Monthly Archives: July 1970

Diary Entry for 7/1/1970

Got letter from June. They are coming Friday. Merrill mowed two lawns. Looks so nice. I cleaned house, between eye drops. They give me bad headache on one side. Cloudy in PM and evening. Got thank you’s from Roberta and Bill Hockey.

Diary Entry for 7/2/1970

We went to city. Merrill got stuff at Bisnetts to wash dumping station. I got plastic table cloth, tan for dining room. Got groceries at P & C. Washed clothes in evening. Aunt Maude called in evening. I called Willabelle Brown about her eyes, glaucoma.

Diary Entry for 7/3/1970

Party for Life and Jim Ashley 8:15. We didn’t go. Vern’s got here about 3:30 PM. Hot and muggy. Rain and thunder storms. Pat called in evening. She was too tired to come out. I have a black spot on right eye. I can see. I’m getting used to drops. Merrill drawed first two loads of hay. Mowed it a week ago.

Diary Entry for 7/4/1970

Lawrence Welk band has been on TV 15 years Lila and Jim’s 25th anniversary. Cloudy, rainy day off and on. Cleaned in late PM and evening. Jim came in PM. Patty working. We had steak cook out but ate dinner in house. Kids left about 6 PM. Jim left about 5. He had to work.

Diary Entry for 7/6/1970

Beautiful day. Merrill baled part of load of hay. Mowed some more. I washed clothes. Also washed my hair. I got Christmas pictures from film. Ironed clothes in evening. 200 bales of hay in barn. Jim and Pat went to Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 7/7/1970

Vern and June called in evening. Dr. Scanlon at 10:45. He changed my drops. Pressure down to 17. 15 is normal. Was 19 and 20 when I saw him last. Merrill went to city with me. Got Mom chime clock at Century $10. Called out home. Doreen said Mom still in Canada. Merrill mowed and raked hay in PM.

Diary Entry for 7/8/1970

Nice day. Drawed 2 load of hay. Baler wouldn’t start for third load. Ray and Marg here for supper. Juanita’s mother had heart attack. She is getting better. Called Mom in Canada in evening. I mowed two lawns.

Diary Entry for 7/9/1970

Didn’t get baler going. Merrill went to Burrville for points and fuel pump. Fred Hill came down and looked at it. He said it was coil. Got one at Grahams. Hot, muggy day. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Dot is sick. Her mind. Evelyn, Terry and I chased Brotherton’s young stock home at 11 PM.

Diary Entry for 7/10/1970

Some showers. Cleared so we drawed 3 loads of hay. Rained again in evening. Went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank in AM. Also went to Mills for fly spray in PM. Merrill had headache in PM. Baler starts first time with new coil.

Diary Entry for 7/11/1970

Cloudy. Rained hard about all day. Merrill got hair cut. Went to Theresa twice to get it. I washed my hair. Put color rinse on it. Cleaned. Sent $15 to church budget to Sina. Made chocolate cup cakes. Merrill put new washers on faucets in kitchen and in small bathroom.

Diary Entry for 7/12/1970

Sun shinning today. We went to city shopping at Westons and Fays. Jim and Pat both working. They won’t OK bank loan with present furnace at Jim and Pat’s house. We went down to Taylor’s cottage. Their son Bob and Moe went diving for sunken boat. Nice day. Rest of Fays store is open. Huge place.

Diary Entry for 7/14/1970

Dr. Scanlon 2:15. I have to go back in four months, Nov. 17. We went to Mom’s for dinner. She got home Tuesday. Leah S came with her. We stopped at Marg and Roy’s. Dropped Mom and Leah there. Got groceries at P & C . Also first prescription for eyes. Took out Mom’s clock. Sent Don’s anniversary card.

Diary Entry for 7/15/1970

Juanita and Don’s 20th anniversary. Wrote Aunt Keitha’s in California. Rainy. Cloudy day. Don and Bea Gehm here in PM. They are at the 1000 Island Club this week. Jim, Jan and girls are at Sackets with their sail boat. Water too rough to go on up river.

Diary Entry for 7/16/1970

Another rainy, cloudy day. We went to Sackets to visit Jan, Jim and girls on their sail boat. Very nice. Saw Pat a minute at store. Jim had arrested Jim Higgens’ daughter for shop lifting. Rained hard in evening. Was a rainbow. Got card from June.

Diary Entry for 7/23/1970

Another beautiful day. Merrill mowed hay by house. Last of 17 acres too wet to mow. We mowed lawns. I painted flag pole, mail box, and bird feeder. Mosquitos too bad. I had to stop painting.

Diary Entry for 7/24/1970

Aunt Keitha’s birthday. Sent Don card and letter. We drawed two load of hay. Hot and muggy. I painted lawn furniture and porch trim. Called kids about fair. Got Spiegel winter catalog. Merrill raked first of hay.

Diary Entry for 7/25/1970

Rained some during night. We drawed 2 load of hay but didn’t bale good. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Cleaned house. Washed my hair. Cut Iris by porch. Took 4-H fair cards to Lamica [?] girls.

Diary Entry for 7/26/1970

Don’s 47th birthday. Spent all day out doors. Merrill mowed some hay in AM. Jim and Pat came after work. Got them supper. I took 4-H cards to Marie and Mary. Marion S here in evening. Also Debby.

Diary Entry for 7/27/1970

Jefferson County Fair. Mary H, Marion Schell and I took boys and girls clubs to fair. Very hot. All girls had exhibits except Robin and Tammy H. Merrill cleaned 4 acre field while I was gone. I got home at 2 PM. We drawed one load of hay from back of barn.

Diary Entry for 7/28/1970

Terry H is going to help us mow away hay. 50 cents a load. He did first load in 30 minutes. We put in 2 loads today. Hot and muggy. Mrs. Mildred Chase Beardsley called in evening to see if we would sell farm. A Syracuse doctor is interested.

Diary Entry for 7/29/1970

Very hot and humid. Smog all day. We drawed two load of hay in PM. Merrill mowed rest of field by barn. Washed clothes. I went to Philadelphia for groceries in AM. Got car insurance $103.