A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Thel paid me $9.00 Cool and rain wind East. Mrs. Hornblower and Martha were the only ones up on the hill today. Fred Moon worked in the barn today. Chet mowed all day. […] Sherman Man was up and measured three of the rooms on the hill to have linoleum …
Note: The next several entries are corssed out and the month has been replaced with “March.” I can't figure out why – there's nothing in the March entries of 1943 or 1944 to indicate that he was writing then. Some of the September dates are caught up later in the week on one notebook spread. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Warm and foggy, wind NE Pic was over with Eric after dinner. Dug some worms for fishing down at the pond. After dinner Thel and I went up to the Camp. I went fishing was at it when Ski, Eleanor came. I fished toll 8 pm then came in shore, …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloudy and cool wind N.E. Thel went out to dinner today. Ski didn't go to work. Chet is going to take a physical examination at 2 p.m. Erma Roberts went up to the hospital this morning and had a 10 lb son. Chet had Dr. Eastwood give him an examination …
ToDay is the Birthday of Showers and cool wind N.E. Took down a large pine tree in the grove. On my way home from work I stopped at Genie Finney's cottage to show Howard Engstrom's kids how to hunt for Indian arrowheads. For a couple of such young children, they sure are smart. Chet said …
ToDay is the Birthday of Shower this morning, wind S.W. Chet and I worked in the house cellar. After dinner I and Thel and Ski went over to Pick's and Bert, Ethel, Hubert, and his new wife were there. She is a tall nice looking girl and we all like her on sight. Chet went …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool. Stopped in to see Pic and Eric on the way home from work and they invited me to supper so I stayed too Walder came home at 8 pm and we played cribbage. Thel went to Past Chiefs supper, they had lobsters. Ski and Eleanor went to …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind N. Chet mowed the fire belt. I told Chet that the Captain said he could join the Co. I hope he shows up Wed night. Haven't seen Eric for a good long time. Ge Holman's wife stopped in tonight with her two babies. Ski, Jubbie, and …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm. Got up at 6 am had some drill and calisthenics before breakfast. At 9.30 a squad of men under Sargent Andrews went off into the woods and the rest of the company tried to locate and destroy them. We spread out and tool one and a half …
ToDay is the Birthday of Rained a little this afternoon. Wind No. Spoke to Mrs. H about my vacation. Gave the hummingbirds nest to Martha, it was on a stand. Eleanor gave me ride over to town. I got a haircut and went out to the Armory and with the rest of the company up …
