Monthly Archives: October 1976

Diary Entry for 10/1/1976

Power off from 6:30 – 7:15. Norma Gee here in PM. Another great day. Merrill chopped and mowed hay. Lynn’s hay bind quit again. Got twice around. Boots and I went for groceries. I met Mrs. Shew for first. He [Mr. Shew] is going to clean our furnace.

Diary Entry for 10/3/1976

We went to Sunday School and Church, 67 out. Jim’s here when we got home. Left about 4:45 as he had to work. Jolie and I helped do 4-H window at Donna’s. Another nice day. Merrill raked over hay.

Diary Entry for 10/5/1976

A beautiful day, 75°. We baled 3 load, 250 bales of second cutting hay across road. I was in shorts and Merrill had his shirt off like in August. UMW at CEC. I was on committee with Marilyn. Cookies and ice cream and strawberries.

Diary Entry for 10/8/1976

4-H Achievement Night, General Brown. 18 went from our club. Jamie, Hills and Linda didn’t go. We got several awards. Lorraine got special award. Home Environment. Laura named 4th place in talent. Merrill got hair cut. We went for groceries. Aunt Maude went to doctor’s again.

Diary Entry for 10/12/1976

Nice day, 52°. Merrill cut wood. He and Boots went to Mills. Barn widow not in yet. Saw Agway about CEC lights. Called Aunt Maude. She had nice Canada visit. Ken, Eleanor, Pauline and Garmon there also.

Diary Entry for 10/15/1976

Nice day, but rained some in PM. We went for groceries. Merrill measured Lula’s steps for lumber. He went to city and Lanphere. Got power saw at Sears, $42.79. He called Jim’s. They have been sick with colds except Patty. Jim going to work tonight. Jolie went back to school

Diary Entry for 10/19/1976

Went over to Brenda’s in evening. They have new fireplace. Got permanent at Donna’s. She only charged me $10. Got letter from June. Aunt Maude’s birthday, 71. I called her. Patty called. Their colds are improving. She hasn’t had it. Merrill and Ray Petrie measured church for insulation. Got B-12 shot at Marilyn’s.

Diary Entry for 10/21/1976

4-H Leader’s Banquet, Northside Improvement League. Merrill and I went. Not as many there this year. Thunder and lightning all evening with 3 inches of snow in city to Evans Mills. None here. Very windy. Several called on cows. 2 Parties here to look.

Diary Entry for 10/23/1976

Got letter from Pauline Cornish. Vern’s left about 1:30. Nice day but windy and cold. Men here to look at cows from Adams and Potsdam. Mom called in evening. Uncle Lloyd in city hospital. He was in pain. Alarm clock quit. Vern’s got it for us in Massachusetts 9 years ago.

Diary Entry for 10/24/1976

30° in morning. Rainy all day. Jim’s here for lunch. He had to go into work in evening. Ken and Eleanor came as they were leaving. Stayed until almost 12 PM. Nice visit. We went to Sunday School and church. Marva taught.

Diary Entry for 10/28/1976

Windy but sun out all day. Snowed Sandy Creek and Oswego way. Called Ken’s neighbor, Lewis Weaver, about cows. Decided to sell part of them. Wrote Vern’s. Got note from them. I went for groceries. Got snowsuit from Vi for Jill.

Diary Entry for 10/29/1976

4-H Halloween party at Dawn’s, about 25 there. Nice time. Merrill and I there. Boots and I went for groceries. Lewis Weaver bought 7 cows. $3650. Paid $2500 down. Took 2 of them home with him. Man from Copenhagen here to look at 11 more.

Diary Entry for 10/31/1976

Halloween. Nine kids here. Snowy in evening. Old time starts at 2 AM. We went to Sunday School and church. 51 out to church. Mrs. Cameron called to say Bob Griffin is in hospital with emphysema and heart failure. Rainy and cold.