A daily journal from 76 years ago
335th day - 31 days follow Went up on the hill in pouring rain, saw the flock of quail. Stopped in to see Eric on the way home, Thel came in while I was there, we stayed till 12-30 till Walder came home, he had a mess of scallops for himself and one for us …
334th day - 32 days follow Chopped wood all day a lot of it is locust and it sure is hard. There is a lot of juncos around. This weeks time Time had an article stating that the Chimney Swift flies at a speed of 150 MPH on its migration flight, and that 735,000 have …
333rd day - 33 days follow Caught another mouse in Mrs. H’s closet. Thel went up to the hospital and saw Eleanor and her baby, they are both fine. Grandma Holman was in here at noon. I came home early this afternoon and Thel and I went up to the hospital to see Ealanor and …
332ndt day - 34 days follow Caught a mouse in Mrs. H’s closer. Thel took Eleanor up to the hospital at 11030 this morning. After dinner I finished up the rose gardens, on the way home I came around by the Beach Club. They have it pretty well cleaned out. Dottie called up Thel today …
331st day - 35 days follow This morning I went up on the hill and from over to the H.H. potato garden and found one nice notched base black arrowhead. From there I walked up to Bill Henry’s old farm and hunted there for a couple of hours. Bill came up and hunted for a …
330th day - 36 days follow Did some more chopping on the drive, the boss came along and I had a short talk with him. After dinner I worked some in my garden. Bill Whiting came up after his arrowheads I had here. He is still feeling rather punk after being sick in bed for …
329th day - 37 days follow Worked most all day wood chopping on the front drive, had to quit about 3-30 on account of snow squalls. Took a walk along the beach tonight and home by the Beach Club. The storm has blown off a lot of the window and door. Stopped in to see …
328th day - 38 days follow Went up the hill this morning and had two mice in a trap in the kitchen. Took a walk over to the store and got the glove. From there I went up to Billy Wards playing and found only two flakes. Tracked a fox and two pheasants. Thel went …
327th day - 39 days follow Rained hard all day, took a walk up along the river and found two dead ducks but the crows had spoiled them. Got a ride over to the armory with Tillie and Jubbie. Captain Goodwin has pneumonia and Paul Goodwin was not there. So Lieutenant Andrews was in command. …
326th day - 40 days follow Cold easterly storm today, miserable weather out. Thel is taking the Bill Whitings turkey from the store over to them. Went up on the hill after dinner and stopped to see Eric on the way back, then I went down on to Manters Point to see if the hunters …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 