Very cold. Got in at 2:00 AM. Didn’t do anything for New Years day.
Monthly Archives: January 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.