Thursday, August 24, 1933

Went up to Emmett and Melvin's for dinner. Daddy fixed roof. Went over to Annie McKenzie's (Ruth's step-grandmother). She gave me a pretty pocket watch.*

*This is the actual pocket watch that Annie McKenzie
gave to Ruth Catherine McKenzie on August 24, 1933.
The watch now belongs to Ruth's namesake granddaughter,
Catherine Provenzale Braun.

Photo: Michael Provenzale

The average price of a nice pocket watch in 1933: $10