Monthly Archives: June 1967

Diary Entry for 6/3/1967

Dairyland parade. Our 4-H had float in it. Went to city at 7 AM. Went to City Park and stopped at Young’s Museum. I took all the kids with me. Leslie and Mother Tryon here while I was at city. Also Toby.

Diary Entry for 6/4/1967

We went to church. Gave $10.00 toward insurance. We ate lunch out doors. Went to Marathon races at Alex Bay. Beautiful day. Esther said at church that our dresses are starting to come into the Globe store.

Diary Entry for 6/5/1967

Sent in three films. Merrill started planting corn. I rode planter. 4 acres. Toby here in evening. His horse follows him to the barn. Donna here to sew. Got 10 foot cow water tank at Agway. $55.00

Diary Entry for 6/6/1967

We finished planting corn. 9 1/2 acres. Roger hall here. Got off the school bus at 11 am. Mary went to Pulaski to see her mother. Bought new wagon from Tenny’s, $285. Wrote Jim and Dot.

Diary Entry for 6/7/1967

Rained hard all day. Roger Hall here again today from school. Rebekahs went to funeral home for Ivan Cross’ mother. Wrote Vern. Merrill got float for water tank. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Cousin Will Clarke is dead.

Diary Entry for 6/8/1967

Mary Hall got home from her mother’s tonight. Bertha is not good. They plan to move back to Philadelphia from Pulaski. Went to P&C for groceries. Called Mrs. Brown to judge 4-H.

Diary Entry for 6/10/1967

Martha Meeks 23 birthday. Heard today she is in State Mental Hospital for shock treatments. Martha Brown is in Mercy Hospital. Got slides back. Ordered flowers for her. Painted back window. In paper today that Philip LeClaire’s have boy, Rusty.

Diary Entry for 6/12/1967

Wrote Jim. Merrill land I went to city. Got my green staff dress at the Globe, $23.00. Had my watch band fixed, $3.12. Stopped at Vi’s to see Jeffry. Donna and Debby here to sew. Merrill went to lodge.

Diary Entry for 6/13/1967

4-H dress judging here by Dawn Keichel and Leona Brown at 7:30. Kids all here. 4 got blue, 2 boys, Donald and Dawn. Cathy, Sharon, and Debbie got red. Toby called. He has been sick with flu.

Diary Entry for 6/14/1967

Exchange of collars and also neighbors night. Bea Tryon DDP now. Very hot in hall. 60 present. Bethany Nuroth PDDP gave me scrap book. Gave myself Toni gentle perm. Got card from Flossie White, a congratulation card.

Diary Entry for 6/15/1967

Beef supper at church. 6:30 pm. Small crowd but Fikes donated meat and Matt donated ice cream, so we made $150.00 for church fund. I worked in kitchen. NY man told Merrill not to draw milk until resolved.

Diary Entry for 6/17/1967

Mom’s 75th birthday. Sent milk back to plant this morning. Larry Nevilles white washed barn. $17.00 His first job with new outfit. Toby here for lunch. I went to city for groceries. Rainy in pm. Got letter from Blanch O’Brien, DDP #2.

Diary Entry for 6/19/1967

Made white dress. I went to initiation at Antwerp Lodge. They took in Nancy Brown. Vi, Beulah, and Lula went with us. Clara Wallace said they had taken Bruce Hanson to Marcy State Hospital. Merrill cultivated corn for first this year.

Diary Entry for 6/21/1967

Made over dress. Worked in garden in evening. Merrill finished cultivating corn. Toby here in evening to ride “Wendy”. Toby has been offered school clerk job at Houndsfield school.

Diary Entry for 6/24/1967

Merrill, Toby, and I went to Vern’s for picnic dinner. Real nice day. Got graduation invitation from Freddie Tryon. I painted post lamp. Worked in garden. Sent Merrill’s accident insurance and my life insurance.

Diary Entry for 6/27/1967

Wrote Martha Meeks. I went to Alex Bay hospital with Vi to see Myrtle Duff. Toby here in evening. Merrill mowed first hay rows. Hall girls and Cathy Aynes here in evening for hair thinning shears.