Mrs. Ramos sent me bed doll & laundry doll. Washed clothes. Luke Sharon came over & tried to fix stove. Girls & I went down to Leah’s
Yearly Archives: 1948
Diary Entry for 7/20/1948
Quite warm. Kids went to show in evening. A dog picture.
Diary Entry for 7/21/1948
Talked with Lula & Helen.
Diary Entry for 7/22/1948
Washed clothes. Two men were here to look at stove. Took girls over to Block Dance in evening. They sang two Spanish songs. Beulah called to say girls go back tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 7/23/1948
Girls left for Brooklyn today. Rained all night last night. Mrs. Hagan & Helen called.
Diary Entry for 7/24/1948
Vern & I cleaned church. Aunt Maude & I went huckleberrying. Drove to Antwerp. Sent Don card.
Diary Entry for 7/25/1948
We all went to church today. Nice day. cool.
Diary Entry for 7/26/1948
Sent Florence Yerdon birthday card. Merrill got me new rinse tubs. Don’s birthday. Washed, canned 14 quarts cherries. ($6.30 for 30 pounds frozen) Went to Antwerp with Aunt Maude to Grange meeting.
Diary Entry for 7/27/1948
Awfully hot. Rained in evening. Aunt Maude was over. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 7/28/1948
Went to Antwerp with Aunt Maude for berries. Merrill & I went to city. Are coming tomorrow to fix stove. Wrote Mom & Florence H. Got Vernon new shoes size 6. Got boys slacks. Saw Edith & Evelyn at city.
Diary Entry for 7/29/1948
Fellows were here to fix stove. Are bringing me another stove. Awfully hot.
Diary Entry for 7/30/1948
Finished haying. 115 loads altogether. Brought stove but I don’t like it. Took other one. Hot. Rained in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/31/1948
Cooler & windy. Wrote letter to Kamargos. Made Aunt Myrtle cake.
Diary Entry for 8/1/1948
Went out home for family gathering for Aunt Myrtle. Florence & kids went with us. Kessel didn’t come home with us.
Diary Entry for 8/2/1948
Washed. Had ice cream social at church. Good turn out for Monday night. Merrill starts reaping grain.
Diary Entry for 8/3/1948
W.S.C.S. meeting at Nita Junne’s. About 20 there. Kamargo’s called & said they would throw off $25.00 on stove.
Diary Entry for 8/4/1948
Wrote Alice. Jim & I went over town in PM. Talked with Mrs. Heatherington. Uncle Ray was over in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/5/1948
Got letter from Merriam R. Talked with Lula & Elsie. Merrill helped thresh at Bacon’s & Rappole. Vern & I set up grain all day. Kessel came back in evening. Men went to Farm Bureau.
Diary Entry for 8/6/1948
Cleaned. Talked with Helen & Mabel Chapin. Wrote Marg.
Diary Entry for 8/7/1948
Beulah Macklin’s birthday. Baxter is in Syracuse. Beulah at home. Marg called to say Dad’s & them were coming out tomorrow. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/8/1948
Marg, Roy & Ethel were here for dinner & supper. Rained hard in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 8/9/1948
We went to Gouverneur Fair. First time. Talked with Aunt Maude & Helen. Got letter from Alice.
Diary Entry for 8/10/1948
I went to city with Aunt Maude & Carrie Tryon. Men threshed at Webb’s. Got new girdle.
Diary Entry for 8/11/1948
Ethel Wagner’s birthday. Men threshed at Bechard’s. Rained in afternoon. Washed clothes. Got 2 new wash basins.
Diary Entry for 8/12/1948
Raining. Jim & I went over town. Got letter from Marg. Merrill, Jim & I went over to Uncle Rays in evening. Mom went to Canada with Orv’s.
Diary Entry for 8/13/1948
Friday the 13th. Uncle Rays & us went to Uncle Len’s in afternoon. We went to show in evening. Aunt Maude gave blood for Mrs. Bennett.
Diary Entry for 8/14/1948
Raining. Talked with Aunt Maude & Mrs. Bechard.
Diary Entry for 8/15/1948
We all went to church. Nice day. Warmer. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/16/1948
Ice cream social. Warm evening. Good turn out. We all went to social. Men threshed at Bechard’s. Mr. Heatherington’s birthday. Also Roy Kiechle & Aunt Vels.
Diary Entry for 8/17/1948
Went to city with Aunt Maude. She tried road test. Rain & thunder storms in PM. Mrs. Hagan called.
Diary Entry for 8/18/1948
Threshed here in afternoon. Cora Haley’s birthday. Aunt Maude & I went over to Lila’s. Orv & Angie & family were there for supper. Got letter from Mom. Went to Grange.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1948
Finished threshing. 671 bushel. Only 2 loads to thresh this morning. Uncle Ray was here.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1948
Ironed & baked. Men finished reaping oats across tracks. Uncle Ray was here.
Diary Entry for 8/21/1948
Awfully hot. Men helped thresh for Hardy’s. Went over to Lila’s with Aunt Maude. Drove Uncle Ray’s truck to city.
Diary Entry for 8/22/1948
Took Vernon out home for a visit. Mother & Dad & Ronnie came home with us.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1948
Washed clothes. Lula called to say they were having meeting at church. I went to it. Esther & Jim Hardy have baby boy.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1948
Voted in primaries. Went to city with Vi & Aunt Maude. Aunt Maude tried road test again. Went over to parsonage in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1948
Dot & Dick’s second anniversary. Awfully hot. Went to fair at Sandy Creek. Was down to Dot & Dick’s. Got Vern new bicycle at Sears. $55.50. Got home at 12:00. Uncle Ray threshed at Webb’s in Merrill’s place.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1948
Talked with Aunt Maude, Vi, & Mrs. Kiechle. Another awfully hot day. Jim & I went to city. Got Kessel new electric razor. Got new dress & sweater & cloth for skirts. Men threshed at Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1948
Anniversary party at Vi’s. Had good time but was awfully hot. Alice & Bob F. anniversary
Diary Entry for 8/28/1948
Talked with Leah. Mother called. They have phones now. Terrible hot. Threshed here in PM.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1948
Uncle Ray & Cheryl were here. Leah, Claude & Elmer went with us on picnic to Washington Park. Was up home. Mother called.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1948
Had threshers for dinner. Canned tomatoes & peaches in PM. Talked with Leah. Cooler today.
Diary Entry for 8/31/1948
Washed clothes. Merrill & I went to city in PM. Merrill gave blood for blood bank for Aunt Mildred. Merrill & Uncle Ray drawed wood for grange.
Diary Entry for 9/1/1948
They put in new dial phones. W.S.C.S. meeting at Lodge. Had Stanley Brush demonstration. Sent cards to Mom, radio station. Letter to Angie.
Diary Entry for 9/2/1948
Jim’s 5th birthday. Made him cake & ice cream. He got gun, shoes, pants & suspenders. Got several cards. GLF program in evening but we didn’t’ go.
Diary Entry for 9/3/1948
Baked & cleaned. Talked with Emma, Aunt Maude, Lula, Helen. Men filled silo at Watts.
Diary Entry for 9/4/1948
Orv & Angie & kids were here for dinner. Went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 9/5/1948
Kessel got through work today. Mother, Dad & Uncle Berle were here for dinner & supper. Went over to Uncle Rays in evening.
Diary Entry for 9/6/1948
Went to Adams to Labor Day program. Huge crowd & awfully warm.