Monthly Archives: April 1976

Diary Entry for 4/1/1976

Merrill sent Payne’s bill for hay, $340. Patty and Jim went up to Maureen’s dress shop. Patty got $57 worth of clothes. Pants and tops. Mrs. Johnson brought large tray of cookies and cupcakes.

Diary Entry for 4/2/1976

Nice day. Rebekah’s District meeting at Philadelphia. 36 present, 6:30 ham dinner. Linda Wilcox new DDP, Theresa. Patty went to Philadelphia for groceries. Wrote Vern’s. Washed.

Diary Entry for 4/6/1976

Merrill went to Mills for fence posts, @ $.75. UMW Exchange student spoke. Georgia of Italy. Only 13 out. Jim, Pat and Joel went to Sackets. Pat and Joel had doctor appointment. Jolie went to Brenda’s. Merrill and I did income tax. Jill and I went to Bible Study. Jim went to sports banquet. He spent night at Sackets.

Diary Entry for 4/11/1976

Palm Sunday. We went to church. Took Joel. Marty Rudes son baptized. Also Judy Van Tassel and Huntress baby girl. 97 out to church. Ground covered with snow in morning when we got up. Jim, Pat and girls got back at 9:15 PM.

Diary Entry for 4/13/1976

Gladys Simonds farm auction. Patty’s doctor appointment. Lynn butchered our beef, $10. Patty goes into hospital May 4th. Jim’s got new Dodge Aspen station wagon at Goshen’s at Adams. I feel punk today.

Diary Entry for 4/15/1976

Wrote Vern’s and Mom. Merrill went to Philadelphia to mail them. Took off porch storm doors. Got note from Mrs. Beardsley. Jim’s came in evening for rest of their stuff. Had their new car. We didn’t go to communion service at Mills church.

Diary Entry for 4/16/1976

I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Got Lily plant from MYF $6.50. I cleaned porch. 75° today. Sure hot. Merrill built fence. We went to church in evening. Very good, about 50 out. Got card from Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 4/18/1976

Easter Sunday, 90°. I went to Cantata at 9 AM. Too sick to go to church. Merrill went to church. Good crowds to both. Jim’s here for supper. They did most of work for me. Vern called. He goes to Iowa Monday.

Diary Entry for 4/19/1976

B-12 shot. Still hot, 80°. Nice breeze. I went to Marilyn’s for shot in PM. Washed clothes. Lloyd’s got dead cow. Merrill built fence. Vern goes to DeMoine Iowa. PNG’s here in evening, 11 out. Esther and I had cheese, crackers, and heavenly hash.

Diary Entry for 4/20/1976

I don’t feel so good today. Not so hot. Cut up beef at Marilyn’s. Nine of us worked at it. Jim’s got half of it. Patty brought out stuff for supper. Sure tasted good. I wrapped over 100 pounds of hamburg in evening. Freezer full.

Diary Entry for 4/24/1976

Susan Haggerty’s shower. I didn’t go as I didn’t feel good. I cut out and started blue sewing outfit. Washed my hair. Merrill tried to fix yard light but ladder wasn’t long enough. Paid Lynn $30 for butchering.

Diary Entry for 4/25/1976

Fast time again, 2 AM. We went to church, 86 out. Adult baptism this PM. We went out to Mom’s. Juanita at her mother’s burial in Potsdam. Stopped at Fays for eye drops. Got white sneakers, $2.99. Called Ken’s from Mom’s. Jim called in evening. Girls have chicken pox.

Diary Entry for 4/26/1976

Wrote Uncle Berl. Snowing in morning. Broke up bread for dressing for Lodge supper. Rained all day and melted snow that came. Merrill and Boots went to Agway. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley.

Diary Entry for 4/27/1976

Raining. I went to Bible Study with Ruth, Ellen J, and Pearl Payne. Got long letter from June. Jim, Pat and kids here in PM and supper. Patty gave me a Tip Toni permanent. Cheryl brought $50 check from Catholics for CEC.