Washed clothes. Got letter from Juanita. I went over to Mabel Chapin’s in evening. Mrs. Wicks was there to organize new Home Bureau unit. Didn’t go to W.S.C.S..
Monthly Archives: November 1949
Diary Entry for 11/2/1949
I went to Grange in evening. Got 20-25 names for Juvenile Grange. Quite cold.
Diary Entry for 11/3/1949
We put on storm windows. Juanita’s annulment case to be tried this month. Is in today’s paper.
Diary Entry for 11/4/1949
Raining. Wrote Mom & Dad. Few snow flurries today. First this fall. Vernon went to 4-H. I went with him.Vernon elected cheer leader. Got package from Spiegels.
Diary Entry for 11/5/1949
Dress pattern came. Stated making dress. Black 2 piece. Put young stock in barn. Merrill helped saw logs at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 11/6/1949
Quite cold. We didn’t go to church. Worked on dress. Talked with Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 11/7/1949
Rainy. I went to city with Aunt Maude. Got new bow on my glasses. Merrill went to Lodge. He took Noble Grand place. Merrill helped saw logs.
Diary Entry for 11/8/1949
Washed. Election. We voted in AM. Merrill helped saw logs. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 11/9/1949
Juanita, Donna, Olita S. , & Sylvia came about 9:30. Kept Donna all day. Girls stayed all night. I went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/10/1949
Girls had to be in court at 10 AM. Took all day but she got annulment. They left for home about 7 PM. I gave first Home Bureau sewing lesson to group in PM. and to our new unit at Vi Mowers in evening. We named our new unit “Busy Home Makers”. 9 people in each group taking the lessons.
Diary Entry for 11/11/1949
No school or mail. New Juvenile Grange installation. Installed 23 honorary members & 22 Juvenile members. I’m Juvenile Matron. Vernon Master. Merrill got home rest of lumber from Kiechle’s. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 11/12/1949
Cleaned & baked. Kind of sleepy. Talked with Aunt Maude & Lou Whitford & Emma about putting in paper about new Grange.
Diary Entry for 11/13/1949
Awfully windy. Power off in PM & evening. Aunt Edna & Uncle Ed couldn’t come.
Diary Entry for 11/14/1949
Raining. Made house dress. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. They played dart baseball with Theresa Lodge.
Diary Entry for 11/15/1949
Merrill & I went out home. Got apples & potatoes. Vernon went to 4-H at Thibault’s.
Diary Entry for 11/16/1949
Our first Juvenile Grange meeting. 20 members present. A few snow flurries tonight.
Diary Entry for 11/17/1949
Gave second dress lesson at Carrie Dunn’s to afternoon group. Merrill went to Lodge at Evans Mills to play dart baseball. Rebekah card party.
Diary Entry for 11/18/1949
Nice today. Cleaned furnace register. Claude Bechard was over. Mrs. Hagan got new cow clippers.
Diary Entry for 11/19/1949
Snowed hard this morning. Ground covered.First time this fall. Did baking. Mr. Ralph Bishop is dead of a heart attack.
Diary Entry for 11/20/1949
Rainy. We all went to church. Grangers Sunday.
Diary Entry for 11/21/1949
Did two weeks washing. Snowy. Merrill went to Lodge at Theresa Lodge to play dart baseball. Leah’s mother hung herself last night.
Diary Entry for 11/22/1949
Vi & I went down to Leah’s & helped in forenoon. Funeral at her house tomorrow. Got letter from Mom asking us out for Thanksgiving.
Diary Entry for 11/23/1949
Vi, Esther, & I went down to Leah’s in forenoon. Very stormy. Terrible day for funeral. Went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/24/1949
Thanksgiving. Went out home for dinner. Grandpa, Uncle Berle, Uncle Lloyd’s, & Marg, Bev & Beulah were there. Orv came in PM. Roads quite slippery.
Diary Entry for 11/25/1949
Snow plow was in here for first time this fall.
Diary Entry for 11/26/1949
We all went to city. Did some Xmas shopping. Got plastic covering for dining room chairs. Got set of bubble lights.
Diary Entry for 11/27/1949
Very cold & snowy. We didn’t go to church. Jim has a bad cold.
Diary Entry for 11/28/1949
No school today as the heating broke down. Boys were both sick with colds.Washed, ironed & shampooed my hair. Merrill went to Lodge. Washed slip covers.
Diary Entry for 11/29/1949
Plow was over for second time.Wind blew snow in the road last night. School today. Raining.
Diary Entry for 11/30/1949
Made pie for Grange card party. They made $23.00 for Juvenile Grange on card party & cake raffle.