The 1941 Diary of Harry & Ida

Monday, January 6, 1941

1941diary — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:00:54 +0000

Met A. M. in St. Kitts.

Town Election:

Mayor – Scott
Reeve – Hilts
Deputy Reeve: Swindley
(all by acclamation)

Council:

Darling
Ron Keating
Clark
Grimshaw
T. Leeson
Horricks
Hoare left out

School Board:

H. Main
F. Munson
A. Hammond
Fairburn left out

Old Members:

Weaver
Coombs
Stanley

Board of Education carried, two year term defeated.

Low Temperature was 23° F.

Posted in January, Winter Tagged: elections

Sunday, January 5, 1941

1941diary — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:27 +0000

Boys in to play cards.

Low temperature was -16° F.

Posted in January, Winter

Saturday, January 4, 1941

1941diary — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:00:16 +0000

Met Nat F. in Thorold.

Low temperature was 26° F.

Posted in January, Winter

Friday, January 3, 1941

1941diary — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:00:54 +0000

I wrote a letter to Nairn re – the cottage.

Low temperature today was 34° F.

Posted in January, Winter

Thursday, January 2, 1941

1941diary — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:00:06 +0000

Archie S. was buried today.

Maw out to show.

Low temperature was 26° F.

Posted in January, Winter

Wednesday, January 1, 1941

1941diary — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:00:14 +0000

To bed at 6 a.m., after spending the night playing cards, etc. Mr. Williams and wife spent the evening with us. Jean and Trevor and the Marshall boys called.

Low temperature was 26° F

Posted in January, Winter Tagged: 1941, cards, Merritton, New Year's Eve

Editor’s Note

1941diary — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:31:48 +0000

1941 Original Diary

The first post to appear in Harry and Ida’s 1941 Diary will appear on Friday, January 1, 2010, sixty-nine years after the words were recorded in their journal in Merritton Ontario.

1941 Diary Inside Spread

The original diary, as it appears now, is to the left. The logo of the “Elephant Brand” appears on the front cover, followed by the tagline, “The All Canadian Company.”

Overleaf, is the inside spread, seen in the image to the right.

Posted in Editor's Note Tagged: '40s, diaries, editing, Editor's Note, Elephant Brand, journals, writing