“Another beautiful day. Thawing again.“ Friday, January 5, 1945
Jan 1 Tues. I got up at 11.25. Drank coffee then got ready to go to Stutts for 12.30 dinner. Got there at 12.45. Elton, Alyne, Mr Freeman & baby were there. Had a grand dinner. I played the piano awhile, helped put a puzzle together. Men played cards. Wilma & I walked home about 10.15. Rest came later.
2 Wed. Mr Stutt brought Doris & I to town. Back to work again. I entered the charges & took off a balance. Was out, so checked all afternoon. Came back and worked alone tonight from 7.45 til 10.15 Finally got it to balance.
3 Gray day. Thurs. Transferred all my accounts & when I took off my new balance found that it is out $0.10. I’m just about desperate. Didn’t find it this aft, so Isabelle & I came back tonight. She helped me get the statements already. Checked a little more addition. Home at 10:20. My head feels like a board. Whole office was in an absolute turmoil.
4 Fri. Another beautiful day. Thawing again. Just about went crazy this morn, but found the ten cents I was out about 11 o’clock. Worked steady this aft, & got my work pretty well caught up. Enjoyed a nice evening at home with Doris. Worked on myself & talked over our CCYM Parents’ night plans.
5 Sat. Worked fairly steady all day. Isabelle was in town, so worked on the bills. Mom, Wilma, Shirley were in. Stores closed at 6, thank goodness, so we were home by seven. Washed my hair this evening. Read a bit.
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These are the diaries of a seventeen-year-old teenager from a farm near Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Her name is Lorraine. She eventually was a church organist in Colgate. In 1944 she was the piano player for a dance band in Weyburn. In these days before school busses she, and her sisters, each had to move from the farm into town to attend school for Grades 11 & 12. This is the darkest time in World War II. Weyburn hosted an airbase for BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan). In other words, the town is filled with eligible young airmen from all over the world …
For more information on BCATP see a blog site dedicated to “Paying homage to those who stayed behind to train those who fought overseas.