75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - September 9, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

September 9, 1939 

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK SMITH, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Saturday, September 9:

Birthday note: Norma Williams

Up in fair time. Ate, did dishes & separator. Cleaning the house. Got dinner. Scrubbed the whole house. Waxed some of the rooms. Chored, ate. Bill & Elsie Herron here selling musk melons. Pop here awhile. Bathed & went in town. Parked in front of Barbers. Quite a few people looking at Billy. home at 12:00. Finished wiring all except the fixtures.

My comments:

Nice to see I was still an "attraction!" ;-)

Here are Don and Norma Williams, at their place, in Arizona, with Pete, perhaps 1960ish…

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - July 21, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

July 21, 1939 

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK SMITH, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Friday, July 21:

Up at 6:00. Fed baby just as Pete finished chores. Hurried & ate & took Pete up to thresh. Home & did my work and went back up again. Had 12 men for dinner. Polly slept until 3:00. Grant, Rita, Betty came & ate dinner. Took Norma home. Home at 4:00. Fed baby. Priscilla had been here and she left the cutest cover. Late with the chores. Folks came & got the washing. Bussy had an airplane ride today. Fed the baby & went to bed.

My comments:

Assume Polly was involved with Toots "operation" and/or recovery. All pitching in. Threshing needed to be done while weather good. NOTE: See article in paper, below the photo.

Have an airplane photo to go with comment on Bussy… hold it off a day or two…

Here is a threshing crew at work… remember them well!

***** Coon Rapids Enterprise, July 17, 2014, p. 5:

75 Years Ago
July 14, 1939

Threshing rigs in operation about the country report medium yields of fair quality grain. W.A. Kretzinger, who threshed Monday, reports his oats went about 35 bushels to the acre.



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - May 13, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

May 13, 1939 

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Saturday, May 13:

Up at 6:30. Quite cool. Real nice day. Did usual work. Over & helped Pete measure corn ground on 80. In to town. Got 20 Wh. Leghorns. Mom & Buss home with me. Over to Norma's & got another hen to put with the 28. Got Pete, ate dinner, moved dining room stove in closet, cleaned up the house. Folks here for supper. Checked balance sheet. Folks left at 9:00. We took our baths and went to bed.

My comments:

"…stove in closet,…" ???

White Leghorn chicks...

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - May 12, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

May 12, 1939 

 

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Friday, May 12:

Up in good time. Did usual work. Scrubbed out the chicken house. Read papers.
Pete came for dinner. Ate, I took him back to 80. Made out order of the baby & me.
LVene & Verle bro't back chairs. Curled LVene's hair. In to town. Mailed orders, got groceries, got 25 White Leghorns. Home & fixed chickens. Over after Pete. When we came home the hen had killed 17. Over to Norma's & got a hen to put with the 8 that were left. Pete chores, ate potato soup & went to bed.

My comments:

"Made out order of the baby & me."

Did she order stuff like this, do you suppose?

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - May 11, 1939

 

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

May 11, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Thursday, May 11:

Up in good time. Did separator, fed chickens, fixed cottage cheese, in to town after ice. Up to LVene's. Served about 35 club members & 6 hostesses & waiters.
Valeria K., Edith L., Max served. Norma, Gertrude & I hostesses.
Had Hor D'evvess (sic), Individual Meat Loaves in Bacon rings, buttered beans, creamed potatoes, pear salad, buttered rolls, pineapple ice cream, angel food cake, coffee. Had maypole decorations at 3 long tables.
Really tired at nite. Over on 80 after Pete at 6:00. Home, ate. Otto, Stella here a minute. Chored, Polly & Merle came & stayed till after 10:00. Cleaned up & went to bed.

My comments:

I've been scrolling through photo images of "Meat Loaves in Bacon Ring" - at supper time. Not smart… may drown in my saliva before I finish this…

Did they look like there, perhaps?? ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - May 9, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

May 9, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Tuesday, May 9:

Up in good time. Max here from 9:00 to 10:00. Pete planting. Ate dinner, did dishes, up home a minute, over to LVene's, in to town & got plow lathes. Betty, Polly, LVene here to get their hair fixes. Max, Gary, Norma here too. Had to get a setting hen from Norma. Out to chicken house when Edith Lund & Harold Johnson came. Harold milked 2 cows. Ate, took baths & went to bed.

My comments:

Lots of folks in and out during the day…

Harold milked 2 cows… with Pete?? I assume…

Needed one more setting hen??? Too many eggs? Just got new chicks, not eggs. ???

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - April 26, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

April 26, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.


Here is the daily entry for Wednesday, April 26:

Did up usual work. Went in to town. Ate dinner and went up to LVene's. Norma came for me. She & Gertrude on committee too for club luncheon. Planned our menus. Kinda chilly at nite. Pete & I out in field after the big sheep & her little lamb. Were going to the show but it got too late so we ate, took baths & went to bed.

My comments:

Big sheep and lamb… interesting… first mention of having sheep...

 

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Jan 26, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Jan 26, 1939

This entry is a post from the diary of my mother, twenty year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date. She kept a diary from 1932 as a freshman in high school until she left us, too early, in 1999.
Now we are beginning 1939 - the year I was born, on July 1 - Bring it on! ;-)


Here is the daily entry for Thursday, Jan 26:

Birthday note: Leo Watrous

Up in good time. Washed & set my hair. Chasing the little roan heifer. had the best noodles for dinner. Ironed a dress, did the dishes, cleaned up & Pete took Betty and me to club at Hazel Bowman's. Put on the Carnival Committee. Had chicken sandwiches, ice cream, cake, coffee. Norma took us to Smith's afterwards. Pete & I home at 5:30. Did the chores ate supper and then Pete milked. Read the paper. Went to bed early.

My comment: I can actually visualize Pete and Eileen "chasing the little roan heifer." I have seen them do it, I've done it with Dad. Part of living on the farm, I suppose!! ;-)


Another club meeting... She is really getting involved in the community.


A photo of Hazel Bowman, in 1974, in the Methodist Church Directory:

Families are Forever!  ;-)