Still raining. Merrill went after yearling bull at Shirenel’s. $175.00. Finished ironing.
Yearly Archives: 1947
Diary Entry for 07/24/1947
Nice day. Took kids over to Helens to play. Went over town. Men drawed hay.
Diary Entry for 07/25/1947
Helen left at 10:06 AM for home. Jim & I took her to train. Sent card to Don. Went over town. Went to show in evening. Talked with Helen. Stopped at Aunt M’s.
Diary Entry for 07/26/1947
Nice day. Baked cakes & cookies. Merrill ordered cherries. A dirigible went over in evening. Gave myself a Toni wave.
Diary Entry for 07/27/1947
Raining. Went out home for dinner. Was up to Barkers. Also Busters. Stopped at Dad Tryon’s. Leslie’s were there also. Kessel couldn’t come home because of the rain.
Diary Entry for 07/28/1947
Raining & thunderstorms. Merrill went out to Adams after Kessel. Canned pie plant & pineapple.
Diary Entry for 07/29/1947
Washed clothes. Nice day. Men went huckleberrying. Canned 6 quarts & 1 pint pineapple. Wrote Marg.
Diary Entry for 07/30/1947
Men drawed hay. Helen called. Got frozen cherries. $6.50 at Red & White. Kessel’s’ girl friend came in evening. Got letter from Polly P.
Diary Entry for 07/31/1947
Cleaned up what hay was cut. Quite cold towards night. Went over town. Got letter from Mrs. Ramos.
Diary Entry for 08/01/1947
Appointment with Dr. Roberts. Merrill & I went to city. Took Kessel & Dellis to barn dance.
Diary Entry for 08/02/1947
Have about 50 loads of hay in. Nice day. Men hayed it all day. Went to show in evening. Talked with Beulah H. Also Helen.
Diary Entry for 08/03/1947
Took kids to Sunday School. We all went to church. Uncle Ray was over in evening.
Diary Entry for 08/04/1947
Gouverneur Fair starts. Merrill & Kessel milked for Uncle Ray’s. Wrote Mom & Pauline. Aunt Maude called. Talked to Helen. Washed clothes & bedroom curtains.
Diary Entry for 08/05/1947
Got Sears catalog. Baked & ironed. Terrible hot. Talked with Helen. Went over town. Aunt Maude & Uncle Ray were here. Talked with Beulah H.
Diary Entry for 08/06/1947
Uncle Ray got a load of hay over here. Aunt Maude was over. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan, & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 08/07/1947
Awfully hot. Went over town. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Uncle Ray’s got hay.
Diary Entry for 08/08/1947
Still hot. Merrill used Carl’s tractor & mowing machine. Got letter from Mom. Uncle Lloyd is sick. Uncle Ray’s got hay.
Diary Entry for 08/09/1947
Rained during night. Colder. Frank Ranas cattle sale. Merrill went over awhile. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 08/10/1947
Our house almost burned from defective wiring. Carl, Keichle’s, Mrs. Hagan were here. Kessel went to Adams.
Diary Entry for 08/11/1947
Washed clothes & started ironing. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Wrote Mom. Still hot.
Diary Entry for 08/12/1947
Finished ironing. Varnished chairs. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagam & Aunt Maude. Got letter from Gloria.
Diary Entry for 08/13/1947
Kessel came back in evening. Drake’s fixed electric wiring. Was hall light that caused trouble. Awful hot. About 100°. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 08/14/1947
Terrible hot. Uncle Ray, Aunt Maude, Jim, Lila & Cheryl were here in evening. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 08/15/1947
Dad’s have house wired. Went to city in forenoon. Got chair, end table & peaches. Rained in PM. Don, Juanita & Donna were here for supper. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 08/16/1947
Cloudy & cooler. Canned peaches. Baked. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude. Mrs. Hagan went to Massena yesterday. Her mother is ill.
Diary Entry for 08/17/1947
Cloudy. Men drawed 2 load of hay. Didn’t go to church. Have felt awfully tired all day.
Diary Entry for 08/18/1947
Painted sun porch & floor. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 08/19/1947
Painted kitchen wall & second coat on sun porch floor. Talked with Helen. Rainy. Got letter & pictures from Doreen.
Diary Entry for 08/20/1947
Vernon got card from Mrs. Rawlings. Washed clothes. Talked with Helen. Mrs. Keichle is very low. Men drawed hay today.
Diary Entry for 08/21/1947
Mrs. Keichle died about 9:00 PM. Kept John & Charles. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Took Vernon out home. Stopped at Adams also.
Diary Entry for 08/22/1947
Started painting house. John & Charles were here. Got letter from Polly. Was over to Aunt Maude’s.
Diary Entry for 08/23/1947
Went over to Keichle’s & to show. I was awfully sick when I got home. Jim & I was over to Aunt Maude’s & over town.
Diary Entry for 08/24/1947
John & Charles were over all day. Mrs. Keichle’s funeral.
Diary Entry for 08/25/1947
Washed clothes. Jim & I went out home after Vernon. Stopped at Marg’s. Went to show in evening. Eleanor Hall rode to city with us.
Diary Entry for 08/26/1947
Raining. Went to city in PM. Got new rug for boy’s room. Talked with Helen. Sent card to Florence. Canned 7 quarts tomatoes.
Diary Entry for 08/27/1947
Ironed. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Merrill started reaping barely. Talked with Aunt Maude & Lulu.
Diary Entry for 08/28/1947
Varnished chairs & painted dining room ceiling. Talked with Helen. Vi sent Green Stamps in. Sent letter to Mrs. Hagan.
Diary Entry for 08/29/1947
Kessel threshed at Kavanoughs. Gloria & Buddy came on 3:00 PM bus. Jack Hagan was here. Talked with Helen & Lulu. Painted chair & table. Got letter from Juanita.
Diary Entry for 08/30/1947
Have been sick all day. Kids went to show in evening. Kessel went to city tonight. Merrill & Vernon got hair cut.
Diary Entry for 08/31/1947
Merrill took Gloria & Buddy to city to meet bus. Went to church. Cleaned living rooms.
Diary Entry for 09/01/1947
Washed clothes. Cleaned bedroom, bathroom & dining room floors. Rosie was here. Labor Day.
Diary Entry for 09/02/1947
School opens. W.S.C.S. met here in PM. Had 26. Leah, Claude & Elmer was here for birthday supper with Jim. Jim got dump truck & top. Got a coat from Angie.
Diary Entry for 09/03/1947
Jim got cards from Don’s & Gloria. Talked with Helen. Vernon only had to go to school awhile in AM & PM. Got books from Ben. Ironed.
Diary Entry for 09/04/1947
Wrote Mom & Juanita. Men threshed at Win Bacon’s. Finally finished haying. Went to G.L.F. meeting. Won can [of] oil.
Diary Entry for 09/05/1947
Helen & boys brought over sweet corn. Men threshed at Bechard’s. Jim not feeling good. Vernon got 10 bullheads by bridge. Beulah & Glenn have baby boy. Timothy Sheldon.
Diary Entry for 09/06/1947
Brought the threshing machine here. Awfully hot. Jim not feeling food. Wrote Doreen. Talked with Helen & Mrs. Hagan. She’s home for weekend from Massena. Brought load of lime.
Diary Entry for 09/07/1947
Went out home for dinner. Vernon took Mom out lamp & fish. Got plums, peaches & tomatoes & apples at Greco’s. Awfully hot. Vernon got 7 baby rabbits at Mrs. Rawlings.
Diary Entry for 09/08/1947
Canned 56 quarts of stuff. Threshed in PM. Not very good. Brought 4 loads of lime. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 09/09/1947
Washed clothes. Men started spreading lime. Awfully warm. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 09/10/1947
Lodge opens again. Went to Lodge in evening.Sent 2 cows & bull to sale. Wrote Mom’s a card. Boys got cards from Mom & Dad. Got letter from Doreen. Men filled silo at Kavanoughs.