F
up 9:30am, breakfast, Dad gone out, to Dentist, two eye teeth out 16 in all, home laid on chesterfield til 1:20, up, diary, read, went to bed, Rose here, got up at 6pm, supper, everybody gone out, listened to radio til 10:45, Lily home then went to get Norma, cup of cocoa, 11:30pm bed
April 30, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +48F
up 8:45am breakfast dishes, lily gone out & Dad started on verandah, finished at 1;30pm, Rose here, Lily & Rose gone uptown, dishes, diary, read, shaved & washed, changed socks, puttied all the windows, read paper, supper, dressed, out to bakers, med Rhoda, to Jones home, fooled around and read, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, 12:45am
Have been with Rhoda 579 out of 1124 days
Have not seen her on 546 days
Did not see her 7 days this month, in 1936 it was 12 days in April
Have been going with her 3 years and 1 month
Spent no money on Rhoda this month
Have spent 13.78 this month, total for year $33.20