Too wet to thresh. Merrill helped fill silo at Webb’s in PM. Canned tomatoes. Baked.
Yearly Archives: 1951
Diary Entry for 9/9/1951
We went to Uncle Len’s to a Haggerty Reunion. 55 present. Elected officers. President Aunt Keitha,Vice President Marg Pitkin, & Secretary/Treasurer Len Haggerty. Took truck to garage to have tire fixed.
Diary Entry for 9/10/1951
Washed & ironed. Canned tomatoes & pears. Merrill helped thresh at Rappole’s. We saw the “Bee Liner” train go by on it’s first trip on the track on our place.
Diary Entry for 9/11/1951
Ice cream social at church. Good crowd. Grand evening for it. Had another flat tire on truck. Merrill threshed at Rappole’s. Canned tomatoes. Got retread tire.
Diary Entry for 9/12/1951
Lodge. 1st meeting this fall. I went. Real warm. Canned tomatoes & pears. Merrill threshed at Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 9/13/1951
Shower at Leah’s for Doris Aynes. I went. Doris got a lot of nice things. Vi & I went to Antwerp in morning. Merrill threshed at Steele’s & Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 9/14/1951
Rained. Merrill started plowing for first. Fireman’s convention starts. Vernon played in band at night. Sent pictures.
Diary Entry for 9/15/1951
Merrill filled silo at Bechards. Fireman’s parade etc. We went over in evening. Orv, Angie, & kids were here & stayed all night.
Diary Entry for 9/16/1951
Merrill helped thresh at Watt’s. Orv’s left at 2:30. Went to Lowville after Kathryn.
Diary Entry for 9/17/1951
Washed & ironed. Merrill threshed at Steele’s.
Diary Entry for 9/18/1951
Took 1st sewing lesson at city. (Bethany Church) for wool dress. Went out with M. Coon. Merrill threshed at Steele’s.
Diary Entry for 9/19/1951
Merrill threshed at Steele’s & Hardy’s (Jim). I went to Grange. Glenda Sharkey had appendix operation. Sent for wool samples. Order to Spiegel.
Diary Entry for 9/20/1951
Merrill threshed at Hardy’s. I was sick in PM & evening. Gave 1st sewing lesson on wool dress at Vi’s.
Diary Entry for 9/21/1951
Vernon’s birthday. Made him a cake. Helen & I went to Home Bureau Officer’s Training School at city.
Diary Entry for 9/22/1951
Canned pears, tomatoes, mince meat, & spiced pears. Helen & I went over to Doris Webb’s to see wedding cake she made Janet Miller.
Diary Entry for 9/23/1951
Janet Miller & Bob Rosbrook married today.
Diary Entry for 9/24/1951
Washed. Canned tomatoes, plums. Ironed. Merrill helped fill silo at Carl K.
Diary Entry for 9/25/1951
Rained. Set up kitchen stove. Got new pipes & stove board. Made mince meat.
Diary Entry for 9/26/1951
Got 2 new truck tires. Merrill filled silo at Rappole’s. Rebekah election of officers. I was elected Vice Grand. First frost last night.
Diary Entry for 9/27/1951
No school. Conferences. Took boys out home. Got Teddy collar & leash. Merrill got shoes. $7.45. Rained so Merrill went out home too.
Diary Entry for 9/28/1951
No school. Conferences. Canned plums. Merrill filled silo at Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 9/29/1951
Merrill & I went to show. Got package from Spiegel. Gave myself Toni. Merrill filled silo at Watts & Bacon’s. Buel Dunn dropped dead today. Got wool samples.
Diary Entry for 9/30/1951
We went out home after boys. We all went to Ken & Eleanor’s for dinner. Took Teddy out for first time. Doris Webb was here in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/1/1951
Rebekah’s last meeting. I went with Geneva to dinner & Lodge meeting. Went to Buel Dunn’s funeral. Sent for wool for dress. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/2/1951
Took 2nd dress lesson. Vivian went with me. Lost my pocket book but found it OK. Merrill plowed all day.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1951
Didn’t have Juvenile Grange because of church for Catholic kids. Merrill filled silo at Bechard’s.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1951
Stanley Party at Helen K. for Home Bureau. I went. Went to Home Bureau Decorative Stitching at Rosie Hulberts. Merrill helped fill at Bechard’s.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1951
Real warm. Mr. Putnam, Zelda’s father, died today. Fred Chapin hung himself this noon. Merrill finished filling silo at Rappole’s for this year.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1951
We all went to city. Vernon got electric motor. $26.50. Merrill got new Lodge pants. I started green formal for Lodge. Quite cold. Sent for Grange Jewel.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1951
Still quite cold. We all went to church. Rained hard in PM.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1951
Rainy & windy. Had Home Bureau meeting at Helen’s in PM. Gave 2nd sewing lesson.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1951
Went over to Vi’s in PM to get skirt hung. Doris Webb’s brother died.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1951
Rebekah’s installation. We all went. I was installed as Vice Grand. 120 there.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1951
I went over town in AM. Got wool dress [material]
Diary Entry for 10/12/1951
Grange installation. No school. We all went to Grange supper & installation. Nice turnout & good time. Cleaned & washed kitchen floor.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1951
Baked & worked on dress. Grand day but kind of cold. Kept cows in for first evening.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1951
Grand fall day. We drove up to Don’s in PM.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1951
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1951
Took 3rd dress lesson. Vivian went with me.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1951
Grange. Vernon & I went to Grange. I went with Grangers to Mrs. Lehr’s funeral. Visited school.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1951
Had Home Bureau meeting here. 13 present. Terrarium & dish gardens.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1951
Merrill & I went to city. Mother & Dad Tryon, Melba, & Kessel came at night.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1951
They cut wood all day. Mother & Dad & I went to cemetery at Natural Bridge in PM. Planted iris & tulips.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1951
Called Mom. Their 37th anniversary today. Mother Tryon, Melba & I went for ride. Men cut wood until Kessel’s saw quit.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1951
The Tryon’s left today. Washed clothes. Cut out wool dress. Jim was sick & didn’t go to school. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1951
Ironed. Baked & cleaned. Gave 3rd dress lesson at Doris Webb’s.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1951
Merrill finished plowing. I went to Lodge. My first meeting as Vice Grand. Was on supper committee. Went over town in PM. Dress wool came but was Vivian’s. Rained hard in AM.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1951
Cold & rainy. Worked on wool dress. Wool came for Home Bureau dresses. Called several about Juvenile food sale Saturday.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1951
Grand day. Merrill & I went out home. Got new shoes. $2.99. Got 4 pair of Venetian blinds for rest of windows.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1951
Juvenile Grange food sale. Made $10.45 at food sale. I made fudge & cup cakes. Did my baking at night.