Uncle Berle & I went to World Day of Prayer. Boys went to Grange. Merrill, Uncle Berle, & I went to Quarterly Conference supper.
Yearly Archives: 1953
Diary Entry for 2/21/1953
Baked bread, cookies, cake. Finished ironing. We played cards in evening. Quite cold in PM from wind.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1953
Merrill & boys took Uncle Berle home. Took eggs up home. I was sick to my stomach all day. Boys went to Sunday School & church.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1953
Feel punk today. Didn’t wash. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1953
Washed clothes in PM. Made brown bread.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1953
I went to lodge. Started ironing. I went to Home Bureau program meeting for district number 5 at Lodge Hall.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1953
Merrill & I went to city. I gave blood to Red Cross. Second time. Got Jim pants. Merrill got overalls.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1953
Feel lazy today. Very snowy & slippery in morning. Several accidents in Philadelphia. Greyhound bus almost went in river by school. Vernon went to game at Mills. Philadelphia won.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1953
Washed kitchen windows & cleaned cupboards. Finished reading the book. The Silver Chalice. Very good.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1953
Quite cold. Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Nice sermon. Good turnout. Lazy day.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1953
Washed & ironed. Baked bread. Merrill went to lodge. Grange went to Antwerp for program tonight but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1953
W.S.C.S. at Carrie Dunn’s I didn’t go. Merrill & I took eggs to manor. Took crib out home for Brenda. Jim & I went to Lenten Church service in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1953
Awfully windy during night & today. Grange. Merrill, Jim, & I went. The Miller’s made official visit. Took in 7 new members.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1953
Martha came home from school with boys. Boys went to game. Last one of the season. I went to meeting in school library on health resources.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1953
Made doughnuts. Don’t feel too good today. Have head ache. Stormy by spells.
Diary Entry for 3/7/1953
Baked pies & cakes. Quite cold. Men went to woods. I wrote to Dot.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1953
We all went to church. Boys went to Sunday School. Wrote letters to Helen Ramos, Ethel Wagner, & Uncle Berle. We went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1953
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge. Took cake for lunch.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1953
Carl Hall got home from Korea. Merrill & I went to city. Got light blue & white print for dress. Jim & I went to church. Merrill got new tire for car. Cut out dress.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1953
Finished dress. Quite cold. I went to lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1953
Grand day. Very warm. Baked bread. Vern went to basketball playoff at city.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1953
Friday the 13th. Another nice spring day.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1953
Baked pies. Vern isn’t feeling so good. Headache. Boys & I went to 4-H meeting at Allen’s. Merrill drawed fertilizer. Got letter from Pauline.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1953
Boys went to Sunday School. Vern wore new suit for first time. We took crate of eggs out home. Uncle Berle & Ken’s were there. Rained about all day.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1953
Washed & ironed. Sent Roberta birthday card. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1953
Roberta’s first birthday. Vi, Carrie, Tony, & I went to Gouverneur. Jim & I went to church. Very muddy.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1953
Merrill & I went to Grange. 15 juvenile there.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1953
Very muddy. Raining. I went to Home Bureau at Jean Parker’s in evening. Lula gave food lesson. I taught Religious Ed at school in PM.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1953
Merrill went to all day milk meeting at city. I covered lamp shade. Mike & Marge Mitchel’s 2 month old baby died today.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1953
Nice day. Vern went with Juniors collecting for auction. Put stuff in our garage. Made birthday cake for Grandpa Haggerty, Uncle Berle, Merrill, Roberta, Eleanor & Juanita.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1953
Merrill’s 44th birthday. We went out home for dinner. Took Grandpa with us from Uncle Earle’s. Uncle Berle, Ken’s, Don’s, & Dad’s also there. Boys went to Sunday School.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1953
Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1953
Made anniversary cake for the Caird’s. Took about all day. Carrie D. had card party for Rebekah’s.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1953
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Caird’s 50th anniversary. Eleanor’s 25th birthday. 80 present at lodge. Was very nice. Caird’s, Uncle Len, Betty, & Abbie were here for supper.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1953
Juanita’s 24th birthday. Sleepy today. Taught last Religious Ed class at school for this Easter season. Merrill & I went to show in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1953
Evelyn Barker married to Alger Shippee. Sure tired today. Slept all PM. Made sponge cake. Got letter from Carl from Germany. He is sick with gall stones.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1953
Mrs. Pilbeam’s 57th birthday. Cafeteria supper at church. Our circle. Good turn out.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1953
Boys & I went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Church was fill. Wrote Angie. Boys got brooder ready for chicks.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1953
Cloudy. Washed & ironed. Junior class had auction at school. Made $68.00. Merrill went to lodge. Uncle Len & Betty’s anniversary.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1953
We took eggs to Manor. Went up home. Boys got 125 chicks at Cox’s. Vern & Jim stayed out of school in PM to go with us.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1953
Raining. Cleaned upstairs. Merrill, Jim, & I went to Grange in evening. Vern started working on living room chair.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1953
Finished cleaning upstairs. Painted hall & stair steps. cleaned boys room. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1953
Cleaned our bedroom. Made cookies. Men built fence. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1953
Baked cake & pies. Vernon started framework on chair.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1953
Easter Sunday. I had charge of Easter breakfast. Fed 100. Boys & I went. Vern had part in program. We all went to church. Grand sermon & music. Church full.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1953
Washed & ironed. Cleaned den. Vern worked on chair. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1953
I went to W.S.C.S. at Mabel Wagner Allen’s. Good turn out. Raining. Got letter from Carl from Germany.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1953
Mother & Dad Tryon’s 47th anniversary. Cleaned sun porch & started living room. Grand day. Went to Rebekah’s. D.D.P. Edna Backus made official visit.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1953
Carl Hall goes back from 30 day furlough. Is home from Korea. Cheryl & Vickie were here all day. Finished cleaning dining room.We all went to 4-H meeting at Shirley Cooper’s in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1953
Dad’s birthday. Raining. We all went to city in PM. Met Eleanor & Roberta coming out here to stay over night.