Cloudy & windy. Made green pocketbook. Worked on dress in evening. They put young stock in barn.
Yearly Archives: 1950
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.
Diary Entry for 11/1/1950
Merrill & I went to Rob Hodge’s funeral. Got new green velvet hat. $3.98. Grand day. Just like summer. Orra Phillips was buried 8 years ago yesterday. Boys & I went to Grange.
Diary Entry for 11/2/1950
Merrill finished up rest of plowing. Dress lesson III at YMCA. Gladys, & Vivian went with me. Got candy for Juvenile Grange. Got stencil paint. Doris W. was over after pattern.
Diary Entry for 11/3/1950
Merrill & I went to Burrville & city. Quite cold. Gave Home Bureau lesson on pressing at Betty Schnauber in evening. 11 there.
Diary Entry for 11/4/1950
Baked pies, cake, doughnuts, & cookies. Rained awfully hard all day. Creek very high. Vern went to Methodist Youth Rally at city in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/5/1950
We all went to church. Two guest ministers from Pennsylvania had part in service. Stayed home in PM.
Diary Entry for 11/6/1950
Nice day. Washed. Put on storm windows. Merrill went to Lodge in evening. Wrote Eleanor. Sent for Past Master Juvenile Jewel.
Diary Entry for 11/7/1950
Election. Took truck over to Klock’s to have radiator fixed. I went over to the parsonage for supper. Vi & I went out on church drive. Bill & Vi came over after me. Voted in evening. Dewey elected Governor.
Diary Entry for 11/8/1950
Didn’t get our truck done. Hall’s came after me in evening. Went to church with Beulah & to Lodge. Alice had operation.
Diary Entry for 11/9/1950
Got our truck home. Cost $20.00. Raining hard all day. Quite cold too. Wrote Mother Tryon & Alice. Got Past Master Jewel.
Diary Entry for 11/10/1950
I went to city with Eva Delles. Had last dress lesson. Was sick when I got home.
Diary Entry for 11/11/1950
Helped at Home Bureau food sale. First snow flurries this year. Finished ironing.
Diary Entry for 11/12/1950
Jim & I went to church. Snowing hard. Everything covered with snow. Washed clothes in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/13/1950
Merrill & I went to city. Went to hospital to see Alice. Jean Hanson & Lois Pitkin are in hospital too. Alice is not too good. Got Vernon sport coat, & overshoes.
Diary Entry for 11/14/1950
Jim is out of school with cold. Started cleaning living rooms & bedroom. washed curtains. First Bible study at Mrs. Heatherington’s. I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 11/15/1950
Jim didn’t go to school today. Still doesn’t feel good. Jim lost his first tooth.Vernon & I went to Grange. Vern was presented Past Master Pin. Saw first jet plane (over house).
Diary Entry for 11/16/1950
Jim went to school today. Raining. Cleaned kitchen. Washed sun porch curtains.
Diary Entry for 11/17/1950
Waxed kitchen & dining room floors. Had Home Bureau meeting here. Gave lessons on pressing.
Diary Entry for 11/18/1950
Appointment for Vernon with Dr. McAskill at 10:30 AM. His eyes are quite bad. $6.00 for examination. Vernon & I was to city all day. Aunt Keitha called.
Diary Entry for 11/19/1950
Uncle Earl’s birthday. Merrill & I went to Uncle Earl’s for fish. Froze 30 pounds for Mom & I. Stopped at Alice’s. She got home from hospital today. Called Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 11/20/1950
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge. Snowed in evening. Vernon’s eyes are bothering him. He started work on his ship clock at school.
Diary Entry for 11/21/1950
Made myself birthday cake. Went to drill practice at Lodge.
Diary Entry for 11/22/1950
Boys are out of school at noon. We all went to city in PM. Vernon got new glasses. $18.00. Boys did Xmas shopping. I didn’t go to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 11/23/1950
We went out home for Thanksgiving. Grandpa is still there. Merrill brought Dad’s sleighs home. Stopped at Merrill’s folks.
Diary Entry for 11/24/1950
Boys didn’t have to go to school. Merrill finished making end tables. I went over to Aunt Maude’s in PM.
Diary Entry for 11/25/1950
Cloudy & very windy. Very bad weather all over country. Blew off roofs & blew down trees.
Diary Entry for 11/26/1950
Everybody cleaning up after storm. We all went to church. Wrote letter to Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 11/27/1950
Boys go back to school after vacation. Doris Webb’s father died Saturday. Washed & ironed. Worked on dress. Merrill went to Lodge. Merrill took radio to Antwerp & had it fixed. $2.25.
Diary Entry for 11/28/1950
2nd Bible study. I went to it. 6 there. Florence Bechard was here to get money for flowers. Flora Lawler & kids were here. Snowed hard in PM & evening. Got card from Mom. Some damage done there.
Diary Entry for 11/29/1950
Lodge drill practice. I went. Snowing quite hard in evening.
Diary Entry for 11/30/1950
Earl Mercer was over after pressing pads. Very stormy all day. Snowing & blowing. Marion Hagan died today. Powers Hagan’s wife. They are thinking of using the atom bomb in the war. [Korea]
Diary Entry for 12/1/1950
Home Bureau at the church on gift wrapping. I went. 14 there. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 12/2/1950
Worked on dress. Made button holes & buttons & buckle. Baked.
Diary Entry for 12/3/1950
We went out home for dinner. Merrill helped Dad fix roofs that was damaged by the wind. Eleanor & Ken, Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs was there in PM. Nice warm day.
Diary Entry for 12/4/1950
Rained all night last night. Turning to snow in morning.
Diary Entry for 12/5/1950
Home Bureau dress review at YMCA. I went. Merrill & I went to city. Very nice. Got first Xmas card from Doreen Parker Allen.
Diary Entry for 12/6/1950
Grange. Vernon & I went. Put on graduation ceremony. Vernon graduated. Also Arlene B. & Edith G. Juvenile decorated windows.
Diary Entry for 12/7/1950
Merrill & I went to Gouverneur shopping today. First time I’ve shopped over there.
Diary Entry for 12/8/1950
Vi, Beulah, & I went to city to show at Avon. Saw the Hilton Siamese twins in person on stage.
Diary Entry for 12/9/1950
Merrill, boys, & I went to city Xmas shopping. Jim saw Santa. Terrible crowd up there. Saw Bill, Vi, & Martha there. Got electric percolator for Anniversary.
Diary Entry for 12/10/1950
They had a surprise party for us last night. [anniversary] 27 present. Had a very good time. They gave us a lace tablecloth. Boys & I went to church & Sunday School.
Diary Entry for 12/11/1950
Our anniversary. Merrill went to Lodge. Stormy.
Diary Entry for 12/12/1950
Vi & I went to city all day. Real nice day. Vern was sick & didn’t go to school.
Diary Entry for 12/13/1950
Terrible storm out Adams way. Started snowing awful hard here in evening. Xmas party at Rebekah’s. I was on committee. Merrill took me to Lodge. 40 there.
Diary Entry for 12/14/1950
Got card saying Uncle Berle was in hospital. Lots of snow. Still snowing some. Worked on dress. Gave myself Toni Wave. Merrill went to Lodge at Mills. Philadelphia put on degree. Also had dart game.
Diary Entry for 12/15/1950
Merrill didn’t get home until 2:00 AM last night from Lodge at Mills. Sleepy today.
Diary Entry for 12/16/1950
We went to city to see Uncle Berle. He had kidney stone removed yesterday.