Nice but cold. Mr. & Mrs. Chapin were here. Talked with Helen, Addie, Lula & Cora.
Monthly Archives: May 1948
Diary Entry for 5/2/1948
Grand day. Went to church. Went out home in PM. Stopped at Adams. Talked with Aunt Maude & Cora. Cleaned up yards.
Diary Entry for 5/3/1948
Washed & ironed. Aunt Maude & Pearl came over in evening on tractor. Mrs. Brown was here with products.
Diary Entry for 5/4/1948
Delivered Stanley products. Went to W.S.C.S. at Elsie Bacon’s. Talked with Beulah, Helen, Aunt Maude & Lila.
Diary Entry for 5/5/1948
Grange. Pearl B & I put on short play. Made tickets for Mother & Daughter banquet.
Diary Entry for 5/6/1948
Took tickets over to Vi, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Ronas, Edna & Beulah. Was over to Mrs. Hagans. Uncle Ray helped Merrill drill grain until 10:30. Aunt Maude was over.
Diary Entry for 5/7/1948
Rainy. Merrill, Aunt Maude & I went to city. Got dress & shoes. Merrill & I went to Calcium to Grange meeting in evening. Talked with Vi, Lula, Aunt Maude & Leah.
Diary Entry for 5/8/1948
Snow flurries. Rainy & cold. Talked with Lila [Miller], Addie, Vi, & Helen. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/9/1948
Mother’s Day. Still rainy & cold. Merrill & I went to church. Talked with Lula & Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 5/10/1948
Wrote Edith. Washed. Still raining. Men started digging cellar drain. Went over to Vi’s. We went over town. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 5/11/1948
Mother & Daughter banquet. Had good turn out. worked at church in PM. Talked with several about banquet.
Diary Entry for 5/12/1948
Went to Lodge. Aunt Maude too Cheryl. Men helped Uncle Ray build fence at Hagans. Called several about party for Mr. Danforth.
Diary Entry for 5/13/1948
Still cloudy. Went over town with Merrill to see people about party. Called several about it. Men finished cellar drain.
Diary Entry for 5/14/1948
Cleaned Sunday School room at church. Talked with several about party. Got letter from Mom. Said Ken bought other farm.
Diary Entry for 5/15/1948
Nice day. Men started laying cement in cellar. Had farewell party for Mr. Danforth at church. 35 there. Ceil called about party for Howard.
Diary Entry for 5/16/1948
I went to church. Milk tester came in evening. Didn’t stay all night. Talked with Helen & Aunt Maude. Vernon not feeling too good. Had tooth ache.
Diary Entry for 5/17/1948
Did wash, ironing. Wrote Mother. Raining again. Men worked on cellar. Talked with Helen, Pearl & Ceil.
Diary Entry for 5/18/1948
Talked with Leah, Vi, Aunt Maude. Still raining. Sent order to Spiegel. Merrill & I went to party at Allen’s for Howard. Bob McGraw [Hired man] was here in evening. Quite cold.
Diary Entry for 5/19/1948
Howard Allen’s birthday. (45 years) Merrill & I went to Grange. Had sick cow. Carl, Helen & boys were over awhile. Talked with Doris, Helen.
Diary Entry for 5/20/1948
Spring musical at school. Was very good. Vernon played clarinet. Raining again in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/21/1948
I was sick in bed all day. Vernon did work. Mrs. Hagan called. Raining about all day.
Diary Entry for 5/22/1948
Cloudy. Baked and cleaned. Feeling better today.
Diary Entry for 5/23/1948
Went up to Barkers for dinner. Stopped at Dads & at Adams. Talked with Aunt Maude & Edith. No church conference.
Diary Entry for 5/24/1948
Got package from Spiegel. Aunt Maude & Pearl was over. Went to Adams & drawed gravel. Stopped at Aunt Myrtle’s. Mr. Suits has been sent to a church at Middleville. Washed.
Diary Entry for 5/25/1948
Talked with several about party for Mr. & Mrs. Suits. Was over to Alice Flaherty’s.
Diary Entry for 5/26/1948
Lodge. Entertained Past Grand. Pearl & I did play. Went out collecting for gift for Suits. Marguerite Beach is taking charge of program.
Diary Entry for 5/27/1948
Leah’s brush party. Merrill & I went. Not many there. Collected for Suits present.
Diary Entry for 5/28/1948
Fireman’s Field Day. Lula, Aunt Maude & I went to city for gift for Suits. Got chair, end table & console set. Awfully warm. Kids & I went to see Fireman’s parade.
Diary Entry for 5/29/1948
Got word today Bill Keller dead. (May 27) Aunt Maude, Pearl & I went to Antwerp. Got blouse pattern. Men planted garden.
Diary Entry for 5/30/1948
Decoration Day. Went to church. Mr. Heatherington preached for first time. Went to Bill Keller’s funeral.
Diary Entry for 5/31/1948
Mr. & Mrs. Suits farewell party at church. We went. We went over in PM & set tables & got flowers.