Mid January 1932: sub-zero temps, sand in the well, working the night shift

January 13, 1932

It was around 25 degrees below zero, the men didn’t go to work. Big Jim Sullivan of Butte was buried yesterday.


January 14, 1932

I went to the bottom of Efil [Eiffel?] Tower (the well), cleaned out the ice and sand and Albert drew it up, as it was full of sand.


January 17, 1932

Henry Baker died in Los Angeles


January 20, 1932

Clarence Beaver and Christie Schenck went nite shift.


NOTES

This photo from Mary’s collection shows a Marysville baseball team circa 1932. Clarence Beaver is on the far left, back row. Christie is in the middle row, second from the left.

Here is the photo back, with names of all the players.

Transcription of photo back:

Taken about 1932 on the ball ground
(old wood yard) Marysville, Mont.
back row                                   2nd row
Clarence Beaver                   1 Joe Color
Ted Marrin                                Ralph Williams
Milton Rudio                          3 Tomie Williams
Herman Ingman                   4 Earnest Korting
Thadeus Smigaj                    5 Gordon O’Connell
Clarence Cooper                   6 Albert Haley 1947
2nd Christie Schenck
bottom
Ralph Williams
Douglas Rudio
1946 Tommie Williams is the only one [illegible]

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