Nice today. Freezing in evening.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 3/4/1959
Snowy. Got letter from Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1959
Nice today. Fran & I walked to Morrison’s at noon. Got letter from Vernon & Mom.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1959
Sent card & letter to Uncle Berle. Windy & rainy. Our light pole by garage blew over today.
Diary Entry for 3/7/1959
Very stormy all over. Roads blocked. Wrote Mom. Baked, cleaned, & washed. Merrill got more coal.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1959
Nice today so we went out home. First since Xmas. Rose D. came after pay. Aunt Maude called in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1959
Jim went to play-off game at city. Nice today.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1959
Theresa Smith’s 48th birthday. Fran,Virginia, & I went up to Rosie D’s at noon.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1959
Jim went to game at city. Indian River & Carthage. Indian River won first place.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1959
Very stormy again. I went to Loblaws at noon. Gerald & Jean Parker have baby girl, Patricia. Pat & Walter Holkins have baby girl.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1959
Friday the 13th. Roads slippery. Jim went home with Marty. I took them over. Got back income tax $167.23.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1959
Nice day. Washed rugs & my skirts. Jim went to game at city. Indian River played Oswego. Indian River won.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1959
Vernon & June came for day. Left about 6:00 PM. Very windy. Jim made a cake.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1959
Very stormy on way to work. Drove with my head out widow.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1959
Nice today. Jim went to game at Syracuse. Indian River played West Genesee. Got home at 1:30 AM.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1959
Jim went home with Marty from Carthage game.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1959
We stopped at New Bargain Store on way home. I went to lodge practice.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1959
Warm. Got letter from Uncle Berle. He’s coming this summer. Jim played ball at city. Marty came home with us Dot Shorkey’s last day of work.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1959
Raining hard. I took boys over to city to play Holy Family. Merrill & I went to city in PM. Got new lamp. Club stuff came. Set of Melmac dishes.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1959
Nice but cold. Merrill’s birthday. 50th. Made him cake. 4 tier.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1959
Nice but cold wind. Jim got hair cut. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1959
Blew muffler on car. Colder & cloudy.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1959
I went to lodge. I went to Gouverneur in morning. Got to work at 9:10.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1959
I went into work with Nellie. I went to blood clinic today. Jennie went to Cleveland.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1959
Took car to Gouverneur for new switch & muffler. Very slippery. I didn’t work at all today. Vern got home tonight.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1959
Washed & ironed. Vernon cleaned for me. Have had headache all day. Merrill got hair cut. Cold wind.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1959
Easter Sunday. We went out home. Ken’s & Don’s were there also. First time we were together in ages. Beautiful day.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1959
Debbie Hall’s 6th birthday. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1959
Lodge practice. I’m the angel this year. Grand day. Warm. Vernon painted stair steps. Got new TV tubes at Thompson’s.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1959
Vernon worked at Farrell’s. Beautiful day.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1959
David’s 5th birthday. Vernon worked at Farrell’s. Colder & snowing some.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1959
Raining & colder. A lot of cars at the city got purple dye on them yesterday. We got groceries at night. Vernon worked at Farrell’s.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1959
Vernon finished 4 days work at Farrell’s. Jim had 4-H meeting here in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1959
Vernon went back to Oswego in PM.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1959
Snow flurries in morning. Colder in evening. I went to Loblaws at noon. I started new job.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1959
I don’t feel too good today. Mary, Irene, & I, went to Gardner’s at noon for paint.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1959
Frogs are hollering tonight. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 53rd anniversary. Initiation at Rebekah’s. I was the angel. Had 7 candidates. 3 of them Natural Bridge.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1959
Cloudy & cool. Baked cake in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1959
Past Noble Grands district meeting at Antwerp. Nice dinner. Beatrice Hubbard, Natural Bridge new President.
Diary Entry for 4/11/1959
I was sick all day. Merrill & Jim went to George Henderson’s auction. Huge crowd.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1959
Jim went over to Marty’s to play ball. Jim cleaned for me. I don’t feel too good yet.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1959
Rose Dindle’s daughter has baby boy born at noon. Merrill went to lodge. First time in ages. Merrill got fence posts.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1959
Merrill drawed fertilizer. Jim got basketball spikes. $5.00
Diary Entry for 4/15/1959
Merrill worked at Myrtle Duff’s. Beautiful day. Fran & I went downtown at noon.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1959
Merrill worked at Myrtle Duff’s. Fran & I walked to Green Stamp Store at noon. Stopped at Loblaws at night.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1959
Jim went to minstrel show. He stayed all night with Marty. Merrill worked at Myrtle’s.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1959
Jim & I went to city. He got glove. $23.65. Merrill finished at Myrtle Duff’s. Got oil changed & grease job. Jim raked yards.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1959
Painted kitchen wall & waxed floor. Jim went over to Marty’s. Lillian Hall married to Jerry Shampine.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1959
Colder. Cold wind. Wrote Vern & Mom.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1959
Marty came home with Jim to stay over night. Arlene & Howard Decker have baby boy. Jeffrey Lynn. 7 pounds, 14 ounces.