Asked Fisher for raise

 

Chapter 55: 1949 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 15)

Jun 1  Cut Spanish because I was 20 minutes late. Watched some practice for pageant. Got impressions for new tooth. Windy.

Jun 2  Had last big meal at R&B

Jun 3  Had Spanish test, turned in Spanish books. Had three tests in typing.

Jun 4  Station KROG came on for first time today but there were no commercials as they only played records from our store

Jun 5  Went to show and saw Don’t Trust Your Husband

Jun 6  Had first dress rehearsal for pagent. KROG went on without advertisements.

Jun 7  Had pagent tonight, bought program. Had about 2,000 people there. Actors all had heavy make-up on faces. Robinson (Sugar Ray) got teeth knocked out.

Jun 8  Held second presentation of pagent. Got yearbooks, got many signatures. Dad went to S.F.

Jun 9  Carleen graduated from grammar school, but I had to stay home with the baby.

Jun 10  LAST day of school, played at graduation. Got one A, B, B, B-, C in cards.

Jun 11  Got horn at school. Got stayplate at dentist. Got Bass solos at directors house. Paid $1.00 for horn insurance

Jun 12  Saw show Maw and Pa Kettle. Went swimming at Phoenix Lake Plunge with sisters.

Jun 13  Went to TC Band for third time. Washed next doors windows for first time, got $1.00. Found out Father Harrington is going.

Jun 14  Signed up for the Centennial Pageant at the High School.

 

Jun 15  Dad took me to San Francisco on buying trip, mostly for toys for the store. Left at 5 am, got back at 7:50 pm. I got to drive most of the way

Jun 16  Mowed the lawn. Bolt from the lawnmower got lost when Carleen fooled around with it. Father Harrington got over $500.00

Jun 17  Killed bluejay with BB gun, think he was one who was killing baby chicks.

Jun 18  Missed another day in this diary!

Jun 19  Played for T.C.B. for first parade at Tuolumne, then played for ballgame, then for dedication of monument at Tuttletown, got shirt as uniform fancy

Jun 20  Went to Tuolumne County and practice

Jun 21  Started to clean off roof of Orchid Shop. Dad is sleeping with me because Mom is sick again

 

Jun 22  Polished the bell of my horn with silver polish. Ezzard Charles won the world heavyweight boxing championship.

Jun 23  Saw show Big Jim.

Jun 24  Cleaned up downstairs. Went to the meeting of the pagent players

Jun 25  About 20 people went out for the centennial casting tonight, saw script and miniature of revolving stage. Asked Fisher for raise. NO!

Jun 26  Went to show and saw Mexican Hayride with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Sat in loges right in front.

Jun 27  Went to band practice.

Jun 28  Drabkin boy came to my room and I gave him some stamps. Finished cleaning off roof of next door

 

Jun 29  Went to the pageant rehearsal. I’m going to be a miner and main character in scene 5. Also going to be in act 1

Jun 30  Finished cleaning off roofs next door then washed them off. Also cleaned out drain.

 

Catherine Sevenau is a writer, humorist, and storyteller living in Sonoma, California. The stories in this series are excerpts from her book, Through Any Given Door, a Family Memoir; available as a web series at Sevenau.com. A longtime Broker/Realtor at CENTURY 21 Wine Country, she can be reached at Csevenau@earthlink.net