Had chicken dinner. Ate in dining room for first time.
Yearly Archives: 1954
Diary Entry for 1/2/1954
Had some more cows freshen. Merrill’s knee cap got out of joint in night. Nobody got any sleep. Baked. Cleaned.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1954
Rainy & freezing. Boys went to Sunday school. Les & Beulah Hall were here in PM. Made bread & ice cream.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1954
School opens. Boys got out early because boiler broke. Washed & ironed. Merrill went to lodge. Vernon wrote Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1954
W.S.C.S. at Leah’s. I went. 21 out. Home Bureau cake lesson at Josie Langto’s. Good turnout. 17 there. Snowed in evening. Merrill was sick with upset stomach
Diary Entry for 1/6/1954
Grange. Was so stormy we didn’t go. Merrill got hair cut. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 1/7/1954
Merrill & I went to adult education classes. Very cold. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1954
Very cold all day. 24 ° below zero during night. Merrill got new water pump put on car. Sent for paper for kitchen.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1954
Rebekah cafeteria supper in Legion Hall. Very cold. Sleeting. I made cake for supper.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1954
Very cold. Below zero all day. Boys went to Sunday School.
Diary Entry for 1/11/1954
IOOF installation. I made cake for it. Merrill & I went. Merrill was installed R.S.N.G. to Millard Thompson. Antwerp installed.Very cold. Below zero.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1954
2° above zero today for first time in 3 days & nights. Merrill & I went out home. Took eggs to Manor to ship.
Diary Entry for 1/13/1954
Rebekah’s. I was sick all day. Didn’t go to lodge. Still cold. 28° below zero last night.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1954
Got letter from Uncle Berle. Lettie goes to hospital January 16th. Warmer today. Merrill & I went to adult education & I went to P.T.A.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1954
Vern painted cellar way. Found old Times paper in cracks. Printed in January 1917.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1954
Holly & Sim Austin have baby girl. Merrill & Vern jacked up dining room floor. Made cookies. Nice day but snowy in evening. Jim went up to school to basketball practice in PM.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1954
Boys went to Sunday School. Wrote Uncle Berle. Lazy day.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1954
Washed & ironed. Car wouldn’t start so boys didn’t go to school. Our car got in ditch trying to start it. Jim & I were over to Evelyn’s in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1954
Home Bureau sewing at Dot Allen’s. 10 there. Grand day. Roads a little slippery.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1954
Got paper for kitchen. Tore out cupboard in kitchen. Rained all day. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1954
Snow about gone. Colder. Merrill & I went to adult education. 6th one.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1954
Merrill & I went to city. Got car license. Very cold.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1954
Merrill & Vern worked on kitchen. Bennett’s & Gerow’s were here. Ken’s brought out pork.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1954
Boys went to Sunday School. Buddy Bacon came home with them. Nice day but cold. Merrill put new radiator on tractor.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1954
Washed & ironed. Raining. Merrill went to lodge. Wiring in IOOF Hall has been condemned.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1954
Boys start mid-year exams. Raining. I went to Home Bureau sewing lesson at Jean Parker’s. 6 there. Had time getting up Ore Bed Hill. Got letter from Mom. Dad had another heart attack.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1954
Vern’s car insurance runs out today. Very stormy. Rebekah’s entertained IOOF. Was so stormy we didn’t get there. I was supposed to be in kitchen. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Carl is home.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1954
Cold but not stormy. Boys have last of exams. Merrill & I went to adult education classes # 7. Wrote Mom & sent income tax.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1954
Boys only went to school to register. Merrill & Vern changed sink pipes & started cabinets.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1954
W.S.C.S. supper. I went up in PM & helped decorate tables. Very stormy. Men got a lot done on cupboards. Men folks got hair cuts.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1954
Nice day. Boys went to Sunday School. We all went to church. Merrill worked at cupboards.
Diary Entry for 2/1/1954
Gave myself Prom Super. Washed & ironed. Cut out blouse. Merrill went to lodge. Vernon is Valedictorian of his graduation class.
Diary Entry for 2/2/1954
Merrill & I went to Gouverneur with 2 calves. Got suit case for Juvenile Grange. Went to March of Times [Dimes?] basketball game. Jim played. I also went to Home Bureau at Barb Mosher’s.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1954
No Juvenile Grange as not enough kids came. Ken & Eleanor & Roberta were here for supper.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1954
Tore off paper in kitchen. Merrill & I went to adult education. 8th one.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1954
Wrote Melba. Snowy. Juvenile Grange meeting at Calcium but we didn’t go. Roads slippery.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1954
Sent order to Spiegel. Coat & kitchen stuff for cupboards. Merrill & Vern worked at kitchen.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1954
Nice day. Boys went to Sunday School. We all went to church. Boy Scouts attended. We all went up to Aunt Cora’s. Aunt Edna is in nursing home. Talked with Aunt Keitha.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1954
Very stormy. No school because of storm. Merrill went to lodge. Vern got plywood, masonite, & board for kitchen. Canceled Home Bureau sewing lessons.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1954
Washed & ironed. Billy Mattingly came home with Jim to stay all night. Merrill & boys went to Mills after chicken feed. Sent calf to sale with Halls.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1954
I went to Rebekah’s. Merrill went to Wards & Jim went to basketball game.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1954
Started boudoir chair lessons at Fireman’s Hall in PM. Merrill & I & Jim went to adult education to register. Went to P.T.A. We all went to Boy Scout Court of Honor.
Diary Entry for 2/12/1954
Merrill & I took calf to sale. Shopped at Gouverneur. Very cold. P.N. Grands at Delles’ but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1954
Was 30° below zero last night. We went to city. Vern got picture taken at Rogers. 4-H at Nevilles but we didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1954
Boys went to Sunday School. Merrill went up to Lobdell’s after pills for cows.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1954
Washed clothes. Rainy. Merrill went to lodge. I went to sewing Home Bureau lesson at Vi’s. Very foggy coming home.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1954
Very bad sleet storm. Power went off at 6:40 PM. All our trees damaged. Took down wires. Wrote Mother Tryon.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1954
No phone or electricity. Did cooking in furnace. No school.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1954
No school. Beautiful day but no power or phone. Wrote Uncle Berle. Mom & Jim sent letter to Howard.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1954
Power came on about 4:00 PM. Off for 69 hours. Howard & Ceil were here after eggs. Grand day. Got some of brush cleaned up. Boys didn’t go to school.