August 13, 1947 Wednesday
temperature at noon 63°F cloudy and cool
up at 7 AM,
dressed,Tea, shaved, washed, ready, KR, out in car more trouble couldn't get it
started. Got pulled out by neighbor it started. To Elmwood for E Smith to HBC,
to Elmwood, and, to Erzinger's, talked and stuff, out at 9 AM to Café. Then to
visit accounts in Weston back to Erzinger's, 11 AM, put orders in, talked, left
for home for lunch, talked, slept an hour, left to visit accounts in the north
end. Did it rain and how, got held back somewhat. back to work at 3:10 PM put
orders in, talked, helped with orders till 5 PM. Left for home, talk, Read
paper, supper, Took phonograph apart and made a shelf for the bookcase. Took
family for a short ride then back home, did writing, read, ate,
bed
August 14, 1947 Thursday
temperature at noon 61°F cloudy and
cool
Up at 7 AM dressed tea, shaved, wash, KR, out in car left, got Smitty to
HBC, to work, talked and helped with orders until 9 AM left to Garrick Café,
snack and coffee Next to Elmwood and East Kildonan accounts come home, 12:30 PM,
lunch, dozed out in car to do East Elmwood E K accounts till 4:30 PM To
warehouse put orders in, helped with orders till 5 PM, picked up Randolph and
Lena, home, in, talked, read paper, supper, talked, did some painting also other
things out for a little ride then home. To bed early get some
loving.
August 15, 1947 Friday
temperature at noon 65°F clear
Up 7 AM,
dressed, T, shaved, washed, ready, KR out in car and got Smitty to HBC then to
work, talk and did orders till 9 AM, out to café for coffee and snack. In car
to St. Vital accounts back to office at 12:30 PM put in orders left in car for
home, lunch, read paper, left back to work, orders, till 5:30 PM. Out in car
home, talked, read paper, supper. At first we weren't going but then we went
and just made it, parked car and saw Shriners parade, very colorful, musical,
they had four camels, then to car and to Ackroyd's place, talk etc. till 9:10
PM. Drove home via Broadway and Portage Avenue in, talked, bed.
August
16, 1947 Saturday
temperature at noon 68°F partly cloudy and warm
7 AM,
dressed, tea, shaved, washed and ready, KR, out in car to work, talked at work,
worked on orders till 10 AM. Phone accounts then to sales meeting at 11:30 AM
till 12:30 PM, Archie never came, in car took Roy and Max home, home at 2:30 PM
talked and had lunch. in car to market and stores, then for a ride To
customers, home supper, read, did a few things, Took a short ride around
neighborhood in, backed car in, read, bed.
August 17, 1947 Sunday
temperature at noon 68°F cloudy and cool
Up at 8 AM, dressed and washed,
talked had breakfast, then we rushed around and finally got ready, in car to
Lennox's at 9 AM, waited till 9:15 AM then we rush to CNR station to catch the
train let them out five minutes to go, parked car but cop made me move it, was I
mad, parked behind station, then ran out on track and just caught the train.
Started to look for the rest, found them, but for a while I couldn't and was
worried whether they were on the train, to grand beach. Train at grand Beach at
10:50 AM then to Victoria Beach at 11:20 AM, Met Norman, walked around, had
lunch, Jack was sick pains in his stomach, but okay after we moved to another
spot. They all went swimming till 5 PM except me. to Cox's house and supper, to
train, Waited an hour, then to Winnipeg via grand beach arrived in town at 10:30
PM, car was okay, then drove home backed car in driveway, to bed.
August
18, 1947 Monday
temperature at noon 73°F clear and warm
Up at 7:15 AM,
dressed, T, shaved, ready, KR. Left in car and got Smitty to HB, to work, I
have to take Max's territory for two weeks, out, Main Street and stuff till
11:30 AM To office, put orders in, streetcar, had to change to bus, road caved
in, home, More using Street car for a while, lunch, talked, slept, Went uptown
and called on a few more Accounts. To office, put orders in, helped in warehouse
till 5 PM took streetcar home, read paper, talked and had supper, looked at
Garden, cut and put rest of Linoleum down, looks okay, read, put stuff away made
a slight error, but it's okay, got water in, talked, bed.
August 19, 1947
Tuesday
temperature at noon 76°F cloudy
Up at 7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved,
washed and ready, left to corner caught bus, to work, in, talked, did a few work
orders, Out at 8:50 AM tried to sell Ray old black batteries all morning but no
luck back to office at 11:30 AM, talked, did a few things left on streetcar to
home, talked, had lunch, read, lay down for 40 minutes, slept, ready, to Corner
to catch the bus and streetcar to work, inside all afternoon help with country
orders till 5 PM, Out to Saratoga Lanes, two games with Roy won both, left at
5:50 PM on streetcar to home, supper, read paper, Cut grass raked it at the
front too dark, put stuff away got water in an emptied water, ate, read, and
then to bed
August 20, 1947 Wednesday
temperature at noon 73°F warm
Up
at 7:10 AM, dressed, feels like I have caught a cold, tea, shaved and washed,
KR, left to corner to catch bus to work, talked got ready to go to Café, I will
be calling on accounts, Max's till 11:30 AM, to office, put orders in, talked,
left on streetcar to home, in, read, lunch, lay down and slept a while, KR left
to corner, bus to work, talk, called on a few more accounts. To office, orders
in, helped in warehouse till 5 PM, out to Saratoga lanes with Walter, one game
lost, streetcar home, talked, supper, feeling tough with the cold, laid down,
did not do much all evening, got water, read, bed.
August 21, 1947
Thursday
temperature at noon 73°F warm
Up at 7:40 AM, dressed, T, shaved
and washed, cold is really bad, KR, left to corner to catch bus to work, in,
talked and stuff, left called on accounts back to office at 11:30 AM. Put orders
in, left To streetcar to home for lunch red, Rhoda says I shouldn't go but I
will, slept for an hour, left to bus and streetcar back to work, talk, Boss had
a meeting, stopped in at beer parlor, five beers out on streetcar To home,
talked and read the paper, cold is really bad laid down, slept on and off until
9 PM, Went to get water and emptied water talked, to bed, up two or three times
in the night on account of cold, finally got to sleep after
trying.
August 22, 1947 Friday
temperature at noon 80°F fair and
warm
Up at 7 AM dressed and tea and toast, KR, left corner to catch bus,
to work, got ready, calling on accounts come to office at 11:30 AM, put orders
in, Feeling rotten, left on streetcar to home, lay down and slept an hour,,
lunch, talked, left on bus in to work, in, back at 3:30 PM, helped around the
warehouse till five, to the Saratoga lanes With Albert and Roy, against Walter
and I, 12 games finished at 6:30 PM streetcar back home, top and read the paper,
supper, slept most all night, got water and other things, read, back to
bed.