December 8, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, colder, temp at noon +34F
up 7am, dressed breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzingers, orders & stock til 11:20am, lunch, orders & stock til 6pm, out to cafe for supper, to Erzinger's, stock & christmas orders til 11pm, Charlie brought me home in truck & I thank him very much, home at 11:20pm, Lily & Norma here, talked, they left at 12:15am, fixed fire, bed (16d.t.x.)
December 9, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy cold snow, temp at noon +31F
up 7am, dressed breakfast, talked, left to corner to Erzingers, orders til 1:20pm, swept up, listened to Rugby on radio at Erzinger's til 3pm, Mr McCelland wasn't in today having hurt himself last night. walked with B. Woods to Donald St. streetcar, to Safeway & shopping, to Chalmers, had supper there - nice stew - tinned peaches, talked, read, Art gone out, left to home 9:30pm, got in small wood, lit fire, talked, wrote in diary, Rhoda gone to bed, read, bed, 11:10pm
December 10, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, cold, windy, temp at noon+28F
up 9:30am,lit both fires, dressed Betty Ann, made Breakfast, outside & swept now off back & front walks, got water for washing,brought in wood & coal, chopped kindling wood & brought some in, laid on bed, read, lunch, laid down, read & slept til 4pm, supper, listened to radio til 7:30pm, cleaned stove out, emptied ashes, Rose & Harold & kids here, Betty Ann had a bath, Rose & Harold & kids left at 9:30pm, Betty An to bed, read, shaved, washed, wrote in diary, talked, cocoa, bed 10:45pm
December 11, 1939 Monday Weather: partly cloudy, strong winds, temp at noon +36F
up at 6:50am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cigareete, washed, KR, to corner to Erzingers, stock & orders til noon, out and paid rent, to store, to Erzingers, lunch & read til 1pm, orders & stock til 5:45pm to streetcar to hom, supper read, Hazel & Harold Morton here, they got safely back from England, talked about England and how things were there til 9pm, out to store & back, talked, had tea & buns, they left at 10:10pm, diary, read, got small wood in locked up, fixed fire, bed 11pm
December 12, 1939 Tuesday Weather: partly cloudy, milder, temp at noon +36F
up 6:50am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cigarette,washed, KR, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:20am, read, lunch, stock & orders til 6:20pm, left, had to go back for carfare pass, to streetcar, to hom, supper, read paper laid down, slept til 8pm, started wash, Mrs Lennox & Norman here & then Mr. Lennox, did washing, talked, they left about 10:30pm brought in wood & coal, emptied water, 3 trips, talked, bed 12:10am
(12 d.t.x)
December 13, 1939 Wednesday Weather: fair & cold, temp at noon +10F
up 6:50am, dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, KR, left to streetcar to Erzinger's, stock & orders til 11:40am, to cafe for lunch, to Eatons & Woolworths, and back to work at 12:25pm, orders til 5:30pm, swept up, out to streetcar and home at 6:10pm, supper, read, laid down til 8:10pm, got wood & coal in, brought in water, sorted & got some Xmas cards ready for mailing & looked through Xmas decorations, wrote in diary, read, bed, 11:30pm
December 14, 1939 Thursday Weather: partly cloudy, cool, temp at noon +21F
up 7:05am, dressed, breakfast, talked, rolled cigarettes, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, stock & orders til noon, lunch, read, stock & orders til 5:15pm, swept up, ran for streetcar, home 6:15pm, supper, read paper, read, S. Blake Mag, laid down, dozed, listened to radio, the three of us out to Rose's, talked to Lennox's, got funds, left 10:10pm, got water in, read, shaved & washed, read til 12, bed.
December 15, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, rain, temp at noon +27F
up at 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's stock & orders til 11:20am, to cafe for lunch, read til 12:20pm, orders & stock til 6pm, to streetcar, to home, read paper, supper, laid down, read til 11:20pm, fixed fire, locked door, bed 11:40pm
December 16, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +37F
up at 7:05am, dressed, breakfast, teeth aching, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, orders til 2:15pm, swept up, out to streetcar, to Elmwood Safeway, met & talked with Rose & Harold, did shopping, to Lilys, talked to Bob Young, back from Saskatoon, to baker's, home, supper, read paper, slept, got water in played cards, Lily & Norma here, read, out to store for milk & back, had coffee & toast, Lily & Norma left at 11:35pm, diary, read, bed 12:15pm
December 17, 1939 Sunday Weather: clear & mild, foggy, temp at noon +40F
up 10:30am, dressed, lit fire, breakfast, dressed Betty Ann, Rhoda up, ate, talked, out & chopped small wood, & cooking wood, brought in wood - 6 trips, got water, 2 trips, talked, laid down, read & slept til 3:15pm, fixed Xmas decorations up, finished at 4:30pm, Rhoda suffering with toothache, peeled spuds & put them on, rhoda up, supper, radio, out & got water & emptied water, laid down til 8:45pam, read til 10pm, had cocoa, wrote in diary, shaved & washed, bed, 11:20pm
December 18, 1939 Monday weather: cloudy, dull, rain, temp at noon +31F
up at 7am, dressed, talked, breakfast, rolled cigarettes, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's stock til 11:55am, lunch, paid rent & bought a few things at Woolworth's & Eaton's, to Erzinger's, orders til 6, out to streetcar to Morse Place, met H. Andrew's, streetcar to Chalmers, talked to Lennox's, got cake tin, to bakery for bread, home, talked, supper read paper, doze, fixed tree up, looks swell, wrote out the rest of the Xmas cards, finised at 10:15pm, diary read, bed, 10:45pm (6 d.t.x)
December 19, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +22F
up 7am, breakfast, talked, cigarettes, got water, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, stock & orders til 12:10pm, lunch, to post offic, bought stamps, back, talked, orders til 6pm, Albert was in, talked, He's gone, left to streetcar, to Chalmers, talked to Lily, got things, Rose was there and asked us to come over on December 24th, they brought me hom, supper, paper, laid down & dozed & listened to radio til 10:15pm, emptied water, got water, wrote in diary, bed 11:30pm
December 20, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy cold, temp at noon +20F
up 7am dressed, breakfast, shaved, brought in water, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's hat to wait til 8:20 to get in, swept up, put stock away, orders til 12, out on deliveries, lunch, orders til 3:30pm, out on 2 more deliveries, to B.A oil on Notre Dame & Tuxedo Barracks, back at 4:10pm, order til 6:05pm, Harold Andrews gave me a ride home, read paper, supper, laid down til 9pm, read, emptied water from washer got in water, read, wrote in diary, read, talked, bed 11:20pm
December 21, 1939 Thursday Weather fair, colder, temp at noon +12F
up 7:10am, dressed, talked, late, KR, left to corner to streetcar to post office, posted letters, to Erzinger's, orders til 12:15pm, lunch, order til 5:30pm, swept out, out in buick with Charlie, home, talked, read paper, supper, to barbers, they're filled up, to store, got in wood, 6 trips, laid down slept til 10:30pm, out & got water, emptied water, read, shaved & washed, talked, bed, (3 d.t.x.)
December 22, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, cold, temp at noon +21F
up 7am breakfast, washed, ready KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, orders til 12, lunch, orders til 6:20pm, out to cafe for supper, back to work, boss said new week is cleaning -- curse it, stock & orders til 11:30pm, Charlie brought me home in truck, talked, cocoa, bed (2 d.t.x)
December 23, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cold, temp at noon +24F
up 7:05am, dressed, ready KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's orders til 3:30pm, swept up, will a few of them Merry Xmas - left to Garrick Cafe, to streetcar, to Elmwood, did shopping, to barbers & got haircut, to Chalmers, talked to Lily, left, to bakers for bread, hom, N. Lennox here for supper, read paper, laid down, dozed, radio til 9:30pm, got water, brought in wood, to store & back, read, R. Lennox her to take Normon home, they're gone, diary, read, bed 11:30pm
December 24, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +25F Xmas Eve
up 10am, got fires going, got breakfast, fooled around, got wood in, 6 trips, got water, lunch, laid down til 3:30pm, talked til 5pm, supper, started to get ready, Harold A. & Albert here, talked, shaved & washed & dressed, in car to Andrews, had 3 glasses of beer, played cards all night - crib & hearts with Art, Harold, Doug & Albert til 2am, Harold A. bought us home, talked, bed, 3am
December 25, 1939 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +30F Xmas Day
up 9:20am, dressed, B.A unwrapped her presents, I enjoyed that plenty, had a good time last night, helped Rhoda get breakfast ready, ate, talked, laid down, listened to His Majesty on the radio, talked, dozed til 1pm, got wood and coal in, Norma Young here to ask us to supper on Tuesday next week. This was a GREEN CHRISTMAS, no sign of snow or sign of it, laid down on bed, chores, read, slept til 3pm, brought carriage in, diary, talked, got ready, left to Lennox's, had a turkey supper & trimmings & got 2 presents, played crib, lost, had tea & cake, left at 12:30am, got fire going, bed, 2am.
Presents for Betty Ann, toy broom, dustpan, mop & bucket, 3 dresses, tin tea set, apron, two undershirts, dress hangers, 2 dolls, stuffed dog.
Presents for Rhoda, 2 pants, smock, handkerchief
Presents for Johnnie, 2 socks, tie, ashtray
December 26, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, mild, snow, temp at noon +20F Boxing Day
up 7:05am, dressed, breakfast, cigarette, washed, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, talked for awhile, a few orders, put stock away, left in truck, drove Ted home, lunch, Norma Young here, laid down slept til 3pm, up got wood & coal, got ready, left to Chalmers, talked, read, turkey supper, talked played cards & bingo, til 10:30pm, tea & cake, left 11:30pm, got fire going, read, bed, 12:45am Had a bath (5 d.t.n.y)
December 27, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +13F
up 7:05am, sleepy & tired, breakfast, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, talked, orders, drove truck while Harold Baird's away, got orders for Max Kline, home 11:50am, lunch back to Erzinger's, orders & deliveries, back to warehouse at 5:45pm, drove truck about 54 miles today, supper, read paper, laid down slept til 8pm, Lily & Norma here, back with Betty Ann, who they had for the afternoon, talked, got wood, 5 trips, got water, swept sidewalk, talked, radio, Lily & Norma gone at 11:15pm diary, Rhoda not feeling so good, talked, bed 12am
December 28, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, snow, temp at noon +16F
up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, took some orders out, home at 12:30pm, lunch, Norma here, out in truck to Erzinger's, orders & deliveries til 5:30pm, left to streetcar to hom, supper, read paper, laid down slept radio, plaed 3 games with Norma, emptied water, left with Norma to take her home, back, to Lennox's to get cooker, talked, left, home at 10:30pm, talked, wrote in diary, bed, 11:30pm
December 29, 1939 Friday Weather: partly cloudy, cold, temp at noon +14F
up 7:10am, dressed, got water, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's, did dusting and cleaning til 11:20am, to cafe for lunch, to eatons & got milk, to Erzingers, dusting & cleaning til 5:30pm, to cafe for supper, finished cleaning, swept basement, left to streetcar to home, Mr & Mrs Lennox here, talked, 1 ginger ale froze & broke, turkey was a poor one some Mrs Lennox took it with her to change it. talked, bed, (2 d.t.n.y)
December 30, 1939 Saturday Weather: cold, snow, temp at noon -10F
up at 7am, dressed, breakfast, KR, left to corner to streetcar to Erzinger's orders til 2:30pm, stocktaking til 5:30pm, asked boss about coming to work anymore, he says no, except on Saturdays - the dirty son of a bitch - someday he'll get his I hope, met Mr & Mrs L on streetcar, talked, home, Rhoda says Lily out, so I'll have to take turkey back myself, supper, laid down slept til 8, up to Chalmers to get turkey, to Plickes Butcher ship, no turkey's got money back, chased around other places to find a good bird, to Lennox's, talked, to Elmwood, Mrs L. finally got a bird at Lakeys, home, tea & bread, bed.
December 31, 1939 Sunday Weather: cold, snow, temp at noon -1F
up 9:30am, fixed fires, got breakfast, Rhoda up, brought in wood, talked, chopped kindling, got water, lunch, mopped floor, Norman Lennox here with turkey, he's gone, talked, shaved, emptied water, got coal, dressed, Mrs. Lennox here, Lily & Norma here, Mr. Lennox & Norman talked, kept fires up, supper, (turkey, I carved it) cranberries, spuds, peas, assorted pickles, tea and ice cream, talked, listened to radio, emptied water, heard New Year's come in across Canada on radio, went outside & made a few noises, had tea & cake, every one gone, bed 3am.
So ends 1939, a poor year for us all around work and home.
Total spent for 1939 $570.50
Important days of the Year
Jan 24 Rhoda's birthday 24
Jan 25 Joe Louis defeated John H. Lewis 1st round
Jan 31 Janet Morris birthday
Feb 1 Surprise party for Rhoda
Feb 10 Pope Pius XI died
Feb 21 Norma Young's birthday - 11
Feb 27 started work at Erzinger's
Feb 28 Betty Ann's birthday - 1
Mar 9 Ernie Hare dies (56)
Mar 9 Hall of Ontario wins Dominion Curling Championship
April 3, Mr Lennox birthday (60)
April 16 Boston wins Stanley Cup
April 16 first met Rhoda anniversary
April 17 Oshawa wins Memorial cup
April 24 Port Arthur wins Allen Cup
April 30 finished at Erzinger's
May 17 Dad died today in 1937
May 24 King & Queen arrived in Winnipeg
June 1 five years since Mum passed on
July 11 major league baseball all star game AL 3 - NL1
Sept 3 War Declared in Europe
Sept 11 Canada declares war against Germany
Sept 11 our wedding anniversary 2
Sept 20 Joe Louis defeats Bob Pasteur 11th round
Oct 8 New York Yankees win World Series 4 in a row
Nov 19 Wpg win Western Rugby title
Dec 9 Wpg wins Dominion Rugby title - Grey Cup
My weight is 156 lbs
Earned for the year $630.00