Vernon finished at Bechard’s. Merrill & Vernon started job at Galey’s at Gunns Corners. I painted kitchen. Cleaned bathroom.
Monthly Archives: July 1957
Diary Entry for 7/2/1957
Painted some more on kitchen. Had card from Mom.
Diary Entry for 7/3/1957
Painted on kitchen. Started tearing paper off dining room.
Diary Entry for 7/4/1957
Audry Hanson (age 16) & Paul Ferguson married at Mills. We had fire works in evening. Lynn’s & Howard’s were here in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/5/1957
Jim & I took men to Galey’s. Stopped at Aunt Keitha’s. Went to city & got ceiling blocks & flooring. Got sander at Mills.
Diary Entry for 7/6/1957
Merrill & Jim went to Gouverneur to get signal lights fixed. Merrill finished job at Gunn’s corners. We sanded dining room floor.
Diary Entry for 7/7/1957
We all went out home for dinner. Ken’s were there in PM.
Diary Entry for 7/8/1957
Myrtle Duff’s birthday. Back to work after vacation. Left gift for Myrtle at Leah’s. Past Noble Grands secret pal.
Diary Entry for 7/9/1957
Vernon started barn cleaner at Mills. Dot Shorkey started riding again. Mary took Vernon over to work.
Diary Entry for 7/10/1957
Washed & ironed some in evening. Quite cool. Merrill got $22.00 of lumber at Mills. Mary took them over to Mills.
Diary Entry for 7/11/1957
Quite cool. Ironed in evening. Merrill took cement mixer to Mills. (Bill Landon’s)
Diary Entry for 7/12/1957
Frank Bechard started baling hay. Broke baler. 300 bales on field by living room. Edna & I went down town at noon.
Diary Entry for 7/13/1957
Jim got badminton set from Wards. Took Vernon to work at Mills. They baled 1309 bales today. Boys & I went to Theresa in evening for shoes.
Diary Entry for 7/14/1957
Nice day but rained some in PM. We worked all day.
Diary Entry for 7/15/1957
Kind of cool in morning. Have head ache.
Diary Entry for 7/16/1957
Jim went to city & to park. Nice day. Edna & I went downtown at noon. Got play shoes. White $2.98. Vern got done at Mills. Washed in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/17/1957
Quite cool. Vern worked at dining room.
Diary Entry for 7/18/1957
Men drawed hay.
Diary Entry for 7/19/1957
Men drawed hay.
Diary Entry for 7/20/1957
Vern started working at Farrell’s at 1:00 PM. I went to Theresa in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/21/1957
June Rockwood McCurtin & husband had accident. Both hurt. I was sick all day.
Diary Entry for 7/22/1957
Doris Haggerty called to say Bob & Abby Haggerty Morgan’s baby, Rickey, died this AM. Dave Stanley in Canada is dead. Elgin called.
Diary Entry for 7/23/1957
We went up to Uncle Len’s in evening. Abby’s baby was cute. Uncle Roy & Aunt Maude went with us. Dorothy Carleton had cancer operation
Diary Entry for 7/24/1957
Myrtle & Alex anniversary. Abby & Bob’s baby’s funeral. Also Dave Stanley’s.
Diary Entry for 7/25/1957
Warm. Worked on dining room in evening. Froze peas.
Diary Entry for 7/26/1957
Finished haying today. Over 3900 bales. 8 of us went to Howard’s for fish fry. Pauline Johnston’s birthday. Vern worked in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/27/1957
Rained in morning. Merrill & Jimmy went to city. Got can of cherries at Johnnies. $4.99. Took Vernon to work & went after him. Merrill & I started papering dining room.
Diary Entry for 7/28/1957
Pauline Johnson’s birthday. Washed & papered some of dining room.
Diary Entry for 7/29/1957
Bad storm during night. Very muggy during day. Sent in our thermostat on stove.
Diary Entry for 7/30/1957
Merrill combined at M. Mitchell’s. I got out at 2:00 to go to Dr. Robert’s. Couldn’t find the stone in my throat.
Diary Entry for 7/31/1957
Very warm. Rained in evening. Merrill finished wheat at Mitchell’s. Jim & I went to Theresa & Crystal Lake.