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Franklin McMillan Diary, 1925

Franklin McMillan Diary 1925 4.pdf

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Jan 12th. Cold & cloudy sent $500 to Denver for 50 shares of Oil Well Machinery Leasing Coy. 632 W. S. Nat Bank Bldg.

Jan 13 Colder again but clear & bright am feeling punk lumbago or something Radio better had new. B. batteries put in.

Jan 14th. Clear & cold, we hear Campbell Leckie dead. was staying at Bert {Sch---?} Charlotte not very well today

Jan 15th. not quite so cold had three Calif stations on Radio tonight. K.F.I. & K.H.J Los Angeles. also Oakland Cal. & Winnipeg and Calgary Just signing off.

Jan 16th Clear & cold nothing doing

Jan 17th. was up to the station & down town. not feeling much good saw a big truck in ditch by the old Fox farm.

Jan 18th. Clear & cold was alone all day.

Jan 19th. cold yet doing nothing only working cross word puzzles not making much headway we hear Rev Mr King methodist preacher is dead, only met him once he seemed very nice. very cold some places Quebed 45 below zero Ottawa 31 & New England States as low as 50 & 56 below zero.

Jan 20. My Birthday. am getting old I guess.

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