Monthly Archives: January 1975

Diary Entry for 1/3/1975

4-H here. 7 members, 1 guest, Penny Hall. Nora gave Dawn and Alison sewing lesson. Linda did food quiz. Sent Ken card and letter. Got tax notice, $316.98, up $15.58. We went for groceries. Jim and Pat left Jolie here for weekend.

Diary Entry for 1/5/1975

A beautiful day but cold. We took Jolie to church with us. She was real good. Rev. Skinner’s 3rd Sunday. 90 out. Jim and Pat came for Jolie about 6 PM. We went to evening church. Jim McEtherin spoke.

Diary Entry for 1/8/1975

Cleaned parsonage with Lois T, Hazel, Margaret, Joan Frazer. Helen Tooley and Ella Esker came from Mills to help. Frank, Judy, Mike and Laura left for Florida. Got letter from Aunt Keitha in Washington State. I didn’t go to Lodge. Too tired.

Diary Entry for 1/9/1975

Dawn’s 9th birthday. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Saw the Cameron’s at Post Office. Joyce called from city. Want to paper at parsonage tomorrow. Merrill went to Davis’ and Hall’s to get someone to butcher cow.

Diary Entry for 1/11/1975

Joyce and I finished papering parsonage bedroom. We also papered torn hall paper at CEC. A beautiful day. Like spring. Windy in AM. Rained toward evening. Merrill milked for Pat B. His Aunt died in New Jersey.

Diary Entry for 1/12/1975

Rev. Skinner’s last Sunday with us. Here 4 Sundays. 89 out to church. Nora here to fit on pattern. Jim McEtherin’s last Sunday evening with us. Merrill didn’t get around in time to go as he milked at Pat’s again today. Nora went with me.

Diary Entry for 1/13/1975

Lynn and Bob P butchered our beef. Cow fell on Merrill’s leg as they were loading her in Lynn’s truck. Jim, Pat and Jolie here. Jim took Merrill to emergency room for x-rays. No bones broken but a bad bruise. I cleaned house downstairs. Lyle Murphy milked at night. Jim Schell milked for Pat. B

Diary Entry for 1/14/1975

Rev. and Mrs. Cameron move in. Got here in PM. Lyle Murphy milked morning and night and cleaned barn. Ruth Eggleston goes into hospital for knee operation. I took Lorraine to Philadelphia for groceries in PM. Paid Lyle $20.

Diary Entry for 1/15/1975

Merrill did work alone today. His leg feels much better. We went to Theresa to bank and to Philadelphia. I stopped at parsonage. Got groceries. Merrill took baby yarn to Aunt Maude. Snowing some off and on. Oswego got 2 feet overnight.

Diary Entry for 1/27/1975

Administrative Board meeting, CEC, 8 PM. 16 out to it. First one with Rev. Cameron. Very pleasant. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. They picked up sweater set at Aunt Maude’s. They had income tax done at Calcium. Boots got hurt on fence. Run Barb in leg.

Diary Entry for 1/28/1975

B-12 shot at Marilyn’s. Bible Study. I took Carol and Adam. Merrill went to Philadelphia to measure parsonage windows. I went to Sina’s and Aunt Maude’s. Marva Blankenship got her divorce today.