Monthly Archives: May 1967

Diary Entry for 5/1/1967

Beautiful warm day. 80°. Vi, Leah, Lois, Minnie, Diane, and I went to city and ordered nile green staff dresses. I ordered size 20. Esther there at store. Martha and Willabelle couldn’t go.

Diary Entry for 5/4/1967

Home demonstration at Ruth Eg. Election of officers. Sharon S chairman. Mary is Vice Chairman. Ruth is Secretary. I’m Treasurer. Vi and I went to city at 3 pm and got home at 9. Bought wardrobe. Jay Farrell has been killed in Viet Nam.

Diary Entry for 5/5/1967

Wrote Jim. Merrill and I started papering at Lodge Hall. Norma here. I went to 4-H at Paynes in evening. I made reservations for home demonstration at C-Way Tourinn for May 25. at 7:00 pm.

Diary Entry for 5/6/1967

Vicki’s wedding. We went. She was married in Antwerp Methodist Church. Reception at Town Hall. Toby was here in evening. He is looking at horses. C. Allen and L. Hall wedding. They went to Washington DC on honeymoon.

Diary Entry for 5/8/1967

Ground covered with 2 inches of snow. Merrill, Vi, Martha, Lois W and I finished papering Lodge Hall. Debbie was here to sew in evening. 8 inches of snow in city and other places.

Diary Entry for 5/9/1967

Mother and Daughter banquet at 6:30. Millicent and Debby went with me. Rev. Spencer spoke. Merrill went to city. Got 2 tires at Sears. $51.17. Got lawn mower at Whites. Raining. Sent for wall paper. 5 rolls for guest room. $4.50

Diary Entry for 5/10/1967

Jay Farrels funeral. 25 killed in Viet Nam. Brought wardrobe. Wrote Jim. Sent mother’s cards. Wrote Vern’s. I went to Theresa bank and Pearls. Closed out home demonstration account. I went to Rebekahs.

Diary Entry for 5/12/1967

I went to city for groceries. Merrill worked at Lodge Hall. Sharon and Debbie here to sew in evening. Merrill worked at hall in evening also. They have floor about sanded. Ironed.

Diary Entry for 5/15/1967

Past Grands at Elsie’s. I didn’t go. Mom and I went shopping all day. I took her home and stayed all night. Juanita, Brenda, Dave, and I went to city for evening looking for rugs.

Diary Entry for 5/16/1967

I got home at noon. Stopped in city and got Brenda’s rugs and Juanita’s (stamps) tree lamp. Merrill worked at lodge. I took Lula, Elsie, Edith, & Myrtle, to Interboard Meeting at First Methodist Church in city.

Diary Entry for 5/19/1967

Raining. Merrill and I went to city for groceries. Got gold draperies for guest bedroom. 4-H at Norma’s. Had pajama party here. Debby, Sharon, Joan, and Cathy. Toby here in evening.

Diary Entry for 5/20/1967

Armed Forces Day. Graham girls went home at 9:30. Debbie at 2:00 & Sharon at 4:15. Toby got his horse, “Wendy” from Pat E and brought her here. Mary, Marilyn, & Loraine here in pm. Martha M is in hospital.

Diary Entry for 5/21/1967

We went to church. Children’s Day. Hutchinson’s are at conference. Toby spent all night here. Was here for supper also. We went out to Mom’s after church. Took Juanita’s lamp and Brenda’s rugs. Nice day.

Diary Entry for 5/22/1967

Don Gehm birthday. Johnny Mattingly wounded in Viet Nam May 19. Turned cows out for first day. Hay gone. Latest ever. Cold and wet. Called C Hall. Merrill went to lodge but no meeting. Toby here. Washed and ironed.

Diary Entry for 5/29/1967

No school today. I took 4-H club to Olga Mill. Boys didn’t go. Mowed all of lawns in evening. Toby here. He couldn’t get up to horse in pasture. Wallace Flemming 62 died today.

Diary Entry for 5/30/1967

I took flowers to Dad’s grave in morning. White frost last night. Stopped at parade and memorial service at Philadelphia. Wesley Graham sewed oats for us. 12 acres. Merrill fitted corn ground.

Diary Entry for 5/31/1967

Wrote Jim. Sent for full girdle to N.B.Hess. Merrill washed car. I received letter telling our 4-H will be 5th in line on Central Street. PNG’s went to Margie’s. 18 went. Went to Wallace Flemming’s wake.