Home Bureau sewing lesson at Watertown. Glady Mercer went to lesson with me. Got Vernon new sneakers. Raining. Brought another 2 loads of lime.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 9/22/1949
Cloudy & cold. Washed kitchen ceiling. Went over to Helen’s in evening. Charles is sick. Merrill & I went over to Mrs. Hagan’s in evening & got books straightened out.
Diary Entry for 9/23/1949
Cloudy & cold. Merrill & I went to city. Got Round Oak stove. $6.00 [Round Oak is brand name] Went over to parsonage to Circle meeting.
Diary Entry for 9/24/1949
Blacked pipes & stove. Baked. Called Edith & said we would be out tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 9/25/1949
Went to Barkers for dinner. Stopped at Dad’s & Merrill’s folks.
Diary Entry for 9/26/1949
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 9/27/1949
Finished ironing. Canned pears. Made pickled pears. Jim came home from school sick. Temperature 103°.
Diary Entry for 9/28/1949
Lodge election of officers. I was elected Secretary again. Took second dress lesson. Was in YMCA. Rained hard all day long. Jim was in bed all day.
Diary Entry for 9/29/1949
No school. Went to Home Bureau food lesson in high school.Wet & cloudy.
Diary Entry for 9/30/1949
No school. Painted kitchen walls. Run out of paint. We all went to Booster night at Grange.
Diary Entry for 10/1/1949
First frost of the season last night. Finished painting kitchen walls. Went to party at Doris & Freddie’s for Leah & Claude.
Diary Entry for 10/2/1949
Frost again last night. Drove out home in PM. Also to Uncle Berle’s & Beulah’s
Diary Entry for 10/3/1949
Washed clothes. Gave Aunt Maude permanent (hot) Merrill went to Lodge.Worked on dress.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1949
Myrtle Duff had heart attack last night. Went to W.S.C.S. Went to IOOF doings at Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1949
Grand day. Took third Home Bureau lesson. Got Vernon first sheet music. Grange installation. We didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1949
Worked on dress. Did baking. Rainy.Went over to Helen’s to plastic party.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1949
Rally day supper at church. We all went. Vernon played clarinet.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1949
Buster & Marie were here for dinner. Nice day. We all went to church. They took Addie Klock to hospital last night.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1949
Merrill & I went out home. Merrill helped Dad finish filling silo. Took calf to sale. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1949
Awfully warm. Washed & ironed. Merrill fell & hurt arm. Went to doctors with it. He didn’t go to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1949
Another grand day. Vi, Zelda, & I went to Memorial Bridge & Redwood to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1949
Took 4th & final dress lesson at city. Raining as usual. Went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1949
Made pie for church Chamber of Commerce supper. Stopped in to see Myrtle.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1949
Vernon was sick & didn’t go to school. Open Rebekah installation. We all went . I was installed as Secretary again. 160 there. Sent for Rebekah rings.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1949
Grand day. Merrill finished plowing today. 45 acres. Cleaned, baked, & washed kitchen curtains.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1949
Went out to Uncle Earle’s & Alice’s in PM. Grand day. Called Mom.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1949
Merrill & I went out home. Merrill helped Dad plow. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Stopped at Marg’s.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1949
Washed clothes. Went over town in PM.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1949
I went to city with Leah & Doris all day. Got floor lamp for Dad & Mom’s anniversary. Vernon fixed party favors for Sunday.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1949
Home Bureau food lesson at Elsie Bacon’s. I went with Leah.Went to Rebekah Installation at Theresa with Zelda, Vi, & Esther in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1949
Cloudy. Got letter from Juanita. Rebekah rings came. Mom & Dad’s 35th wedding anniversary.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1949
Merrill, boys, & I went to city. Got Jim new new suit. Made anniversary cake for Mom.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1949
Anniversary supper party out home for Mom & Dad. About 40 there. They sure were surprised.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1949
Washed & ironed. Washed & dyed sun porch curtains. Merrill went to Lodge. They have new dart baseball board.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1949
Washed bedroom curtains. Baked. Installation at Natural Bridge. I didn’t go. Kept cows in for first night this fall.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1949
Cleaned & washed some of kitchen wood work. Got letter from Mom. Went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1949
Started painting kitchen wood work. Uncle Lloyd and Dexter Pitkin was here. Got letter from Marg.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1949
Painted all day on kitchen. Helen & kids were over. Helped over at church until 1:45 AM. Serving lunch for fireman’s dance.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1949
Cleaned & baked. Uncle Berle came in evening to stay all night. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1949
Mom, Dad, Ken, Eleanor & Uncle Berle were here for dinner. Uncle Berle went home in evening. Got air view picture of farm. $5.00.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1949
Rainy. I went to Halloween program at school. Jim had part in it. First time. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/1/1949
Washed clothes. Got letter from Juanita. I went over to Mabel Chapin’s in evening. Mrs. Wicks was there to organize new Home Bureau unit. Didn’t go to W.S.C.S..
Diary Entry for 11/2/1949
I went to Grange in evening. Got 20-25 names for Juvenile Grange. Quite cold.
Diary Entry for 11/3/1949
We put on storm windows. Juanita’s annulment case to be tried this month. Is in today’s paper.
Diary Entry for 11/4/1949
Raining. Wrote Mom & Dad. Few snow flurries today. First this fall. Vernon went to 4-H. I went with him.Vernon elected cheer leader. Got package from Spiegels.
Diary Entry for 11/5/1949
Dress pattern came. Stated making dress. Black 2 piece. Put young stock in barn. Merrill helped saw logs at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 11/6/1949
Quite cold. We didn’t go to church. Worked on dress. Talked with Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 11/7/1949
Rainy. I went to city with Aunt Maude. Got new bow on my glasses. Merrill went to Lodge. He took Noble Grand place. Merrill helped saw logs.
Diary Entry for 11/8/1949
Washed. Election. We voted in AM. Merrill helped saw logs. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 11/9/1949
Juanita, Donna, Olita S. , & Sylvia came about 9:30. Kept Donna all day. Girls stayed all night. I went to Lodge in evening.