July 1, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair & warm
up 6am breakfast, up shaved & washed, fooled around, out to streetcar to Arctic Ice on Ross Ave, Bob came at 9am, got the car to Service station, gas, to Rhoda's, left at 9:30am to Gull Lake at 11:20am, started back to Lockport then to Kildonan Park and back at Rhoda’s at 4:45pm, supper, took car back then Bob said I coulda had it til 9pm, home, read paper, washed changed, out to Rhoda’s , talked to her, D&M home, went for a walk, back, Im sorry for everything Rhoda, it is all my fault but you shouldn’t worry, it’s too late now, left at 11:20pm, home, bed, spent 25¢
July 2, 1937 Friday Weather: fair & warm
up 6:50am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s swept & mopped, orders til 12:30, lunch, orders til 5, put away stock, pay $12.00, out to donald streetcar, Rhoda never waited, home, supper, read paper, up dozed, diary, read, work in garden til 10pm, watered, in, had cocoa & eats, bed 11pm, spent 25¢
July 3, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +67F
up 6:50am breakfast washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept up, orders til 2pm, out to streetcar, home, laid on chesterfield, slept, read paper, diary, read, helped with dishes, bath, shaved, dressed, out to store, to Rhoda’s waited for her, her mother found out about our bank account, she opened Rhoda’s mail, out ot show, out at 12pm, to Rhoda’s, talked, tea & bread, left 1:30am, am I sore & how, she’s going to make me tired of her if she isn’t careful, home, Lily gone to farm til tomorrow, bed, spent 61¢
July 4, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & hot, temp at noon +72F
up 10:20am, down, ate, dog made a mess of garden, cleaned it up, laid on chesterfield, dozed, washed dishes, reading on verandah til 2:30, borrowed a dime, diary, read, worked in garden, Rhoda never came, I’m mad. Supper, watered garden, shaved, washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, Kay was there, walked with them to Chalmers, home, back to Kelvin, talked with boys, til 10:10p, out to E. Kildonan, met Rhoda at Sydney, told her everything, settled it all, sort of , she told me again how she’s worrying, well if its true, we’ll get married & the sooner the better and will start to slap money in the bank as fast as we can make it, home, 12:10am, bed.
July 5, 1937 Monday Weather: fair & hot, temp at noon +82F
up 7:50am Bruce S here for Art, out to streetcar, Erzingers at 8:25am, late, city & country orders til 11;50am, lunch, out to Eatons, met Rhoda at 12:00, walked around, Erzingers at 12:55pm, orders til 5pm, put some stock away til 5:45pm, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, supper, read paper, read, diary, watered, garden, dressed, Lily gone out, Rhoda here at 9pm, late again as usual, on chesterfield til 10:10, out to her place, sat outside til 11:30pm, milk & cake, talked about it, left, home, bed. Spent 86¢
July 6, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, hot, temp at noon +85F
up 6:45am breakfast, woke Lily, washed, out to streetcar, Erzingers, put away stock, orders til 11:55am, lunch, to Eatons for a walk with Rhoda, to Erzingers at 1pm, put down shade, orders till 4pm, put away stock til 5:30, swept up, out to Donald st, met Rhoda, streetcar home, supper, read paper, slept til 7:45pm, diary, read, washed, down out to dentist, there for awhile, home, cut grass, & worked in garden til 10pm, bed. Spent $4.25
July 7, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +75F
up 6:45 am, breakfast, washed, streetcar, talked to Mr Lennox, Erzingers, put away stock, orders til 12, lunch, out, met Rhoda, walked around til 12:50, to Erzingers and put away orders til 5:30, out to William Ave streetcar to Arctic Ice, got car, met Rhoda at Notre Dame, took her home, then home, read paper, supper, out to Argyle far, got Norma, to Arctic Ice to Mulvey St. Home, watered garden, to Rhoda’s took her for a little ride home, talked, bed, 11pm, spent 25¢
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July 8, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +78F
up 6:45am, breakfast, wake up Lily, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept up, mopped, orders til 11:30am, lunch, ci&co til 4pm, put away stock til 5:45 pm, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, read paper, diary, read, shaved & washed, worked in garden, Rhoda here at 8:45pm, talked, finished shed garden, dressed, had tea & bread, left to walk Rhoda home at 12:05am, home, Art came in tight, boy what a mess he made! Bed. Spent 35¢
July 9, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +75F
up 6:50 am, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, put away stock and orders til 11:55am, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, walked around til 12:50, then back to Erzingers – put away stock and city orders til 5pm, out to Garrick’s café for supper, played machine til 7:10pm to Erzingers and put away stock & orders til 10pm, basement flooded, cleaned up, left 11pm, in truck, home, bed. Spent 90¢
July 10, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +73F
up 7am, breakfast, washed up, out to streetcar, to Erzinger’s, swept up then orders til 11:15am, drove McCellands car around on pick-ups and delivery, it a honey to drive. Back in at 12:40pm, orders til 2:35pm, swept up then loaded trucks, out to streetcar and home, read paper, laid down til 5:15pm, supper, wrote in diary til 5:50pm, read, tied of dahlias in garden, in and shaved and washed, dressed, out to barber’s for haircut, to store, home, not feeling so good, out to Rhoda’s, talked, to Roxy Theatre and saw Maid of Salem and Rosebowl, out at 11:30pm to Rhoda’s, talked, ate, a few kisses, home, nobody home, up to bed 1:30am. Spent 90¢ (on Rhoda 30¢)
July 11, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy & warm, temp at noon +70F
up 11:05am, breakfast, read magazine til 1:05pm diary, bath, dressed and out to store at 3:10pm, to Rhoda’s, sat outside reading, Kay Inkster came, sat outside talking to Mr Lennox til 6:30pm, had supper and sat on couch talking to Rhoda – 1 month since June 6th - -if its true what Rhoda says, I’ll be married by the end of August. Out for a walk, back at 10:20pm, sat outside til 11 then in for tea and cake, talked, left 12:10pm, home, bed, spent 20¢
July 12, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +75F
up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept and mopped, order til 11;55am, lunch, out, met Rhoda, to Eaton’s then bank, walked around & talked about a ring, to Erzinger’s at 1pm, orders til 5, put stock away til 5:35pm, swept up and out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, took streetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down & dozed til 7:30pm, diary, in garden til 10pm, Mrs Jones was here and told me that Rhoda was over at her place, so went over there, talked to Harold & Rose til 10:30pm over to Jones home, walked Rhoda home, goodnight, to home, bed 11:30pm, spent 60¢
July 13, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +78F
up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, then orders til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, we walked around Eaton’s til 12:50, back to Erzinger’s, country orders til 5 - stock til 6, swept up, out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, home. Rail tracks caved in at Munroe so Rhoda had to transfer to other streetcar, home, supper, read, shaved & washed, watered garden, raked & seeded lawn, Rhoda here at 9:10pm, talked, inside, made tea & toast, she said she should hang herself and be finished with it all It made me sore & at her place I told her just what I thought, and it was plenty – just because of her MOTHER – she wanted to do that rather than face it. Left there at 12, home, bed 12:10am, spent 36¢
July 14, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +80F
up 6:45am, down, breakfast, woke Lily, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, boss there first, today, swept & mopped, orders til 12, talked to Bea Woods and Bud, out to Eaton’s and met Rhoda, talked & walked around til 12:55pm, left to go back to Erzinger’s, city and country orders til 5pm, put away stock til 6, washed up, out to Donald St. Met Rhoda, streetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7:35pm, diary, out and worked in garden til 10pm, watered it, read, talked with Art and fixed water taps, ate, bed, spent 41¢
July 15, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +69F
up 7am, breakfast, shaved, washed, out to streetcar, to Erzingers, put away stock, then country orders til 12, lunch, exchanged books at Eatons for Lily, met Rhoda, sat in restroom til 12:50pm, to HB co, to Erzingers at 2pm, put away stock til 4pm, country orders, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, spoke to Janet Morris, home, read paper, supper, laid down til 7, diary, read til 7:30pm, planned to go to drugstore but did not get there, went to Rhoda’s, went to show at Roxy, saw Camille, out at 11:10pm, raining, to Rhoda’s and had tea and cake, there til 12:20am, borrowed Mr. Lennox’s raincoat, home, bed, spent 81¢
July 16, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, cool, temp at noon +64F
up 7:15 breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept & mopped til 12:10, lunch, talked to Bea Woods, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, walked around, met her brother, to HB co, to Erzinger’s, city orders til 3, country orders til 5, put stock away til 6, pay $12.00, out to McKay’s Diner on Main Street for supper, back to Erzingers at 7, put stock away and put up orders til 10, swept up, out to streetcar, home, talked to Art, diary, read, bed, spent 65¢
July 17, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +68F
up 7:15am, woke Art & Lily, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 9:30am, city orders til 2pm, swept up, out to Donald st. streetcar, home, read paper, talked, laid down and dozed til 4:55pm, diary, read, washed, raked back lawn and planted more see, watered it, shaved and washed, out to drugstore, back home, to baker’s then to Rhoda’s and back to my place, put bread in, talked, out for a walk, met B. Woods, talked, home, everybody out, Lily back, laid on chesterfield slept with Rhoda, left at 12 to Rhoda’s, talked, read paper, had tea & cake, left 1:30am, home, 2am, talked with Art, bed, spent 45¢
July 18, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +73F
up 9:20am, breakfast, brought Lily tea, worked in garden til 12, read, laid on chesterfield, slept, diary, shaved & washed, & dressed, out to Rhoda’s, wait around til 2:50, all left to City Park, her ma & pa, uncle, 3 brothers, 3 wives and 2 kids, stayed at park til 10pm, back to Rhoda’s, talked had tea & cake, there til 12:30am, home, bed, spent 65¢
July 19, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, hot, temp at noon +83F
up 7:05am, breakfast, washed out to streetcar – Erzinger’s, lunch at 12, talked to B. Woods, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, Woolworths, bank, back to Eatons’, sat & talked a bit, good bye at 12:50, back to Erzinger’s, worked til 6, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, diary, Art and I worked on front lawn and then garden til 10pm, watered it, Rhoda never came, Rose & Harold came, we had tea & cake, bed, spent 36¢
July 20, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +80F
up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, not feeling so good, laid on bed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, worked til 11:50 am, lunch, read til 1pm, city & country orders til 5:30p, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, J. Young here, took Norma & Lily to Farm, laid down til 7:45pm, diary, read, shaved & washed, out to dentist, no plate yet, home, worked in garden, Rhoda here and helped, talked, watered garden, over to Rhoda’s, there til 11:45pm, home, bed, spent 21¢
July 21, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & hot, temp at noon +83F
up 6:55am, breakfast, out to streetcar (Caterer’s Picnic Today) Erzinger’s swept & mopped & put stock away til 9am, orders til 12, McClelland gone to Erzingers in Saskatoon, Lunch, read, to Eatons met Rhoda, sat and talked til 12:50pm, to H & R co with Rhoda, to Erzingers, city & country orders til 4:45pm, put away candy stock til 5:50, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper (J. Foxx – 20 home runs) slept til 7:35pm, diary, read, washed, out and watered garden, to Metzters - dentist, he took impression, home, 9:20pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked, to store & back, left at 10:35pm, home, read, B. Young here & gone, read til 11:10pm, bed, spent 45¢
July 22, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +70F
up 6:55 am breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, put away stock til 9:30am, city orders til 12, lunch, to Eatons to meet Rhoda, talked, to Holt Renfrew, to Erzingers, city orders til 2, country til 5, put away stock til 5:45, swept up, out to streetcar, Rhoda transfered at Selkirk Ave – she’s gone to see doctor & we should know tonight, home, supper, read paper, dozed til 7:30pm, diary, read, shaved & washed, Rhoda here from seeing doctor, Lily out, Rhoda says its true, she is in motherhood at least on the way to it, talked, watered garden, tea & bread, sat on chesterfield til 10:45pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked, left for home, bed, spent 46¢ (Rosie went to hospital at 2:30am)
July 23, 1937 Friday Weather: fair, temp at noon +78F
up 6:45am, breakfast, woke Lily & Art, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, not feeling so good these days, worked til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, sat & talked til 12:50, to H &R, to Erzinger’s worked til 5:30pm, to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, Lily out, supper, slept til 8pm, diary, read, worked in garden til 9pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked there til 11:30pm, home, talked to Lily, Rosie gave birth to baby boy, weight 10lbs, Rosie pretty sick, named baby Bryan. Bed, spent 30¢
July 24, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, rain, cooler, temp at noon +68F
up 7:25am, breakfast, out, got a lift with Herb Andrews to Erzingers, orders til 2:30pm, fooled around throwing knives at Miss Small’s Hat, swept up, out to Donald street streetcar, spoke to D. Burns, home, read paper (J. Foxx -- B. Red Sox – 23 home runs) slept, have a headache, out to dentist, back at 4:45pm, diary, read paper, supper, helped Lily with dishes, shaved & washed, dressed, H. Andrews here, out to Rhoda’s at 7, left 8pm, uptown, walked around looking in windows, went into Mitchell Copps & bought engagement and wedding rings – cost $41.25, paid $5, owe $36.25. Out to donald street streetcar, to our place, had tea & toast, over to Rhoda’s, talked outside til 12:30am, home, bed 1am, spent $5.55
July 25, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +75F
up 11:10am dinner, helped with dishes, fixed bracers, worked around in garden til 2:30pm, laid on chesterfield til 4:30pm supper, diary, read, watered garden, out to Rhoda’s, some people there name of Green from Toronto, talked, went for awalk, back to Rhoda’s, Greens are gone, helped her with dishes, sat outside til 12:30pm, home, bed, spent 10¢
July 26, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon, +78F
up at 6:45am, breakfast, to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped office, orders til 11:55am, lunch, out to Jewellers, got rings, to Eatons, met Rhoda, to bank, walked around to H.R. goodbye Rhoda, to Erzingers, orders til 5:30pm, swept up – washed up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, met Mrs. Jones on streetcar, talked, home, supper, read, looked at rings, lovely, diary, put clean socks on, out in garden til 8:50pm, to store & back, sat on steps, talked, Lily back, laid on chesterfield, Rhoda came, talked til 12, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, spent $2.50
July 27, 1937 Tuesday Weather: warm, rain, temp at noon +75F
up 7am, breakfast, washed, streetcar to Erzinger’s swept & mopped, Boss is back from Saskatoon, worked til 12, talked to B. Woods, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, walked around, she bought something for Rosie’s baby, back to Erzinger’s, orders til 6:10pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, out to Dentist, tried plate, needs adjust, paid him some, home, over to Rhoda’s, took her some flowers and at 9:45pm gave Rhoda engagement ring on bended knee, so now we are engaged, she was in a despondent mood & I told her straight to snap out of it, which she did finally, had tea & cake, talked, left for home, bed, spent $5.31
July 28, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +73F
up 7am, breakfast, to Erzingers, orders til 12, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, talked, walked around, left back to Erzingers, orders til 5:30pm, to streetcar, home, supper, Lily told me her dentist said she had cancer in the mouth & she’s been crying on & off ever since, watered garden, out to Jones with Rhoda til 12:20pm, home with Rhoda, home, bed, spent 20¢
July 29, 1937 Thursday Weather: warm, temp at noon +73F
up 7:15am, breafast, Lily crying and worrying again, streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped, orders til 12:20pm, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, talked til 12:50, left, orders til 5, swept up, washed, called stock to Herb til 6, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, Lily gone to farm, read paper, supper, diary, read, shaved & washed, out to Rhoda’s, to Hazel & Harolds, there til 10:30pm, to corner, to Rhoda’s, home, 11:15pm, spent 50¢
July 30, 1937 Friday Weather: no record
up 7:10am, breafast, Lily sick, made my own lunch, out to Erzinger’s, swept & mopped, orders til lunch, orders & stock til 6:15pm, supper, back to Erzingers at 7pm, worked til 11:15pm, to streetcar and home, talked to Lily, bed, spent 50¢
July 31, 1937 Saturday Weather: no record
up 7:10am, breakfast, got a lift with R. Broadfoot’s car to Erzingers, swept, country orders and city til 3pm, swept up put away stock and stock taking til 5:30pm, left 6:10pm to Jewellers to pay $2. To streetcar home, supper, read paper, (J. Foxx 26 home runs, Boston R.S,) laid down, diary, read, shaved & washed, changed, out to store, to Rhoda’s, sat in front porch and talked, to store & back, talked & loved, tea & bread, there til 1:30am, borrowed raincoat, home, bed, spent $2.65
Have been with Rhoda 643 days out of 1217
Have not seen her on 514 days
Have been going with her 3 years 4 months
Did not see Rhoda 7 days this month – Last year 11 days
Spent on Rhoda this month 55¢ – grand total $24.25
I have spent this month $32.09 - Total for year $211.70
My Weight is 143 lbs.