A daily journal from 76 years ago
83rd day – 283 days follow 40 Cloudy Dug snow around the place this morning. This noon I came home along the beach and saw a life jacket washed ashore. I wonder what the story of it is. After dinner I dug out my drain on the drive. At supper Walder came in and took …
82nd day – 284 days follow 40 Fair Met Walder and Eric coming over here when I was going to work this A.M. Dug snow and burned up rubbish this morning. Shirley Haire took Eric out this afternoon. Walder took Eric home to sleep tonight. I rode over to town with Eleanor and Ski, they …
81st day – 285 days follow 34       Fair Fence - Poll Tax Eric stayed here all night, his first night away from home. Dug snow all the morning and there is plenty of big drifts, 9 inches on the level. Mary Gallagher called me up to send up Martha’s ski pants. I called up the …
80th day – 286 days follow Snow Woke up this morning and we were having a regular blizzard. Walder had to lug Eric over through the field this morning, too much snow for him to get his car out. Went up to the hill and the snow is up to my knees in drifts. Some …
79th day – 287 days follow Cloudy Cold David Gillis Brewer Engstrom The tel rang at 7:30 A.M. and Ski answered it. Walder was on the wire and said that Pick had a son at 6 A.M. this morning. He is quite happy about it. Went up on the hill this morning and stopped …
78th day – 288 days follow 45 Partly Cloudy Robins, geese, arrowheads Raked up rubbish all the morning, saw two robins and heard the first flock of geese flying north. Bill called me up at noon and said he would be up late. He came up and we went up to the place he calls …
76th day – 290 days follow 45 Rain This is the first time we have had a thunderstorm this season. Raked and piled up rubbish all day. Fixed up the house in case the folks come down tonight. Eleanor is going to Harrisburg tonight. Thel and Ski took her over to the train. They are …
75th day – 291 days follow 36 Cloudy Snowed about 2 inches last night. Tracked some dogs and a couple of rabbits up on the hill. Walked over to Tavernelli’s and got a haircut. Saw Bill Whiting there, he said he has been bothered by an ear ache. Walked part way home. Redo came along …
74th day – 292 days follow 32 Cloudy When I was up on the hill this morning I smelled smoke over and went over there and found Steve and his gang were burning off in front of the big house. Saw Ernest Pewers at HH garage, he was taking apart a FrigidAir he had bought …
73rd day – 293 days follow 35 Fair A man came down from Boson and measured up the living room furniture for slip covers, he just left when in came Russ Snow to get one of the same chairs to put a slip cover on. I didn’t let him have it. Finished painting the screens …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 