Went to Lacona, Mannsville & Adams. Got new boots. Vernon overshoes. Rained steady all day long.
Monthly Archives: October 1945
Diary Entry for 10/02/1945
Went to Watertown.Left Jimmy at Moms. Rained all day. Got 5 roosters ready to can.
Diary Entry for 10/03/1945
First snow flurries. Hard frost last night & night before. Got card from Annie. Canned 7 quarts chicken.
Diary Entry for 10/04/1945
Wrote Marg. Cards to Mrs. Putnam & Mrs. White. Sent money to Spiegel. Canned 10 pints sweet pickle.
Diary Entry for 10/05/1945
Marg’s birthday. Sent letter to telephone company & Wards about water front. Dot was down. Started filling silo. Went to Lacona in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/06/1945
Baked rolls, pies & cookies. Vernon gathered stuff in garden. Not feeling very good.
Diary Entry for 10/07/1945
Raining again. Went over home & down to Angie’s. Mom’s bird died last night. Was 11 years old.
Diary Entry for 10/08/1945
Washed clothes. Rained. Dot was here. Edith borrowed my washing machine. Wrote to Annie.
Diary Entry for 10/09/1945
Cloudy. Merrill cut corn at Rudd’s. Buster was here. Made Jimmy pajamas. Got letter from telephone co.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1945
Went to Lorraine in evening. Also over home. Sent letters to Mr. Hungerford & Dr. Reed.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1945
Vernon got off the bus at Dad’s. Is going to stay until Sunday. Finished ironing.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1945
Marie L. birthday. Sent letter to Wards. Varnished high chairs & looking glass. Rained. Went to Lacona. Went to Ellisburg in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1945
Jimmy & I went over home for dinner. I drove. Jimmy stayed over. Merrill worked at Rudd’s. Got pills from Dr. Reed. Went to show. Pauline & Garmon have baby boy.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1945
Went over to Dad’s for dinner. Brought the kids home.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1945
Raining & cold. Buster & George Rudd were here. Brought washing machine home. Sent card to Marg & letter to Mr. Hagan.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1945
Washed clothes. Got announcement from Pauline. Got letter from Mr. Hagan. He is in sanitarium.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1945
Got water front. Angie was here for dinner. Got letter from Mrs. Hagan. Sent order to Chicago Mail Order. Wrote Mr. Hagan. Went up to Barkers. Took high chair.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1945
Merrill filled silo at Rudd’s. Dot was here. We started for city but car spring broke. Sent card to Mrs. Hagan. Nice day. Vernon didn’t go to school. Was sick.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1945
Wrote Pauline & Spiegel. Washed windows. Grand day. Florence & Loraine were here. Albert Kastler is home. Went to Lacona in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1945
Went to Ruth’s & Ethel’s. Went to Lorraine & over home in evening. Dot was here.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1945
Buster & Marie were married at 2:00 PM at Sandy Creek. Mom & Dad’s 31st wedding anniversary. [They]Were here for dinner. Went over home.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1945
Paul Guyette came to work for Buster. Ken & Eleanor were here. Washed clothes. Got 11 chickens ready to can. Raining again. Thunder storms
Diary Entry for 10/23/1945
Canned 14 quarts chicken. Dot was down. Raining. Oren sold a horse. Got letters from Gloria & card from Chellis.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1945
Marg was up all day. We went to Lacona. Roy, Beulah, Buster & Beverly were here. Bev walked all over. Alfred Bush was here collecting for United War Fund. Got card from Buster & Marie from Lake Placid.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1945
Mary Stinson was here. Gave her glads. Ironed & packed some things. Got back money from Wards.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1945
Washed woodwork. Got pillows & shakers for Buster & Marie. Jimmy got overshoes. $1.40
Diary Entry for 10/27/1945
Mom, Ken, Dad, Fred Bishop came up after chicken house & chickens, cabinet. Arlene was here. Went up to Yerdons in evening to see Mrs. White. Went up to Barkers.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1945
Went over to Dad’s in PM. Stopped at Marg’s. Mr. & Mrs. Barker Jr. got home today. Gave them wedding presents.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1945
Sent letters to papers. Got stuff packed. Marg went to Lacona with us. Was up to Barkers. Merrill helped milk in morning for last. Stayed at Dad’s all night.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1945
Moved to Philadelphia. Marg came out with us. Glenn Backus & Dad moved us. Were here for supper. Uncle Roy & Aunt Maude were here in evening. Mrs. Hagan also.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1945
Vernon had Halloween party at school. Dot & Evelyn was down.