Monthly Archives: September 1975

Diary Entry for 9/2/1975

Jim’s 32nd birthday. Rained off and on all day. Bill here with fuel oil for first @ 39 cents. Merrill built fence around spring house. Mrs. Cameron gave me dove pin. UMW at CEC, first meeting. 9 out. I furnished cake.

Diary Entry for 9/3/1975

Canned 7 quarts peaches. Froze 2 packages. Not very good. Merrill stored hay machinery. I had pap test at clinic at Philadelphia. Got School Tax notice, $445.63 up $70.25. Assessed, $9100. Sent Ruth Schell card in House of Good Samaritan.

Diary Entry for 9/4/1975

Wrote Mom. Mrs. Cameron went with me to Agway for frozen foods. Bagged, strawberries, 30 pounds. Part of Jim’s. Also got peas and mixed vegetables. Dentist office called me twice. Dr. Sommer’s will pull my teeth. Merrill mowed lawns. Got note from Beulah Hall.

Diary Entry for 9/13/1975

Merrill went ot Hales to report phone still not working. Pat reported it yesterday. Sent Minnie Pike late birthday card. She is my Secret Pal. Doris, Vicki and boys here. Renewed Readers Digest and Moody Monthly magazine. Uncle Berl’s and Vern’s and ours. Made cookies until oven element broke.

Diary Entry for 9/22/1975

Administrative Board meeting, 8 PM. 9 there. All apportionments paid for year. Merrill and I went. Wrote Mrs. Beardsley. Patty called to say Marty Rudes, (31 last Thursday, September 15), was killed near city this morning. Truck hit him.

Diary Entry for 9/24/1975

Rev. Johnson, wife, and son moved into Frank Payne’s house from Briar Hill. Rainy. We went to funeral home for Marty Rudes, 31. So many flowers. I went to Rebekah’s. Diane elected NG, Martha VG. Merrill stayed at Bills.

Diary Entry for 9/25/1975

Marty’s funeral, 11 AM. Church full. Some in fellowship room. We went to cemetery. Rained all day. Jim came alone. Couldn’t get baby sitter for girls. Sent 4-H reports except Jr. Leader’s. No blanks. Brenda and boys here in PM. Cheryl had Tupperware party but I didn’t go. Martin Rudes called in evening.

Diary Entry for 9/26/1975

4-H talent show. Lisa, Donna, Alison, and Laura performed. Laura got blue. Ruth and Anne went with us. Watertown and County declared State of Emergency because of rain. A lot of city streets flooded. Martin Rudes and Kay’s sister, DiCrisafi [?], here in evening. Got Dr. Pinkerton’s bill. $34 for 2 visits.

Diary Entry for 9/30/1975

Ecumenical meeting, CEC, 6:30, covered dish. Very nice. About 65 present. Catholics our guests. Celebration group from Holy Family sang. Merrill took Boots to rabies clinic in evening. Helped set up tables in PM. Merrill mowed part of lawns.