75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 7, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 7, 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 Tuesday,  Feb 7:

 Pete up at 8:00. Me at 9:00. Did separator. Ate dinner, did dishes. LVene & Verle came after a load of corn. Pete had Verle help him saw a pile of wood. They stayed until 4:00. Took the cream in to town. Signed the note for $600.00. Home at 6:00. Ate tomato soup and Pete milked. Fixed our commode drawer into a file. We took baths, ate our oranges, and went to bed at 10:00.

My comment: Appears they had saved the other $600.00. Interesting, private, insights. Thanks, Mom! ;-) Wish I had a photo of Pete and Verle sawing a pile of wood.

Tomato soup is not glamorous, but tastes great on a winter evening.

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 6, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 6, 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 Monday,  Feb 6:

Pete up at 6:00 and I got up before 8:00. Did the separator. Pete finished the chores and we were in town at 9:00. I did the washing. Had swiss steak for dinner. Did this weeks ironing. Bussy home. Had a cold. Ate supper. Pete got home from Carroll at 7:30. He ate at the folks & we came home. Got a bill of sale for $1200 from Pop. Glad that's all settled. Pete late with the chores. To bed about 11:00.

My comment: It now appears the meetings at the bank were about purchase of cattle, pigs, tools, etc. More on this tomorrow.

Swiss steak was always my favorite meal, that Mom made (really about even with chicken and noodles, perhaps!) growing up! ;-) ...enough for everyone reading this...  ;-)

 

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 5, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 5, 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 Sunday,  Feb 5:

 Pete up at 8:00. Me at 9:30. In to town. Had Dwight open the locker for me.  Got some pork chops. Got the folk's Sunday paper. Ate, did dishes and went riding. Almost got stuck in one place south of town. Home at 4:30. Ate, Pete milked. Folks home from Leo's at 7:00; they stopped in just a  minute. Pete finished the chores. We popped some "corn." We each read a story and went to bed at 10:00.

My comment: A fairly typical Sunday. Except, she got her cousin, Dwight Williams, to open the town meat locker, so she could get some pork chops!

I really don't think they looked like this, but it was hard to pass by this image!!  ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 4, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 4, 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 Saturday,  Feb 4:

 Up at 9:30. Did dishes, separator, scrubbed & waxed the kitchen floor. Made a white cake. Jacobson here after oats. 2 loads. Pete got the wood saw. He was up home for dinner. Washed and set my hair. Had tomato soup for supper. Ed Kult came before Pete was through milking. Talked until 9:00. Did the rest of the chores. Were listening to Horace Heidt. Left the lamp and radian on until 3:00.

My comment:  Did the batteries run down? Sure would like to know what that "wood saw" looked like!!

Horace Heidt was very popular on the radio. I remember listening to him, as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Heidt

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 3, 1939

 

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 3, 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 Friday,  Feb 3:

Up at 8:30. Did dishes, separator, scrubbed the kitchen floor. Ate an early dinner and Pete went up after Pop and went in to sale. Listened to radio, played piano and read. Pete home at 5:30. Creamed egg on toast for supper. Pete milked and shaved and we went in to Final Co. Tourney. Coon beat Glidden 16-17. Some game. Home at 11:30.

My comment:  All I can think about is the Creamed egg on toast - love it! ;-)

 

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 2, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 2, 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,  Feb 2:

Birthday note: Grant Ballard [39 - born in 1900]

Pete up at 7:30. Me at 8:30. Did separator & scrubbed. Ate dinner at 12:00. Did dishes. LVene came down & took us up  home. Pete & Pop took the Chevy to town. Polly, Betty, LVene & I came down here. Waved Betty's & LVene's hair. FInished the bench. Folks left at 4:30. Had potato soup for supper. Did dishes & made out the books. Took baths and then played 2 games of rummey. (sic) [Should be rummy!] Of course, Pete beat. Went to bed early.

My comment:  Dad didn't know about letting the "little woman" win! ;-)

Potato soup - I think Mom's would have looked like this... great for a cold evening! ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 1, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 1, 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 Wednesday,  Feb 1:

Up real late. I made a 2 egg cake. Had pancakes for dinner. Cleaned the house a little bit. Pete cutting down trees along the creek. Chored and ate real early. Up and got LVene, Verle, Polly, Merle, Betty. Over the Max & Orrin's but they weren't home. Over to  Max & Orrins's. [She probably meant LVene and Verle's or Polly and Merle's!!]
Ate pop corn & played rummy until 12:00. Just got in Verle's yard and the car broke down. They bro't us home. LVene gave us a loaf of bread. Home & to bed at 1:30. Really cold and windy.

My comment:  Assume Dad was cutting trees for wood to keep the house warm!

A difficult evening, for sure. Dad has just worked on the car. Young couple with a serious problem, it appears. Very frustrating, for sure.

A 2 egg cake is also known as a pound cake:

 

YUM!


Families are Forever!  ;-)