France getting rid of communists

Chapter 45: 1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13) —

Dec 1  Bought Daisy air pistol. It is 117 caliber and shoots small sized BB’s. 

Dec 2  Was sick today and missed school. I may have the flu mom has just gotten well from. Rained.

Dec 3  The Freshman played the Grammar school and won 12-0. I am on freshman first string but was absent.

Dec 4  Passed first class requirements. I have only two more, first aid and Semafore.

Dec 5  Dreams of Death, a high school play was shown in assembly. Rained today

Dec 6  Worked all day at the store putting together wagons and other metal toys

Dec 7  Sunday: Took everything out of my room and really cleaned it up. Went to church at Jamestown, no Sunday school

Dec 8  Have gotten all pieces of my bookcase ready and set out

Dec 9  All the pieces of the bookcase fit now. I have to glue them together.

Dec 10  Gave a report in English on Robert Louis Stevenson. I got A+

Dec 11  Went to scout meeting with an expert on rope splicing. Got Boys’ Life.

Dec 12  Got out of algebra to attend assembly on interesting slide show about Egypt

Dec 13  Civilization was top song on the Hit Parade, went to a music concert where they played Polonaise in A Flat.

Dec 14  Sunday: Went to church in Columbia. France getting rid of communists.

 

Dec 15  Glued my bookcase together today but left top off because piece broke off

Dec 16  Got some notes that were being passed around the room (whew)

Dec 17  Got new English books today. Started long division in Algebra.

Dec 18  Went to scout meeting and received a Boy Scout calendar for 1948. Gave Barbara her pictured calendar.

Dec 19  Had Christmas assembly and got out of school early. Last day before vacation. Dec 20  Did my Christmas shopping, got boxes of candy for mom and Miss Hoe, got a car mirror for dad.

Dec 21  Sunday: Went to Catholic Christmas party and received a bottle of hair tonic, an orange, nuts, and candy.

 

Dec 22  Viola cleaned my room, first time I have not cleaned it. It was a happy day.

Dec 22  Went to Boy Scout party. I received a pocket book, 30 Seconds over Tokyo.

Dec 24  Xmas eve brought me a wastebasket, pajamas, pen, shirt, books, and a sheet of the Florida Everglades stamps

Dec 25  Had a big Christmas dinner and stayed in nearly all day. Went to church this morning and wore my new shirt

Dec 26  Worked all day at the store. Went to the show and saw The Red Stallion, a good horse story

Dec 27  Took inventory and fixed the paper bags in order

Dec 28  Sunday: Went to Redwood City and stayed at Day’s. Mom and Dad went to San Francisco to get records for the store.

 

Dec 29  Went to Palo Alto and got U.S. Album and work books to put my mint stamps in

Dec 30  Came home and went through San Francisco and over Bay Bridge with mom and dad. Got stamps from Jamestown Stamp Co.

Dec 31  Took inventory at the store and helped finish it up. Stayed home in bed tonight but I stayed up until 2.

 

To be continued…

 

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, the full memoir is available at Sevenau.com. Catherine is an author of three books, several volumes of family genealogy, and a longtime Broker/Realtor at CENTURY 21 Epic Wine Country. Csevenau@earthlink.net