Monthly Archives: March 1978

Diary Entry for 3/2/1978

Patty called in morning. Are bringing our car home tonight. Here for supper. She called Debby. She and baby better. Made cake and 2 pumpkin pies. June called in evening. She has meeting after school tomorrow. Cooked up ground beef for Maloy’s.

Diary Entry for 3/4/1978

Vern has all day meeting at Methodist Center on Folts Home. June, boys, Merrill and I went to city. Debby and baby went home today. We stopped at Aunt Maude’s and Kathy and David’s. Saw Clay for first time. Their home is so nice.

Diary Entry for 3/5/1978

Beautiful day but still cold, 20°. Vern’s and us went to church. Jim’s came for diner with us. She started dinner and set table. They all left about 3 PM. Vern’s secretary’s mother passed away and they wanted to go to funeral home. Jim had to work on van.

Diary Entry for 3/6/1978

Wrote Beulah Hall and Gehm’s. Beautiful day. We went to Adams. Went to Bangs [?] Real; Estate. Looked at house on N. Park Street. Had supper at Don’s. Saw Crystal Marie for first time. Brenda’s and Doreen there. Stopped at Beulah’s. Stopped at Marg’s. Talked with Pauline and Ken.

Diary Entry for 3/8/1978

-40° in morning. Wrote Angie and Uncle Berl. Sent him birthday card. Merrill plowed out lower driveway. Has been closed for ages. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Stopped at Mary’s.

Diary Entry for 3/9/1978

Vern, June, and boys leave for Washington, DC. UMW’s at Vi’s. Rubbermaid party. I went. 16 out. Merrill helped Howard on building at Fort Drum all day. Risdale here in PM to take pictures.

Diary Entry for 3/11/1978

Another nice day, 45°. Claire called to say Carol wouldn’t be going to Sunday School tomorrow. Charlotte’s sister is riding to Sunday School. Maybe Dale. Dix Pitkin’s barn burned on Brown farm in Lorraine.

Diary Entry for 3/12/1978

Warm nice day. We went to church and Sunday School, 72 out. Vicky Jackson and Dale Hale went with us. We went to Jim’s for supper. Called Marion from Jim’s. They still haven’t their car.

Diary Entry for 3/14/1978

Rainy. We went to Adams Center for hose for tractor, $7.30. Left Merrill’s 2 suits at cleaners. Got part for stove burner at Sears. $1.35. Got pictures at K-Mart. Terrible windy. Power off and on.

Diary Entry for 3/19/1978

Snow Flurries last night. We went to Sunday school and church. 117 out. Baptism. Clay Todd Scott, Gary, Kris, Larry and Jerry. Also Karen Tousley’s two boys. Church widow is in bad shape. Merrill went up in evening to brace it. We went to Jim’s for dinner. Had party for Merrill. Cake etc. Gave him candy mints.

Diary Entry for 3/20/1978

Beautiful day. Merrill got card and note from Vern’s and Gehm’s. PNG’s at Diane’s, 1:30 PM. I went. Merrill helped at Fort Drum building. Helped Howard get load after supper. Merrill got letter about Fort Drum job. I got family tree letter from Juanita Hogaboom, Harold’s wife.

Diary Entry for 3/21/1978

Raining all day. We went to city and to Adams and Don’s. Got oil changed at Adams, Goslin’s. Beulah went to Don’s with us. Marg and Roy there. Brenda and boys stopped in with baby goat. I took Debby 2 packages of diapers. Merrill got cards from Marg’s, Leslie, and Mother T.

Diary Entry for 3/22/1978

42°. Merrill’s 69th birthday. Got card from Ken’s. Sent Eleanor card and note. I haven’t felt good all day. Have the runs. Dean Webb has had 2 bad heart attacks. Is in ICU. David J brought sausage, FFA sale, $4.00.

Diary Entry for 3/23/1978

Furnace quit. George Parker fixed it, $63.56. Needed new relay, etc. Merrill cleaned church on way to Fort Drum. He helped Howard after supper also. Howard gave him $75. We didn’t get around in time to go to communion at Mills. Washed clothes.

Diary Entry for 3/24/1978

Good Friday. We went to church in evening. 55 there. Had flat tire in Philadelphia, new snow tire. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. I made cinnamon rolls. We went for groceries. Got lily from MYF for Mother Tryon, $7.98.

Diary Entry for 3/25/1978

Eleanor’s 50th birthday. Called Vern in AM. Got tire checked at Sears. Had to get a new one as snow tire had a cut from glass. Got to Wolcott about 11 AM. Kessel has another cancer on his head. Mother pretty good. We went to Vern’s for supper and spend the night. They gave him tan jacket for his birthday .

Diary Entry for 3/26/1978

Jim and Helen Bush have baby girl, Amanda, In Florida. Easter Sunday. We went to church with Vern’s, Minetto. Very nice. Jim, Pat , Kids and Bob Puffer came to Vern’s for dinner. Good to be together. Rained all day. Got home at 6 PM. Started freezing. Juanita’s birthday, 49 and DWayne, 8th.

Diary Entry for 3/31/1978

Dean Webb, 41 years, died about 10 AM. Graduated with Vern, 1954. Heart. Has daughter, Deanne 16. Merrill run cleaner. I ironed clothes. A beautiful day. 45°. we went to MYF movie at church, “He Restoreth My Soul” by Merrill Womack. Called Vern’s about Dean Webb.