Transcription of Jennie Pike’s Date Diary (1932-1940) – Page 29

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Cousin Annie Dennison Bell is here from (Sept-39)
Wash. first visit in 37 yrs.
Mrs. Minnie Tart died Oct 7.-40
Mr. John Pray died Oct. 7-40
Mrs. Bedford Cummings died Oct 8-40
Thanksgiving Day Oct 14-40. Mon. Nice Day. No holiday.
Snow Oct. 21-40. Monday a.m.
Mabel Mackie in hospital operated on Oct. 21-40
Big snow storm Sat. Oct. 26-40, mild
Mr. Everett died Nov. 13-40
Gerald Allen went to Montreal Fri. Nov 15-40
Don Charters died Mon. Dec 9-40
Darrell Hunt died Dec. 19-40
Harold Logan died Dec. 19-40
Earthquake shock Dec. 20-40 -3:30 a.m.
Samantha Charters died. Dec 30-40
Heavy rain Dec 30-40

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Partial eclipse of sun. Sun. Apr. 7-40
visible here.
Mill was down Fri. May 24 & Sat. 25 holidays
On Sat. night June 15-40 Mr. & Mrs. Geo Tapley
and Mr. & Mrs. S.J. Hallett celebrated their
50th wedding anniversaries
June 26-40 Snow flurried in A.M.
Jack Gillespie a border at Wilson hotel
died suddenly July 18-40.
Aunt Minnie gave me chair Aug 4-40
Horace & Gert married Aug. 7-40
First lot of German prisoners arrived here Aug 13-40
I registered Aug 14-40
I went to St. Stephen Fri. P.M. Aug 31st for weekend

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Gerald Allen came back from Montreal Hosp.
Mon. Mar. 25-40
Mr. Wm Grieves died Mar. 28-40
Mr. Gio Tapley overseer of Press Room for 50 yrs
pensioned Apr. 1940. Help presented him with
watch chain & ring.
Mr. Thos McDowell overseer weave room 31 yrs
pensioned Apr. 1-1940. Help presented him
with watch & chain. Mar. 30-40.
Wm [sic] Moore Sr. in charge with Fred Collings
second hand & Wm Manzer third hand
took over Apr. 1-1940. (Moore fine boss [sic]
Blanch (Dandy) Sherman died Apr. 2-40
Old Mr. Lawson died Apr. 4-40
John McGlom fell & broke his leg Apr. 3-40
hospital in ambulance

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2nd Canadian Contingent landed in England
Dec 31-39.
Mon. Jan 1st, 1940 New Year’s Day, mild with
snow flurries.
Shut down a section Dec. 30-39 after starting &
running 6 wks [sic]. Night work on 80 looms of Lard [sic]
finish started on Jan 1 1940
Mr. Crowe came to U.B. Church Marysville in 1939
Ross Peterson went to Montreal to have operation
on eyes Jan 12-40
A.5.P.C. [sic] raise starting Feb. 4-40
Lord Tweedsmuir died at Ottawa Feb. 11-40
Gov. Gen. of Canada
Big snow storm Feb. 11-40
Mrs. Dick Sloat died Feb. 12-40
Vic Dennison Murphy died in Boston Fri. Feb
23-40 brought home for burial
Donahue child died Feb. 25-40

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Percy Mehans’ wife died Thur. a.m. Oct. 19-39
Earthquake morning of Oct 19-39
Mrs. Dan Gregory died Oct 25.39.
Doris & Wendell married Oct 28-39 – Church wedding
Mr. John Long died Mon., Nov 1st, 1939. age 80 yrs [sic].
Mrs. Hazelwood died. Mon. A.M. Nov 6-39.
Myron Hazelwood was hit & killed by car
driven by R.C.M.P. Ackman, Nov-34
Sat. Nov 11-39. Armistice Day. No holiday, working ran full
Mrs. Nan Collings, Fred’s mother, died Nov 14-39.
Election Day in N.B. Mon. Nov 20-369 Lib. [sic] still in power
York co. elected 4 con. [sic] men.
Christmas 1939 nice day had Xmas dinner
on Sun. & Cma Day dinner with Ralph & Jen
Walt & Flod spent Xmas in St. John at Frank’s

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War was declared between Great Britain
& Germany. Sunday morning at 6:30
Sept. 3-39.
Mrs. John Finnamore died Sat. a.m. Sept 9-39
Canada declared war on Germany Sun. Sept 10-39
Mrs. Lovett, a former resident, died near St. John
Sept 18-39, buried here on Thur. the 20-39
Joss & Ernie & children came home Sun. Sept 24-39.
their 9 yrs. anniversary
Summer of 1939 very dry
Mill started on 5 days week of Oct. 1-39
Thanksgiving Day Oct 2-39 no holiday
Pythian Sisters’ [sic] sponsored clinic includ [sic]
house Sat Oct. 7-39.  -29 children had
tonsils removed, Dr’s [sic] Gerow, Chalmers, Wright & Ramey
Doucet child died Oct. 12-39
First Snow Oct 17-39 real cold & windy

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Our Majesties The King and Queen
visited N.B. June 13-39, came through
Marysville into Fredericton, a grand
reception.  I saw them 3 times, it was
a most beautiful sight, one I shall
never forget.                     June 13-39 holiday
I went to Boston June 23rd – 39 returned June 29
had a delightful time.
Stopped Bill Jameison’s secton July 3-39
Fred Easterbrook [sic] died suddenly at Campbellton
July 7 or 8th 1939.
Mr. Duncan Robinson died in Milltown N.B.
Mon. July 17-39 buried here Wes. July 19-39
Ruth McDowell died Aug 3-39
Mrs. Cecil Baily died Aug 5-39
Ester Denmson in Mass. died, Aug 3-39 buried here Aug 6-39

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Mr. Jas. [sic] Lee. of Leiviston [sic] Me. a former overseer
of weave room here,  died Apr. 11-39
Saxony shut down 3 dys [sic]. Wed. Apr. 19-39
Flannetter down some weeks before on 3 dys [sic].
Part of mill on 4 dys [sic] & part full for a while
then all on 4 dys [sic].
Weave room up stairs [sic] shut down Apr. 26-39
on 3 dys [sic], a week, part of wing also.
Ice ran out in St. John river at F’ton
Apr 26-39
Ed Merritt died in St. Stephen. 1939.
Arctic rink in F’ton burned Apr 30-39
May 24-39 – holiday, working 3 days so we
worked Mon. Wed. & Thur.
Little Margaret Finnamore died Sat a.m. at 2:30 June 10-39
Gerald Allen came home from hospital June 11-39

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Lot of Flu: Feb. 1939.
Heavy thunder & lightning storm Feb. 15-39.
(Had the Sisters’ [sic] to my house to Turkey Dinner Fri  Mar 31-39 [sic])
Sick with Flu. Tue Feb 21-39
Fri. morn. Feb. 24-39. -24 below zero.
Gerald Allen very sick from Sking [sic] accident on
Feb. 19-39.  In hospital week of 21 Mar 39
Mrs. Wallace Mitchell died in Hospital Sun. A.M. Mar. 5-39.
March 8-39 – Wed. very cold day, strong wind
Started painting wing weave room last of Feb or 1st of Mar. -39 [sic]
Started on 4 dys [sic] week of Mar. 21-39, whole mill.
Some of mill 3 or 4 days before, other parts 5 days
Mrs. Elbrige [sic] Staples died in F’ton, Apr. 8-39 Sat P.M.
Easter Sunday Apr. 9-39 snow storm.
Snow- Tue. Apr 11-39
8 or 10 ins [sic] snow Apr. 13-39
Still snowing
Snow Sat. Apr. 15-39
John Rideout died Thur. Pm [sic]. Apr. 13-39

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Heavy snowstorm Thur. Nov. 17-38
Big snow storm. roads [sic] blocked. Fri. Dec. 25-38
Another big storm Sun. Dec. 27-38
Dec 3rd 1938- 11 below zero, nice & clear. lots of snow. I wooked [sic] weekend
Dec 4th ” – Mild with rain.
Dec 5 – 38. very mild & clear.
Chelsey Pickard died Fri a.m. Dec. 10-38
No snow on the ground Dec. 12-38
Old Mrs. Wilson died Fri. Dec. 16-38.
Rev. J.B. Daggett died Jan. 15-39 – at Kingston. NS.
Ruth had stroke. Sun. Jan 22-39
Tur. Jan. 26-39. very cold day. high wind.
Mrs. Wm [sic] Saunders died. Sun. Feb. 5 – 39.
Accidently shot nephew. Feb. 4-39.
Rosalie married. Feb 4th Sat – 39.
Pretty home wedding.

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