Jim stayed home to drive tractor. Nice day. Assembly treasurer, Helen Barton, made official visit at city. Philadelphia put on drill. Beulah Hall is our D.D.P. I went to dinner & meeting.
Monthly Archives: October 1956
Diary Entry for 10/2/1956
Colder in evening. Rained hard today. Merrill finished filling silo. Sent Brenda card & money. Got letter from Vern.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1956
Merrill worked at Philadelphia on “Philly Diner”. I won the pool on World Series. $4.50. (D-3)
Diary Entry for 10/4/1956
Merrill finished work on Diner. Got $27.12. Our first installation at Theresa. I got parakeet for kids out home.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1956
Marg’s birthday. Jennie Hays flew to Cleveland today. Bessie Hagan won $8.00 on baseball pool at hospital.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1956
Had my hair done at Joan’s. Went to Gouverneur to have car greased. We all went. Cold & windy. I have cold.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1956
We went out home for dinner. Dr. McAskill died yesterday of heart attack.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1956
Helen McKay started riding. Sent Vern his watch. I have horrid cold yet.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1956
Rained hard. Snowed some. Have felt punk all day.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1956
I went to lodge in evening. Ada Bacon was at lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1956
Quite cold all day but sunny. Home Bureau at at Helen K. but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1956
No school. Got letter from Vern. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1956
Cleaned. Washed & baked. Went to Theresa for groceries. Nice day. Washed windows.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1956
Beautiful day. Real warm. We went to church. Went for ride to Canton after church. Saw Canton college.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1956
We installed Antwerp lodge. Went for 7:00 supper. I went to Theresa for corsages first. Swell weather.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1956
Kind of tired tonight. Some of the Rebekah staff went to Clayton lodge tonight.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1956
Installed Carthage lodge. I drove. Nice evening.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1956
Got Jim engineer boots. $6.99. Quite the thing. Size 6. Swell day.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1956
Wind is cold today. Merrill worked on Howard’s barn. Sent Mom & Dad anniversary card. Also $10.00 for Dad’s eye exam.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1956
We went to city. Got blanket for Vernon. Had my hair done at Joan’s. Got letter from Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1956
Worked all day. Swell day. Didn’t go to church.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1956
Installed lodge at Evans Mills. Had flat tire, a nail. Special meeting.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1956
Raining some. First in some time. Got letter from Mom. Don is sick.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1956
Our lodge installation. 100 present. Staff had pictures taken.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1956
Got 9500 pounds of coal today. Tired all day.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1956
Windy. Got note from Vernon. Got first wool skirt from shop. $2.50.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1956
We went to Gouverneur in AM. Raining. I went to Past Noble Grands at Beaches. We gave gift to Emma & Elsie.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1956
Memory LaBarge married today. We went to Oswego to see Vernon. Had chicken dinner in cafeteria. Went to church at Oswego.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1956
Wrote Mom & Dad. Sent birthday card & letter to Dad Tryon.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1956
Got letter from Mom. Dr. Summa told Dad nothing could be done for his eye. Installed Natural Bridge lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1956
Took Jim to Theresa for “Trick or Treat” Raining. Got note from Juanita. Donna goes to Dr. on November 10th.