Tag Archives: birthday

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1934

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Becca Pollard

Grandma’s 62 birthday! Gave her the towels. Mary and Lily came over and we made fudge. Went to Alhambra and saw “If I Were Free” and “Hips, Hips, Hooray.”

Posted in Detroit, DIARY | Tagged 62, alhambra, birthday, cinema, classic hollywood, detroit, detroit history, film, film history, fudge, grandma, if i were free, irene dunne, lily garrison, mary s, movies, theatre | Leave a comment

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1934

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Becca Pollard

Grandma got letter from Esther. Uncle Dick is going to Miami for his cold. I started embroidering one of Grandma’s birthday towels in school and finished it at home. Real pretty.

Posted in Detroit, DIARY | Tagged 1930s, birthday, detroit, detroit history, embroidery, esther, grandma, health, miami, school, towel, uncle dick | Leave a comment

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1933

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Becca Pollard

Got a letter from Theresa Fucci. Went to Mary’s birthday party. Walked home with Fanny and Lily. Jessie, Marion, Ethel, Katie, Nettie, and Kay Nadler were there.

Posted in Detroit, DIARY | Tagged 1930s, birthday, detroit, detroit history, fanny, lily garrison, mary s, party, theresa fucci | Leave a comment

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1933 (my birthday)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Becca Pollard

Thanksgiving and my 13th birthday! Mama and I walked to Lawton St. and back — 13 blocks. Had a swell dinner. Later we walked to the library. We met Albert F. and bought a Free Press.

Posted in Detroit, DIARY | Tagged 13th, 1930s, albert friedman, birthday, detroit, detroit history, free press, lawton, teenager, thirteen, thirteenth | Leave a comment

MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1933 (Mama’s birthday)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Becca Pollard

Letter from Mr. Clarke and Mama (her birthday). G. got check for $25 from Mrs. Whitcomb. She packed barrel. We wrote to Mama. Pint of ice cream for supper. Caught in rain at store.

Posted in Boston, DIARY | Tagged 1930s, bertha rau, bertha rickard, birthday, helen may pollard, helen may rickard, helen rau, helene rau, ice cream, mama, mr. clarke, rain, whitcomb | Leave a comment

MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1933 (Margery’s birthday)

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Becca Pollard

Letter from Mama. Got up at 12. Very tired. Wrote to Mama. Marion and mother came up 8-9:30. Margery’s birthday–going to New Hampshire today. Also wrote to Mary S.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1930s, birthday, boston, delayed sleep phase syndrome, dsps, helen may pollard, helen may rickard, margery, marion, massachusetts, new hampshire | Leave a comment

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1933

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Becca Pollard

Got up late. Read funnies. Took a sponge bath. Went to Margery’s birthday party. Won prizes for finding kisses and donkey tails. Uncle Dick drove us to Crystal Spring. Home at 8:45.

Posted in Boston, DIARY | Tagged 1930s, birthday, crystal spring, helen may pollard, helen may rickard, margery, unlce dick | Leave a comment

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1932

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Becca Pollard

Happy Birthday, Helen old girl! 12 years old today! Grandma made me a birthday cake , and we had 2 pints ice-cream. I bought a ten cent autograph book, and had Mother and Grandma wrote in it. We listened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 12th birthday, 1932, autograph book, birthday, lost at sea, november, radio, twelfth birthday | Leave a comment