Monthly Archives: July 1972

Diary Entry for 7/1/1972

No rain today. Nice day. Pat brancatella and his father brought their furniture. Ate dinner here. We mowed all 3 lawns. Merrill cut weeds at Pat’s. I made 2 pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread. Washed my hair in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/2/1972

Church at 9:30 AM. We went. Rev. Cantaldo spoke. We went up to Uncle Len’s for dinner. Mother T, Leslie and Grace M. came in evening. Spent the night. The Brancatella family arrived at new home at 6 PM.

Diary Entry for 7/4/1972

Ice Cream Social. I made loaf cake, 12 noon. We went to Frog Family Contest, Ice Cream Social, and Band Concert. Jim and Pat and Jolie came out and came to Philadelphia also. Here for supper. Pat B and kids over after milk. Washed clothes.

Diary Entry for 7/5/1972

Washed. Finally finished ironing. Merrill went to city with Pat, unemployment office. Jeff and Dawn here. Also Brancatella kids. Merrill raked hay in Pat’s door yard. Still wet. Cool today.

Diary Entry for 7/7/1972

4-H here, 1 PM. 10 here. 3 Brancatella girls came. Had meeting outdoors. Merrill mowed first hay across road. Juanita called. Wants us to get Doreen and Debby from Aldersgate Saturday. Elgin called. Mom is coming home Sunday evening. Merrill mowed other 2 lawns.

Diary Entry for 7/8/1972

Juanita called last night. She had someone to go after girls. We went to city. Got battery for baler, $16. We stopped next door. Saw Mrs. B. and Tina for first time. We went to Centennial Fiddler Contest. Very good, good turnout. Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Esther’s 50th anniversary.

Diary Entry for 7/9/1972

Beautiful day. We went to church. Merrill raked hay in PM. Millicent and I went to Canada for Mom. Elgin dropped her off at Bridge on his way to Kingston. We took Mom home in evening. Doreen came home with us.

Diary Entry for 7/10/1972

Jolie’s 1st birthday. They came in PM. Here for supper. Gave Jolie clothes, sun dress, overalls, and blouse. Also ball. Had Mom’s birthday cake with 1 candle on it. Merrill and Doreen went uptown to bank. Raining all day. Pat B. traded pasturing for colt and calf.

Diary Entry for 7/11/1972

Doreen and I went over to Brancatella’s. Merrill helped move out freezer from cellar. We went to see Mrs. Beardsley. Made dentist appointment and Vet appointment. Doreen and I went to Oral Roberts movie with Ruth.

Diary Entry for 7/12/1972

Boots Vet appointment. Distemper and Hepatitis shots, 1:00 PM, $8. Very hot. Drawed 2 loads of hay. First time this year. Pat B. helped for 2 hours. We went to Philadelphia to band concert and ice cream social.

Diary Entry for 7/13/1972

Drawed 2 1/2 loads of hay. It rained hard in evening. Pat helped 4 hours. Washed clothes and washed my hair in evening. Merrill and Pat went to Gouverneur looking for auction in evening. Pat here for lunch today.

Diary Entry for 7/14/1972

Cloudy and raining all day. I had tooth filled, $7, Dr Sommers. Merrill and Pat B. changed toilet upstairs. Doreen and I went to Pulpit Rock in evening. Took Boots with us. Made appointment with Dr, Roberts for Merrill on Monday at 4:30.

Diary Entry for 7/15/1972

Alumni Banquet at 6:30. I took up 2 pies to it. Didn’t work. Merrill, Doreen and I mowed lawns. Raining in evening. Thunder storms too. Washed clothes. Doreen and I cleaned house. Sent $15 to Sears.

Diary Entry for 7/16/1972

Everett Carpenter won Beard Contest. Philadelphia won over Clayton Centennial Tug of War. We went to church. Drove over to Mills to see Brenda and Bill’s farm. Went to Aunt Maude’s. Ella Brown is there. Cheryl and Sheila left for Tennessee this morning. We went to Centennial doings.

Diary Entry for 7/17/1972

Merrill’s appointment with Dr. Roberts., 4:30. He sent him for x-rays to Dr. Sackles. We took Doreen home. Mom, kids, and us went to visit Brenda, 1st time. Dawn and Graves girl, Tracy, 15, here in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/19/1972

I got 4-H Fair Cards and Blanks. We went to Adams Center, twice, and license bureau. Went down to Jim’s with new car. Very hot and muggy. Merrill helped Pat put on house siding in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/20/1972

Still hot and muggy. Foggy in morning. Merrill called Dr. Roberts but x-ray reports not back. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Wagon seems so big. Put $2300 check in bank. I took 4-H blanks to some.

Diary Entry for 7/23/1972

Jefferson County Fair Starts. Oats lodge terrible from storm. We went to church. Bill M. and kids had service. Paul Worden speaker. A great service. We took Lyle’s picnic table home in wagon. Talked with several 4-H kids. Rained hard in evening. Took 4-H blanks to kids.

Diary Entry for 7/24/1972

Vern’s called. Took 4-H kids to Fair. Took Marie, Jamie, Linda, Nora, and Debbie G. Lorraine went with Mary. They took calves this year. Jim and Jolie here for dinner. Patty went to Tupperware meeting at Syracuse. Brancatella kids over . Also Dawn. Got new check books.

Diary Entry for 7/25/1972

Boots and I went to Philadelphia bank and grocery store. Merrill helped on Pat’s house Rained hard all PM. I made yellow and green summer dress. Lorraine called. She won Grand Champion award on her calf at fair.

Diary Entry for 7/26/1972

Don’t birthday. Sent him card and letter. Forgot to send it yesterday. Merrill went to Gouverneur in morning. He helped Pat on house in PM. Dawn almost got hit by car on bike in road. Rained hard in evening. Got pictures back.

Diary Entry for 7/28/1972

Angie Brancatella’s birthday, 9 years old. I mowed 2 lawns. Merrill did banks. Merrill helped at Pat’s siding. I washed clothes in evening. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Diary Entry for 7/29/1972

I took Debbie G, Nora and Linda out after fair stuff. Also picked up Marie’s. We got points and plugs for lawn mower but they didn’t work. Merrill went to Whites. They were closed and then to Floods. He fixed lawn mower and finished lawns. I washed rugs.