August 1. 1937 Weather, cloudy & warm rain, temp at noon +80F
up 11:10am dinner, laid on couch, read, walked around in garden, slept, ate, read, wrote in diary, straightened everything for the month. Lilly called me and said she felt so lonely and was crying. Read, supper, talked to Art, dressed, Rhoda here at 8:15pm, to store & back, laid on chesterfeild, Rhoda here til 11;30pm, Walked to Rhodas, there til 1:15am, home, bed, spent 35¢
August 2, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +80F
up 8:15am let in iceman, breakfast, cut lawn, finished at 10:30am, boy, are the mosquitos bad, laid on chesterfield, listened to radio, dinner, wrote in diary, did dishes, (25 days left and Rhoda will be my wife) Foxx 26 homeruns, worked in garden for awhile, dressed, out to Regans then to Rhoda’s, waited around til 8:30pm and then out for a walk, back to our place, laid on chesterfield, I went crazy, & she said she was disappointed in me and I don’t blame her a bit – on verandah, talked til 11:20, to Rhoda’s talked for a while, left for home at aa:45pm, bed, spent zero.
August 3, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +74F
up 7:05am, breakfast washed, out to streetcar to Erzingers, swept & mopped, orders til noon, lunch, orders til 7:40pm, to café for supper, back at 8:10, put away stock til 8:40, finished by 9, out to streetcar and home, read paper, talked to Lily, diary, read, bed, spent 81¢
August 4, 1937 Wednesday
up 7am, breakfast, streetcar to Erzingers, worked til 7pm out to streetcar at Donald st and home, supper, washed & dressed, and to Rhodas, she wasn’t ready as usual, to Hazel & Harolds, talked there til 11pm, to Rhodas, there til 1am, home bed, spent 50¢
August 5, 1937 Thursday
no record
August 6, 1937 Friday
up 7am, breakfast, out to streetcar, saw Mr. Lennox on streetcar, to Erzinger’s, orders til 12, Lunch, out to Eaton’s, Met Rhoda - again she raised a complaint, the same old thing, when I want her, she’s always got something to do & she says it’s me – I’m sore about that. Back to Erzinger’s at 1. Worked til 6, to Donald St. Met Rhoda, talked, she asked me if I wanted her to come to supper. I told her to suit herself. Home, read paper, J.Foxx 28 homeruns, wrote in diary, laid down til 8, watered garden, sat around, over to Rhoda’s, talked til 10:30pm home, bed, spent 50¢
August 7, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, warm, rain, temp at noon +70F
up 7:10am, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 2:15, swept up, piled stock on tables, oiled floor – left at 4:15, to Mitchell Copps, paid $1.00, to Donald streetcar, talked to Eve Horton, home, read paper, slept, supper, diary, read, shaved & washed & dressed and out to store. To Dentist – got my plate – boy does it feel funny, but I suppose I’ll get used to it in time. Over to Rhoda’s, not ready as usual, waited around, home, laid on chesterfield, Love & passion, but we stopped, to Rhoda’s, talked, left at 12:20pm, home, bed. Spent $9
August 8, 1937 Sunday Weather; Clear & warm, temp at noon +75F
up 11am, ate, foolded around, read, put hose on, cut flowers, laid on chesterfield, read and slept til 5pm. Supper, diary, read, I hope Rhoda comes over tonight, out to garden, watered it and other things, Lily gone out with Harold A. In his car, out to store, over to Rhoda’s, she was all alone, talked & loved til 10pm, her folks came home, talk til 11pm home, bed, spent 10¢
August 9, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +73F
up 7am, woke Lily, breakfast, washed & shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept floor, Boss came in, had sprained his foot over the weekend, orders til 12, lunch, over to Eaton’s, med Rhoda, she was in the dumps, tired, poor kid, left her at 12:55pm to Erzingers, orders til 4:30pm, put away stock, swept up, out to Donald street through Johnson Ave, to Barbers for a haircut, talked to J. Levendale, home, supper, read paper, diary (Note, on Aug 4, Norma had her tonsils out, she is OK no) J. Foxx 29 h runs, slept read, Guy here to see Lily or Bob, Bob here, Jessie Young here, gave her some flowers, Rhoda here, laid on chesterfield, usual, Art home, out to Rhoda’s, talked, left, Big Storm came down, bed, spent 60¢
August 10, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, cooler temp at noon +70F
up 7:05am, woke Lily, breakfast, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept and mopped, orders til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, talked, shopped, bank, so long to Rhoda, Erzingers, orders til 6:30pm swept up, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, diary, dressed, out to Rhoda’s (Art & Lily say I’m foolish to get married but what else can I do – they don’t know the half of it, I wonder if we should tell Lily anyways) talked, went out for a walk, back cause mosquitos are too bad, talked, told her what I’d do if she didn’t tell her mother soon, home, bed, spent 25¢
August 11, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +80F
up 7, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, she had not been to work, she told me what her mother said. What Parents. Her Mother especially, saying things like that, wishing I was dead – I will be glad when I get Rhoda out of a house like that, to Hell with the rest. I’ll fight my own battles and show them. Went back to work, orders and stock til 6 - swept up then out to Donald St streetcar, home, supper, read paper til 7:30, diary, fooled around in garden, Bob here, Lily gone out, sat on front verandah, Rhoda came, talked L&P 11:30 walked to Rhodas talked, good night, then home, bed, spent 50¢
August 12, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +85F
up 7am, woke Lily, breakfast, out to Erzingers, orders til 12:05pm , lunch out to Eaton’s, met Rhoda, walked around and talked, back to Erzinger’s, orders and stock til 7pm, out to Mac’s Lunch, supper, to work, put away stock & worked til 11pm, out to Donald st. Streetcar, talked to Patricia Kemp, home, read paper, talked to Art, diary, read, bed, spent 50¢ – 16 days left.
August 13, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy, warm, rain , temp at noon +80F
up 7am, woke Lily, breakfast, washed, shaved out to Erzinger’s, orders til 12, Mr. Scales of Scales & Roberts is in Winnipeg, Lunch, out to Eatons, met Rhoda, talked, back to work til 6:15pm, met Rhoda at Streetcar, home, supper, read paper (J Foxx of Red Sox 31 hruns) Bob Young here, gone to farm and taken Norma, watered garden, cut some glads for Rhoda and over to her place, home at 10:50, ate, talked to Art, bed, spent 50¢
August 14, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +86F
up 7am, breakfast, Erzingers, worked til 2:50, out to Jewellers, 3 more payments to go, to streetcar, home, ate, laid down, slept, diary, read, cultivated garden, supper, watered garden, washed and shaved, dressed, out to store, to Dentist, he’s out, home, out to Rhoda’s, waited around, she got a new dress & looks fine in it. Out to Roxy Theatre, saw The Lust of Mrs Cheney, out at 11:20, to Rhodas, read, had tea & cake, left 12:45pm home, spent $1.50
August 15, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy & warm, temp at noon +80F
up 10:30am, breakfast, read, looked at garden, played 3 games, won 2, diary, read, worked in garden, slept til 5, supper, finished watering garden, talked to Pat Webster, read, Rose & Harold here, Rhoda came, R&H left at 9, Mrs. Law here, then Bob, Bob let me drive his car out to Kildonan and around to Rhoda’s, came home, Bob left, locked doors, bed, spent 15¢
August 16, 1937 Monday Weather: fair, cool, temp at noon +70F
up 6:45am, breakfast, washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 11:50am, lunch, walked around, met Rhoda, to bank, walked and so long to Rhoda, back to Erzingers, orders til 5:15pm swept up, washed, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, talked, home supper, read paper, slept til 7:30pm, diary, washed, changed, out to Rhoda’s, talked, on chesterfield & she says play then she said thats all, I got sore, talked, left at 11:30, home, bed 11:45 spent 55¢
August 17, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, warmer, temp at noon +75F
up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to Erzinger’s swept up, orders til 12, lunch out to Eaton’s met Rhoda, to restroom, sit down and talked, to Halls with her then back to work, orders til 6:15pm swept up, talked to Mr. Lennox on streetcar home – supper, read, shaved, washed, diary, read, watered garden, to Dentist, to store, to Rhoda’s, laid on couch on sunporch, out to kitchen, tea and toast, there til 12:30am, home bed, spent 35¢
August 18, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear and warm, temp at noon +81F
up 6:50 am, breakfast, washed, to Erzingers, swept up, put stock away til 8:30, orders til 12, lunch, met Rhoda, walked around, back to Erzingers, orders til 6:15pm, met Rhoda at streetcar, home, supper, laid down til 8:10pm, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, over to Hazel & Harolds but they are out, back to Rhoda’s, sat outside til 10pm, had nose bleed, left for home, had cocoa and pie, diary, read, bed, spent 30¢
August 19, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon, +67F
up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to R. Lennox, Erzingers, swept up - put stock away, orders til 12, lunch, read, started a game of crib with Bud, orders and put stock away til 5:30pm swept up, washed, out to streetcar, Rhoda did not show up, I have to go over, rain or not & see if anything’s wrong but I guess she told her mother, home, supper, read paper, diary, read, shaved, washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, talked, out to Hazel & Harolds, there til 11, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, spent 50¢
August 20, 1937 Friday Weather: -----
up 7:10am, breakfast, out to streetcar, Erzinger’s, swept office, orders til 12, lunch, played crib with Bud, put stock away til 6pm, to Mac’s café on Main St for supper, played game machine, back to Erzingers, worked til 10:45, out to streetcar and home, ate, read, bed. Spent 80¢
August 21, 1937 Saturday Weather, clear and cool, temp at noon +66F
up 7:15am, breakfast, washed, to Erzinger’s, orders til 2:30pm, swept up out to streetcar, home, ate, read paper, diary, read, laid down and slept, supper, cut some flowers, dressed, to Rhoda’s, waited around, her parents are just the same, the so & so’s, poor Rhoda. Out for a walk, back to our place, laid on chesterfield, slept, Lily home, had tea & cake, to Rhoda’s, home, bed, spent $1.26
August 22, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warmer, temp at noon +73F
up 11:30am, breakfast, read, played rings, won 2, talked, Albert here, told him I am getting married to Rhoda, he’s gone, watered garden, read, slept, Rhoda never came, supper, dozed, finished watering garden, washed, dressed, waited around, Albert here, Art home, told him about Me and Rhoda, out to Rhoda’s, she has been sick all day, there til 10:30pm home, milk & cake, bed, spent 10¢
August 23, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, warm, temp at noon +80F
up 6:55am woke Lily, breakfast, washed, & shaved, out to streetcar, Erzingers, swept & mopped, put stock away and orders til 12. Lunch, out to Eaton’s, Rhoda came, talked, to Renfrews, back to Erzingers, orders til 4:15, stock til 5:30pm ,swept up, washed, out to Jewellers, waited for Rhoda, she came, she has given then notice at Holt’s, steetcar home, supper, read paper, laid down, diary, read, shaved & washed, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, (there is 120 hrs & 45 minutes til I get married) she had been crying, walked around to minister’s, he’s out, to Hazel & Harolds, there til 10:30pm back to minister’s, he’s still out, to Rhoda’s sat on back step and talked, left there at 11:40pm, home, bed, spent 40¢
August 24, 1937 Tuesday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +79F
up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, to Erzinger’s swept up, orders til 12, lunch, out to Eaton’s, med Rhoda, to Jewellers and filled in forms for Wedding or Marriage Certificate, cost $5, out to Eatons, ro Renfrews, back to work, orders til 2, put stock away til 3:30, country orders til 6:15, swept up, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, Art and Lily gone out, diary, read, dressed, to Rhoda’s, talked, out to Minister’s, to Bowling Greens – made arrangements with Minister, back home, talked, laid on chesterfield, L&P, Lily came, talked, goodnight Rhoda, home 11:10pm, spent 15¢
August 25, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +80F
up at 6:50am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, to Erzinger’s, country orders til 9, city orders til 12, lunch, met Rhoda, to Bank to Jewellers, picked up marriage certificate, walked around, back to work, city orders til 2, put away stock and country orders, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, read marriage certificate, laid down til 7:15pm, diary, read, watered garden, read, Albert, Bessie, Elsie here, read, ate, Art home, Bed, spent $5.26. (There is 72 ½ hours til I’m married)
August 26, 1937 Thursday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +85F
up 7:10am, breakfast, washed, streetcar to Erzingers, swept office, orders til 11:30, out to Garrick Café, lunch, made a delivery, to work, orders til 5:30pm, swept up, out to streetcar, met Rhoda and Kay Inkster, got on same car, home, supper, read paper, shaved & washed, diary, read, watered garden, Harold & Rose took Lily and Norma for a ride in the car. Out to Rhoda’s, he mother says the news has made her sick. Rhoda says we should postpone our wedding (will see tomorrow when I go over there), home, got a beast of a cold, bed, spent 25¢
August 27, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy & hot, temp at noon +86F
up 7:10am, still got my cold, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, put away stock, and orders til 11:50, lunch, boy do I feel rotten, city orders til 3pm, country til 6:15pm, washed up, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, took 2 asprins, laid down til 7:30pm, diary, read, met her brother on the way, talked, got to Rhodas, they were waiting for me. Talked to her mother, boy oh boy she want to bawl everything up, well, Ill give them til Sept 11 to decide or I take things into my hands and it will be done, I certainly will not go away, there til 10:45pm, home, bed, spent 35¢
August 28, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cooler, temp at noon +68F
up 7:10am, breakfast, washed, still got my cold, to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 2, out to Jewellers and got ring, out to streetcar on Donald St and home, read paper, laid down til 5:20pm, read, supper, diary, watered garden, shaved & washed, out to Rhoda’s, nothing was said, but Mrs Lennox wants to announce it in the paper – she can’t do that and I told her so & other things, they went to bed, ate, came home, home 1:35am
August 29, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & warm, temp at noon +73F
up 10:45 am, breakfast, work around garden til 1;30pm, read diary, washed, changed, over to rhoda’s, sat around there and talked til 5:30pm, home, supper, washed & shaved, dressed, out to Rhoda’s and we went for a walk, out to Kildonan, to Brazier, south on brazier to Chalmers, to my place and looked at some presents left for us, Lily back, Rose & Harold dropped in, Lily gone to bed, on chesterfield, I & Rhoda, looked at marriage licence, Art came in. Rhoda took presents to show her mother, left there at 12, home, bed, spent 10¢
August 30, 1937 Monday Weather: fair & cool, temp at noon +71F
up 7:05pm, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, swept & mopped, put stock away, orders til 11:30am, lunch, orders til 3:30pm, took pipe stock with Herb, 7:30pm, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, (J. Foxx 32 h runs), diary, everybody gone out, read, Art’s birthday - 25 years old – congratulations Art, over to Rhodas, listened to fight, Joe Louis defeated Tommy Fair of England by decidion in 15 rounds, talked to Rhoda, few kisses, home, bed, spent 25¢
August 31, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon, +65F
up 7:10am breakfast, shaved & washed, out to streetcar, talked to R. Lennox, to Erzingers, swept up, put away stock, orders til noon, lunch, orders til 5:30pm, straightened stock out, Mac’s café for supper, stock taking, finished at 10:30pm, to streetcar, home, read paper diary bed 11:28pm, spent 70¢
Have been with Rhoda 668 days out of 1248
Have not seen her on 580 days
Have been going out with her 3 years and 5 months up to Aug 27
didn’t see Rhoda 6 days this month.
Spent on Rhoda 50¢
I have spent this month $29.35
I have spent 241.05 this year
My weight is 144 lbs
September 1, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +75F
Up 7:05 am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 11:45, Lunch, orders til 5:30pm, cleaned up, Buddy got a $3.00 raise, so I guess that lets me out, talked, out to donald street, streetcar home, supper, diary read, shaved, washed, out to Rhoda’s, read, fooled around, went out to store & back with her, a few K’s, left for home 11:20pm.
September 2, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, warm, rain, temp at noon +81F
up at 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 1:05pm, lunch, back at 1:50pm orders til 5:30, put away stock til 6:45pm streetcar home, raining all the way, home, supper, read paper. J Foxx 33 h-runs, read, washed, wrote a letter, posted it, walked to Rhoda’s, talked, did a little varnishing for them til 11pm , had tea and bread, a few k’s, home, bed.
September 3, 1937 Friday Weather: partly cloudy, cool temp at noon +55F
up 7am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 12:50pm, lunch, orders til 3:30pm, put away stock til 6pm, out to Mac’s café for supper, back to Erzinger’s and put away stock til 10:30pm, swept up, Harold B. Brought me home in his Austin. Talked to Art, Lily out, wrote in diary, read, 11:38pm, bed, spent 57¢
(there is 188 hours & 20 mins til I get married to Rhoda)
Note — Wpgs rugby team 8 calgary bronks 13 1st game
Today is Mum’s birthday, she would be 66 years, ever remembered by your son John.
September 4, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear and cold, temp at noon +55F
up 6:50 am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, packed country orders, and city orders til 2:30, out to Jewellers, to Donald Street, streetcar home, read paper, slept til 6pm, supper, diary, read,(7 days and 1 hour and 5 minutes til Rhoda and I are united in marriage, never went to Rhoda’s because I was downstairs reading when B. Hartz came by and said there was something the matter with his radio, I wasn’t going to go help him at his place but finally went. The Gang were all there. B. Hartz, B. Simpson, A. Barker, R. Delaney, H. Andrews, F & L Hunt, D. Turk, B. Jack, R. Sargent, T. Butterworth, & J Bain. There til 1am in Hartz’ poolroom, home at 2:15am, bed 2:35am, that was a surprise. Spent 25¢
September 5, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy, rain, cool, temp at noon +60F
up 12:25pm, dinner, read, cut flowers for Lily, talked to Nell Sharp next door, cut sweet peas & Marigolds, read, brought in some wood, locked garage, diary, read, (there is 6 days, 4 hours, & 5 mins til Rhoda and I are married) fooled around played 4 games with Art, lost, washed & changed, out to store, to Rhoda’s, there til 12:45am, home, bed, 1Am, spent 10¢
September 6, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, cooler, temp at noon +60F
Labour Day
up 9:45am, breakfast, started to sew buttons, cleaned out furnace, finished buttons, Lily made fun of me, so I am getting out of here soon, to hell with them, laid down, changed pants, diary, read, shaved, lunch, out to Rhoda’s (there is 5 days and 5 hours and 15 minutes till Rhoda & I are married) did some varnishing at Rhoda’s, took her some glads, painted part of their kitchen white, had tea & toast, I was mad & never kissed her goodnight, I’m sorry dear, home, bed.
September 7, 1937 Tuesday Weather, fair, warmer, temp at noon +61F
up 7:15 am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s. Swept office, cleaned front windows, Mr. Truscott of Erzingers in Saskatoon is in town. City orders til 3pm, country orders til 5:30pm, swept up, out to donald streetcar, home, supper, read paper, laid down, not feeling good, diary, read, out to corner, back, met B. Hartz, talked, was going to walk out to Minister’s but Norma came so had to stay and watch after her, B. Young here and gone, bed 10:30pm spent 46¢
September 8, 1937 Wednesday Weather, fair, warm, temp at noon +71F
up 7:10am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 12, lunch, out to Jewellers, left ring, got a gift from them, to Erzinger’s, orders til 6pm. Out, met B. Hartz and Betty Legree, to barber’s, haircut, home, supper, read paper, laid down, read, shaved & washed, it is 2 days and 22 hours and 55 minutes til Rhoda and I are united in marriage. Rhoda here, sat on verandah, talked, showed her gift from Jewellers, love, then more love, Art home, talked, Lily home, talked, cocoa & bread, to Rhoda’s, home 11;30pm bed, spent 21¢
September 9, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair, warm, temp at noon +70F
up 7:05am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar, Fire at Brownbridges meat market, Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 12:30, lunch, out to Eatons, Rhoda never showed up, met Hazel Morton, talked, left eatons at 1:20, Erzinger’s, orders til 5:30pm, swept up, washed, to Donald st. met Dale Grafstead & N. Murray, home, supper, read, laid down til 7:40pm, diary, read, out to Harold’s then Rhoda’s (there is 1 day 23 hours & 6 minutes til the Wedding)talked, then Jessie & Doug had to come – of all the goddamn gall, they sure have got it. Brought some things over in Doug’s car. Lily & Art mad, back to Rhoda’s, D & J gone, out to Rose & Harold’s, there til 11:30pm, home, bed, spent 25¢
September 10, 1937 Friday Weather: fair, temp at noon +64F
up 7:10am, breakfast washed, shaved, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept up, orders til 12:45, lunch, out to Jeweller’s, Lily & Rose there, got ring and paid another $1, to Afflecks’ bought new shoes, to Erzinger’s, orders til 6pm, got pay, out to streetcar, home, supper, that damn Rosie had to tell Lily what I said last night, read, diary, washed, it is 23 hours & 58 minutes til I’m married, to Rose’s, drove her and Mrs. Jones up town, back to Rose’s, left car, to Rhoda’s, got glass vases, to Rhoda’s , there til 10:30pm, to Rose’s, got car uptown, could not find building, parked car, wouldn’t start, Met Mr. Jones, got car started, to Rose’s, she had come home on streetcar, home, bed. Spent $6.30
September 11, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +56F
up 7:15am, tea, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger’s, swept, orders til 2pm, swept up, talked to Mrs. Powell about painting, out to streetcar, home, read paper, bath, there is 3 hours & 35 mins & I’ll be married, shaved, washed, dressed, Harold here, out to Rhoda’s, talked to Minister, & at 7:20pm Rhoda and I were married, signed Register, out to Photographer’s on Selkirk , pictures taken, went for a ride, down Main to Portage, to Subway and back, to Redwood, Hespeler, and to Rhoda’s, answered toast, there til 12:30pm, B. Evan’s took Rhoda’s aunt home, bed. I’m married now & now I’ll have to change for Rhoda’s and baby’s sake if not my own.