75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 25, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 25, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Saturday, September 25:

Made out bills. Not so tired. To town at nite with Helen. Home at 10:00.

Here is the long entry for Saturday, September 25:

Made out bills. Really not very tired. Angela McLaughlin real sick. Jean K. home. Home & cleaned upstairs. To town with Leo. With Helen. Home at 10:00.

My comments: Didn't get home until 4:00 in the morning… not tired… How does that work?? ;-)


NOTE TO READERS: This will be the last post in this series.



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 24, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 24, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Friday, September 24:

Started on bills again. Typed them. Went to Ball game & dance at Carroll. Helen came home. Negro orchestra. Good time.

Here is the long entry for Friday, September 24:

At plant all day. Started making out the bills on the Typewriter. Home with Dad at nite. Washed my hair & got ready for the dance. Pete came before I was ready. Went to Ball game first. Carroll beat 13-6. Good game. Helen & Elmer there. To dance afterward. Mat Towle negro orchestra. Really good. Didn't get home till nearly 4:00.

My comments: Interesting dance… stayed very late!  ;-)



Read about the football game [Click to see larger image]:

http://coonrapids.advantage-preservation.com/document/coon-rapids-enterprise-1937-10-01-page-1

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 23, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 23, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Thursday, September 23:

At Mr. B's again. Dad & I went to a play at school. I went with Lizzie.

Here is the long entry for Thursday, September 23:

At plant in morning & Mr. Browning in pm. At nite Dad & I went to play given at the School House. With Liz. It was really pretty good.

My comments: Interesting she was working for Mr. Browning for a couple of days when work need was low at the Light Plant!  ;-) And, that was important enough to mention in her diary...  ;-)



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 22, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 22, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Wednesday, September 22:

Warm. Typed for Mr. B. Pete & I in town at nite.

Here is the long entry for Wednesday, September 22:

Started out warm. Worked for Mr. Browning all pm. Home with Dad. Ate late. Pete came at 8:00. Parked in front of Garst's. With Edith & Erna awhile. Home early.

My comments: Today I am using an image of the Garst Store that appeared earlier in 1937 in the Coon Rapids Enterprise (Februay 19, 1937, p.1), for your reading pleasure [Click the image for an enlarged view].

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 21, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 21, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Tuesday, September 21:

Have a cold. All but Leo home. Sat outside & got mosquito bitten.

Here is the long entry for Tuesday, September 21:


Have kind of a cold. Hard for me to talk. Mr. Charles gone most of day. Home at 5:30. Leo at Bank Nite. Rest of us sat outdoors & got mosquito bitten and then all went in & took baths.

My comments: Why didn't they go back inside earlier????  …  ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 20, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 20, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Monday, September 20:

Tired. Elmer home for dinner. To bed early at nite.

Here is the long entry for Monday, September 20:


Tired most of day. Wonder why!  Elmer out home for dinner. Helped Leo shock. Home early at nite. Rode the bike, ate late, took a bath & went to bed. Listened to Fibber & Molly. Tramp going down the road. Sheep got out.

My comments: My, my… more going on than would guess from first entry!  ;-)

Would Leo have been using twine to shocked corn?? Twine around the middle keeps it up! ;-)

Source of image: www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/introsheets/cornshocks.pdf



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 19, 1937

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - September 19, 1937


This entry is the daily post on this blog from the diary of eighteen year old Eileen KINNICK, 75 Years Ago this date.

Since midway through 2010, a weekly update/comments blog entry began to appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Tuesday of the week, will continue, with links to these daily entries.

Here is the short entry for Sunday, September 19:

Up early. Pasted pictures. Out to Helen's in pm. Made ice cream. Bill sick. "Riding on Air." To Cafe with H & E.

Here is the long entry for Sunday, September 19:

Up early. Got work done in good time. Ate at 12:00. Cleaned up, pasted pictures in photo books all pm. out to Helen's after negatives. Got ice & went home and made ice cream. Cleaned up & ate. Pete came about 7:45. Bill sick. "Riding On Air." To Cafe With Helen & Elmer.

My comments: "Riding on Air" was a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown.

Families are Forever!  ;-)