A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm. First large forest fire, looked to be up back of Billington Sea. Saw the March hawk. Thelma went over to the war labor board. Eleanor started working in Mabbits. Stopped in to see Eric and Pic. Thel and Ski went to the pictures as Eleanor and Betty …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cold, wind N.W. Got up at 5 am, folded cots and blankets and put them away. Washed up and finished dressing. Had breakfast, then got into all our kit and marched about 1½ miles to the edge of a large swamp. The enemy was supposed to be in …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cold and snow this morning. Went over to the Armory and left there at 5:20 pm by bus for New Bedford. Arrived there at 7 pm. We had a locker room turned over to us and had a snack at 10:30 pm. Four companies went to bed at 11 pm. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cold, cleaned up rubbish. Thelma got her Bendix washer set up and she likes it fine. Thel got her notice from the War labor board to come over Monday and register. Went up to Richard Greenwoods with Mrs. Hornblower and fixed the locks on a couple of doors. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fuller Hammond 8.00* Several kinds of weather today. Cleaned up rubbish all day. Thelma and Eleanor went out tonight. Percy stopped in to see me for a few minutes. Saw one of last year's friends in the flower garden, a nearby black toad. Saw a pigeon hawk. Percy brought in …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cleaned up rubbish. Cloudy and cold. The snow is all gone. Eleanor and Thelma went to Boston on a shopping trip. I went over to the Armory to drill tonight. The Comanpy are going to New Bedford Sat night for Sunday maneuvers. I heard that Ernest Peter has his …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cold today and quite a snow flying when I came home tonight I burned up a big pile of rubbish I had puled up. Percy burned up his rubbish, and Walder burned his. Martha had two of her girl friends down from Boston to visit her for a couple …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Saw Carl Bolt, he started to work back at the Country Club today. Cleaned up rubbish all day. Plumber didn't show up. Lewis did not show up to plow. Thelma and Eleanor went to town this noon. I stopped in to see Eric on my way back to work. …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cold, wind North. Saw Mr. Hornblower this morning, he had a letter from Bud. I went over to the Nook with Bill and dug a couple of hours. I had no luck, found a few broken pieces. Bill found a beautiful polished bow tool, and a nicely …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and Warmer. Mary, Martha, and Nellie are up on the hill. Found a leak under the pantry sink. Still feeling very weak. There have been several grass fires already. Bill called me up to go up to the nook to dig, but I stayed home and raked the …
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