“I missed one dance all night (all men) but didn’t have a very good time.“ Friday, March 22, 1946
17 Sun. I read some more of “Kitty.” What a book! Leaves nothing to the imagination. Miss Dohlen came over this aft. We talked, and she stayed for supper.
18 Mon. Lost four points to Hotel Dickson. Went to Sorrells after, for lunch. Bill couldn’t go, so it wasn’t quite so much fun. Connie was there. Had beautiful salad, pickles, sandwiches and chocolate cake.
19 Tues. Took off my balance yesterday noon but as Charlie wasn’t doing anything he didn’t have time to get my totals. I was mad. However, Mr. Powers gave me so much work this aft, that I couldn’t do any checking. Got the Share Cards in the mail. C.C.Y.M. tonight & had to help judge the kids debate on Japan. The negative won. Good meeting.
20 Wed. Checked balance this morning, and wrote four letters. Slept this aft. Alice and I went to the 7 o’clock show “Love Letters.” Really creepy, cause I went to work for an hour until 10 o’clock, by myself, then played for the dance with Sherm from 10 til one. $3.00. New secretary came this morn.
21 Thurs. Felt wonderful all day today. Can’t understand why. Found out at noon that Charlie’s figures were wrong, so I got my balance. Walters, Clara, Kenny & Keith came to practice the dialogue tonight. Stewarts went to Regina today. Doris with them. They got home about 8.45.
22 Fri. Still feel good today. Got my work pretty well caught up. Isabelle & I went to the first show. “Incindiary Blonde” Betty Hutton. Very good. We went to the Riverview Dance in the I.O.O.F. Terrific crowd. I missed one dance all night (all men) but didn’t have a very good time. The kids cleared $20.00.
23 Sat. Saw the Aurora Borealis tonight according to Russ. He and Lillian were here when we got home, stayed to supper and the evening. They played whist. I did some odd jobs. Work went pretty well today. The stores were all closed from 2.30 until 3.30 for Mr. Staveley’s funeral.
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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.