Today: 1979 April 2-8

Week 14 of my father's daily journal that he kept in 1979.

Monday 4.2.79 Daily Lottery: 731 Mr. T was to be in today

But he was still in Norristown

At 4:30 this evening. Sure wish he would get in and out. No one said anything

Till quitting time

That he wasn't in. Nothing to do today And it looks like not much tomarrow. Missed on lottery But will try again tomarrow First federal United States mint

established, 1792;

Hans Chrsitian Andersen, Danish writer of fairy tles,

born 1805

Tuesday 4.3.79

Daily Lottery: 467

This day had to be

The worst day of doing nothing

That I have ever seen. Mr. T was in today

And as usual

There was nothing to do. My God but I hate that procedure. Cookie & Daryl Punky & Kids were in

In the evening Guess I'll go to bed. Daryl took my '44 Bison

To show his dad. Washington Irving,

American author, born 1783;

Pony Express service began, 1860

Wednesday 4.4.79

Daily Lottery: 379

Went to tax office

And had a time with Kerr. I told him I thought he was crooked And I think they are Work went well today. Went to bed about 10 p.m.

Dorothea Dix, American reformer, born 1802;

Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights leader,

assassinated, 1968

Thursday 4.5.79

Daily Lottery: 085

Mr. T went to pit

With Stu today He was in lab

From 10:30 till 11:30

I kept busy doing nothing. Did nothing in afternoon

As their wasn't nothing to do

Chris and I pitched nicols (sic)

Most of afternoon.

Stu got in just before quitting time

I broke even Going to Kelleys birthday party tonight. Pocahontas married John Rolfe, 1614

Booker T. Washington,

American educator, born 1856

Friday 4.6.79

Daily Lottery: 981 Not much to do at work

Again today I had the right

Combination of numbers

For the daley number

But did not box it

So I didn't win any money Ivey still in hospital

Admiral Robert E. Peary

and Matthew Henson reached

the North Pole, 1909;

United States declared war

on Germany, 1917

Saturday 4.7.79

Daily Lottery: 980 Really a nice sunny day

But quite cold.

Got up and took Mary

Over to Haneys

As she was going to J-Town

With Ruth & Grace & Harold They had a seminar

At one of the hospitals.. She got home about 3:30 p.m.

Watched TV.

Punk & Morgan and Daryl & Cookie were here in evening

William Wordsworth,

English poet, born 1770

Sunday 4.8.79

Everyone that could walk

Was in my home today. At some time Craig Nelson had a wreck On Rockton Mountain

About 4:30 p.m. His girl was admitted

To hospital. Woman driving other car

Was admitted also.

And a passenger in her car

Was hurt also. Was really glad to see Everyone leave today

As my nerves were bad. Took Mildred home

And went to bed

Palm Sunday. Sonja Henie, Norwegian-born ice skating champion,

born 1912