Antwerp 100 year celebration. We went over in AM to PM & evening. Very nice. Grand day & grand crowd. I had head ache about all day.
Monthly Archives: August 1953
Diary Entry for 8/2/1953
Nice but cool. Oren & Edith were here in PM. Had nice visit. Went for drive at camp. Edith had never seen it.
Diary Entry for 8/3/1953
Washed & ironed. Merrill combined timothy seed.
Diary Entry for 8/4/1953
Raining today. First in ages. Power was off for one hour in PM. Pearl B. & Helen called. Vern got pullet egg for first.
Diary Entry for 8/5/1953
G.L.F. party at legion. We all went. Made doughnuts.
Diary Entry for 8/6/1953
We got invitation to Old Home Days at Lorraine Methodist Church. 100 years. Went to farm. Found out about school bus. Nice day. Merrill finished combining timothy. Canned pickles.
Diary Entry for 8/7/1953
Cleaned kitchen. Baked cake & cookies. Wrote Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 8/8/1953
100th anniversary of Methodist Church at Lorraine. Merrill helped Kiechle’s chop hay & put in barn here for bedding.
Diary Entry for 8/9/1953
Haggerty reunion at Grasse Point. 74 present. Quite a few from Canada. Elected same officers. Jim, Merrill, & I went over to Helen & Carl’s.
Diary Entry for 8/10/1953
Raining all day. We all went to city. Boys got school clothes. Wrote Mom. Sent in 2 films.
Diary Entry for 8/11/1953
We all went to Gouverneur fair all day. Saw rodeo. 10,000 people there. Grand day. Finished mending overalls. Got letter from Angie. Took calf to sale.
Diary Entry for 8/12/1953
Nice day. Washed. Merrill started combining oats. Not very good.
Diary Entry for 8/13/1953
I went over to Beulah’s in PM to card party. Ironed in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/14/1953
Ironed clothes. Bennett’s were here in evening. David T was here for supper. Went over to Beulah’s to plan ice cream social.
Diary Entry for 8/15/1953
Vern went blackberrying in AM. We all went in evening. Froze 19 packages. Vern dressed 4 roosters to sell.
Diary Entry for 8/16/1953
Juanita gave us Brenda’s picture. We went out home for dinner. Left Jim out there. Gave Juanita Prom permanent. Thunder shower in evening. Vern got 6 pullet eggs.
Diary Entry for 8/17/1953
Merrill & I went to city. Took calf to sale at city. Got bushel of peaches. $2.99. Merrill went down to farm to see cows at chore time. Merrill & Vern went over to Carl’s in evening. Got pictures. Froze peaches. Called several about social. Gave myself “Prom” Super.
Diary Entry for 8/18/1953
Froze peaches & Swiss chard. Gave myself touch up prom of Juanita’s. Merrill & Vern went to Mills to see tractor. Everett Beach went crazy in evening. Janice Beach’s 18th birthday. Cold. Went over town in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1953
Merrill & I went to Grange. Merrill & Vernon went blackberrying.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1953
Ice cream social. Beulah, Vi, & I, went over & worked at church in PM. Had good turnout to social. Made $40.00. Kind of cool. Got card from Jim.
Diary Entry for 8/21/1953
Washed. Nice day. Warmer. Merrill mowed hay for bedding across tracks for Carl.
Diary Entry for 8/22/1953
Ironed. Baked cake for Grange supper. Took Vern over to get hair cut in evening. Helen was here few minutes in AM. Belva Fikes got married today.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1953
Merrill & I went to Wolcott to see Mother & Dad Tryon. Also went to Beulah’s. Stopped at Ken’s. Got one bushel peaches. $3.00. Vernon did milking.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1953
Took calf to sale to city. Merrill, Vernon, & I went. Got gift for Evelyn B. Got corduroy for jacket for Jim. Canned peaches in PM.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1953
Awful tired today. Vern worked on suit case. Very nice. Helen was here few minutes. Their cows got in with ours. Merrill started plowing.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1953
Canned black berries. Washed, ironed, baked, & cleaned upstairs. Doris Webb & Audrey Miller were here selling magazines.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1953
Merrill helped Shorty Hill at Mills. Froze corn. Vern put plastic on suit case. Very hot. Made doughnuts. Cleaned. Merrill not feeling good.
Diary Entry for 8/28/1953
Eleanor & Roberta brought Jim home & Dad & Mom out. Quite warm. Eleanor was here for supper. Lila & Jim Ashley have baby boy Gary Michael.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1953
Mom, Dad, Merrill & I left for Canada at 8:30 AM. Had dinner at Charlie & Doris Strader’s. Supper at George Peterson’s. Stayed all night at Olive Bowman’s. I was sick in evening. We went by ferry.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1953
We had dinner at Beatrice’s. Supper at Mrs. Fairgraves. Got home at 9:30 by bridge. Wonderful trip.
Diary Entry for 8/31/1953
Arthur Godfrey’s 50th birthday. Took Mom & Dad home. Was out there for dinner. Hot. Took calf to sale.