Nov 10, 1939 to Dec 7, 1939

November 10, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy, cold, snow, temp at noon +12F

up 7 am, dressed, breakfast shaved & washed KR, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, lunch 12:20pm, orders til 5:45pm, out to cafe, supper, talked, stock and orders til 10:45pm, rid in truck to Lennox's, Herb drove, talked and had toast and tea there, left at 11:10pm, home, got fire going bed 1am.

November 11, 1939 Saturday Weather: partly cloudy, milder temp at noon +30F

Armistice Day

up 7:15am, dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner, Erzinger's at 8:10am, orders til 12:20, out in truck with H. Baird, home 12:55, lunch read, slept, radio, listened to rugby game, fixed radio wiring, got wood and coal in, talked, read paper, supper, Norman Lennox here with stuff & went to lay down, slept til 8pm, listend to radio, got water and emptied water, had coffee and bread and jam, wrote in diary, read, talked bed 10:25pm

November 12, 1939 Sunday Weather fair, mild, temp at noon +40F

up 9:45am, dressed, got fire going & breakfast, Rhoda up, breakfast talked, brought in wood & coal, got water & emptied water, fixed up light to the shed, lunch, laid down, Harold & Rose here to take us to the park, they're gone, slept til 3:45pm got water, Harold Andrews here, shaved & washed, changed, fixed fire, rode in car to Andrew's, talked, read, radio, supper, played cards (hearts) til 10pm, had tea & food, in car and home, fixed clock, let cat in, locked up, bed 11:30pm

November 13, 1939 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +39F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, KR, left to corner streetcar, Erzinger's stock & orders til 11:30am, out to cafe for lunch, walked around, bought a paper, read, orders and stock til 5:30, swept up out to streetcar, home, supper, talked, laid down, dozed, Mr Lennox here with washing, Mr Lennox left, took Betty Ann with him, out to Rosies, stopped at Jamison's, saw heater I might buy, talked, left, home, got water & wood, wrote in diary, bed.

November 14, 1939 Tuesday Weather fair, temp at noon +47F

up 6:50am, dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, ready, KR, left to corner, Erzinger's, talked, stock & orders til 11:30, lunch, out to Landlords, paid rent, back to Erzingers, orders til 5:45pm, out to streetcar & home, read paper, supper, talked, read, dozed, radio til 9:30pm, emptied & got water, got kindling, bed, 10:50pm

November 15, 1939 Wednesday Weather:fair, temp at noon +46F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cigarette, washed, KR, to corner, Erzingers, talked, stock & orders til 11:30am, lunch, stock & orders til 5:20pm, swept up, out to Paulin Chambers, got Harold Andrews car, to 188 Chalmers, got Art, to Jamison's, bought heater, home, took sewing machine to Lilys, Art helped, to Lennox's, put laundry in, talked, left for home, supper, talked, read, paper, out in car to Paulin's with harold A. watched them with orders, then with Harold hom, in, talked, wrote in diary, bed, 9:25pm

November 16, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair, temp at noon +30F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, to Erzinger's, stock & orders til 11:30am, downstairs for lunch, read, 12:30pm orders til 5:15pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, 6:10pm, read paper, supper, laid down, listened to radio, got wood in, got water, to store & back, read, rolled cigarettes, talked, Rhoda gone to bed, diary, read, bed (38 D.T. X.)

November 17, 1939 Friday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +40F

up at 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, KR, left, Erzingers, orders & stock til 11:30, lunch, read, orders til 5:45pm, out to streetcar, home, Norma Young here for supper, read paper, laid down, read til 8:30pm, Norma gone home, got water, went looking around for cat, can't find him, brought wood in, talked read til 10pm, got fire going, diary, bed 10:40pm

November 18, 1939 Saturday Weather: fair, temp at noon +33F

up at 7:10am, dressed, breakfast, washed, ready, put water in tub for Rhoda, KR, left to corner streetcar, Erzingers, orders & stock til 2:30pm, loaded trucks, left to Donald streetcark home, listened to radio til 4:30pm, read, out to store & back, supper, wrote in diray, read, talked cocoa and toast bed, 10:30pm

November 19 1939 Sunday Weather: fair, temp at noon +40F

up 8:45am, dressed, got fire & breakfast going, Rhoda up, talked, read, out to chop & pile wood til 2pm, lunch, laid down, slept til 3:30, Doug & Jessie's 2 kids here, talked finished piling wood about 5:30pm, brought wood & water, talked, listened to radio, supper, Norma Young here, got water, watered plants, rolled cigarettes, 7:45pm left to Chalmers, talked to Rose & Harold & kids, Albert & Bessie had just left, played crib & hearts til 10:30, won 2 in crib, tea & cake, left for home 11:20pm, fixed fire, wrote in diary, read, bed.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers won Western Rugby Conference on Satureday, Score 28 - 7, now play East.

November 20, 1939 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +26F

up 7am, breakfast, KR, left to corner, Erzingers, stock, swept basement, orders, out to store, bought Toronto Star, Met Al Henderson, who's in town, talked, he says he might come over & see us this week, to Erzingers, read, orders til 5:15, swept up, Albert was in, talked, streetcar home, read paper, supper, laid down, out, started to get water, handle of wagon came off, got water, made a collar for the cat, read til 10:20pm, wrote in diary, talked, bed 11pm.

November 21, 1939 Tuesday Weather: fair, temp at noon, +40F

up 7am dressed, breakfast, washed, emptied water, KR, lft to corner, Erzinger's, stock & orders til lunch, orders & stock til 5:20pm, out to streecar, home read, supper, Al Henderson here, talked, he left 8:20pm, fixed water wagon, got water, 3 trips, radio, talked, diary, read, emptied water, bed 11pm


November 22, 1939 Wednesday Weather, fair, temp at noon +34F

up at 7:10am, dressed, breakfast, talked, ready, KR, left to corner, Erzingers, orders & stock til 12, lunch, orders til 5:30pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, read paper, supper, talked, laid down for awhile, ready, ot, the 3 of us to Lennox's talked, borrowed 50¢, lft for home at 10:10pm, got wood, both kinds, talked wrote in diary, rolled cigarretes, bed, 11:15pm

November 23, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair cloudy, temp at noon +36F

up 6:50am, dressed, talked, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, Erzinger's, stock & orders til 11:45am, lunch, got in hot water, again a mistake on a order & every time its ROY, that's checked it, I wonder, boy, I'm going careful, read, orders & stock til 5:15pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, to store & back, read, supper, laid down, put a couple of clothes lines up, emptied water, brought in wood & coal, reat, wrote in diary, fixed fires, locked up, wrote a couple of letters, Bed, 11:30pm (31 D.T.X)

November, 24, 1939 Friday Weather cloudy, cold, temp at noon +28F

up 7am, dressed, washed, shaved, breakfast,ready, KR, left to corner, streetcar, Erzinger's, stock & orders til 11:20am, out to cafe, lunch, out to P.O. sent letters, orders & stock til 5:30pm, out to streetcar to home, brought home 2 bags of candy, read paper, supper, laid down til 8:20, fixed grocery list, out and got water, brought in wood and coal, cup of cocoa, diary, read, bed 11:30pm

November 25, 1939 Saturday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +34F

up 6:55am dressed, breakfast, cigarette, ready, KR, left to corner, Erzinger's, the way their acting toward me I gess the soon I quilt the better, city & country orders, til 2:30pm, left to store, to Peterson's, got watch, busted for good now, might as well just put it away, did shopping, to Chalmers, talked to Lily & Art, left after having some tea & biscuits, to bakers' got bread, home, talked, read paper, radio, supper, emptied water, Mr & Mrs Lennox & Norman here, talked, had tea & toast, they re gone 11:05pm, wrote in diary, read, bed 12am

November 26, 1939 Sunday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +38F

up 9:30am, dressed, got fire going, made breakfast, Rhoda up, talked, emptied water, chopped kindling, brought in thick & them, laid down, read & slept til 3:30pm, raked up yard & burnt rubbish, ate, read til 5pm supper, listened to radio til 7, got water, B.A. had a bath & to bed, read, played cards, wrote diary, read, bed 10:30pm

November 27, 1939 Monday Weather: fair, temp at noon +35F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, cigarette, brought in water for Rhoda, read, KR, left to corner streetcar, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, out to Landlord, paid some rent, back to Erzingers, lunch, orders & stock til 5:15pm swept up, to streetcar, home, read paper, supper, talked, listened to radio, dozed til 7:20pm, out to Lennox's with B.A. for stove pipes - wrong size, talked to Rhoda's Uncle George and Aunt Mamie, Rhoda stayed home, home, cleaned tub, got water, read til 10 pm, bed 11pm

November 28, 1939 Tuesday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +32F

up 6:55am dressed, breakfast, cigarette, washed, KR, left to corner, Erzingers, orders til 11:20am, lunch, orders til 6:15pm, swept up, out to streetcar, home, read paper, supper, talked, slept til 8:30pm, listed to radio, went out and chased some cats that were yowling outside, including our own, got wood, emptied water, wrote in diary, read, talked, bed 10:30pm

November 29, 1939 Wednesday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +32F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, lunch, 12:40pm, order til 5:30pm, swept up, talked to Mr. Johnson, neighbour on streetcar, home, read paper, supper, dozed, listened to radio, cleaned stove, emptied ashes & soot, brought in wood, 6 trips, got water in, read til 9:30pm, talked radio, bed 10:45pm

November 30, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair & warm, temp at noon +42F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed & shaved, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, orders & stock til 11:30am, lunch, read, orders til 5:15pm, swept up, called stock to Mr McClelland til 6:15pm, to Cafe, supper, to Erzingers, stock til 9:15pm, orders til 10, Charlie brought me home in Buick, Mr & Mrs Lennox & Norman here, wrote in diary, read, bed 12am

Spent for the month $51.74
Earned for the month $48.00
My weight is 151 lbs

December 1, 1939 Friday Weather: cloudy & cold, temp at noon, +32F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, talked, washed, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, orders & stock til 12, lunch read, 1pm, orders & stock til 6pm, left 6:05, to streetcar home, supper, read paper, talked, laid down, slept til 8:30pm, out to store & back, got water, emptied water, brought wood & coal in, wrote in diary, read, made out shopping list, had cocoa and cake, talked, bed 10:30pm

Russia invaded Finland today

December 2, 1939 Saturday Weather: rain & snow, strong winds, temp at noon+16F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, talked, shaved & washed, read, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, orders til 2pm, slwpt up, loaded trucks, out to 15¢ store, bought some stuff, to Safeway, to Hardware, then to Drugstore, paid light bill, to Chalmers, talked to Lily, looked at cupboard Art's building for her, it's not bad, talked, left to bakers, got bread, home at 4:25pm, read paper, talked, supper, laid down, slept, radio, got coal in, changed water, washed, let at 8:20pm to Lennox's, talked ate, tea & toast & jam, left 11:45pm, home, fixed fire, wrote in diary, Bed 12:45pm

December 3, 1939 Sunday Weather: partly cloudy, mild, temp at noon +40F

up 10am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cleaned snow away, brought in coal & wood, walked around neighbourhood with B.A. came in, laid on bed, read & slept til 3:30pm, read, fixed wagon, Harold & Rose here, talked, Rose made a dress for B.A., talked, radio til 6:45pm, out & got water, 3 trips, Lily & Norma & dog here, talked, played cards til 10pm, hat tea & toast, dog ran after cat & nearly got him, the cat broke a plant in rush to get away, Lily & Norma & dog gone 11:45pm, read, had cigarette, bed, 12:15pm

December 4, 1939 Monday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +34F

up 6:50am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cigarette, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, worked on Xmas orders all morning, lunch 12, out to Eatons, got pipes sent out, walked around, back to Erzingers, orders and made a couple of deliveries, back orders til 5:25pm, swept up, out to Donald St. streetcar, home, read paper, supper, laid down til 8:10pm talked got heater & pipes up, got kindling, emptied water from washer, diary, read, bed, B.A. fussy & still up 11:05pm

December 5, 1939 Tuesday Weather: fair & mild, temp at noon +40F

up 7am, dressed, breakfast, cigarette, washed, ready, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, out to landlords, paid rent, lunch, read, back to Erzingers 12:20pm, orders til 6:10pm, went to Mitchell Copps for Mr. McClelland, back, swept up, out to streetcar, home at 7pm, supper, read paper, laid down til 8:30pm, listened to raido, got water, read til 10:30pm, bed 11:10pm
Foggy all evening.

December 6, 1939 Wednesday Weather: cloudy, temp at noon +40F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, rolled cigarettes, smoked on, shaved & washed, KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, downstairs to lunch, read til 12:30pm, orders til 6:40pm, swept up, out to streetcar and home at 7:40pm, supper, read paper, laid down til 9:15, talked, got in wood & water, read til 1045pm, raining to beat the devil outside right now, diary, read, talked, bed 11:25pm

December 7, 1939 Thursday Weather: fair, temp at noon +34F

up 6:55am, dressed, breakfast, talked, cigarette, ready KR, left to corner, to Erzingers, stock & orders til 11:30am, out to cafe, lunch, orders & stock til 5:30pm, swept up, out to donald street streetcar, home, supper, Norma here, laid down & dozed, talked, listened to raido, brought wood in 7 trips, walked with Norma to Monroe Ave, home, got water in, talked, read, bed about 11pm

Sept 12, 1937 to Sept 30, 1937

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

September 16, 1937 Thursday Weather: fair & cool

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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