Sunday, February 23, 1936 - A Movie and Sunday School

 

"Mother clean the bedroom for me.  Billy and I went to the show.  We had to wait about 2 hours before we could get in.  I went to Sunday School today and got 12 papers.  I washed my stockings out so they will be clean for School."


I wonder what movie it was?

Sunday, February 16, 1936 - There Was No Sunday School

 

"I went down to Aunt Elsie's.  Angie and Elsie are going with Don and Bertha to Grand Rapids to see Aunt Josie.  Aunt Elsie gave me two muffins.  I went over to Marie's.  She came over here too.  There was no Sunday School."


I wondered if there was a special occasion for Don and Angie and their wives to visit Josie (and Lloyd).  I checked Lloyd's and Josie's birthdates and anniversary, but none of them were in February.

Sunday, February 9, 1936 - A Homemade Puzzle

 

"Jack, Joyce, and I played Sunday School.  It is so cold out that they didn't have Sunday School at our School.  Jack and I didn't know what to play.  Mother cut a picture into peices.  She gave it to us.  We tried to put it together.  It was a hard puzzle to put together.  Mother and Daddy went o Grandma Kenfields."


It's obvious that the snow and cold are starting to take a toll.  No school, no Sunday School.  I'm not sure if Sunday School was held at the school building or the church, after reading Shirley's entry.  I'm guessing that the frequent visits by Bill and Marie to the Kenfields were to help out the elderly couple with the snow removal and to check up on them.

Sunday, February 2, 1936 - Sunday School, Paper Dolls, and Candy

 

"I went to Sunday School today.  We bought a Sunday paper.  I cut the paper dolls out of it.  Jack and I went to Grandma Lewis.  She gave us peanuts and candy.  She gave me some paper dolls for Joyce and I to play with.  Bob gave us a penny to buy candy.  Mother gave us some candy too."

Sunday, January 26, 1936 - Doughnuts, Cake, and Cupcakes

 

"We went to Sunday School today.  Billy went down the Heights to get the Sunday paper.  I wanted to go down to Angie's but couldn't.  Jack and I went over to Grandmother and Grandpa's house.  Grandpa gave us each a doughnut.  We had cake for supper.  We are going to have cupcakes tomorrow for lunch."

Wow!  Lots of sweets that week!

Sunday, January 19, 1936 - A Letter from WKBZ

"I didn't go to Sunday School because I didn't get up in time to get ready.  Yesterday I got a letter from W.K.B.Z. Spelling bee.  Billy got the mail and mislaid my letter, but he found it in is [sic] pocket.  Jack is in bed, he doesn't feel very good.  Joyce had three or four pennys, but I can't find one.

A mislaid letter and mislaid pennies!  I wonder what the spelling letter from the radio station was all about.  There's some history online about radio station WKBZ. 

Sunday, January 12, 1936 - Uncle Angie's Marriage License

 

"Today I went to Sunday school.  When I got home Grandfather and Grandmother Lewis and Uncle Don Lewis were here.  Last night I saw Uncle Angie's marrage licesence in the paper.  He's going to marry Elsie Vogt.  I poped corn for my Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle, Mother, Dad, and us kids."

Sunday, January 5, 1936 - Jack and I went to Sunday School

 

"Today Jack and I went to Sunday School. When I got home I washed and dried a lot of dishes and mother gave me a nickel. I brought note-book paper for my note-book. Taylors are going to stay here tonight. tomorrow is Monday, we'll have to go to School. Today is My girlfreinds nephew birthday, he was two years old."

I'm not sure which church the family attended, if they attended other than the children going to Sunday School. Marie had probably been raised Episcopalian, as her mother Mary was a member of that church in Whitehall.  Bryan had probably been raised Methodist, as that was his mother Lula's church.

Although Shirley doesn't say, I wonder if the girlfriend she mentions, whose nephew had a birthday, was Marie Server.  Later on, she mentions visiting Marie's older sister, niece, and nephew.