Wrote Mom & Dad. Hartford Kavanaugh’s auction. Cattle sold good. Merrill worked over at church. They have one side & one end on now. Nice day. Talked with Leah, Helen, Aunt Maude.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 1/15/1949
Awfully cold last night. Merrill got hair cut. Talked with Aunt Maude & Leah. Wrote Mrs. Brown for Lodge.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1949
Icy this morning, but has rained all day. We didn’t go to church as Merrill didn’t get around in time. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1949
Open installation at Odd Fellows. We all went. Washed clothes. Merrill sent for truck license. Helped butcher pigs at Carl’s. Jim & I also went over Boys got hair cuts.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1949
Helen, Carl, Boys & Paul were here. Carl & Paul helped butcher beef. Leah, Myrtle & I went to Rebekah’s initiation at the Mills. Was swell. got letter from Gloria.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1949
Terribly windy. I went to hostess tea at Aunt Maude’s for church. We went to Grange in evening. Boys went to Gene Autry picture. Got truck license but are wrong ones.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1949
Rebekah drill practice. Sun shining but very cold. Talked with Mom. Mac Carey has had a shock. Kit Harrington’s funeral. Made Jim brown pants.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1949
Very cold. Merrill, Jim, & I went up to Uncle Len’s with Peron Kiechle. No snow on ground.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1949
Nice day. Talked with Beulah Hall. She asked me to go to Rebekah School of Instruction on January 25. Merrill & I went to Antwerp. Got 2 new records. Finished pants. Did baking.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1949
Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. We drove out to Adams in PM. They have received flag that was used in Loren’s burial service.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1949
Very icy in morning. Raining & freezing. Gave myself Toni wave. Washed clothes & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge. His first meeting as RS to Vice Grand.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1949
I went to Rebekah School of Instruction at city with Beulah Hall. Cold & icy. Saw Aunt Edna at city.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1949
Still cold & icy. Snowing in evening. I went to Rebekah’s in evening. Merrill cut up part of beef. I have swell cold. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1949
Nice day but still slippery. Jim has cold. Vern finished January tests today. Lodge practice in evening. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1949
Appointment with Dr. McAshie at 12:00 noon for Vernon. No school today. We all went to city. Vern had to have all new glasses. Got new snow boots. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1949
Rebekah food sale. Very cold. Merrill went to sale at Oberton’s. Dick Pitkin was there. Got letter from Marg. Baked pies, cake, cookies. Alice & Cliff have baby girl. Martha Alice.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1949
Quite cold. Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Merrill didn’t get chores done in time.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1949
Snowing. Went to city after Vernon’s glasses. Washed & Ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 2/1/1949
All day W.S.C.S. meeting at Mrs. Whitfords. 19 there. Had a very nice time. Got our new phone list. Talked with Aunt Maude, Helen, & Beulah.
Diary Entry for 2/2/1949
Electric light men are surveying new line. New telephone number is 8511. Dial phone went into effect at 7:00 AM but is wired up wrong. Telephone men were here at 6:30 PM & wired it right. Wrote Mom. We went to Grange.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1949
Vern went to Boy Scouts. All day Home Bureau meeting at Adah Bacon’s. I didn’t go. Took meat over to locker. Rebekah drill practice in evening. I went. They took out old phone. Got letter from Mom. Sent card to Alice.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1949
Snowed all day. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Talked with Aunt Maude. Worked on Mom’s dress.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1949
Cold but nice. Went out home. Stopped at Adams. Carl is home on furlough before going to Japan.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1949
Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Made party decorations for initiation night at Rebekah’s.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1949
Very stormy. No school. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1949
Rebekah drill practice. Sent letter & pictures to Mom. Grand day. Started cleaning upstairs.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1949
Rebekah initiation. Nice night. Had 86 there. I got home at 2:30 AM. Took Leah home.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1949
Went to city. Got curtain material for upstairs. Went over to Alice & Cliff’s to see Martha Alice. Got big Ward catalog.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1949
Not feeling too peppy. Washed kitchen curtains. Made new shades for kitchen.
Diary Entry for 2/12/1949
Very cold. Sent for supplies for World Day of Prayer. Kids sent Valentines. Went to Valentine Party at Allen’s.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1949
Boys went to Sunday School. We all went to church. Raining & foggy.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1949
Washed clothes & ironed. Boys got several Valentines. Merrill went to Lodge. Was on supper committee.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1949
Rebekah’s card party. Zelda called & asked me to go to Mexico next Monday night. Sent card to Mother Tryon & letter to Mom.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1949
Mother Tryon’s birthday. (60 years) Grand day. Snow about all gone. I went over to Fike’s to card party in PM. We went to Grange in evening. Boys went to show.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1949
Clear & cold. went to Adams today. Took out birthday cake. Junior Harris was out there. Dickson’s bottled gas blew up.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1949
Cleaned & waxed floors.Talked with Helen. She isn’t feeling so good. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1949
Anniversary party for Doris & Freddie at Aunt Maude’s. Had grand time.
Diary Entry for 2/20/1949
Vern went to Sunday school. Grand day. Alice & Cliff & children were here for dinner & supper. I went over to see Helen. She is in bed now.
Diary Entry for 2/21/1949
No school. Grand day. Oren & Edith were here in PM. Zelda, Myrtle, Vi, Esther, Aunt Maude, & I went to Rebekah’s at Mexico. Got home at 1:45 AM. Merrill to Lodge. Boys went to show.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1949
Raining. Auction at Burnhems. We went out home in PM. Jim & I have colds. No school.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1949
Have terrible cold. So has Jim. Went to Rebekah’s in evening. Got World Day of Prayer supplies. Vern went back to school today after 4 days vacation.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1949
Grand day. Just like spring. Merrill bought new electric hot water heater. Merrill & Jim went over to locker after beef. Vern went to Boy Scouts.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1949
Raining & snowing in evening. Lee Hall & Lawrence Reynolds installed hot water heater. Mr. Whitford called Mrs. Van Ornum for me. She is going to speak at W.S.C.S..
Diary Entry for 2/26/1949
Went over to see Mrs. Andrews about World Day of Prayer. Baked cake, & doughnuts. I don’t feel very good. Vern went over to Jack’s. Wrote Edith.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1949
Merrill & boys went to church. Merrill had part in service. Layman’s Sunday. My cold is worse so I couldn’t go to church.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1949
I was sick in bed all day. Very sick to my stomach. Merrill didn’t go to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1949
TB tested cows. W.S.C.S. meeting at church. Good turn out. Mr. & Mrs. Van Ornum attended. Feeling better today.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1949
Had vet for cow. Nice day but kind of cold. Grange. Merrill went.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1949
Rebekah card party. Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill helped. Talked with Leah. She’s been sick with cold too.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1949
World Day of Prayer. 36 present. Nice program. I’m not feeling so good today. Kamargo’s called to say they had glass for stove. Went to show. We put our names in barrel. [On stage was an old red barrel where a name was drawn for a prize.]