Was over to Mrs. Hagan’s awhile. Did ironing.
Monthly Archives: June 1949
Diary Entry for 6/2/1949
Vern planted maple tree in back yard. Pulled up the elm he planted last night. Merrill helped at church. Finished siding. Juanita, kids & I went to city & Uncle Earle’s. School band played at Dexter. Won 1st prize. Merrill & I went to Grange. Merrill acted as Master.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1949
Uncle Ray birthday party. Merrill & I went. Mother & Dad Tryon & Elmer came on bus. I made Claude a birthday cake. Elmer’s birthday (22 years)
Diary Entry for 6/4/1949
Men dug up drain (kitchen). Put on screens.Vern played at Black River with band. Kessel & Elmer went to show. Juanita helped Mrs. Kiechle in PM.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1949
Claude’s birthday. We all went to church. Mother & Dad Tryon, Merrill, Juanita, Elmer, & I went to show in evening. Snake Pit.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1949
Washed clothes & ironed. Juanita helped Mrs. Kiechle in PM. Washing machine broke. Merrill went to Lodge. I went over to Margaret W. to make out slips for Father & Son banquet.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1949
Cloudy. Radio broke today. Merrill started working on horse barn. Got paint for roofs. I went to W.S.C.S. at Beaches. Vern played with band at Dairyland Parade. Juanita worked at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1949
Jim & I went up to Hall’s camp at Cranberry Lake. Had grand time.Went to Lodge in evening. Juanita helped at Mrs.Kiechle’s. Took Donna with her. Wrote Mom. Merrill started painting barn roofs.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1949
Merrill took radio to city to have it fixed. Mother, Dad & Elmer Tryon went home. Went to city with Merrill.Went over town after ice cream. Juanita worked at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1949
Merrill, kids & I went to city in PM. Radio wasn’t fixed yet. We all went to Drive In theater for first time. Roy Rogers. Juanita worked at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1949
Juanita worked all day at Kiechle’s. Baked cakes & doughnuts. went over town in evening & got garden hose. $3.50.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1949
Cloudy. Merrill & I went to city. Got new Dormeyer electric mixer. $29.95. Grandpa, Juanita, & I went for ride to Antwerp etc.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1949
Awfully hot. Washed clothes. Kessel put on screen on upstairs window. Don came tonight. Juanita didn’t work today. Merrill went to Lodge. Acted as N.G.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1949
Don went home today. Got radio home today. Cost $14.95. Ironed clothes.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1949
Boys & I went to show Benefit of 4-H. Merrill went to Grange. Juanita worked at Mrs. Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1949
Sent Mom birthday card. Aunt K called to see if Juanita would care to work for Dorothy. We drove out to Uncle Earle’s in evening. Juanita worked at Mrs. Kiechle’s. Ice cream social.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1949
Last day of regular school. Juanita worked last day for Mrs. Kiechle. Merrill painted roofs.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1949
Papered bathroom. Gave Juanita Toni Wave. Dot, Slap, kids, Uncle Earle, & Aunt Keitha were here in evening. Kessel went to show.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1949
We went out home today. Uncle Berle was there also. Kessel didn’t come home with us. Made Juanita shorts.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1949
Merrill got hair cut. Called several about Father & Son Banquet. Juanita, kids, & I went over town. Dot, Slap, & kids came after Juanita & Donna. Aunt Maude & Cheryl were over. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1949
I washed & ironed. Rained hard today for first time in over a month. Sure seems good. Merrill worked in garden.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1949
Merrill, Jim & I went to city. Got new tractor tires. Boys got hair cuts. Vernon finished exams today. He went with band to Pine Lodge at Black River. I went to Lodge.Was on supper committee.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1949
Father & Son Banquet. I was chairman. Good turn out. Rev. B.Waters guest speaker. Merrill, Vernon, & Jim went to supper. Jim visited school.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1949
Kind of tired today. Went over & paid bills. Turned in $55.10 on supper to Chapin’s. Vernon got out of school today for vacation.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1949
Got graduation invitation from Calvin Congdon. Finished bathroom. Shampooed my hair. Got dress in mail from Mom. Wrote Fresh Air kids to come. Merrill got new tractor mower.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1949
4-H picnic at City Park. We went & took load of boys. Had nice time. Quite warm. Kids got all tar in wading pool.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1949
Wrote Mom. Started to wash clothes but machine broke. Got letter from Juanita. Borrowed Helen’s iron to do Vernon’s white clothes. Merrill went to Lodge. Vern went to graduation. Starting haying today.
Diary Entry for 6/28/1949
Washed clothes.Quite warm today.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1949
Kessel got back today. Awfully hot. We went to ice cream social in evening at church. Rained in PM. Ironed.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1949
Still hot. Painted dining room wall green & washed wood work. Very hot.