Men helped thresh at Hardy’s. Boys went to school all day. Rebekah’s District meeting at city. Vi Mowers is District Deputy President. I went with Hall’s.
Yearly Archives: 1950
Diary Entry for 9/9/1950
Canned 7 quarts of tomatoes. Baked pies. Men finished threshing at Jim Hardy’s.
Diary Entry for 9/10/1950
Boys & I went to church & Sunday School. Jim got birthday gift from Sunday school. We all went to baseball game. Player broke his leg. Another man had heart attack.
Diary Entry for 9/11/1950
Appointment with Dr. Summa at 8:30. Merrill & I went to city. Got fitted for different glasses for right eye. Got bushel peaches $3.99. Pears $1.99. Rained.
Diary Entry for 9/12/1950
All day W.S.C.S. meeting at IOOF Hall. LaFargeville ladies were present. I went. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 9/13/1950
Rebekah’s first meeting this fall. I went. Canned 12 pints corn. Canned pears & peaches. Rained.
Diary Entry for 9/14/1950
Home Bureau here. Got ready for meeting. 11 present. Started on aluminum trays. Rained.
Diary Entry for 9/15/1950
Canned pears & tomatoes. Rained all day. Got letter from Mom. Are coming out Sunday.
Diary Entry for 9/16/1950
Finished canning pears & tomatoes. Made cake for Grange supper. Baked. Finished ironing. Men filled silo at Bechard’s.
Diary Entry for 9/17/1950
Mom, Dad, & Uncle Berle came for dinner. We all went up to Don’s in afternoon. Uncle Lloyd’s were out to Uncle Ray’s. Kessel went to ball game. First frost last night.
Diary Entry for 9/18/1950
Washed clothes. Ironed. Rained in evening. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 9/19/1950
Merrill & Kessel helped at Carl’s in PM. Quite muddy. Baked.
Diary Entry for 9/20/1950
Canned corn. Took truck to garage. Vernon & I went to Grange in evening. Election of officers. Made pickles.
Diary Entry for 9/21/1950
Roy & Marg came about 2:00 PM from trip to Whiteface. Marg & I went to Home Bureau meeting at Grange Hall. Made Vern birthday cake. Gave him book bag.
Diary Entry for 9/22/1950
Roy & Marg left today. Marg & I went over to Lila’s with Aunt Maude. I made visit at school. Merrill finished filling silo at Newton’s.
Diary Entry for 9/23/1950
Merrill & I went to city. Got cloth for dress & shirt. Merrill got pants etc. Got Jim gun & V jacket cap & shirt. Kessel finished at Carl’s. Canned plums, pickles, & tomatoes.
Diary Entry for 9/24/1950
Boys & I went to church. Merrill & Kessel finished ditching.
Diary Entry for 9/25/1950
Merrill & I went out home for dinner. Merrill helped Dad cut corn. Worked on Dad’s books. Kessel left today. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 9/26/1950
Washed clothes. Canned pickled pears. Visited Jim’s room at school. Was smoky all day from fire in Canada.
Diary Entry for 9/27/1950
Worked over to church in PM. Went to Lodge in evening. Election of officers. Worked on Dad’s Assessor books. [Arthur Hanson was assessor for many years in town of Lorraine. He needed help because his vision was impaired.]
Diary Entry for 9/28/1950
No school. Conferences. Merrill took boys out home to stay until Sunday. Helped at dinner at church. Vern played in band in morning. I went to Home Bureau at Gwen’s. Merrill went to International Harvester show.
Diary Entry for 9/29/1950
No school. Canned tomatoes, pears, & sweet pickles. Worked on Dad’s books. Real warm.
Diary Entry for 9/30/1950
Washed & polished truck. Worked on Dad’s books all day. Beverly Macklin’s 6th birthday.
Diary Entry for 10/1/1950
We went out home after boys. Merrill helped Dad cut corn. Aunt Esther, Beulah, Bev & Marg were there in PM.
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.