March 10, 1963
Sunday, Mostly cloudy windy few snow flurries 30’s. Clifton took Susan, Donna and Janette to church. I didn’t feel like going had a cold in my chest and slight headache. Carol still didn’t feel good, had a bad cold in her head. David took his car to Raymonds to have it fixed.
Comment: Mom getting sick, David still struggling with his car. Raymond Brown's garage probably was the only place he could take it on a Sunday because of the prevailing Blue Laws in effect at the time. Most businesses were closed on Sunday which is a far cry from today with most large businesses open 24/7. Not sure if the repeal of the laws was good or bad but it certainly significanlty changed our life-style.
A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States and Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping. Most have been repealed, have been declared unconstitutional, or are simply unenforced, although prohibitions on the sale of alcoholic beverages, and occasionally almost all commerce, on Sundays are still enforced in many areas. Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores. In some places blue laws may be enforced due to religious principles, but others are retained as a matter of tradition or out of convenience.[1]Laws of this type are also found in religious cultures such as Israel, where the day concerned is Saturday rather than Sunday, and most countries with Muslim majority, where the month of Ramadan is involved.[2]
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