Saturday, June 5, 2010

August 1 - Dec. 31, 1931

(Fewer entries during this time)

Saturday, August 15, 1931

Tenders for school.  H. Van succeeded


Sunday, September 13, 1931

Lill went to Saskatoon with Tommy


Monday, September 21, 1931

Lill came back from Saskatoon.  Had permant (not 100% sure about this but my best guess)


Sunday, September 27, 1931

Had a box of Apples & Pears from Nell & Rob for a birthday present.


Sunday, October 4, 1931

My birthday (54) Foster family down.  Went for a drive


Monday, November 16, 1931

Winnie went up to Radisson.  Stanley came down to our place.  Had a play practice here.


Monday, November 30, 1931

Margaret was born


November 31, 1931 (maybe Tuesday, December 1st?)

Ted and Win went to Radisson in the evening.


Friday December 25, 1931

Win & Ted Stanley
and Margaret & Tommy came down for Xmas


Thursday, December 31, 1931

Historical event:  Statute of Westminister creates the British Commonwealth of Nations

Sunday, May 30, 2010

July 1931

Wednesday, July 1, 1931

Win & Ted & B Clarkes went to Meeting Lake.  weather not good at all

Weather:  High 69.1F (20.6C)  Low 50.0F (10.0C)  Rain 0.1 inch (1.5 mm)


Friday, July 3, 1931

Started to Maymont with Mr Card  car broke down the other side of Radisson.  got home around 12 o'clock


Tuesday July 7, 1931

Win & Ted returned from the Lake  wet all the time and very bad roads

Weather:  High 68.0F (20.0C)  Low 48.9F (9.4C)  Rain 0.03 inch (0.8 mm)


Saturday, July 11, 1931

Orange celebration.  stormy most of the day  real busy at the Hall  B Newsham had a car accident

Weather:  High 84.0F (28.9C)  Low 54.0F (12.2C)  Rain 0.3 inch (7.1 mm)


Tuesday, July 14, 1931

First washing with electric washer.  Just fine  did a real big wash


Thursday, July 16, 1931

Girls went to city with H Foster  came back on the 17th  Had a nice time


Tuesday, July 21, 1931

Ron went to Meeting Lake with the Scouts


Saturday, July 25, 1931

Bert came down


Sunday, July 26, 1931

Bert & Daisy went back to Maidstone


Wednesday, July 29, 1931

Daisy came back from Maidstone

June 1931

Sunday, June 7, 1931

Boy Scouts Jamboree in Borden  real nice day.  very interesting programe


Monday, June 15, 1931

Lillie went to Saskatoon with the Hoffman girls. Came home sick with sore throat.


Tuesday, June 16 and Wednesday June 17, 1931

Lillie still under the weather.


Thursday, June 18, 1931

I took sore throat.  about 4 hours nice rain.  Lillie feeling better.

Weather:  High 87.1F (30.6C)  Low 55.0F (12.8C)


Sunday, June 21, 1931

Cold and stormy looking.  Win & Ted did not come down.  feeling much better today

Weather:  High 68.0F (20.0C)  Low 42.1F (5.6C)  Rain  0.02 inch (0.5

mm)


Tuesday, June 30, 1931

Win & Ted & B Clark all ready for the lake but a very heavy rain all night.

Weather:  High 79.0F (26.1C)  Low 57.9F (14.4C)  Rain 2.5 inches ( 63.0 mm)

Saturday, May 29, 2010

May 1931

Friday, May 1, 1931

lovely day.  Win & Stanley came down to supper

Weather:  High 70.0F (21.1C)  Low 33.4F (1.1C)


Sunday, May 3, 1931

Sunday.  Just awfully cold.  Went for a drive but too cold to stay long.

Weather:  High 80.1F (26.7C)  Low 37.0F (2.8C)


Sunday, May 10, 1931

Mothers day.  Went to Church in the morning.  Mr. & Mrs. Card came for supper.  After Church we went over to Winnies


Tuesday, May 12, 1931

Hospital day.  Went to Hafford to visit the hospital.  Most enjoyable visit and a lovely drive.  Lunch was served at the hospital.  Several WMS ladies there


Sunday, May 17, 1931

Just a terrible wind & sand blowing and real cold.  Mr. Andres came to supper.

Weather:   High 75.9F (24.4C)  Low 48.9F (9.4C)  Rain 0.1 inch ( 2.5 mm)


Monday, May 25, 1931

Sports day at Borden.  lovely morning  about 12 weather changed.  Just a dreaful wind storm

Weather:  High 79.0F (26.1C)  Low 44.1F (6.7C)


Friday, May 29, 1931

Talkie in the Hall  real good


Sunday, May 31, 1931

Dad & Ted took the Saginaw service.   Mrs. Card came to supper.  Mr. Card at Regina

April 1931

Friday, April 3,  1931

Good Friday  We all went to Mr Cards for dinner and supper.  Went to the sand patch in the afternoon.  In the evening we went to Church.  a lovely service (a perfect day)

Weather:  High 28.9F (-1.7C)  Low 17.1F (-8.3C)


Sunday, April 5, 1931

A lovely Easter Sunday.  Went to Church in the morning.  Bert came down on the train  The young folks put on a Pagent on Sunday evening.  Church was packed & overflowing.  Ron got his fingers hurt in the car door.

Weather:  High 61.0F (16.1C)  Low 24.1F (-4.4C)


Monday, April 6, 1931

Spring cleaned the Bank  a lovely day

Weather:  High 66.0F (18.9C)  Low 30.0F (-1.1C)


Wednesday, April 8, 1931

a terrible winday day


Thursday, April 9, 1931

an awful day  sand blowing all day.  everything inches thick with sand.  our chimney caught - fire also the ???????? (looks like Idiudldr) got on fire.  terrible wind all day

Weather:  High 53.1F (11.7C)  Low 35.1F (1.7C)


Sunday, April 12, 1931

lovely day Had a cold dinner then Jack took us to the ferry, and a nice drive around.  Went to Church then over to Winnies.  Next door neighbours there too (a nice time

Weather:  High F (12.2C)  Low 30.0F (-1.1C)


Wednesday, April 15 & Thursday April 16, 1931

Wind storm all the time  everything covered in dust and it's real cold

Weather April 15:  High 51.1F (10.6C)  Low 41.0F (5.0C)  Rain 0.1 inch (2.8 mm)

Weather April 16:  High 59.0F (15.0C)  Low 33.1F (0.6C)


Friday, April 17, 1931

still blowing hard.  Tommy came on the train.


Saturday April 18, 1931

Very cold. snow flurries & dust.  Went to Saginaw with Mr. & Mrs. Card then to tea afterword.  Jack took Tomy to ferry on the chance of a ride to the city.  Went in a coupe.

Weather:  High 73.9F (23.3C)  Low 28.0F (-2.2C)

Tuesday, April 21, 1931

Jack told the car to Great-Dear pretty cold  Let Mrs _____ (name not shown) have 9 turkey eggs.

Weather:  High 44.1F (6.7C)  Low 24.1F (-4.4C)


Thursday, April 30, 1931

Moved in to new house.  We like it fine.  Tom Wensley put the phone in  2.00 (charge for phone installation?)

Weather:  High 77.0F (25C)  Low 37.9F (3.3C)

March 31, 1931 (2)

(missed this one)

 Sunday March 29, 1931

Went to the river.  Cars still crossing. (The Borden Bridge wasn't completed until 1937.  A cars were ferried across the river near the present sight of the bridge except for when the river was frozen over as it was apparently was still on this day.)

Weather:  High F (10.0C)  Low 21.9F (-5.6C)

John's comments

Well believe it or not it's snowing on the 29th of May.  Good morning to work on the diary.