New Year’s Day 1950. Boys & I went to Sunday School. We all went to church. Very warm. Just like spiring.

Rainy. Washed. Went out home for dinner. Marg, Grandpa, & Don were there. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.

Boys go back to school after Xmas vacation. W.S.C.S. at Myrtle Duff’s. I went over awhile. Merrill worked on Grange tables. Rainy & warm. Sent for coat.

Leah & I went to city. Got new house coat. We all went to Grange. Used new flag & staffs for first time. Very warm. (60°-70°)

Made cake for Grange Chamber of Commerce supper. Gave third sewing lesson to group in PM. Helped with Grange supper. Worked in dining room. Colder. Mrs. Rudes died today.

Ken’s birthday. Snowing & cold. Merrill worked on Grange tables.

Snow plow was over today. First time for over a month. Merrill finished Grange tables. 6 of them. Dressed two chickens. Merrill started making me a sewing screen.

Very cold. 15° below zero last night. We didn’t go to Sunday School or church. Was too cold to get truck started. Merrill & I went to Mrs. Rudes funeral at church.

Washed clothes & ironed. Gave myself shampoo. Went skiing with Jim. Merrill went to Lodge. Mack Carey died today of heart attack. 81 years old.

Merrill & I went to city. Vi went with us. Grange card party in evening. I took over candy to sell for Juvenile Grange. Rained all day.

4th sewing lesson for PM group at Nellie Thibault’s. Went to Lodge in evening. Nice day. Painted two of Grange tables.

Mack Carey funeral this morning. Didn’t go. Sewing lesson #3 at Helen Kiechle’s for evening group. Bob Hagan paid $15.00 on calf he got last May. Merrill & boys went to Minstrel show at theater. Mother & Dad Tryon here in evening. W.S.C. S. Benefit.

Went to city to see about lime. Got new pocketbook. Went out home. Took them apples. Merrill practiced darts in evening. Friday the 13th.

Awfully windy. 75 mile winds. Did a lot of damage. Telephone out of order. Power off from 11:50 PM until 11:30 next day.

Telephone partly working. Power came back on at 11:30 AM. Boys & I went to Sunday School & church. We all went for drive in PM to see wind storm damage.

Sent in income tax return. Went over to Esther’s to help plan IOOF installation supper. Merrill went to Lodge.Washed & ironed.

Grange meeting at city. I didn’t go. Les Scrimager was here about lime. Mrs. Kiechle was over. Baked. Merrill painted rest of Grange stands. Rebekah’s drill practice. Called Mom. Wind did a lot of damage out there.

Quite cold. We all went to Grange. Used Grange tables for first. Got home at 11:30. Mom called & said it was too windy to work on barn. Uncle Ray’s have new black truck.

Merrill & I went out home. Merrill helped Dad on barn. Vernon & I went to Minstrel show. (W.S.C.S.) Very good.

Sewing lesson #5 for PM group at Mabel Chapin’s. Merrill helped Lawson saw up tree at church. Boys got hair cuts.

Very cold. Merrill, Jim, & I went up to Uncle Len’s with Peron Kiechle. No snow on ground.

Cloudy all day. Didn’t go to church. Uncle Ray & Aunt Maude was over in evening.

IOOF installation. Merrill was installed as Noble Grand. I worked on kitchen committee for supper. Boys stayed home alone. Washed clothes. Made cake for Lodge supper. Mrs. hardy’s mother, Mrs. Helmer, died today.

Terrible sleet storm all day. Warmer at night.

Grand day. Merrill & I went to city & got truck license & groceries. Went to Lodge in evening.

Raining. Went to 4th sewing lesson for evening group at Thelma Hagan’s. Finished up sewing lessons. Nice time.

Merrill made fire place. Finished up sewing screen. Vernon made drapery cranes.

Baked cake & cookies. Vernon made set of andirons from wood. Got letter from Pauline Plato.

Very warm today. Didn’t go to church. Vern finished painting Grange tables.

Went out to Uncle Berle’s, Marg’s, Dad’s & Tryon’s. Uncle Berle planned to move today but Carl Scee didn’t come. Merrill conducted his first Lodge meeting as Noble Grand.

Wrote Pauline P. & Marg. Snowing today. Grange card party but we didn’t go. Painted fire place. Quite cold. Snowed about 3 inches.

Grange. Very nice day. Painted fireplace second coat. We all went to Grange. Cold in evening. Uncle Berle called & wants us to move him tomorrow.

Merrill & I went to Adams & moved Uncle Berle to his new apartment. Dad, Mom & Uncle Lloyd helped also. Mom called & said Basil had 2 pork for us. Gerald Murray, age 7, drowned in Indian River tonight.

Clifford Carr’s cattle auction. Merrill went to it. Special Grange meeting get together. 3 Granges’ visited Philadelphia. Vernon had part in program. Just Vernon went to it. Baked bread, doughnuts, & pies. Had terrible back ache in evening.

Not feeling too peppy but washed clothes & did ironing. Went over to Marsha LaPine’s in PM & fitted pattern. Little Murray boy’s funeral who drowned Thursday evening. Painted fire place second coat of white.

Another grand day. We went out to help Uncle Berle get ready for sale. Got 90 pound of pork from Basil Beckstead. Got sequin necklace set.

Washed & ironed. Have terrible backache. Merrill went to Lodge. Vernon made pump lamp.

Uncle Berle’s furniture auction. Merrill & I went. Was awful cold. Everything sold. Stopped at Beulah’s.

I went to Rebekah’s in evening. Awfully cold.

Cut up pork. Fried out fat. Merrill went to barn meeting at Jack McLeod’s. Went to Home Bureau meeting at Lois Ward’s. Started plastic bags. They gave me skirt marker.

Merrill & I went to city after groceries. Got candy for Grange. Grand day. Went over to Helen’s in evening. Took pork to locker.

Another nice day. John & Charles were over & stayed in PM. Helen & Carl were here. Merrill got lumber for Kitchen cupboards. Went to candy party at Leah’s in evening. Nice time.

Very spring like day. Another white frost last night for third night in row. Aunt Cora, Aunt Edna, & Uncle Ed were here for supper. Aunt Cora gave me beautiful handkerchief. Boys & I went to Sunday School.

Washed & ironed. Merrill worked on kitchen cupboards. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.

Merrill moved spice cupboard so have coat closet now. Finished making one cupboard. Arlene B. was here for supper. Snowing.

We all went to Grange. Sent Mother Tryon birthday cards. Merrill put up one cupboard. Snowing.

Painted one cupboard in morning and another in evening. Went to first Bible study club meeting at Mrs. Whiteford’s.

Merrill fixed clothes closet in our bedroom. Baked cakes, doughnuts, & pies. Merrill & Vernon made coat stand.

Saw television for first time at Dickson’s store. We all went to city. Got 3 pair plastic drapes @$1.00. Got white window shades. Got wall paper for boy’s room. Helped with Grange cafeteria supper. Merrill & boys went to show.

Very stormy. Birthday party for Grandpa at Uncle Len’s but we couldn’t go because it is so stormy. Didn’t go to Sunday School or church either. Snowed hard all day. Plow was over.