Merrill & I sowed grain about all day. Quite cold. I went over to Carrie Dunn’s to plan Mother & Daughter banquet.
Monthly Archives: May 1952
Diary Entry for 5/2/1952
Nice but kind of cold. Dyed slip covers & bed spread. School band went to Potsdam today but Vern wasn’t able to go.
Diary Entry for 5/3/1952
Baked cakes, & pie. Quite cold today. Aunt Maude was over in morning. I have terrible cold. Feel punk.
Diary Entry for 5/4/1952
Nice today. Jane’s 3rd birthday. I don’t feel very good. Horrid cold.
Diary Entry for 5/5/1952
Washed & ironed. Sowed oats in PM.
Diary Entry for 5/6/1952
Sowed grain. Very windy in PM. 30 acres of grain in.
Diary Entry for 5/7/1952
Vi & I went to city for supplies for supper. Got Vernon 50 chicks he won in 4-H. Helped get turkeys ready. Had juvenile Grange in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/8/1952
Mother & Daughter banquet. 106 tickets sold. I had charge of supper. Made $55.21 on banquet. Jim came down with mumps.
Diary Entry for 5/9/1952
I was in bed all day with upset stomach. Vern went to Spring concert. Played in band. Beulah & Glenn’s house burned.
Diary Entry for 5/10/1952
Myrtle & I took dishes back to lodge. Jim got up & dressed today. His face is quite swollen. Merrill got grease pump. $17.25.
Diary Entry for 5/11/1952
Mother’s Day. Raining. First time in 18 days. Merrill & I went to church. We also went for ride in PM. Mr. Heatherington’s last sermon here.
Diary Entry for 5/12/1952
Raining hard all day. Washed. Dried clothes over register. Got package from Spiegels. Jim’s gray pants, wine corduroy jacket $7.75 & white shirt $1.69. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 5/13/1952
Still raining hard.
Diary Entry for 5/14/1952
Went to Lodge in evening. Had plastic & lingerie party. Mrs. Brown [was there]. Painted living room floors.
Diary Entry for 5/15/1952
Got letter from Mother Tryon saying Beulah’s house had burned again. Lost everything.
Diary Entry for 5/16/1952
Settled living rooms. Did living room rugs. We went to city. Got new lamp shade, table clothes, etc.
Diary Entry for 5/17/1952
Baked cakes, Worked on Rebekah cafeteria supper. Made about $45.00.
Diary Entry for 5/18/1952
We all went out home for dinner. Uncle Earle’s & Marg were there too. Uncle Ed & Aunt Edna, Aunt Cora & her new husband Charlie Cross were there in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/19/1952
Washed & ironed. Beulah, Geneva, & I went to Fresh Air Fund meeting at city. Miss Bigelow spoke. Merrill went to Lodge. Jim went back to school.
Diary Entry for 5/20/1952
Home Bureau here. 12 present. Had covered dish supper. Miss Conover gave lesson on window treatments. Raining. Esther H. & Colleen were here.
Diary Entry for 5/21/1952
Raining. I went over to Vi’s to work on Home Bureau exhibit for tomorrow. Got card from Carrie [..amp] at Rebekah Assembly.
Diary Entry for 5/22/1952
Achievement day at Masonic Temple. Vi & I went. Between 500 & 700 people present. Merrill went to city too. I went to Grange in evening. Carl Thibault had operation.
Diary Entry for 5/23/1952
Fireman’s parade. We all went to parade. Blood bank here. I helped at blood bank in evening. Was over to Helen’s in AM. Jane got burned by cup of hot coffee.
Diary Entry for 5/24/1952
Merrill helped put siding on the Grange Hall again today. We all went to reception for old & new minister. Covered dish supper.
Diary Entry for 5/25/1952
We all went to church. Went up to Don’s in PM. Practiced Juvenile Grange in evening. Rainy.
Diary Entry for 5/26/1952
Raining. Got stuff together for Juvenile County meeting at Pamelia. We all went. 28 from Philadelphia. Very nice.
Diary Entry for 5/27/1952
Washed. Took home girls Home Bureau dresses.
Diary Entry for 5/28/1952
Vern had headache & didn’t go to school. Went out to city. Vern got free seeds. Got plastic curtains. Put them up. I went to Lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/29/1952
I helped paint at Lodge. Merrill helped in PM. Took out posts.
Diary Entry for 5/30/1952
Pauldine & Garmon, Abby, & kids, were here. Had picnic dinner in back yard. We went to Northside Drive In theater in theevening.
Diary Entry for 5/31/1952
I have sore throat. Merrill started painting milk house. Vern pained cupboards in kitchen. Vern played in band at Dexter.