Monthly Archives: May 1983

Diary Entry for 5/1/1983

50th anniversary dinner for Gladys and Ted Lamon at Partridgeberry Inn. Their anniversary was April 15. Very nice time and delicious sit down beef dinner, 22 present. We went to church. Best sermon yet, 58 out. Rained in evening. Women’s Communion breakfast at city. 63°

Diary Entry for 5/2/1983

More rain. windy. Cleared in PM. Got very hot, 80°. Thunder storm in evening. Tornadoes bad in places. Boonville had bad one. Strong earthquake in California. Darcy and Joey here. Brought me wild flowers.

Diary Entry for 5/6/1983

Nice day. Merrill washed kitchen woodwork. I washed bedding. Merrill cleaned church. He took our crib over to use for nursery on Sunday. It is 48 years old. I got nice card and letter from June and Vern. Joey brought me more wild flowers.

Diary Entry for 5/7/1983

Dustin Douglas Drake’s first birthday. Merrill went to dump. He stopped at Hall’s and Ridsdale’s. Bobby Graham working for Hall’s since Terry left. We went to town for groceries. Warm and windy. Got card from Jim’s.

Diary Entry for 5/8/1983

Mother’s Day. Raining. We went to church, 66 out. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Jim and Pat went to Syracuse shopping yesterday. Jim took Sergeant’s. test yesterday also. Colder in evening.

Diary Entry for 5/12/1983

Sunny and warmer. Sent Patty birthday card and $5.00 check. Merrill ran cleaner. Vern came about 9:30 to spend night. He just returned from Albany in AM. UMW District meeting at Mannsville. I didn’t go.

Diary Entry for 5/13/1983

Friday the 13th. Steve gets out of college for summer. Vern went after him in morning. They stopped here for lunch. I made cupcakes and bread. A great day, 75°. Merrill burned pile of brush and worked in garden for first. Carl Scee called.

Diary Entry for 5/14/1983

A beautiful day, 74°. We were outside all day. Got storm windows out and put on screens. Went to store in evening. Got garden stuff, $14.00. Linda B got home from reserve training. Washed clothes.

Diary Entry for 5/21/1983

Armed Forces day. Merrill planted peas. Merrill went to landfill and cleaned church on way back. Francis Mosher returned my cake pan. Washed. Belile kids in pool for first time this year. Marty brought baby chicks to show us. Mike Morosco here.

Diary Entry for 5/22/1983

Don Gehm’s 72 birthday, also Rev. Cameron’s, 70. Children’s Sunday School Service at church. Very good. 95 present. Audrey called. Jim helping look for evidence in attack on Sacket’s woman. Bill and Louise Preston back from Florida.

Diary Entry for 5/23/1983

Administrative Council at CEC, 18 present. Good meeting. Francis Bryant and Margaret Heedon present to talk about Evangelical meeting. Merrill planted sweet corn. I froze first package of asparagus.

Diary Entry for 5/24/1983

We went to city for tomato and cabbage plants and plants for cemetery. Got stair carpet at Fays. Merrill got work pants. I got three summer girdles. Merrill planted rest of corn. Talked with Patty. Her broken toe still bad.

Diary Entry for 5/26/1983

Carrie Thompson age 85 entered Samaritan Keep to live. We went for groceries. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM. I sent for coat and bra to Lane Bryant. Merrill mowed side lawn when he got home.

Diary Entry for 5/28/1983

Nice today. Sunny and warmer. Jim and scouts at Camp Portaferry this weekend. Frost again last night. Washed bedding. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM. They finished fence building

Diary Entry for 5/29/1983

Nice today. We went to church, 42 there. A very nice service. Patty, kids and Audrey here for supper. Jim and scouts camping until tomorrow. Cloudy in PM. Carl Scee called. He is back at Curtis Apartment from Madonna Home.