Mom, Dad, Uncle Berle & Aunt Mildred were here for dinner. They stayed at Uncle Rays for supper. We went over to Aunt Maude. Aunt Maude & I went up to see Cora Haley.

Year: 1947
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Diary Entry for 7/21/1947
Rosie was over. Washed clothes. We all went to Leah & Claude’s in evening. Rained. Talked with Helen.
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Diary Entry for 7/22/1947
Rainy & cold. Merrill, Helen & I went to city. Merrill got cross cut saw. Got new telephone book. I took Lila over town in morning. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 7/23/1947
Still raining. Merrill went after yearling bull at Shirenel’s. $175.00. Finished ironing.
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Diary Entry for 7/24/1947
Nice day. Took kids over to Helens to play. Went over town. Men drawed hay.
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Diary Entry for 7/25/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 7/26/1947
Nice day. Baked cakes & cookies. Merrill ordered cherries. A dirigible went over in evening. Gave myself a Toni wave.
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Diary Entry for 7/27/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 7/28/1947
Raining & thunderstorms. Merrill went out to Adams after Kessel. Canned pie plant & pineapple.
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Diary Entry for 7/29/1947
Washed clothes. Nice day. Men went huckleberrying. Canned 6 quarts & 1 pint pineapple. Wrote Marg.
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Diary Entry for 7/30/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 7/31/1947
Cleaned up what hay was cut. Quite cold towards night. Went over town. Got letter from Mrs. Ramos.
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Diary Entry for 8/1/1947
Appointment with Dr. Roberts. Merrill & I went to city. Took Kessel & Dellis to barn dance.
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Diary Entry for 8/2/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 8/3/1947
Took kids to Sunday School. We all went to church. Uncle Ray was over in evening.
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Diary Entry for 8/4/1947
Gouverneur Fair starts. Merrill & Kessel milked for Uncle Ray’s. Wrote Mom & Pauline. Aunt Maude called. Talked to Helen. Washed clothes & bedroom curtains.
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Diary Entry for 8/5/1947
Got Sears catalog. Baked & ironed. Terrible hot. Talked with Helen. Went over town. Aunt Maude & Uncle Ray were here. Talked with Beulah H.
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Diary Entry for 8/6/1947
Uncle Ray got a load of hay over here. Aunt Maude was over. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagan, & Aunt Maude.
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Diary Entry for 8/7/1947
Awfully hot. Went over town. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Uncle Ray’s got hay.
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Diary Entry for 8/8/1947
Still hot. Merrill used Carl’s tractor & mowing machine. Got letter from Mom. Uncle Lloyd is sick. Uncle Ray’s got hay.
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Diary Entry for 8/9/1947
Rained during night. Colder. Frank Ranas cattle sale. Merrill went over awhile. Went to show in evening.
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Diary Entry for 8/10/1947
Our house almost burned from defective wiring. Carl, Keichle’s, Mrs. Hagan were here. Kessel went to Adams.
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Diary Entry for 8/11/1947
Washed clothes & started ironing. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Wrote Mom. Still hot.
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Diary Entry for 8/12/1947
Finished ironing. Varnished chairs. Talked with Helen, Mrs. Hagam & Aunt Maude. Got letter from Gloria.
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Diary Entry for 8/13/1947
Kessel came back in evening. Drake’s fixed electric wiring. Was hall light that caused trouble. Awful hot. About 100°. Talked with Helen.
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Diary Entry for 8/14/1947
Terrible hot. Uncle Ray, Aunt Maude, Jim, Lila & Cheryl were here in evening. Talked with Helen.
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Diary Entry for 8/15/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 8/16/1947
Cloudy & cooler. Canned peaches. Baked. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude. Mrs. Hagan went to Massena yesterday. Her mother is ill.
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Diary Entry for 8/17/1947
Cloudy. Men drawed 2 load of hay. Didn’t go to church. Have felt awfully tired all day.
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Diary Entry for 8/19/1947
Painted kitchen wall & second coat on sun porch floor. Talked with Helen. Rainy. Got letter & pictures from Doreen.
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Diary Entry for 8/20/1947
Vernon got card from Mrs. Rawlings. Washed clothes. Talked with Helen. Mrs. Keichle is very low. Men drawed hay today.
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Diary Entry for 8/21/1947
Mrs. Keichle died about 9:00 PM. Kept John & Charles. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Took Vernon out home. Stopped at Adams also.
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Diary Entry for 8/22/1947
Started painting house. John & Charles were here. Got letter from Polly. Was over to Aunt Maude’s.
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Diary Entry for 8/23/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 8/25/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 8/26/1947
Raining. Went to city in PM. Got new rug for boy’s room. Talked with Helen. Sent card to Florence. Canned 7 quarts tomatoes.
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Diary Entry for 8/27/1947
Ironed. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Merrill started reaping barely. Talked with Aunt Maude & Lulu.
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Diary Entry for 8/28/1947
Varnished chairs & painted dining room ceiling. Talked with Helen. Vi sent Green Stamps in. Sent letter to Mrs. Hagan.
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Diary Entry for 8/29/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 8/30/1947
Have been sick all day. Kids went to show in evening. Kessel went to city tonight. Merrill & Vernon got hair cut.
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Diary Entry for 8/31/1947
Merrill took Gloria & Buddy to city to meet bus. Went to church. Cleaned living rooms.
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Diary Entry for 9/1/1947
Washed clothes. Cleaned bedroom, bathroom & dining room floors. Rosie was here. Labor Day.
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Diary Entry for 9/2/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 9/3/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 9/4/1947
Wrote Mom & Juanita. Men threshed at Win Bacon’s. Finally finished haying. Went to G.L.F. meeting. Won can [of] oil.
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Diary Entry for 9/5/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 9/6/1947
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.
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Diary Entry for 9/7/1947
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.
