Catherine Sevenau is a writer and storyteller who is out to capture your skittery mind. She's penned three books, compiled numerous collections of family genealogy, and has been a regular columnist in the SUN since 2016. She can be reached at [email protected].
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 [email protected]
