Shocking, just shocking!

March 14, 1932 - A new pupil today, Delmar Stamm, he's in the fifth grade.  Started giving examinations this afternoon.  All of us went over to Fred Jochens tonite.
March 15, 1932 - Examinations all day today, and what a job!  We went to League at Templin's tonite.  Dorothy went with us.  We went in the Ford.  Evie, Mike and I rode in the back.  Bud left us at Templin's and went after Ray.  We surely enjoyed the ride.
March 16, 1932 - Tired at school today.  Corrected examination paper tonite.  Got some funny answers.  Minnie said trying annoyances were "examinations, arithmetic and walk to school."  Ronald said they were "hang up cap and coat."

Amongst all that fun is a notation in the margin of Grandma's journal that March 15 was Carrie Hansen's birthday.  I've included that information here for obvious reasons.  :-)

In looking for a photo of the Methodist Church to compare with the postcard I bought recently, I remember in the back of the Winside History book is a listing of events by year.  I flipped to 1932 and found some entries that fit nicely with some of what Grandma has written so far that year.

She had been mentioning the snow they were getting.  The history book says there were 14 inches of snow the first week of the year, "bringing out the bob sled and buggies that most people thought did not exist."  Extra crews of workmen were out shoveling snow the week of January 10th, with more snow every day.  On January 28, the book reports 26.5 inches since December 31.  On March 18, more snow and the crew had drawn $1,800 for shoveling snow to date on the highway.  A total of 46 inches (no time frame given, but I am guessing through March 18).

Also of interest regarding 1932, on January 1 the markets were:  hogs $2.50 to $3.25, corn $0.45, oats $0.28, eggs $0.15, and cream $0.22.

Later in the year, W. C. Lowry, the last of the Civil War veterans in Winside died at the age of 89.  And on December 14, Federal and State agents raided several places and found plenty of moonshine.  What?  Moonshine in Winside?  Who knew?!