Went to city. Got pictures. Went to hospital to see Mother Tryon. Aunt Maude called & said Aunt Fannie was dead. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Hagan.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 12/24/1946
Made cake for Xmas. Merrill went over to Mrs. Hagans. She gave us $12.00 for Xmas. Had our tree in evening.
Diary Entry for 12/25/1946
Went out home for Xmas. Had a grand time. Stopped at hospital. Dad & Kessel came home with us. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle, & Aunt Maude. Snowing in evening, but has been grand all day.
Diary Entry for 12/26/1946
Went to city to see Dr. Roberts. Aunt Maude went with us. Merrill went up to hospital awhile. Dad T, Kessel went up with us. Kids stayed at Mrs. Keichle.
Diary Entry for 12/27/1946
Buster & Marie have baby boy. Ben was over. Very stormy & cold in evening. Wrote Aunt Mildred, Eleanor, & Mom. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle, & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 12/28/1946
Stormy & cold. Plow didn’t come over until noon. Merrill got new tire. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude & Uncle Ray.
Diary Entry for 12/29/1946
Stormy day & very cold. Talked with Helen. Made ice cream.
Diary Entry for 12/30/1946
Washed clothes. Nice day but cold. Ironed.
Diary Entry for 12/31/1946
Mother Tryon went home from hospital. Made pies, cake & doughnuts. Talked with Mrs. Keichle, Mrs. Hagan & Beulah.
Diary Entry for 01/01/1947
Very icy & sleet. Vernon went over to play with Ben in PM. Talked with Mrs. Keichle. Called Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 01/02/1947
Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Lila is sick at Aunt Maude’s with tonsillitis. Wrote Mom & Mother Tryon. Got letter from Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 01/03/1947
Stormy. Called Aunt Maude & Helen. Roads plugged in PM & evening. Washed kitchen woodwork.
Diary Entry for 01/04/1947
Clear but cold. Merrill got electric heater. I’ve felt terrible all day. Got letter from Marg. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 01/05/1947
Stormy day. Didn’t get our road plowed until 2 PM. Helen called. Talked with Mrs. Keichle.
Diary Entry for 01/06/1947
Wrote Marg. Vernon wrote Mom & Harwood. Vernon went back to school after Xmas vacation. Washed & ironed.
Diary Entry for 01/07/1947
Sent cards to Gloria & Mother T. Very stormy in evening. Power off. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle.
Diary Entry for 01/08/1947
Lodge tonight but I was too sick to go. Helen called. Talked with Mrs. Keichle. Very cold.
Diary Entry for 01/09/1947
Talked with Aunt Maude. Very cold yet. Was invited to shower for Eleanor. Called Esther.
Diary Entry for 01/10/1947
Lulu [Rappole] called. Talked with Helen
Diary Entry for 01/11/1947
Butchered pigs at Carl’s. We went over to Helen’s in PM. Windy. Got letter from Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 01/12/1947
Quite cold & very icy. Wrote cards & letters. Called Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 01/13/1947
Washed & ironed. We all went to Open Lodge Installation in evening. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 01/14/1947
Merrill helped Carl butcher. Awfully windy. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 01/15/1947
Went out home. Was snowing out there. Roads were bare as far as Adams. Stopped at Adams.
Diary Entry for 01/16/1947
Got letter from Jaunita. Donna is sick.
Diary Entry for 01/17/1947
Canned 7 quarts meat. Aunt Maude called. Also talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle. Wrote Juanita.
Diary Entry for 01/18/1947
Finished canning meat. Went to city in PM.
Diary Entry for 01/19/1947
Went out to Marg’s for dinner. Went up to Barkers. Saw the new baby. Took him a blanket.
Diary Entry for 01/20/1947
Did washing & ironing. Rainy. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle.
Diary Entry for 01/21/1947
Washed kitchen ceiling. Waxed rugs. Got card from Juanita. Terrible stormy in PM.
Diary Entry for 01/22/1947
Started aprons. Awfully cold. Waxed kitchen & bedroom rugs. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Hagan.
Diary Entry for 01/23/1947
Got letter from Elmer in Japan. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan. Also Aunt Maude. Went over to Mrs. Hagan’s in evening. Aunt Esther had operation.
Diary Entry for 01/24/1947
Wrote Mom. Went over to Keichels in evening. Mrs. Hogan & Mrs. Keichle called.
Diary Entry for 01/25/1947
Real warm. Got letter from Mom, Gloria & card from Juanita. Helen called. Also Mrs. Keichle. Smoked meat.
Diary Entry for 01/26/1947
Have terrible cold. Rainy. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 01/27/1947
Grand day. Washed & ironed. Went to city & Adams. Stopped at Aunt Mildred. Merrill went to Lodge. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 01/28/1947
Worked on my dress.Sent letter to Elmer in Japan.
Diary Entry for 01/29/1947
Baked bread. Vernon finished exams. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 01/30/1947
Made bathroom curtains. Cleaned bathroom. Talked with Helen. Vernon got out at noon until Mon. morning. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 01/31/1947
Talked with Mrs. Keichle, & Helen. Also Aunt Maude. Painted register. Stormy.
Diary Entry for 02/01/1947
Grand day but cold. Merrill got me box of heart candy. Vernon went over to Ben’s.
Diary Entry for 02/02/1947
Grand day. We didn’t get around in time to go to church. Kids slid down hill.
Diary Entry for 02/03/1947
Not feeling very good. Wrote Marg & Aunt Esther. Aunt Maude called. She is having card party tonight.
Diary Entry for 02/04/1947
Made apron & fixed pants for Jim. Made bread, cookies & doughnuts. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle, Stormy.
Diary Entry for 02/05/1947
Awfully cold. Made Jim pants & shirt. Called Helen.
Diary Entry for 02/06/1947
Terrible stormy. Roads not open until 3:00 PM. Got letter from Mom. No school. Vernon has sore throat. Helen called.
Diary Entry for 02/07/1947
Vernon didn’t go to school as he is still ill. Dad called. Talked with Aunt Maude. Got letter from Marg.
Diary Entry for 02/08/1947
Got card from Aunt Esther. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle. Vernon is broken out with rash.
Diary Entry for 02/09/1947
Cold & very stormy. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle,& Aunt Maude. Unable to go with milk. Vernon has rash. Called Dr. Penhallow.
Diary Entry for 02/10/1947
Washed & ironed. No road until night. Carl K took the milk out with tractor. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle, & Aunt Maude.