Diaries

APRIL 9 1933 Lonely day. We were alone all day I just // back in two coats wrote Lillian

1934 Lonely day warm about 25 girls left // Marion + Pudney was laid off with other Friday

1935 Wet snow all day worked 9 hrs. Five new girls yesterday and four today tired tonight 11-4 today and 6-1

1936 Some in over rained some tonight. Letter from Loring. They seem OK 10:00 to bed

1937 $12.87 Went to bed at 9:00 PM Very tired

APRIL 10 1933 Lonely day washed // // Mrs Baker over tonight

1934 Lonely day like summer Ruth Holmes has new can Worked on Sall + Jeffreys + genuine boys 9 30 to bed

1935 Warmer today. GB has some cold. Two more girls came to work today one was for Parka

1936 $11.38 cold and rainy ate supper at Reeses. Viola and I went to Marions in eve

1937 Did nto get up unltill 9:00 am awfully tired

APRIL 11 1933 Nice this am very windy + late PM rained. GB + Ford went // // trade not good. I washed curtains + ironed all PM

1934 Rain this PM + night ironed tonight went to P.O. and right home 9:30 to bed

1935 Much warmer. I ironed tonight 9:45 to bed worked 9 hrs // to be a rush // at factory just now

1936 Cold + rainy did house work in am. In afternoon Marion Viola + I went to auction //. Had supper at Marions

1937 Home all day Cold and snow flurries no one in but Clarles over tonight

APRIL 12 Snowed all night + most of day 1933 real slushy. Pap closet out of hall today. Mrs Gur called also Mrs Jones. GB giving cold //

1934 Quite a lot of snow fell last night + this am slushy walking. Mrs Mary Cornell died this AM

1935 Rain today 9 hrs today$16.58 GB stayed in on account cold but is geting over it. We work tomorrow 9:30 to bed

1936 Went to Reeses to dinner home at five started to rain rained at night

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APRIL 15 1933 Cleaned Bay window worn + washed today nice day Listened to Radio tonight // GB walked to Lamps to see about //

1934 Nice day. Mrs [Duhoyer] of Hamilton came after some things. We went to Lamps tonight // to // to walk

1915 Worked 12 hrs today snowed // and // // 10:30 to bed //

1936 Jassie up this eve I have fun getting ready to enter I am Alice Viola + marion tomorrow night

1937 $12.92 Work same as usual

Very warm like summer APRIL 24 washed curtains 1933 Nice day cleaned // + will fill // floor + // + stilled after Ford helped GB // Letter from Ruth today

1934 Nice day cooler. GB made more vanilla he said I weighed 121 lbs today 9:30 to bed

1935 cleaned Bay window noon washed curtains. go to work tomorrow again GB got // tonight. Building // again shop

1936 Work looks slack Vary cold wind like winter 10:00 to bed $11.38

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APRIL 25 1933 Filled cracks in floor + tired Ford helped GB in // + garden Mrs Baker over tonight had letter from Cousin Maggie

1934 cold today Mrs Baker over tonight. [Wack] of our time seemed dull 11 00 to bed

1935 Worked 11 1/4 hrs today Nice day cold wind 10:15 to bed

1936 Bright day but cold have to keep // same as winter. Home all day 10 line get man made short call

APRIL 29 1933 Very tired had bonfire all AM in PM. took all our // rooming + cleaned also washed several rug + blankets + curtains

1934 Lonely day home all day no one here but GB + Wrote Lillian tonight 11 00 to bed

1935 Worked 12 hrs today rain tonight

Extra help called up to work MAY 1 1933 Went back to work today worked on [budis] chests. tonight washed very hot today sultry wrote Lillian

1934 Vary hot today Mr Close plowed garden with tractor Mr Ford put in few early seeds Mr // + //

1935 Worked 9 hrs today Some worked tonight cold today 36 this AM. I ironed curtains tonight 9:45 to bed

1936 GB felt about sick all day went to bed at 7:45 Vary warm and muggy 11.38

1937 Worked at home

MAY 4 1933 Still rather cold but sunshine ironed tonight GB home today worked in yard some

1934 Warm day 81 in Rochester radio said GB + Ford went // dull Had Bonfire tonight

1935 washed and ironed still cold Charles Partridge dead GB had garden plowed Thursday

1936 Worked 7 hr than had bon fire and took a lot of stuff to [ burn ?]from Lab. Katherine Moore up tonight

1937 Worked as usual