Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry

Diary Entry for 6/15/1968

Sent Mom birthday card, and Sharon S. a get well card, and Margaret LaClair note. Merrill got Grandfather’s Day card from Steve and Dan. Rained about all day. Ironed Jim’s shirts and my blouses. Milking machine pump acting up. Merrill cleaned it.

Diary Entry for 6/16/1968

Father’s Day. I gave Merrill a billfold and corn purse. We went to church. Mrs. H had reception for graduates after church. We went out to Moms for dinner. Ken’s came up also. Marge over too, Jim and Jim D came on cycles. Jim Barber was with Ken’s. Donna Hall’s birthday. She stopped by.

Diary Entry for 6/17/1968

Mom’s 76th birthday. Wrote Uncle Berl. Gave Mom white jewelry. Merrill mowed all of lawns. Look so nice. Washed clothes. Sanford’s Corners Cemetery Calcium had meeting at Cem. at 7:30 PM Heard it on the radio.

Diary Entry for 6/18/1968

Past Grands go to Johnnie’s Inn 6:30. 20 of us went. Nice time. I rode with Vi, Leah, Marguerite, Esther, and Vi drove. Nettie came from B. River alone. Washed and ironed. Jim here for supper. Armed robbery at McCallops garage on Route 11.

Diary Entry for 6/19/1968

Raining in AM. Cleared in PM. We got wedding invitation from Toby and Karen. Got letter from Charlene Tryon. Toby called in evening. Mike Halkins called but Merrill was at barn. He didn’t call back.

Diary Entry for 6/20/1968

Cloudy and cold. We went to city for groceries. Went to Bisnetts for oil for milking machine motor. Also Carl’s store. I paid NY Florist $3.50 for Sharon’s flowers. Got paint for bathroom. Jim here in evening for alpine muffler and t[?] cover. He sold it.

Diary Entry for 6/21/1968

Indian River Graduation. Karen L. and Cathy Ashley graduated. Sent them each $2. and card, Lynn Hall’s 41st birthday. Merrill cultivated corn. I baked cookies. Washed clothes. Mrs. Art Hall fell at Lynn’s and broke her hip.

Diary Entry for 6/23/1968

We didn’t go to church. Sunday School picnic at the church. We went for ride to Cranberry Lake. Ate picnic lunch at State Park there. Jim here for supper on his cycle. Been riding today also. Blackie jumped from top of tree.

Diary Entry for 6/24/1968

Rainy. Thunderstorm in AM. Philadelphia started work on our road putting in fill. We went to city. Merrill took chopper parts to Coty’s machine shop. I got blue material for dress.

Diary Entry for 6/25/1968

4-H County dress Review at Olympic Theater. We didn’t go as I was sick in bed all day with headache. Wrote June and Vern. Sent June $5. for birthday. Donna here in evening. Rupert Davis here to straighten shaft on chopper. Got thank you card from Kathy Ashley.

Diary Entry for 6/26/1968

June’s 30th birthday. Rained all night and in AM. Merrill cleaned out milk house drain. Washed my hair. Last Rebekahs meeting for summer. Past Grands furnished covered dish supper. I didn’t stay to eat as I don’t feel too peppy yet today.

Diary Entry for 6/27/1968

Sent Merrill’s accident insurance $20. Still raining and cloudy. Hay fields very wet. Jim came home for supper. He went scuba diving for first time. Lake very rough. Did Jim’s wash in evening.

Diary Entry for 6/28/1968

Still raining. We went to city for chopper shaft, $12. Also groceries. Cleaned in PM. Jim here for supper. Came for his laundry. He works days next month. (July) Ronnie Barker was in accident this morning.

Diary Entry for 6/29/1968

Some sunshine today for first in ages. Cloudy in evening. Washed. Merrill mowed all the lawns. Look nice. Washed my hair and put rinse on it. Baked 3 pumpkin bread, cup cakes, and 2 cakes. Woolworth Co. is building a huge store at the city.

Diary Entry for 6/30/1968

Test run of huge 1000 passenger cargo plane in air. 1 hour and 40 minutes C-55. We didn’t go to church as we couldn’t get around in time. Church starts at 9 AM until September. We ate a picnic lunch at Talcott Falls and then went up to Marie’s.

Diary Entry for 7/1/1968

Civil Service wage increase starts today. Thunder storm during night. Windy and very hot all day. Merrill went to city for parts for milking machine pump but could not get them. Got pine tar for cows food. Made myself blue shorts in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/3/1968

Nice day. Merrill washed car. Surge men didn’t bring milking machine pump today. I baked pies. Jim here for supper. He is working days this month. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s off.

Diary Entry for 7/4/1968

Bang! Bang! Cloudy in morning but sun out later on. Got milking machine pump from Howard. Merrill and Howard installed it. Toby here awhile. Gave him $10 wedding president. Vern, June, and Steve called in evening. they are coming Saturday. We went for ride in evening. Theresa, Mills, Kelsey Bridge.

Diary Entry for 7/6/1968

Toby Morrow and Karen Leckerts wedding. Vern, June and boys came in PM. We went to wedding. Very nice. Donna Hall stayed with kids. Jim had to work but came to reception at 9:30. Merrill mowed first hay this year.

Diary Entry for 7/8/1968

Vern, June and Steven left for Whiteface Mountain about 8:30 PM. Danny stayed with us. Merrill drawed first load of hay. Fan belt broke on tractor. We went to Alton’s. Jim left from here for work. Got his hair cut.

Diary Entry for 7/9/1968

Kids left for Hall Road about 9:00 AM. I drove tractor on baler for first this year, about 200 bales in the barn. Very hot today. I dug out at end of walk etc. in evening. Dawn rode her bike over here twice alone.

Diary Entry for 7/11/1968

Church Bar-B-Q. I helped on it. Very good crowd. I worked at window. Drawed 2 loads of hay. Rest too green. I stopped at Vi’s in evening and we went through Jack & Linda’s new home. Jim didn’t come home to help in haying today.

Diary Entry for 7/15/1968

Don and Juanita’s 18th anniversary. 10 % sur tax starts today. Seaway strike us over. Lasted one month. Merrill mowed hay back on 17 acres. Drawed 2 loads from across road. Just a few bales yet to be baled. Jim home awhile in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/16/1968

Donna, Sharon, Sue Demoor went to Beauty school in city and had our hair done. Cost me 90¢ for cut, shampoo, and set. Lorraine went with us also. Merrill drawed rest of hay. Part of load. He mowed more hay. Very hot, 89°. Washed Jim’s clothes. Did ironing. Merrill paid Paynes for spraying. Rained some in evening. Vern called.

Diary Entry for 7/20/1968

Kids had a big day helping hay it. Drawed 3 1/2 loads. We all helped. Art Hall went into hospital by ambulance from Antwerp. Heart. Evelyn over a minute in evening. Aunt Maude called to say Eva was dead.

Diary Entry for 7/21/1968

Jim got Air Force discharge 1 year ago today. Kids left about 9:30 AM. Called mom to tell her Eva Strader is dead. Bowman’s were over to Ken’s last Sun. Uncle Ray and Aunt Maude here in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/22/1968

Jim has been on police force 6 months. Jim got home a year ago. Got his discharge June 21, 1967 at McQuire AFB. Washed my hair in evening. Hot and windy. we drawed first hay back of rock ledge in evening. I mowed the lawns except by barn in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/23/1968

Cooler today. Got letter from Angie asking us down for dinner Sunday. Got invitation to shower for Cecelia Ayens Thursday evening. We drawed last hay from 17 acres. 24 acres done. I mowed lawn by barn. Toby, Karen, and Mrs. William’s here in evening.

Diary Entry for 7/25/1968

Wrote Don and sent him birthday card. Did Jim’s wash. We got ready to bale hay late in PM but baler wouldn’t start. Merrill went to Sears for new battery. Cecelia Ayne’s shower. I didn’t go to it. Sent gift by Donna. Gave Cathy and Hall girls 4-H blanks. Jim here in evening. He and 5 other police have been cycle riding today.

Diary Entry for 7/26/1968

Don ‘s 45th birthday. Got letter from Beulah Hall. Les is able to drive the car some, and watch them play shuffle board. Donna, Cecelia Ayens and Mrs. Williams here in evening. Also Debbie was over after 4-H fair blanks.

Diary Entry for 7/27/1968

Cecelia Ayens and Victor Wilcox wedding. We didn’t go to it. Sent card to Frances Ansted. she has been in hospital with virus infection. We drawed 3 1/2 loads of hay. Got it cleaned up for weekend. Washed my hair. Marguerite called

Diary Entry for 7/28/1968

Watertown Fair starts in evening. Jane Keichel crowned Fair Queen. We didn’t go to church. We went to Orv and Angie’s for dinner. Richard was there from Washington, DC Talked with Mom. Talked with 4-H kids. Cathy A was in car all last night. Donna hurt her leg on cycle. Wrote Uncle Berl

Diary Entry for 7/29/1968

4-H club take out exhibits to fair. All went but Donna. She was going to doctor to see about her leg. Very heavy clouds, windy and cold. This is the first year I have taken club kids to enter fair exhibits. Merrill mowed hay. Wind went down in evening. Very cold in evening 50°.

Diary Entry for 7/30/1968

Church ice cream social. Made about $70. I have to make cake for cake walk. I helped with cake walk. Made $9.50 on cake walk. We drawed 2 loads of hay. Warmer today. Wrote Vern’s and sent church pledge to Addie for 6 weeks.

Diary Entry for 8/1/1968

Merrill mowed some hay and raked what he mowed yesterday. I went to city for groceries in AM. I stopped at dentist and made appointment for tomorrow at 3:00. Jim was here in evening. He worked as construction guard yesterday. I mowed all the lawns.

Diary Entry for 8/2/1968

Dentist appointment at 3 PM today. I had front tooth filling put back in. We drawed 4 loads of hay. Jim was here for supper. I cleaned house in evening. seems good to have a clean house again. Jim works night shift this month.