Monthly Archives: April 1982

Diary Entry for 4/1/1982

UMW at Janet’s. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. I didn’t go. There were 10 out. Aldersgate meeting at Mannsville. I didn’t get to it. My arthritis is very bad. Colder and very windy 40°

Diary Entry for 4/2/1982

Rebekah’s District meeting at Philadelphia. 6:30 turkey dinner, 30 present. I didn’t go but made cheese cake. Dawn Robinson, Antwerp District President. Marion called to say Aunt Angie died at 1:30. Funeral Sunday. Called Vern’s. Dr. Sommer 11:30 AM exam $12.00. Got groceries.

Diary Entry for 4/4/1982

Church service back in church, 81 there. 2 months in CEC. Good to be back. Angie’s funeral 8 PM. Visiting hours 2-4 and 7-8. We got to city but was too stormy with snow and blowing snow. Aunt Maude and Lila with us. Had lunch at Aunt Maude’s.

Diary Entry for 4/5/1982

Sunny day but cold. Eleanor called in morning. They got to Angie’s funeral. Only family there because of the weather. Got letter from June. They want to come Saturday. Called Jim’s. Audrey stays at her new apartment today at Midtown Towers.

Diary Entry for 4/7/1982

Clinic. Blood pressure 140/82 and blood count 14.5. Dr. Sommer’s, tooth filled, $14.00. Merrill got rod for toilet at Theresa. Saw Jane and Claire and Carol at theresa. Very cold and windy. Called D(?) about cake pan.

Diary Entry for 4/8/1982

Maundy Thursday. Evans Mills communion service, 65 out. Didn’t go. I hurt too much in evening. Arthritis bad. Warmer in evening. Sunny cold and windy still. We went for groceries. Made table favors. Made strawberry jam.

Diary Entry for 4/15/1982

A beautiful day. Like summer. Lyle’s funeral. A large funeral. We went to Dilly’s after funeral. We went to Sackets for Joel but he changed his mind. Got church mimeograph machine from Stockers. Had coffee with the Barnes.

Diary Entry for 4/17/1982

Sunday School paper drive. Merrill helped. Another great day, 80’s. Washed clothes. People from motel moved into green house, Randell’s. Washed clothes. Sent order to Wards for 3 piece yellow outfit, $52.

Diary Entry for 4/20/1982

Jill has operation. Tonsils and adenoids. She got back to her room about 1:30 PM. UMW District meeting at Evans Mills. I didn’t go. About 100 there. Called Jim in evening. Jim speaks for Joel’s school class. PPR Meeting at Mills, 7:30 Catherine Salisbury, Pulaski, candidate.

Diary Entry for 4/21/1982

Merrill went with Horton to take Social Security paper to carthage. We went to hospital to see Jill. Took her a doll. Jill went home in evening. Several people called about church affairs. We saw Mrs. Hale. She was sedated.

Diary Entry for 4/22/1982

Merrill helped at Horton’s. Didn’t get home until almost 6 PM. We went for groceries. Wrote Vern’s. Cold, 30’s. Darcy here with Girl Scout cookies. $1.50 a box this year. Elwood Gardner died this morning, 79 years.

Diary Entry for 4/25/1982

Daylight saving time begins. Beautiful day. We went to church. Rev. Owen there to let folks know about our new woman minister. We went to Orv’s, Don’s and Jim’s. Had supper at Jim’s. Don has new truck and manure spreader.

Diary Entry for 4/26/1982

Merrill to Hall’s to build fence. Terry wasn’t there so Merrill came home. he went to Mills first for gloves and window glass. Doris Haggerty called in evening to say Aunt Betty Haggerty is real bad. She went to Syracuse for a gall stone, but they discovered she has cancer of the pancreas.

Diary Entry for 4/27/1982

Jim, Patty and Jill here for lunch. They got new lounge chair. They brought us there large lounge chair. Also a berry set they got free. I got yellow blazer from Wards. Carl Horton went to Upstate Hospital for back tests.

Diary Entry for 4/29/1982

Merrill helped Horton’s take Social Security papers to Carthage. Warmer today. Merrill helped Howard build fence in PM. Wrote Vern’s. Washed clothes. Nice today in the 650’s. Got fuel oil @ $1.13 gal.