Monthly Archives: March 1984

Diary Entry for 3/2/1984

We went for groceries in AM. Sunny but cold. Still snowing in Syracuse. Orville Hale, 86 died today, Evelyn’s Uncle. World Day of Prayer at Mills Presbyterian Church for all churches. I had a part. 35 there. Mrs. Ball showed slides of Sweden and Norway. Very nice.

Diary Entry for 3/3/1984

Used last of our wood. Sunny but still cold. Merrill called Cliff Hamilton. He will bring wood Monday. Merrill went to June’s to see what was wrong with tractor. I baked apple pie and rolls. Took UMW food to Berry’s.

Diary Entry for 3/19/1984

Men finished parsonage insulation. Cloudy but warm. Merrill cut wood in PM. I broke metal clip off my lower denture. Dropped tube of toothpaste on it while cleaning them. Merrill got birthday card from C Schell’s.

Diary Entry for 3/21/1984

Warmer, 50°. Cloudy. Merrill went to bank and store. He cleaned church. He got Birthday cards from Don and Vern’s. Also letter. Vern’s State IA Conference starts in Syracuse. He is president of it. I called Lucy Neville.

Diary Entry for 3/22/1984

Merrill spent his 75th birthday cutting wood. He got more cards and calls. Stanley Party UMW at Aunt Maude’s. I didn’t go. June and Dan go to Syracuse IA Conference for rest of week with Vern. Made cookies

Diary Entry for 3/24/1984

Merrill went to dump and to Antwerp for stove pipe. Snowed all day. Merrill, Marge, Bill Burns and helpers moved church organ to lower floor. Had to remove front seats. Merrill got card and note from Gehm’s.

Diary Entry for 3/25/1984

We went to Sunday School and church, 104 out. Several children baptized. Haggerty girl, 3 Halls, 2 Woods, 1 Demon, and Jolie Carpenter. Organ sounds nice on lower floor. Sunny. Cold wind, 45°. Jim’s here for supper. Left kids here in PM while they went to Mills to get income tax done.

Diary Entry for 3/29/1984

Storms all up the Eastern seaboard. Merrill went for groceries. I wrote Vern’s. Talked with Audrey. Patty won a 19 inch color TV. A drawing from bowling association. Terrible tornadoes in Carolina’s.