A new diary. My 11th year to keep diary. Had a nice party last night. 20 here. Every body sleepy today.
Monthly Archives: January 1953
Diary Entry for 1/2/1953
Mrs. E. Hagan’s 70th birthday. Nice day. Real warm. Baked. Jim went skating with John & Charles. Stayed for supper with them. I went to Vera Riordon’s with Helen & Vi.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1953
4-H meeting here. 14 here. Carl Allen stayed for supper. Merrill & Jim took him home in evening. Freddie Riordon’s funeral.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1953
Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Communion. Good turn out about 100. Wrote Mom’s & Ken’s. Sent Ken birthday card.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1953
George Henderson killed beef. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 1/6/1953
Ken’s birthday. (33 years) I went to W.S.C.S.. Merrill & Frank Hagan bought bull. Merrill played darts in evening with firemen. IOOF beat firemen 3 games.
Diary Entry for 1/7/1953
Cold. Merrill, Jim, & I went to Grange.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1953
Merrill went to meeting on income tax at Grange Hall. Merrill went to LaFargeville to play darts. I went to Home Bureau at Mrs. Livingston’s. Gave first lesson on tailoring techniques. Brought new bull.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1953
Doris Web went to hospital. Stormy. I went to lodge drill practice. Boys went to basketball game.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1953
We went to city for groceries. Started raining & freezing on so we didn’t stay long. I got nice letter from Helen Ramos.
Diary Entry for 1/11/1953
Very icy. Boys didn’t even get to Sunday School. They sanded our road just before noon.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1953
Washed & ironed. Merrill & I went to Odd Fellows installation. About 65 there. Very nice. Evans Mills staff installed. Jack Tousle, Nobel Grand & Millard Thompson, Vice Grand.
Diary Entry for 1/13/1953
Merrill & I went to city and out home. Got car license & insurance. Got quarter of pork. Took Dad’s beef. I went to card party at Gretta Hann’s. Benefit of Catholic Church. Vernon went to basketball game.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1953
Merrill & I worked at pork & beef. I went to lodge in evening. Stopped at R. Petre’s. Very warm & nice like spring.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1953
We worked at beef again today. Very nice day. Windy in evening. I don’t feel so good. Over tired I guess.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1953
Merrill & I worked at beef. Had hamburg ground at Parker’s. Boys went to game. Played Antwerp.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1953
Cafeteria supper at Grange Hall for our W.S.C.S. Circle. Made about $50.00. Merrill & Vernon went out & helped Don cut logs in PM. Windy & rainy in evening. Got home from supper about 8:00
Diary Entry for 1/18/1953
Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Wonderful sermon. Merrill & I made out income tax return. Dark, cloudy day. No snow on ground at all.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1953
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge. His first meeting as R.S.N.G. Got package from Spiegels. New navy dress, navy shoes. Have to send back green one.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1953
Merrill & I went to city. I got multi colored play shoes. $2.98. Merrill went to dart game. Vern to basketball game. Grand day. Like spring.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1953
Grange. Merrill & I went. Merrill & boys went to 4-H meeting at school. Had movies.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1953
Home Bureau food lesson on fruit desserts at Mary Beebe’s. Nice lesson. 13 there. Jim was sick in night.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1953
Lodge practice. I went. Jim didn’t go to school. Feels better. Warm & just like spring out. Sent back green shoes to Spiegel. 21¢ postage.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1953
Rainy today. Elmer N. was here for eggs. I don’t feel so good. Grippe I guess.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1953
Boys went to Sunday School & church. Very slippery. Snowed a little.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1953
Washed & ironed. Cold but nice. Merrill went to lodge. Vern didn’t feel good when he came home from school.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1953
Windy & cloudy. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur. Took calf to sale.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1953
Lodge. D.D.P. Edna Bacus attended. Also 4 others from Antwerp. Flossie White was present. Vi & Aunt Maude are both sick. Snowing.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1953
Snowy. Gave myself “Super Toni”. Baked heart cake in new cake pans. Made cookies.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1953
Vernon & I went to dentist. Vern had 3 teeth filled. $9.00. Mine are OK. Got letter from Mom. Juanita has been out to her mother’s for a visit this last week.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1953
Raining & snow melting again. Merrill & I went to card party at legion for March of Dimes. Went to show. Vernon started fixing bathroom. Got letter from Eleanor.