October to December 31, 1931
October 1, 1931 Thursday

got pay $11.70

October 2, 1931 Friday no record kept
October 3, 1931 Saturday no record kept
October 4, 1931 Sunday no record kept

October 5, 1931 Monday

up 6:45 am, *, Harold here, out to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 5:30pm, changed, out to streetcar, home, in supper, out, went for a walk, home, in, read and to bed.

October 6, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:45 am * out to corner, met Harold, to Paulins, in, changed, worked till 12 pm, lunch, played cards, worked til 5:30 pm changed, out, streetcar home, in supper, out, walked around, home, in, read, bed.

October 7, 1931 Wednesday

up usual time, dressed, breakfast, out to Paulins, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, played cards, laid of til Monday, out at 5:30pm, home, in, thats all.

October 8, 1931 Thursday

up usual time, dressed, breakfast, out to Paulins and got pay $13.35, out to hospital, Deer Lodge, saw and talked with Dad, home, in read, & thats all, bed.

October 9, 1931 Friday

woke up at 9am, jaw all swollen, took 2 pills, never did anything all day, bed usual time.

October 10, 1931 Saturday

up 9:30 am down, ate, out, helped with rink, to Harold’s, heard ball game, home, in all evening.

October 11, 1931 Sunday

October 12, 1931 Monday

up usual time, dressed, down, breakfast, put on storm windows in afternoon, supper, out to show, home, in, bed.

October 13, 1931 Tuesday

up 10am *, out to Lily’s, helped pack her stuff cause she’s moving, took some stuff to new house, home at 9pm, in, read, bed.

October 14, 1931 Wednesday

up 8am, *, out to Turks, told him about the moving, to Lily’s, got all the stuff ready, loaded truck to new house, unloaded, supper there, then home, in, bed.

October 15, 1931 Thursday

up same time, fooled around all day, to Harold’s, saw Grace M. Home, in, read, bed

October 16, 1931 Friday

up as usual, fooled around all day, out, to show in evening, then to Harold’s, played cards til 12am left, home, in, bed.

October 17, 1931 Saturday

up, dressed, breakfast, out, worked in garden, most of the time, in supper, out to Harbison, met the boys, They’re gone, talked to Jessie R. To park, talked to Jessie F. Left, to Chalmers, home, in read, bed.

October 18, 1931 Sunday

up 10am * , fooled around all day, then supper, everyone here, Albert & Bessie, they left then Bob, Lily, Rose & Mum gone to see Dad at hospital, played crib with Harold, won 6-5, read, they’re back, Harold & Rose, gone, talked, bed.


October 19, 1931 Monday

up 6:30 am * Harold here, out on Mcycle to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, played “500" then worked till 6:45pm, out, streetcar home, in, supper, read till 9:30pm talked, bed.

October 20, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:45 am * Harold here, out to Paulin’s in, changed, worked till 12pm, lunch, played “500" 5-0 worked, til 5:30pm, out streetcar home, in, supper, out to Rose’s, in, then Harold, Rose & I went to the show at Roxy, home, 11pm, in, read, bed.

October 21, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:45 am * Harold here, out, to Paulin’s, in changed, worked til 2pm, lunch, played cards, Harold 1, Sam 6, still winning, worked til 5:30pm, out, streetcar home, in supper, up, shaved & washed, laid down, slept, up, read, bed

October 22, 1931 Thursday no record kept
October 23, 1931 Friday no record kept
October 24, 1931 Saturday no record kept
October 25, 1931 Sunday no record kept

October 26, 1931 Monday

up usual time, dressed, down, breakfast, out, to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch played cards “500", worked til 5:30pm, changed, out, streetcar home, in supper, out to Harold’s there til 10pm, home, in, read, bed.

October 27, 1931 Tuesday no record kept
October 28, 1931 Wednesday no record kept
October 29, 1931 Thursday no record kept
October 30, 1931 Friday no record kept

October 31, 1931 Saturday Halloween

up 6:45 am *, to corner streetcar, to Paulin’s, in, changed, usual work, mopped floors, out, streetcar home, lunch, laid down til 4pm, read paper, supper then we went uptown to Garrick Theatre, to McDonald’s where Aleck works, home, 12:30am, in bed.



November 1, 1931 Sunday

up 10 am, dressed, down, breakfast, took garbage out of garage, in, read, shaved, washed, supper, read, played cards, then to bed.

November 2, 1931 Monday no record kept
November 3, 1931 Tuesday
November 4, 1931 Wednesday

November 5, 1931 Thursday

up usual time * out to work at Paulin’s in, changed, worked till 12pm, lunch played cards, then worked till 5:30pm, Pay $13.13, never gave to Budget, out, home, in supper out, got flashlight, to Kildonan, Canning, home, in, bed.

November 6, 1931 Friday

up usual time, *, out to corner streetcar to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, played “500" tied in games 6-6, laid off til Monday, out, home, in supper, out went to Roxy with Alf Andrews, home, 10:30pm in, bed.



November 7, 1931 Saturday

up 10am, *, slept awhile, out to store and back, helped Albert with garage, supper, Albert gone, out to Harold’s in, played cards, home 11:45pm, in, bed.

November 8, 1931 Sunday

up 10 am *, read, then piled wood, read again, lunch, upstairs laiddown, slept, supper, played cards, ate, Rose & Harold gone, bed.

November 9, 1931 Monday

up 6:45 am * Harold here, out to Paulin’s in, changed, worked till 12pm, lunch, played cards, “500" 1-1, then worked til 6:15pm, changed, talked with Harold, out, home, in, read, supper, gloves came today, out for a walk, home, in, read & played cards with Mum, read, bed.

November 10, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:45 am *, Harold here, out to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, played cards, “500", worked til 5:30pm changed, out, home, in supper, slept, read, & played cards all evening, then bed.

November 11, 1931 Wednesday Remembrance Day

up 6:40 am, * Harold here, out to Paulin’s, changed, worked til 12pm, out, met A.Dixon then streetcar home, in, lunch, slept read, Lily & Norma here, 4:30pm, up, shaved & washed, Mum home, supper, out, met Aleck, to Roxy Theatre, good show, home, in, read, bed.

November 12, 1931 Thursday

up 6:30 am *, left to corner, met Harold, to Paulin’s, in changed, worked in gum room, til 12pm, lunch played cards “500", won 2, worked til 5:30pm , changed, talked to Harold, out to streetcar, talked to Edna Bye, home, in, supper, out, went to a show at Roxy, then to Muirs store, then Vinter’s had milkshake, home, in, read, bed.

November 13, 1931 Friday no record kept

November 14, 1931 Saturday

up 6:45 am *, out, met Harold, to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 2:30pm, changed, out, streetcar home, in, ate, read, then supper, out met Hilda & Jessie Ferguson, Harold & Rose, To barbers for haircut, out, talked to Hilda & Jessie til 8:30pm, to Harold’s, played cards, home, read, 11:45pm in bed.

November 15, 1931 Sunday

up 1pm * dinner, washed dog, read, played crib, supper, out, met Aleck D. Walked out to Kildonan & back, home, got Roddy dog in, over to Alecks, radio, home 11;45pm Mum home, talked bed.

November 16, 1931 Monday

up 6:30 am *, Harold never came so to street corner, streetcar to Paulin’s, 7:40 am, late, in, changed, worked in gum room til 12pm, lunch, played “500", lost, worked in gum room til 5:30pm out, streetcar home, in supper, upstairs & did some writing, time 7:20pm, out to Rosies, to Roxy, pretty good show, out, home, in, read, bed.

November 17, 1931 Tuesday no record kept

November 18, 1931 Wednesday

up usual time, * out to Paulin’s in, worked til 1:30pm, out home, lunch, in all afternoon, supper, Aleck called, I never went out, read, bed.

November 19, 1931 Thursday

up usual time *, out to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked all day, pay was $12.35, home, in supper, out to Roxy, to Muirs, had a milkshake & talked to Nelson. To Kelvin Conf. Got Chicago paper, home, in read, bed.

November 20, 1931 Friday

up 6:45 am * met Harold, to Paulin’s, in, worked til 12pm, lunch, played 500, lost 8-2, worked til 5:30, changed, out, streetcar home, in, supper, out to Muirs, had a milkshake, home, in, then walked Rose home, back home, in, read til 11pm, bed.

November 21, 1931 Saturday

up 6:50 am *, to corner streetcar to Paulin’s, in talked with H.Tillyman, in gave Harold, Rose’s glasses. Worked til 1pm, out, streetcar, home, in lunch, slept on & off all afternoon, Albert and Bessie here & gone, supper, out, met Aleck, downtown to Wpg Theatre, to McDonalds with Aleck, then home, in, read, bed.


November 22, 1931 Sunday

up as usual, in all morning, lunch, in all afternoon, supper, out to Rosies, talked, had 2 beers, played cards, talked, home, bed.

November 23, 1931 Monday

up usual time, * out to streetcar to Paulin’s in changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 6:45pm, out, streetcar home, in supper, out to A. Dixon’s, played cards & radio, had coffee & cake, home with R. Coates, home, in, bed.

November 24, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:40 am *, out to Paulin’s, in, changed, and worked all day til 5:30pm, home, in, supper, out to Roxy, good show, home, in, read, bed.

November 25, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:40am * out, streetcar to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, same til 6:45pm, changed, out, streetcar home, in, supper, upstairs, shaved and washed, did writing, time 7:38pm, laid down awhile, up and out to Muirs got cigarettes, talked, home, in, read & to bed.

November 26, 1931 Thursday

up 6:40 am * out streetcar to Paulin’s, in & changed, worked all day beside Trixie, nice girl, got pay $13.15, out met A. Dixon, with Andy & Mike to beer parlor & had 3 beers, home, in, supper, out to Roxy, new usher there, pretty nice, like to know her better, out to Kelvin Store, bought Chicago Herald, Union Jack, home, in, and read, bed.

November 27, 1931 Friday

up 6:40am * streetcar to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, got laid off from work for awhile, out to Muirs, milkshake, home, in, read, bed.

November 28, 1931 Saturday

up 6:45am * out, streetcar to work at 7:30am, in changed, worked til 12pm, out with Alf Andrews, walked to Eatons, in then streetcar home, in lunch, Albert gave Art 15¢ to help him, slept all afternoon, did writing, time 7:45pm, down supper, shaved and washed, out to Rosies, but there were out, to Muirs, til 10pm, to Rose’s til 11pm, then home, in, bed.

November 29, 1931 Sunday

up *, cleaned snow away from walks, in, read, dinner, out for awhile, then home, in, played records awhile, 78's, had a little wrestle with Art, Rose here and Bob & Lily, fooled around, supper, made tea, out to Rose’s and back, played cards, talked, ate, & so to bed.

November 30, 1931 Monday

up 6:45 am *, out to corner streetcar, to Paulin’s, in, changed worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 5:30pm, out to streetcar home, up shaved & washed, out to Roxy, saw my friend the usher, to Muirs, milkshake, home, in, talked, bed.



December 1, 1931 Tuesday

My Birthday - 22 years young – up 6:45am *, out to corner streetcar to paulin’s, in, changed, worked all day til 5;30pm, out, home, in, supper, laid down, out to Rose’s, there til 11;25pm, home, in, bed.

December 2, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:50 am, *, out to work & worked all day til 5:30pm, in, supper, out to Rose’s til 11pm, then home and to bed.

December 3, 1931 Thursday

up 6:45 am *, out to Paulin’s, worked all day, got pay $13.40, home, in, supper, oout to Roxy Theater, to Muirs then home, in, bed.

December 4, 1931 Friday

up 6;55am *, to Paulin’s , in, worked all day til 5:30pm, out, missed streetcar so ran to Logan & Main & caught it, in, talked with Usher from Roxy, her name is Jean, told me to come anytime to show for free, just ask for her, may try it, home, supper, out to Rose’s, then home and in to bed.

December 5, 1931 Saturday

up 6:40 am, *, streetcar to Paulin’s, in and changed, worked til 12pm, streetcar home, lunch, slept all afternoon, Bessie & Albert here, supper, out to Rose’s, when to Roxy with her, saw Jean, wonder if I will see her again, out, to Rose’s, then home, in, read & talked.

December 6, 1931 Sunday no record kept

December 7, 1931 Monday

up 6:40 am, *, out to Paulin’s, in, changed & worked til 12pm, lunch, played “500", won 4, worked til 5:30pm then home, in, supper, out to Roxy, brought Art home, in bed.

December 8, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:40am *, out to work, in, worked til 12pm, lunch played cards, worked til 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, out to Rose’s, played crib, won 3, Alf 4, Harold none, home in, read, bed.

December 9, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:40 am, *, out to work, in, changed, worked til 12, lunch, worked til 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, out to Rose’s, played 500 with Rose, Harold, Alf, lost, home, in, read, bed.

December 10, 1931 Thursday

up 7am, * out to work 7:40 am, worked til 12, lunch, played 500, woning 5 - 0, got pay $12.55. Worked til 5:30pm, out and streetcar, no jean, to Rose’s, then home, in supper, laid down, out to Muirs, cigarettes, to Rose’s, played crib, Harold won, out, home, 11pm, did writing then bed.

December 11, 1931 Friday

up 6:45 am, *, out to corner streetcar, met Alf & Harold, to work & worked all day.

December 12, 1931 Saturday no record kept
December 13, 1931 Sunday no record kept
December 14, 1931 Monday no record kept
December 15, 1931 Tuesday no record kept
December 16, 1931 Wednesday no record kept

December 17, 1931 Thursday

up 6:40 am *, out to work, worked til 12, lunch played 500, wond, got pay $12.80, out, home, supper, went skating, home, in read, bed.

December 18, 1931 Friday

up 6:40 am *, out to streetcar to Paulin’s in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, played cards, worked til 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, went skating all evening, home, in bed.


December 19, 1931 Saturday

up 6:40 am * out to Paulin’s changed, worked, then mopped floor, then out & home, in, lunch, slept all afternoon, Paulin’s had their Xmas tree party today but I never went, supper, out with A. Dixon, home, 11pm, in, talked, bed.

December 20, 1931 Sunday

up 1pm * Dad here, then Rose, fooled all day, out to Rose’s got skates, home, in, bed.

December 21, 1931 Monday no record kept
December 22, 1931 Tuesday no record kept
December 23, 1931 Wednesday no record kept

December 24, 1931 Thursday Christmas Eve

up 6:40 am *, out to Paulin’s worked til 3:30pm, received pay $12.25 and a box of chocolates, out, home, in, supper, out to Rosie’s, to Roxy, in, saw Jean, out to Muirs, then home, in, read, bed.

December 25, 1931 Friday Christmas Day

up 12:30pm * lunch out played hockey & got a black eye & sprained thumb, home, in, changed, Lily here, out to Rosie’s, Xmas Dinner, played cards & such, ate, home about 2am.

December 26, 1931 Saturday Boxing Day

up 12:30 pm, *, in all afternoon, supper out, walked around to Rink, talked with Jessie & Hilda, then home, in read, bed.

December 28, 1931 Monday

up 6:40 am *, out to Paulin’s in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, worked till 5:30pm, out, home, supper, out, went for a walk, home, in, read, bed.

December 29, 1931 Tuesday

got up late, dressed, down breakfast, out, late to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 5:30pm, out, home, in, read, supper out to Roxy theatre, home, in, read, bed.

December 30, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:40am, *, out to Paulin’s, worked all day, home, supper, out went skating all evening, home, in, read, bed.

December 31, 1931 Thursday New Year’s Eve

up 6:40 am *, out to Paulins, in worked til 4pm, pay $7.56 home, supper, out to Roxy, twice, home, in read, bed.

August and September 1931

August 1, 1931 Saturday weather: cloudy, cool

up 8:30 am * out to garage, chopped wood, Ray C gave me 25 ¢, 11:30 am in lunch, # in all the afternoon, supper, in all evening, Harold & his Father & Rose here, played crip til 8:30 pm, out to barbers, haircut then home, in, played crib again, ate, talked, they are gone, bed

August 2, 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy rain

up 11:30 am * read, dinner, upstairs shaved & washed, down # out, its raining, home, in, read all afternoon, supper, #, out to park, there til 10:15pm home, in, played crib, then bed.

August 3, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy, rain

up 8am * out to garage, chopped wood all morning, in, lunch, slept, down and out to park, played cards & fooled around with H & A, out, home, in, 5:30 pm supper, out to park, played cards til Ferris P.A. stopped us, out, met Kay and Margaret MacDonald, Metzler with Kay, I with Margaret, pretty nice girl, knows her stuff, home, by 10:30 pm in read, bed.

August 4, 1931 Tuesday weather: partly cloudy, cool

up * out, uptown, to Free Press, to park for awhile, to Free Press again, then home, we walked both ways, in, lunch, out to park, played one game of Miniature Golf with Cherry & Simpson, home, 11pm, bed

August 5, 1931 Wednesday weather:partly cloudy, cool

up 7:45 am * upstairs, washed, did writing, down, out, dug up lawn, in, lunch, 1:30pm, out to schoolyard, played volleyball & watched a game with Margaret MacDonald, then home, in, supper, back to park, back home in, bed.

August 6, 1931 Thursday weather: no record kept

August 7, 1931 Friday weather:

up 8am * talked out, walked uptown to Free Press, park, Free Press, walked home, to Selkirk Ave, met J Turk, gave us a lift in truck home, in, lunch, Harold phoned asked me to come to Paulin’s, up, laid down, slept til 1:30 pm, down out, uptown to Paulin’s on Ross Ave, in, saw Harold, might get a job there, back to schoolyard, in Elmwood and played ball rest of afternoon. Home, in, supper, # , out and helped Albert with steps at backdoor, left 8:30 pm to park, saw Marge MacDonald, to Hespeler & back with Hanson, then home, in, read, bed.

August 8, 1931 Saturday weather: cool rain

up 8:30 am * # helped Dad fixing gate, 11:30 am, in, lunch, #, upstairs, did writing, 1:50 pm, laid down awhile, up, out to schoolyard, played ball till 5pm, home in, supper # out to park met A. Dixon, walked around to Mini golf course, met Dick W. & his mother, talked, 10:45 pm, talked to H & A, to Chalmers Ave, then home, in, read, bed.

August 9, 1931 Sunday weather:

up 12:30 pm, * # read played crib with Dad, supper, upstairs washed, down, in all evening, played crib, a fellow has rented our garage, so had to go out and get mower, hose & other stuff out, in, played crib, whist, Harold & Rose gone. Bed.

August 10, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy, warm

up 8am * walked uptown met C. Eagen, B. Robinson, to Circus grounds in northend, then home by 12:30pm in, then carried wood in, lunch, # upstairs & slept til 3pm, down, Rose here, out to schoolyard, played ball til 5:45 pm, home, in supper, upstairs, down, #, out to park, fooled around, lent flashlight to 2 women, Sonny French got it from them, I tried to get it, he threw it Scotty who dropped and broke it. I was sore & got 25 ¢ from S. French to Snowdon’s who fixed it for 10 ¢, to Mini Golf, 10:30 pm met Edith M. Talked, went for a car ride with Bud Dilly, back then home, in read, & so to bed.

August 11, 1931 Tuesday weather: clear cool

up 8:10 am * have a toothache, no sleep last night, # fixed gate, in, read, washed floor, out, set on front steps, talked to Dave Turk, in, lunch, up, shaved, washed, down, out to schoolyard, home 5:05 pm, supper, out walked around, fooled with Gladys McLean, walked around til 10pm home, in, read, bed.

August 12, 1931 Wednesday weather: fair, warm

up 8 am * cleaned up basement, lunch # out to schoolyard, home 5pm, in supper out to park, met A Dixon, gave me a cig, fooled around with the Caseys & Firths, women, talked & such, to Chalmers, talked to Al Sharp, Art come, home, in bed.

August 13, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy cool

up 8am * Norma Young here, read, lit fire, washed fixed shoe, took out the rubbish, left to schoolyard, then till 5:45 pm, home, in, supper, out to park to chalmers, met J. Turk, talked & fooled around with the Jones girls, then home, in read, bed.

August 14, 1931 Friday weather: --

up 8am * uptown to Eatons, got grocs & shoes, checked them, to park til 11 am, to Free Press, to Eatons, got stuff from checking, out, streetcar, met Kelly on it, talked, home, 1:45 pm in, lunch, #, out to schoolyard, played ball til 5:30 pm home, in supper, #, Rose helped, out to park 10:30pm to Mini Golf 11pm. Doug & Jessie, another row, Art in, talked bed.

August 15, 1931 Saturday weather: fair cool

up 8 am * fooled around all AM lunch, # , out to schoolyard till 5:30 pm, home, in, supper, #, out to park, back in, played cards Court Whist with Mum, Dad, Harold & Rose Lil gone to a farm in Saskatchewan for 2 wks. Talked & read, bed.

August 16, 1931 Sunday weather: --

up 12 pm * dinner, #, in all afternoon, slept part of the time, supper, stayed in, played cards, Court Whist 2 games, 500 Rummy, won2 lost 1, Harold gone, bed.

August 17, 1931 Monday weather:

up 8 am * uptown to Eatons, FP, Park, Free Press, Maytag Washer Co, then streetcar home, 11:50 am. In, lunch, #, out to schoolyard til 5:30pm home, in, read paper, supper, dried dishes, out to park, fooled around, home in, talked, read, bed.

August 18, 1931 Tuesday weather: ---

up 8 am * #, fooled around all AM. Lunch, #, out to schoolyard, home at 5:30 pm, in, supper, # to park with Jack Creighton, 10pm, played Mini Golf with C. Kressell, to home, in 11pm, bed.

August 19, 1931 Wednesday weather:

up 8am, * Art gone uptown, # out and chopped wood till 11am, Art back, lunch, then laid down, slept till 3pm, dried dishes, out to schoolyard till 5:30 pm home, in supper, # out to park, fooled around with T. Jones & Kay Ross, then home & to bed.

August 20, 1931 Thursday weather: ---

up 8:30 am * upstairs & laid down awhile, Harold phoned for me to go to work at Paulins this afternoon, lunch, Harold here, out on motorcycle to Paulins. He showed me around then I put on white pants and shirt, I first wheeled trays of candy around then I emptied trays of candy into a machine called a Bush which separated the starch from the candy, cleaned them, did that all the afternoon, out at 5pm, Met Harold on motorcycle, what a ride, home, in, supper, laid down awhile, up out for a walk, to park, fooled around, played Mini Golf, home, in, bed.

August 21, 1931 Friday weather:

Day 2 at Paulin’s, up 6:45 am, * Harold here at 7:10 am, out on motorcycle to Paulins, worked til 12, in Milk Room, lunch, outside awhile, punched clock, laid down till hour was finished, worked in Gum Room, till 4:30pm out, on cycle, home, in, supper, read paper, out, to park, home, in read, bed.

August 22, 1931 Saturday weather:

Day 3 Paulin’s: up 6:30 am, * out on cycle as Harold here, to Paulin’s, in, punched clock, started to roll glucose barrels, but was sent to the bake shop, what a hell hole when you are not used to it, there all morning, putting trays of cookies in oven and taking them out, and I’m worn out. Home & very tired, in, changed, lunch, laid down all afternoon, up, phoned Doug for Jessie, supper, upstairs, shaved & washed, changed and out to park, met A. Dixon, fooled around with Caseys & Firth girls, home 10:30 pm in read, bed.

August 23, 1931 Sunday weather:

up 9am, *. Talked, Harold & Rose here, fooled around, played crib, lost, played 2 games of court whist, won 1, Harold & Rose gone, ate, bed.



August 24, 1931 Monday weather:

Day 4 Paulin’s, no other record kept

August 25, 1931 Tuesday

Day 5 Paulin’s, up at 6:50am * Harold here, to Paulin’s on cycle, worked at dumping trays in machine all morning, lunch, out, Extra paper out, a bank hold-up, in dozed, worked hard all afternoon, swept up, out 5pm, home 5:30 pm in. Read paper, supper, up, shaved and washed, down, out to park, home 10pm, in, read, bed.

August 26, 1931 Wednesday no record kept
August 27, 1931 Thursday no record kept
August 28, 1931 Friday no record kept
August 29, 1931 Saturday no record kept

August 30, 1931 Sunday

up 10 am * dinner, out, borrowed a “Chums” book from A. Sharp next door, read all afternoon, supper, out walked around, home, in played cards, read, bed.

August 31, 1931 Monday

Day 10 Paulin’s: up 6:50 am * Harold here, out on cycle to Paulin’s, in 7:10 am, changed worked till 12, lunch, outside awhile, in, worked til 5pm, home in supper, washed, out, walked around home, in, bed.



September 1, 1931 Tuesday

Day 11 Paulin’s - up 6:45 am, *, Harold here, to work, on Mcycle, Paulin’s, in, changed, worked all day til 5pm, home same way, supper out to park for awhile, home, in got a bad cold, bed.

September 2, 1931 Wednesday

Day 12 Paulin’s - up 6:40 am * Harold here, out, same way to Paulin’s, in changed, worked, lunch, same all afternoon, home, supper, out walked around, home, in, bed.

September 3, 1931 Thursday no record kept
September 4, 1931 Friday no record kept - Mums birthday



September 5, 1931 Saturday

up 6:40 am * left to corner for streetcar, but got a lift in Harry T’s car, to work, in, worked all morning, washed up, out, streetcar, home, 12:10 pm in, lunch, upstairs, slept all afternoon, down, supper, talked Mum had got me some new shirts, out to Harbison, Dad & Mum passed, A. Dixon came, we went to Roxy Theatre, good show, out to Vinter’s, got a drink & cigs, home, in, read, talked, bed.

September 6, 1931 Sunday

up 9am, *, laid down awhile, up, out, fooled around all afternoon, home, supper, same for evening, home, in bed.

September 7, 1931 Monday

up 10 am, * no work today, up, down, played crib, A Dixon here, out in car to a farm at East St. Paul, home at 8pm, ate, out to park till 10 pm, home, in, bed.

September 8, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:30pm *, Harold here, out on motorcycle to Paulins, worked all day, also dumped a load of fresh made candy, bawled out, at 5pm, out, streetcar, home 5:30 pm in, supper, wahsed, out to park, home 10pm, in read, bed.

September 9, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:30 am *, Harold her, out to Paulin’s , in worked til 12, lunch, out, had a smoke, in talked, saw A Dixon, worked all afternoon, till 6pm, out streetcar home, supper upstairs in, washed, out to park, fooled around, A. Dixon bought me a milkshake, out to park, fooled around with Gladys McKeen, out, home, in read, bed.

September 10, 1931 Thursday

up 6:45 am * Harold here, out to Paulin’s, in worked til 12 pm lunch, worked til 5:30 pm got pay, $10.65, out streetcar home, 6:10 pm, in supper, upstairs, slept, down out met Mum got the tickets for Roxy for her, I went for a rid with Bob & Norma, to Broadway, Sherbrooke & back, left, in park til 10pm, out bought Chicago Herald paper, home in read, bed.

September 11, 1931 Friday

up 6:45 am, * Harold here, out to Paulin’s in, changed, worked til 12, lunch, outside awhile, met A. Dixon, talked, in, the damn fool Ross ran a loaded truck over my foot, worked til 5:30 pm, washed changed, out, streetcar, home 6:50 pm, in supper, up changed, washed, down, out to park, sat around, met A. Dixon, to Roxy, out 10:15 pm, home, in, read, bed.

September 12, 1931 Saturday

up 6:30 am, * Harold here, out to Paulin’s, in, changed, fed buck machine til 9am, carried off till 11:30 am Y stacked mopped floor, left 12:30 pm. Saw Lil R. Stuck up as hell, home. 12:45 pm, in lunch, slept til 4pm, up, read paper, up, read, down and supper, washed, out to park til 10pm, home, in, read, & so to bed.

September 13, 1931 Sunday

up 9:30 am * got a headache, but played crib with Art, lost 4 - 0, upstairs, slept all afternoon, A. Dixon, called, down, had supper, out to park talked with Ferris, out 9:45 pm to Vinter’s milkshake and choc bar, talked then home, in, read, Mum & Dad home, talked & so to bed.

September 14, 1931 Monday weather: rain

up 6:40 am, *, raining out, out to corner streetcar, to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked, lunch, out, walked around awhile, in, worked til 5:30 pm changed, out to streetcar, home, in, supper, read paper, out, walked around, home, in, read, bed.

September 15, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:40 am *, Harold here, out on motorcycle to Paulin’s, in changed worked, washed, lunch, talked to Harold, also nearly had a fight with John Snusta, a bohunk, worked til 5:30pm changed, home, in, read paper, supper, out met A. Dixon, to Harold’s played crib, home, in, read, bed.

September 16, 1931 Wednesday no record kept

September 17, 1931 Thursday

up 6:40 am * Harold here, out, on cycle to Paulin’s, in, changed worked til 12, lunch, watched them play cards, worked till 5:30pm Pay $9.55, home, in read paper, supper, out. Met Harvey Cherry, took him to Roxy theatre, good show, out at 10:15 pm & home, in, read, bed.

September 18, 1931 Friday

up 6:40 am * Harold here, out on cycle to Paulin’s, in, changed, worked til 12, lunch, worked til 5:30pm out, home, in, supper laid down awhile, Dave Turk & Art here, played cards til 11pm, Dave gone, Mum & Dad home, talked and so to bed.

September 19, 1931 Saturday

up 6:40 am * Harold here, 7am out on cycle to Paulin’s, in changed, worked in bake shop & across the street in the McCormicks Bldg til 12:45 pm, in Paulin’s, had a shower, walked to Logan Ave streetcar, home, in, lunch, upstairs, slept, A. Dixon phoned, down, read paper, up, shaved, washed, supper, out to Vinter’s. Met Aleck uptown to Garrick Theatre, to Orpheum Billiards, lost, out to streetcar & home, in, read, bed.

September 20, 1931 Sunday

up 9am * read all morning, dinner, slept all afternoon, supper, stayed in & played cards with Dad, Harold, Mum, lost, talked, they’re gone, bed.

September 21, 1931 Monday

up 6:40 am * met Harold, to Paulin’s, in changed, worked til 12. Lunch, played 500, won, worked till 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, stayed in, played cards, bed.

September 22, 1931 Tuesday

up 6:40 am * met Harold, to Paulin’s in, worked til 12 pm. Lunch, watched card games, worked & mopped floors, out 5:30pm, home, in, supper, up, shaved & washed, laid down, slept, up, out, walked around, home, in, bed.

September 23, 1931 Wednesday no record kept

September 24, 1931 Thursday

up 6:40 am * Harold here, to Paulin’s in, changed, worked til 12, lunch worked till 5:30pm, got pay $12.75. Left at 5:45 pm, home, in, supper, out to park met some girls from Morse Place, fooled around left, home, 10:30pm in, bed.

September 25, 1931 Friday no record kept

September 26, 1931 Saturday

up 6:40 am * out to work a ½ day today, in changed, worked til 12, home, in, lunch, slept all afternoon, supper, out, met A. Dixon, downtown to Orpheum Billiards, to Elmwood to Vinter’s had a milkshake, talked, home, in, read, bed.

September 27, 1931 Sunday

up 12pm, * Lil here, talked, Rose & Harold, played crib, supper out for a while, back in, played cards, Rose & Harold gone home, talked, bed.

September 28, 1931 Monday no record kept

September 29, 1931 Tuesday

up usual time * to Paulin’s, worked til 12, lunch and then worked til 5:30pm, home, in, supper, out to park, fooled around with girls from Morse Place, home 10:30pm, in, bed.

September 30, 1931 Wednesday

up 6:45 am * Harold here, out to Paulin’s in, changed, Alf Andrews laid off, worked til 12, lunch, worked till 5:30pm, out, home, in, supper, walked around, then home, in, read, bed.

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.

June 1, 1931 Sunday weather: no record

up 8:30 am * out got flower box holder up & painted, painted eavestrough, in lunch, out, to Bill’s, home 4:30pm, in, finished painting, supper, #, met Bill, to Park and saw ball game, talked to Ferris, to Kelvin, met Olga, Rooke, F. Hauser, out to Kildonan, to Monroe, back, met Oscar Hanson, talked, to Johnson, then home, in read, bed

June 2, 1931 Monday weather: clear, warm

up, * did some painting of eavestrough & fence (green) Mum & Dad back, in, lunch, upstairs, read & slept, thats all., bed

June 3, 1931 no record kept
June 4, 1931 no record kept

June 5, 1931 Friday weather:

up 8:45 am * dug up lawn, in, lunch, out to park, met Bill, in his car, to his place, fixed car, then he brought me home, in, lit fire, read paper, supper, # out to a ballgame, Bill & John there, walked to Talbot & back to John T’s place, played cards til 10pm, out to Rose’s, carried stuff for her, left to John T’s, in played cards til 1:30 am, then home, in, and to bed.

June 6, 1931 Saturday weather: cloudy, cool

up 7:45 am * , worked on lawn all morning, in lunch, out for a walk, met Bill, went for a ride in his car, to Transcona, ran out of gas, bought some, home, in, supper, out, worked on lawn for awhile, Bill came, decided to go to his sister’s, in St. James, borrowed 55¢ from Harold Andrews, to service station, gas, got half way then had car trouble, so came back, got home alright, in bed 11:15pm

June 7, 1931 Sunday weather: clear, mild

up 9:15 am * #, out to Bill’s fixed car & he brought me home, in, lunch #, shaved & washed, dressed, out, Bill came got Harold A, out to Birds Hill, got a flat tire, changed it, I drove to Rossmere, ran out of gas & water, got them, drove around Elmwood, to a field, gave Harold driving lessons, home, 5:45 pm, in, supper #, out, met Bill, to northend, back to Johnson, to Harold A’s, game him some glads, to Johnson, then home at 10:45 pm, in read, talked, to bed.

June 8, 1931 Monday weather: clear, mild

up 8 am, *, saw a fire from window, upstairs, down, lit fire in stove, lunch, up did writing, down, # out to Bills, left 3pm to park, back home, in, supper, # out, saw a ballgame, walked around, to Roxy theater, talked to Art, Bruce & Willie Petersen, home, in, talked, bed.

June 9, 1931 Tuesday weather: cloudy, warm

up 8:15 am * #, out to Bill’s, bought gas, home, got Art, out Kildonan, got 6 sacks of earth, home, then to Gordon Ave, home, unloaded earth, then went & got sticks for peas behind Swifts on river bank. Home in, lunch, Bill here, out, got 5 sacks of earth, home, unloaded, in supper, # out, and watched a ball game, to Park, met A. Dixon, to Kelvin, walked with Alec to his place, home, 10:45 pm in, read, bed.

June 10, 1931 Wednesday weather: cloudy, mild

up 8:30 am * dried dishes, Dad gone out to drink, I guess, out, finished lawn, in, lunch, read, saved and washed, out to Park, back, met Bruce S got a smoke from him, to the schoolyard, til 5pm, home, in supper, # out, met John T to his house, place cards til 1:30 am home, in, bed

June 11, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy, rain

up 8;45 am *, read upstairs, laid down, slept til 12:30 pm, down, lunch, out, til Mum, went in, # upstairs, did writing, down, sat around on front Veranda all afternoon, read paper, supper #, out to Park, met Bill, walked around til 11pm, home, in, read, & so to bed.

June 12 1931 Friday weather: clear, hot

up 8:15 am * # Mum and Dad gone out, out, walked around, in, lunch, Bill here, went to park, home 4pm, to school yard til 5pm, in, read paper, then supper # out, met Bill, walked around til 11pm, home, in, read, bed.

June 13, 1931 Saturday weather: fair, warm

up usual time * read all AM, lunch, read some more, in all afternoon, supper, read paper, #, out walked around til 10pm, raining so home, in, 11pm, read, bed.

June 14, 1931 Sunday weather: clear, warm

up 8:05 am * # out to school yard, played ball til 12:30 pm, Police came & told us no more playing there on Sunday, home, in dinner, laid down, til 3pm, up, out, to park, talked with Hilda Walker all afternoon, Bill came sat and talked awhile, home, in, supper, # out, met Bill, walked around, home 11:30pm, in, talked, read, bed.

June 15, 1931 Monday weather: mild

up 8:30 am * left 8:55 am, walked uptown to Eatons, met A. Dixon, to Free Press, to Eatons, got some groceries, left, home, by 12:40 pm in, lunch, then washed Roddy dog in round bathtub, then out to Park, there til 4pm, home, in, supper, # out, walked around, home, in, read, and to bed.

June 16, 1931 no record kept

June 17, 1931 Wednesday weather: clear, hot

up * fooled around all morning & afternoon, supper, out, streetcar, to CN Station, in, took train to Grand Beach, had a parcel for Rose, arrived there & med Rose, walked around, ate, got 10pm train for Wpg. In, streetcar home at 12 am, in, bed.

June 18, 1931 Thursday weather; clear, hot

* out & seems to be a lot of dust in the air, in, lunch, out, to park, home, 4pm, cut Spinach, lit fire, read paper, supper #, out to ball game, met Bill & John T. To Bill’s sisters home in St. James, played records and talked, ate, home by 12 am, in & to bed.

June 19, 1931 Friday weather: cooler

up 8 am * fixed chair, down, lunch, out to park awhile, home, supper, # out and walked around, home, in, read, bed.

June 20, 1931 Saturday weather; cool

up 8 am * # got things ready, out to Kennedys, on Streetcar to Lil’s, then to CN Stn. For train to Grand Beach, arrive at 3:10 pm, up to cottage, ate, out & walked around all evening, pretty quiet, to cottage, in, bed.

June 21, 1931 Sunday weather warm

At Grand Beach - up, * out, cot the water, back out to Station, watched trains come in, then got ice & milk, to cottage, fooled around the rest of the time. Bed.

June 22, 1931 Monday weather: hot

At Grand Beach - up 9 am dressed, breakfast, out, got ice, & water & milk, then to beach, went in lake awhile, met Chas L. & Mike B. And two women friends, Betty & Mona, played ball, left to cottage, supper, out til 9pm, to cottage, in read, bed.



June 23, 1931 Tuesday weather: hot

At Grand Beach - up dressed, breakfast, out, met Kelly, talked, got ice, water, milk, fooled around all afternoon, to cottage, supper, out to dancehall, watched dancing, to cottage, 10 pm in read, bed.

June 24, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach
June 25, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach
June 26, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach
June 27, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach
June 29, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach
June 30, 1931 no record kept At Grand Beach

May 1, 1931 Friday weather; cooler

up 8:30 am, * Dad up & out by 9 am, I put screen door on & cleaned windows, Rose here, played crib with Art, won 5 lost 3, Nurse here & gone, lunch, up, did writing, down, out to Bills, there til 4 PM, home, in, peeled spuds, up shaved & washed, down, supper, washed dishes, out to Kelvin, met Bill, out Kildonan, to Green Ave, home, in, beer here, had one, Dad home, helped him undress and to bed, down, read, bed.

May 2, 1931 Saturday weather; mild

up 9:15 am, * washed dishes, out, cleaned up the garden, Dad up & gone out, Rose here, in lunch, washed dishes, out walked around, met Bill H. Out to E. Kildonan & back then home, put rake away, in read paper, supper, Art home, up, did writing, down, out met Bill H. Walked around, home, Mr Andrews here, out again, met Bill, to Bob’s to Bill’s house, out E Kildonan & back to Redwood & Main St. Then went home, in, bed 12:30 am

May 3, 1931 Sunday weather: warm

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, fooled around all morning, dinner, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, walked Old Kildonan, to river bank, sat around on grass talking, back, Kelly & Winnie to Elmwood Park, then home, in Albert & Bessie here, they took Mom out for a car ride, Jessie and Doug here, fighting again, Mum back, supper, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, out to Vinter’s met Carl & Lory, walked out Kildonan & back talked awhile, then home, in Dad home, got him to bed, read awhile then bed.

May 4, 1931 Monday weather: cooler rain

* Dad up and gone out, played records on Grama phone awhile, Nurse here & gone, Rose here, Someone phoned Dad about his pension, lunch, Rose gone to store & back , ate, washed, put on tie, did writing, out to Bill’s, helped clear car wheel & the rest, home, 4:30 pm, in supper, washed dishes, Bill here, went for a walk to Bill’s place, played cards, I won crib, he ‘500' Rummy, left 10:30pm, home in, read, Dad home with Uncle Jesse, he’s gone, got Dad to bed, Rose & Harold stayed the night, Bed

May 5, 1931 Tuesday weather: cold, snow

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, out, cleared the snow away, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s and we cleaned another wheel, left 5:15 pm home, in, supper, washed dishes, played records for awhile, out, started to clear snow, Bill here, finished snow, talked, walked out to Kildonan & back, met Hodge, to Chalmers, home, in, played crib with Doug, lost, Dad home, got Dad up to bed, made Tea for Mum, talked bed.
May 6 1931 Wednesday weather:

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, out, uptown, met Dad, saw Alderman Blumberg, gave me a note for Mr. Fraser at relief office. I never saw Fraser, to Lil’s on Bannatyne, Bob & Nellie Young there, talked, lunch, Lil gave me 30 ¢, to relief office, waited around, but never saw Fraser, home 4:30 pm, in, out to Bill H. Walked out Kildonan, saw Edith M, home, in, peeled spuds, supper, washed dishes, out, over to North end, back, with Carl, Bill & Lory. Carl & Bill picked up some women, Lory & I to Vinter’s, had a drink, Bill & Carl back, we went out Kildonan & back, met A. Dixon, home, in, talked, read, then to bed at 11:30pm

May 7, 1931 Thursday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM * clean snow away, left 10:30 AM to bills, walked to relief office, saw Fraser, home 1:30 PM, in, lunch, washed dishes, dude rating, bill here, but, walked out Kildonan, watched work on road, home, 4pm, peeled spuds, supper, washed & dried dishes, met Bill H. Out to Kildonan & back, sat around and talked, to Washington Ave, met Carl, Saw Kelly & Winnie, date for Sunday. Home in talked, bed.

May 8, 1931 Friday weather: mild

up 8:30 am * left 8:45 am walked to relief office by 10am, end of Elgin Ave, saw & talked with Fraser. Dad has to go & see him, to Lily’s at 10:30 am had lunch there, left, home at 4:30pm Told Dad about it, out on porch up collar on the dog Roddy, Dad asked more questions about relief, up, laid down awhile, up, supper, washed dishes, out walked around, home, read, then bed.

May 9, 1931 Saturday weather: colder, rain

up 9:30 am * took off storm windows all around, in, washed dishes, washed kitchen floor, lunch, read, Bill H. Here, out to Kildonan & back, in, peeled spuds, supper, washed dishes, out to Bill’s to Pete”s to Roxy, to Redwood & Main, then home, in, played cards, court whist, won, then to bed.

May 10, 1931 Sunday weather: mild

up 10:30 am * washed dishes, read, lunch, read, washed dishes, in all afternoon, read paper, peeled spuds, out, talked with Alf Sharp next door, in, got hot water, shaved and washed, had to use 4 used blades, skin sore, did writing, down, out to Kildonan, Met Kelly & Winnie, talked & took pictures, left, home, in, supper, washed dishes, Alber & Bessie here, talked most of the evening, they left, then we went to bed.

May 11, 1931 Monday weather; mild

up 8:30 am * dug garden, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s to Redwood & Main, was funeral Miliary of Major Tucker, killed in bank hold-up, never caught killers, home, in supper, washed, out to Bill’s, walked out Kildonan & back, met Kelly & Winnie, to Kelly’s home, got back The Rampant Age, met Bill at corner, talked, home, in, read, bed

May 12, 1931 Tuesday weather: warmer

up 9:30 am * washed & dried dishes, out, dug & raked garden, watered lawn, put hose away, got down a birds nest from eavestrough, put ladder away, in, lunch, out, to store, for tobacco, home, to store for Mum, back, out to Bills, worked on his car, home 5:30 pm, supper, washed dishes, out to Kildonan & back. Met Kelly & Winnie, talked, to Pete’s with Bud & R. Hearst, to Chalmers, got book from Edith M. took them home, left to McIntosh Ave. Left Bill, home, in , played cards and then to bed.

May 13, 1931 Wednesday weather: fair warm

up 8;30 am * washed, dried dishes, out downtown to Relief Offices, on Elgin Ave, then home, in talked, out, fixed the garden, in lunch, Rose here, washed dishes, out, went to Bill’s & helped him take off storm windows, fooled around, home, in, Bob Young, here, went for a ride with him, him, in peeled spuds, read paper, up stairs, did writing, down, supper, washed dishes, took down a eavestrough, Bill’s here & helped me then we walked out to Kildonan and back, in park had a pee, gave matches to Ptsy Carnegie, out to Black’s Drugs, talked, a cop made us move to McIntosh Ave, home, in played cards awhile, then to bed.

May 14, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy warm

up 8:30 am * washed, out, took down a board from eavestrough, watered lawn, put ladder & hose away, threw lumber in basement, put boards down in front garden, in sat, luch, washed & dried dishes, out to Bill’s, and helped him clean headlight and one fender of his car, home 5:25pm, in, Shirley (niece) here, fooled around & played records, supper, washed dishes, out to Bill’s, he’s having a bath, waited, then to Vinter’s, met Carl & Lory, to Melbourne Ave, met Vera Major, & Helen, talked, back, met V & H again, talked out to Melbourne & Hazeldell then back to Elmwood park, in sat around, talked with W. Kessel & Joe Alexander, lent a smoke to Pete, talked, to Chalmers, talked then home, in, read awhile, then bed.

May 15, 1931 Friday weather: cloudy, cool

up 8:30 am * cleared away dishes, washed dishes, Rose here, walked out to the bus with her, got 15¢, to Bill’s left at 12pm, to Vinter’s, tobacco, home, in, lunch, washed dishes, out, downtown to Relief Office on Elgin, can’t get any, left, home, in, out, to park, met Bill, sat around, home, in, supper, washed dishes, out, Kildonan, met Bill’s friend, talked, back with Carl & Lory, to Brown’s Drug, helped Lory pick out a book, left, to Winterton , Lory gone, Lil R. Came along with Lance, Bill made a remark, which made them mad, then I went home, in read, bed.

May 16, 1931 Saturday weather:cloudy, cool

up 8:30 am * washed dining room and frontroom floors, out, fixed up Mum’s garden, in, lunch, out, finished garden, Doug here & we started on the raintrough, got half of it up, supper, Harold A. Here, put things away, started up lane with Doug but Jessie came & made a scene & stopped him, what a fool, home, in read, bed

May 17, 1931 Sunday weather: cloudy cool

up 10:45 am * washed & dried dishes, shaved & washed, changed shirts, did writing, down, in all afternoon, read & slept, supper, washed dishes, out, met Bill & walked around, home, in, read, bed.

May 18, 1931 No record
May 19, 1931 no record

May 20, 1931 Wednesday weather cloudy

up 9 am * washed dishes, got shovel out, shovelled snow away, put boards down back yard to the garbage, in, played crib with Dad, won 3 lost 2, lunch, washed dishes, read, Bill here, out, walked out to Kildonan, saw Edith M. Met J. Shipping and borrowed a smoke from him, to Washington Ave, met Thelma, to a store with her, then home, in, peeled spuds, supper, up, laid down, dozed, down, washed dishes, Bill here, out, walked around, home, in, read, to bed.

May 21, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy , cool

up 8:30 am * in all morning, lunch, read, then out, met Bill, to his place, talked, home, in, supper, out, with Bill to Kildonan, back to northend, met, Spud C. To Atlantic Ave, back to Elmwood Park, talked to Ferris, park attendant, to Bowman Ave, met Thelma, talked, met Kelly & Winnie, talked, left, then home, in, read, and bed.

May 22, 1931 Friday weather: clear, warm

up 8:30 am * shaved & washed, down, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, Meikle gave me a lift uptown to Eatons, got the bargains, walked around looking at stuff, out, streetcar, home, 11 am, in, lunch, washed dishes, out to Bill’s awhile, then home at 5:30 pm, in supper, out, walked around, home, in, read & to bed.

May 23, 1931 Saturday weather: clear, warm

up 8:15 am * Albert phoned us, so phoned him back, then out, downtown to Pratt’s on William Ave. I was to late, job gone, so home, in, looked at raintrough, walked around, home, in supper, washed dishes, , out, me John Tinendale, with Bill to Roxy Theatre, saw, El Brindel in “Just Imagine”, was good, out to Pete’s, J.T. bought the drinks, to Black’s Pharmacy, to Brown’s Pharmacy, another drink, to John T’s, home, played records, talked, out, home at 12:30 am, bed.

May 24, 1931 Sunday weather: clear, warm VICTORIA DAY

up 1pm * lunch, washed dishes, out, but never saw Bill, home, read, supper, Bill & John T. Here, out Kildonan & back, then home, in read, bed.

May 25, 1931 no record kept
May 26, 1931 no record kept

May 27, 1931 Wednesday weather: no record

up 9am *, worked around the house all morning, lunch, washed dishes, out, walked around, home, in, supper, washed dishes, out, met Kelly & Winnie, talked, looked at road, it’s finished, home, in read, bed.

May 28, 1931 Thursday weather: clear, warm

up 8:45 am * washed dishes, put boards inside, cleaned out garage, burnt rubbish, took birds nest down from eavestrough, in, down basement, made some flower boxes, up, lunch, washed dishes, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, to Elmwood Park, til 4:30pm, home, in, read paper, supper, a Insurance Man here & gone, got hot water, up, shaved & washed, did writing, in all evening, read, bed.

May 29, 1931 no record kept

May 30, 1931 Saturday weather:

Nothing remembered from morning, & afternoon, supper, out, met Kelly & Winnie, talked then went to John T”s place, played cards, home 1am, bed.

April 7, 1931 Tuesday weather:

Up usual time,*, Mum has gone to the hospital today to have growth removed from her fore- head, looks bad, no writing morning or afternoon, supper, out to Vinter’s, to Macintosh Avenue, met Bill H., to Johnson Avenue, sat around, met Kelly and Winnie, but the book from Kelly, Winnie sore as I wouldn’t lend it to her, to Pete’s place, to Talbot, to Harbison, met Kelly and Winnie again, home, in, Jessie mad because I was going to introduce them to Doug, 0 yeah, left to Kelly’s, left, that Bruce and art, home, played crib, won, bed

April 8, 1931 Wednesday weather: mild

Up 12 noon,*, lunch, outside a while with Shirley, swept floor, rose gone to see mum at hospital, art gone, did writing, in all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, out walked to East Kildonan, home, read, bed

April 9, 1931 Thursday weather: mild

Up usual time, dressed, breakfast, in all morning, lunch, went out for a walk, back in, supper, out, walked around a while, home, in, read, bed.

April 10, 1931 Friday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM*, washed dishes, in all morning, read, lunch, washed dishes, rose here and left Shirley while she went to see mum, in all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, shaved washed, clean shoes and brushed clothes, Bill Hart’s here, out to St. Stevens Church at Helmsdale, saw a play called the ghost, pretty good. to Green Avenue, bought cigarettes between us, talked, home, 11:45 PM, bed

April 11, 1931 Saturday weather: cooler

Up 9:30 AM,*, #, then washed kitchen dining room living room floors, finished at 12:30 PM, Jesse home, lunch, in all afternoon, Rose came and went, supper, out to Vinter’s, met Bill and Alec, and R. Coates, walked out to East Kildonan, fooled around and such, home, in,read, bed.

April 12, 1931 Sunday weather: mild

Up 12 PM,*, out to hospital at 2 PM, saw Mom and talked a while, mom looks fine, hold at 4:40 PM, he is, supper, talked, played crib, Doug and Jesse sore at each other a gain, washed dishes, walked out to East Kildonan, and back to Roxy, met Kelly and Winnie, talked Bill was with them, so did not go with them, sat on the fence on Highway a while, to Vinter’s bought cigarettes, home, 12:30 AM in, bed.

April 13, 1931 Monday weather: mild

Up 10:30 AM,*Bill Hart’s phone, promised to meet him at 2 PM, lunch, out, met Bill, to Hill 60 wrecking yard, with his brother Ed, got some parts for his car, back, met Carl Hurst, went to Bill’s, left 4:30 PM. Home, in, peeled spuds and opened corn, Rose Harold &Jesse, back, supper, out, met Bill, walked out to Kildonan and back to Macintosh Avenue to Green Avenue sat a while, saw Jay Wiginton, Bill Simpson and others, walk to end of the car line, to Sydney Avenue, met Edith Meakin, took her home, made a date for Tuesday, to Chalmers Avenue, home, in, read, bed.



April 14, 1931 Tuesday weather: mild

up 9:30 am * washed dishes, read, Rose here, talked, lunch, washed dishes, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, home, in upstairs, shaved and washed, Rose & Art gone out, I minded Shirley, played around, answered phone, Mrs. Collard here, had to shut Roddy dog in hall, she’s gone so supper, Rose back and gone out, to Bill H. To hill 60, to Bill’s, home washed dishes, out to East Kildonan, met Edith Meakin, walked around then took her home, she went in after we fooled around a bit, left, home, in read, bed.

April 15, 1931 Wednesday weather: mild

up 10:30 am, * #. Rose here, lunch washed dishes, in all afternoon minding Shirley (niece), shaved and washed, did writing, Rose back and had supper, Harold here, dried dishes, swept floor, out, met Bill H. Out to East Kildonan, met Edith M. & Ilene Russell to Roxy, listened to hockey game, Canadiens winning 2-0, home, lent Edith some books, Bill took Edith home, I took Ilene to Morgan Drug, met Bill, talked about the girls, home with dog, in and to bed.


April 16, 1931 Thursday weather: mild

up 10:30 am * Rose here, took off storm windows, Henry Woods (cousin) here, lunch talked, in all afternoon, helped get supper ready, supper, washed dishes, out, met Bill H. Walked out East Kildonan, met Kelly & Winnie, passed to McIntosh, to Harbison where boys are playing car poker, then home and to bed.

April 17, 1931 Friday weather; mild

up 12:10 pm * lunch, upstairs, washed & shaved, down, washed dishes, out to B. Hartz’s place Carl Hearst there, to Hill 60 wrecking yard, got car parts, to Roses, got fish, home, in supper. Out to Gordon Ave, met Bill H. Out to East Kildonan, to Green Ave, had to go home with dog, out met Edith M. To Johnson Ave met Bill Lister, talked saw Ilene Russell, home 11:15, tried to fix light, no can do, will try tomorrow, talked bed 11:45pm

April 18, 1931 Saturday weather; cooler

up 9:15 am * washed dishes, Rose here, I washed kitchen floor, Mrs Peak came I went out to Peaks to help them move their garage, got 50¢, home, in lunch, out met, B. Hartz., then home, in, peeled spuds, read paper, slept, Rose came & went, is back with Harold, supper, upstairs, laid down, dozed, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, out with him to his sister’s place in St James by streetcar, in radio & records & played cards, left 12:15 am at Redwood Bill fell over Hydrant when running for streetcar, hurt hand pretty bad, home at 1:15 am, in talked, Bed

April 19, 1931 Sunday weather:cooler

up 10:30 am * lunch, washed dishes, in all afternoon, supper, Bill H. Called, out to E. Kildonan, Green Ave, Saw Edith M. Back and around home, in read, bed

April 20, 1931 Monday weather: colder

up 10:30 am * washed dishes, Rose here, so out to Bills Place, home in took down stove pipes, & cleaned them, and put them back up, lunch, Bill H. Here, went out to garage & back in all rest of afternoon, supper, Bill H. Here out, met Bill Lister, to Gordon Ave. Then home, in read, bed. 12:15 am

April 21, 1931 Tuesday weather: cold

up 10:30 am * washed dishes, Rose here out to Bill H. Place, back, met R. Coates, home in , got overcoat, out to Henderson Hwy, watched relief works pouring highway concrete, to Vinter’s saw Muriel James & G Robinson, home, in read paper, peeled spuds, slept, supper, up, dried dishes, Bill H. Here, out to Vinter’s, met C. Hearst, & Tony Little, out to E. Kildonan, med Edith M. Talked, to North Star Billiards, played 1 game, lost, out home, in, read, bed. 12:10 am


April 22, 1931 Wednesday weather; cold

up 9:30 am * out to Rose’s, then uptown to Orpheum Billiard, to General Motors, rode in a car to a Safeway Store on Broadway, back, then went home by 1;10 pm, in read, lunch, Bill H. Here, out to Canterbury Place to River bank to Green Ave, then home, in, Bill H. Borrowed some records, he’s gone, peeled spuds, read paper, supper, washed dishes, Bill H. Came, out, Kildonan and back, met C Hearst, they chased after 2 girls in Northend, back to Elmwood, to Bowman, then to home, in read, bed 11:30pm

April 23, 1931 Thursday weather:

up 11:50 am * lunch, Rose here, out to Bill H. To Roxy til 4:30 pm, home, in, read paper, peeled spuds, read, supper, washed dishes, Bill H. Here, out to E. Kildonan, fooled around, then home, in, read, bed, 11:45pm

April 24, 1931 Friday weather; cold

up 9:30 am * out over to Bill H’s, then uptown, to Eaton’s, walked around to Telephones & paid bill, then home, in , lunch, washed dishes, in all afternoon, then played crib, lost, supper, bill here, out, met A. Dixon, out to Kildonan, back to Redwood, Main St. Then home, in, bed, 11pm

April 25, 1931 Saturday weather; cold

up 12:40 pm * Bill here, out to Vinter’s A. Dixon came out to Kildonan to see who road was coming along, home, in, Mum home, out to Mrs Sharps next door, to Rose’s, home, in, read, played records, supper, washed dishes, dressed, out met Bill, out Kildonan to Green Ave, back, met Bill Robinson, out north end to Inkster Blvd, back to Kildonan to Trent Ave back to McIntosh Ave then home, in, read, Bed 11;45 pm

April 26, 1931 Sunday weather: cold

Up 9:30 am * washed dishes, , read, peeled the spuds, played records, lunch, Rose here, up, washed & dressed & down, washed dishes, Bill here, we went out to Kildonan to river bank, no one there, till 4:30 pm, saw Lil Roberton, then home in, supper, out, met Bill, out to Kildonan, back, met, C. Hearst, to Redwood & Main, met 2 girls, Bill & C. Took them so I left to Chalmers Ave, talked to J. Turk, home, in, had tea, read, talked, bed 12 am

April 27, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy, mild

up 8am * rose here, talked read, up, Nurse here & dressed Mums head, nurse gone, read, lunch, upstairs, down, washed, out to Bills’, fooled around, home, in, read paper, supper, washed dishes, out, met Bill out to Kildonan, back to Redwood, then home, in, read, bed.


April 28, 1931 Tuesday weather: mild

up 7:30 am * washed dishes, Nurse here, Rose here to wash clothes, lunch out to Bill’s fooled around, home, in supper, washed dishes, Bill here, left, out to Kildonan, met Kelly & Winnie, talked awhile, left, out further saw Edith M, back met, Kelly & Winnie at Harbison, talked they left to Chalmers & home, in read and to bed 11:45 pm

April 29, 1931 Wednesday weather; mild

up 9 AM * Nurse here, washed dishes, out raked lawn, & picked up rubbish, to corner, met Mum, home, watched Shirley (niece), lunch, read, took storm doors off, put screen door on, upstairs, washed, did writing, down, out to Bills to Kildonan & watched work on road, home, in, supper, out, started for Bill’s, met A. Nickle, walked around, home, in, read, bed.

April 30, 1931 Thursday weather; mild

up 8:15 am * walked to Eatons, uptown, fooled around, met A. Dixon, Russ, left, home, 11:35am, Nurse here, Bill here, he phoned, Nurse & Bill gone, lunch, read paper, supper, washed dishes, out to Bills, out to Kildonan to Ottawa Ave, back & fooled around til 10:30 pm, Bill gone to Vinters, spent 10¢ home, in, Dad drunk, took his coat & shoes off helped him upstairs, to undress & to bed, down, read, then bed for me.

March 01, 1931 Sunday weather: mild

Up 10:30 AM* , washed dishes, went out for a walk , home, in, lunch, played records for a while, read problem supper, Doug here, washed dishes, out to, walked out to East Kildonan, back at 9:30 PM, fixed records and played some, mum home, talked and so to bed.


March 02, 1931 Monday weather: mild

Up 10:30 AM,*washed dishes, folded Mrs. Portland for mum, lunch, #, pressed pants, read, played crib with art, two games, lost, supper, #, out to East Kildonan, to Melbourne Avenue, to Winterton Avenue, to rink, Bill gave the Kelly’s autograph book, walked with Sonny French home,in, read, then bed 12:30 AM.



March 03, 1931 Tuesday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM* # out to the bank, home, phone Mrs. Portman, out to Rose’s, she’s not coming,. Paul Andrews there, back, cup of cocoa for lunch, upstairs, you all afternoon, supper, out to Vinter’s, then out to East Kildonan, to Melbourne, met Kelly and Winnie, walked home with them, in, 10:30 PM, played crib with Doug, then bed.

March 04, 1931 Wednesday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM*# out to roses, back, Rose and Shirley here,lunch, Mrs. P. And Mrs. Wood here, to see Mum, shaved and washed, both are gone, rose back, and gone, lunch, #, out 7:15 PM, to Vinter’s, to East Kildonan rink, met Bill and Alex, watched a good hockey game, back to Vinter’s then home, 10:45 PM, bed.

March 05, 1931 Thursday weather: mild

up 9 AM * left 9:30 AM, downtown to Eaton’s, to seven floor, Met Simpson, had a smoke, to main floor, saw Winnie, to third floor, saw Marge, sat around in sun a while, left, 11:40 AM home 12:30 PM, lunch, laid down a while, washed dishes, in all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, out at 7:30 PM, to rink, watch hockey game, left 10:30 PM to Kelvin, home, 11:15 PM, bed.

March 06, 1931 Friday weather: mild

Up 8 AM,*, chopped wood, Lil and Norma, Mrs. Hanssen, Rose and Shirley, lunch Alec and Bill, took car from garage, when for a ride, home, super, #, left 7:45 PM, to East Kildonan rink, saw hockey game, spoke to Kelly and Winnie, home, 11:15 PM, bed

March 07,1931 Saturday weather: mild

Up 9:30 AM,* phoned Mrs. P., to shop, Mrs. P. Braun, Mom pretty bad with the growth on the fore head, #, washed kitchen floor, Mrs. P. Here, she’s gone, lunge, washed dishes, mom phoned dad at deer lodge hospital and is worrying plenty, in all afternoon, dusted stairway, read, supper, washed dishes, in all evening, Herald and rose here, played crib, Bob and Lil here, they left at 10 PM, Harold and Rose gone too, then I went to bed.

March 08, 1931 Sunday weather:

Up 8:30 AM * # played crib with art, lunch in all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, Mrs. Portman here for a while and Rose and Harold, everyone gone, bed.

March 09, 1931 Monday weather: cold

Up 10:30 AM,* # Mrs. Portman here and gone, chopped wood all morning, lunch, read all afternoon, peeled spuds, supper, washed dishes, Doug here, out at 7:30 PM, walked to Ottawa Avenue and then to Rose’s, someone there so never went in, to Kelvin, then home, read, bed

March 10, 1931 Tuesday weather: colder

Up 10:30 AM, * Mrs. P. Here and gone, washed dishes, had a row with Art because he wouldn’t chop wood, out to barbers, haircut, met Bill Hartz, to Ruben Philbins place, to Kelvin, home, supper, read paper, washed dishes, out at 7:45 PM to East Kildonan rink, nobody there, home, out to store, a bottle of milk for mum, walked out to East Kildonan to Melbourne saw Lil R., to Chalmers Avenue, talked with A. Sherry, B. Simpson, Art, home, read, bed

March 11, 1931 Wednesday weather: milder

Up 8:30 AM* # Mrs. Portman here and gone, down basement to chop wood awhile, Rose here, lunch, red, peeled spuds, Jesse home, supper, washed dishes, out 7:40 PM Kildonan to Winterton to Brazier to Jamison, to Rose’s, played crib with Harold, won 11 to 9, left 11:15 PM, home, Albert and Bessie here and want art and I to go and live with them, no way, nice offer though, they are gone, talked, bed.


March 12, 1931 Thursday weather: snow

Up 10 AM,* #, chopped some wood, Mrs. P. Here and gone, lunch, Rose here, shaved and washed, cleaned up basement, cleared snow away, in, washed dishes, read all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, out at 7:45 PM, to Rose’s, played crib with Harold, home, 11:15 PM, red, bed.

March 13, 1931 Friday weather: snow

Up 10:30 AM,* , washed dishes, read, lunch, washed dishes, out to rink, played hockey, home, supper, washed dishes, went out to Rose’s, played crib with Harold, home 11:15 PM read, and so to bed.

March 14, 1931 Saturday weather: clear and cold

Up 8:55 AM,* uptown, walked to O.B.U.on Adelaide Street, to Eaton’s to 7th floor, music, to first floor, books, looked around, met T. Coates, talked, walked home by 12:05 PM, lunch, out, cleared snow from walks, in, red, supper, out, met Bill Hart’s, home, got records to Bill Humes place, is, played records, talked and played cards, had Gingerale and two pieces of fudge, home 11:30 PM, in, red, bed.

March 15, 1931 Sunday weather: cold

Up 10:30 AM,* # Mrs. P. Here and gone, swept up upstairs, shaved and washed, played crib with art, went out to Vinter’s, met Bill Hartz walked out to Bergen cut off, crossed train bridge, backed via West Kildonan and Main Street, home, in, supper, washed dishes, even all evening, read, bed

March 16, 1931 Monday weather: colder

Up 10:30 AM,* # Mrs. P. Here and gone, swept floor, George Barker (cousin)phoned, lunch,Rose here, she made a cake, played crib, supper, washed dishes, out to East Kildonan met Bill Hartz and Alec Dixon, they went skating, I met Kelly and Winnie, walked to Kelly’s place, got my records, talked a while, left 10 PM, walked Winnie home, then home, in, read, bed.

March 17, 1931 Tuesday weather: cold

Up 10:30 AM,*#, Mrs. P. Here and gone, read rest of morning, lunch, washed dishes, washed kitchen floor, George Barker here, talked to Lil and Norma, also Rose and Shirley, George Barker are gone, supper, out to East Kildonan, met Bill and Alex, met Kelly and Winnie, took them for a ride in car, home, met Bill Lister, to North Star billiards, there till 10:45 PM, then home, in, read, bed.

March 18, 1931 Wednesday weather: cold

Up 8:30 AM * washed dishes, Mrs. P. Here and gone, mum gone out to Rose’s, played crib with art, Mum home, lunch, washed dishes, Mrs. Peak here, Art gone out, slept till 4:30 PM, Rose here, Mrs. Peek gone, Jesse home, supper, washed dishes, out at 7:45 PM, walked out to Oakview Avenue, back to Roxie Theatre, listened to hockey game there, chopped to Kelly and Winnie, to Johnson Avenue, Macintosh to Harbison, met Art and Bruce, to Roxy, heard rest of the game, home, Mrs. P. Here and gone, Art home, Elmwood M.’s lost 1 to zip, played crib with Art, read, bed.


March 19, 1931 Thursday weather: cloudy and mild, snow

Up 8:30 AM,* washed dishes Mrs. P. Here and gone, Mum gone to job, Rosie came and went, played crib with Art, Baker came, bread wet, lunch, shaved and washed, out to Roxy, met B. Johnson, talked, left, met Bill and Alec, to vendors, met B. Robinson, they are gone, Bill Hume came, to his house, to Snowdens, to harvest and, to Vinter’s, to Alex Dixon’s, then home, Mrs. P. Here, played crib with Art, kitchen stove pipes caught fire, we put them out, re-lit stove, talked, bed 12:15 PM.


March 20, 1931 Friday weather: cloudy and dull

Up 7:30 AM,* # swept the snow from walks, played crib, Mrs. P. Here and gone, Rose here, talked, Rose gone, came back, lunch, played crib, washed dishes, in all afternoon, supper, out to Vinter’s, met Bill and Alex, walk to north end and back, out to East Kildonan, back to Chalmers, home, Rose here, hockey game Elmwood won four to two, Harold here, Rose and Harold gone, talked, bed.

March 21, 1931 Saturday weather: cloudy and colder

Spring begins

Up 9:30 AM,*# Mum went out, but is back, out to Vinter’s, got tobacco, home, Mum out and back again, Jesse home, lunch, washed dishes, out, played hockey all afternoon, home, in, read paper, supper, washed dishes, out 7:30 PM Met Bill and Alec, home with dog, out to Roxie, to Melrose back home, saw Flo Steele and Nelson, home, in, Jessie and Doug here, I laid on couch and read, Art and Mom home, read, bed.


March 22 1931 Sunday weather: clear and cold

Up 9 AM,*, woke up art, washed dishes, read, lunch, go to 3:30 PM East Kildonan, saw B. And C., home, in, supper, washed dishes Rose and Harold and Mr. Andrews here, Art gone, played crib with Harold until 9:30 PM, Rose and Harold and Mr. Andrews gone. Bed 11:30 PM

March 23, 1931 Monday weather: cloudy and mild

Up 10 AM*, helped with washing clothes, fixed washer, Mrs. P. Here to dress Mums head, and is gone, lunch, washed dishes swept floor, rose here, did writing, in all afternoon, supper, out 7:25 PM, met Edith Meakin, talked and promised to lend her books, out to East Kildonan, and back, met A. Sharp. Home, played cards with Mum, changed shoes, left 9:30 PM, met Edith, lent her book ,Rampant Age, walked home with her, home 11:15 PM, talked, bed.

March 24, 1931 Tuesday weather: cloudy and cold

Up 8:30 AM*#, washed kitchen floor, Mrs. P. Here, phoned Mrs. Porteous and her daughter Nan, was here, Mrs. Porteous gone, Rose went to the store and back, peeled spuds, read supper,read paper, washed dishes, out to East Kildonan, met with Bill and Alec, was in two-game, home, played crib, lost four to two, bed.