75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 28, 1939

75 Years Ago Today
Eileen's Diary
Feb 28, 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,  Feb 28:

Up late. Did usual work. Really lots of snow. Roads blocked. No school. Made a 3 layer gold cake. Good. Had fried chicken for dinner. Read & played piano in p.m. Ate, Pete chores while I did dishes. Read awhile and then went to bed early.

My comment: A major blizzard for sure!

I seemed to focus in on the "3 layer gold cake!" Surprise!! ;-)

YUM!! ;-)


Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 27, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 27, 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 Monday,  Feb 27:
Had a hard time getting up. Pete took me in to wash as soon as he got through milking. I did all the washing. Ate, did my ironing. Pete came at 4:00. Got some sawdust in his eye. I got it out after we got home. Ate, chores.
Norma came & Don went to Telephone Meeting. Don came afterward and we sang 'till 11:00/

A real blizzard!

My comment: Was blizzard overnight??? Dad must have sawed some more wood? Sawdust?

Remember the telephones from those days?

 

Families are Forever!  ;-)

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

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 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 Sunday,  Feb 26:

Bussy got us up at 7:30. Did usual work. Made a gallon of ice cream. Cleaned up & went in home to dinner. John, Jeannette, Gertrude & Everett were there. Played piano and talked in the p.m. Home at 5:00. Chored, ate. I made an angel food. Julia & Arnold came. Frosted the cake, played pitch and ate cake. They left at 12:30.

My comment: Notice she mentioned the young children first, this time. What is on her mind, do you suppose?

Sounds like a fun evening!

This photo of the Brideson family is dated 38-39 in my record:

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 25, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 25, 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,  Feb 25: [bold]

Did all the usual work. Made a spice cake. Scrubbed and waxed the kitchen floor. In to town at 4:00. Took in cream. Bussy came home with me. Ate and then chores. Bussy washed his head. Pete & I bathed.
Listened to Hit Parade.
Bussy slept on Studio Couch. Ate oranges & went to bed early

My comment: "Pete & I bathed." … this still fascinates me that she writes that down! ;-)

I always watch Hit Parade on television… wonder where I got that habit???
P.S. Think I listened on radio for years before on television, too. Kept a log of the "hits!" ;-)

For more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade


Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 24, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 24, 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,  Feb 24:

 Up at 8:15. Cleaned b. room & d. room. Did usual work. Scrubbed the kitchen floor. Ate, did dishes, cleaned up. Over after Norma. In to Mrs. Wallingford's to practice for F. B. Shopped. Time gear in car broke. Pete took it to Cabelka's. Didn't get it till 5:00. Got groceries, meat, and home. Ate, late with the chores. Did dishes while Pete milked. To bed early.

My comment: I don't recognize the Wallingford name. Do you?

Came across this photo of Pete with Don and Norma Williams, after they lived in Mesa, Arizona, about 20 years after these entries...

Don and Norma Williams, Pete Smith

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 23, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 23, 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,  Feb 23:

Up in pretty good time. Did usual work. Pete went down and cut a little wood before dinner. Ate, did dishes while Pete hauled some wood up.
Went up after LVene but she was at Thomas' so Pete took me to Club at Gertrude Ford's. Had a nice time. Norma drove me up home. Pete was there. Home at 5:00. Ate, did dishes etc. while Pete milked. Pete washed his head.  Read paper and looked at catalogs. To bed early.

My comment: Another Club meeting… at Gertrude Ford's this time. Small world! ;-)

The 1939 catalog had sheet music, including this one, that I know Mom had. Do you suppose she might have ordered it through the catalog??

Families are Forever!  ;-)

75 Years Ago Today - Eileen's Diary - Feb 22, 1939

75 Years Ago Today

Eileen's Diary

Feb 22, 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 - A doctor check up, today!  ;-)


Here is the daily entry for Wednesday,  Feb 22:

 Birthday note: Helen B.

Up at 8:30. Decided to go to Carroll. Had chicken & noodles. Folks here to dinner. Left for Carroll at 1:30 in folks' car. Dad & I to Annenberg's. Dad had his eyes fixed for glasses. I'm just keen only gaining too much. Shopped a little bit. Dad went and saw Art Minnich. Didn't get home until nearly 7:00. Pete chores & then we ate. Read paper, looked at catalogs and went to bed at 10:30. Really was tired.

My comment: Walter Annenberg was her baby doctor, of course. Good to hear things went well. Now sure about "Dad had his eyes fixed for glasses." Hope it was just an exam to select proper lenses… ;-)

Art Minnich was an attorney.

More catalog reading. Do you suppose they ever  looked as houses? Hard to imagine these were actually in the catalogs, for sale. But, actually very popular, I understand.

Families are Forever!  ;-)