Monthly Archives: June 1975

Diary Entry for 6/3/1975

Dr. Pinkerton, Kingston, 8:30 AM. Says my eyes should be OK if I keep blood count up. Raining most of day. Saw Dr. Pinkerton only once. Took boys around Kingston. Ate lunch there. UMW at CEC, 11 out. Saw the parsonage bathroom.

Diary Entry for 6/4/1975

Merrill and I had EKG at Philadelphia Clinic. Boys got letters from Vern and June. Sent card to Bob Flaherty in Carthage Hospital. Organ fund meeting at Heck’s. We all went. 11 committee members there.

Diary Entry for 6/6/1975

Still raining. No 4-H meeting. Lila Miller to come home today from hospital. I baked pies. Cleaned floors. Vern and June got here about 8 PM. Brought me an impatience plant, pink blossoms Got letter from Uncle Berl.

Diary Entry for 6/7/1975

Vern’s left about 9:30. Vern Tryon, Missionary pilot and bride was going to call them. Rained all day. I went up to CEC to help set tables up with Marilyn, Margaret and Peter. Washed my hair. Made cake for church dinner.

Diary Entry for 6/8/1975

The Now Dimensions at church and 2 PM concert. Just great. Got record #3. I didn’t get to church. I got dinner stuff ready at CEC. Fed 100 people ham dinner. $36.86 collected for it. About 200 out to church. Not as many to concert.

Diary Entry for 6/9/1975

Wrote Uncle Berl. Sent my life insurance. No rain today. Dr. Roberts 4 PM. Have to have blood test Wednesday morning at 9 AM. I got prescription for drops from Dr. Scanlon. Also eye test report. We went to Jim’s. Merrill helped him put on sheet rock.

Diary Entry for 6/11/1975

Rebekah’s Exchange of collars from Antwerp Lodge, Leah Simonds, Von Pike. 32 present. I went to hospital in morning for blood test. I cut my finger at supper time. Bad cut. Got Mom dress at Fays. Wrote Mom. Merrill mowed front lawn. Stopped at Brenda’s.

Diary Entry for 6/14/1975

Church puts on Legion supper. Fed 139. Got paid for 175. Made about $350. Got $58 in tips. I got home at 10:30. Went at 2:30. 4-H girls worked, Nora, Linda, Judy, Lorraine and Lisa. Wrote Beulah.

Diary Entry for 6/15/1975

Sunday School picnic. We went to church. About 9 graduates there. We went to picnic. Went to Brenda’s in PM. Don’s and Mom there. We all went to cemetery. Mom came home with us. Windy in evening.

Diary Entry for 6/16/1975

Got $100 check for first organ fund money, Esther T. Nice day. Jim’s came for lunch. Merrill and Jim worked in garden. Patty took home radishes and lettuce. Gave Mom dress for her birthday. Patty washed her hair. I made cake in evening.

Diary Entry for 6/17/1975

Vern’s. Mom’s 83rd birthday. Beautiful day. We spent day at Vern’s, 9:30 – 4 PM. Merrill cut tree stumps for them. Don and Bea Gehm there for visit before going to Florida to live. Had birthday cake for Mom.

Diary Entry for 6/19/1975

We went to Uncle Len’s and Winifred’s in Lowville. Both their new homes are so nice. Betty not too good. Had been to doctors. Merrill mowed lawn in evening. Got letter from Dot M. She may come next year.

Diary Entry for 6/23/1975

Hot, 80°. We went to city. Merrill got 2 batteries at Agway, $43.56. Got draw bar welded. I got material for blue dress. Also for shorts and tops. Merrill sawed out stuff for Lorraine for VB School. I called Mom at Aunt Keitha’s. Dorts there. Jean in hospital with food poison.

Diary Entry for 6/24/1975

80° at 8 AM. Wrote June. Sent her $5. Sent Debbie G $3 for graduation. Made tank top, yellow. Jim’s here in PM and supper. Patty went to doctors on way here. Spine x-rays OK. Merrill mowed first hay by house this year.

Diary Entry for 6/25/1975

Marilyn gave me B-12 shot in evening. Merrill and I went to Rebekah’s. Odd Fellows, 5, met with us to talk about what we can do about the Hall. It needs roof fixed. Started green dress. Merrill worked on baler. Robert Flaherty age 73 died at noon in Carthage hospital.

Diary Entry for 6/27/1975

Drawed 1 1/2 loads of hay. Vi and I went to Flaherty’s in PM. Vi and Bill went to Martha’s as they got call she is sick. I took Tuna casserole to Alice. Jacob’s Brothers at church, 7:30. Huge crowd. Very good.

Diary Entry for 6/28/1975

Bob Flaherty’s funeral, 2 PM. Church was full. We went. We went to Philadelphia and Evans Mills in AM. Got 2 bales twine, $66.. Charlie Watts asked Merrill to build him garage. Lisa here to make out 4-H report.

Diary Entry for 6/30/1975

4-H outing to park. All went but Judy and Jackie and Brancatella’s. Mary, Marilyn and boys, Donna and Marie’s two sisters went also. Bought food at McDonalds. Most went swimming. Nora took birthday cake. Merrill mowed front lawn. Raked hay. Gas is $.584, at Murphy’s.