A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair, wind No. Eleanor and Ski went to the depot at noon and met Dave, Dottie, and the baby. Davene has the most hair I ever saw on such a young child. Dave helped me in the garden a couple of hours. Pic, Eric, and Walder came over. Pic and …
ToDay is the Birthday of Memorial Day Went down to Bate's Wharf and did some casting for bass and didn't get a strike. After dinner, Thel drove me over to town so I could take part in the parade. Eleanor marched with the Motor Corp directly behind the State Guard. When I got home, I …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Dave called up at noon and he had flown back to Boston and has got a week off and will be down Monday noon. Pick and Eric were over this afternoon. Eric is almost over his case of chicken pox. Pic and Eleanor painted Eleanor's …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind west. Hard shower this evening. Thelma and I worked in the garden tonight. I transplanted some summer squash that Redo gave me. Chet and I went up to the Vickery lot and sawed up a large apple tree limb that had blown off. Betty has gone …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, Wind E + So. Fred Moon was up on the hill today. Thel and I talked to Dave on the phone, he had got as near as Winthrop when his company caught him with a telegram to come right back to the factory. So I am afraid …
ToDay is the Birthday of Thel paid me $18.00 Rained today, wind So. Gave Thel $5.00 to buy present for Tillie and Barbie Lee for their graduation. Got my tax bill today. They jumped me about $15.00 over last year. Chet and I did a lot of transplanting in the pond garden. I oiled all …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. The girls finished up on the hill tonight. Fred Moon was over to do some painting. After I got thru work I took my fishing rod and went down to Bate's wharf and had on a pickerel spinner and a piece of pork rind. I …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. Stopped in to see Eric. He is getting better. We had a letter from Dave, he, Dottie, and the baby are coming for for the weekend. Betty Covell had her name put on the office waiting list down at Mabbits for a job. Geo Dunlak …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind North. Went up on the hill this morning and saw Mr. Hornblower and Geo. Crowell. Cut a lot of flowers for Mrs. Hornblower. When I got home I dug up dog grass in the garden. After dinner I dug up some more. Finally Archie came over …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cleared off this afternoon. Wind N. This afternoon I went over to the plowed land behind Arthur Woods and found 11 broken arrowheads, some of the […] were beautiful before being broken. From there I gave the old sand bank the once over. Nothing doing. Then I went up back …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 