75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 6, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 6, 1938

 

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

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Sunday, March 6: 

Have quite a cold this morning. Cleaned the house. Pete came after me & we went out to the farm. Over to his place for dinner. L'Vene helped us all morning. Mom & Dad & Bussy started painting the kitchen woodwork after dinner. I painted the living room woodwork.  Pete left to do chores. Mom & Dad & Bussy & I home at 6:00. Kinda tired. Cleaned up. Pete came. We went to see "The Awful Truth." Kind of a dumb show. Up home afterwords. Home early.

My comments: Nice to see lots of family involved in helping getting the house ready. Neat!  ;-)

See more about: "The Awful Truth" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Awful_Truth […a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant…]

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 5, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 5, 1938

 

 

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

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Saturday, March 5:

Down at the plant awhile in morning. LVene, Pete & Albert came for me. Moved the stove out to the farm from next door. Quite slick out. Didn't do much in morning. Over to Smith's for dinner. Back to work again after dinner. Scraping off paper & Pete plastering. Over to Smith's to supper. Bro't LVene in to get her hair cut. Drove around till 10:00. Pete bro't me home & then LVene. Quite tired. Felt like I'm catching cold.


My comments: LVene was Pete's sister, 28, not yet married (that occurred May 1938 - 2 months off) - I do not know who Albert was, at this point. Did he sell them the stove perhaps? Or help hook it up?

Do you suppose the stove looked at all like this 1938 stove?

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 4, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 4, 1938

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

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Friday, March 3: 

Down to the plant in the morning. Out to the farm in the p.m. Still trying to get off some paper. Pete plastering. Home at 5:00. Cleaned up. Pete came in. Listened to Centerville beat Coon Rapids. Foggy, slick nite out. Home early.

My comments: Lots of work to do on the farm house before the move in in a couple of weeks. Have you tried pulling off old wall paper? No fun. Pete plastering… must be some wall unfinished, or being moved.

Girls basketball team lost this game at State Championship - Did you see the hometown paper?

Backside of plastering:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lath.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plasterer_at_work_on_a_wall_arp.jpg

Learn more about plastering...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastering



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 3, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 3, 1938


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

Starting March 1, a weekly comment on these daily entries appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Thursday, March 3:

Down at office until 10:00. Decided to go to Des Moines with Lunds. Elmer sick. Mrs. Lund, Mrs Fred Davis, Howard, Elmer, Ed & I. Had more flat tires. Our kids beat, Fonda by a great big score. They really played keen. Sat with Beth & Helen B. Saw Francis Williams. Mrs. Lund stayed. Home at 8:30. Called Pete. To bed early


My comments: Lunds were the neighbor family down the road, of course. A few hazards driving 75 miles and back in 1938, I guess, huh?? ;-) Also, if Elmer was sick, why was he in the car with 5 other folks?? ;-)

Assume this was the Girls High School Basketball team in the state tournament, playing the team from Fonda. Yes, I was right...


From the March 11 Coon Rapids Enterprise:

"...the Coon Rapids girls' basketball team which went to the state tournament at Des Moines last week. In the first round they beat Fonda 47-9 ..."

Just eight years later, in 1946, Coon Rapids (IA) High School Girls BB did win the State Championship, of course:

Here is the actual page from the March 11, 1938, Coon Rapids Enterprise with the GBB stories and photos:

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 2, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 2, 1938


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

Starting yesterday a weekly comment on these daily entries also appeared on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Wednesday, March 2:

Really was sleepy all day. So was Gerry & Leo. Gerry was at the dance, too. Leo said just so we didn't all go to sleep at once. Not so very busy. Ate, sewed awhile & went to bed early.


My comments: What can I say? You stay up late, you are tired at work the next day! Right? ;-)



Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 1, 1938

75 Years Ago - Eileen's Diary - March 1, 1938


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

Starting today a weekly comment on these daily entries will again appear on the Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories blog [this link has some interesting February diary excerpts!]. Those weekly entries, on that blog, on each Friday of the week, will continue, with links to some of these daily entries.

Here is the daily entry for Tuesday, March 1:

 Really had a busy day at the office. Had my hair set at Noon at Louetta's but I didn't like it. Ferguson brought by Fuller hair brush & comb cleaner. Home & washed my hair. Pete came. Picked up Edith and Howard & went to Carroll to hear little Joe. Really had a keen time. To Carroll Cafe at Intermission. Danced on 2nd floor before we came home. Home real late.

My comments: She still worked at the Municipal Utilities Plant handling the monthly billings.

Families are Forever!  ;-)

Recent Kinnick Photos on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories Blog

Recent Kinnick Photos on Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories Blog

 Be sure to check out these recent Kinnick photos...  ;-)

Families are Forever!  ;-)