Monthly Archives: November 1977

Diary Entry for 11/2/1977

Warm. Rained some. Mary here in AM. Said Pat Brancatella, his father, and father-in-law were here yesterday, but we were out to Don’s. Merrill went to Don’s today. I washed sheets. Baked beans and cookies.

Diary Entry for 11/4/1977

4-H here. 4 members and 3 guests. Norma Payne Gee here also. She is starting a boys club. Vern, June and boys got here at 1 PM. Vern had meeting at city in AM. David and Kathy VanTassel have baby boy, Clay David.

Diary Entry for 11/7/1977

Sent $1 to TB and Seals and American Bible Company. Wrote Mrs. Beardsley’s foster son in California, Bob Tagaw. We went to Don’s. They signed consent for Cindy and Ethan to marry this PM. I paid $22 for putting 77 on Mom’s monument, A Cozzi. Rained about all day.

Diary Entry for 11/9/1977

Got letter from Leslie. We went to city shopping. Merrill bought his Christmas present, router. Got brown boots. Got 2 large drip pans for stove. Did some Christmas shopping. Called Patty. Jim got home from 2 day hunting trip last night. Went to new K-Mart store. Got B-12 shot from Marilyn

Diary Entry for 11/11/1977

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30 canceled. Cindy Hanson and Ethan Stewart married at 10 AM, Adams Methodist Church. We went. A beautiful wedding. They went to camp for weekend. I went to Marilyn Payne’s shower with Evelyn. Hall’s bought house trailer.

Diary Entry for 11/12/1977

Ground white this morning with first snow fall. Leslie’s 63rd birthday. Sent him card yesterday. We cleaned church. Got groceries. Oswego and Buffalo got 6 inches of snow. Jim, Patty and kids here for lunch. Left about 4 PM.

Diary Entry for 11/13/1977

Snowed during night. Lots more at Philadelphia than here. We went to Sunday School and church. David and Mary Dimon and Karen, 3 1/2, and Shirley 1 1/2 here most of day. Gave Aunt Maude gift for Kathy’s baby, sleeper.

Diary Entry for 11/18/1977

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30. We went to city all day. Snowed at Mills and city. My eyes no worse. Go back in 6 months. Did Christmas shopping. Went to Jim and Pat’s for supper. Jim and Kenny went hunting for weekend tonight. Pat and kids have colds.

Diary Entry for 11/19/1977

Hank and Marion Schell’s house badly damaged by fire about 1:30 AM. Water damage and hole through roof. Called Vern’s. I got letter from them and Marg and cards. Washed clothes. Merrill put wood down cellar.

Diary Entry for 11/21/1977

My 60th birthday. PNG’s at Marguerites. Vi, Mary, and I on with her. Had salad and rolls. 16 there. Mary made birthday cake. Elsie 90, Lois 64, and me 60. We went to Don’s. Ken’s there. Got Mom’s money divided. Stopped at Manor. Got card and letter from Uncle Berl.

Diary Entry for 11/23/1977

Baked apple pie and brownies. Cleaned house and living room rug Merrill run cleaner. Called 4-H kids about skating party. Went to Philadelphia in evening for groceries. Service at Catholic church, Mills, but we didn’t go. Snowed in evening.

Diary Entry for 11/25/1977

Roller skating party 4-H. 12 kids went. All 4-H members but Dawn. Dan and Steve went. Merrill, Vern and June shopped. Got letter from Beulah Hall. She wants us to come to Florida. Snowing in late evening.