Uncle Berle & I went to World Day of Prayer. Boys went to Grange. Merrill, Uncle Berle, & I went to Quarterly Conference supper.

Year: 1953
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Diary Entry for 2/21/1953
Baked bread, cookies, cake. Finished ironing. We played cards in evening. Quite cold in PM from wind.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 2/28/1953
Washed kitchen windows & cleaned cupboards. Finished reading the book. The Silver Chalice. Very good.
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Diary Entry for 3/1/1953
Quite cold. Boys went to Sunday School. Boys & I went to church. Nice sermon. Good turnout. Lazy day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 3/6/1953
Made doughnuts. Don’t feel too good today. Have head ache. Stormy by spells.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 3/12/1953
Grand day. Very warm. Baked bread. Vern went to basketball playoff at city.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 3/17/1953
Roberta’s first birthday. Vi, Carrie, Tony, & I went to Gouverneur. Jim & I went to church. Very muddy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 3/28/1953
Mrs. Pilbeam’s 57th birthday. Cafeteria supper at church. Our circle. Good turn out.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Diary Entry for 4/1/1953
Raining. Cleaned upstairs. Merrill, Jim, & I went to Grange in evening. Vern started working on living room chair.
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Diary Entry for 4/2/1953
Finished cleaning upstairs. Painted hall & stair steps. cleaned boys room. Grand day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
