Dad’s birthday (56). Talked with Mrs. Ronas, Aunt Maude, Lois, Lula, & Beulah. Baked cakes and doughnuts.
Yearly Archives: 1948
Diary Entry for 4/11/1948
Awfully windy. Talked with Mrs. Ronas, Helen & Emma. Power off from 9:00 to 11:30 AM. Was down to Leah’s awhile after church.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1948
Washed clothes. Cloudy. Emma, Beulah & Elsie were here in evening to make out slips. Milk tester came. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1948
Colder. Talked with several about supper. Tester left. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1948
Raining. Talked with several about supper. Went over & gave out slips. Got some more coal.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1948
Talked with Helen & several others about supper. Went to city after groceries for supper. Delivered meat & swept church. Nice day but cold.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1948
Father & Son Banquet. Worked over church all afternoon & evening. Sold 112 tickets. Made about $95-$100. Raining.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1948
Vernon & I went to city. Uncle Ray buzzed wood. Talked with Lula, Helen, Emma, Uncle Ray. Got lamp shades.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1948
Aunt Maude & I went to church. Took her to Evans Mills in PM. Stopped to see Mrs. Holmes. Stopped at Kiechle’s. Talked with Leah & Aunt Maude. Mosquitoes are here.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1948
Cloudy & colder. cleaned. Talked with Vi, Aunt Maude, Leah.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1948
Thunder showers. Had Stanley Party. Baked cookies.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1948
Wrote Mom & Aunt Myrtle. Colder.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1948
Went collecting for Cancer drive. Was over to Aunt Maude’s. Jim Matteson was here in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1948
Painted dining room wood work. Got “True Romances”. Talked with Beulah & Lula.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1948
Baked & washed. Uncle Berle & Aunt Myrtle were here for supper & evening. Brought stuff in Tom Beenaman’s show.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1948
Went out home for dinner. Stopped at Margs & Tryon’s. Nice day. Quite warm. Got potatoes $1.00. Vernon mowed back yard for first.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1948
Washed clothes. Grand day. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude & Leah. Men couldn’t get tractor going. Called hospital at Gouverneur to appeal for AB blood.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1948
Colder. Mrs. Bechard was here. Talked with Helen. Merrill went to city for part for tractor. Men started fitting for first.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1948
Went out collecting on Cancer drive. Men planted first oats of season. I went to Lodge. Got card from Mother.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1948
Sent Flossie White card. Finished Cancer Drive. I took in $16.00 Went to city with Merrill after tractor part. Talked with Helen, Aunt Maude & Lula. Was over to Mrs. Hagan’s.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1948
Raining & cold. Went up to Rappole’s. Mrs. Suits & Sharon were here. Sent Mom card. Talked with Lula, Vi & Addie.
Diary Entry for 5/1/1948
Nice but cold. Mr. & Mrs. Chapin were here. Talked with Helen, Addie, Lula & Cora.
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.