Monthly Archives: July 1976

Diary Entry for 7/4/1976

Church at 9:30 now. We went. Went to 12:00 Ecumenical church service and picnic and doings. Miss Rachel Bones put wreath on her great, great, great grandfather’s grave. Thomas Bones, freedom fighter, 1777. Beulah Hall came home with us for visit.

Diary Entry for 7/6/1976

A beautiful day. Merrill worked in garden. Jim’s here for supper. Cooked out. Chicken and hot dogs and hamburgers. Geneva and Bob here in evening to see Beulah. Beulah and I went to Philadelphia. She called on Sue and Charlie Ward, aged 92 and 94.

Diary Entry for 7/8/1976

Vi Mowers had party for Beulah, 15 there. Rainy. We went to Clear Lake to see Pauline Giltz, 84. Neighbor told us she was in Bay hospital. She had tumor operation yesterday. Was in intensive care. Didn’t know us. We drove to Clayton but Bob and Geneva Gillen wasn’t home.

Diary Entry for 7/17/1976

Beulah Hall’s 80th birthday. She flew back to Florida yesterday. Aunt Maude called today to say Beulah M called her today. Uncle Lloyd has a cancer on the bladder. He may go home from hospital tomorrow,.

Diary Entry for 7/18/1976

We went to church. Aunt Maude, Art and Doris Haggerty, Mrs. Pancho, Roy Petrie joined church. We ate at Indian River Diner. Went over to Aunt Keitha’s and to Sackets. Jim at rifle meet at Utica. Called Vern’s in evening. Talked with Marg at Aunt Keitha’s.

Diary Entry for 7/19/1976

I went to hospital for blood test in morning alone. Merrill mowed hay. None in barn yet. Merrill had car inspected at Ivan Cross. I went to “Going Away” party for Lois Thomas at Joyce Griffins. Washed.

Diary Entry for 7/20/1976

We went to Vern’s all day to help on their house. Jim, Patty and Jolie there also. They could stay longer. Cloudy but no rain. Sprinkles until after 4 PM. None here but very cloudy.

Diary Entry for 7/23/1976

I went for groceries in AM. Man working on baler in forenoon. Got it going but isn’t right. We baled first load of hay but it quit twice. Air in it. Rained in evening so hay is wet again.

Diary Entry for 7/25/1976

50° in morning, 7 AM. We didn’t go to church. We went out and got Don to come out to fix baler motor. He got it going in an hour. Mom came out for dinner also. I took them home and stayed all night.

Diary Entry for 7/29/1976

Raining again in AM. We went to city. Got 1% Efirin eye drops, $5.25. Got straw hat for haying. Very heavy rains in evening. Got letter from Pauline Tryon Cornish. Leslie retired in May. Ordered Mom’s radio at Sears.

Diary Entry for 7/31/1976

Rained about all day and night. Will it ever quit? Charles Keichel and Dawn Murphy married. My eyes are bad today. Watched Olympic Games last day. Aunt Maude called. Lila and Jim Ashley have bought trailer at Gerald Delles.