March 1, 1937 Monday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +19F

up 8:30am, breakfast washed dishes, started to clean up basement, down there til 12, read, dinner, listened to radio, played 3 games crib, won 1, read all afternoon, supper, out to rink, keeping time for game with Transcona 2 Aces 6, talked to Hazel & Harold til 10pm, home, bed 11:45pm

March 2, 1937 Tuesday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +14F

up 8:45 am Breakfast, washed dishes, continued work on basement, cleaned it all up, swept up, read, dinner, radio, dozed, over to Mrs Perlman’s, phone for boss at Erzingers, diary, shaved & washed, read all afternoon, supper, dressed, out to Rhoda’s helped her with dishes

March 3, 1937 Wednesday Weather: Clear & Mild, temp at noon +25F

up 8:05 am, breakfast, washed, out to Regans on Martin Ave. Straightened it out about tickets - back home, read, played 3 games of rings, won, dinner, listened to radio, played 3 more games, won, dishes, wrote in diary, read, made bed, washed socks, read all afternoon, supper, listened to radio, dishes, rings, 9:30pm Bob Young here, out to rink til 10:20pm, out to Kildonan, met Rhoda at Melbourne Ave. She tells me she has taken another job & I wanted her to stop all together, I guess it is damn near hopeless trying to stop her, the way her mother thinks, well, something’s got to be done & I’ll tell her so Friday. Home, milk and pie, bed.

March 6, 1937 Saturday Weather: partly cloudy, mild temp at noon +30F

up 6:55am, lit fire, breakfast, washed, met G. Hunt on streetcar, Erzingers, worked, put orders up for country and city til 1:30pm, swept up, closed up, stopped at store, couldn’t find what I wanted, got tobacco 15¢, streetcar home, talked, sold both books of tickets, slept, wrote in diary, to Petersons, got my watch, cost $1.00, paid 50¢, out to Rhoda’s, Hell of a row over a overcoat. Went to Rudolph’s tailor, there til 8pm, to Rhoda’s, every damn time, her mother put a kink in things, I’m getting plenty fed up, believe me, to Hazel & Harolds, ate there, left 12:20 am, walked Rhoda home. Left ther 1:40 am home, bed. Spent 90¢ today.

March 8, 1937 Monday Weather: clear & cold, temp at noon +14F

up 8:50 am, breakfast, feel pretty low, got a bad cold, I guess, every part of me aching, laid on chesterfield, help empty washer, set table dinner, dishes, read & slept all afternoon, supper, read paper & listened to radio til 7:30pm, wrote in diary, shaved & washed, Rhoda here, I was mean to her, talked, listened to radio, everybody gone to bed, laid on chesterfield- Rhoda and I til 12:05, out to Rhodas to walk her home, home again, took 3 aspirins, bed.

March 9, 1937 Tuesday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +2F

up 9:15am, breakfast, feeling low, aching in every bone, chopped ice from around garage door, inside, sat around, dinner listened to radio, 1:30pm took 3 aspirins, laid down and slept til 5:30pm, read paper, set table, supper, did dishes, wrote in diary, will not go to play hockey tonight, I think I’ll go over to see Rhoda {Howie Morenz star centre of Montreal Canadiens pro hockey team died Monday night in Montreal, heart is is said} out to Rhoda’s, Rhoda out at new place, she didnot tell me Monday, talked to Mrs. Lennox & Mr. Lennox til 8:45pm. Left to that place on Munroe Ave with Rhoda til 9:45pm home, played 3 games of Rings with Art, won 1, bed.

March 11, 1937 Thursday Weather: cloudy & cold, snow, temp at noon +8F

up 8:55 am, breakfast, washed, dishes, swept floor, out to garage, chopped & piled wood til 10:45am, read, set table for dinner, listened to radio, dozed, did dishes, swept floor, played rings, lost, wrote in diary, out to rink at 2:45pm shovelled snow off rink, home 4:30pm read paper, supper dishes, swept floor, ready for game tonight, out to rink at 8pm played 1st game, playoffs, lost 15-3 - 1pt me, total 27 pt. home with B. Hartz, gave him his records, talked, he left, bed 12pm

March 13, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear & mild temp at noon +18F

up 6:55 am, lit fire, breakfast, brought up Dad aspirins & water, woke Lily & Art, down and out to streetcar, saw F.Hunt, Erzinger’s, worked orders, country & city til 1pm, swept up, got papers, talked to Albert, to Donald St, streetcar, home, laid down & slept til 5;30pm read paper, supper, radio, dishes, swept floor, shaved & washed, wrote in diary, watch broke again, read, out to Rhoda’s, talked, out to Roxy Theatre, saw "The Great Zigfield" out at 11:30, to Rhoda’s, had tea & cake, feel tired, left at 12:30 home, bed.

March 14, 1937 Sunday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +23F

up 10:30am, dinner read til 2pm, dishes, out to rink, watched game, then played, lost 6-3 2pts me, total 29pts–home–talked, supper, listened to radio til 6:30pm dishes, brought in wood, shaved & washed, dressed, Rose & Harold here, played cards til 10pm, fixed furnace, walked over to Rhoda’s, talked, read her diary up to date, pretty nice, no wonder she hesitated in letting me read it. Home 12:30pm, talked to Art, bed.

March 16, 1937 Tuesday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +29F

up 7:55am, feeling low, lit fire, breakfast, bought cocoa and toast for Dad, read, washed & wiped dishes, radio, dinner, radio, played rings with Art, won all 3 games, outside & got the drains running, inside at 4pm on chesterfield, dozed, read til 5pm, supper, shaved & washed & dressed, went to Henry’s got two loaves of bread, home, out to drugstore, got pictures showed them to Lily, out over to Rhoda’s, read & talked til 11, tea and toast, left there at 12:20, home, bed.

March 17, 1937 Wednesday Weather: partly cloudy, mild temp at noon +31F
St. Patricks Day

up 9:30 am, feeling better, breakfast, dishes, brought in wood, chopped some, read til 12, dinner, listened to radio, read, played rings, won 1 game, laid down & dozed in afternoon, played some records, Rose here, read paper, supper, listened to radio, stayed in all night, I simply cannot get rid of this cold.

March 20, 1937 Saturday Weather: cloudy & cooler, snow, north wind +20F

up 7am, feel pretty low, breakfast, washed, out to streetcar, worked til 1pm, took Donald St. Streetcar home, took 2 aspirins, laid down dozed, read paper, had cup of tea, laid on chesterfield, feeling better, wrote in diary, time 5;58pm, read, did dishes, shaved, dressed, out to Rhoda’s, out to Roxy Show, saw Laurell & Hardy in Our Relatives, pretty good show, to Rhoda’s had tea & toast, left 1;45 am, took some soda & tartar - had a both, bed, 2:30am – spent today $1.41, on Rhoda 30¢ – (Monarchs put Portage La Prairie out of Abbott cup playdowns tonight, score 3-2, now to play St Boniface)

March 21, 1937 Sunday Weather: clear & cool temp at noon +18F
First day of spring – 12th week in 1937

up 11:50 am, still got the cold, dinner, dishes, washed floor, brought in wood, played rings, won 2, laid on chesterfield, Lily & Norma are going out to Jessie Youngs for the day, read & slept til 5:45 supper, listened to radio, Shirley, Rose & Harold here, washed and dressed and played cards, Rhoda came over at 8:15pm, played cards til 10:15, Lily and Norma home, ate, walked Rhoda home, talked & kissed goodnight, home, bed 12:10am

March 22, 1937 Monday Weather: fair and cool, temp at noon +24F

up 8:50 am, cold better, dressed breakfast, did dishes, painted flower pots, cut Dad’s hair, took out ashes, emptied washer, set table, dinner, listed to radio while doing dishes, played 3 games of rings with Dad, won 1, wrote in diary, read, changed socks, washed, Mrs Law here, laid on chesterfield, read and slept til 4;30pm, read paper, seems they found remains of Julia Johnson who disappeared 9 years ago - 1928) set table, supper, did dishes, stayed in all evening, bed 10:45pm

March 24, 1937 Wednesday Weather: fair & cool, temp at noon+17F

up 11:50am, dinner, radio, dishes, played 3 games rings, won 1, chopped wood & kindling, insurance man here but Lily was out. Read, looked for a book, Rhoda’s brother Randy was over at Lennox’s last night and offered Rhoda a job, if she takes it, I won’t be seeing her so much, she’s to make her mind up & phone him today – I won’t know until tonight or tomorrow night. {results of NHL games Tuesday night – Detroit 4 Canadians 0, Maroons 4 Boston 1, Rangers 3 Toronto 0} laid on chesterfield and read, peeled spuds, Lily home, supper, dishes, read paper, played game, locked up, bed 11:45pm

March 26, 1937 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +16F
Good Friday

up 9:45am, ate, took Dad some tea, read, did dishes, played rings til 12, skunked Art twice, read til 2:45pm, dozed all afternoon, supper, read paper, Rhoda here at 8pm, Bob here, Dad went to bed at 10pm. Bob went home, Rhoda & I talked til 11:30, make cocoa, left to walk her home at 11:50pm, good night, home, talked to Lily, bed. (St Boniface Seals were Eliminated by Monarchs, score 3 - 2 Monarchs now play Pt. Arthur beginning Saturday)

March 27, 1937 Saturday Weather: clear & cool temp at noon +29F

up 6:45 am, lit fire tea & breakfast, took Dad up a cup of tea, washed dressed, ready and out to streetcar, talked to Mr. Simpson on streetcar, Erzingers swept up, orders, til 2pm, talked to Albert, gave me cigarettes, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, read paper, shaved & washed, supper, read, played games won them all, put thermogene on Dad’s back, out and met Rhoda at Washington Ave, to Roxy, saw "Charge of Light Brigade" and Bunker Bean, good show, out at 11:20 , to Rhoda’s place, talked to Mr & Mrs. Lennox, had tea & cake, left at 12;20, spent 70¢.
Wpg Monachs 8 Port Arthur 2 first game
EK Bisons won midget title
NHL – Detroit 1 - Canadian 3 - 3rd game

March 28, 1937 Sunday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +32F
Easter Sunday

up 11;15, dinner, dishes, swept floor, played 7 games of rings, won 4, read, talked, out for a walk by my self to Brazier St. To Kelvin and out to Trent St. Went to Robbes Café and had a coke, talked to Nelson Murray, out and met Janet Morris, went for a walk with her to Talbot along Nairn and back to Brazier, Stood talking at Brazier & Chalmers til 5pm, home, supper, Harold & Rose, Shirley, Doug & Jessie here for supper, Rhoda never came this Sunday. Played cards til 10:30pm, Art played 2 games, won, bed. Spent 5¢.
Ft William 5 Battlefield 2 2nd game, seniors
Maroons 4 Boston 1 - Boston eliminated

March 30, 1937 Tuesday Weather: partly cloudy, mild, temp at noon +34F

up 8:15am, breakfast, read til 9:30, dishes, fixed furnace for Dad, Lily & Norma gone for the day, brought in wood, read, Art pressed my pant, dinner, played rings til 2pm, shaved & washed, changed socks, read & slept til 5:15pm, read paper, supper, out to Peterson’s and got Art’s watch, home, rolled cigarettes, out to Rhoda’s – Kay Inkster there & boy did she snub me & how. Kay Inkster should stay away from Rhoda & I wish she would cause every time she’s been around Rhoda changes towards me. There til 11, home bed at 11;15.
Canadiens 3 - Detroit 1 two games each for league championship

March 31, 1937 Wednesday Weather: clear & mild, temp at noon +26F

up 8:45 am breakfast, Art gone uptown, brought in wood, read, to Safeway store & back, Dad gone uptown, laid on chesterfield & read, got dinner ready, ate, Art home, dishes, played 2 games ring, won, wrote in diary,read paper , supper, listened to radio, looking at seed catalogue, Rhoda here – her brother Randolph there & he’s going to tell his mother tonight so she came out, we went to Regan’s, home, played cards til 10:30pm, out to Rhoda’s, talked til 12, I guess Randolph did not tell his mother, or was Rhoda slinging me a line? Home 12:15.
Have spent this month $5.35, total for 3 months $19.42
My weight is 154½ lbs.

October 15, 1934 Monday

up 8:30 am breakfast, washed and dried dishes, sat around then helped Lil, Dad up, did some writing, out to rink, helped dig post holes for the lights til 4:30pm, home, read a letter from Rhoda, read paper, supper, washed dishes, wrote a letter to Rhoda, out to drugstore, got stamp and posted letter, To Rose’s , Bill H. With me, got some beets, home with them, then out collecting donations for rink til 9pm, to Kelvin, and gave money to Bruce Simpson, to Brazier st, talked with Janet M, Margaret B. Til 10:30, Bill gone so home, in, read, bed...

October 16, 1934 Tuesday

up 9am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, fixed back storm door, finished at 12, lunch, Art up, cleared table, Lil washed floor, worked on door til 1;40pm , did writing, out to rink, put up poles til 5pm, home, in read paper, supper, changed out to Robbs Conf to Johnson Ave, to shack rink talked home by 9:30pm read, bed.

October 17, 1934 Wednesday

up 9am, dressed, breakfast, worked on storm door til 11, out to store, back & fixed pipes & windows in basement, lunch, shaved & washed, did writing, out to rink, put 4 more poles in, played football, home, read paper, supper, out to rink shack, had a vegetable fight, throwing cabbages at each other, home, 11pm, Hawthorne friend of Dad’s here; Dad very very drunk, took Norma upstairs, then went to bed.

October 18, 1934 Thursday

up 10:10 am dressed, breakfast, out, got wood, cut things out of the paper for Lil, read Liberty magazine, lunch, Norma gone to school, Dad up, cleared table, out to rink, nothing from Rhoda yet, I wonder when she read my letter & is sore about it, home, slept on couch til 4:30pm , chopped up some bones, read paper, set table, supper, cleared table washed & dried dishes, washed, changed, out to rink, then walked around til 9:30pm to store, talked with Alf Sharp, home, Art in, told me he saw Janet, talked, bed.

October 19, 1934 Friday Weather: cloudy & mild temp at noon +24 F

up 9:30am dressed breakfast, Lil sick, Art and I made a fence to keep coalman & others off grass, then carried in some wood, Dad up, I laid on couch, lunch, washed dishes, did writing, out and fooled around all afternoon, home, 4:30pm, read paper, supper washed dishes, out to Johnson Ave then walked out to EK & back with B. Hartz, to Roxy & talked to Ferris, to Robbs Conf, bought Sunday Mirror paper, then home at 10:30pm, Bob here, read, bed.

October 20, 1934 Saturday Weather: cloudy & mild, temp at noon +24 F

up 9:05 am, dressed ,breakfast, cleared table dried dishes, brought wood in, washed kitchen floor, read letter from Rhoda, so wrote letter to her, read News of the World paper from England, Bob here, set table, lunch, cleared table, Bob gone, shaved & washed, did writing, out to Rhoda’s on Winterton Ave, left gladiolas & letter for Rhoda, to schoolyard at Lord Selkirk, played football til 4:30pm, home, read paper, supper, changed, out in Al Henderson’s Ford car, got Bruce Simpson, to Green Briar Inn in the North End, had 8 beers, too much, then B. Hartz and I walked to Stag on Hazeldell Ave for Harold Morton, Hazel was there, coat got muddied, vomitted, laid down awhile, then climbed out the window, they are looking for me so I came in the back door, played cards, Dot King cleaned up my coat for me, home with Janet to Turks, back to party, finally got home at 3:30 am. Bed.

October 24, 1934 Wednesday Weather: cool temp at noon +45 F

Frost last night, up 9:45 am, dressed breakfast, cleared table, out to garage, chopped wood, fixed the basement window, set table for Lunch, Bob Y. Here, swept floor, laid down, did writing, out to store for tobacco, to rink, talked to some people, home 3:30pm, laid on couch, read Liberty paper, supper, washed, walked out to Kildonan and back, saw Janet, home by 9pm listened to radio, Art in, played crib, 2 games lost both, Dad in at 11pm, talked, bed.

October 26, 1934 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +43 F

up 9:30 am dressed, breakfast, dishes, brought in wood, read then played 5 games of crib with Art, lost 4, lunch, then read Alice in Wonderland to Norma, up, laid down, read letter from Rhoda, did writing, read Al H’s letters then threw them away, out to rink, played ball, home 4:30pm read, supper did dishes, out to Robb’s Conf. Got Sunday Mirror home, read, J&D here, Bob at 8:15, radio, played crib with Doug Stuart, won 3, Bob, Jessie and Doug gone, Art in, talked went to bed.

October 27, 1934 Saturday Weather: cloudy & cool temp at noon +47 F

up 8:30 am, dressed breakfast, washed dishes, cleaned stove, took out ashes, swept and washed floor, Lil & Norma gone out, read, shaved & washed, played Solitaire, out at 11:55am to Robb’s Conf got tobacco, home, lunch, laid on couch til 2pm, Dad up, radio, did writing, read paper, radio, had a bath, supper, Art & Lil gone out, Dad gone too, out to Rhoda’s, 9:30pm, ate, tea, talked, KR and home at 12:40am, bed.

October 31, 1934 Wednesday Weather cloudy, temp at noon +32F

Halloween
up 8am, dressed shaved& washed, breakfast, out to Robb’s Conf, cigarettes to Talbot Ave, then uptown to Eaton’s, walked around met Ivy Hines, talked, also saw Herb A & Reg W, left them and went to Erzinger’s, talked to Albert, then to R Lang bookstore, to Eaton’s, met Joan White, then home by 11:25 am, Dad is bottling beer again, read, lunch, laid down, slept, Bill H here, talked, did writing, no letter from Rhoda, whats the matter I wonder? Supper, washed dishes, walked around, home by 9pm read Liberty, Lil home, gone again, read, then bed.

November 1, 1934 Thursday Weather: clear & cold +36 F

up 8am, dressed, breakfast, Lil has left for Grand Forks, USA, today, no letter from Rhoda, emptied flower boxes, took out ashes, swept & washed kitchen floor, read book, "The Road Back" lunch, Dad talking & sounds as if something could? Happen, did writing, continued letter to Rhoda, but may not post it, if I don’t get one from her soon, out to rink, fooled around til 4:30pm, home, read paper and laid down til 5:30, set table, Art, Dad and I, stayed in Bill H came, radio, Bill gone 10:30pm, Lil back from Grand Forks, talked, bed.

November 2, 1934 Friday Weather cloudy & cool, temp at noon +42 F

up 8am, dressed, breakfast, out to Bill H home, his is not up so wait til 9am, left, walked downtown to Erzinger’s, to Eaton’s to Free Press, back to Eatons, got a lift in Geo French’s car, home, then out to store, got cheese, home, got a letter from Rhoda, today, read it then laid down, changed, lunch, headache but finished letter to Rhoda, mailed it, went to rink, played ball til 4:20pm, met Janet, talked, to Robb’s Conf. Home, read paper, supper, Dad is up and mad about nothing, Art in and we got Dad to bed by 1am, then bed.

November 3 1934 Saturday Weather: cool, temp at noon +32 F

up 8:30 am dressed, Art gone to Rose’s, I washed kitchen floor, dusted furniture, out to barbers for a haircut, home, lunch, out to rink, home, radio, listened to football game, supper, out to party at Reg Williams on Poplar Ave, had a good time, danced with Janet M, also took her home, went back to party, then home at 2:30 am, talked with Dad then to bed.

November 4 1934 Sunday Weather: clear & mild

up 10 am dressed, read awhile, breakfast, out to the schoolyard played football, home at 1:30pm, dinner, Mr Hamilton here to see Dad, out to Giant field, played ball, home at 5pm, Dad very drunk again, supper, out, saw Rhoda on streetcar, then walked with H. Morton to Winterton, to Rhoda’s talked, out with her on streetcar to Cordova Street in River Heights where she is working, left, got home home 11:30pm, sat up with Dad til 2;20am finally got him to bed, bed myself.

November 7, 1934 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +40F

up 9:30 am dressed, breakfast, emptied ashes, out to rink, helped putting walls up in shack, home, lunch, Dad is going out, did writing, worked around the rink all afternoon, home, supper, Dad & Lil home, out to EK, fooled around dodging Ellis Hunt then Bill & Ellis had a scuffle in which Ellis broke Bill’s nose, served him right, he asked for it, home 9:45pm, in fixed furnace, got in clothes from line, read, bed.

November 8, 1934 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool, snow

up 9:30 am dressed, breakfast, dried dishes, emptied ashes, out to store, to rink, helped stuff, home 12:10, lunch, laid down, did writing, read, out to Rose’s. back here, supper, Bill H came, boys went to show, I went with Bill to Dr Duncan’s, out at 9:10pm, walked out to Kildonan and back, home, Doug & Jessie here, talked, they are gone, bed.

November 10, 1934 Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +30F

up 9:30 am dressed, washed dishes, cleaned stove, took out ashes, swept & washed kichen & hall floors, Rose here, lunch, Bob here, Art has a toothache, out to rink, work around there til 5:30pm, home, supper, out met Bill H, home, radio, hockey game Toronto 2, Canadiens 1, Bill & Firpo gone, raid, put wood in garage, read, bed.

November 13, 1934 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool

up 10:20 am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, worked on ironing board for Lill, Bill & Firpo here, talked, they left, lunch, washed dishes, did writing, out to rink, work on boxcar til 4pm, played football, home, supper, read paper, out to rink, kids in shack so chased them out to Johnson Ave, home, 9:45pm read, bed.

November 14 1934 Wednesday Weather; clear & mild

up 9am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, finished the ironing board for Lil. Dad and Lil gone to put tulip bulbs on Mum’s grave at Elmwood Cemetary, to rink, to Bruce S. Home, got lumber, back to rink, did some work, home, lunch, laid down, finished reading magazine, did writing, out to rink, finished inside, then played football til 5. Home, brought in wood, emptied ashes, read paper, supper, laid on couch awhile, walked out Kildonan & back, met Janet M, Rea B, talked, left, home, 9:30pm radio bed.

November 15, 1934 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool

up 9:10 am, dressed, breakfast, washed floor, out to rink, home at 12, lunch, laid down, read Liberty, slept, Rose here, Firpo called to borrow ladder to fix window he broke in Lanes house, did writing, shaved, washed, out to rink for awhile, home, read paper, supper, washed dishes, out to store and back, read Sunday Mirror, to Rhodas then to Jackson’s on Ottawa St. Rhoda minding kinds there, to Rhoda’s at 10:45 talked, left, home, Dad still up, Lil not in, so to bed.

November 19, 1934 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, snow

up 7:45 am, dressed, breakfast, out to bill H by 8:45 am, uptown to eatons, met Kelly R, talked to Herb & Art, K gone to 7th floor toyland, Bill replaced phone & got 10¢, to Ford plant on Portage w. but no jobs, to HBC, to Arctic Ice, missed Bob Y. So home, everything wet, so changed, lunch, laid down, slept, got wood in, did writing, shaved & washed, read paper, supper, brushed overcoat & pants, Bob here, out to Rhoda’s, talked til 11;05pm left, home by 11:30pm, read, ate, bed.

November 21, 1934 Wednesday Weather colder +28F

up 9am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, emptied ashes, swept snow away, sewed pant, out to store, peeled onions & carrots, did writing, Art home, lunch, Bob here. Bob & Lil gone, laid down, Bill H. Here, out to Hunts to settle the fuss about Bill’s nose, etc, to rink and worked on floor, played football, home, read paper, got wood in, supper, out to rink walked out to Kildonan, back to rink, home 10:10 pm, had cocoa, bed.

November 24, 1934 Saturday Weather: cool Max +24 F

up 9:30am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, cleaned stove, took out ashes, swept & washed kitchen floor, Lil & Norma gone, worked on jigsaw, lunch, did writing, laid down, radio, Football, Grey Cup, Arnia 20 Regina 12, to rink and played football, home, supper, read paper, out to store & back, radio, hockey, out to corner, met Rhea B. Talked, out to Kildonan & back, to Robb’s Conf. Had a milkshake, bought by Bill H. Home, read, bed.

November 25, 1934 Sunday Weather: cloudy, mild, snow

up 9:15 am dressed, breakfast, threw in wood, to rink, called Herb, home, put on skates, to Elmwood tennis court, played hockey and skated on ice there. Home, 12:20pm, lunch, Lil & Norma home, finished jigsaw, Lil & Norma gone out, laid down awhile, out to rink, talked to Janet & Rhea, to Roxy Theatre, back, Art & Bruce gone, home, walked out to Kildonan with Rhoda & Kay, to Sydney, to Winterton, to home, supper, Doug & Jessie here, Lil home, dried dishes, walked out to Kildonan & back to Roxy talked with Joan White, Marion Devlin, to Rhoda’s, home 11;15pm, had a bath, bed.

November 28, 1934 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cooler

up 8:30am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, got up chairs & basket, put Lino on cellar stairs, emptied washer & got wood in, lunch, shaved & washed, did writing, out to rink, finished benches on one side of shack, played football, home, supper, read paper, washed dishes, changed, out to Rhoda’s but can’t go in, Rhoda’s brother Norman has Scarlet Fever, back home, 9:30pm, then to rink, home, talked, read, had cocoa, bed.

November 30, 1934 Friday Weather: cooler Max +28F

up 9:30 am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, washed floors in front room & dining room, read, lunch, Bob here, read, brought in wood, did writing, out to rink, sat around & talked all afternoon, Turk donated ½ cord of wood for rink, home, brought in wood, read, supper, washed dishes, out, met Les Hunt & the boys, went to Rhoda’s then home, then to rink, then poolroom, 1 game with Herb A., lost, home, read, Petersons house across the street on fire, little damage though, Doug & Jessie gone, read, bed.

My Birthday 25 years young.
December 1, 1934 Saturday Weather: clear, Max +23F

up 8:30 am dressed, breakfast, waxed floors in D & L rooms, washed kitchen floor, shook mats, read, lunch, shaved & washed, did writing, out to rink played football, home at 4:30pm, read, supper, out to Rhoda’s, talked, left 7:40pm out to pool room, home 11pm in, read, bed.

April 8, 1934 Sunday Weather: temp at noon +36 F

up, dressed, ate, nothing else for morning, lunch, out, saw Kay Inkster, home, in, supper, out to E. Kildonan, met Kay & Rhoda, to train bridge, walked to Roberta Ave, to Winterton Ave, and good night to Rhoda, home, read, bed.

April 11, 1934 Wednesday Weather: temp at noon +35 F

up 9:15 am, dressed, breakfast, chopped wood, out to store, home, played cards, lunch out to rink and played cards in shack for awhile, left, walked out to E K met Rhoda, & Kay, talked, took some pictures, back to shack at rink, played cards, home, supper, cleared table, out and walked around, back home, in read, bed.

April 12, 1934 Thursday Weather; ---
Janet waved to me.

April 14, 1934 Saturday

up 7am dressed, down, breakfast, washed floors, uptown to Amphitheatre rink to see Pro Hockey Players, home, lunch, out and played ball in the schoolyard, home, supper, walked out to E.K. and back, borrowed a book, home, read, bed

April 15, 1934 Sunday

up 10am dressed, ate, washed dishes, out to shack at rink, played cards, home, lunch, played ball all afternoon, home, supper, out to Rhoda’s, talked, left to Highway, met Herb A. And Art, walked around talked, home, read, bed. Mom pretty sick.

April 16, 1934 Monday

**this day was the first time I took Rhoda out, to the Roxy Theatre, home afterwards.

June 1, 1934 Friday

up in a hurry, word from hospital that Mum was dying, got a taxi, told him to rush but he stopped for gas so we then arrived to late. Mum had died at 7:15 am, can’t remember anymore too upset by all that happened & we lost the best one of all.

June 5, 1934 Tuesday

The day of Mum’s funeral, from Thomson’s on Broadway to Elmwood Cemetary, then home, Dad wanted to serve drinks but we said no. Rained all day.

July 2, 1934 Monday

No record of morning, lunch, read, dressed, out to janet Morris’s at 3pm on Union Ave. Talked had supper there, then we went for a walk, back to her place, in, talked a little necking & kissing, then left for home 11pm, read and so to bed.

July 3, 1934 Tuesday

up 8:30 am dressed, breakfast, out to streetcar, to Arctic Ice on Edmonton St, talked to Bob Young, then got his car, home, out took Lil, in car to Eatons then to Aunt Mary Ann’s home and then to Nellie Fitz’s, back and gave Art his third driving lesson, home then out to Rhoda’s, and over to Kay’s and back to Rhoda’s, then home, supper, took car back to Bob, home at 8pm, out and saw a ball game at the Park awhile then walked over to Alf Sharp’s in Kildonan, met Rhoda and walked to her place. Talked, home, bed.

July 4, 1934 Wednesday

no record of morning, lunch and to park, home slept, supper, then out to Rhoda’s, played records, talked, KR, home 11pm. Lil has now moved in with Norma as she has separated from Bob Young.

July 13, 1934 Friday

no record of morning, or afternoon, supper, met Al H. Walked, out to Kildonan, Met Rhoda and Kay, Kay went home, Rhoda & I walked along river bank, did some loving, then to her place had a few kisses, then left for home, in, talked, and so to bed.

July 14, 1934 Saturday

out to Arctic Ice, saw Bob Young and borrowed his car, to Rhoda’s then left with Rhoda and her Mom to Kay’s on Helmsdale then to Birds Hill and we picked Saskatoon berries for about 2 hours, started back but got a flat tire so changed it, to Rhoda’s then took Kay home, then took car back to Bob at Arctic Ice, changed, out to Rhoda’s and had supper there, talked, had a few kisses and then left, home at 11pm.

July 15, 1934 Sunday

up 9am, dressed, breakfast, fooled around all morning, lunch, saw Rhoda, Kay & Janet, in the afternoon, home, supper, Bob & Dad went out together this morning and never got back til evening, Lil feeling bad, went out, met Rhoda & Kay, then home, bed.

July 17, 1934 Tuesday

up dressed, breakfast, seeded front lawn til 12pm, lunch, out to park, sat around, talked, home, supper, out to schoolyard, met Janet M, talked, walked out to Kildonan, met Rhoda, & kay, went to Janet’s house, talked & such, left for home 11:05 pm, in, bed 11:30

July 18, 1934 Wednesday

no record of morning or afternoon, supper, out to Rhoda’s talked, then we went for a walk and I explained what happened last night, Was she Mad & How, I promised to stop going with Janet, we had a few kisses and I left for home, to bed.

July 22, 1934 Sunday

up 8:30 am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, read, lunch, washed dishes, out to park then to St. Alphonsus, talked with Janet M. & Margaret Booth, home, supper, out to Rhoda’s we went for a walk, back to her place, talked, KR, left for home 11pm, in and then to bed.

July 23, 1934 Monday

up, dressed breakfast, read all morning, lunch, out to Arctic Ice, can’t get Bob’s car today, home, talked, walked to park, home, 4pm, supper, then out to schoolyard and played volleyball with Janet &Margaret, then went to Janet’s place, talked, then home 10:30pm

** no record kept between July 24 and Oct 8**

October 9, 1934 Tuesday

up 9:30 am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, cleaned up basement, listened to World Series, St Louis NL 11, Detroit AL 0, final game. Did writing, Art gone out, peeled spuds and cut up cabbage, lit fire, read paper, Art, then Lil in for supper, washed dishes, in all night, reading, bed 10:30pm

October 12, 1934 Friday

up 7am dressed, down, Bob here & asked me to drive his mother to Stony Mtn. Said okay, went with him to Arctic ice, took car to Ft Rouge, got Mrs. Young and drove to Stony Mt. Penitentiary, she went in, I waited about an hour, took her home, then home around 5pm, supper put the vegetables I bought in the basement, left for Arctic Ice, had to wait til 8:30 then Bob brought me home, left, went for a walk, in, bed.

October 13, 1934 Saturday

up 10am, dressed, breakfast, swept floor, cleaned stove, helped to paint at rink til 12:30 pm, home, lunch, Rhoda phoned, out to rink and played touch football til 4:30pm, home 5:30pm, in supper washed dishes, out to rink ti 8:45pm home, phoned taxi for Dad and Hawthorne, he gave me 25¢, went to Robb’s, Gunn, to Evans on Winterton with Rohda til 12:40am, KR left, home, Dad here with a couple of guys, they are gone, made Lil a sandwich, cleared table, up and so to bed.

October 18, 1939 Wednesday Weather: Fair and Mild temp at noon 46+ F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, shaved and washed, ready KR (kissed Rhoda) left to corner, streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders, office staff pulled a good one on me this am, pretending they were shoe store where we get slw boys – the nuts. 11:30 am, lunch read, talked, orders and stock til 5:30pm, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, 6:20 pm. Read paper, supper, laid down dozed, dressed to Lennox’s, Mrs Hewitson there, talked, Mrs H. Gone home, had tea & cake, left there at 11:50pm home talked, got fire going, diary, read, bed 12;45am

October 19, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair & mild temp at noon +47F

up 6:55 am dressed, breakfast talked, fooled around, stock and orders til 11:30pm. Roy trying to be smart by putting shoes in shoebox for me to find. Failed miserably. Lunch read, talked, orders til 5:10pm swept up out in truck. Chuck brought me home, read paper and magazine, supper, Mrs Johnson here from next door, talked. Left to Chalmers, Lily out, talked to Art who had some teeth pulled. Left, to Andrews, home, My birth Certificate was at home after all. Read til 10pm diary, read, bed.

October 20, 1939 Friday Weather: fair - rain, temp at noon +51 F

up 7 am dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, ready KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzinger’s. Orders & stock til 11:40am, lunch read, orders & stock til 6pm. Tossed for bucks, won $3, lost $1.40 out to Café, supper, to Erzingers, Charlie came to Lysecum Theater saw B. Karloff in The Man They Couldn’t Hang & another picture, out at 9:50pm to Beer Parlour – 2 beers – rotten stuff. Charlie brought me home in truck, in read, diary, read, Rhoda not home yet, read, bed.

October 22, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy & cool snowflurries, temp at noon +42F

up 8:45am dressed, got fire going, Rhoda up, breakfast, talked, took groceries into Lennox’s, talked, brought back laundry & bread, talked, got water, dug up garden. Laurence Lennox here, talked, he left. Went to store, worked more in garden, lunch, took pipes down, & cleaned them & stove. Put them back up, laid down, slept til 4. Brought wood in, chopped kindling, dug garden, read, listened to radio, supper. Lily & Norma here, talked, got water, played cards, L&N left 12am, shaved & washed, diary, fixed fire, locked up, bed.

October 26, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +36F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, ready, KR, left for streetcar and to Erzinger’s in at 7;40am. Put away stock til 11:30, downstairs, lunch, orders & stock til 5:30pm. Swept up, out to Donald St. Streetcar, talked to Joan White. Home, Rhoda not home, lit fire, Rhoda home, laid on bed and dozed – stomache and teeth sure giving me hell. Supper, read paper, rolled cigarettes, laid down til 9pm, emptied water pail, brought in coal, read, sewed button on pants, wrote in diary, read, talked, bed 10:15pm

October 28, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cold, snow, temp at noon +26F

up 7am dressed, breakfast, talked KR left to corner, streetcar to Erzinger’s. orders til 2:45pm, swept up out to Donald St. Streetcar. Talked to Mr & Mrs Pratt who lived next door to us on Chalmers Ave. Years ago. To Petersens- there not in. To hardware for tape, to Lily’s, talked, Rhoda came, went home, talked, had a lay down, had a bath and changed to winter underwear, cup of tea, read paper, teeth aching and gums swelling to beat hell 9:30pm, read, Rhoda went for water & coal, diary, bed 10:20pm

October 30, 1939 Monday Weather: cloudy & cool, temp at noon +29F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, out to shed, feel too bad, face still swollen. Took medicine, laid down til 12, lunch, out to shed, shaved & washed was some job& sure felt funny, bathed face & laid down with hot water bottle on face – slept til 4pm. Norman Lennox here & gone, talked, read paper, listened to radio, supper, fooled around, diary, bed 9:20pm
October 31, 1939 Tuesday Halloween weather: cloudy, cool, snowflurries, temp at noon +39F
up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, ready, KR, left to streetcar to Erzinger’s, orders til 11:30 am, out to O.A.P. paid $5 rent, back to work, orders til 6:10pm, stocktaking til 10:30 pm, home in truck with Chuck at 10:50pm. Rhoda not home yet, got fire going, read paper, diary, waited for Rhoda, 11:08pm Bed. Teeth getting better.
Spent for the month $ 55.88
My weight is 159 lbs
earned for month $49.20
Married 2 years 2 months

November 2, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +33F

up 7:10am dressed, breakfast, talked, rolled cigs, out and got water, KR, left to streetcar to Erzinger’s, stock & orders til 11:40am, lunch, read, orders til 5:15pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, read paper, laid down listened to radio & read til 9pm, up, talked, emptied water from pail & washer, brought clothes in off line, got water, diary, read, had cup of cocoa, talked, fooled around, bed.
National Hockey League opened tonight
Chicago 3 Detroit 2

November 3, 1939 Friday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +39F

up 6:50 am breakfast, shaved & washed, KR, left for work, stock & orders til 11;30am, lunch, stock & orders til 6pm, out to streetcar, to Lennox’s on Winterton ave. Supper, talked, Rhoda & I out to Roxy Theater, saw Hardy’s Ride High and Swing Sister Swing, out 11pm, to Lennox’s, Randolph & Hazel there, talked, left for home 11:30pm, got fire going, read, bed 12:30am
**Reader – the movie Hardy’s Ride High starred Mickey Rooney and was one of 5 movies in a series.**

March 16, 1932 Wednesday

up 9:40 am , dressed, breakfast, cleaned the snow from the sidewalks, lunch, played crib, read, slept did writing, supper, out to Muirs with B. Shick to East Kildonan Rink, then home, bed.

March 18, 1932 Friday

up 12pm dressed, lunch, Rose here, read, shaved & washed, supper did writing, out to Muirs, walked around with B. Shick, froze one ear it seems, home, in bed.

March 21, 1932 Monday

Spring Begins. Up 9:30 am dressed, breakfast, read, lunch, read all afternoon, supper, washed dishes, out to Muirs, heard hockey game. Score Wpg’s 0 Ft William 1, Monarchs 0 Sudbury 2, home, read, played crib, had a drink, bed.

March 25, 1932 Friday

up 9:30am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, played cards, lost, met B. Shick, to his Aunt’s house, talked played checkers then home, played crib, won 3 lost 1, did writing, time 6pm supper, shaved and washed, in all night, played cards, talked about Albert and Wife Bessie who gave birth to a girl at 10am today. Read, bed.

March 31, 1932 Thursday

up 10:15 am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, played some records, fixed regulator, played crib, lost, lunch, Mum went out, read, did writing, supper, out, walked around heard hockey scores at Muirs, Monarchs 4 Sudbury 3 home, in bed.

April 3, 1932 Sunday

up early, breakfast, dressed, did a few things in morning, lunch, washed dishes, Albert & Bessie here, came to take Ronnie home, some kid, supper, out to Muirs, walked home with 2 young girls, kids practically, had a nice mixture of weather, snow, rain sleet. Home 11pm, Art home 1am, to bed.

April 4 1932 Monday

up 8am, dressed, breakfast, out 9am, walked uptown to Free Press, Eatons, ordered sugar, to Paulin’s, met B Elrich, home 12:25pm, feet sore, two blisters, lunch, in all afternoon, supper, out to Muirs, Score Monarchs 0 Sudbury 1, Bill came, talked home, bed.

April 6, 1932 Wednesday

up 6:30 am dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s worked in cream room til 12, lunch, saw Trixie, worked til 5:30 out, home, supper, walked out E. Kildonan & back, home 10:30pm read, bed.

April 15, 1932 Friday

up 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, to Paulin’s worked in bakeshop til 12, lunch, worked til 5:30pm out, home, supper, out to Muirs, walked out E, Kildonan & back with Bill S. Met Ann & Stella, to Prince Edward School, petted them but they were too young we thought, left them, talked, home, in, bed.

April 19, 1932 Tuesday

up 8:15, dressed, breakfast, out to uptown to Eatons, to Free Press, to the Mall Auditorium, to Paulins then home, Sat Bill Hartz uptown. Lunch, out, med Dick W. & Walter K and walked with them to Bergen Bridge & back, then home and supper, washed dishes, met Bill S. He went home, I went to show. Then to Muirs, to Harolds, to Muirs then home home, in, bed.

April 20, 1932 Wednesday

up 8:30am dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, out, cleaned out garage, took off storm windows, put on screens, took off front & 2 kitchen windows, fixed gate, washed front veranda, lunch, washed dishes, shaved & washed, did writing, time 1 pm, out, met B. Robinson, to sote to Melbourne Ave, home, read paper, supper, washed dishes, met B. Robinson, to his house, to Roberta, Bowman, met Mabel Anderson, sister to Esther & May, home with Mabel, make a date for show on Thursday, home, 11:20pm in read, bed.

January 1, 1932 Friday New Years Day

up 12:30 pm, dressed, down lunch, A Dixon here, shaved & washed, out to downtown, to Capitol Theatre, after show to MacDondalds with Alex, then to his house, radio, talked, then home.

January 8, 1932 Friday

up 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s, 7:25am, worked til 12pm lunch, played cards, worked til 5:30pm, home, supper, out Muirs then went skating, home 10:30pm read, bed.

January 17, 1932 Sunday

up 8am, dressed, breakfast, out to Rose’s, got socks, met A. Dixon, then went snowshoeing, til 4pm, home, slept til 6pm, supper, out to Roxy then to Muirs, home, bed.

January 20, 1932 Wednesday

up 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s, worked all day & laid off til Monday, home, supper, read, bed.

January 21, 1932 Thursday

up 9am, dressed, breakfast, fooled around til lunch, out to Paulin’s, got pay, $11.15, to Lyceum Theatre with Sam Carr, saw Frankenstein, to HBC, to Donald St streetcar, home, supper, out to Roxy Theatre, saw Jean and I thought she wanted to say something to me but don’t know for sure, to Muirs then home.

January 28, 1932 Thursday

up 6:30 am dressed, breakfast, out to work by 7:15am, worked til 12pm lunch, worked til 5:30pm got pay $6.00, worked til 6pm, home, supper out to Roxy Theatre, then home, read, bed.

January 30, 1932 Saturday

up 9am dressed, breakfast, Dad home now from hospital, good, lunch, shaved and washed, out to Rose’s, there all afternoon, home, then out to Muirs, home, supper, in all evening, slept til 9pm read, played crib with Dad & Art, lost, Mum home, talked, bed.

February 4, 1932 Thursday

up 6:45 am dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s worked til 12pm, lunch, worked til 5:30pm got pay, $12:15, saw Harry, he says to come in Monday, Wpgs first in Olympics Score 2-1, out to Erzinger’s, then home, supper, met A. Dixon, to Roxy then to Muirs, then home, read, bed.

February 6, 1932 Saturday

up 9:45 am dressed, breakfast, did dishes, washed stairway and hall floors, lunch, basement, painted furnace pipes, had a bath, supper, out to Muir’s then home, read, bed.

February 7, 1932 Sunday

up 1pm, dressed, lunch, painted pipes, in all afternoon, supper, Bob & Lily, Rose & Harold here, played cards all evening, ate, they left, read, bed.

February 10, 1932 Wednesday

up 6:30 am, dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s , worked til 12, lunch, worked with Trixie all day, could have but didn’t try anything, though she gave out she wanted something, very nice girl though, worked til 6pm, home, supper, laid down slept, in all night, bed.

February 11, 1932 Thursday

up 6:30am dressed, breakfast, to work, worked til 12, lunch, worked til 5:30, laid off again, home, supper, in all evening, played cards, bed.

February 18, 1932 Thursday

up usual time, dressed, breakfast, fooled around all morning, lunch, out to Muirs, cigarettes, streetcar to uptown Paulin’s, got pay $9.00 to W.L Mckenzie Co. On Bannatyne, got cards, to bank, drew out $10 to Tip Top Tailors, ordered a suit, then home, supper, walked with Mum to Roxy Theatre, to Muirs, to Roxy, saw Jean, never got a chance to speak to her, to Muir’s had milkshake, bought book, home, read , bed.

February 22, 1932 Monday

up 8:45am, dressed, breakfast, washed dishes, fixed clothes line, then cleared snow away, lunch, slept most of the afternoon, out to Muirs, cigarettes, home, played 500, then to bed.

February 26, 1932 Friday

up 6:30 am dressed, breakfast, out to Paulin’s worked til 6pm, out streetcar home, supper, out to Muir’s, met B. Shick, talked, water valve broke, what a mess, walked out to Kildonan and back, home, played checkers, crib with Mum, bed.

February 27, 1932 Saturday

up 9am dressed, breakfast, now all water turned off because of valve breaking, to Muir’s , beat Carl at two games of checkers, home, cleaned snow away, lunch, read, drained water away, talked to Alf Shapr, read, laid down, supper, shaved and washed, did writing, only worked 2 days, never saw Trixie, out to Muir’s med B. Shick and A. Dixon, walked to Wpg Theatre, after show to MacDonalds, home, 11:50pm, talked, bed.

February 29, 1932 Monday

up dressed breakfast, to Paulin’s worked til 12pm, lunch played cards worked, laid off again, home, supper, out saw & talked to Ted Woods (cousin) out to Muirs, got tobacco, home, read, bed.

March 3, 1932 Thursday

up dressed, breakfast, in all morning, lunch, left at 2:30pm, streetcar downtown, to Tip Top, got suit, to Paulin’s got pay $4.00, streetcar home, showed suit to Art, supper, out to Muir’s to Roxy Theatre, B. Shick saw Jean but never spoke, home lit fire, Art home, talked, bed.

March 4, 1932 Friday

up 8:30 am dressed, breakfast, cleaned up basement, washed dog (Roddy) played crib, won 6 lost 2, lunch, out to Muir’s, to Meredith’s, home, cleaned snow away, in, read, supper, out to Muir’s then home, read, bed.

November 13, 1962 to March 22, 1963

**note to readers concerning these journals – because most days writings by John were repetitious and the reading and transcribing of them would be tedious and boring, I have chosen to only transcribe selected days that vary from the normal everyday things. I have transcribed the everyday life for about the first two weeks that are written in this book to establish the normal. Days that mention any activities by the "children or grandchildren are included. ***

November 13, 1962 Weather: clo cool, t at noon 30+

up 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, out in car, made usual stops, to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out in car, home, lunch, talked, took Rhoda to work, to work, Bryan’s friend Ross Harris, working putting seals on #7 cigarettes, orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, took Doreen home, then home, read paper, supper, Rhoda at work, did some things around til 9pm, tv til 10:30pm Rhoda home, talked, ate, tea, then bed.

November 14, 1962 Weather clo - cool, t at noon 30+

up 7am dressed breakfast, then shaved and washed, talked, ready KR, out in car, usual stops, to work, Ross still helping unloading car from Quebec, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out to bank, home, lunch, talked, left back to work, same as morning til 3, tea, orders & unloading til 5, took Doreen home, picked up Rhoda, then home, read paper, supper, talked, Rhoda gone back to work, slept til 7pm watched TV most of the night, Rhoda home at 10:20pm talked, ate, bed.
November 15, 1962 Weather: clo, cool, t at noon 26+
up 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, KR, left, usual stops, to work, orders til 10, tea, unloading car from Quebec, we sure have a heavy stock now, car & orders til 1pm to drugstore, got Rhoda & Linda to Deer Lodge bus stop, so slippery & rain freezing, Rhoda didn’t want the car, to work, orders til 3pm, talked, McKay, Jake, McIvor, mac’s son fired, N. Nadurak transfered to Dauphin or else fired, Lyle tranfered to Ft William & Moorhead brought to Wpg. Whats going on in the company anyways, I hope they never start on the warehouse, out at 5, read paper dozed Rhoda home at 6:30pm supper, talked, tv rest of evening, Bed. 11:30pm

November 16, 1962 Friday Weather: p. clo1, cool, t at noon 24+

up 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, KR, usual stops, to work orders til 10, tea, orders til 1pm, to drugstore, got Rhoda home, lunch, dozed, back to work, nothing doing till 4pm, swept floor and other things till 5pm, took Doreen home, read paper, supper, dozed, washed & changed, Rhoda and I to Westwood Collegiate, saw Linda Y others receive their Grades 11 & 12 Matric, Listened to some speeches & one was a real good one, left there at 9:05pm downtown, parked car on Garry, to bowling Alley, bowled only 2 games for 404, avg. 203, out to car and home 11:05pm, talked, told Rhoda that Jack can’t bowl because of a league ruling, ate, bed.

November 17, 1962 Saturday Weather: clo, cold, t at noon 24+

up 8:20am dressed, washed, breakfast, Chris had his friend Donnie here for the night, talked, down in basement & worked at building a place for the dog under the stairs, out in car to I.G.A, did shopping, home, put groc2 away, worked in basement til 12, lunch, then watched football game on TV till 3:30pm, Hamilton won, read paper, supper, Rhoda gone to work, slept til 8pm TV hockey game, & writing til 10:30pm, Rhoda home, talked, ate, TV, time 10:55, read, bed.
November 18, 1962 Sunday Weather: cloudy, t at noon 30+
up 8:30am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, down and worked in basement most of morning, lunch at 1pm, talked did different things also brought my car book up to date & correct, read, talked most of afternoon, supper, 6pm, TV all evening, bed 11pm

November 19, 1962 Monday Weather: clo, mild, t at noon 30+

up 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, left at 7:45, usual stops on way to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, home for lunch, left, took Rhoda to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, took Doreen home, to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, read paper, supper dozed til 7, got ready, Rhoda & I downtown, parked car, to Eatons, shopped around til 9pm waited for Linda, finally picked her up on Portage, home, talked about a few things, TV til 12;30, bed.

November 20, 1962 Tuesday Weather: clo, mild, t at noon 36+

up 7am, dressed, shaved washed, breakfast, talked, left 7:45 am usual stops to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, home, lunch, left 12:45pm took Rhoda to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, got Rhoda, home, read paper, Rhoda gone back to work, worked in basement for awhile, TV til 10:30, Rhoda home, talked, ate bed 11pm

November 21, 1962 Wednesday Weather: clo, cooler, t at noon 18+

up 7am, dressed, shaved washed, breakfast, talked, left 7:45 am usual stops to work, orders til 10, tea, then unloading car til 1pm, took Bryan to Portage3, to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, read, lunch, talked, left to work, orders & finished car by 4pm orders til 5, out to bakery, got bread, home, played a game with the boys, supper, read paper, slept til 7, out and fixed car wiring, I hope, listened to football game on radio also did writing til 9:30pm read, talked, bed.

November 22, 1962 Thursday Weather: clearing, t at noon 22+

up 7am, dressed, shaved washed, breakfast, talked, left, usual stops, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, home, lunch, talked, left, to drugstore with Rhoda, to work , orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, took D home, then home, supper, read paper, talked, then left to work, resealed & relabeled 200 ctns of cigs #7, till 9:30pm out in car to drugstore, got Rhoda, & Linda, took Ida home, home, talked, TV, ate, & to bed.

November 23, 1962 Friday Weather: clo, milder, t at noon 24+

up 7am, dressed, shaved washed, breakfast, KR, talked, left 7:45 am usual stops to work, a few city orders til 10am, tea, did resealing of ctn labels on cigarettes til 1pm, home, lunch, dozed, out at 1:45, to work, Rhoda with me & took car to go & babysit at Betts, did the resealing until 5, Rhoda phoned, she will be late, she came at 5:20pm to P.O. then took Doreen home, then home, read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 7:30pm, talked, had a bath, then dressed, KR, left 8:15pm picked up Ellen downdown, parked car, to bowling alley, bowled good, 740, avg, 207, home by 11:10pm, talked, ate, TV til 12;15pm bed.

November 24, 1962, Saturday Weather: clo, mild, t at noon 33+

up 8am dressed washed, breakfast, talked, started car, left to work at 8:30am, reasealing cartons til 12, home, lunch, talked, took Rhoda to work then did shopping, Linda with me, she drove the car home. Put groc’s away then left to work, reasealing cartons while listening to football game, Score Calgary 7 Winnipeg 12, wpg now in Grey Cup next Saturday. Left work at 4:30pm to drugstore got Rhoda, home, read paper, supper, Rhoda gone back to work, then I laid down Y slept til 7:30pm did writing, tv til 10pm, Rhoda home, 10:20, talked ate, tv til 12, bed, did some loving, etc. then slept

November 25 1962 Sunday Weather: fair & mild, t at noon 38+

up at 8:30am dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, left, to work at 9AM, resealing cartons til 1pm, home, lunch, talked, sat around awhile, laid down slept til 2pm, washed car, it looks good, in at 4pm talked & other things, tv til 6:30pm, supper, talked, tv all the evening, at, talked bed, talked about christmas awhile, then did some loving, slept.

November 26, 1962, Monday Weather: fair, mild, t at noon 40+

up 7:10am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, KR, out in car to Doreen’s, to P.O. to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out to bakery, home, lunch, talked, took Rhoda to work, to work, in orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, out to drugstore to get Rhoda, home, supper, read paper, Rhoda gone to work, slept for awhile, up, TV and writing, til Rhoda came home at 10:30pm talked, ate, bed.

** from this point on, in this journal, only selected days have been transcribed**
MY BIRTHDAY – AGE 53 years YOUNG
December 1, 1962, Saturday Weather: cloudy, mild, t at noon +34

up 7:30am dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, fooled around, started car, let it run, Rhoda ready, started to take her to work, then decided it wasn’t so slippery so she drove herself, in, watched Grey Cup parade on TV til 10:30 am, Jack & Joan & Barbie are here, watched Grey Cup game on TV til 3pm when they had to postpone game on account of fog, there was 9 mins 29 secs left to play, will be played on Sunday, Score Wpg 28 Hamilton 27 talked, Rhoda home, dozed in chair, supper, cake and gifts, Slippers from Jack & Joan, square for measuring from Linda, gloves from Rhoda, talked, played with boys downstairs curling, tv hockey game, then we played cards til 10;30pm, took our car out of driveway to let Jack out, put car back in, they are gone, Bed.

December 2, 1962, Sunday Weather: sunny 32+

up 8:30 am dressed, lip sore, washed, breakfast, talked, did writing, watched finish of Grey Cup game on TV, final Score Wpg 28, Hamilton 27, dozed for awhile, lunch, Dave & Bett here & left kids here while they went to see Barbie at Childrens Hospital, Dave brought me some Rabbits ears wire too, I put it up but found it still wasn’t enough, talked, supper, dozed, Dave & Bett back and stayed til 10:30pm, plugged car in, they are gone, football til 12am, then bed.

December 5, 1962, Wednesday Weather: clo, cold, t at noon 12+

up 7am dressed, shaved washed, breakfast, talked, left, usual stops to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 1pm out to drugstore, got Rhoda then home, lunch, left to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, home, read paper, supper, dozed, changed, out with Rhoda and Gerry to a cub meeting what Gerry’s in, to see him made a cub, pretty good, hand to go & put cub tie on Gerry, lasted til 8pm then they were finished, home, TV rest of night til 11pm, Gerry has a cold, talked and then to bed.

December 9, 1962 Sunday Weather: clo, cold t at noon 21+

up 8am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked, did a few things, took Linda and boys to church, home, started to put X lights around the front window, did that til 12, out to church & picked up Linda & boys, home, lunch, took Rhoda to work, home, car stiff, plugged car in, dozed for awhile, finished lites around window, out at 4:50pm to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, supper, Rhoda gone back to work with car, washed dishes, watched TV til 8:30pm Rhoda home, talked, ate, & to bed.

December 14, 1962 Friday Weather: mild, t at noon 16+

up 7am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, left at 7:50, Doreens, P.O., to work, talked, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out in car home, read, lunch, took R. To work, helped unloading trailer from Quebec til 3, tea, orders til 5 took D home then to drugstore at 5:20 got Rhoda, home, read paper, supper, took Rhoda to work, home slept til 7, had a bath, shaved & washed, changed, gave orders to the boys, left at 8:10pm, picked up Eileen, downtown, parked on Garry St to bowling alley, bowled good, 654, avg 208, out in car, dropped Eileen off, home talked, ate, bed. I’m very much fed up with everything, especially our love life because of the attitude Rhoda has towards it and everything else most of the time, finally got to sleep.

December 16, 1962 Sunday Weather: milder, t at noon 18+

up 8:30am, dressed, washed, breakfast, talked then I tried to fix Vacuum & did other things most of the morning, Jack phoned & is bringing tree over today, but we will be out, lunch, talked, then at 2:40 took Rhoda and kids to Holy Trinity church to see Xmas Pagent, over to Betts, waited til 4pm, with Heather and bed, got groc’s and laundry while she washed & dried clothes at laundermat, there til 5, took them home, left to church, R & chris & gerry had been waiting since 4:40, home, tree is here & is quite a size. Read, TV, supper, talked & different things, TV til 11:30pm, bed.

December 20, 1962 Thursday Weather: mild, t at noon 9+

up 7am, dressed, shaved & washed, breakfast, started car, talked, tea, left, usual stops, to work, orders til 10, tea, unloading box car til 12, home, lunch, left 12:50pm, took Rhoda to work, unloaded boxcar til 4:30pm , checked orders, had Xmas given out, 2 pakts of cigarettes, took girls home, to drugstore for Rhoda, grocs & hardware for sandpaper, home, got supper cooked & had it, slept on chesterfield til 7, TV til 8pm, down to basement, sandpapering chairs til 9, talked to insurance man til 9:30pm, writing, got dog in, out to drugstore to get Rhoda, took Ida home, finished writing, ate, talked, bed.

December 24, 1962 Monday Weather: colder, t at noon ZERO

up 7:30 am dressed washed, shaved, breakfast, talked, got ready, left at 9:30am, Linda with me, traffic heavy, finally left Linda out at Graham and Smith St. Drove around then finally parked in usual lot at Eatons, exchanged Gifts, looked around for other things, no find, to car, home, talked, lunch, out at 1pm and took Rhoda to work, home, washed basement floor, waxed it, polished silver & spread the dried bread, out at 4:30 to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, supper, talked, took Rhoda back to work, home, finished basement decorations, washed kitchen floor, because Linda was wrapping presents, washed bathroom floor, out at 9:50 to drugstore, talked, had a drink, took Ida home, then home, talked finished wrapping gifts, put them around tree, bed 1:30am

Christmas Day
December 25, 1962 Tuesday Weather: cold, t at noon 12-

up 8am dressed washed, everyone up, breakfast, then opened gifts, car seat from Rhoda, desk calender from Linda, handkerchiefs from boys, sealer carrying case from Joan and Jack, socks from Bett and Dave (2pr) 1pr from Mum and Norman, fooled around with things awhile, lunch, dozed til 3pm, then washed, shaved, changed, now everything set, Jack & Joan arrived at 2:30pm, Mr. Mrs Allen (?) Dropped in for a while, and Jack took them to where they were going, Dave & Bett arr at 3pm, Norman & Mum via taxi, fooled in basement til 5:30pm, had X dinner down there, sat around awhile, then played basement hockey til 9pm, played cards awhile, Jack brought his guitar but hardly used it, Bett & Dave left at 12, dozed, Jacks car won’t go, got mine going, Jacks finally went, they left, taking Mum & Norman hom enroute, they arr ok, Jack phoned to say so, bed at 2:35.

Boxing Day
December 26, 1962 Wednesday Weather: milder, t at noon 2+

up 8:30am dressed washed, breakfast, sat around and talked, fooled arround most of the time, got ready, all of us, out in car, over to Jacks, parked car on Monroe, talked, played games, before & after dinner, Mr & Mrs Bevan dropped in, there til 12:10am, out to car but it won’t go, went in for awhile, still won’t go, everyone in car, Jack in his car gave me a push to Gateway Rd. & south & finally got it going, pin a few more dents in it and also broke off my license plate lite, home, by 1;30am, talked and so to bed.

New Years Eve
December 31, 1962 Monday Weather; cold

No record of day, Rhoda worked, I never.
So ends 1962, a year that started with a $200.00 a year raise, it stayed that way with not much bright spots, we took a few trips, had a swell time in all of them, but we still haven’t got to Banff yet, Xmas was good and now we have to catch up on our debt.

New Years Day

January 1, 1963 Tuesday Weather: cold (no record)

Rhoda & I and boys were at Betts when New Year came in, home at 1:30am
up at 8;30am talked about Dave going to Moose Jaw & such, breakfast, read, started to take room apart in basement, did that on & off most of the day, had lunch at 1pm, slept, did some more around house, had supper at 6, TV rest of the evening, bed 11;30pm

January 9, 1963 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cold, t at noon 7-

up 7am dressed, washed, breakfast, shaved, ready started car, tea, left, 7:50 am, usual stops to work, in, orders til 10, tea, got called in office was told, I will get a $300.00 a year raise which will make it $4500.00 a year, home at 12 told Rhoda, lunch, left to work, orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, took D home, to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, supper, out, took Rhoda to work, home, read paper, slept til 7pm, did a little more in basement, TV til 10, out to service station, gas, to drugstore got Rhoda & took Ida home, finished writing, talked, ate, bed.

January 12, 1963 Saturday Weather: very cold, t at noon 15-

up 8am, dressed, washed, shaved, breakfast, talked, took Rhoda to work, home, did dishes, took Linda to Eatons, then over to Dr McTavish in Elmwood with sample for Linda, to Arts, he’s working talked with Eleanor and left some tobacco for Art, to Lil’s talked had tea and cake, left at 12:30 to drugstore, got Rhoda, to I.G.A. got groceries, home, put groc’s in and away, read, lunch, dozed, Rhoda gone back to work, I worked in basement most of afternoon, read paper, Rhoda home, supper, Linda home, talked did some more in basement, TV rest of night, hockey and other things, Patsy is in heat so we will have to take her out for walks, read, ate, bed 11:30pm

January 13, 1963 Sunday Weather: cold, t at noon 15-

up 8am, dressed, washed, breakfast, worked downstairs all morning, lunch, out with Rhoda in car and dog, to Ness Ave. Road around awhile because car was hard to start, stopped, let dog run awhile, then home, in shaved, washed supper, TV til 7, Rhoda and I to Bett’s took her to laundermat on Pembina Hiway to wash clothes, took 45 mins, took her home then we got home by 9pm, talked and other things, so Rhoda has been put back to part time work beginning next week so that means half the wages shes been getting, talked, TV til 11, windchill today was equal to 71 below, to bed.

January 19, 1963 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cold, t at noon 21-

up at 8:30, dressed washed, breakfast talked, fooled around doing different things til 10am, started car, talked, took Linda as far as Ferry Rd where she caught a bus to go to work, made a cardboard cover for front of car to stop draft, attached same with wire, also put in more anti freeze. Read, had lunch out at 12;50 took Rhoda to work, to I.G.A. got groc’s, to bakery for bread, to drugstore, gave Rhoda money, home, put stuff away, TV most of afternoon, slept from 3:45 to 4:30, TV til 6, got supper ready, ate, Linda home, there is quite a blizzard most of afternoon, TV til 9:45, started car, then shovelled some snow, left to drugstore, got Rhoda, took Ida home, talked, ate, bed 12:30am

January 24, 1963 Thursday Weather cold, t at noon 15-

up 7am, dressed shaved washed, breakfast, waiting for D.O. Hare, but he’s having car trouble, talked about Rhoda trying Avon selling, Darrell here at 8:20, to work, orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, lunch, phoned & car not ready, dozed, & talked, then orders til 3, tea, went with Danny part way then to MacDonalds, waited til 5:35, got car, home by 6pm, read paper, supper, TV & slept til 8:15, out to stores & back, Jack & Joan here, and Joan has dyed her hair blonde, not too bad. Talked, ate, & other things, they left at 10pm, talked, bed, 11pm.

January 27, 1963 Sunday Weather: clear & sunny, t at noon zero

up 8:30am dressed, breakfast, talked, having turkey today, Bett & Dave, family, Jack & Joan coming over talked, finished painting table & chairs, talked &a few other things, lunch then out in car, Rhoda I and boys & dog, Patsy, out to Perimeter, boys gave Patsy a good run, back at 3, talked, read, Dave & Bett & kids here, talked, tried to work out Dave’s income tax, couldn’t quite figure it out, they have gone to see Barbie in Hospital, I phoned Art & found out how to do it, Jack & Joan here, supper, turkey and usual trimmings, Dave & Bett back, He found out how to do it too, played tennis & hockey in basement, Dave & Bett left at 9:30, Jack & Joan at 10:30, talked and so to bed.

January 30, 1963 Wednesday Weather: milder, t at noon 1+

up 7am, dressed shaved washed, ate, talked , put garbage out front, started car, left 7:45am, usual stops, to work, in orders, til 10, tea, orders til 12, out and home lunch, talked, left to work, Rhoda gone with car to take the table & chairs to Bett’s then they went to hospital & brought Barbie home for 1/st time in over a year, orders til 3:30pm tea, orders til 5, out Rhoda waiting, to P.O. took Doreen home then Rhoda and I home, read paper, supper, slept til 7:30pm up TV & Chris finally got home for 4:30 when school was out, downstairs, did some writing, TV rest of evening. Bed 11:30pm

February 1st, 1963 Friday Weather: colder, t at noon 15+

up 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, satred car, brushed all the snow off car, still snowing, left 7:45, usual stops to work, a few orders til 10, tea, orders til 12, out in car to home, lunch, left, took Rhoda to work, then me to work in orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, wind blowing bad, blizzard conditions, to P.O. took Girls home, then home, then went out again to drugstore & got Rhoda, home again, read paper supper, slept til 7:30, washed, and changed, N. Lennox here to look after boys, while we are out, read, left, 8:15pm, Rhoda and Linda with me, picked up Eileen, took R&L to Arena to see Icecapades, they had to walk a block on account of traffic, downtown, parked car, to bowling alley, bowled good, 636, avg 210, out to car, to Arena, show won’t be over til 12, so took Eileen home, back to Arena, parked car and saw part of show, waited & watched for R & L, & finally found them, to car, home by 12:30am, talked ate, tv til 1:30am, Norman gone, bed, slept.

February 5, 1963 Tuesday Weather: clear, mild, t at noon 28+

up 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, started car, in, tea, left, made usual stops, to work, unloading rail car til 10:30, tea, same til 1pm, out, picked up Rhoda at drugstore, home, lunch, talked, took Rhoda back to work, to work myself, unloading car & finished at 5:10:pm left at 5:25, to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, readpaper, supper, dozed awhile, Rhoda hasn’t been feeling good today, talked left at 8?20 to Jacks in Morse Place, talked, TV, left my car warmer with him, tea, ate, left 11:45pm its all covered with ice, back into Jacks & get deicer to clear windshield, which it did, left & home by 12:45am, driving was bad, very slippery, & rain freezing, talked, bed 1:10am, did some loving, etc. slept

February 7, 1963 Thursday Weather: cloudy, t at noon 16 +

up at 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, started car, tea, left 7:45am, usual stops, to work, orders til 10:30am, tea, orders til 1, to drugstore got Rhoda, home lunch, took Rhoda to Bett’s in Ft Garry, then to work in at 2:15, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, out to P.O., took Doreen home, then over to Bett’s talked, saw Barbie, looks the same, poor kid, home, supper, talked, read paper, slept til 7:30pm talked did a few things, TV, then bed at 11:30pm

February 10, 1963 Sunday Weather: cloudy, mild, t at noon 10+

up 8:30am, dressed, washed, breakfast, did a few things, lunch at 1pm, talked, shaved washed, change, over to Bett’s in Ft. Garry, a sorta Xmas for Barbie, she opened presents. Norman, Linda and boys gone toboganning, sat around and talked, Dave gone back to Moose Jaw to work. Norman and kids back at 5:30pm we left at 6:30 home, Mum came too, talked and other things, showed slides, they left at 10:30pm put stuff away, bed 11:15pm, did some loving, then slept
*** note, from this point on in this journal, many, but not all, days are marked with RJL, it is presumed that Rhoda initialed the days in the journal that she herself read, as John initialed every day he wrote then his initials were followed by a number of check marks, which is also to be presumed the number of times he went back in later years to re read his journals. (SB)****

February 13, 1963 Wednesday Weather: fair, mild, t at noon 15+

up 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, started car, left 7:45, Rhoda with me, picked up D. Post office, Rhoda gone in car to see about unemployment insurance, work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders, til 12, Rhoda came 12:05, home, Jessie B. Here, talked, lunch, left to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, out in car, usual stops, home, read paper, talked, supper, showed Jessie slides on wall, played Scrabble, 2 games, I lost, out and car won’t go, finally got it going at 11:30pm took, Jessie home on Renfrew, there and back to home in 25 mins, talked, TV, then bed, and did some loving, slept.

February 15, 1963 Friday Weather: cloudy & mild, t at noon 16+

up at 7 dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, out, started car, talked til 7:45, usual stops, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car to home, in ,read, lunch, dozed, talked, left to work at 1:10, orders til 3:30, tea, same til 5, out in car to P.O., took girls home, then home, in read paper, supper, slept til 7pm, shaved, washed, changed, TV awhile, left at 8:20pm, in car got Eileen, downtown parked car, to bowling alleys, bowled good & one game had 7 strickes in a row, a chance for a perfect game & failed, took Eileen home, 11:20 ate, talked, bed, slept.

February 16, 1963 Saturday Weather: cloudy & mild, t at noon 11+

up 8:30am dressed, washed, sat & talked, figured out groc list, which won’t be much on account of shortage of money, owing to Rhoda’s short hours of work, did shopping, home, put stuff away, dozed, had lunch, everyone gone out, laid down with Rhoda, slept, then we did some petting & loving, up 3:30pm dressed, fooled around, took Rhoda to work, big accident on Portage, w or more cars involved, home, read paper, TV supper, just boys and I, Linda at work, Boys out , just me, watched TV til 9:55pm, Gerry home and had a new pair of boots, stolen?, out in car, to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, TV ate, Rhoda gone to bed, I watched tv til 1:15am then bed.

February 20, 1963 Wednesday Weather: cold, t at noon 20-

up 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, listened to radio, out to car, won’t go, a very cold wind is blowing at 40 mph, windchill of 80-, in waited awhile, tried again, no go, was going to take Rhoda to Betts, but won’t, phoned Darren, then phoned s. station, they came in 10 mins, tried to start car, no dice, tried to pull me, but slid into snow bank, got stuck, after pushing & bumping me got straight, pulled me on to street & pushed me to s. station where we got car started, left to work by 9:10am talked, orders til 10:30 tea, orders til 12, out, took D. Home then home, in, lunch talked , left 12:50, got D. To work, in orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, out in car, home, got meal ready, supper, just 3 of us, Linda now home, read paper, laid down, slept til 7pm Linda gone babysitting across the street, TV til 9:40, out, started car, TV til 10, out to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, phoned Norman, talked, tea, ate, bed, rubbed linement on Rhoda’s legs, did some loving, slept.

February 23, 1963 Saturday Weather: clo, mild t at noon zero

up 8:30 am dressed, washed, breakfast, read, dozed awhile, downstairs & straightened up basement, all morning, did a few other things, Rhoda arranging on phone for tonight, lunch at 12:30, Jack & Joan here and took Linda & Chris toboganning at Lockport, out to bakery, to I.G.A. to hardware, hockey stick for Chris, home, put stuff away, Gerry out playing, run polisher over floor, dozed in chair awhile, did a few things til 4;30. Jack Joan, Linda & Mum here talked, TV supper, TV til 8:30, Jack & Joan gone to get Jessie & Bett, talked, got things ready for Movie in basement, they are back at 9pm. Looked at Norman’s pictures til 11pm, ate & talked til 1am, rest gone, Rhoda & I took Jessie & Bett home, home 1:45 am, bed.

February 26, 1963 Tuesday Weather: clo, mild, t at noon 14+

up 7am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, started car, in for tea, left 7:50, usual stops, to work, orders til 10:30, tea, mailed Income Tax today, expect $22.20 back. Orders til 12, home, lunch, dozed talked about Kay McEwen & her troubles, her husband lost his job, KR, left 12:50 to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, home, Rhoda at work, so got supper ready, Linda home, supper, slept til 8pm, TV til 8:30 writing, TV & other things til 9:45 out, started car left to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, in, ate, tea, talked, bed, slept.

February 27, 1963 Wednesday Weather: fair, cold, t at noon 1+

up 6;50 am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, and talked, out started car, put garbage out, talked, left 7:50, usual stops, to work, talked orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, out in car to home, lunch, talked, left. Because some cigts were stolen in Montreal we have to mark cases differently, going out to try & catch them, but why here? Orders til 3, tea, orders til 5, out in car, rec’d $5 from Doreen for Transportation, took her home, gave Rhoda $5 for Birthday Presents for Jack & Bett, read paper, supper, slept til 7:50, downstairs, writing, talked, TV til 11;15, had tea, bed, did some loving, then slept.

March 2, 1963 Saturday Weather: partly cloudy, mild, t at noon 5+

up at 7:15, dressed, breakfast, read, did writing, haven’t felt good these last few days so just fooled around all morning, lunch at 12, Bett was coming over, but never showed up, slept part of afternoon, so did Rhoda, out, in car, Rhoda & I to I.G.A, got groc’s home, put stuff away, had tea, talked then took Rhoda to work, home, read paper, supper, TV til 7:20, took Linda to W. Kildonan, on Jefferson Ave, to Barbara’s place, Linda’s friend from there. Home, in, TV til 9:50pm out in car to drugstore, got Rhoda, talked, tv, Rhoda’s doing okay with Avon, bed, slept.

March 7, 1963 Thursday Weather: partly cloudy, cool, t at noon 20+

up 7am, dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, radio, out 7:50, left, picked up girls, to P.O., to work talked, orders til 10:30, tea, we hear they are going to fill in pit & make a smaller shipping door& we might be able to have the plywood & 2 x 4 from pit enclosure, orders to 12, out, home, lunch, read, talked, dozed, left to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, out, snowing to beat the devil. In car to P.O. took girls home, car acting up, to drugstore, got grocs, to top of street, car is wet, can’t start it, police came & helped me put it to the curb, walked home from there, read paper had supper, sat awhile, out to corner to car, she started, home, cleaned snow from driveway, now wind is blowing & visibility is down to zero, it lasted about an hour, & temperature dropped to zero. We are in a bad financial situation because Rhoda is not making enough money to help, looks as if we might ask for aditional loan at bank, unless something turns up. Tv til 10 out, started car & shovelled snow, from driveway, Linda home, left to drugstore, Rhoda as usual has someone to take home, Carrie on Mt. Royal, then car acting up again, but made it to home, talked, ate, bed.

March 9, 1963 Saturday Weather: cloudy, cold, t at noon 2+

up 8am, dressed washed, breakfast, talked, & read paper, out, shovelled snow from driveway, & from car, in, read, fixed sliding door in boys cupboard, downstairs did writing, boys feeling a little better, talked, washed kitchen floor, & basement stairs, lunch, talked laid down & slept til 3:30, out in car, Rhoda & I to I.G.A. got grocs, home, put stuff away, talked, supper, out took Rhoda to work at 5 home, read, TV til 8:30, Jack& Joan here, helped him with his tax return, Rhoda home at 10:30. Linda babysitting across the street, talked & tv til 12:30, ate, J&J gone, bed, did some loving, then slept.

March 13, 1963 Wednesday Weather: clear, t at noon 1-

up 6:50 am dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, radio, started car, took garbage to front boulevard, left 7:45. Rhoda with me, I took her to Deer Lodge where she caught bus, to Doreens, to P.O., to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 11:30, took D home, to bank then home, Rhoda not home til 12:10, lunch, talked, left 12:40, to D’s for her, to work, Rhoda gone with car to a Avon meeting, orders til 3, tea, Bryan has started to pull wals of pid down, orders til 5, Rhoda here, took D home then home, in read paper, supper, tv, slept til 7:30, then downstairs and did writing til 9:30, helped Rhoda with her Avon problems then bed. 11:30pm

March 16, 1963 Saturday Weather: cloudy, colder, t at noon 10+

up 8am dressed washed, breakfast, talked about Avon with Rhoda, shes getting ready to go out & whether I should go with her, down basement did some writing, Rhoda gone to make Avon calls, did some writing, til Rhoda phoned at 11:50 says she is stuck, out to Woodlands, met Rhoda, to car, it was easy to get out, got Rhoda, to one house then home, lunch, out, made one call, then to I.G.A Gerry with us, did shopping, home, put groc’s away, supper, took Rhoda to work at 5, home, read paper, slept til 6pm, Joan & Jack here, talked & tv all evening, Jack went & got Rhoda at 10, they left at 1am, wonder whether they came for supper, having money troubles, we don’t know, Bed, slept

March 19, 1963 Tuesday Weather: p cloudy, mild, t at noon 28+

up 6:50 am dressed, washed, shaved, breakfast, talked, ready, left 7:30, heavy fog, picked up girls, to P.O. to work, in , talked, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, to home, read, lunch left, to work, orders til 3:30, tea, orders til 5, to P.0., took D home, read paper supper then up in Attic trying to get rabbit ears adjusted for channel 12, no go, down, talked to Jack, out at 7:30 all but Chris over to Bett’s to look at kittens, talked, there til 9, left, home, talked, then Rhoda and I figured out Avong stuff til 11;30pm, tea, bed.

March 20, 1963 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cooler 20+

up 7am, dressed shaved, washed, breakfast, put garbage out front, started car, left, got girls, P.O. to work, orders til 10:30, tea, orders til 12, to bakery, bread, to bank & started account for Gerry, home, Income tax check here for $22.20, lunch, sat awhile, KR, left, to work, orders til 3:30 tea, orders til 5, no girls so straight home, Rhoda at work, read paper, supper, slept til 7, did Avon stuff & writing, read, TV til 9:50, out in car to drugstore, got Rhoda, home, ate, talked, did some loving, slept.

March 22, 1963 Friday Weather: clear, milder, t at noon 35+

up 7am dressed, shaved, washed, breakfast, talked, KR, left 7:45, got girls, P,O. To work, a few orders til 10:30, tea, talked to workmen who were filling in pit, orders til 11:30, out in car, took Doreen home, then home, lunch, left, Rhoda with me, to D’s to work, Rhoda gone with car, orders til 3pm, tea, orders til 5, out Rhoda here, in car, took D to bus station, to Polo Park, Perths drycleaning, then home by 6:10pm read paper, supper, dozed, out in car, took Linda to to school for a special concert, home, shaved & washed, changed, ready, took Rhoda to school, home, phoned a couple places looking for Chris, he’s home, left at 8:20 picked up Eileen, downtown, parked car, to bowling alley, bowled very poor, 533, avg 212, out home, Rhoda not home yet so went looking for them, found them on Portage & brought them home, talked, helped make beds, TV til 1:15am bed.

September 17, 1939 Sunday Weather: Fair & Warm, temp at noon +70 F

up 9:20 am, dressed- got wood in, talked, Breakfast. Out, got water, talked, looked at garden, wiped dishes, trimmed tomato plants & got water, let the spider go this morning, in, laid down and slept til 2:30 p.m. Norma Young here, up, fooled around with Bo-Lo thing of Norma’s, ate, got water & chopped wood. To store with B.A., Norma gone home, read, radio supper, radio, out, got water twice, B.A. had a bath, I soaked my feet. Mr. & Mrs Lennox here - talked - listened to radio til 10, tea and toast, ley left at 10:45pm, wrote in diary, in new book, read, still got a cold and foot still sore from the nail I ran in it Friday at Erzingeres. Bed 11:45 pm
Russia invaded Poland today, looks Bad.

September 18, 1939 Monday Weather: fair & warm temp at noon +74 F
up 7:05 am dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, ready left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am, talked, did orders and stock til 12:10pm, out café, lunch, back to Landlords & back orders and stock til 5:30 pm, swept up talked, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home 6:30pm talked, read paper, readio, read, Rhoda gone for wagon, got water & dumped it in tub. Mrs & Norman Lennox gone, radio, wiped dishes, talked, wrote in diary, bed 11pm
Rugby - Wpgs 14 Edmonton 7

September 19, 1939 Tuesday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +66 F

up 7:05 am dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, out, got water for Rhoda, 2 trips, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am , talked, put stock away til 10 am, orders til 12:10 pm, out to café, lunch, back to Erzingers, orders, City and Country til 6pm swept up, out to Donald St Streetcar, home 6:50pm supper read paper laid on bed & read til 8pm, radio, got water, got wood in, emptied wash tub, in, read, played cards by self til 9:45pm diary, read, talked, bed 10:20 pm

September 20, 1939 Wednesday Weather: fair, cool temp at noon +68 F

up 6:45 am dressed, talked, breakfast, cigarrette, shaved and washed, ready, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers 7:55 am, stock & orders til 11:40 am, to café, lunch, back to Erzingers, orders & stock til 5:45 pm out to Donald St streetcar, home 6:30pm, read paper, supper, talked, out, watered part of garden, Harold & Rose here, took us out for a ride in car to N. Kildonan Hiway & back 8:30pm. Raido til 10pm diary, read talked, bed.
Joe Louis won over Bob Pasteur 11th round of 20

September 21, 1939 Thursday Weather; fair & warm. Temp at noon +69 F

up at 6:40 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, out, got water, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers, 7:45am, stock til 11:30am, to café, lunch, to Landlord, took some films in for Herb H. To Erzingers, orders & stock til 5pm, swept up, out to Donald st Streetcar, home 6:05 pm, read paper, supper, talked, radio, laid down & slept til 8:30pm, radio til 9:30pm talked, diary, read talked, bed 10:20pm. Mrs Lennox birthday - 51, Premier of Aussianna was assinated today. Baseball, Wpg 8 Eau Claire 7, Wpg won pennant and Northern League.
September 22, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy & cool, rain, temp at noon +49F
up 6:55 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, out, got water, let to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8am, orders til 11:45am, lunch, order & stock til 6pm, to café, supper, to Erzingers, orders til 9:20pm swept up, was paid, $12.60, ride in back of truck home, thanks boys, in, read paper, diary, read, bed 10:45 pm

September 23, 1939 Saturday Weather: fair, cool, rain, temp at noon +57F

up 6:50 am, breakfast, talked out, got water, back, left to corner streetcar to Erzingers, orders & stock til 2pm, swept up, out in buick delivering with Chuck, home 4:45pm Chuck gone, Rhoda talked about house across the way going for Rent, read paper, supper, talked, shaved & washed, dressed, out to Lennox’s, left B.A. there, went to Rose’s place, in car to Lily’s, to Albert’s, talked, had beer about 8 glasses, came over, bit funny, upstairs, laid down slept til 3am, in car, left, drove home, Art taking car, bed, 3:30am.

September 24, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +40 F

up 2 or 3 times, during night cause I’m not feeling so good, finally up at nine, got fire going, feeling bad, tea & toast, laid down dozed & had tea & sandwiches, Rhoda gone to see about house, will meet her at Lennox’s for supper, slept. Mr Whittaker here to see about house, told him Rhoda had gone to see, talked, he’s gone, fire, diary, read, ate, dressed, left after getting water & emptying, fixed fire, to Lennox’s
September 25, 1939 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, snow temp at noon +37 F
up 6:45 am dressed, out got water, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, talked, ready, left to corner streetcar to Erzinger’s talked to Mr. Lennox on streetcar, stock & orders til 11:30am out to café, lunch, 12:15pm to Erzingers, stock & orders til 5:10pm swept up, out to Dondald street streetcar, home, 6:15 pm read paper, Norman Lennox here, with washing for tomorrow, he’s gone, put light out, got geraniums & petunias in, planted some in pots, took a slip of geranium to Miss Johnson next door, in, brought in wood, got water for washing, 3 trips, brough pail in emptied water, brought electric wire in, read paper til 10pm, have had no word as yet whether we will get house across the way or not, I hope we do for Rhoda’s sake, diary, read, bed 11:15pm

September 26, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain temp at noon +47 F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked washed, ready, got water, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers 8:05 am, orders & stock til 11:30am, out to café, lunch, 12:15 pm to Erzingers, phoned Rhoda, she says we never got the house, worse luck, but I think she made a mess of it herself as shes been doing with everything lately & I’m getting fed up with it. Orders & stock til 5:30pm out to Donald st. streetcar, home 6:10pm read paper, Whittaker here, wanted to know about wood, I said no. Supper, read paper laid down for awhile, got water, & went to store & back, read, played with B.A.1 read, diary, bed 11:15pm

September 27, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +43 F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, out empty tub water, back talked, KR2, left to corner streetcar, talked to Dave Turk who’s joined the army. To Erzinger’s orders & stock til 12:20pm out to café, lunch, Erzingers, orders & stock til 6:30pm out to streetcar, home 7:25pm read Toronto Star paper, supper, got water, emptied washer, chopped & brought in wood, read laid down til 10pm diary, read, talked, bed 10:30pm

September 28, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, cool, snow temp at noon, +38 F

up 6:55 am, dressed, talked, breakfast, rolled cigarettes, washed, ready, K.A. left to corner, to Erzinger’s talked, orders til 11;30am out to café, lunch, Erzinger’s order & stock til 5:15pm, swept up, out to Donald St. Streetcar. Met Mr. Lennox on car, talked home 6:05 pm read paper, talked, supper, laid down, slept til 8pm, read & radio til 8:45pm Mr. Townsend Electrician game me price for job, will have to show land lord, he left at 9:30pm, got water, brought in wood, emptied water, talked diary, read had cocoa & saltines, talked, shaved & washed, talked, bed 11:45pm

September 29, 1939 Friday Weather: fair & cool temp at noon +41 F

up at 6:50 am dressed, talked, breakfast ready, KR left to corner streetcar, to Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 11:30am, out to café, lunch, to Landlords, talked, he says okay on the part of electric work, made arrangements for paying rent, out to Erzingers, in, orders & stock til 5:30pm got pay, $12.00 to Donald stcar, saw Mr. Lennox on streetcar, home, 6:10pm talked, read paper, supper, laid down, slept til 8:10pm up, got water, played cards til 10:10pm chopped & brought in wood, diary, read, had cocoa, bread & jam, emptied pail, locked up, bed 11;30pm

September 30, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy mild, temp at noon +45F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast washed, talked KR to corner, talked to Ted Woods, streetcar, Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 2:45pm swept up, talked, stocktaking til 6:30pm out to streetcar & home, 7:15pm read supper, read paper, got water, read til 11pm, had cocoa & cake, read, diary, bed 12am
Rugby Wpg 14 Calgary 5
Baseball American League
B.A - Joe Dimaggio Yankees 381
hruns - J Foxx, Red Sox 35
RBI - Ted Williams 141
National League
B.A - J Mize - Cardinals 349
hruns -
R.B.I - McCormick - Reds 126

October 1, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +48 F

up 8:30 am dressed breakfast, washed dishes, got water, emptied water, talked, worked around garden til 2pm, straightening up things - carrots, beets & dahlias, brought oleander in & put it in basement, lunch, got water, polished floors, laid down slept til 4pm, Harold, Rose & kids here, talked, radio, supper, talked, radio til 8pm, went for a car ride out to Stevensen Airidrome, back, home, had coffee & cake, H & R gone, radio, got water, diary read, brought wood in, bed 11pm
Spent for Month - $53.24
Earned - $30.80
My weight is 155 lbs
October 2, 1939 Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, rain, temp at noon +49 F
up 7am, dressed, talked, breakfast, as Rhoda dropped & broke clock yesterday had to guess time. Ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers, talked stock & orders til 11;45am out to café, lunch 12;30pm to Erzingers, orders & stock til 5:30pm swept up, out to Donald st, streetcar, home about 6:30pm read paper, supper talked, out, got water, emptied water, ready, left to Lily’s, there out, to Petersons on Noble ave, to get clock fixed, there out, to Lennox’s, talked, radio, got washing, left 9:45pm home, read, diary, talked bed 11:10pm

October 3, 1939 Tuesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +45F

up 6:50 am dressed, talked, breakfast, shaved and washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers 8am, stock & orders til 11;40am, to café, lunch, Eatons, bought a cap, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 6:40pm out to Donald St streetcar, home, 7:20pm read paper, supper, talked, laid down, slept, listened to radio til 9:20pm out and got water for washing tomorrow, 3 trips, emptied water, got wood in talked, had cocoa & cake, wrote in diary, 10:30pm read, talked, bed, 11:15 pm

October 4, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +43F

up 6:55 am dressed, breakfast, talked, RC washed, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar to Erzingers 8am, stock & orders til 11:30 am, to café, lunch, 12:20pm to Erzingers and orders til 5:20pm, swept up, out to Donald st. streetcar, Karl Howe won World Series of pool today, to Lilys in Elmwood, talked, helped her take dahlias and glads in, left to home, read paper, supper, laid down til 9:30pm got water, emptied water from washer, chopped wood, wrote in diary, read, had cocoa talked, bed 11:20pm

October 5, 1939 Thursday Weather: cloudy, mild, temp at noon +47F

up 7:05 am, dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, ready, KR left to corner streetcar, had to run for it. To Erzingers, 8am, stock til 10am, orders til 11:45am, out to café, to Eatons, got a new lunch box, out to ????(lubrine?) Watched ball game for 1 inning – Miss Einarson in office won pool– orders and stock til 5:50pm in truck with Chuck, Rhoda was into Erzingers today to get key of house, cause she forgot hers. Home, 6:20 pm talked supper, radio and slept til 8pm R Leweky & I out to Lennox’s, talked left at 10pm, home read, talked bed, 10:40pm

October 6, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, mild, rain, temp at noon +51F
up 7am, dressed, breakfast, washed, KR left, met Art on Streetcar, to Erzingers, orders and stock til 11;30am, out to café, lunch, to Photo Place, to Erzingers, talked, orders & stock til 6:30pm, to café, supper, 7pm to Erzingers, orders & stock til 10:30pm, ride home in truck with Herb & But, in, chopped wood, diary, read paper, talked, listed to radio, diary, bed 12am

October 7, 1939 Saturday Weather: fair and cool, temp at noon +47F

up 7am dressed, breakfast, talked shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, street car to Erzingers 7:50am, orders til 2:45pm in truck with Charlie delivering to Chalmers got sewing machine home, put machine inside, to Elmwood with Chuck, haircut, to Chalmers, put on 2 windows & left, home, talked, supper, read paper, talked, laid down, slept til 9:20 pm read, radio til 10:15pm, diary, Lawrence L’s baby is here today, Rhoda is minding it for them, got water and wood in, had cocoa and eats, talked went to bed 12:15am, They came about 2:30am for their kid, so Rhoda says.
3rd game world series Yankees 7 Cincinnati 3

October 8, 1939 Sunday Weather: fair and warm, temp at noon +57F

up 9:30am, dressed, lit fire, made breakfast, Rhoda up, talked, straightened shed, chopped wood til 12;15pm stacked it, tried to hear world series game, no go, radio too noisy, continued to work on wood pile til 1;30pm, heard last 4 innings of World Series, continued on wood til 4pm, ate laid down slept til 5pm, chopped wood and piled it til 6pm, radio, supper, talked, washed dishes, listened to radio til 8pm, got water and brought in wood, talked and read til 9:30pm Rhoda is sewing pants, diary, read, talked bed.
New York Yankees A.L. won their fourth consective World Series defeating Cincinnati Red’s N.L. in 4 straight games (a record). Score of today’s game Yankees 7 Cincinnati 4
Thanksgiving

October 9, 1939 Monday Weather: partly cloudy, mild temp at noon +42F

up 8:30 am, dressed, breakfast, talked, got water, piled wood in shed, Mr. Townsend electrican here, he’s gone, finished wood, chopped kindling, talked, shaved & washed, left to Chalmers, helped Art put on storm windows, finished at 3:45, had tea& bread, talked to Lily, left for home, washed, changed, read paper, got water for washing, left to Lennox’s, talked, read paper, supper (chicken, spuds, peas, carrots, gravy, pumpkin pie, tea) talked played crib, won 4 lost 4 with Dad L. Out to store & back, had tea and cake, left 12:10am, home lit fire, diary , read, talked, bed 12;30am
Rugby Wpgs 11 Edmonton 30

October 10, 1939 Tuesday Weather; cloudy, mild temp at noon +44F

up 7:05am dressed, breakfast, talked, KR, left to corner, streetcar, met Art, talked, to Erzingers, stock and orders till 11:40am, luch, read, out to Main St and back, got Lennox’s pictures, Erzingers, orders til 6:20pm swept up, in Chucks truck, home, 7:05pm, talked, supper, read paper, laid down, slept, radio til 9:30pm got water, 2 trips, brought wood in, 2 trips, read til 11pm diary, got cat in, locked up bed 11:45p

October 11, 1939, Wednesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +44F

up at 7:10am dressed, talked, breakfast, washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, to Erzingers at 8:10am, stock and orders til 11:35am, downstairs for lunch, read, orders and stock til 5:45pm out to streetcar-home 6:30pm read paper, supper, laid down, got water, emptied water from washtub, emptied slop water, brought in a couple armfuls of wood and small wood & coal, read, talked, Albert was in Erzingers on Tuesday, he sure looked fit, diary, tried to fix clock, bed, 11pm

October 12, 1939 Thursday Weather; cloudy, cold, snow, temp at noon +35 F

up 6:45 am dressed, breakfast, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, 7:40 am - stock and orders til 11:30am - lunch, read, orders til 6pm, swept up, out to Donald St streetcar, home, 7pm, supper, Rhoda not feeling well, read, played with B.A & cat til 9pm, out to get water & wood & coal, 4 trips, read til 10 talked, diary, emptied water, bathed feet, talked, bed 11:10pm

October 13, Friday Weather: cloudy, cold, temp at noon +32F

up 7:10am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, stock and orders til 12pm, lunch, orders til 6pm, bought scissors & gum, gave one pair to Mrs. Lennox, to Donald St streetcar, to Lennox’s talked read paper, supper, had nap, left 10:30pm home, 10:45pm, read paper, fixed fries, diary, read, talked, bed, 11:50pm

October 14, Saturday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +35F

up 6:50 am dressed, breakfast, talked, washed& shaved, ready, KR,left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, talked, stock and orders til 2pm, was given a paper or form and card to fill out, forgot them, left them there, Damn It, & the boss wants it to take to Saskatoon next week, to Donald St streetcar, home, to Chalmers, talked to Art, to Rose’s, talked, left, gave Rhoda shoes I found in old shoe box, there swell to, this must be my lucky date. She was pleased with shoes, bought a picture frame, talked, had supper, laid down, slept til 7pm, got water, 2 trips, Betty Ann had a both, played records for awhile, read, talked, diary, bed, 11pm

October 15, Sunday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +42F

up 8:45 am dressed, got fire going, made breakfast, Rhoda up, talked washed & put on storm windows & doors, got water- lunch- brought wood 4 trips & coal, swept and washed kitchen floor, got water, laid down, slept til 4:30pm. Mr & Mrs. Norman Lennox here, talked, radio til 8pm supper talked played record, emptied water, had tea & cake talked, they left at 11:05pm wrote a couple letters, diary, talked read, fixed fires, bed 12am

October 16, Monday Weather: cloudy, cool, temp at noon +29F

up 7:05am dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzingers, 8:05am, stock & orders til 11;35 am downstairs, lunch, wrote out paper & card, posted letter, back, talked, orders & stock till 5:30pm, Mr McCelland left for Saskatoon this afternoon, out to Donald St. Streetcar, home, talked read paper, supper laid down , slept til 9:30pm, got water & wood & coal, had cocoa and cake, read, talked, bed 11;30pm