Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Sept 12, 1937 to Sept 30, 1937

September 12, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair & cool, temp at noon +61F

up 10:05 am, breakfast, Art & Lily up, talked til 11, read, been married 16 hours 15 min, fooled around, cut some flowers; Al Henderson back from mines was here to see me, talked, gone at 4:45pm, read, supper, radio, shaved & washed dressed, with Rhoda to her home - talked there til 10, met Mr. Andrews who brought us home in his car, ate, talked, bed. spent 10¢

September 13, 1937 Monday Weather: fair & cool, temp at noon + 68F

up 7:10am after waking Rhoda, down to breakfast, washed, left for streetcar to Erzingers. Swept up, orders til 12:55, lunch back at 1:50pm orders til 4pm. Put away stock til 5, orders til 5:30, swept up, in Austen truck to Chalmers & Kelvin, home, read paper, supper, laid down til 7:35, wrote diary, not feeling so good - think I got appendicitus - will have to see a doctor Thurs night. fooled around, had tea & bread - bed - could not sleep it was bothering me.

September 14, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair, rain, temp at noon +63F

up at 7:05 am feel good, breakfast, washed, K Rhoda, streetcar to Erzinger's, orders til 11:45, lunch, soup, orders til 5:30pm swept up, met A Hartz, talked on streetcar home, supper, read paper, fixed lamp for Rhoda, diary, read, Rhoda gone to party, Bob here, read, slept, radio, ate, Rhoda came in at 12, bed, spend 25¢

September 15, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & cool, temp at noon +50F

up 7:10am, breakfast, washed (K Rhoda) streetcar to Erzinger's, orders til 12:20pm, lunch, order til 5, put stock away, swept up, out to Donald Street streetcar, home, supper, read paper, diary, been married to Rhoda 3 days 23 hrs, 40 mins, Rhoda gone over home, back at 9:10pm talked, read, bed, spent 25¢

September 16, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair & cool

up 7:25pm breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, swept up, orders til 12:30pm, lunch, orders til 6:15pm, out to Garrick Cafe, supper, back, put all the stock away, piled cartons, swept up, left at 11:10pm, Rhoda in bed said she's not feeling well, bed, slept.

September 17, 1937 Friday Weather cloudy, rain, temp at noon +54F

up at 7:15 breakfast, washed, K Rhoda, out to streetcar, to Erzinger's, swept up, orders til 12:30, lunch, orders til 5:10pm, swept up, Pay $11.00, home, read paper, supper, diary, laid down til 7:30pm, shaved & washed, rhoda and I have been married 6 days, friends of Rhoda's here from Holt Renfrews, talked, listened, ate, cut some flowers for them, they left at 11:30, talked to Lily, Wpgs 13 Concordia College 0 rugby

September 18, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, temp at noon +50F
up at 7:10am breakfast, washed, K Rhoda, out to streetcar to Erzinger's swept, orders til 2:30pm, out to streetcar, home, read paper, slept, Rhoda is mad at me, I think, supper, diary, read, (it is 6 days 23 hours 30 mins Rhoda and I have been married, stayed in all night, bed 10:15pm, spent 25¢

September 19, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +53F
up 10:30am, breakfast, brought Rhoda up some tea, read, worked in garden til 1pm, potted some plants for Lily, shaved & washed, dressed, out with Rhoda's to her parents, sat around, talked til 5pm, home, read, supper, Harold & Rose here, listened to radio, Kay Inkster came 8:30pm, Lily, Harold & kids gone, ate, Lily back, Kay left at 11pm, bed 11:30pm, spent 20¢

September 20, 1937 Monday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +67F

breakfast at 7:15am, washed, K Rhoda, streetcar, swept & mopped, orders, swept up basement, orders til 1, put stock away after lunch til 5:30pm, straighted up, out to streetcar, home, supper read, looked at picture of Rhoda & I taken on wedding night -- good of Rhoda, poor of me, wrote in diary til 7pm, worked in garden til 9pm, to store & back, listened to rugby came til 11:30pm score - Wpgs 6 - Regina 4, talked, bed, spent 40¢

September 21, 1937 Tuesday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +72F

up at 7:15am, breakfast, washed up, left 5¢ on table, out to Kelvin street Streetcar to Erzingers, swept up orders & stock til 1pm, lunch, orders til 5:30, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, wrote in diary tile 6:50pm, slept til 7:30pm, shaved & washed, out to Rhodas parents, today is Rhoda's mothers birthday, talked, helped Mr Lennox with a little fixing up, radio, talked home at 11pm, bed. spent 40¢

September 22, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair, cool, rain, temp at noon +54F

up 7:10am, breakfast washed, down to streetcar, saw H. Morton, to Erzingers swept up offic, orders & stock all morning til 1pm, lunch orders & stock til 5:10pm, out to streetcar, home, supper, read paper, laid down til 7pm up, diary, read, worked in garden, listened to raido, bed. spent 25¢

September 23, 1937 Thursday Weather fair, cool, rain, temp at noon +56F

up 7:10am, breakfast, out to Erzinger's, worked til 6pm, home, supper, laid down, Rhoda gone out, Lily having a shower for Rhoda at K. Inksters place, sick, vomitted, Harold here, out to Harolds, then to Andrews, played crib til 11:30pm, Harold & I against Doug & Art, lost out to Doug, home 12:20pm tea & ate, bed, spent 25¢

September 24, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy cool, temp at noon +44F

up at 7:20am, breakfast, K Rhoda, Erzinger's, worked til 11: 15pm, Harold Baird brought me home in truck, tea & cake, bed. spent 25¢

September 25, 1937 Saturday Weather: fair, cool, temp at noon +42F

up 7:05am, breakfast, shaved & washed, K Rhoda, out to streetcar, worked on orders til 2pm, they all know now at Erzinger's and came & congratulated me, swept up, out to streetcar, home, read paper listened to rugby, Winnipegs 12 - Regina 0, tea & cake, wrote in diary, read, listed to radio, Harold & Rose came over, bed 10:20pm

September 26, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +47F

up at 9:30am, breakfast, in garden, cut some flowers, ate, read, slept & listened to radio til 4:30pm, wrote in diary, shaved & washed, supper, Herb Andrews house had a fire, very bad at about 6:30 this morning, sat around and listened to radio til 10, coffee & cake, played two games of rings, lost, bed, spent 20¢, my weight is 145½

September 27, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +58F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, talked to H Morton on streetcar, Erzingers 7:50am, swept up til 12:30, lunch then orders til 5, stock, swept up til 6, out to streetcar and home, supper, read paper, J Fixx, 34 HR, read, washed, changed, out to Rhoda's parents place, talked, read, left 10:15pm, home, ate, bed, spent 45¢

September 28, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cold, temp at noon +43F

up 7am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, at Erzingers by 740am, put stock away til 8:15, orders til 12:40pm, lunch, country orders til 4:30pm, stock til 6, phoned home, to cafe, saw Albert, supper, back finished at 9:30, Albert gave me a camera, to streetcar, home, talked, gave Art cigarettes and Norma using camera, shaved, washed, Rhoda told me about some more gifts, well we can use anything we can get, wrote in diary, bed. spent 51¢

September 29, 1937 Wednesday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +43F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar to Erzinger's swept & mopped, & order til lunch, orders til 5:15, stock til 6:15, out to streetcar, home, supper, laid down, not going to Harold & Hazels tonight, wrote in diary, read, stayed in all night reading & listening to raido til 10:30pm, Bob was here for awhile, bed. spent 25¢

September 30, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +45F

up 7:05am, breakfast, washed & shaved, out to streetcar, swept up, orders til 12:20, lunch, orders til 6pm, out to cafe, supper, back for stock taking til 10pm, ride in truck home, read paper, tea, wrote in diary, read, bed, spent 60¢
Have been with Rhoda 678 days out of 1258
I have spent this month $13.80 Total for 9 months $147.59
My weight is 145½