Didn’t work today. Rained all night & most forenoon. Washed clothes. Made black & blue dresses. Ironed.
Yearly Archives: 1956
Diary Entry for 5/31/1956
Warm & muggy. Rained about all day. Made bag like blue dress. Talked with Helen. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 6/1/1956
Rained all night & most of day. Merrill went to Philadelphia with Lynn. Got income check cashed.
Diary Entry for 6/2/1956
We went to city & out home. Saw Uncle Berle for first. Bought new glider for porch.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1956
Rained all night & in AM. Washed in PM. Baked cookies & cake. Jim Matteson was here in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1956
Vernon get out of school. Went after him in PM. Uncle Berle went with me. Merrill planted garden. Uncle Berle came home with us.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1956
Quite cold, cloudy. Rained some. Vern started work for Rosbrook. Merrill planted tomato plants.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1956
They brought porch glider. Merrill put it together in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1956
Swell day. I went to Joan’s in evening & got my hair cut & set. Edna Knapp got hers cut too. Got note from Eleanor wanting us to go to park on Sunday.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1956
Nice day. Uncle Berle went over to Wallace’s with Carleton Alton for the day. We went after him in evening. Got porch chairs.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1956
Quite nice today. Jim played first baseball game in AM. Walter VanTassel came home with him. Vern, Uncle Berle, Merrill, & I went to city.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1956
Went to park on picnic. Rained. Ken’s were there. Don’s, & Dad’s didn’t come. Uncle Berle went back to Adams with Ken’s. Walter went home.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1956
Did some washing in evening. Seems good to have it warm.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1956
Porch table came. Very warm.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1956
I was installed at D.D.G. Secretary at lodge. Past Noble Grands night also. Warm. 90°
Diary Entry for 6/14/1956
Worked in garden in evening. About everything up.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1956
I have had horrid headache all day. Edna & I went downtown at noon. Judy O’Dette’s 40th birthday. Jim had tests.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1956
Merrill planted first oats. Very late because of the very wet weather.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1956
Mom’s birthday. Father’s day also. Mom, Dad, Grandpa Haggerty, Don, Juanita, & kids were here for dinner. Nice day but cool. George & Margaret here in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1956
Bessie Hagan started riding to city. Quite cool today. Jim doesn’t have to go to school until Friday morning.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1956
Ironed in evening. Washed. Jim drove tractor for Art Hall.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1956
Jim drove tractor for Hall’s.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1956
I went with Past Noble Grands to New Parrot for supper. Went to reception for Irene Higgins, assembly chaplain.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1956
Jim went on bus to picnic at Crystal Lake. Sleepy today. Gave myself Lilt very curly perm in evening. Merrill signed for Successful Farming. Merrill started planting corn.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1956
Went to Theresa 2 times. Rained so Merrill couldn’t plant corn. Vernon worked until 3:00 PM. Sent June Rockwood $2.00 for graduation.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1956
Sunny today. Nellie & Freeman were here. Quiet day. Busy all day.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1956
Merrill finished planting corn. Kind of cool today.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1956
Donna Dickson started riding. Warmer today. Got notice Vernon is on Dean’s list for 4th time. Jim went over to Marty Rudes.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1956
I went to lodge in evening. Last meeting until fall.
Diary Entry for 6/28/1956
Cold. Merrill helped Lynn put on sheet rock at Art Hall’s. Susie Haggerty broke leg on bicycle.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1956
Bought $65.00 suit from Jennie. Vacation starts. No vacation pay. Cold today. We went up to plaza at noon.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1956
Merrill mowed lawns. Merrill, Jim, & I, went to city. Paid Kamargo’s for couch & rug.
Diary Entry for 7/1/1956
Jim & I went to Crystal in morning. Merrill, Jim, & I drove up to Uncle Len’s but they weren’t home. Stopped at Art & Doris’
Diary Entry for 7/2/1956
Vi, Myrtle, & I, went to city in morning to see about staff dresses. Mine was big. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur in PM. Stopped at Gladys Lamson’s. Got crate of berries at Johnies. $5.35.
Diary Entry for 7/3/1956
Swell day. Washed clothes. Cleaned. Merrill cultivated corn for first. Vern picked wild berries for supper.
Diary Entry for 7/4/1956
We all went to Adventure Town in PM. First time. Jim had a grand time. Vern didn’t have to work.
Diary Entry for 7/5/1956
Got 1954 Green Chevrolet from Seaker & Graves. Hilyard Seaker brought it over. Had furnace fire in evening. Raining.
Diary Entry for 7/6/1956
Rainy & cold. Wrote Gerow about insurance. Wrote Mrs. Caird. Marty Rudes spent night with Jim. We went to Starlight Drive In.
Diary Entry for 7/7/1956
Baked cookies. Finished ironing. Got letter from Mom. Marty went home in AM.
Diary Entry for 7/8/1956
Warm today. We went to horse show on new school site sponsored by firemen. Mr. & Mrs. Bennett were here awhile when we got home. Vernon worked today.
Diary Entry for 7/9/1956
Back to work. Girls all rode except Caroline who is on vacation. First day with 1954 car.
Diary Entry for 7/10/1956
We went down town at noon. Put money in bank for Vernon.
Diary Entry for 7/11/1956
Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 7/12/1956
Washed clothes in evening. Worked in garden.
Diary Entry for 7/13/1956
Rained again. Donna paid me for week’s ride in advance. $2.50. Friday the 13th.
Diary Entry for 7/14/1956
Elmer, Melba, Freddie, & Charlene came on vacation. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur. Got new plaid skirt at Theresa.
Diary Entry for 7/15/1956
We went to Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Etc. Vernon worked all day at Howard’s. Aunt Esther called for Mom. Charlene started walking.
Diary Entry for 7/16/1956
We all went out home in evening to see Uncle Berle. He starts for home tomorrow. Elmer’s went to the park. Jim went to city.
Diary Entry for 7/17/1956
Beulah Hall’s birthday. Quite nice today but cool in evening. Mailed Beulah a Secret Pal gift.
Diary Entry for 7/18/1956
Elmer & Jim went fishing. Got two nice perch. Freddie was sick in evening. They all went swimming at Crystal. Elmer picked peas & I froze them.