Monthly Archives: October 1977

Diary Entry for 10/1/1977

Got card saying Pauline and Carl Cornish have baby girl named Tami Lynn. Got sympathy card from Debbie and Rick Golden. Baked cookies and pie. Raining all day. Merrill cleaned church and put in light bulbs. Bill and Brenda Draper moved to Bishop’s Farm.

Diary Entry for 10/6/1977

Got Blue on 4-H window. We went to Lorraine. I stopped at A.Cozzi to have stone lettered and numbered. Put Mom’s check, refund, in Adams bank. Debby and I went through stuff in desk. Juanita working at church. Talked with Eleanor, Mary, Beulah, and Patty. Called 4-H kids in evening. Got groceries.

Diary Entry for 10/7/1977

Jim, Pat, Jill and Joel here for lunch. 4-H Achievement Night at General Brown. Only Lisa, Kim, Jody and Joanne went. Sent Mom’s doctor bill, ambulance fee, $20. and her Social Security check back. We went to Art and Doris party from 11-1. Evelyn and Jr. Hales band played.

Diary Entry for 10/14/1977

4-H here. 8 members present. Election of officers. Two new members. Ginger Johnson, Gloria Gleason. Folks from Clayton here to look at heifer. Merrill went to Don’s. Ralph Hogaboom at Don’s awhile.

Diary Entry for 10/18/1977

World Series, 6th game against Dodgers. Got letter from Vern’s. Jim, Pat and kids here for supper. Jim got new chain saw. I went to Philadelphia for B-12 shot in PM. Merrill cut wood. Don Turner here with extension dues, $5 now.

Diary Entry for 10/19/1977

4-H Leader’s Banquet. Northside Improvement League. We went. Jim and Jerry McGraw flew to Albany police meeting today. Nice day. Sunny and warm. Merrill worked at Don’s. Got letter from Olive Bowman. Norma Gee here with cards.

Diary Entry for 10/25/1977

Sent Steve card, letter, and $5 check. Today is his 13th birthday. Merrill cut wood. Went up and looked at Dimon house. Went to Mills for feed. Took gift to Vi’s for Martha. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Brought us apples.

Diary Entry for 10/26/1977

Jim starts new job as police instructor. Works 9-5. Saturday and Sunday off. We went to Don’s. Juanita, Debby and I went down to Brenda’s new farm. Has been years since I have been to Bishop’s farm. Cindy and Ethan getting married in November

Diary Entry for 10/27/1977

Very foggy. Merrill went to Don’s to work. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Secret Pal Halloween card, Minnie Dyer. Sent Mom’s last payment and hospital bill, $125. Canned 7 quarts of carrots. A beautiful day, 70’s

Diary Entry for 10/28/1977

Another great day. Boots and I went for groceries. Merrill cut brush on pasture line fence. I canned 7 quarts of carrots. Finally got my bill from hospital for my broken toe, $24.70. Lyle Hamilton here to look at heifers. Merrill dug dahlias.

Diary Entry for 10/29/1977

4-H Halloween party at Alison E. About 18 there. Nice party. We went out to Don’s. Merrill finished porch. Marg called me there to say Betty Haggerty went home from hospital yesterday. Orv and Angie’s 44th anniversary.

Diary Entry for 10/30/1977

Anniversary party for Orv and Angie, 44 years and Marg and Roy, October 30 48 years, at Mannsville We went to Sunday School and church. Then to Jim’s for lunch. Aunt Maude went with us. We went to Mannsville with Jim and Patty. Nice party. David Dimon here in evening.