April, May, & June 1945
Sunday
4/1/1945
Easter Sunday – I attended St. John’s with girls & Georgie. Sis & I had orchids. Ollie went to Services Men’s Center – Rained
Monday
4/2/1945
Picked up & worked
Tuesday
4/3/1945
Worked
Wednesday
4/4/1945
Knickerbocker – Spoke for Knife & Fork Club
Thursday
4/5/1945
S.S. party lunch with Mms. Barnes, Adams, Ollie & Sis & myself – Blackstone – Had hair done.
Friday
4/6/1945
Worked
Saturday
4/7/1945
Worked
Sunday
4/8/1945
Worked all day – We all went to picture show at night
Monday
4/9/1945
Take paper or flower arrangement for 1907 Study Club.
Tuesday
4/10/1945
Ironed
Wednesday
4/11/1945
Club at Reynolds – I won cut – Ol high.
Thursday
4/12/1945
Flower show – I won 5 – 1st – 3 – 2nd – 2 3rd - Not bad, eh. I was sure thrilled – President F.D. Roosevelt died today suddenly – Truman takes office.
Friday
4/13/1945
Camp fire Conference at Texas Hotel – What a job. Had to go to Canteen – They had a mob – Rain
Saturday
4/14/1945
Served 495 boys in morning – everyone about to go crazy – Rain
Ate with Neta.
Most likely on the way to The Pacific Theater. Military was expecting higher causalities than Normandy.
Sunday
4/15/1945
Stayed home all day, except for a few minutes at Canteen – Not so busy – Jingles 8 pups came – Poor thing.
Monday
4/16/1945
Washed all day – Canteen too – Another mob. Knife & Fork meeting – Madam Silver Cross – She was wonderful.
Tuesday
4/17/1945
Pick up – Canteen again
Ol & I took case to Iowa Park
Jack: does “case” mean a vault or a body or what?
Wednesday
4/18/1945
Hair done – Lunch at Blackstone for Mmes. Barretts. Sis & I. A.M about sick with cold.
Thursday
4/19/1945
(s)
Canteen – Garden Club – Tired out.
Friday
4/20/1945
Rain – Jingle has lost 3 pups – Was going to rest today but everyone has hollered all day – Elsie & Ralph down. We bought cow. Sis is sick with cold. Steers Club show at High School
Saturday
4/21/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
4/22/1945
Worked all day.
Monday
4/23/1945
1907 Study Club – Mrs. Adams brought blanked for Charlotte for graduation.
Tuesday
4/24/1945
Senior Day at School – Enjoyed it lots.
Wednesday
4/25/1945
Club at Wyatt’s - Won cut – Ol won cut – Marzells birthday.
Thursday
4/26/1945
A,M furniture came from Cherry Point. Canteen Meeting at Ft. Worth Club 10 A.M. – Garden club show at Mrs. Zandts for Monticello Club – Arranged tables for Father Daughter Banquet Camp Fire
Friday
4/27/1945
Serve Nutrition Class at Meacham – A.M. is packing everything away again.
Saturday
4/28/1945
Coffee with Neta – We packed A.M.’s things all day – Finally got them done – Show at night – Report out, Germany surrenders. False
Sunday
4/29/1945
Dallas with Wards to see Thorntons – Jack worked at plant all day. Boy jumps on him on way home and beat him up, because Ol sent his daddy to army.
Jack: Was this your job at Swift? How difficult was Pres. of Draft Board?
Monday
4/30/1945
Juvenile laws in this town terrible – Washed all day long.
Tuesday
5/1/1945
Started ironing – Had to go to Canteen. Closed it until we could get caught up. Senior play at night.
Wednesday
5/2/1945
Hair done – shopped
Thursday
5/3/1945
Stayed home and worked all day – Dinner with Burseys at Chicken Shack – It’s new – Then played bridge
Friday
5/4/1945
Worked again all day
Saturday
5/5/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
5/6/1945
Worked morn – Slept in eve
Monday
5/7/1945
Germany gives up but President doesn’t confirm it.
Tuesday
5/8/1945
Today is VE Day – Everyone celebrates, so I wash all day. The big conference is on in San Francisco of all big nations. Burned up washing machine.
“International Monetary Conference” (news reel at Youtube) actually in Bretton Woods, NH July 1.
VE Day – Surrender in Europe
Wednesday
5/9/1945
Hair done – Bridge at Reynolds
Thursday
5/10/1945
Worked again all day
Friday
5/11/1945
Decorated Tables for Senior Banquet at Colonial & Triple XXX – Jack graduates this year. Ol & I invited – We enjoyed it - Took Jack & date (Catherine Bourlin) home.
Saturday
5/12/1945
Coffee with Neta – Elsie & Family down for Mother’s Day & Pa’s birthday.
Sunday
5/13/1945
Celebrated Pa’s birthday & Mother’s Day – Had lunch with me – Slept all afternoon – Picture show at night with girls – I received 8 wine glasses, wine decanter, hydrangea, book “Why Mothers Turn Grey”
Elsie & family had lunch with Munnie?
Monday
5/14/1945
Camp Fire lunch of Board at Ft. Worth Club – 1907 Literary Club at Mrs. Bowers – Took hats to be made over – Hottest day in long time – Hard rain at night & turned cold
Tuesday
5/15/1945
Was going to sew, but had to run out to Canteen - Hospital ship comes in – Kept me all afternoon – boys were in bad shape – 15 of them back from the pacific.
Wednesday
5/16/1945
(s)
Hair done – A.M. & I ate lunch down town – Canteen – Came home to rest – Mary McClure, Ola Scott & Marzelle Burk came by – Time to cook – A.M. & I walked over to Marzells
Thursday
5/17/1945
Garden Club at Leon Bandy’s
Friday
5/18/1945
Work – Mrs. Amyette gone to hospital in serious condition
Jack: Mrs. Amyette?
Saturday
5/19/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
5/20/1945
Stayed home & worked – Put up 12 qts plumbs – Made berry pie – Napped in afternoon
Monday
5/21/1945
Rained a little – Picked up
Tuesday
5/22/1945
Neta giving luncheon for Charlotte – A.M. & I going – Dinner in our back yard for the folks. Went to hospital to see Mrs. Amyette & Oma Foley
Wednesday
5/23/1945
Hair done – Having Mary McClure & Mrs. Emma Shannon to lunch at Blackstone – Night Club.
Thursday
5/24/1945
Substitute Chairman for Canteen – Meet here at 10:30 to work out schedules – Jack in May Fete at Marine Park
Is this roots of FW MayFest?
Friday
5/25/1945
(s)
Worked - Having air conditioner put in – Claire Barricks here
Residential A/C was a real novelty in ‘44. 1407 still does not have central AC.
Saturday
5/26/1945
Patrol picnic at Bandy’s – Good time
Sunday
5/27/1945
Had to go to Canteen to find workers & Key – Jack’s Baccalaureate service
Monday
5/28/1945
Study Club – Picture show
Tuesday
5/29/1945
Jack’s Commencement
Wednesday
5/30/1945
Marzelle called at 5:30 A.M. She had acute indigestion – gave her horse liniment & everything – she finally got easy – Worked all day
Thursday
5/31/1945
Air conditioning finished – I washed all day – Jack had picnic at Burger’s Lake. He stayed in water all day – Claire Barricks left for home tonight.
Friday
6/1/1945
Ironed, cleaned house, worked in yard. Air conditioner working fine. Marzelle better – Her mother worse.
Saturday
6/2/1945
Breakfast at Neta’s – Canteen – Ollie in – May Fete – Sold dog to Mrs. Snowden $35.00
Sunday
6/3/1945
Ol worked all day – Conner has been put to bed until he shows quite an improvement – Has enlarged heart – Ol trying to do his work too.
Monday
6/4/1945
Did laundry – Got hams from Armour – We get 2 hams each week for Canteen – Our cost per person is 4 ½ ¢. – Not bad. – Serve sand, coffee or tea, cookies, sliced carrots. Our bill was $869.00 for may.
Tuesday
6/5/1945
Everything washed & ironed for once, but am I tired. We are keeping Claire’s car while she’s gone. – Have to run in (it) about once a week to keep battery up. – Having Henry check it.
Documented proof the laundry can get done.
Wednesday
6/6/1945
Hair done – Ollie is working ½ day at Camp Fire office until she leaves for N.Y.U. – Club tonight at Garrison’s.
Thursday
6/7/1945
A.M. & I went shopping. I had lunch at S.S. picnic Trinity Park. It’s over 100° today. I will stay home from here on out. Boys went swimming.
Friday
6/8/1945
Cleaning my room good
Saturday
6/9/1945
Breakfast with Neta – Cleaned
Sunday
6/10/1945
Canteen hospital ship – cooked dinner – Isis at night
Monday
6/11/1945
Washed some – ironed – sewed – Rained
Tuesday
6/12/1945
Rain – Sew & iron
Wednesday
6/13/1945
Town – Hair done – Bought green shantung dress.
Thursday
6/14/1945
Washed & ironed all day – Walk in eve with A.M.
Friday
6/15/1945
Town – Bought black suit for next winter – Geo. & Bill went to Isis – Ironed, mend.
"Isis" is the New Isis Theater, a movie theater a few doors from Exchange on N. Main, the heart of the Stockyards when it was a very busy place.
Saturday
6/16/1945
Coffee with Neta – Ironed – Brought in Gro.
I’m pretty sure “Gro.” Is “Groceries.” But why? Any ideas?
Sunday
6/17/1945
Father’s Day – Nice day – Roast from Locker – Meat rationing is serious.
Monday
6/18/1945
Did laundry –Went to Canteen – Ironed some.
Tuesday
6/19/1945
Finished Ironing before 10 A.M. – Took Ollie to work – Canteen – Made sleeping bag for Butch – Finished reading “Pastorial”. We shelled 8 qts. of black eyed peas. – Processed 6 qts. for locker. – Went to Marzells.
Sleeping bag for “Butch”?
Wednesday
6/20/1945
Night Club here – Becky came to help me. Boiled out dishtowels – Hair done – Shopped – Geo. Lewis called (Sis gone to show) – Will be leaving for West Coast soon from Camp Lejune, N.C.
I can hear Dad "Geo. Lewis" grumbling "this really eats me up" about shipping out for the invasion of Japan while Mom "Sis" is expecting their first in a couple of months. War IS hell.
Thursday
6/21/1945
Sewed some – Feel terrible – Didn’t do much.
Friday
6/22/1945
Mended everything – Finished up lots of things for Butch – Sure got things done.
Things for "Butch"?
Saturday
6/23/1945
Becky came today. I washed & ironed some – Cut out (slip?) for Butch – Worked all day
Probably shirt for “Butch” Wait ‘till you find out who Butch is!
Sunday
6/24/1945
Cooked most all day – Ol working hard – Took nap in afternoon – Ollie took Bill & Geo. Swimming. Jack took date to DeMoley.
DeMolay – Masonic boys organization.
Monday
6/25/1945
Worked all day getting Ollie off for New York for Ex school & Camp. She’s thrilled. We also shipped puppy to Lt. Christenson in Edwardsville, Ill. Hated to see Ollie leave.
Tuesday
6/26/1945
Jack went to N.T.A.C. to see about school. Geo. Called A.M. from Camp Lejune. I did the laundry with Bill’s help. – Bought 12 fryers for Burseys – Put them in locker.
Jack: N.T.Ag.Coll. – Is that correct? Now UTA?
Wednesday
6/27/1945
Town – Work
Thursday
6/28/1945
Work – Feel terrible – Worked for Canteen – Most all day on phone.
Friday
6/29/1945
Cleaned a little – Euira (Uri) French or Gooney, Alice M.’s brother in law here this eve. He’s on business – Will be around until Mon. afternoon.
“Euria” (Munnie’s spelling) is supposed to be “Uri”
Saturday
6/30/1945
Coffee with Neta – Becky didn’t come – House looks good – I still feel rotton.
4/1/1945
Easter Sunday – I attended St. John’s with girls & Georgie. Sis & I had orchids. Ollie went to Services Men’s Center – Rained
Monday
4/2/1945
Picked up & worked
Tuesday
4/3/1945
Worked
Wednesday
4/4/1945
Knickerbocker – Spoke for Knife & Fork Club
Thursday
4/5/1945
S.S. party lunch with Mms. Barnes, Adams, Ollie & Sis & myself – Blackstone – Had hair done.
Friday
4/6/1945
Worked
Saturday
4/7/1945
Worked
Sunday
4/8/1945
Worked all day – We all went to picture show at night
Monday
4/9/1945
Take paper or flower arrangement for 1907 Study Club.
Tuesday
4/10/1945
Ironed
Wednesday
4/11/1945
Club at Reynolds – I won cut – Ol high.
Thursday
4/12/1945
Flower show – I won 5 – 1st – 3 – 2nd – 2 3rd - Not bad, eh. I was sure thrilled – President F.D. Roosevelt died today suddenly – Truman takes office.
Friday
4/13/1945
Camp fire Conference at Texas Hotel – What a job. Had to go to Canteen – They had a mob – Rain
Saturday
4/14/1945
Served 495 boys in morning – everyone about to go crazy – Rain
Ate with Neta.
Most likely on the way to The Pacific Theater. Military was expecting higher causalities than Normandy.
Sunday
4/15/1945
Stayed home all day, except for a few minutes at Canteen – Not so busy – Jingles 8 pups came – Poor thing.
Monday
4/16/1945
Washed all day – Canteen too – Another mob. Knife & Fork meeting – Madam Silver Cross – She was wonderful.
Tuesday
4/17/1945
Pick up – Canteen again
Ol & I took case to Iowa Park
Jack: does “case” mean a vault or a body or what?
Wednesday
4/18/1945
Hair done – Lunch at Blackstone for Mmes. Barretts. Sis & I. A.M about sick with cold.
Thursday
4/19/1945
(s)
Canteen – Garden Club – Tired out.
Friday
4/20/1945
Rain – Jingle has lost 3 pups – Was going to rest today but everyone has hollered all day – Elsie & Ralph down. We bought cow. Sis is sick with cold. Steers Club show at High School
Saturday
4/21/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
4/22/1945
Worked all day.
Monday
4/23/1945
1907 Study Club – Mrs. Adams brought blanked for Charlotte for graduation.
Tuesday
4/24/1945
Senior Day at School – Enjoyed it lots.
Wednesday
4/25/1945
Club at Wyatt’s - Won cut – Ol won cut – Marzells birthday.
Thursday
4/26/1945
A,M furniture came from Cherry Point. Canteen Meeting at Ft. Worth Club 10 A.M. – Garden club show at Mrs. Zandts for Monticello Club – Arranged tables for Father Daughter Banquet Camp Fire
Friday
4/27/1945
Serve Nutrition Class at Meacham – A.M. is packing everything away again.
Saturday
4/28/1945
Coffee with Neta – We packed A.M.’s things all day – Finally got them done – Show at night – Report out, Germany surrenders. False
Sunday
4/29/1945
Dallas with Wards to see Thorntons – Jack worked at plant all day. Boy jumps on him on way home and beat him up, because Ol sent his daddy to army.
Jack: Was this your job at Swift? How difficult was Pres. of Draft Board?
Monday
4/30/1945
Juvenile laws in this town terrible – Washed all day long.
Tuesday
5/1/1945
Started ironing – Had to go to Canteen. Closed it until we could get caught up. Senior play at night.
Wednesday
5/2/1945
Hair done – shopped
Thursday
5/3/1945
Stayed home and worked all day – Dinner with Burseys at Chicken Shack – It’s new – Then played bridge
Friday
5/4/1945
Worked again all day
Saturday
5/5/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
5/6/1945
Worked morn – Slept in eve
Monday
5/7/1945
Germany gives up but President doesn’t confirm it.
Tuesday
5/8/1945
Today is VE Day – Everyone celebrates, so I wash all day. The big conference is on in San Francisco of all big nations. Burned up washing machine.
“International Monetary Conference” (news reel at Youtube) actually in Bretton Woods, NH July 1.
VE Day – Surrender in Europe
Wednesday
5/9/1945
Hair done – Bridge at Reynolds
Thursday
5/10/1945
Worked again all day
Friday
5/11/1945
Decorated Tables for Senior Banquet at Colonial & Triple XXX – Jack graduates this year. Ol & I invited – We enjoyed it - Took Jack & date (Catherine Bourlin) home.
Saturday
5/12/1945
Coffee with Neta – Elsie & Family down for Mother’s Day & Pa’s birthday.
Sunday
5/13/1945
Celebrated Pa’s birthday & Mother’s Day – Had lunch with me – Slept all afternoon – Picture show at night with girls – I received 8 wine glasses, wine decanter, hydrangea, book “Why Mothers Turn Grey”
Elsie & family had lunch with Munnie?
Monday
5/14/1945
Camp Fire lunch of Board at Ft. Worth Club – 1907 Literary Club at Mrs. Bowers – Took hats to be made over – Hottest day in long time – Hard rain at night & turned cold
Tuesday
5/15/1945
Was going to sew, but had to run out to Canteen - Hospital ship comes in – Kept me all afternoon – boys were in bad shape – 15 of them back from the pacific.
Wednesday
5/16/1945
(s)
Hair done – A.M. & I ate lunch down town – Canteen – Came home to rest – Mary McClure, Ola Scott & Marzelle Burk came by – Time to cook – A.M. & I walked over to Marzells
Thursday
5/17/1945
Garden Club at Leon Bandy’s
Friday
5/18/1945
Work – Mrs. Amyette gone to hospital in serious condition
Jack: Mrs. Amyette?
Saturday
5/19/1945
Coffee with Neta
Sunday
5/20/1945
Stayed home & worked – Put up 12 qts plumbs – Made berry pie – Napped in afternoon
Monday
5/21/1945
Rained a little – Picked up
Tuesday
5/22/1945
Neta giving luncheon for Charlotte – A.M. & I going – Dinner in our back yard for the folks. Went to hospital to see Mrs. Amyette & Oma Foley
Wednesday
5/23/1945
Hair done – Having Mary McClure & Mrs. Emma Shannon to lunch at Blackstone – Night Club.
Thursday
5/24/1945
Substitute Chairman for Canteen – Meet here at 10:30 to work out schedules – Jack in May Fete at Marine Park
Is this roots of FW MayFest?
Friday
5/25/1945
(s)
Worked - Having air conditioner put in – Claire Barricks here
Residential A/C was a real novelty in ‘44. 1407 still does not have central AC.
Saturday
5/26/1945
Patrol picnic at Bandy’s – Good time
Sunday
5/27/1945
Had to go to Canteen to find workers & Key – Jack’s Baccalaureate service
Monday
5/28/1945
Study Club – Picture show
Tuesday
5/29/1945
Jack’s Commencement
Wednesday
5/30/1945
Marzelle called at 5:30 A.M. She had acute indigestion – gave her horse liniment & everything – she finally got easy – Worked all day
Thursday
5/31/1945
Air conditioning finished – I washed all day – Jack had picnic at Burger’s Lake. He stayed in water all day – Claire Barricks left for home tonight.
Friday
6/1/1945
Ironed, cleaned house, worked in yard. Air conditioner working fine. Marzelle better – Her mother worse.
Saturday
6/2/1945
Breakfast at Neta’s – Canteen – Ollie in – May Fete – Sold dog to Mrs. Snowden $35.00
Sunday
6/3/1945
Ol worked all day – Conner has been put to bed until he shows quite an improvement – Has enlarged heart – Ol trying to do his work too.
Monday
6/4/1945
Did laundry – Got hams from Armour – We get 2 hams each week for Canteen – Our cost per person is 4 ½ ¢. – Not bad. – Serve sand, coffee or tea, cookies, sliced carrots. Our bill was $869.00 for may.
Tuesday
6/5/1945
Everything washed & ironed for once, but am I tired. We are keeping Claire’s car while she’s gone. – Have to run in (it) about once a week to keep battery up. – Having Henry check it.
Documented proof the laundry can get done.
Wednesday
6/6/1945
Hair done – Ollie is working ½ day at Camp Fire office until she leaves for N.Y.U. – Club tonight at Garrison’s.
Thursday
6/7/1945
A.M. & I went shopping. I had lunch at S.S. picnic Trinity Park. It’s over 100° today. I will stay home from here on out. Boys went swimming.
Friday
6/8/1945
Cleaning my room good
Saturday
6/9/1945
Breakfast with Neta – Cleaned
Sunday
6/10/1945
Canteen hospital ship – cooked dinner – Isis at night
Monday
6/11/1945
Washed some – ironed – sewed – Rained
Tuesday
6/12/1945
Rain – Sew & iron
Wednesday
6/13/1945
Town – Hair done – Bought green shantung dress.
Thursday
6/14/1945
Washed & ironed all day – Walk in eve with A.M.
Friday
6/15/1945
Town – Bought black suit for next winter – Geo. & Bill went to Isis – Ironed, mend.
"Isis" is the New Isis Theater, a movie theater a few doors from Exchange on N. Main, the heart of the Stockyards when it was a very busy place.
Saturday
6/16/1945
Coffee with Neta – Ironed – Brought in Gro.
I’m pretty sure “Gro.” Is “Groceries.” But why? Any ideas?
Sunday
6/17/1945
Father’s Day – Nice day – Roast from Locker – Meat rationing is serious.
Monday
6/18/1945
Did laundry –Went to Canteen – Ironed some.
Tuesday
6/19/1945
Finished Ironing before 10 A.M. – Took Ollie to work – Canteen – Made sleeping bag for Butch – Finished reading “Pastorial”. We shelled 8 qts. of black eyed peas. – Processed 6 qts. for locker. – Went to Marzells.
Sleeping bag for “Butch”?
Wednesday
6/20/1945
Night Club here – Becky came to help me. Boiled out dishtowels – Hair done – Shopped – Geo. Lewis called (Sis gone to show) – Will be leaving for West Coast soon from Camp Lejune, N.C.
I can hear Dad "Geo. Lewis" grumbling "this really eats me up" about shipping out for the invasion of Japan while Mom "Sis" is expecting their first in a couple of months. War IS hell.
Thursday
6/21/1945
Sewed some – Feel terrible – Didn’t do much.
Friday
6/22/1945
Mended everything – Finished up lots of things for Butch – Sure got things done.
Things for "Butch"?
Saturday
6/23/1945
Becky came today. I washed & ironed some – Cut out (slip?) for Butch – Worked all day
Probably shirt for “Butch” Wait ‘till you find out who Butch is!
Sunday
6/24/1945
Cooked most all day – Ol working hard – Took nap in afternoon – Ollie took Bill & Geo. Swimming. Jack took date to DeMoley.
DeMolay – Masonic boys organization.
Monday
6/25/1945
Worked all day getting Ollie off for New York for Ex school & Camp. She’s thrilled. We also shipped puppy to Lt. Christenson in Edwardsville, Ill. Hated to see Ollie leave.
Tuesday
6/26/1945
Jack went to N.T.A.C. to see about school. Geo. Called A.M. from Camp Lejune. I did the laundry with Bill’s help. – Bought 12 fryers for Burseys – Put them in locker.
Jack: N.T.Ag.Coll. – Is that correct? Now UTA?
Wednesday
6/27/1945
Town – Work
Thursday
6/28/1945
Work – Feel terrible – Worked for Canteen – Most all day on phone.
Friday
6/29/1945
Cleaned a little – Euira (Uri) French or Gooney, Alice M.’s brother in law here this eve. He’s on business – Will be around until Mon. afternoon.
“Euria” (Munnie’s spelling) is supposed to be “Uri”
Saturday
6/30/1945
Coffee with Neta – Becky didn’t come – House looks good – I still feel rotton.
posted by Grandad1219 at 7:53 PM
2 Comments:
C. Kenton:
The diary was written by my grand mother on the north side of Fort Worth, Texas. Good question. It never occurred to me to name the city.
About the Sharps:
I do not remember them. Uncle Jack may. It looks like:
Safe to assume Harold Sharp was too old to serve in WWII; like my grandfather.
Mr. Sharp was probably a member of Moshla Shrine Temple. May 19, ’44 enrty
Mrs. Sharp was Ester Ruth Sharp December 21’42 & others.
They had lunch together a lot. July 14, ’42
Mr Harold Sharp at Shrine Dance Feb. 7, ’42
It is interesting that you are researching your home. My mother took on such a project and stumbled across an important historical find. While looking up information on her childhood home she discovered that the house next door was originally the first public building in North Fort Worth. It is now the "School House" in Fort Worth’s Log Cabin Village.
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