Monthly Archives: November 1975

Diary Entry for 11/4/1975

Election. We voted at 1:15. Numbers 105 and 106. I went to Bible Study. Jim’s here for supper. Jim brought out cement mixer and bikes to store. UMW in evening at Esther Taylor’s. 14 out. A good meeting.

Diary Entry for 11/7/1975

4-H here. Oriental supper. 9 here for supper. Brancatella’s, Lamica’s and Jackie not here. Very warm. Merrill fixed threshold at parsonage. Jennifer Bush joined 4-H. Called Aunt Maude. She and Cheryl and Marion are going to Gilson’s tomorrow.

Diary Entry for 11/8/1975

Aunt Maude, Cheryl, Marion went to Gilson Strader’s in Ottawa. Linda Hough and David Hanson’s wedding at Ellisburg. A beautiful wedding and reception. Fire Hall. Very large. Rained hard in PM but warm 70°. We gave them electric chime clock. We didn’t to up to Mom’s. Sawyer family at church. We didn’t go.

Diary Entry for 11/9/1975

A beautiful day, 74°. We went to church. David Johnson rode home with us. His bike had a flat tire. We went for ride in PM, to Dexter and city. Lamon’s not home. Got bushel of apples at Seaway gardens. Jim, Olive, Elgin and Carmy Bowman and Mr. and Mrs. Sequin here in PM.

Diary Entry for 11/10/1975

Got letter from Beulah Hall. She sent Merrill IOOF Secret Word Key. Washed clothes. Cooked squash for Agway supper. Cleaned oven in evening. Merrill and Boots went to bank, Philadelphia and Theresa. Very stormy off and on all day. Terrible wind in evening. Lots of damage.

Diary Entry for 11/12/1975

Rebekah’s and Past Noble Grands. 18 there. Mary, Diane and I on committee. Had cake with strawberry topping. Tired today. Got letter from Vern’s. Merrill put on storm doors. Put on new leather for water pump. Larry Patshin in accident.

Diary Entry for 11/13/1975

Rained all day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Boots and Merrill went to Theresa for belt for pump. Took organ money to Weaver. Mike and Doreen here for supper. Came from Potsdam. Had been to Straders.

Diary Entry for 11/14/1975

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30. Everything OK. I have low-tension glaucoma. He has several more cases of it. Pressure 17 in each eye. First snow of the season. Snowed all day. Vi and AI went to city all day. She had a hair in her eye.

Diary Entry for 11/21/1975

My 58th birthday. Rainy day. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Christmas order to Sears. Sent Debby card and letter. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill gave me card and $5. Debby, Patty, Jolie, and Mom called me. Debby going to Cagden’s [?] for a week. Got card from Ruth and Clarence Schell.

Diary Entry for 11/22/1975

Debby’s 16th birthday. Nice day but cold wind. I finished green slacks. We stated sleeping down stairs tonight. Got card and note from Ken’s. Asked us to Thanksgiving. Watched movie Grapes of Wrath on UVH station.

Diary Entry for 11/27/1975

Thanksgiving. We didn’t get to Vern’s. It was storming so much in morning. Ground white in AM. Vern’s called and I called them back. Manure spreader broke. Merrill worked all PM and evening on it. Got it fixed. Aunt Maude called in evening.