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1941 Diary - small red book

Inside Cover –

Personal
Name: Miss Ellen Keehan
Residence: 133 Elm Street, Saratoga Springs
Dec 25, 1940 from Thomas Lloyd

The Ideal DIARY or Memorandum Calendar
Maps or United States and Canada
Distance Tables
Reminder Index
Latest Populations
Reference Tables
General Information
Cash Accounts, Etc.

Issued Annually
Made in U S A

(Last 2 lines obstructed by a medalion of Mary pasted to the page – with the inscription
"Mary conceived without sin Pray for us who have ?ecourse to thee")

JANUARY 1941
Charlie Saxton arrived safe at Fort Mc Clellan, Ala at 8 oclock a.m. on New Years Eve

Wed 1
New Year’s Day
I went over Frank’s house and rode long auto.

Thurs 2
The public schools were opened.

Fri 3
It was snowing and warmer.

Sat 4
The kids went to movies.

Sun 5
I went over to Kit Saxton’s house and spent the day with her until night.

Mon 6
St. Peter’s and Clement’s open for school.

Tues 7
I wrote a letter to Charles Saxton.

Wed 8
It was snowing and warmer.

Thur 9
At night Ernie goes to movies at Community.

Fri 10
St. Peter’s Basketball went to LaSalle, Albany. St. Peter’s won.

Sat 11
The kids went to the Skating on public school.

Sun 12
I went to Mass at 10:30 o’clock and Frank and his son, Bud was here & I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 13
At night Dot Saxton and Betty McCormack were here.

Tues 14
Jack Lloyd went to the skating with Arthur Stevens.

Wed 15
I got a letter from Charlie Saxton at noon.

Thurs 16
It was colder today.

Fri 17
Ernest Sr. has no work and icing on the road.

Sat 18
The kids Lloyd went to the movies.

Sun 19
Dorothy Longo and Harold Woodworth were married at St. Peter’s Church. I went over to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 20
Today is washing day and I wrote a letter to Charles.

Tues 21
The afternoon I pulled my upper tooth.

Wed 22
It was snowing and windy.

Thurs 23
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Fri 24
At night Jack, Art and Ernie Jr. went to St. John’s Renssalaer for basketball game. St. John’s won the game.

Sat 25
The Lloyds oldest went to Community Theater at night.

Sun 26
I went to Mass at 10:30 oclock and the noon. I went to Kit Saxton’s house and had supper.

Mon 27
Mag and I got letters from Charles this morning.

Tues 28
Jack went to the Skating at night by Public Works rink.

Wed 29
The oldest Lloyds went to dance at Convention Hall for President Franklin Roosevelt’s birthday.

Thurs 30
Today is President Roosevelt’s birthday.

Fri 31
Jack and other people went to dance at St. Peter’s Academy.

FEBRUARY

Sat 1
The kids went to movies this noon.

Sun 2
I went over to Kit Saxton’s house and I wrote two letters to Charles and Sr. Benigna.

Mon 3
I went to church and blessed my throat. Mag is over at Kit Saxton’s.

Tues 4
Mrs. Bishop and the baby was here.

Wed 5
Today is washing day and all the rooms are cleaned.

Thur 6
Mag, Eddie and Ernie went to show at Community Theater at night.

Fri 7
Frank Sr. was here at night.

Sat 8
Ernest Sr went to Holy Communion and to movies.

Sun 9
Mag went over to Frank’s and the kids go to movies at noon.

Mon 10
I got a letter from Sr Bengina at noon.

Tues 11
Ed and Artie went to movies and Ed has new radio from Albany.

Wed 12
I got a letter from Charles at morning.

Thurs 13
Ms. Richard Dwyer died at 4 oclock.

Fri 14
All day and all night it was raining and slipped.

Sat 15
Ernie goes to the movies.

Sun 16
I went to Kit Saxton’s house and Mass at 10:30.

Mon 17
George Stevens died at Monday at 2:20 oclock.

Tues 18
I got a letter from Agnes Huber and I wrote one to Charles.

Wed 19
Frank was here.

Thurs 20
Today is Bill’s birthday.

Fri 21
St Peter’s School has a dance for Washington’s Day.

Sat 22
Washington’s Birthday.
They went to skating.

Sun 23
I was over Kit Saxton’s and went to Mass at 9 oclock.

Mon 24
Today is washing day. Dot was here.

Tues 25
Dorothy Saxton went to visit Kit Cox at hospital after school.

Wed 26
Ash Wed. I went to Mass and blessed the ashes on my forehead. I got a letter from Charles S.

Thurs 27
Ernie goes to movies at night.

Fri 28
I went to the station after I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

MARCH

Sat 1
I went to Confession at noon.

Sun 2
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and Holy Communion and over to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 3
I wrote a letter to Charles Saxton.

Tues 4
It was snowing and coldest day.

Wed 5
Mag went to Cox’s house.

Thurs 6
Ernie Sr went to movies.

Fri 7
I went to the Saxton’s at 3:30 oclock.

Sat 8
Ernie went to Confession and snowing.

Sun 9
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and all day it was snowing until night.

Mon 10
Mag and I got letters from Charles Saxton at noon.

Tues 11
Mag wrote a letter to Charles Saxton at night.

Wed 12
I went over to Kit Saxton’s house and had supper.

Thurs 13
Artie and Jack went to movies at Community.

Fri 14
I went to stations at 3:30.

Sat 15
I got a birthday card from Helen Cahill in morning.

Sun 16
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and the noon I was over Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 17
It was colder and windy.

Tues 18
I went to Boyle for my new eyeglasses with Mag.

Wed 19
Mag went over to Cox’s house and work for Kit Cox.

Thurs 20
I went to Boyles with Jack and wrote a letter to Charles.

Fri 21
I went to the stations.

Sat 22
Mag sent box and cake to Charles.

Sun 23
I went over to Kit Saxton’s and stayed over night.

Mon 24
Nothing.

Tues 25
Teresa was here.

Wed 26
Mag went to Mrs. Christopher’s at night.

Thurs 27
Ernie, Jack, Artie went to show at Community.

Fri 28
Mag was over Mrs. Christopher’s.
Sat 29
I went to Confession.

Sun 30
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and at noon I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 31
Norbert and Dot came up here at night.

APRIL
Tues 1
April Fool.

Wed 2
I got a letter from Chas at morning.

Thurs 3
Ernie went to movies at night.

Fri 4
I went to stations at 3:30 oclock after I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Sat 5
Norbert and the baby was here.

Sun 6
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and stayed home all day.

Mon 7
Dot Saxton was here. After Mary Lloyd went over to Dot’s and sleeps over night.

Tues 8
Mag went to Cox’s for work.

Wed 9
The morning I went to Kit’s house and stayed all day until the night.

Thurs 10
They have no school. Closed for Easter.

Fri 11
I went to the stations at 8 oclock a.m.

Sat 12
Jerry Sacrams has new baby. His name is Tony.

Sun 13
Easter
The kids and I went to Congress theater and it Arthur Lake into the show.

Mon 14
I wrote a letter to Charles Saxton.

Tues 15
At night I went over to Kit Saxton’s house.

Wed 16
Mag went to Frank’s and help him for Mrs. Cox died at 7:30oclock.

Thurs 17
I went to see Mrs. Cox’s coffin.

Fri 18
Art, Jack, Ed, Ernie and Mag went to funeral of Mrs. Cox.

Sat 19
The kids went to show and I am working the house.

Sun 20
I went to see Kathryn Saxton and stayed over night.

Mon 21
They went back to school from vacation.

Tues 22
Mag went to auction at 6 Lincoln Ave.

Wed 23
I got a letter from Charles at 4 oclock P.M.

Thurs 24
St. Peter’s High School went to baseball at Cohoes and St. Peter’s won.

Fri 25
Mag went to help Kit Cox’s house.

Sat 26
Artie and Ernie went to show at Community Theater at night.

Sun 27
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and the noon I was over at Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 28
& forgot

Tues 29
I wrote two letters to Agnes Huber and Chas Saxton at night.

Wed 30
They went to post office.

MAY

Thurs 1
Agnes Huber’s birthday.

Fri 2
Tom and Bill Lloyd went to baseball at No 2. St. Peter’s won.

Sat 3
I stayed home.

Sun 4
I went to Kit Saxton’s house at noon until night.

Mon 5
Today is ironing and stayed home.

Tues 6
I went to Kit Saxton’s house and here for the day.

Wed 7
Anna Christopher and Mag went downstreet.

Thurs 8
Jack, Artie and Daddy went to show.

Fri 9
Frank and his wife was here at night.

Sat 10
Artie went to work on B&M with his Daddy.

Sun 11
Mother’s Day
I went to Mass with Mag at 7 oclock. I went to Kit Saxton’s house at noon.

Mon 12
I got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Tues 13
Anna Christopher was here and stayed for dinner.

Wed 14
Mary Lloyd was over Anna Christopher’s.

Thurs 15
Art and Dad went to show at Community Theater at night.

Fri 16
Frank and Kit was here at night.

Sat 17
I went to Kit’s house and I got new shoes.

Sun 18
I am staying home and went to Mass at 10:30

Mon 19
Today was washing day and Anna Christopher was here.

Tues 20
I wrote a letter to Chas Saxton after Mag got a letter from him.

Wed 21
Mag got a letter from Chas Saxton.

Thurs 22
I went to Mass at 8 oclock and the afternoon I went over to Kit Saxton’s house.

Fri 23
Kit Cox and Frank was here.

Sat 24
Artie and Daddy went to movies at Community at night.

Sun 25
I went to Mass at 10:30 and stayed home for the day.

Mon 26
Dorothy Saxton and Mary Lloyd went downstreet.

Tues 27
Jack and Ernie Jr. went to baseball at Re Field for St. John’s Renssalaer.

Wed 28
Ed, Artie and Ernie Sr. went to Mechanicville for banquet last night.

Thur 29
Art and Ernie go to show at night.

Fri 30
Memorial Day (U.S.)
At night I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Sat 31
I went downstreet. I got a new hat with Dorothy Saxton.

JUNE, 1941

Sun 1
I went to Kit Saxton’s house at night. Eddie Lloyd went to first Holy Communion at 9 oclock.

Mon 2
The Catholic school went back to school from last Thursday.

Tues 3
The public school was opened from last Thursday.

Wed 4
Mag got a postcard from Charles in Tennessee.

Thurs 5
Mag wrote a letter to Charles Saxton.

Fri 6
At night I went to see my sister, Kit Saxton’s house.

Sat 7
Jack and Ernie Jr. went to work at Sullivan’s in the morning.

Sun 8
I went to Mass at 10 oclock and the day I stayed at home.

Mon 9
St. Peter’s Academy has started examinations.

Tues 10
The kids have examinations until Friday.

Wed 11
The kids went to swimming in the afternoon.

Thurs 12
I went to see Kit Saxton’s house at night.

Fri 13
St. Peter’s School was closed until Sept 8^th.

Sat 14
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton and Dr. Kiley come to Mass sick.

Sun 15
I went to Mass at 8 oclock and the kids went fishing, movies and swim.

Mon 16
[scratched out]

Tues 17
Today is Eddie Keehan’s birthday.

Wed 18
[scratched out]

Thurs 19
[scratched out]

Fri 20
Nothing

Sat 21
Mary Lloyd went to swim at the Geysers.

Sun 22
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and the Graduate class Mass at 11 oclock. I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 23
Jack went to dance for graduates also party.

Tues 24
Jack went to work at D & H depot from Sunday at night.

Wed 25
I got a letter from Charles Saxton at noon. Art was off work for the day.

Thurs 26
Nothing

Fri 27
X

Sat 28
Helen Eckert moved on to Union St. from Elm St.

Sun 29
I went to Mass at 8 oclock. I was over Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 30
I am going to write a letter to Chas Saxton at night.

JULY

Tues 1
Eddie has got a new job on D & H light house here. Mag got a letter from Charles.

Wed 2

Thurs 3
Artie and Ernie Sr. went to movies

Fri 4
Independence Day (U.S.)
I went to my sister, Kit’s at noon over supper.

Sat 5
I went to Confession at night.

Sun 6
Mary Finley came to see us from Niagara Falls.

Mon 7
Today is washing day.

Tues 8
I got a letter from Charles Saxton at noon. Kit and Frank was here.

Wed 9
Mary Lloyd went to show with Louise Ginnochi.

Thurs 10
Charles Saxton came home from Army at 8 oclock.

Fri 11
Norbert was here and moved on Park Place.

Sat 12
Marie and Johnny Szekley was here.

Sun 13
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and I went to Kit Saxton’s house at night.

Mon 14
Washing day.

Tues 15
At 9 oclock Mary Lloyd and I went to the Agnes Beauty Shop.

Wed 16
I went to Kit Saxton’s house.

Thurs 17
Helen Eckert was here at night.

Fri 18
Charles Saxton leaves here for Fort McClellan afternoon.

Sat 19
I am housework and ironing clothes.

Sun 20
I went to Mass at 10 oclock and it was cooler.

Mon 21
Mag got a card from Charles in Richmond, VA.

Tues 22
Washing day and Artie is off to work.

Wed 23
Dot Saxton and the baby, Norbert was here.

Thurs 24
Washing day.

Fri 25
Norbert was here and off work.

Sat 26
Mag got a letter from Charles in Fort McClellan.

Sun 27
I went to my sister, Kit’s house and Mary Lloyd went to Rocky City, NY with Bishops.

Mon 28
I wrote a letter to Charles. Ernie and Bill went to work for Race.

Tues 29
It was raining all day.

Wed 30
The kids went to Congress and raining all day.

Thurs 31

AUGUST

Fri 1
Mabel French was her birthday.

Sat 2
Eddie Keehan and his mother was here. Mary Lloyd went to Kit Cox’s for work.

Sun 3
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and stayed home.

Mon 4
They are all to stay home.

Tues 5
I went to Kit S. house and at noon washing day.

Wed 6
I got a letter from Charles at noon. Ironing clothes.

Thurs 7
Artie and Daddy went to movies at night.

Fri 8
It is raining all day.

Sat 9
Helen Eckert was here.

Sun 10
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and I went to my sister, Kit’s house.

Mon 11
Mag got a letter from Charles and I am going to answer his letter at night.

Tues 12
The kids went to St. Clement’s bazaar with Daddy.

Wed 13
Artie and Daddy go to show at Community.

Thurs 14
Mag and Daddy went to St. Clements Bazaar.

Fri 15
I went to Mass at 9 oclock and it was raining all day.

Sat 16
It was raining all day and I stayed home.

Sun 17
I went to Mass at 8 oclock alone and went over to Kit Saxton’s house.

Mon 18
Washing day and ironing.

Tues 19
I got a letter from Agnes Huber in Buffalo.

Wed 20
Lloyds went to Montgomery Wards in Mechanicville.

Thurs 21
Norbert was here.
Fri 22
Mag and Ernie went to the hospital to see Kit Saxton.

Sat 23
I went to Confession.

Sun 24
I went to Mass and Holy Communion at 8 oclock.

Mon 25
Frank and his wife came to see us after they went to see Kathryn in the hospital.

Tues 26
Artie has no work and washing the clothes.

Wed 27
Frank was here.

Thurs 28
Marie Szekley’s birthday.

Fri 29
I am cleaning house and Mag went to dentist Rowland and pulled teeth.

Sat 30
Dorothy Saxton was here and talking to us.

Sun 31
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and Kit Saxton leaves hospital for home.

SEPTEMBER

Mon 1
Labor Day (U.S.)
The kids went to show.

Tues 2
I went to Mass and washing the clothes.

Wed 3
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Thurs 4
I went to Confession at 7:30 oclock.

Fri 5
Bill, Ernie Jr., Ed and Art went to South Bay for fishing.

Sat 6
Dorothy Saxton was here at morning.

Sun 7
I went to Mass and Holy Communion at eight oclock.

Mon 8
Mrs. Russell Saxton died at 7:30 oclock.

Tues 9
I went to Cox’s house for my sister Kathryn’s coffin.

Wed 10
I went to Kit’s coffin.

Thurs 11
Kit was buried at St. Peter’s Cemetery and Charles was here in morning.

Fri 12
Jack Lloyd and other boys go to South Bay.

Sat 13
Ernie Sr. go to Confession at night.

Sun 14
Charles Saxton went to Holy Communion.

Mon 15
Dorothy Saxton was here and takes Dutch dog for Marie Szekley.

Tues 16
Kit Cox was here.

Wed 17
Nothing

Thurs 18
Helen Eckert and Dorothy Saxton were here.

Fri 19
Norbert and Dorothy Saxton was here.

Sat 20
Mag and Mary go downstreet. New shoes for Ernie Sr & Jr. & Mary.

Sun 21
I went to Mass at 8 oclock and Charles Saxton went to wedding party.

Mon 22
At night Charles Saxton leaves here for Army base in Ark.

Tues 23
Helen and Rita Eckert, Norbert and Dorothy Saxton were here.

Wed 24
Jack and his Dad go to see the house on Greenridge Place.

Thurs 25
Artie has day off from work and went to movies.

Fri 26
The kids went to see Italian show and fireworks.

Sat 27
Norbert Saxton and Johnny Szekley were here at night.

Sun 28
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and Marie Szekley was here to stay for dinner.

Mon 29
Teresa Saxton was here and sell the article.

Tues 30
Mrs. E. Lloyd and Mag went to auction on Beekman.

OCTOBER

Wed 1
Rita Eckert was here at night.

Thurs 2
I went to Confession at 5 oclock.

Fri 3
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and at night Dorothy Saxton took Mary Lloyd to her house.

Sat 4
Marie Szekley and Dot Saxton and Mary Lloyd went to Schehs.???

Sun 5
I went to Mass at 7 oclock and the noon I went to see house on Greenridge.

Mon 6
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Tues 7
Norbert Saxton and Johnny Szekley was here at night.

Wed 8
The kids and olders go to clean the house on Greenridge.

Thurs 9
Ernie and Art went to show at night.

Fri 10
I wrote a letter to Charles Saxton about house.

Sat 11
We moved on Greenridge Place from Elm St.

Sun 12
Big Ed, Ernie, Mag and I went to Mass at 9 oclock.

Mon 13
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Tues 14
Nothing.

Wed 15
Mrs. Lloyd was here and I got the postal from D. Hosey.

Thurs 16
Nothing.

Fri 17
Dot, Red and Norbert was here.

Sat 18
I got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Sun 19
I went to Mass at 7 oclock.

Mon 20
I wrote a letter to Dan Hosey.

Tues 21
Mrs. Lloyd was here.

Wed 22
Big Ed and Ernie went to movies at night.

Thurs 23
I wrote a letter to Charles Saxton at night.

Fri 24
I got a letter from Daniel Hosey at morning.

Sat 25
I went over Saxton’s house also store on Cannulate. ???

Sun 26
Helen Leahill, Nellie Locprow and Daniel Hosey visited us.

Mon 27
It was raining all day.

Tues 28
I got a card from Frank and Kit in McKeesport, PA for visit Ed.

Wed 29
Mrs. Lloyd was here.

Thurs 30
Ed and the kids went to movies.

Fri 31
Halloween party at St. Peter’s school.

NOVEMBER

Sat 1
I went to Mass at 7 oclock.

Sun 2
Dorothy Cole and the baby, Norbert was here.

Mon 3
Mrs. Lloyd was here.

Tues 4
I went over Mrs. Frank Keehan and stayed for supper.

Wed 5
Raining day.

Thurs 6
The kids went to movies with Daddy at night.

Fri 7
Mag got a letter from Chas.

Sat 8
Dorothy Cole and Skipper was here.

Sun 9
I went to Holy Communion at 7 oclock

Mon 10
Mrs. Lloyd was here and washing day.

Tues 11
Mary Lloyd went to party at Anna Brown on Greenridge Pl.

Wed 12
Eddie got pay day.

Thurs 13
Mrs. Lloyd was here and Dot Cole and baby was here.

Fri 14
Norbert, Dot Cole and baby was here.

Sat 15
Norbert and his family moved on 75 Union St from 30 Park Place.

Sun 16
I went to Mass at 8 oclock and the afternoon the kids went to show.

Mon 17
Mrs. Lloyd was here

Tues 18
Norbert was here.

Wed 19
Dot Cole, the baby and Mrs. Lloyd was here.

Thurs 20
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Keehan and Bud was here for Thanksgiving Day dinner.

Fri 21
Joe and I went to downstreet and get things for house.

Sat 22
Dorothy Saxton came and visited us and stayed over for supper.

Sun 23
Dot Saxton was here.

Mon 24
Mrs. Lloyd and Dot Cole and Skipper was here.

Tues 25
Dorothy Saxton was here for dinner and every day until Friday.

Wed 26
Mag got a letter from Charles Saxton.

Thurs 27
Thanksgiving Day (U.S.)
Dot Cole and Teresa Saxton was here and Dot Saxton.

Fri 28
Dot Saxton and her family moved on Middle Ave from 41 Union St.

Sat 29
At night Norbert Charles Saxton was baptized.

Sun 30
I went to Mass at 8 oclock.

DECEMBER

Mon 1
Mrs. Lloyd was here.

Tues 2
I went to Mass at 8 oclock