Snow flurries. Colder. Mother, Dad Tryon & Carl went home on bus today. Merrill went to Grange. I was sick. Made birthday cake.
Monthly Archives: December 1948
Diary Entry for 12/2/1948
Talked with Beulah. Home Bureau at Lupines. Home nursing. I went. Stopped to see Ethel Tously.
Diary Entry for 12/3/1948
Washed slip covers. Lula called to say someone is working on church. Had special meeting at L.L.Chapin. Rev. B. Waters attended.
Diary Entry for 12/4/1948
Talked with several about church doings. Was over to Mrs. Whitfords. Decided to have Bazaar at Grange Hall. W.S.C.S meeting at parsonage.
Diary Entry for 12/5/1948
Went to church. Was in Baptist church. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 12/6/1948
Washed clothes. went to city. Took calf to sale. Rainy. Merrill went to Lodge. Lula, Beulah, & Elsie was over and made out slips for W.S.C.S supper.
Diary Entry for 12/7/1948
W.S.C.S meeting at parsonage. Good turn out.
Diary Entry for 12/8/1948
Went to Lodge in evening. Snowing & cold. Men came & got radio to fix dial.
Diary Entry for 12/9/1948
Odd Fellows had Bingo party. We all went. Rebekah’s had Chamber of Commerce supper. Milk tester came. Mrs. Petrie was here.
Diary Entry for 12/10/1948
We aren’t going to test any more. Was 3.75. Roy’s birthday. Sent him card. Did ironing. Ironed slip covers. Vernon went to basketball game. Merrill, Jim & I went to city. Got radio.
Diary Entry for 12/11/1948
Went over town in PM. Was over to Mrs. Arnold. Our anniversary. No special celebration. Got card & letter form Uncle Berle & Mom.
Diary Entry for 12/12/1948
Went out home & got tree. Decorated it in evening. Raining.
Diary Entry for 12/13/1948
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 12/14/1948
W.S.C.S supper & bazaar in Grange Hall. Good crowd. Cleared $95.00. Got home at 8:45 PM. Got 1st Xmas card from Mom.
Diary Entry for 12/15/1948
Cold. Grange. We went but came home early as I was sick.
Diary Entry for 12/16/1948
Card party at Grange. We didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 12/17/1948
Got ready for party. Got several Xmas cards.
Diary Entry for 12/18/1948
Party. Ceil Allen made us cake. Got the nicest juice set. 28 here. Cold night.
Diary Entry for 12/19/1948
We all went to church. Wrapped gifts & addressed cards in PM.
Diary Entry for 12/20/1948
Went to city. aunt Maude went too. church Xmas tree in evening. We went. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 12/21/1948
Made baskets for the shut-ins at Mrs. Palm’s house. I was chaperone at Teen Town in evening.
Diary Entry for 12/22/1948
Emma Farnham & I delivered Xmas boxes in AM. I went to school program in PM. I went to Rebekah’s in evening. Had our Christmas party.
Diary Entry for 12/23/1948
Donna’s birthday. Worked on Donna’s dress. Delivered 3 more Xmas boxes in PM. Got gift of Reader’s Digest from Uncle Berle. Xmas vacation begins.
Diary Entry for 12/24/1948
Went over town in PM & got more gifts. Had our tree in evening. I got new waffle iron. Got Calvin’s picture.
Diary Entry for 12/25/1948
Went out home for dinner. Angie’s, Marg’s, Uncle Lloyd’s, Dorland, Grandpa, & Uncle Berle were there. Stopped at Adams on way home. Snowy & roads were icy.
Diary Entry for 12/26/1948
Boys & I went to church. Mr. Heatherington’s family sang in church. Awfully cold. Mr. & Mrs. Heatherington’s 36th anniversary.
Diary Entry for 12/27/1948
Stormy, snow plow was over for first time this winter. Merrill went to Lodge. Started Jim’s coat.
Diary Entry for 12/28/1948
Have been sick all day. Vernon did work. Warmer.
Diary Entry for 12/29/1948
Baked pies, cake, doughnuts. Rained all day. Icy. Not feeling too good yet.
Diary Entry for 12/30/1948
Feeling better today. Home Bureau at Elsie Bacon’s. Church meeting at church. Sleet storm all day. Made out income tax returns.
Diary Entry for 12/31/1948
Snowing hard. Got letter from Juanita. Ben was over all PM. Wrote letter to Beulah Congdon. Did two weeks wash. Plow was over for second time this winter.