Monthly Archives: October 1979

Diary Entry for 10/4/1979

UMW at Margaret’s, 7:30. I went. 16 present. Got groceries. Beautiful day. In 70’s. Sent Mary card and letter. Finance Meeting at church, 8 PM. I didn’t go. Merrill worked at Halls. I went after him. Dentist appointment, teeth cleaned, 8 teeth, $8.

Diary Entry for 10/9/1979

Dr. Scanlon, 10:30. No change, $25. Got iron capsules, 100 for $7.78. Dr. Roberts nurse called about druggist calling them. Need to take 3 pills a day. Called Beulah and Patty. Rainy and cold. Snow in Massena. First game of world Series called off because of rain.

Diary Entry for 10/10/1979

Wrote Dot. Merrill worked at Halls. Washed clothes. Got letter from June and Marg. Virginia New and Evelyn Fowler here electioneering. Snowed in Washington, DC. None here. I went to Rebekah’s. Vern called in evening to say Ralph Hogaboom in ICU in hospital.

Diary Entry for 10/13/1979

Cold and rainy. We got groceries at P&C and Super Duper. Went out to Lorraine. Marg’s and Don’s not home. Don was, but we didn’t go to barn. Stopped at Beulah’s and they all showed up there but Don.

Diary Entry for 10/19/1979

Merrill took car to Seaker’s, wheel bearing. We put lawn furniture away. Patty called. Jim didn’t make sergeant. Beautiful day. Warm, 65°. We went to Civic League covered dish supper. Bill and Vi went with us. They honored Ken Ridles [?] and Virginia New. Jim and Pat to it.

Diary Entry for 10/20/1979

Jim’s Explorer group back pack on Whiteface Mountain. Beautiful day, 70°. Carl and Evelyn Scee stopped in for few minutes. Merrill put new window in at CEC. Gary Belile got home from Florida. Got nice letter from Dot.

Diary Entry for 10/24/1979

Installation and covered dish at Lodge, 72 there. Virginia New NG, Nancy Wilcox VG, I’m Inside Guard, Antwerp Lodge installed us. Em. Robinson and staff. Merrill worked at Hall’s in PM. Got home at 5 PM. Doesn’t go back until Friday. Sent Steve card, letter, and $5.

Diary Entry for 10/25/1979

Got note from June, coming Friday. Steve’s 15th birthday. We went to city. Got groceries and drugs, eye drops, needles, B-12, and iron pills. Called Beulah and Patty. Also got groceries at Big M. We spent evening at Hall’s playing 7-27.

Diary Entry for 10/28/1979

Toll Free Phone to Watertown starts. Called Vern’s. 50th anniversary party for Roy and Marg at Lorraine Fire Hall. 150-200 there. Grand party. We went to church, 115 out. Bowman’s called in morning. Set clocks back 1 hour at 2 AM.

Diary Entry for 10/30/1979

Roy and Marg Pitkin’s 50th anniversary. Lots of bees in door again today. I called Marg and Roy’s anniversary into WNC2 with my first toll free call to city. Merrill took car out to Sears. They think it’s the battery. Let him use one of theirs until Thursday.

Diary Entry for 10/31/1979

Had new brake linings put on rear wheels at Joe’s’ Auto, $45. Merrill dug rest of beets and carrots. He cleaned church. Halloween, 30 kids here. Marilyn and kids here. Washed. Beautiful day and evening.