Today: 1979 May 7-13
- Shawn Inlow
- May 12
- 3 min read
Monday 5.7.79
Daily Lottery: 971
I done the screens
At work today
As Chris was not in. P.P. said he called in sick
But I think
He may be putting his motor together
In the jeep. Vic figured the screens
About 10:30 a.m.
Stu took Perry drilling
So I had to watch furnace
At Lunch Time.
They came backk
About 1:30 p.m.
With DH 19, 20,21, 25, 26, 27
Of W 15-78
I got them ready
To make bars and slugs
For tomorrow
They went back out
And got DH at Walleston*
Vic brought his new byke
After lunch.
Dick Butler dug up a flower bed
For me in the evening
I work on another flower bed
Till dark.
Everyone was here.
Johannes Brahms,
German composer, born 1833;
Ocean liner Lusitania
torpedoed and sunk, 1915
Tuesday 5.8.79
Daily Lottery: 355
Perry & Stu went drilling
Again today
But they only brought back one hole.
They did bring back some brick
From Falls Creek
As they went over
And brought Bud's truck back.
Paul P. was on Vic's ass
About parking his byke
In the lab.
Then he parks his in
And works on it for about an hour. I was busy with drill holes
And brick samples
All day.
Finished my front
And side flower beds
In evening
Need roses and posts now.
Harry S. Truman,
33rd President, born 1884;
First V-E Day celebrated, 1945
Wednesday 5.9.79
Daily Lottery: 462
Worked making bars
On drill holes & metrel* clay
Most of day
Did brick in morning.
Seems like the only one
That is doing much work
Is me. Don't know what the hell
These others
Are even their for.
Mowed back yard
In evening
And watered garden and flowers
As it was really hot today.
Mary brought her mother over
In the weel chair
In evening.
She isn't very good.
Ivey & Darryl & Cookie, Matt & Kelley & Jimmy & Punky
Were all here in evening.
James M. Barrie,
Socttish writer, born 1860;
Richard E. Byrd and
Floyd Bennett flew over
the North Pole, 1926
Thursday 5.10.79
Daily Lottery: 421
Worked on brick samples & slugs On Walleston drill holes
In morning and afternoon
Stu & Paul P went golfing
Up at Lumber City. This always goes on
When Longfritz & Bud & Morgan
Are out of town.
They are in North Carolina
As Resco is hosting a meeting their
Perry took his byke test today
And passed.
Took sis to market
And she looked real nice.
Vera ate supper with us
As it was Chuck's birthday.
Chuck had a perm done
On his hair
I liked it.
First U.S. transcontinental
railway completed at
Promontory, Utah, 1869
Friday 5.11.79
Daily Lottery: 925
Morgan & Bud & Longfritz
Back from North Carolina
Ogden had his golf clubs in Charger
And brought them in lab
Put them in Pearson's old office
Till he came back from pit.
Worked in morning
But didn't do too much
In afternoon
Vic washed his byke
And got black looks
From Paul P.
I believe its only time
Till Vic & Paul have words.
Went to bank
In evening
With Mary.
Came back to Clfd
And looked for plants for yard
But didn't find anything
That I wanted.
Irving Berlin,
American songwriter, born 1888;
Camilo Jose Cela,
Spanish author, born 1916
Saturday 5.12.79
Daily Lottery: (not listed)
Got up about 9 a.m.
Mary and I went over to Blacker's
And bought $20 worth of plants
For yard.
Mary took car
And went to dub clinic
& Golden Rod. I planted and worked
Flower beds all day.
I really was tired by dark.
Punk, Morgan & Kids
Were here in evening..
Mary watched Matt
While Cookie and Daryl went
To DuBois Mall
I took shower
Seen everyone out the door
And went to bed.
Edward Lear,
English writer of nonsense verse,
born 1812;
Florence Nightingale,
English nurse, born 1820
Sunday 5.13.79
This is Mothers Day.
We got up about 9 a.m.
I didn't do much in the morning
As it wasn't too nice outside.
We left for Morgan's
For dinner at 12:30 p.m.
We were all there
Inc Herb and Phyllis
& John & Snookee & family
Daryl & Cookie & Mat.
I took up my two walnut trees
And we planted them.
We all had a good time
Autum was their also
This is a first for her
With the family.
Good to have her.
Came home and planted some tomatoes.
Mother's Day.
Arthur Sullivan,
English composer, born 1842;
United States declared war
on Mexico, 1846
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