Monthly Archives: July 1984

Diary Entry for 7/1/1984

Church at 9 AM, 34 there. We went up to Uncle Len’s and Roggie’s. Had supper with Pauline and Garmon. Nice but my throat very sore. Jim in the mountains with boys for boating week. Vickie here from California for visit.

Diary Entry for 7/2/1984

Darcy’s 14th birthday. Olive, Elgin, Carmine, and Wilamina here. I went to Ken’s with them for supper. Stopped at Orv’s and Richard’s on way . Martha went back to Alaska with Margaret for 2 weeks.

Diary Entry for 7/3/1984

Washed. Merrill working on June’s haybind and tractor part of day. We went for groceries at noon. June and Susan here in PM. Also Kathy Paro. Watered the garden in evening. Very dry. I have sore throat bug.

Diary Entry for 7/4/1984

Picnic at Vern’s. Howard and Evelyn came down also. Don and Bea Gehm there visiting from Florida. Nice day together. Rained about all day there. Rained here in morning. We got home about 9:30 PM. Steve has job at P & C store.

Diary Entry for 7/5/1984

Merrill took car back to Greenwood for squeak underneath it. They replaced an axle and universal joint. Dodge won’t start. Merrill mowed the lawns in PM and evening. My throat bad. Coughed all night.

Diary Entry for 7/6/1984

Merrill went to city for parts for Dodge. It still wouldn’t start so Joe came over and got it going. $7.00. Merrill worked at June’s haybind in PM. I’ve felt horrid all day from bug.

Diary Entry for 7/14/1984

Merrill cleaned church in the morning. Also mowed the lawns here. Patty called. We talked for 2 hours. Jim and 3 kids are on an overnight camping trip to Stillwater. Hot, humid and windy.

Diary Entry for 7/15/1984

We went to church, 30 out. Haggerty Reunion at Wescott Beach, 119 there. Very nice. Loren and Vera Strader came from Canada. Stormed hard in evening. Bill and Brenda and boys came to it by boat. Uncle Len Haggerty, 90 oldest. Stopped at Sackets. Jolie, Jill came home with us.

Diary Entry for 7/21/1984

Quaker Days at Philadelphia. UMW had bake sale. I made 5 dozen cookies. Frog jumping contest. Joel was in it. He had a good day. Evelyn here in evening. Jim came here and spent the night. First time here over night.

Diary Entry for 7/25/1984

My throat real bad. Coughed all night. Merrill went to store and got me Vicks cough syrup and cough drops. June R was here in evening. She can’t meet farm payment. We canned 7 quarts of green beans.

Diary Entry for 7/29/1984

We went to church, 33 out. A beautiful day. Rev Salisbury gave Merrill recognition in service for all he does for the church. Merrill has bad cold. Jim, Patty, kids here for supper and evening. Kids went swimming in Belile’s pool.