Monthly Archives: March 1973

Diary Entry for 3/1/1973

Warm, 50°. I went to Philadelphia for groceries and bank. Esther and I got paint at IOOF. I brought it home, 8 gallon cans. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa. Merrill got boots at Pearl’s, $7.99. Also insulated underwear. Merrill washed car. Lorraine here in evening for almost 6 hours to sew.

Diary Entry for 3/2/1973

Fran Saluris 48th birthday. Foggy in morning. Send Fran card. World Day of Prayer at CEC, 7:30. Nice service. 21 out to it. Made donuts and cake. Blankenships got home about 10 PM.

Diary Entry for 3/3/1973

Rev. B. called. Raining in evening. Warm 55°. Fried donuts,. Washed. Got note from June. Called them at noon. They are coming next Saturday. Vic Hanson named to National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. He also was named to Basketball Hall of Fame. Only one other man so honored. Lorraine here to sew.

Diary Entry for 3/4/1973

106 more POW’s arrived at Clark Air field. 271 released so far. Warm but very foggy. We went to church. Good to have Rev. B. back. Brenda may have rheumatic fever. We went out to Mom’s after church. Haven’t been out since we took her home, December 27th.

Diary Entry for 3/6/1973

WSCS at Carrie’s. 16 there. Nice meeting. I went to Bible study. Cheryl had lesson. Very good. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Got letter from June. Jolie went upstairs to toy box. Sent Uncle Berl card and letter.

Diary Entry for 3/11/1973

Rainy and warm, 60°. We didn’t go to church. Lazy day but very nice. Vern, June and boys left about 5 PM. Planned to stop at Ken’s for beef. Called 4-H kids about dress review. Thunder and lightning in night.

Diary Entry for 3/14/1973

Rebekah’s, Mary, and I went. I drove. Another great day. Dawn was over. Washed clothes. Called kids about going to dress review. Merrill put out bird house. June goes to Birch Hill Pennsylvania meeting.

Diary Entry for 3/15/1973

4-H Dress Review. State building, 7:30. Mary took Jamie, Marie, Lorraine, Donna. Got home at 10:30 PM. Stopped at Puffs. 68° but cloudy. Rained in evening. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. I washed my hair.

Diary Entry for 3/18/1973

Alison Egg’s 7th birthday. Snowed during night. We went to church. Wet and snowy but good turn out. Lazy day. Merrill slept all PM. Stopped at store. June get home today. Helen Keichel called in evening. We had a nice visit on phone.

Diary Entry for 3/19/1973

PNG at Leah’s. I didn’t go. Snow plow was over but not much snow. Wrote Vern’s. We went to city for feed. I got rain coat, blue reversible at Weston’s, $15. Snowy and rainy all day. More snow at city. It is 7.9 miles from Brenda’s to here.

Diary Entry for 3/20/1973

Bible study, I went with Anne. They have new blue Ford wagon. Sent for 10 Bic Pens, #1. Nice day but cloudy. They brought load of feed. Merrill got birthday cards from Mother T, Les, Uncle Berl, and Beth Orphans.

Diary Entry for 3/22/1973

Merrill’s 64th birthday. Gave him shirt, chocolate rabbit. Sent Eleanor card and letter. Sent letter to Betty Graham. Jim and Pat called. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Diary Entry for 3/27/1973

Ecumenical supper at CEC. I didn’t go. About 45 there. Marg said Don got Juanita washer and dryer yesterday. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. They have new car. Roy and Marg here all day and evening. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here in PM and supper. Jolie is so sweet.

Diary Entry for 3/29/1973

Frogs are hollering today. Sent reference to Camp drum for Sharon H. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Last of POW’s return home. I watched news conference with POW’s until 1 AM. We started cleaning yards. I got sweat shirt at Philadelphia, $3.49.

Diary Entry for 3/30/1973

Debby Hall’s 20th birthday. Bob Flaherty’s 71st birthday. Debby got home yesterday from Pennsylvania. 4-H here. Only 5 came but nice meeting. Nora did demonstration. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa bank.