A new diary. Roy & Marg came to spend a few days. Talked with Leah, Aunt Maude & Helen. Quite cold.Glenn Salisbury’s in hospital with infection
Yearly Archives: 1948
Diary Entry for 1/2/1948
Stormy. Gave Marg a Toni wave. Talked with several people. Got card from Leah, Juanita, Jim got card from Lorraine.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1948
Did baking. Talked with several peopleabout church doings. Marg & I went over to church to work. Went over town in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1948
Installation at church of W.S.C.S. officers. Had covered dish dinner afterwards. Roy & Marg went home. Stopped at Uncle Rays.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1948
Got new wrist watch from Sears. Washed clothes. Sent cards to Mom, & Uncle Berle. Card & letter to Ken & Eleanor. Went over to Beulah’s & Aunt Maude. Merrill went to Lodge. Talked with Beulah, Aunt Maude, Helen & Mrs. Reynolds.
Diary Entry for 1/6/1948
My first W.S.C.S. meeting as president.
Diary Entry for 1/7/1948
Got letter from Gloria, Mom & Juanita. Went over to Aunt Maude’s & decorated cakes for Grange. Sent our names in to Grange. Talked with Leah.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1948
Went to city. Wrote Uncle Berle, Juanita. Was over to Lilian’s. Talked with Beulah H. Saw Mother & Dad Tryon at city. Also Lois & Arlene Pitkin.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1948
Oren Jr’s birthday. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude & Edna. Cleaned upstairs. Wrote Marg & Mom.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1948
Real cold. Cleaned floors. Cleaned living room rug. Sent for dial calendar. Sent in Income Tax.
Diary Entry for 1/11/1948
Milk tester came in evening. First time. Nice day. Talked with Helen. Didn’t go to church.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1948
Talked with Aunt Maude, Helen, Lila & Edna. Very stormy day. Milk tester left. Open installation at Odd Fellows Lodge tonight. We didn’t go as it is so stormy & Vernon came home sick from school
Diary Entry for 1/13/1948
Blood tested cows. Lila has baby girl. Talked with Beulah, Addie, Uncle Ray, & Helen. Got letters from Mother Tryon & bill from Dr. Reed for $250 which I don’t owe him. Parachute jumpers on Pine Camp. Warm today.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1948
Started out home but was so icy we didn’t go. Went to Lodge in evening. Awfully cold. Lila named her baby Vickie Lynn. Talked with Aunt Maude & Uncle Ray.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1948
Terrible cold all day. The Grange had a card party tonight but we couldn’t go because of the weather. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude, Mrs. Ronas, & Leah.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1948
Story day. Very windy. Cora Haley had another operation. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1948
Lila & Vickie came home from hospital. Went over town & got juice for sunshine box for Cora. Talked with Beulah, Addie, & Helen.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1948
Went out home for dinner. Roy, Marg, Ken, Eleanor, Aunt Myrtle & Uncle Berle were there. Also talked with Helen & Uncle Ray. Aunt Maude went over to Lila’s to stay until Tuesday.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1948
Awfully cold. Water pipes and drain frozen. Vernon got out of school early because of the cold. Wrote Dot & Aunt Keitha.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1948
Washed clothes. Merrill dug up drain. Got letters from Mom & Marg & Juanita. Aunt Maude got home from Lila’s. Went over to Lodge to practice drill.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1948
Got letter from Aunt Keitha. Merrill got drain fixed. Telephone man was here. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude, Leah, & Beulah. I’ve been sick all day. Went to Grange at night and took 1st & 2nd degree.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1948
Went to card party at Rebekah’s. Boys stayed with Grandpa at Aunt Maude’s. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude, Leah. Quite stormy during day. Kiechle’s pressed hay down by here at old house.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1948
Clear & cold. Went over to Beulah Halls to make out slips for W.S.C.S. supper. Aunt Maude & Vi went too. Talked with Helen.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1948
Real cold. Wrote Mom. Vernon went to show in afternoon. Baked bread, cake & pies. Talked with Beulah.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1948
I went to church. Leah, Claude & Elmer were here for dinner & supper. Gave Leah Toni wave. Still cold.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1948
Washed clothes. Ironed. Stormy in evening. Talked with Helen, Beulah & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1948
Killed pig at Carl’s. Jim & I went over too. Talked with Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1948
Very stormy. Made lard. Merrill cut up pig. Got a “catch” in my back tonight. Got new truck license plates. Two this year.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1948
Chamber of Commerce supper. No school or no roads. Couldn’t go with milk. Talked with several people about supper.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1948
Snow plow opened our road during night. Talked with Helen & Beulah. Went over to Mrs. Whittakers to plan World Day of Prayer. Awfully cold. Ross Alton’s house burned.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1948
Got card from Mom. Still awfully cold. Merrill couldn’t start truck. Roy K. & Uncle Ray came over & helped start it. Had to have it repaired. Didn’t go with milk. Talked with Helen & Beulah.
Diary Entry for 2/1/1948
Still very cold. Merrill took 2 days milk. Didn’t get around in time for church. Went over to Aunt Maude’s in PM to see Lila & family. Saw Vickie for first time. Aunt Maude & I went up to see Cora Haley. Shot a skunk in the road.
Diary Entry for 2/2/1948
Wrote Mom & Marg. Washed clothes. Did ironing & waxed rug. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Talked with Aunt Maude, Leah Helen.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1948
W.S.C.S. meeting at Mrs. Dellis. Had good crowd. Got card from Mom. Went to card party at Grange. I won in Pedro. Got plant dish & holder. Talked with Helen, Leah, Aunt Maude & Beulah. Still awfully cold.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1948
Still cold. Went to Grange in evening. Saw others take 1st & 2nd degree. Had refreshments. Did mending.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1948
Still cold. Talked with Helen. Gave myself a Toni wave. Went over to Lodge to practice drill. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Mrs. Suits’ mother died today.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1948
Beulah & I went over to Flossie’s & made out group lists. Talked with Helen, Beulah, Flossie, Addie. Cold. Merrill cleaned stove pipes.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1948
Vi is sick with intestinal grippe. A little warmer but cloudy. Talked with Mr. Kiechle. Baked bread, pies, and doughnuts. Mr. Suits called about Quarterly Conference.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1948
Went to church. Mr. Workman preached. Went up to Aunt Edna’s & Uncle Ed’s in PM. Talked with Beulah, Leone L & Aunt Maude Jimmy was sick all night.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1948
Washed clothes. Aunt Maude came over & spent the day. Gave her Toni wave. Talked with Helen. Wrote Mom. Jim feeling better. Leah called.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1948
Merrill is sick. Milk tester came. I went over to Mrs. Palms & helped tie quilts for Altonis. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1948
Lodge. Went to city. Got Vernon new suit & pajamas. Got cloth for dress. Went to Lodge in evening. Talked with Aunt Maude, Mrs. Bacon is sick.
Diary Entry for 2/12/1948
Beulah Hall went to hospital. Got letter from Mom. Aunt Maude was over & helped me make dress. Uncle Ray helped Merrill cut wood. Grand day. Warmer. Talked with Helen, Lula.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1948
World Day of Prayer at Congressional church. 25 there. Talked with Lois, Helen, Addie. Stormy day. Raining.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1948
Got letter from Marg, Juanita & Eleanor. Doris & Freddy’s anniversary. (11 years) Leah & Claude are having party for them. Talked with Leah, Aunt Maude, Vi, Mrs. Hagan. We finally got to party but Doris & Freddie couldn’t get there.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1948
Boys & I went to church. Talked with Leah, Aunt Maude. Beulah Hall had operation yesterday morning for cyst.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1948
Mother Tryon’s birthday. Washed clothes. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Grand day. Washed slip covers. Talked with Helen, Carrie, Lola Bailey.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1948
Talked with Helen & Uncle Ray. Baked bread. Went to practice at Lodge in evening. Nice day but very icy. Spring like day. Light men were here to see about putting up new line.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1948
Grange. Another nice day. Leah, Vi & I went to city. Went to Grange in evening. Had 3rd & 4th degrees. Talked with Leah.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1948
Windy. Chamber Commerce supper at Lodge. Went out home & up to Barkers. Stopped to see Beulah H. when I took pie over. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen. Raining in evening.