Monthly Archives: October 1973

Diary Entry for 10/4/1973

Parcel truck brought 4-H candy, 144 boxes. Called 4-H girls in evening about window. We painted on house trim. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Wrote Marg letter along with her birthday card. Washed my hair. Put color rinse on it.

Diary Entry for 10/5/1973

Marg’s birthday. Thunder storms and hard rains most of day. We went to city. Called Patty. Jim starts work at Fays on Sunday’s. Got blue material. Dawn was over. Counted out 4-H candy in evening.

Diary Entry for 10/6/1973

Dr. Robert’s wife died. Set up 4-H window in Donna’s Beauty Shoppe. “Knitting” Jamie and Marie helped. I gave out 4-H candy to sell. Linda and Kim LaFave here. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Look great. I stopped at Lorraine’s for coffee on way home. We went to Marie Rona’s wake in evening.

Diary Entry for 10/8/1973

Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving. Marguerite is ill so we didn’t have audit. We painted front of house today. A beautiful day. No school or mail. Nora and Linda here with candy money. Dawn was over.

Diary Entry for 10/9/1973

Called several about meeting to plan church suppers. Susan Meeks 4th birthday. Rebekah Books audit. I didn’t go. Merrill painted on house and barn. A nice day. I went to Bible Study. Our work books didn’t come. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. They are selling Amway products.

Diary Entry for 10/10/1973

Vice President Agnew resigned, Tax evasion. Rebekah’s Installation, 56 present. Mary Chamberlain DDP. Betty Rudes NG, Leah VG. Merrill painted all day. House about finished. I washed my hair. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Johnson’s 50th anniversary. UMW gave them plant.

Diary Entry for 10/12/1973

4-H Achievement Night at General Brown. All went but Judy, Cindy and Vicky. Sharon got 10 year pin. Lynn and Mary went. Also Merrill. Vern called in morning. Wants us to come Sunday. I opened checking account for 4-H club at Philadelphia bank.

Diary Entry for 10/13/1973

4-H meeting here, 1:30. 11 members and 1 guest. Katrina Schelt, Theresa. Election of officers. Dawn H, Allison E and Laura Payne joined. Merrill got 2 teeth pulled at Theresa, $16. Judi and I took down window display at Philadelphia. Fried donuts. Washed my hair. Also black and red dress.

Diary Entry for 10/14/1973

Ken’s have new GMC truck. We go to Vern’s We left at 8:20. Got home at 5:15. Terrible windy most of night and all day. We went to Minetto Church. Vern had service. Ken, Eleanor and Holly came to Vern’s for dinner also. Was good to be together.

Diary Entry for 10/17/1973

4-H Leaders Meeting at Fire Hall. Mary and I went. 14 there. Merrill and Pat built fence. Bill, Brenda and Mark over in evening. Mark is so cute. Mrs. Daye called at noon. Made final plans for District Meeting.

Diary Entry for 10/19/1973

Taylor’s 28th anniversary. Mary Hall and Aunt Maude’s birthdays. We went to city. Got groceries for District Luncheon. Can’t get squash at Adams Center. May get it at Theresa. We went out to Mom’s. Don is building shed over barn cleaner.

Diary Entry for 10/20/1973

Cloudy day. Some rain. Merrill helped work on CEC steps in PM. Joyce and some were working raking leaves on church lawn. Spent most of day and evening on telephone. Mostly 4-H. Washed clothes. Washed my hair in evening. Sent Steve card. Sent Halloween cards.

Diary Entry for 10/21/1973

Beautiful day. Today would have been Mom and Dad’s 59th anniversary. We went to church. Rally Day. They took up a collection for Blanche and Joe LaLonde. I stopped at Vickie’s for candy money. Oakland A’s won World Series over NY Mets.

Diary Entry for 10/22/1973

No school or mail, Veteran’s Day. Lorraine and I went to Lafargeville for cottage cheese and to Ryor’s for turkey. I got Halloween party stuff for 4-H. We took 6 turkey’s to Brown’s to freeze. Took 1 to Esther’s and brought 1 home.

Diary Entry for 10/23/1973

A beautiful day. I went to Bible Study. Merrill painted barn doors. I went up to CEC in PM to help set up tables. We set up for 94 downstairs. Made cheese cake and got vegetables ready in evening. Talked to several on phone.

Diary Entry for 10/25/1973

Steven’s 9th birthday. Sent Ed and Irene Bennett 50th wedding anniversary card. Merrill went to Mills for nails. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Took luncheon money to Margaret M. Another beautiful day. Merrill shingled on back of barn.

Diary Entry for 10/30/1973

4-H Banquet, 7:30. We went. Very nice. Lynn and Mary came home with us after Banquet. Very foggy. Sent for Moody Monthly for Uncle Berl and us, $12. Sent Election Supper notices to radio and TV. Todd Keichel went to hospital. Also Betty Rudes.