A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Rain and warm, wind So. Dot and Cozette worked up on the hill today. Thelma went to Boston this morning to the Pythian Sisters Convention. Eleanor, Ski, and I went to the movies tonight. The picture was the life of an Army Bomber. Walder came home and I gave him …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloudy and cool. The cat birds are back today. Chet started in to work this morning. I put screens on the back porch. Killed caterpillars this morning. Went down to town with Eleanor to our Red Cross Meeting. Paul gave me a ride home. Thel went over to town and …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind East and So. Toot called me up before I got up and wanted to go clamming so he came down at 8-30 and he and I wen up by the Hotel and I dug a rocker full and helped him dig part of his pail. Came …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind south. Mowed lawn today. Thel and I went up to Hayden's Mill bridge and there was thousands of herring in the stream. Bill Whiting, Wes, and Mac came up and when they were seeing them out Bill gave me a bushel and I have salted them …
ToDay is the Birthday of Mostly fair and warm, wind So. Mowed lawn all day. Found my first robin's nest. The girls worked on the hill. First good thunderstorm this afternoon. Took a walk over to Driscoll's and saw Margaret and we took a look at their garden and I found one nice flint arrowhead. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Thel, 9:00 – Paid me. Dug up all the dandelions I could find. Redo came up on the hill today and took out a toilet flush and made a new lining for it. Dug up some more dog grass out of the garden. Ski has been hunting for a woodchuck, …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Put some more fertilizer on the lawns. The girls were up cleaning house today. Eleanor went up to Brockton to the motor corp. The Mass State Guard had their second annual banquet at Carl's in Manomet. There was about 43 members of E-Co. and 25 …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Did some transplanting in the pool garden. Thelma, Dot Dunlap, and Cozzette started in to clean house up on the hill. Put fertilizer on the lawn this afternoon. I dug up some rhubarb and left it at Paul Goodwin's house on the way to the …
ToDay is the Birthday of Walder J Engstrom Rained all day, wind So. Went over to the greenhouse and saw Treglawn and Fred Moon. Rode over to town tonight to First aid Class. Came home on the bus. Harry and his wife went to Boston this morning. He is going to Fort Devens tomorrow morning. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Jessie May Brewer Fair and cool wind So. Ski's birthday and I gave her my 410 shot gun, a cartridge belt full of shells. Went up on the hill and over to the dig with Harry for an hour. Stopped in at the store on my way home. Walder, Pic, …
