We went out home after boys. Merrill helped Dad cut corn. Aunt Esther, Beulah, Bev & Marg were there in PM.
Monthly Archives: October 1950
Diary Entry for 10/2/1950
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1950
Vivian Myers & I went to city & took Home Bureau lesson on pressing equipment. Rained.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1950
Boys & I went to Grange in evening. Called Mr. Hayden about goings on at school & went over to Flora’s in PM to finish tray.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1950
Booster night at Grange. We all went. Juvenile Grange had part. Cheryl was over & stayed all day. Vi was over & we cut out dress.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1950
Made mince meat. Made cookies. Feel punk. Have terrible cold. Merrill went to Farm Bureau Committee meeting at Grange Hall.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1950
Baked pies. Not feeling very good. Sent order to Spiegels.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1950
Buster & Marie were here for dinner. Nice day. We all went to church. They took Addie Klock to hospital last night.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1950
Merrill & I went out home. Merrill helped Dad finish filling silo. Took calf to sale. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1950
Rainy. I went over & helped Lois White with dress. Shampooed my hair.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1950
Rebekah Installation. Merrill & I went. 106 there. I was installed as Banner Bearer. Merrill has about 35 acres plowed.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1950
Kept cows in at night for first. Rainy & cold. I was sick in bed all day with sick headache.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1950
Feel a little better today. Still rainy. Boys didn’t have to go to school yesterday or today. Bought 5 tons coal.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1950
We bought home freezer. 18 cubic feet. $499.75. Will bring it first of week. Cloudy & cold.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1950
Grand day. Jim & I went to church. We drove up to Don’s in afternoon.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1950
Did big wash. Did some of ironing. They installed our new freezer.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1950
Did a lot of baking. Put some in freezer. Installation of officers at Grange. We all went. Wrote Mom. Merrill drawed 5 ton coal.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1950
Lila has baby girl. Kathy Rae. 9 pounds, 13 ounces. No Grange meeting because of Grange meeting last night. Finished ironing. Froze carrots & beets. Rebekah installation at Carthage.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1950
Took first dress lesson. Vivian & Gladys went with me. Rebekah installation at Theresa. I didn’t go. Merrill went to Lodge at Redwood. George Waters went with him.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1950
I went to Adams with Beulah, Geneva, Vi, & Marguerite. Had grand time. Adams & Lorraine Lodge had joint installation.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1950
Merrill & I went to city after groceries. Merrill got power saw blade & parts. Baked cake & pies. Froze cranberries.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1950
I went to city with aunt Maude to see Lila & Kathy. Men put wood in shed. Very cold. Didn’t go to church.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1950
Gladys, Vivian, & I went to city & took pressing lesson II. Rained hard. Merrill went to Lodge. Got beets & carrots ready to freeze.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1950
Merrill went to Lodge at Carthage. They took 3 candidates there for degree. Washed clothes in evening. Rained again today. They brought load lime.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1950
Hung out clothes to dry. Merrill sowed lime. Went over to Vi’s in PM to get church items ready to sell. Went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1950
Did ironing. Went over to Helen’s in PM and made trays. Merrill went to Lodge at Redwood. Merrill worked on new stanchions.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1950
Gladys, Vivian, & I took dress lesson II at city. I went to installation at Alexandria Bay with Halls in evening. Nice day. Fireman’s dance.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1950
Cloudy & windy. Made green pocketbook. Worked on dress in evening. They put young stock in barn.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1950
We went out home for dinner. Warm day. Put rest of young stock in barn.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1950
Washed & ironed. Went over to Helen’s in PM to stencil & finish trays. Merrill went to Lodge. Mr. Hodge died today 6:00 AM.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1950
I went to Halloween program at school. Went to W.S.C.S. meeting at Alice F. I had charge of meeting for Margaret. Worked on dress in evening.