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.

Year: 1950
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Diary Entry for 9/9/1950
Canned 7 quarts of tomatoes. Baked pies. Men finished threshing at Jim Hardy’s.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 9/12/1950
All day W.S.C.S. meeting at IOOF Hall. LaFargeville ladies were present. I went. Washed clothes.
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Diary Entry for 9/13/1950
Rebekah’s first meeting this fall. I went. Canned 12 pints corn. Canned pears & peaches. Rained.
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Diary Entry for 9/14/1950
Home Bureau here. Got ready for meeting. 11 present. Started on aluminum trays. Rained.
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Diary Entry for 9/15/1950
Canned pears & tomatoes. Rained all day. Got letter from Mom. Are coming out Sunday.
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Diary Entry for 9/16/1950
Finished canning pears & tomatoes. Made cake for Grange supper. Baked. Finished ironing. Men filled silo at Bechard’s.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 9/20/1950
Canned corn. Took truck to garage. Vernon & I went to Grange in evening. Election of officers. Made pickles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.]
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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.
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Diary Entry for 9/29/1950
No school. Canned tomatoes, pears, & sweet pickles. Worked on Dad’s books. Real warm.
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Diary Entry for 9/30/1950
Washed & polished truck. Worked on Dad’s books all day. Beverly Macklin’s 6th birthday.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 10/3/1950
Vivian Myers & I went to city & took Home Bureau lesson on pressing equipment. Rained.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 10/14/1950
We bought home freezer. 18 cubic feet. $499.75. Will bring it first of week. Cloudy & cold.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 10/20/1950
I went to Adams with Beulah, Geneva, Vi, & Marguerite. Had grand time. Adams & Lorraine Lodge had joint installation.
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Diary Entry for 10/21/1950
Merrill & I went to city after groceries. Merrill got power saw blade & parts. Baked cake & pies. Froze cranberries.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
