Monthly Archives: June 1973

Diary Entry for 6/1/1973

Took Mom home. Visited Edith Seeley, Clara Zufelt, and Marg. Marg not as good. I got home at 8:30. Merrill mowed lawns. Grass very tall because of all the rain. Didn’t rain at Mom’s. Don put new door on for Mom with glass front.

Diary Entry for 6/2/1973

A beautiful day but cool. I planted flower seeds. Washed sheets and Merrill’s clothes. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. Fireman’s Fields Days but we didn’t go. Washed my hair.

Diary Entry for 6/3/1973

A most beautiful day. We went to church. Had a fish fry at Fireman’s Field Day after church. Heard Philadelphia band. Went for ride in PM. Stopped at Mrs. Beardsley’s awhile. Aunt Maude called.

Diary Entry for 6/4/1973

We went to city for new kitchen sink faucets, $20.32 on sale. Council of Ministries, 8 out to it. Made plans for Revival. IOOF meeting. Merrill went. They are having another meeting next week. Put car through car wash on Arsenal Street.

Diary Entry for 6/5/1973

Beautiful hot day, 87° in PM. Merrill put on new sink faucet. Very nice. I washed half of porch windows. 6 yet to do. Mrs. Beardsley and Harriet Burke [?] stopped in a few minutes. Got letter from June. Got wedding invitation to Sharon and Larry’s wedding.

Diary Entry for 6/6/1973

4-H here, 10 present. Also Bertha Gleason of North Carolina. Very hot all day. Rained in evening. Washed some more windows. We went to Gouverneur. Couldn’t get lime yet. I called several about Telephone Revival Marathon.

Diary Entry for 6/7/1973

Revival Telephone Prayer Marathon starts today at 10 AM. Marg went home from hospital. Power off over 2 hours in morning. Merrill mowed lawns. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Bradley Payne in hospital. Pat Brancatella got rest of cows, 22 cows.

Diary Entry for 6/10/1973

Martha Meek’s 29th birthday. Vern’s start on trip to Pennsylvania, NJ etc. Blankenship’s 12th anniversary. We went to church. Willabelle B, Lorraine, Marie Gleason, Athena Hanlon and Randy Horton joined church. Church almost full. We drove out to hospital. Mary has gone home. Got Mom’s shoes.

Diary Entry for 6/11/1973

Very hot, 90°. UMW at Center. Election of officers. I’m Pres., Joyce and Esther, VP, Margaret K Sec, Margaret M Treas. I was on committee. Molded salad and rolls, ice tea and lemonade. IOOF meeting. Not enough came for it. Merrill painted church porch roof under side.

Diary Entry for 6/12/1973

Jim’s go to Rochester for visit. Hot and humid. Thunder and rain storm in PM. I cleaned bathroom. Got letter from Debby. Mom has a dog. Mary and Aunt Esther not too good. Called Aunt Maude.

Diary Entry for 6/14/1973

Vern’s got home from trip. Nice day. We went to city and out to Mom’s. Also stopped at Mary’s. Merrill got driver’s license renewed. Took Mom pocketbook for birthday. Mom has a cute puppy, “Rex”

Diary Entry for 6/16/1973

4-H Demonstration Dairy at city, 9:30. No one went. Rained hard just about all day. Washed bedding. Cleaned with cleaner. Washed my hair. and put color rinse on it. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa.

Diary Entry for 6/17/1973

Mom’s 81st birthday. A nice day but cool. We went to church. 9 graduates present. Had reception for them. Willabelle, Noreen, and Diane Riley. We went for ride in PM. Antwerp, Philadelphia, Mills, Theresa.

Diary Entry for 6/18/1973

Raining again. PNG’s to McCormick’s, Clayton Smorgasbord, $4.50. Very nice, 18 present. Including Cathy A, Esther, Leah, Marguerite. Cathy drove. I went with Cathy. June called in AM. Dan coming July 19.

Diary Entry for 6/20/1973

Kessel’s birthday. Hot all day, 89°. I made cookies and brownies. New York Milk Inspector here. All OK. Merrill and Boots went to Mills for fly spray. Merrill and Boots got woodchuck in front of house. Called several about Telephone Prayer Marathon.

Diary Entry for 6/21/1973

First day of summer. Cloudy and muggy. Some showers. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Merrill had tooth pulled at Theresa, $5. Worked at Bible School lessons most all day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Jim called. Called him back.

Diary Entry for 6/22/1973

A nice day. No rain. We went to Jim and Pat’s. Merrill helped Jim put up cement block chimney. They got it over half done. We had picnic dinner,. First this year. Ivan hale Sr. had accident at Philadelphia.

Diary Entry for 6/24/1973

Another beautiful day. We went to church. It was full. Sunday School pins given out. 57 perfect attendance. Lori Heck, 5 years. We ate lunch at Theresa Diner. Took VBS materials up to CEC in PM.

Diary Entry for 6/25/1973

Merrill mowed first hay, across road. Vacation Bible School starts. I teach 5th grade. Dawn, Dale Hale, Allison, and Dale Eg rode with me. I have 11 in my room. Dale Besaw and Denise S. helped me. We went to Jim’s. Men finished chimney. Wrote June and sent birthday card.

Diary Entry for 6/26/1973

June’s 35th birthday. A really hot day, 88°. Merrill got baler running. He put new coil on it, $7. He and Boots went to Theresa. A good day at VBS. A new pupil in class, 12 in all. Dale helped. Laura P rode today also.

Diary Entry for 6/28/1973

Rained some today. Revival starts at 7:30. We went. Very good. “The Something New” group sang. Cindy was there with the Shelmidine’s. Also Rev. Miles Hutchinson’s. I made cup cakes for tomorrow. Rev. C. Williams spoke.

Diary Entry for 6/30/1973

A beautiful day. Revival. We went to program in PM. Rev Williams did karate and weight lifting. I washed clothes. Merrill mowed two lower lawns. A wonderful sermon. Lorraine folks here again to it.