Monthly Archives: September 1972

Diary Entry for 9/1/1972

Otis Easton’s funeral 9:30 AM. Aunt Maude, Cathy, Lila, Cheryl, Grace and Chris went to funeral. Merrill ordered stone for pasture road. Brought two loads today. Sent Steve newspaper on parade. Belt on chopper ripped. Can’t get one until Tuesday. Leah called in evening.

Diary Entry for 9/3/1972

We went to church. Cloudy and rainy and cold all day We took Boots for ride in PM. Drove over past Vicky and Marshall’s new trailer located near Calcium. Karen Ann Hill, 8 found murdered at city last night. Arthur Sharcross arrested for it today.

Diary Entry for 9/4/1972

Labor Day. Merrill got stuck in pasture with rake. Hay too green to rake. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for PM and supper. Jim has been sick with cold. colder today. Gave Jim Centennial book. $110,000 in Jerry Lewis Telethon.

Diary Entry for 9/6/1972

School starts. The body of Jack Blake, 10 years, found today. Missing since May 7th. Found in woods on Bradley Street. We baled 1 load of hay. wheel came off wagon. Graham’s here in evening. They are going to finish hay on halves. Had flat tire on baler.

Diary Entry for 9/8/1972

Edith Seeley’s 86th birthday. She was home for the day. I went up in PM. Many there. She was so glad to be in her home. Her mind still alert. Merrill and Boots went to the Mills. Rainy. Howard and Dawn over in evening.

Diary Entry for 9/9/1972

Got belt on chopper. Merrill chopped 1 load of grass. Ed Graham mowed hay back of ledge. Merrill went to meeting at church on building committee. Washed my hair in evening. Renewed Life magazine for 30 weeks with Bill Scott, $5.

Diary Entry for 9/12/1972

Wrote Danny. Rained during night. Merrill drawed one load of hay. Rebekah President Dorothy Jourone made official visit to Jefferson County. Philadelphia beef dinner at Legion. Meeting at Mason’s Hall. Leah Simonds DDP, 181 present at meeting. Very nice.

Diary Entry for 9/15/1972

Wrote Beulah Hall note. Merrill put in 4 load of grass. Boots and I went to Bank and store. Jim Schell had cow with rabies. Jim, Jimmy, and Marian taking rabies shots. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley. Has my soap carving made. Big M store robbed during night, $1,700. Stayed with Brancatella kids.

Diary Entry for 9/18/1972

PNG’s here. Minnie P. and Marion with me. Sandwiches and cookies. 12 PN Grands here. Thunder storm at noon. No haying. Merrill chopped 2 load of grass. Lorraine B. got home from hospital. Les and Beulah here. Rainy.

Diary Entry for 9/20/1972

I went to 4-H Leaders Meeting at Fire Hall. Mary went with me. Merrill and Ed baled four load of hay. I took cake over to Brancatella for their supper. Lorraine had stitches out at doctors office this morning. Sent Vern card, letter, and $10.

Diary Entry for 9/23/1972

Sunday School paper drive. Only 1 load of hay in barn as Graham’s baler broke. Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill and Boots went to Agway for wheel for lawn mower but couldn’t get one. Washed my hair in evening. Dawn was over.

Diary Entry for 9/24/1972

Raining again. We didn’t go to Sunday School or church. Went out home for dinner. First we have been out in ages. Stopped at Weston’s and got wheel for lawn mower, $2.30. Called Patty. Jim is paneling living room.

Diary Entry for 9/25/1972

Cloudy all day. Rained in evening. Council of Ministries at church. I didn’t know it until Anne E. called in evening. Only 5 members out. Merrill mowed away hay and silage. Dawn was over. Ivan Hale has to go to hospital.

Diary Entry for 9/26/1972

Bible Study. I went alone asIwent to bank and grocery store. We went to Gouverneur in PM. Merrill got new shoes, $18. at Gouverneur Co-Op. Jim, Pat and Jolie here when we got home for supper. Jim had to work in evening. Jolie is so cute walking. Raining all day.

Diary Entry for 9/27/1972

Sent school taxes, $287.40. Merrill chopped 2 load of grass. He finished 17 acres. Ivan Hale went into hospital for tests. I went to Lodge in evening. Election of officers. Betty F. NG, Betty Rudes VG, Marguerite Financial. Sec, I’m Treas. again. Mary called. They are bringing Jim back from NY City tonight.