Monthly Archives: February 1977

Diary Entry for 2/1/1977

Joel started walking alone today. Patty called. Jim not home yet. Went to work last Friday at 4 AM. UMW canceled. Merrill shoveled out scoop. Cleaned driveway. Hall’s milk went today for first since Wednesday. Farmers plowed road, Got gallon of milk from Halls.

Diary Entry for 2/1/1977

Joel started walking alone today. Patty called. Jim not home yet. Went to work last Friday at 4 AM. UMW canceled. Merrill shoveled out scoop. Cleaned driveway. Hall’s milk went today for first since Wednesday. Farmers plowed road, Got gallon of milk from Halls.

Diary Entry for 2/2/1977

IOOF installation at Theresa was postponed. County nurse called. Merrill and I went to Philadelphia to get permission to go get B-12 shot at Marilyn’s. Got mail and groceries. Sent letter to Ken’s. Merrill plowed out mail box. I took pictures of snow.

Diary Entry for 2/3/1977

Thursday. Mail went for first since last Friday. Antwerp plows opened rest of our road. Merrill went to Philadelphia. Wrote Bowman’s. Stormy again in PM. County driving ban back on at 9 PM. Called Patty. Jim got home Tuesday and Wednesday. Mail went today.

Diary Entry for 2/5/1977

Down to zero early in AM but a nice day. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill shoveled minister’s garage door. I cleaned refrigerator at church and unplugged it. Merrill set church hot water heater back to 148°, was 165°

Diary Entry for 2/6/1977

Cold in morning. Merrill went to Sunday School and church. 55 out. They started drive for insulation. Jim, Pat, and kids here for dinner. Jim out of work with sore throat. Called Don, Bowman’s called. Olive in hospital, heart. Nice today. Donnie Alton here. Wants to rent barn. Got letter from Ken’s. Nurse Wood here.

Diary Entry for 2/9/1977

Cloudy. We went to city. Got Mom box of bags, $20.15, first ones. Merrill stayed with Aunt Maude. Ate dinner with her. Lodge at Marguerites but I didn’t go. Looked at insulation at Nichols for church.

Diary Entry for 2/16/1977

Edna Hockey called to say Aunt Cora Cross died last night. Gladys Lamon called also. Called Pauline Cornish, Also Vern’s. Merrill ordered insulation for church, $329.30 at Nichols. We went out to Mom’s. What high snow banks.

Diary Entry for 2/19/1977

Jill’s 2nd birthday. Jim’s here for supper. Aunt Cora Cross funeral at Ogdensburg. We went. Also Jim. Mom stayed at Aunt Maude’s. Cheryl came after her. Cloudy day but nice. We stopped at Edna’s on way home.

Diary Entry for 2/24/1977

Mom’s appointment with Dr. Myerdericks, 2:30. She has to go back into hospital for corrective operation when they have a bed. Got catheter tube for Mom at Bolton’s. Got groceries at Philadelphia. Raining in evening. Good to hear rain again.

Diary Entry for 2/26/1977

Beautiful day. Vern, June and boys came about 11 AM. Complete with dinner. Left about 4 PM. So good to see them. Merrill cleaned church with cleaner. County nurse here. Gave Mom irrigation. Took my blood pressure, 139 over 40. Vern’s gave me large print Bible.