Eileen Kinnick
1936 Diary
| 1936 Orientation Eileen was 17 on Dec. 14, 1935 Senior, Coon Rapids (IA) High School Siblings Leo is 1 year older Buzzy is 10 years younger Eileen's boyfriend of several years is at college in Mt. Pleasant |
B.B. = she was on the Basketball Team Standard Bearers is a church youth group activity Eileen sang in the Glee Club |
Monday, January 6, 1936
B. B. practice 'till 6:30. and then went over to Standard Bearers at church. Decided to order new white jerseys for Friday's game.
Tuesday, January 7, 1936
Glee Club after school and B.B. practice till 6:30. My new hat and coat came. Surely like it. Fixed buttons & belt on it. Read book & listened to Radio.
SEE: Radio detail
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/recording/radio2.html
1933 Gurnow Radio, typical of the times
Source: http://home.ican.net/~24858/cathed.htm
Wednesday, January 8, 1936
B. B. practice till quite late. Wore new coat and hat. At nite went to show "Kentucky Blue Streak." Not much good.
SEE: Movie details: "Kentucky Blue Streak"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0026563/
http://www.moviegoods.com/movie_product.asp?master_movie_id=24060
Thursday, January 9, 1936
Glee club after school. Curled Helen J's and Beth T's hair. Helen & I went to "A Night at the Opera." Surely good - "Alone.[musical note]. Louise and Rasmus here when I got home.
SEE: Movie detail: "A Night at the Opera"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0026778/
Friday, January 10, 1936
B. B. game with Exira. Wore new white jerseys. Surely good game and crowd. Won both of them.
Saturday, January 11, 1936
Usual work. Curled hair. Read and finished "The Iron Woman." Bussy & I went to cowboy show "Bar 20 Rides Again." Kinda good. Got Cracker Jacks. Getting cold out.
SEE: Movie Details: "Bar 20 Rides Again"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0027332/
http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/movies/movie?id=477153
SEE: Product detail: Cracker Jacks"
http://www.crackerjack.com/history.php
Source: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcrackerjacks.htm
Sunday, January 12, 1936
S. S. and church. Folks at Gertrude's. I stayed home and got book report. Had good time. League at night. Helen B. & I to show. "Dangerous." Franchot Tone & Bette Davis. Surely good! Helen had new car.
SEE: Movie Detail: "Dangerous"
http://imdb.com/title/tt0026261/
http://www.reelclassics.com/Scrapbook/dangerous-scrapbook.htm
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