Real nice today. Merrill broke manure spreader. I had trouble all day with my machine. Only did 34 dozen. Got paint for living room.
Category Archives: Daily Diary Entry
Diary Entry for 5/4/1955
Swell day. Real warm. We walked down to Morrison’s store this noon. Made $6.30 today. 42 dozen. Jim & I went up to grange. Not enough kids came for Juvenile grange.
Diary Entry for 5/5/1955
Real warm. Home Bureau at Leah’s but I didn’t go. Too tired.
Diary Entry for 5/6/1955
Cold today. Girls all paid me. Got letter from Vernon. He has room in Piez House for next year.
Diary Entry for 5/7/1955
Grand day. Painted ceilings in living room & dining room. Got Mother’s day card from Vern. Jim went to city with Evelyn. Got me a gift of gloves.
Diary Entry for 5/8/1955
Rained hard during night. Painted living room side walls. Mother’s Day.
Diary Entry for 5/9/1955
Hand sewed today. Evelyn & Carl & girls were here in evening. Carl & Gloria Tryon came at 10:30 PM from Vermont on way to Wolcott.
Diary Entry for 5/10/1955
Didn’t work today. I took car to Gouverneur garage. Came home on bus. Coco’s brought me home. Howard took Merrill after car at 5:30. Cost $27.00 Called about floor sander at Lingefelter’s. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 5/11/1955
I didn’t go to lodge. Colder today. Carolyn Seeley had accident with car last night.
Diary Entry for 5/12/1955
Mother & Daughter banquet. I didn’t go. Carl & Gloria came about 3:30 & stayed overnight.
Diary Entry for 5/13/1955
Friday the 13th. Nice day. I got flooring at Whites. Brought home sander. Got Fabulon for floor. $6.95 a gallon. Carl & Gloria left about 6:30 AM for Vermont.
Diary Entry for 5/14/1955
Turned cows out for first days. We sanded living room floor & put fabulon on it. 2 coats. We went to Gouverneur in evening but stores were closed. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 5/15/1955
Merrill sowed first oats. I washed clothes. Uncle Earle, Aunt Keitha, Ethel, & Audrey were here in PM. Jim ate dinner at Howard’s. Turned cows out for first nights.
Diary Entry for 5/16/1955
I have horrid cold. I went to bed as soon as I got home from work. Merrill finished sowing oats. Cold. Got note from Carl & Gloria.
Diary Entry for 5/17/1955
Frost last night. I got throw rugs at noon. Cold.
Diary Entry for 5/18/1955
Frost again last night. Wrote Vernon. Cold & windy. Got 4 pillow cases today. Doris Webb died about 4:00 PM of heart attack. Age 44.
Diary Entry for 5/19/1955
We went to Webb’s in evening. Ida Pollock & Kate Bruncher (Louse Rappole’s sister) died today.
Diary Entry for 5/20/1955
Nice day. Edna, Ann, & I went to Chets for dinner. Girls all paid me.
Diary Entry for 5/21/1955
We went to city. Sally LaBarge & Memory went with us. Got sheets, shades, & white shoes. Merrill bought pulverizers. Carl Allen stayed all night with Jim. Jim had 4-H meeting here in evening. Had work done on car. Shock absorbers & brake cable.
Diary Entry for 5/22/1955
Planted garden. Very dry. No church. Conference. Dot came after Carl. Grand day. 80°
Diary Entry for 5/23/1955
Still warm & muggy. Wrote to Vernon.
Diary Entry for 5/24/1955
Talked with school nurse. Jim isn’t feeling good. Very warm. Nellie didn’t ride.
Diary Entry for 5/25/1955
I didn’t go to lodge. Rainy. Very muggy. Merrill planted sweet corn. Jim didn’t go to school. Merrill finished plowing. Nellie didn’t ride.
Diary Entry for 5/26/1955
Got letter from Vernon. He gets out of school June 7th. Jim went to school. Rusho’s bought pulverizer.
Diary Entry for 5/27/1955
Grand day. Merrill set out tomato plants. We went to school circus in evening. Jim was a clown.
Diary Entry for 5/28/1955
Merrill’s appointment with Dr. McAskill. He has to have reading glasses. $21.00. We went to city. Got Jim shoes. Thunder storm in evening. Washed clothes in PM.
Diary Entry for 5/29/1955
Mom, Dad, Merrill, Jim, & I went to Oswego to see Vernon. Had picnic at Fort Ontario. Went through Fort. Buster & Marie have girl. Sherry Lou.
Diary Entry for 5/30/1955
I didn’t have to work today. We went to Memorial service at Philadelphia. Jim was in parade. Rained as usual. Did ironing.
Diary Entry for 5/31/1955
Cold & rainy. Sent calf to sale. Got $17.47. Finished skirt. Checkered one. Evelyn Hall’s birthday.
Diary Entry for 6/1/1955
I didn’t go to grange. We went down town at noon. No crops in yet.
Diary Entry for 6/2/1955
Dot Allen & Vi called. Still cold today.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1955
Warmer today. I went to Chellis’ at noon & got Merrill’s glasses.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1955
Jim went to Crystal with Dot Allen’s and then went home with Carl to spend the night. Waxed living room & dining room floors. Jim mowed yards.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1955
Merrill & I went to church. Went over after Jim. Ate lunch out & drove down to Bill & Vi’s camp in PM. Swell day.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1955
Real warm today. Ben Kiechle’s was down on Paul’s motorcycle in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1955
Vi & I went to Oswego after Vernon. Nice day. We drove to Theresa in evening but store was closed. Rained.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1955
Merrill planted first corn. Vern went to city on bus. Bought power saw. $65.00.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1955
Got letter from Eleanor wanting us to go to city park on Sunday for a picnic.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1955
Little water pump went up. Bennett came out & took it to Novak’s to be welded.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1955
We went to city. We bought new stainless steel sink. $67.00. Vern got Bible from Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1955
Rained. Men finished putting in sink. Went over to Evelyn’s in evening. Worked in garden. Vern mowed lawn.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1955
Raining & cold. Went to Novak’s after water tank. They haven’t fixed it though. Merrill went to Philadelphia with Carleton.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1955
Flag day. Went up to Dick Ennis’ in evening to see hay balers. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1955
Did huge washing. Got water at Evelyn’s. Didn’t go to grange. Merrill went over to Ashley’s to see baler.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1955
Lois, Carroll, & girls were here in evening. Washed my hair. Sent card to Mom.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1955
Edna & I had fish fry at lunch at S&B. Past Noble Grands went to Johnnies Inn. Grand diner. Jim went to 4-H at David Rude’s.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1955
Ironed about all day. Very hot. Washed kitchen curtains.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1955
Father’s day. Very hot. Ate lunch at Wayside Inn. Finished ironing.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1955
Merrill got bale loader at Ennis’. Lynn went after it for him. $175.00. Paid for kitchen rug at Wards. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1955
Leah, Claude, & Priscilla were here in evening.