Boys & I went to Sunday School. I had terrible headache. Ben Kiechle was here in evening.
Yearly Archives: 1954
Diary Entry for 4/12/1954
Washed & ironed. Nice day but cool wind. I went to bookkeeping in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1954
Mended about all day long. Gerow was here in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1954
Boys got out at noon. Boys & I cleaned yards. Wrote Elliott. Merrill started building fence. Aunt Keitha, Ethel, & Mrs. Schultz, were here in PM. Merrill & I went to lodge. Men were on refreshment committee.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1954
Grand day. Boys finished cleaning yards. Lyle H. was here with straw. 42 bales.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1954
Rained all night & very windy. Also all day. Vern took eggs up town & Jim got hair cut.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1954
Vern got fishing license. Vern, Jim, & Howard went fishing at Crooked Creek. Vern got ticket for parking. $3.00. Baked cakes & pies.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1954
Easter Sunday. Boys & I went to Easter breakfast. We all went to church. Grand day. Merrill, Jim, & I went up to Uncle Rays in PM. Lila’s were there.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1954
Raining. Merrill & boys went to city after lumber. Took calf to sale. Merrill went to lodge. I have cold. Gloria C.V has baby boy today. Douglas.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1954
Washed clothes. Merrill changed doors on bathrooms. Carl Killenbeck, George & Margaret Waters, were here in evening to make out lodge slips.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1954
Merrill, Jim, & I went to Grange. No Juvenile meeting. Father & Son banquet at church. They didn’t have very good turn out. I have cold. Cheryl & Vickie came.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1954
Flood kids were here to play with girls & Jim. Grand day. Vern sealed up porch.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1954
I was sick in bed about all day. Vern got lumber for Grange stands. P.N. Grands at Carrie T. I couldn’t go. Also 4-H at Kiechle’s.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1954
We all went to city in PM. Gave Vickie a Stanley perm. Cheryl went up to Uncle Rays in evening. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1954
Lula R. birthday. Cloudy day. Vickie went home when boys went to Sunday School. Didn’t go to church. Mowed yards for first. Walked over to back of farm.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1954
Merrill sick today. Aunt Maude & I went to city in AM. Got raspberry bushes. I went to bookkeeping & IOOF party. Did Cancer Drive.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1954
Merrill feeling better. Jim Matteson brought him Sunshine basket from lodge. Raining. Vernon stayed home to help.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1954
Vern didn’t go to school. He has sore throat. I went to Rebekah’s. Lee Hall’s have new car. Sent letter to Albany about car.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1954
Jim came home sick from school Washed clothes. Set out raspberry bushes. Sowed 3# peas.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1954
Grand day. Jim is quite sick with sore throat & flu. I went to bookkeeping in evening. Jim has temperature of 104°.
Diary Entry for 5/1/1954
Jim still quite sick. Bennett’s were here in PM. Merrill burned brush. I have horrid headache.
Diary Entry for 5/2/1954
Vernon, Howard, & Woody went fishing at Moon Lake. Vernon got 2 nice northern pike. Glenn C. taught Vern’s Sunday School class. Merrill very lame & is sore from cold.
Diary Entry for 5/3/1954
Last bookkeeping lesson in adult education. We gave Miss Williams box of candy. Merrill went to lodge. Washed clothes. Jim didn’t go to school.
Diary Entry for 5/4/1954
Jim feeling better but didn’t go to school. I was sick in bed all day. Sore throat & headache. Merrill got letter from Albany.
Diary Entry for 5/5/1954
Jim didn’t go to school. I was in bed about all day. Aunt Maude called to say Grandpa H. is in hospital with pneumonia.
Diary Entry for 5/6/1954
Jim went to school for first. Not up to par yet. Vern dressed 7 chickens for Rebekah’s supper. I’ve felt miserable all day.
Diary Entry for 5/7/1954
Howard went back to hospital at Albany today. Nice day but cool. Mom called in evening to see how we were. Grandpa is coming good. Got package from Spiegel.
Diary Entry for 5/8/1954
Rebekah’s cafeteria supper at Grange Hall. Raining. Rained all night. Merrill went to Antwerp to see lawyer. Grandpa is feeling better all the time. Baked cake & cookies.
Diary Entry for 5/9/1954
Mother’s day. Boys went to Sunday School We all went to church. Jim gave me gift of 2 duck ornaments. Raining. Today is first I’ve been out since Monday.
Diary Entry for 5/10/1954
Washed clothes. Ironed. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 5/11/1954
Mopped & waxed rugs down stairs. Went to lodge drill practice. Not feeling very good.
Diary Entry for 5/12/1954
Rained about all day. Merrill helped Killenbeck on Lodge Hall. I went to lodge in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/13/1954
Grand day. We all went to musical at school. Very good. Made white dress.
Diary Entry for 5/14/1954
Turned cows out for first days. Merrill, Vern, & I went to city. Got clothes to go to assembly. Grand day.
Diary Entry for 5/15/1954
Another grand day. Got clothes ready to go to Syracuse tomorrow. Cleaned. turned cows out at night for first.
Diary Entry for 5/16/1954
Boys went to Sunday School. I met Martha Pitts at Philadelphia. Also picked up Irma at the mills. Took 3:00 bus to Syracuse. Went to church in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/17/1954
Went to assembly at 9:30 AM. Took bus tour of Syracuse at 2:30. Got back at 4:30. 8:00 PM attended reception at Memorial building.
Diary Entry for 5/18/1954
Attended regular session. Took assembly degree. School of instruction at 2:30 but we didn’t stay. Went to Ball at Hotel Syracuse in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/19/1954
Attended regular session at 10:00. Also 2:30 session. 8:00 PM went to conferring degree by Chemung County. Past Noble Grands association Degree team.
Diary Entry for 5/20/1954
I got back from Rebekah assembly on 6:00 PM bus. Grand time but good to be home. Merrill planted oats.
Diary Entry for 5/21/1954
Washed clothes. Cloudy & cool. Helen called in evening. Rained in evening.
Diary Entry for 5/22/1954
I went to Achievement Day at city with Helen,Vi, Lois, & Doris. Cool.
Diary Entry for 5/23/1954
Nice day but cool We went out home for dinner. Ken’s were there too. Boys went to Sunday School. Dad gave Vernon $5.00 graduation present.
Diary Entry for 5/24/1954
Grand day. Merrill & I went to city. I went to Dr. Roberts. Have vaginitis. Nothing serious. Marty came home with Jim.
Diary Entry for 5/25/1954
Mother & Daughter banquet. Made about $55.00. I didn’t go. Raining. Marty Rudes came home with Jim again to spend the night.
Diary Entry for 5/26/1954
Lodge. I gave my report on assembly. “Slap” Clyde Hammond died today in Syracuse. Beebe’s have boy.
Diary Entry for 5/27/1954
Cleaned living room. Baked pies, cakes, & doughnuts in evening. Past Grands at Lula’s but I didn’t go. Called Aunt K.
Diary Entry for 5/28/1954
Nellie Holmes died today. Lois W, Margaret W, and Keitha, were here. Jim & I went to 4-H. Vern to band & in to get his hair cut.
Diary Entry for 5/29/1954
Slap’s funeral. Merrill, Aunt Maude, & I went. Fireman’s parade. We all went. Merrill & I went with Rebekah’s to Holmes. We all went to show.
Diary Entry for 5/30/1954
Mrs. Holmes funeral. Boys went to Sunday School. Mom, Dad, Aunt Keitha, & Uncle Earle, were here for dinner & PM. Howard & Evelyn’s second anniversary.