March 1946

Monday 4 

Went back to work. At night went to the "Plaza" to see "Guest Wife" and "Enter Arsene Lupin"

Tuesday 5

Went to work. At night stayed in & listened to Carol Levis show. Had pancakes.

Wednesday 6 

Went to work. At night stayed in 

Thursday 7

Went to Joan's nannies. At night Paul Temple

Friday 8 

At night went to the "Empire" to see "You Came Along". Met Rose in picture. Very good picture

Saturday 9

Went to work in the morning & cut my finger. Afternoon went to town with my mother for shoes but couldn't get any

Sunday 10

Went on my mothers bike with Joan on hers to Margaret Soundias. At night washed my hair and had a bath

I have no idea who Margaret Soundias is but what great surname not many of them about.

3 films this week

1945 an American romantic comedy

1944 noir crime film  - a French jewel thief robs an heiress on a train, then follows her to England and saves her life. Gripping stuff...

1945 romantic comedy-drama film set in World War II

 February/March 1946

Monday 25

Stayed in

Tuesday 26

Went to the Lyceum to see "Marine Raiders" good picture

Wednesday 27

It was snowing. Went to a concert at the Methodist Church Hall, Arthur Askey's sister was on. Good show 

Thursday 28

Stayed in to listen to Paul Temple. Uncle Tom came, had a very bad cold.

Friday 1

Stayed off work with a cold 

Saturday 2

Stayed off work again. Went to Garston in the afternoon

Sunday 3

Went to see Joan's Auntie Evelina. At night went to Joan's house.

 Arthur Askey was a Liverpool lad, born in the Dingle in 1900. His sister Irene Dorothy was born 8 years later and that is who mum saw  at the concert. Arthur was a really popular comedian back in the day - personally he wasn't my cup of tea, different generation I suspect but I was brought up to the melodic sound of the Bee Song.

The Lyceum, St Mary's Road was thought to be the most luxurious picture house in Liverpool - built in 1922 in Garston. Only open 37 years it closed in 1959 

 Marine Raiders is a 1944 war film filmed in pseudo-documentary style.... didn't know they did that sort of thing in the 40s?

Arthur Askey (1937)

February 1946

Monday 18

Went to work. Stayed in at night

Tuesday 19 

Went to work. At night I did some sewing, the eye of the needle went in my finger

Wednesday 20

Went to work. At night stayed in and washed my hair

Thursday 21

Went to work (Paul Temple) Stayed in at night

Friday 22

My niece's birthday - Dorothy 3 years

Went to the Plaza to see "Over 21" lovely picture

Saturday 23

Went to work in the morning. In the afternoon I went to town with Joany. I bought a white bow, cord for my beads, 2 stockings & a milkshake

Sunday 24 

Went down to Joyce's afternoon & night

A Case for Paul Temple ran on the radio from Feb 7 to March 28 1946, 8 episodes of 30 minutes a time. The original recordings were lost but recreated and transmitted in August and September 2011. I wish I had known about this at the time mum would have loved it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Temple

This weeks film is "Over 21". It was a comedy film made in 1945 fro a Broadway stage show.

The plot is a newspaper man Max Wharton suddenly decides to leave his job as chief editor for the New York Bulletin and follow his patriotic calling to enlist in the army. Max's novelist wife, Paula, is in Hollywood adapting a screenplay, but skips town and heads to a Florida military base to support Max during basic training. Together they adjust to the sporadic absurdities of military life.

It is probably better than what it says on the tin😏

I think the beads that were threaded on the cord bought this week are on the main photo.

 February 1946

Monday 11

Went in Joan's house while her mother went to the pictures 

Tuesday 12

Went to see " Mr Skeffington" at the Empire starring Bette Davies

Wednesday 13

Went to Joyce Hulmes to sell her a concert ticket. Went home. Car nearly crashed. Washed my hair

Thursday 14

Stayed in to hear Paul Temple. Rose stayed off work to go to the Pantomime

Friday 15

Stayed in Friday night but went to work

Saturday 16 

Morning went to work, afternoon & night went to Enid Reece's wedding

Sunday 17

Went to Joyce Hulmes but she wasn't in, at night went to the pictures but couldn't get in.

So pleased to see that folk skived off work back in the day .... and what better than to watch a Panto  "Beeeehind yoooou". Also teenager randomness was around back then too - "car nearly crashed. Washed my hair"

Only one movie this week - Mr Skeffington. A 1944 American movie (as most were).T

The film starred Bette Davis as a beautiful woman with many suitors and her love of herself distracted her from returning the affections of her husband. ooo she sounds a bit of a one!!

Mr. Skeffington Trailer 1944

 February 1946

Monday 4

Stayed in and washed my hair & got a bath. My mother put rags in my hair.

Tuesday 5 

Went to the "Empire" with Rose & Joan to see "Incendiary Blonde"

Wednesday 6

Went to Joan's house while her mother & father went to the pictures.

Thursday 7 

Stayed in & listened to Paul Temple

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Send_for_Paul_Temple

Friday 8 

Stayed in 

Saturday 9 

Went to town with mother bought a new coat.  [DN-I am thinking it is the one in the main photo on this blog]   At night went to Joyce Hulmes

Sunday 10

Went to Joyce Hulmes & went to the "Lyceum" to see "Wingpower in the Pacific". Our Tom, Freda & Joyce came to our house.

What a great title - 1945 same old same old romance and heartbreak.

Wing Power Over the Pacific a 1943 drama which depicts a South Pacific community caught up in WW2.