Monthly Archives: February 1971

Diary Entry for 2/1/1971

0° at 7 AM. Nice day. Sent sympathy cards for Hattie McKeever and Hazel Graves. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. I got eye drops in mail. Stormy Adams way. Jim sprained ankle playing basketball.

Diary Entry for 2/2/1971

Nora and Linda here to sew in PM. Peggy and Kenny here in evening. Bible Study at Eileen’s. 18 out to it. I went to WSCS at Leah’s. 14 out. They voted to start memorial fund at church. Each organization to give $1.25 each time some member dies. Mary Hall went to hospital.

Diary Entry for 2/4/1971

Wrote Vern’s. A and G Heating (Parker) Theresa cleaned furnace in PM, $12. Mrs. Beardsley called about UPW of Oxbow. Jim and Pat here for supper. Jim sprained ankle playing basketball Monday night.

Diary Entry for 2/5/1971

Sleet storm. No school Allen Shepherd and Edgar Mitchell landed on the moon at 4:17 AM. Walked on moon for over 4 hours. Our power went off at 11:40 AM and didn’t come on until 11:15 PM. Couldn’t milk or do any work.

Diary Entry for 2/6/1971

Merrill got up at 4 AM to milk. He didn’t’ go to bed last night. Terrible windy and snowy during last night. Marie Gleason here to sew in AM. Nora and Linda here in PM to sew. Had supper with us. We went to Philadelphia for groceries at noon.

Diary Entry for 2/7/1971

Saw 2 crows today for first. Nice day. Second day of fish derby at Sackets. Derby not as large as last year. We didn’t go to church. Went out to Mom’s. Took chicken dinners with us from Carrolls. Snow banks high out there. One way traffic from Adams up. Brenda and Bill getting married June 5th.

Diary Entry for 2/8/1971

Chili Exchange Student at Guild meeting at Martha’s. I didn’t go as it was snowing and blowing. Merrill plowed driveways. Milk truck got off driveway. Sent Marg Hall card and note. Washed c lothes. Cleaned house. First in 2 weeks, Made brownies.

Diary Entry for 2/9/1971

Bible study at Judy VanTassel’s. 16 out. Very stormy. Made out income tax returns. School out early because of storm. Driveways full again. Bad earthquake in California, Los Angeles section. Many killed.

Diary Entry for 2/12/1971

Took 4-H garments to city. Debby and Mary, and Sharon didn’t sew this year. Merrill and I took garments for 10 members. Got eye drops at Fays. They gave me new bottle in place of one mailed as it might have froze. Called Pat and Jim. Jim back to work but not feeling good. Mary Hall came home from hospital.

Diary Entry for 2/14/1971

Church canceled because of snow. Merrill worked all forenoon just plowing out lower driveway for milk truck. Hasn’t opened other one. Called Jim’s. Jim can’t work for 10 days. Has to have therapy treatments on his back.

Diary Entry for 2/15/1971

Charge Conference at Philadelphia. Merrill and I went. Mills there also. Rev. Bird in charge. 15 out. No mail. Washington’s birthday new date. Merrill plowed out driveway by garage. He shoveled a lot by hand. Shoveled out walk. Washed clothes. Baked cookies.

Diary Entry for 2/16/1971

Picked up 4–H garments. Jamie, Nora, Linda, Debbie and Jackie got blue. Sharon, Lorraine, Marie, Judy and Vicky red. PNG’s at Elsie’s. Nice time. We went to city. Had coffee with Jim and Pat. Jim’s back better. He is taking turkey home. Mother T’s 82 nd birthday. Got card from Uncle Berl. No quake there.

Diary Entry for 2/18/1971

I met with Martha and Joyce at Joyce’s to plan FFA Super. Car wouldn’t start so I was late. Warm and thawing today. Lots of water. Jim and Pat here for supper. Jim’s back very bad. Went out on way here. He couldn’t stay all night. Vern called in evening. Are coming tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 2/20/1971

Raining. Froze on in evening. Very icy in AM. We went up to Philadelphia for groceries. Rev. Blankenship here to call for first time, 2 1/2 hours. Nice visit. He brought Handbook for Council on Ministries. Aunt Maude called in evening. Washed my hair.

Diary Entry for 2/22/1971

Council on Ministries at Griffins. 14 members present. Carl Horton only absent one. Wrote June and Uncle Berl. Sent Dan card, letter, and $1. Called rest of 4-H girls about meeting and flower ordering. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Sent clipping of quake.

Diary Entry for 2/24/1971

Merrill helped clean closet at church. 4-H here for pastry lesson. All here but Mary and Sharon. Lodge in evening. DDP Beatrice Hubbard made official visit. Dorothy and Eva Williams with her. Marva B went to Mercy Hospital.

Diary Entry for 2/25/1971

Snow in early morning but a real nice day. Debby brought over Evelyn’s coat to shorten. Cleaned house. Sent card to Marva. Made cake. Filled pie shell. Called Jim’s. Can’t go back to work for 2 weeks. Kenny Rudes in hospital with his back.

Diary Entry for 2/26/1971

Vern’s didn’t come. Jim called in evening. They were coming out if Vern’s were here. We went up to Philadelphia in AM for groceries. Beautiful day. Sent letter to Assembly President Elizabeth Lee about DDP Bea Hubbard.

Diary Entry for 2/27/1971

Raining in AM. Beautiful day later. Sent Kenny’s card to Marcy Hospital. He is in traction with his back. I fixed Evelyn’s coat, shortened it. Merrill took it over to her. Vern called from city. They are coming to Jim’s tomorrow. I washed my hair.

Diary Entry for 2/28/1971

Power off for four hours during night, 1-5. very windy. We went to church. A beautiful service. Marva came home from hospital. We went to Jim’s. Vern there also. Took Dan birthday gift. Jim worked at Fays yesterday and today. Very, very bad coming home. 10 car pileup. Over 30 people hurt.