Nellie & Josephine didn’t work. Motor burned out on small pressure pump. Called Art Haggerty. Got letter from Vernon.
Yearly Archives: 1956
Diary Entry for 2/21/1956
Betty H. wasn’t able to go home. Mom called from Carl S. Vernon is on Dean’s list again.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1956
Nellie went back to work. Has terrible looking leg. Called Emma. Nellie paid me.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1956
Mary Scee & Howard Anderson’s wedding. Merrill & I went. Very nice. Was at Brownville Church. Nellie didn’t work today.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1956
Raining in evening. Jim & I went to game at Theresa. Brought home new 1/4 motor for small pressure system.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1956
Baked doughnuts. Washed kitchen woodwork. Bennett’s were here. Very windy.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1956
Snowing & cold. Baked rolls & cakes
Diary Entry for 2/27/1956
Very slippery in morning. Mary Hall had accident on Ore Bed Bridge.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1956
Past Grands at Eva Delles’. 13 present. Got home at 12:30. Is in Times about Vernon being on Dean’s list.
Diary Entry for 2/29/1956
Swell day. Thibault’s got new car. Our TV quit.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1956
Got raise in wages. $1.00 an hour. Quite windy.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1956
Frances Solouri’s 31st birthday. Raining. Got new tube & fuse for TV. $3.65. Merrill started fixing coat room.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1956
Went to city. Got new automatic washer. $249.95. Saw Marg’s & Uncle Lloyd’s.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1956
Washed clothes.Baked cake & doughnuts. They took Holly Austin to hospital with heart attack.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1956
Snowing in morning. Mean driving. Mary Newbery didn’t ride today.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1956
Very slippery. Raining & freezing
Diary Entry for 3/7/1956
Very stormy in evening. Very icy. Mary brought clothes for Jim. They fit him good.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1956
Got bathroom paper at noon. $5.00. Very mean driving in morning. They brought my new washer. Get club package from Ann’s order. Gertie Fleming started riding.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1956
Windy today. We finished getting bathroom ready to paper in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1956
Aunt Maude papered my bathroom. Looks nice. We went to Theresa in evening. Swell day.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1956
Painted bathroom. Merrill waxed kitchen floor. Very windy.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1956
Warmer today. Got letter from Mother Tryon. Beulah is in hospital. Real sick.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1956
Sure tired tonight. Have sore mouth. Canker sores. Merrill put light in small bathroom.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1956
Rainy & snowy. Terrible driving home. Got letter from Vernon.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1956
Got valves for pump in mail. Roads bare again.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1956
Very stormy all day. Roads slippery & snowing all day. Howard was over in evening. Got letter from Mom. Wrote Mom. Sent card to Roberta.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1956
Nice day. We went to Gouverneur & had points & plugs put in car. Had to have Paul K. come down and start car.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1956
Merrill & I were both sick all day. Cold today.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1956
Very cold. sure tired tonight.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1956
Swell day. Debbie Hall had tonsils out today. Was 6° below zero when we went to work in morning.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1956
Got letter from Mom. Merrill got card from Mom & Marg. Quite cold. Nellie had cast put on her foot today. Washed in evening.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1956
Merrill’s 47th birthday. Got him pipe & candy. Jim got him lighter. Raining in evening. Got letter from Uncle Berle. Merrill got card.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1956
Past Grands at Lula R. I went. 14 present. Swell day.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1956
Cleaned floors & waxed them. Jim had 4-H here in evening. All here except Carl A. 14 of us.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1956
We went to church. Good turn out on Palm Sunday. We went over to Pauline’s in PM.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1956
Quite nice today but kind of cold. Juanita’s birthday.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1956
Vern get home today. I brought riders home & went back to city after him.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1956
Used my new washer for first. Merrill took tractor tire to Farrell’s to get it fixed. Got letter from Beulah C. & Juanita.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1956
Did about 80 dozen under arm darts today. Snowy & windy today.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1956
Club ends. Very icy in morning.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1956
Cleaned. Merrill got tractor tire from Farrell’s that he had repaired. $17.00.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1956
Swell day. We went to church. Went out home for dinner. Ken’s, Don’s, & Dorland’s’ were there. Beulah & Bev came in PM. Boys stayed out. John Sixberry’s barn burned this morning. 41 head of cattle lost.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1956
David’s 2nd birthday. I’m awfully tired tonight. Did about 95 dozen darts today.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1956
Haven’t felt too good all day. Baked pies & cookies.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1956
Eleanor & Roberta brought the boys home from Dad’s. Swell day. Creeks very high. Raining.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1956
Another swell day. Eleanor & Roberta went home. Ivan Hale has pneumonia. Edna & I walked downtown at noon.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1956
Vernon went to city with Howard. Got new suit & top coat. Nice day. Gave myself Toni regular.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1956
Made a 6 layer wedding cake. [for Merrill’s parents 50th wedding anniversary.] Went to Theresa in PM. Merrill & Jim got hair cut. Did Vernon’s ironing. He goes back to school tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1956
We had party at Wolcott for Mother & Dad Tryon’s 50th anniversary. 35 present. We stopped at Ken’s on way home. Roads full of snow most of the way. Millard milked for us. Carl Tryon came home with us.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1956
Caroline Suley’s birthday. Tired today. IOOF put on degree for two candidates. Merrill didn’t get around in time to go.