July 4, 1938 "$1,500,000 in Gold!... Listen to this: The crippled liner — The Ascania, anchored...was reported to be in no danger tonight. ... etc etc ... The liner, en route from Montreal to England with 363 passengers, sidwswiped a rock at 6:30am Saturday, tearing her port bow to pieces. ... …
Speed
July 3, 1938 Elsewhere a steam train breaks a speed record. [Sidenote: The Mallard, driven by Joe Duddington (61) broke (and maintains ) the world speed record for steam locomotives 125.88 mph on July 3, 1938 ] …
The Long Weekend Stretches On
July 2, 1938 Their friends T&T invite them for a car ride in their new Packard Eight, which they drove down from Seattle. They go to the beach. T2 has been prattling on about their vacation, T1 tells J. all about the car. Both conversations have her alternating between boredom and envy. It's …
Dominion Day
July 1, 1938 Dominion Day. Elsewhere there is a bridge opening ceremony — the mayor will be there; a parade; BBQ invitations and more. But they are staying at home. She has convinced J. to do nothing. They are picnicking in the back yard. The neighbours are away, they are looking after …
Holiday Planning
June 30, 1938 The cake turned out surprisingly well. It didn't look exactly like in the magazine, but when does it? She added a secret ingredient - applesauce, there was some frozen. J. never noticed the sweetness difference. Tomorrow the long weekend begins. Dominion Day. They don’t have …