Very stormy. No school. Watertown in state of emergency because of storm.
Yearly Archives: 1951
Diary Entry for 12/18/1951
No school because of storm. Everything plugged with snow.
Diary Entry for 12/19/1951
Grange Xmas party. We all went. Very cold. Vern broke his glasses. We went to Gouverneur shopping. Saw Don & Juanita. No school. Uncle Berle sent us gift of Reader’s Digest.
Diary Entry for 12/20/1951
Called Chellis’ for Vern’s glasses. Very stormy. Roads plugged again. School Xmas vacation.
Diary Entry for 12/21/1951
We went to city after Vernon’s glasses that he broke. Lots of snow & very wet around city.
Diary Entry for 12/22/1951
Snowing & blowing all day. Everything plugged. Bad fire at Antwerp in evening. 4 blocks burned. Baked bread & cakes. Our cows have dysentery.
Diary Entry for 12/23/1951
We all went to church. Had covered dish dinner, program, & tree after church. 69-75 there. Nice time. Bill & Vi & Martha were here few minutes.
Diary Entry for 12/24/1951
Made cake & candy. We had our tree in evening. All got nice gifts. Vernon, sander & vice. Jim, boots & guns. Merrill, watch. Me, nylon slip.
Diary Entry for 12/25/1951
We went out home for Xmas. Just our own family. Don’s, Ken’s, Dad’s & us. Very stormy coming home.
Diary Entry for 12/26/1951
Lazy day today. Real cold. I went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 12/27/1951
Quite cold today. I went to Home Bureau Xmas party at Mary Beebe’s. Had nice time. Only 7 there. Washed kitchen curtains.
Diary Entry for 12/28/1951
Our cat Ginger died today. 8 years [old]. I have sore throat today. Merrill took Jim to Dr. Draper to see about bald spot on Jim’s head. Cleaned & waxed kitchen floor.
Diary Entry for 12/29/1951
Took Jim to Dr. Saunder at city about spot on his head. Merrill & Vernon wired hen house. Bill, Vi, & Martha were over & played canasta until 1:30 AM.
Diary Entry for 12/30/1951
Warm & raining. Very icy. We didn’t go to church. Everyone sleepy.
Diary Entry for 12/31/1951
Awfully windy in evening. Washed clothes. Merrill made sleigh rack. We all went over to Helen & Carl’s to see New Year in. Had a grand time.