Claude Schrools at Calcium Garage was murdered during the night. Marty Rudes was here. I went to Gouverneur in AM & had radio put in car. We also went to Theresa & Evans Mills.

Jim’s 13th birthday. Got air rifle, sneakers, & shirt. Made him birthday cake. Raining & colder. Had sweet corn for first.

Labor Day. Cleaned & waxed floors all through. Washed & ironed.

W.S.C.S. meeting here. Covered dish supper. 25 present. Nice time. Quite warm today. Jim went back to school. 8th grade.

Awfully hot today. Evelyn Hall was here in evening. Merrill went to Mills for tractor parts.

Mary Scee Anderson went to hospital last night. Carl & Gloria Tryon have baby girl. Cindy Lou, born today. 9 pounds 7 1/2 ounces.

Talked with Evelyn S. Jennie [owner of Olga knitting mill] laid off a lot of girls tonight.

Took chairs etc. back to church. Washed & baked.

We all went out home for dinner. Quite cold all day. Stopped at Marg’s.

Froze corn. Quite cold but warmer in evening.

Raining. Had flat tire when I came out of work. Ralph Knapp & another guy changed it.

Froze corn in evening. Went to lodge. First meeting. We are putting on long drill at city, October 1st. President’s visit. Gave blood today.

Very warm. Seems good. Merrill started filling silo.

Rained during night. Vernon got through work for Rosbrook’s. Jim went to party at VanTassel’s. Merrill & I went to Antwerp. Merrill got hair cut.

We all went to city. Vern got rest of clothes. Merrill got his watch from George’s.

Vern goes back to college. Third year. We all went to Oswego. Had car loaded. Vern’s new address is 260 Washington Blvd.

Got pictures back. Rained hard in PM. I went to Past Noble Grands at Helen Dickson’s.

Jennie laid off some more of the girls. Was bad accident on Theresa Antwerp Road. 2 killed.

Washed & ironed. Canned 3 quarts of peaches.

Snowed in city. Very cold. Wrote Vern. Sent him card & letter from Uncle Berle.

Vern’s 20th birthday. Sent him birthday card. Jim left at school. Went to drill practice.

Swell day. Got $7.50 permanent at Joan’s in AM. Got pears, $2.75 & peaches, $3.25, & potatoes $1.75, Also got apples & tomatoes from truck. Washed & canned tomatoes.

Lazy day. Went to Theresa for kerosene. Put up kitchen stove.

Pouring rain when we got out of work.

Canned tomatoes & peaches. Got card from Juanita.

Carleton baled straw. Finally got dry. Not much work at Mill. Jennie sent some home. I went to lodge. Lois Ward elected Noble Grand. Zelda, Vice Grand. Practiced staff.

Jim & Marty went to Philadelphia on bikes. I went to Rudes for Jim. Nellie went back to work after having teeth out.

I went to drill practice in evening.

Canned peaches, pears, & tomatoes. Men worked at corn.

I went to city with Vi, Virginia, & Myrtle, to lodge practice. Rained. Gordon Allen’s barn burned about 12:00 AM.