I’m not feeling too good. Helen & Mr. Wilson called. Was invited to shower at Vi’s for Pearl B., I didn’t feel like going.

Year: 1947
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Diary Entry for 2/21/1947
Got letter from Marg. Wrote Florence, & Aunt Esther. Starting to snow again & cold. Talked with Aunt Maude, Helen & Mrs. Keichle. Vernon found Joe Harper’s billfold.
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Diary Entry for 2/22/1947
Still stormy. No mail because of holiday. Baked cake, cookies, 3 pies. Had candy corn & apples in evening and listened to radio.
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Diary Entry for 2/23/1947
Still stormy. Jim isn’t feeling good this evening. Made bread. Talked with Helen.
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Diary Entry for 2/24/1947
Terrible stormy. Jim awfully sick. Temp 104°. Talked with Dr. Penhollow. Vernon didn’t go to school because of storm.
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Diary Entry for 2/25/1947
Wrote Mom & Angie. No school because of storm. Had Dr. Dryer for Jim. Said he was very sick. Gave him sulfur. Helen, Mrs. Keichle, Mrs. Hagan, Mrs. Palms & Mr. Suits called.
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Diary Entry for 2/26/1947
Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Suits, Cora, Lulu, Elsie, Margaret, Edna, & Madeline. Jim is lots better. Lodge tonight. but I couldn’t go. Sent $2.50 to Journal. Order to Sears.
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Diary Entry for 2/27/1947
Still stormy. Jim lots better. Sent card to Mom. Got Montgomery Ward catalog. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 2/28/1947
Still stormy. Jim is up & dressed. Still weak. Washed kitchen curtains. Mr. Suits was over. Got letter from Mom. Dad called. Merrill bought new truck. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle, & Aunt Maude,
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Diary Entry for 3/1/1947
Got our new truck home. I stopped at Aunt Maude’s. Jim isn’t too peppy yet.
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Diary Entry for 3/2/1947
Snowing awfully hard. Merrill went with milk but roads plugged rest of the day.
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Diary Entry for 3/3/1947
Snowing & blowing. Everything covered. No school. Washed clothes. Baked bread & cookies. Talked with Mrs. Keichle, Helen, & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 3/4/1947
Still stormy all over New York State. Nothing on radio much but storm news. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan, & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 3/5/1947
Got letter from Mother Tryon. Not so stormy, no wind. Beulah’s house has burned. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle & Aunt Maude & Mercer’s. Keichels got a road broke with team. Merrill skied over town.
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Diary Entry for 3/6/1947
Got milk out with team. 4 cans sour. First since Sunday. Vernon walked over town. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle & Mrs. Hogan. Sent cards to Dad’s, Tryon’s & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 3/7/1947
Merrill worked all night shoveling in front of plow. Got our road open. Plugged 6 days. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle. Got letter from Arlene.
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Diary Entry for 3/8/1947
Merrill worked all night again. Got letter from Elmer from Japen. Letter from Juanita. Wrote Eleanor. Jim’s ear started running. Talked to doctor.
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Diary Entry for 3/9/1947
Quiet day. Wrote letter to Mom. Called Aunt Maude, Helen, Mrs. Keichle. The town barn caught fire so Merrill didn’t have to work.
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Diary Entry for 3/10/1947
Vernon went back to school for first since storm. (Since February 28) Some schools not open yet. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to city for truck plates with Keichels. Wrote Mom.
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Diary Entry for 3/11/1947
Merrill drawed milk with new truck. Started cleaning house. Cleaned dining room. Merrill worked from 11:00 to 5:00. Mom called. Ethel is there.
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Diary Entry for 3/12/1947
Grand day. Cleaned bedrooms. Talked with Helen. Went to Lodge. Dorothy H. has baby girl.
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Diary Entry for 3/13/1947
Went out home. Lots of snow out there. Merrill changed insurance. Grand day. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 3/14/1947
Raining & cloudy. Also windy. Sent card to Marguerite Beach. Sent for bicycle parts.
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Diary Entry for 3/15/1947
Sold our car to Wesley Gleason. Awful stormy. Went over town to sign bill of sale. Talked with Helen.
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Diary Entry for 3/16/1947
Road plugged again this morning. Quite windy. They plowed road about 2:00. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 3/18/1947
Started cleaning living room. Got paint for ceiling. Washed curtains. Aunt Maude called.
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Diary Entry for 3/20/1947
Got letter from Juanita. Finished ceiling. Put up curtains. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen. Mrs. K is ill with sore throat. Got apples from Wallace. Sadie R died.
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Diary Entry for 3/21/1947
We took calf to sale. Got paint. Went over to Vi’s in evening to circle meeting. Merrill & boys went to show. Mr. Lasher died. Wrote Juanita.
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Diary Entry for 3/22/1947
Made Merrill birthday cake. Leah & Claude were over in evening. Merrill got several cards.
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Diary Entry for 3/23/1947
Went to church. I went with Rebecca’s in body to call on Mrs. Dickson family in evening. Leah called.
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Diary Entry for 3/24/1947
Washed clothes. Went over to Beulah Halls. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Talked with Helen. Did ironing.
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Diary Entry for 3/25/1947
Went over to city. Got cakes for Lodge. Very stormy. Our old car was in an accident.
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Diary Entry for 3/26/1947
Still stormy. No school. Milk didn’t go. Vernon went to show. I went to Lodge. Beulah, Helen, Mrs. Hagan, and Mrs. Keichle called.
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Diary Entry for 3/27/1947
Got letter from Mom. Plowed road. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen. Awfully cold.
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Diary Entry for 3/28/1947
Vernon went over to Addie Klock’s to supper & party. We went to show. Wrote Gloria & Arlene. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude, & Mrs. Keichle. Elsie Bacon is in hospital.
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Diary Entry for 3/29/1947
Snowing. Quite cold. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle. Not feeling very good.
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Diary Entry for 3/30/1947
Awfully stormy. No roads. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan. The French people arrived on the Camp farm at midnight last night.
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Diary Entry for 3/31/1947
Plowed our road. Merrill took 2 days milk. Got more coal. Cold. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 4/1/1947
Washed & ironed. Mr. Suits was here. Merrill & I are going to join the church Sunday. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle.
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Diary Entry for 4/2/1947
Talked with Mrs. Keichle. Ben K is sick with sore throat. Wrote Mom & Marg. Raining. Merrill went after refrigerator for Dick Mercer.
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Diary Entry for 4/3/1947
Got letter from Mom. Grand day. Merrill helped Uncle Ray cut tree. They also drawed fertilizer.
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Diary Entry for 4/4/1947
Took calf to sale and did shopping. Got Easter hat & suit. & Vernon sweater. Grand day. Talked with Mrs. Keichle.
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Diary Entry for 4/6/1947
Easter. Vernon & Jim were baptized. Merrill & I joined the church. Grand day. Water awful high. Boys & I went to Sunrise service at 7:00 AM. Went to show. Stopped at Uncle Rays.
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Diary Entry for 4/7/1947
Took Vernon out home. Was there for dinner. Merrill isn’t feeling good. Water has gone down over town. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen.
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Diary Entry for 4/8/1947
Washed clothes. Went to W.S.C.S. at church. Had cow drop dead. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Keichle. & Lulu.
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Diary Entry for 4/9/1947
Snowing. Merrill feeling better. I went to Lodge in evening. Did ironing. Sent Vernon & Dad card. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Keichle.
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Diary Entry for 4/10/1947
Nice day. We went to dance at High School. Westward Ho played. Mrs. Keichle called. Got card from Vernon.
