1943 Line A Diary of Frank W Gillette
Starts with March 5
5 Wed. Nice weather; pulled log out of Blackberry patch and made several cuts on it.
6 Cool weather: Took Jean, Verna and Loraine to Molalla. Mr Potts bought and Irene and I a lunch.
7 Sunday Cloudy: worked around the yard most of the day. Called on Potts a few minutes this evening.
8 Cloudy: Saved up the rest of #2 tree with the drag saw.
9 Nice weather: split wood and worked on donkey drag saw parts. Tried to fix ports radio but could not.
10 Nice weather: went to store worked on donkey drag saw.
11 Thu Plane watch a.m. to 4 a.m. Went to Waldorff at Mulino and had drag saw parts worked on cast $6.90.
12 Fri Cloudy- We took Jean to school at noon went on to Oregon City and took Martha Knaggs in town to see Clark at Hutchson Hospital. Took Kellers and Dragclaw home tonite.
13 Rain: Worked on drag saw shaft in the bunk house also put frame on donkey engine.
14 Sun: Very light snow. Worked on drag saw blade etc Bob and Carol came about 6:30 pm.
15 Cold and Light snow. Bob left at 9 a.m. Worked on drag saw and tested speed of side arm this evening.
16 Tue. Cloudy and showers: Filed drag saw Blade and worked on assembling drag saw parts.
17 Wed. Nice weather: took drag saw side a run to Waldrorfs and had it straightened. Bought brush hook. Cut 18 cuts with donkey saw and its caught and hurt my shoulder. Visited Potts this evening.
18 Thu Freezing weather: worked with the donkey drag saw re-filing saw etc. Irene went to the mail box.
19 Fri Rain: dragged in a pole for a skid way.
20 Sat nice weather: Irene washed, fell an Alder and broke aerial wire down. Put it back up and topped maple tree.
21 Sun Fixed an alder tree on the skid way. Marx came with Louis and Louise.
22 Sun Had tooth ache all day. Rained and wind blowed all day.
29 Mon Went to Dallas visited Ole and Bill Martin. Foster pulled a back tooth for me. Rain all day. Creek getting high again.
30 Tue. Wind and showers. Went to Stalneckers and had transmission and rear end of car checked for grease.
31 Wedl Hard Rains. Took Jean to the school bus in the car. Creek came over bridge. Phone down about my airplane watch. Ed Lindstrom got stuck at bridge.
********. April. ********
1 Thu Nice weather: Irene planted peas, Lindstrom was fishing, I cut 5 cuts wood with donkey.
2 Fri Rain split a fw blocks of wood.
3 Sat Nice weather: went to Portland called on Howersins and got mother Hart and came home.
4 Sun Cloudy and light rains. I split up some more wood.
5 Mon Cut 22 blocks of wood. Went to store. Also see Lee East about old growth logs for $75.
6 Tue Nice weather. Filed drag saw. Moved donkey down to corner of Koch's to cut big logs.
7 Wed. Set donkey this morning. Made 2 cuts this afternoon. Rained in evening of I took Jean to Colton this evening.
8 Thu Rained about 5 pm. Foiled saw and made 3 cuts.
9 Fri. Took an old saw down to Stahechers and had holes burned in it.
10 Sat Made 3 cuts and had to go to store this afternoon.
11 Sun Bob and Carol about 11 am. This afternoon Bob and I made 2 cuts with the donkey. Jean took the car to Colton.
12 Mon Worked in b ig log and made several cuts.
13 Tue Cut wood today.
14 Wed Made some more cuts but broke chain.
15 Thu Finished first log and moved donkey and made 1 cut on second log.
16 Fri. Went to Molalla and had counter balance wheel made. Made 3 cuts on 2nd log.
17 Sat Took Jean to Montgomery Wards in Portland and they bought dresses.
18 Sun. File 6 foot saw. Jean took car to drive practice.
19 Mon Made several cuts and it rained me out.
20 Tue Rained nearly all day. Made 1.5 cuts today.
Skips Apr 21 toApr 30.
********** May **********
1 Sat Went to the store also split some wood.
2 Sun Took Bessie home today. When we got home found goats had got into garden and did a lot of damage.
3 Mon Split 12 cuts. went to mail box for Jeans money order. Split wood all day.
4 Tue I split 5 blocks of wood and fixed a new fence across backberry patch.
5 Wed Went to Mollalla; Rained all day Judy [goat] had two nannie kids this afternoon.
6 Thu Showers all day. Irene replanted several rows of peas. I cleaned out on chimney.
7 Fri Split 5 blocks of wood and hauled some home.
8 Sat Went to Portland to see Henry about Seasons worked.
9 Sun Orainds came after Muggie, Judy and her kids. I split but end of log. Earl Sacherson visited us this afternoon.
10 Mon Rain attended Starr cannery foreman government instruction class. Bob and Carol came about 5:30 pm.
11 Bob and I fixed the camp kitchen today.
12 Wed Attended Starr School and looked all over for room got in at 5642 Boise st and pd 5.00 for a week
13 Thu Went to store this afternoon. Rain.
14 Fri Attended Starr School. Renie and I took. Jean Earl and Loraine to Portland to Bohimia (?)wife(?) banquet of Junior seniors. Went to show etc.
15 Sat Jean worked in hatchery.
16 Sun Cloudy. Hauled some wood. Went after potatoes to Morris place. Jean and Renie went to church program this evening.
17 Mon. Left at 6 am. Attended school. Worked around first days on job. Had to go back in evening until 10 pm.
18 Tue. Worked in bean room office all day on drawing floor plans.
19 Wed. Worked in bean room office most of the day. went home this afternoon on account of celebration in town. Bob and I haul wood. Women went to school program.
20 Thu. Worked in bean room office all day. Blowed out recap tire this am. Pd Mrs Wood $5.00 room rent.
21 Fri. Attended school. Finished dope on bean machinery. Got tire out of repair shop and came home.
22 Sat Hauled wood until 3 pm. and went to store.
23 Sun Jean and Renie went to church. I chinked flume all afternoon.
24 Mon went back to town today to work.
25 Tue. Had school session this morning.
26 Wed. Worked in Bean room.
27 Thu Worked in bean room all day.
28 Fri Worked in bean room all day. Went home at 4:30 pm.
29 Sat Hauled wood this am. Irene and I went to Silverton and decorated Joyce’s grave.
30 Sun Jean went to church twice. Irene did not feel very well.
31 Mon Rained : fixed counter in picnic stand. we had our supper out there.
*************** June ***********
1 Tue. Left home at 5:45 - attended school. Got room 118 at New Sargent Hotel and Moved my things from Mrs. Woods. 5642 SE Boise St to hotel . Paid hotel 5.25 for a week.
2 Wed Worked in bean room all day . Was down to warehouse no 4 until 9:30 pm. working on a gas pump.
3 Thu Rain, Worked in bean room all day. Went to Stars Banquet at Liddo Cafe tonite.
4 Fri Worked in bean room all day. Came home and Bob and Carol were already here,
5, Sat We took Bob and Carol to Oregon City and did some shopping and came home. Sunshine this afternoon.
6 Sun Nice weather: Irene and Jean went to church. This afternoon, Louise and Lewis and Mr & Mrs Marxes were here. Earl and Jean had lunch at picnic grounds,
7 Mon Left at 5 am and had breakfast in Portland. Visited Nite and Pauline this evening . Worked in bean room all day.
8 Tue. Warm weather. Bob and Carol came to cannery this afternoon. We had supper at Savoy. They went to show and I filed a saw. Took Bobs tires to Grimshaws.
9 Wed. Nice weather: Worked in bean room all day and had two men. Looked in junk shop windows this evening.
10 Thu Worked in bean room all day. Cloudy and cool weather. I worked on my saw all evening.
11 Fri Worked in bean room all day. It started to rain on my way home.
12 Sat Irene and I went to Molalla. and I go another new Atlas tire. Worked on generator all afternoon.
13 Sun Rained a few showers. Fixed drain for picnic kitchen. Went to Koch’s and bought chicken.
14 Mon Worked in bean room all day. Bob was in to see me about 11am.
15 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
16- 25 no entries. [Conjecture that Bob told his father that he and Carol were splitting up. Subsequent entries show that Bob is more often at home with parents. Carol not mentioned until divorce date in October]
26 Sat Nice weather got home about 7:30 pm Bob was with me.
27 Sun Hauled some wood. Bob helped me. Jean drove Bob’s car to church.
28. Mon Let early and went into town. Worked in bean room all day.
29 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
30 Wed Worked in bean room all day. Roomies next to me had a big fight a 3 am. and got kicked out.
**********************July. *********************
1 Thu Worked in bean room all day. Went out home this evenings.
2 Fri Rained. Worked in bean room all day.
3 Sat Worked in bean room all day. Got home about 7:30 Bob was out there.
4 Sun nice weather. Bob and I cut some weeds and tinkered with the ars. Renie and Jean went to church. Earl visited Jean this afternoon.
5 Mon Got up at 4am. Bob came back to town with me. Called on Bessie this evening.
6 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
7 Wed Nice weather. Worked in bean room until 4 pm. Henry had me go to Salem to help out down there . came home about 10:3pm.
8 Cloudy. Paid $40 on note at bank. Turned in application for a book. Took room 110 st Argo in Salem . Worked at Salem plant until 11 pm.
9 Fri Came to Portland via McMinnville. Went through co-op creamery. Stopped at County Agents office. Worked at Portland all afternoon.
10 Sat Worked in bean room all day Went to Vancouver and Book Bessie home with me.
11 Sun Hauled one load off wood. Took Jean to league meeting at park. Received. word that Knaggs died yesterday. [Clark Knaggs that owned homestead land nearby in Colton].
12 Mon Went back to work. Went to see Mr. Knas remains this evening and called on Martha at Warrens.
13 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
14 Wed Went home and had to change tire on Bobs car. Jean was home as she was sick.
15 Thu Went back to Portland and worked in bean room all day.
16 Fri Warm weather. Worked in bean room all day.
17 Sat Hot weather : worked until 6 pm.and went home. Paid the store $50.
18 Sun Hauled one load of wood. Took Bessie home this evening.
19 Mon Worked in bean room all day.
20 Tue hot weather. Worked in bean room all day.
July 21 - Oct 3 no entries
********* October **********
4 Mon Bob came in tonite and stayed all nite with me.
5 Tue Worked in bean room all day. Bob received a divorce from Carol this afternoon.
6 Wed Bob went back to Pacific City today.
Oct 7 - Oct 14 no entries
15 Fri We got done canning beans today for the 1943 season. I went home.
16 Sat Irene and Jean went to the store today. Rained all night.
17 Sun Showers of rain. I came back to town this evening.
18 Mon Ben Dirks, Hanson, ad Johnstone and I started washing up bean machinery,
19 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
Oct 20- Nov 29. no entries
Nov 30 Tue Cloudy and windy. I clear land.
******************** December. ******************
1 Wed Rainy. I worked on the land clearing most of the day.
2 Thu Rainy. Irene and I went to Oregon City. Got order for some gravel from George Randall. Met Bob and we are home.
3 Fri Bob and I started out with trailer to get some gravel. Blowed out trailer tire and transmission on car also went on buses{?} on way home.
4 Sat Got up at 3 am..took Boob to Colton and he went in with Mr Darling.
5 Sun Worked on Cheve awhile but could not get it out of free wheeling gear.
6 Mon Went to Mt Angel and had Fred Prosser fix Cheve free wheeling. Stayed all nite at Mt Angel hotel.
7 Tue Ground valves in Cheve and came home this evening.
8 no entry
9 no entry
10 Fri Frosty. Met Bob in Oregon City at 7:30 and we went to Junior school play Cyclone Sally. Jean was in this.
11 Sat Ed Lindstrom cut branch of big tree for me.
12 Sun We took Bob to Portland and came right home again.
13 Mon Took Jean to school bs. Took car to Stalmacker and put on new fuel pump. at 11,859 miles.
14 Tue Frosty. Took Jean to school bus. Had a fire out next to cedar stump and cut brush all day.
15 Frosty and cold. Took Jean to school bus. Irene has a bad cold.
16 Thu Cloudy. Frosty cold weather. Took Jean to school bus. Eakert Keller and Sarccherson got a car stuck on our road. cut brush all day.
17 Fri Frosty cold weather. Irene was sick with a cold and stayed in be half a day.
18 Sat Jean, Verna, and I went to Oregon City and they Xmas shopped all day. I got a used tire for trailer. Bob got in to O.C. at 5pm. Put new condenser on car.
19 Sun Cloudy and warmer. Bob and I called on Allbert a few minutes. Also ut a used tire on trailer and patched tube.
20 Mon Nice weather. Irene and I took Bob to Portland. Called on Starrs and Henry gave us lbs of cherries for Xmas.
21 Tue I hauled load of gravel from Elwood crusher. Also works on road during afternoon.
22 Wed Took Jean to bus and car during morning. Put on new points, 12 and 50 miles.
23 Thu Warmer weather. Hauled a load of gravel this morning from Elwood. We took in Xmas program and heard school band of Hotlicks (?).
24 Fri I stayed around to house most of he day. Aunt Maine sent me a tie for Xmas.
25 Sat Jean and Irene went to church at 6 am. We left at 9 for Vancouver. Had Xmas party at Bessie’s. Nona and Irvan, Dite’s etc Stayed all nite.
26 Sun We let Bessie’s at 1 pm. Stopped at Paulines awhile came on to Oregon City at 4:45 and Bob had been waiting or us.
27 Mon Got up at 10 am stayed in the house all day. Bob did not get up until about 12:30 pm.
28 Tue Got up at 6:30 am. We took Bob to Portland and came right home. I are down with a nice cold.
29 Wed I stayed in the house all day with a swell cold.
30 Thu Frosty weather. I stayed in the house all day. Irene and Jean went to Marx’s and did. not get home until about 10:30 pm.
31 Fri Irene washed. Joe Lauby and Joe Haute came this evening and the kids all went to show in Molalla.
Starts with March 5
5 Wed. Nice weather; pulled log out of Blackberry patch and made several cuts on it.
6 Cool weather: Took Jean, Verna and Loraine to Molalla. Mr Potts bought and Irene and I a lunch.
7 Sunday Cloudy: worked around the yard most of the day. Called on Potts a few minutes this evening.
8 Cloudy: Saved up the rest of #2 tree with the drag saw.
9 Nice weather: split wood and worked on donkey drag saw parts. Tried to fix ports radio but could not.
10 Nice weather: went to store worked on donkey drag saw.
11 Thu Plane watch a.m. to 4 a.m. Went to Waldorff at Mulino and had drag saw parts worked on cast $6.90.
12 Fri Cloudy- We took Jean to school at noon went on to Oregon City and took Martha Knaggs in town to see Clark at Hutchson Hospital. Took Kellers and Dragclaw home tonite.
13 Rain: Worked on drag saw shaft in the bunk house also put frame on donkey engine.
14 Sun: Very light snow. Worked on drag saw blade etc Bob and Carol came about 6:30 pm.
15 Cold and Light snow. Bob left at 9 a.m. Worked on drag saw and tested speed of side arm this evening.
16 Tue. Cloudy and showers: Filed drag saw Blade and worked on assembling drag saw parts.
17 Wed. Nice weather: took drag saw side a run to Waldrorfs and had it straightened. Bought brush hook. Cut 18 cuts with donkey saw and its caught and hurt my shoulder. Visited Potts this evening.
18 Thu Freezing weather: worked with the donkey drag saw re-filing saw etc. Irene went to the mail box.
19 Fri Rain: dragged in a pole for a skid way.
20 Sat nice weather: Irene washed, fell an Alder and broke aerial wire down. Put it back up and topped maple tree.
21 Sun Fixed an alder tree on the skid way. Marx came with Louis and Louise.
22 Sun Had tooth ache all day. Rained and wind blowed all day.
29 Mon Went to Dallas visited Ole and Bill Martin. Foster pulled a back tooth for me. Rain all day. Creek getting high again.
30 Tue. Wind and showers. Went to Stalneckers and had transmission and rear end of car checked for grease.
31 Wedl Hard Rains. Took Jean to the school bus in the car. Creek came over bridge. Phone down about my airplane watch. Ed Lindstrom got stuck at bridge.
********. April. ********
1 Thu Nice weather: Irene planted peas, Lindstrom was fishing, I cut 5 cuts wood with donkey.
2 Fri Rain split a fw blocks of wood.
3 Sat Nice weather: went to Portland called on Howersins and got mother Hart and came home.
4 Sun Cloudy and light rains. I split up some more wood.
5 Mon Cut 22 blocks of wood. Went to store. Also see Lee East about old growth logs for $75.
6 Tue Nice weather. Filed drag saw. Moved donkey down to corner of Koch's to cut big logs.
7 Wed. Set donkey this morning. Made 2 cuts this afternoon. Rained in evening of I took Jean to Colton this evening.
8 Thu Rained about 5 pm. Foiled saw and made 3 cuts.
9 Fri. Took an old saw down to Stahechers and had holes burned in it.
10 Sat Made 3 cuts and had to go to store this afternoon.
11 Sun Bob and Carol about 11 am. This afternoon Bob and I made 2 cuts with the donkey. Jean took the car to Colton.
12 Mon Worked in b ig log and made several cuts.
13 Tue Cut wood today.
14 Wed Made some more cuts but broke chain.
15 Thu Finished first log and moved donkey and made 1 cut on second log.
16 Fri. Went to Molalla and had counter balance wheel made. Made 3 cuts on 2nd log.
17 Sat Took Jean to Montgomery Wards in Portland and they bought dresses.
18 Sun. File 6 foot saw. Jean took car to drive practice.
19 Mon Made several cuts and it rained me out.
20 Tue Rained nearly all day. Made 1.5 cuts today.
Skips Apr 21 toApr 30.
********** May **********
1 Sat Went to the store also split some wood.
2 Sun Took Bessie home today. When we got home found goats had got into garden and did a lot of damage.
3 Mon Split 12 cuts. went to mail box for Jeans money order. Split wood all day.
4 Tue I split 5 blocks of wood and fixed a new fence across backberry patch.
5 Wed Went to Mollalla; Rained all day Judy [goat] had two nannie kids this afternoon.
6 Thu Showers all day. Irene replanted several rows of peas. I cleaned out on chimney.
7 Fri Split 5 blocks of wood and hauled some home.
8 Sat Went to Portland to see Henry about Seasons worked.
9 Sun Orainds came after Muggie, Judy and her kids. I split but end of log. Earl Sacherson visited us this afternoon.
10 Mon Rain attended Starr cannery foreman government instruction class. Bob and Carol came about 5:30 pm.
11 Bob and I fixed the camp kitchen today.
12 Wed Attended Starr School and looked all over for room got in at 5642 Boise st and pd 5.00 for a week
13 Thu Went to store this afternoon. Rain.
14 Fri Attended Starr School. Renie and I took. Jean Earl and Loraine to Portland to Bohimia (?)wife(?) banquet of Junior seniors. Went to show etc.
15 Sat Jean worked in hatchery.
16 Sun Cloudy. Hauled some wood. Went after potatoes to Morris place. Jean and Renie went to church program this evening.
17 Mon. Left at 6 am. Attended school. Worked around first days on job. Had to go back in evening until 10 pm.
18 Tue. Worked in bean room office all day on drawing floor plans.
19 Wed. Worked in bean room office most of the day. went home this afternoon on account of celebration in town. Bob and I haul wood. Women went to school program.
20 Thu. Worked in bean room office all day. Blowed out recap tire this am. Pd Mrs Wood $5.00 room rent.
21 Fri. Attended school. Finished dope on bean machinery. Got tire out of repair shop and came home.
22 Sat Hauled wood until 3 pm. and went to store.
23 Sun Jean and Renie went to church. I chinked flume all afternoon.
24 Mon went back to town today to work.
25 Tue. Had school session this morning.
26 Wed. Worked in Bean room.
27 Thu Worked in bean room all day.
28 Fri Worked in bean room all day. Went home at 4:30 pm.
29 Sat Hauled wood this am. Irene and I went to Silverton and decorated Joyce’s grave.
30 Sun Jean went to church twice. Irene did not feel very well.
31 Mon Rained : fixed counter in picnic stand. we had our supper out there.
*************** June ***********
1 Tue. Left home at 5:45 - attended school. Got room 118 at New Sargent Hotel and Moved my things from Mrs. Woods. 5642 SE Boise St to hotel . Paid hotel 5.25 for a week.
2 Wed Worked in bean room all day . Was down to warehouse no 4 until 9:30 pm. working on a gas pump.
3 Thu Rain, Worked in bean room all day. Went to Stars Banquet at Liddo Cafe tonite.
4 Fri Worked in bean room all day. Came home and Bob and Carol were already here,
5, Sat We took Bob and Carol to Oregon City and did some shopping and came home. Sunshine this afternoon.
6 Sun Nice weather: Irene and Jean went to church. This afternoon, Louise and Lewis and Mr & Mrs Marxes were here. Earl and Jean had lunch at picnic grounds,
7 Mon Left at 5 am and had breakfast in Portland. Visited Nite and Pauline this evening . Worked in bean room all day.
8 Tue. Warm weather. Bob and Carol came to cannery this afternoon. We had supper at Savoy. They went to show and I filed a saw. Took Bobs tires to Grimshaws.
9 Wed. Nice weather: Worked in bean room all day and had two men. Looked in junk shop windows this evening.
10 Thu Worked in bean room all day. Cloudy and cool weather. I worked on my saw all evening.
11 Fri Worked in bean room all day. It started to rain on my way home.
12 Sat Irene and I went to Molalla. and I go another new Atlas tire. Worked on generator all afternoon.
13 Sun Rained a few showers. Fixed drain for picnic kitchen. Went to Koch’s and bought chicken.
14 Mon Worked in bean room all day. Bob was in to see me about 11am.
15 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
16- 25 no entries. [Conjecture that Bob told his father that he and Carol were splitting up. Subsequent entries show that Bob is more often at home with parents. Carol not mentioned until divorce date in October]
26 Sat Nice weather got home about 7:30 pm Bob was with me.
27 Sun Hauled some wood. Bob helped me. Jean drove Bob’s car to church.
28. Mon Let early and went into town. Worked in bean room all day.
29 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
30 Wed Worked in bean room all day. Roomies next to me had a big fight a 3 am. and got kicked out.
**********************July. *********************
1 Thu Worked in bean room all day. Went out home this evenings.
2 Fri Rained. Worked in bean room all day.
3 Sat Worked in bean room all day. Got home about 7:30 Bob was out there.
4 Sun nice weather. Bob and I cut some weeds and tinkered with the ars. Renie and Jean went to church. Earl visited Jean this afternoon.
5 Mon Got up at 4am. Bob came back to town with me. Called on Bessie this evening.
6 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
7 Wed Nice weather. Worked in bean room until 4 pm. Henry had me go to Salem to help out down there . came home about 10:3pm.
8 Cloudy. Paid $40 on note at bank. Turned in application for a book. Took room 110 st Argo in Salem . Worked at Salem plant until 11 pm.
9 Fri Came to Portland via McMinnville. Went through co-op creamery. Stopped at County Agents office. Worked at Portland all afternoon.
10 Sat Worked in bean room all day Went to Vancouver and Book Bessie home with me.
11 Sun Hauled one load off wood. Took Jean to league meeting at park. Received. word that Knaggs died yesterday. [Clark Knaggs that owned homestead land nearby in Colton].
12 Mon Went back to work. Went to see Mr. Knas remains this evening and called on Martha at Warrens.
13 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
14 Wed Went home and had to change tire on Bobs car. Jean was home as she was sick.
15 Thu Went back to Portland and worked in bean room all day.
16 Fri Warm weather. Worked in bean room all day.
17 Sat Hot weather : worked until 6 pm.and went home. Paid the store $50.
18 Sun Hauled one load of wood. Took Bessie home this evening.
19 Mon Worked in bean room all day.
20 Tue hot weather. Worked in bean room all day.
July 21 - Oct 3 no entries
********* October **********
4 Mon Bob came in tonite and stayed all nite with me.
5 Tue Worked in bean room all day. Bob received a divorce from Carol this afternoon.
6 Wed Bob went back to Pacific City today.
Oct 7 - Oct 14 no entries
15 Fri We got done canning beans today for the 1943 season. I went home.
16 Sat Irene and Jean went to the store today. Rained all night.
17 Sun Showers of rain. I came back to town this evening.
18 Mon Ben Dirks, Hanson, ad Johnstone and I started washing up bean machinery,
19 Tue Worked in bean room all day.
Oct 20- Nov 29. no entries
Nov 30 Tue Cloudy and windy. I clear land.
******************** December. ******************
1 Wed Rainy. I worked on the land clearing most of the day.
2 Thu Rainy. Irene and I went to Oregon City. Got order for some gravel from George Randall. Met Bob and we are home.
3 Fri Bob and I started out with trailer to get some gravel. Blowed out trailer tire and transmission on car also went on buses{?} on way home.
4 Sat Got up at 3 am..took Boob to Colton and he went in with Mr Darling.
5 Sun Worked on Cheve awhile but could not get it out of free wheeling gear.
6 Mon Went to Mt Angel and had Fred Prosser fix Cheve free wheeling. Stayed all nite at Mt Angel hotel.
7 Tue Ground valves in Cheve and came home this evening.
8 no entry
9 no entry
10 Fri Frosty. Met Bob in Oregon City at 7:30 and we went to Junior school play Cyclone Sally. Jean was in this.
11 Sat Ed Lindstrom cut branch of big tree for me.
12 Sun We took Bob to Portland and came right home again.
13 Mon Took Jean to school bs. Took car to Stalmacker and put on new fuel pump. at 11,859 miles.
14 Tue Frosty. Took Jean to school bus. Had a fire out next to cedar stump and cut brush all day.
15 Frosty and cold. Took Jean to school bus. Irene has a bad cold.
16 Thu Cloudy. Frosty cold weather. Took Jean to school bus. Eakert Keller and Sarccherson got a car stuck on our road. cut brush all day.
17 Fri Frosty cold weather. Irene was sick with a cold and stayed in be half a day.
18 Sat Jean, Verna, and I went to Oregon City and they Xmas shopped all day. I got a used tire for trailer. Bob got in to O.C. at 5pm. Put new condenser on car.
19 Sun Cloudy and warmer. Bob and I called on Allbert a few minutes. Also ut a used tire on trailer and patched tube.
20 Mon Nice weather. Irene and I took Bob to Portland. Called on Starrs and Henry gave us lbs of cherries for Xmas.
21 Tue I hauled load of gravel from Elwood crusher. Also works on road during afternoon.
22 Wed Took Jean to bus and car during morning. Put on new points, 12 and 50 miles.
23 Thu Warmer weather. Hauled a load of gravel this morning from Elwood. We took in Xmas program and heard school band of Hotlicks (?).
24 Fri I stayed around to house most of he day. Aunt Maine sent me a tie for Xmas.
25 Sat Jean and Irene went to church at 6 am. We left at 9 for Vancouver. Had Xmas party at Bessie’s. Nona and Irvan, Dite’s etc Stayed all nite.
26 Sun We let Bessie’s at 1 pm. Stopped at Paulines awhile came on to Oregon City at 4:45 and Bob had been waiting or us.
27 Mon Got up at 10 am stayed in the house all day. Bob did not get up until about 12:30 pm.
28 Tue Got up at 6:30 am. We took Bob to Portland and came right home. I are down with a nice cold.
29 Wed I stayed in the house all day with a swell cold.
30 Thu Frosty weather. I stayed in the house all day. Irene and Jean went to Marx’s and did. not get home until about 10:30 pm.
31 Fri Irene washed. Joe Lauby and Joe Haute came this evening and the kids all went to show in Molalla.
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