Very cold. Got in at 2:00 AM. Didn’t do anything for New Years day.
Yearly Archives: 1957
Diary Entry for 1/2/1957
Jim went back to school. Took Vern to city at 10:00 PM. Quite cold yet.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1957
Back to work. Had all my riders today. Mrs. Hagan went to hospital with pneumonia.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1957
Pauline, Garmon, & kids were over in evening. Jim went home with them.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1957
Merrill & I went to Antwerp to see Lawyer. Got dog license. Went to Theresa for groceries.
Diary Entry for 1/6/1957
Ken’s 37th birthday. We went over after Jim at Pauline’s.Were there for dinner.
Diary Entry for 1/7/1957
Bennett’s were here in AM awhile. Merrill & I went to IOOF installation. Nice time. About 55 there.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1957
Nice day. Warmer.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1957
I went to lodge. The Traveling Gavel came to Philadelphia. About 60 present.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1957
Car license came. Two of them this year. Carl Brown came home with Jim for the night.
Diary Entry for 1/11/1957
Snowing hard in PM. Roads slippery. Got ring from Margaret Phillips. $5.00. Wrote Vernon. Garmon came after davenport & chair.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1957
Quite cold. Stormy in evening. Slippery. Washed & cleaned.
Diary Entry for 1/13/1957
Very cold. Tractor broke. Made pies.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1957
Car wouldn’t start so I didn’t go to work. About 30° below zero last night. Very stormy. No schools open.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1957
Went to work but car quit so called Merrill to bring battery. Was 44° below zero last night.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1957
I took car to Gouverneur to have voltage regulator put on. $14.00. Got to work at 10:00 AM. Not so cold.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1957
Have sore throat. Don’t feel too good. Paid Mary Schultz $8.00 for coat, pants, & shirt for Jim.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1957
Very stormy. I came home early because it was snowing so hard. Hadn’t snowed at all here. Got letter from Mom. Dorothy Pitkin & Walter Sharp in accident.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1957
Had terrible snow storm all around us. We didn’t get any. Merrill & I went to city to lawyers. Bought farm from Bennett’s. Don & Juanita have daughter, Doreen Dale.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1957
Grettina Klock & Basil Hanson married at Browville Church.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1957
Lots of snow in the city. Nice day. Merrill went to lodge. Got new job doing callers. Got another machine.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1957
Very warm. Rained all day. Lots of floods.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1957
Turned cold. Terrible snowy in morning. Could hardly see to drive. I didn’t go to lodge.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1957
Nice day but cold. I won electric deep fryer on Ida’s punch card. Is in Times that Don’s have baby girl.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1957
Merrill fixed door at Rappole’s.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1957
Washed & ironed. Merrill did some work at Barker’s. Merrill & Jim got hair cuts. Got letter from Vernon.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1957
Called Vernon. Jim is sick with sore throat. Has been in bed all day. Vern goes to Palmyra to teach last of week.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1957
Jim didn’t go to school. Merrill went to lodge. Josephine paid me $6.00.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1957
Jim didn’t go to school. Got letter from Mom. Juanita & baby are fine.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1957
Jim didn’t go to school. Roads good again.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1957
Past Noble Grands at Aunt Maude’s. 14 present. Got home at 12:00. Jim was up & around today.
Diary Entry for 2/1/1957
George Hardy was here about insurance. Seven of us went to Howard’s for fish fry. Edna Knapp’s birthday Sunday. Mary O’Brien’s birthday also. Jim missed one week of school.
Diary Entry for 2/2/1957
We went to city. Started out home but was snowing so hard we turned around at Tolcott’s Corners. Went to Clayton to look at baler.
Diary Entry for 2/3/1957
We went out home for dinner. Saw Doreen Dale for first time. She is a very nice baby.
Diary Entry for 2/4/1957
Swell day. Like spring. Merrill went to lodge. Baked cakes. Jim went to school today. Washed sweaters & gloves.
Diary Entry for 2/5/1957
Got letter from Vernon. He went to Palmyra with Dave on Saturday, February 2. He got 4 A’s & 2 B’s on his tests.
Diary Entry for 2/6/1957
We went to card party at Pat Eggleston’s for March of Dimes. Had nice time. Evelyn was over few minutes.
Diary Entry for 2/7/1957
Swell day. Jack Hughs cattle auction. Merrill went. Wrote Vernon. Playhouse 90 on TV had Helen Keller’s life story. Swell.
Diary Entry for 2/8/1957
Nice spring day. Merrill went to auction with Lynn. Merrill met with committee on IOOF Hall. Wrote Vernon.
Diary Entry for 2/9/1957
Went to Theresa. Got navy cotton for skirt.
Diary Entry for 2/10/1957
Windy. Worked all day cleaning & washing.
Diary Entry for 2/11/1957
Merrill went to lodge. They are having awful time about what to do with IOOF Hall since drug store moved out.
Diary Entry for 2/12/1957
Talked with Vi on phone. She is working this week.
Diary Entry for 2/13/1957
I didn’t go to lodge. Roads very slippery. Windy.
Diary Entry for 2/14/1957
We went to drama club play at Theresa. Got home at 11:00. Carl & Gloria came at 2:30 from Vermont. Woke us up ringing door bell.
Diary Entry for 2/15/1957
Swell day. Carl & Gloria left at 4:40 for Wolcott. Got Valentine & letter from Vern. Sure sleepy.
Diary Entry for 2/16/1957
4-H at Ronnie Mitchell’s. Jim went. Bill & Vi were down. Carl & Gloria came from Wolcott about 12:00 AM.
Diary Entry for 2/17/1957
Carl & Gloria left for Vermont at 9:30 AM. We went to church. Good turn out.
Diary Entry for 2/18/1957
Roads slippery. Snowing in evening. Merrill didn’t go to lodge. Our deed is in paper. Received deed in mail.
Diary Entry for 2/19/1957
Merrill finished cupboard. Snowy.