August 2, 1947 Saturday
temperature at noon 76°F
9:30 a.m. dressed
breakfast, Paul, got fire lit And washing going shave, washed, ready, left to
corner streetcar to Erzingers, in, talked and had a couple bottles of beer, I took
Albert home also made a delivery to warehouse in, to community center, took Roy,
Max, and Joe home, then took myself home. Talk, had lunch, laid down, slept
till 3:30 PM, up and I went with family to Elmwood. Did some shopping, home,
read a while, then left to Albert's house, I took them to the streetcar then
home, In, talked, read, supper. At 8 PM I went to get Jessie and Gail To visit
Aykroyds but they were out, stopped at market on the way back, then home, locked
car, talk, read, bed, did some loving, then slept.
August 3, 1947 Sunday
temperature at noon 85°F up at 9:30 AM dressed, breakfast, talked, read, it is
too hot to do much today. Lunch, laid down slept till 3:30 PM out, got water,
emptied wash water, about 10 trips, top, read, dozed, Laid around in bathing
suit all afternoon, supper, talked and read, out for a car ride at 9 PM, got Mum with us, out highway to Birds Hill, back to Nairn and visited Randolph. Then
I'm home, kids to bed then to bed slept.
August 4, 1947 Monday
temperature at noon 78°F up at 9:30 AM dressed, breakfast, talked, read, fooled
around all morning, lunch, Read, Around 3 PM started to make a bookcase, got
sides and back together, finished one side. Supper. Did a little more on the
bookcase put stuff away, talked, in car to city Park at 8:15 PM had ice cream,
home at 10 PM. Got water in, shaved, writing, washed, well my holidays are over
for another year what a great week. I wonder what happened at work. Talked,
then to bed
August 5, 1947 Tuesday
temperature at noon 63°F up at 6:50
AM, dressed, washed, had tea, shaved, KR, left, To corner in car, pick up
Smitty, two fingers, to start another year of work, talk, helped with orders
till 9:30 AM, then down, phoned for St. Vital, orders till about 11 AM. Turned
orders in, out in car, home, top, lunch, ready with family to Main Street,To
Lockport calling on customers all the way, Back on east side of the river to
Birds Hill, then home, read paper, supper, I went to shed did some more work on
the bookcase, in, then went for a ride to Talbot, And Morse Place, home locked
car, talked, read for a while, bed.
August 6, 1947 Wednesday
temperature
at noon 73°F I at 7 AM, dress, T, shaved, wash, KR, in the car to Harbison and
Brazier, got Smitty, to Hudson Bay Company then to Erzinger's, in, talk, help
with orders till 9:30am checked stock, in car calling on customers in Weston.
Back to office and turned orders in, left in car, home, lunch, in the car,
called on customers in North End and to McLeods. Bought some paint and stuff.
back to work, turned orders in, helped with city and country orders until 6:50
PM, in the car, home, talk with Rhoda, supper, read, Worked on the bookcase and
tried out the paint. it looks good. put things away, got water in, talk with
Rhoda, ate, bed.
August 7, 1947 Thursday
temperature at noon 69°F cloudy and warm
up at 7:10 AM
dressed, tea, shaved, Washed, KR, out in car to get Smitty to Hudson's Bay
Company to Erzinger's. helped with orders till 9:30 AM in car called on
Northend and Elmwood stores, Home for lunch, read, left to barbers to get a
haircut, called on East Kildonan stores. Linda with me, To Transcona but got
there late on account of car trouble. To work by 4 PM, talked, turned orders in
and phoned a couple, then made two deliveries in St. Vital, had a flat tire,
then went home. Talked, read paper, supper, talked, out in car with family,
called on customers on St. Mary's Road back at 9 PM, locked car, in, emptied can
and got water, did Dishes, talked, bed, did some loving, slept.
August 8,
1947 Friday
temperature at noon 69°F partly cloudy
Up at 7 AM, dressed, tea,
shaved, washed, ready. KR. Out in car, car won't go, to Doug's, phoned in to
service station and got the truck to give me a pull. Got going, to work at 9:10
AM, talked, left for St. Vital, calling on accounts, met Herb Howe, talked,
finished at 12 PM. To warehouse and turned orders in, then went for a few more
and return, gave the orders in, help with orders till five, left in car to home,
in, talked, read paper, Supper, outside and did some more on the bookcase, then
went for a little ride to Main and Portage to airport then home, locked car came
in, talk, kids to bed, did some loving, slept.
August 9, 1947 Saturday
temperature at noon 74°F
up at 7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved, washed, ready, KR,
left in Car to work, in, talked and stuff, out for coffee and moved car to
parking spot, phoned accounts, then took Bill on three deliveries, Back at 12 PM
took Max Klein home, then home myself, lunch, out, worked on bookcase till
Rhoda's mother ready. In car to Elmwood did shopping, home at 4 PM. Did some
more work on the bookcase but it got so hot I quit. Kids home from show, laid
down a while, read the paper, supper, Lawrence and Jesse and Aunt Edna from the
East are At Rhoda's Mums, so changed, after a while we went over, talked, she took our
pictures, went inside because mosquitoes were bad. Lawrence and I went to
LaSalle Hotel I drove his car. That's some car and how. I had four beers, back
home, talked, had eats, tea and ice cream, left with family back home at 11:30
PM. Rhoda home. Betty Ann went with Lily and Jesse To stay for a couple of days,
bed, slept.
No record for August 10, 1947
August 11, 1947 Monday
temperature at noon 62°F
up at 7 AM, dressed, tea, shaved, washed ready, KR.
Left in car picked up Ed Smith. To Hudson's Bay Company then to work got in at
8:05 AM, talked, helped with orders until 9 AM, to café had coffee and snack,
out to St. Vital, called on accounts, Back at 11:30 AM put in orders, talked,
helped in warehouse, phoned a couple of accounts, out in car, home, lunch, left
back to work, helped in warehouse till 4:45 PM, Rode around then home, talk,
read paper, supper, did a little painting until 8 PM, out in car took Aunt Edna
to Inkster Boulevard where she is staying, then to Jesse and Lil's. Took Jessie
to drugstore talked, had one beer, read, out in car, had a little car trouble
as usual and low on gas too, finally got home, talked and did the odd thing
Around the place for a while. No phone yet, read and so to bed,
slept.
August 12, 1947 Tuesday
temperature at noon 70°F cloudy and cool
up
at 7 AM, dressed, T, shaved, washed, read, KR. Out in car, Thought I was going
to be stuck in the mud but got out after throwing ashes on the dirt, got Ed
Smith to Hudson's Bay Company then to work, in, talked, fooled around till 9:30
AM. To Bay had coffee and a snack, to Whiteys service station got car fixed,
home, talk, took Jack with me to Lockport and birds Hill calling on accounts,
home by 2 PM. Lunch, rolldown with me to Hudson's Bay Company then to Eatons
left Rhoda there. To work talked, put orders in, got Rhoda, Went to farm and
home supply and bought some linoleum, home, talk, read paper, supper, worked on
bookcase a while painting back. Had to quit because J and L here, with Bett,
talked, they left, read, bed no phone yet, slept.