Colder today. Josephine didn’t ride today.
Yearly Archives: 1957
Diary Entry for 2/21/1957
Vi didn’t ride home tonight.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1957
No school. Jennie flew to Cleveland at noon. Merrill & Jim helped Howard draw hay. Joined Mary O’Brien’s club.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1957
Dr. Kelsey filled my front tooth. $4.00. We went to Antwerp to pay taxes. $163.00. Went to Gouverneur for oil change. Got letter from Mom & Mother Tryon. Baked pies, cake, & date bread.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1957
Didn’t go to church. Washed. Everett Strader called me from Uncle Ray’s. Had been to Little Joes. George Peterson has sold farm & bought house at Prescott.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1957
Nice day. Sent camera to Vernon at Palmyra. Dot Sharkey started riding with me. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1957
Vi & I had Past Grands at Vi’s. 13 present. Rained terrible all PM & evening.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1957
Colder today. Roads slippery in morning. I didn’t go to lodge.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1957
Nice day. Jim Schell killed “Bullet”, Howard’s dog. Run over him with car.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1957
Seven of us went to Howard’s for lunch for Frances’ 32 birthday. Snowed some. Got notice Vernon is on Dean’s list. 5th time.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1957
Took car to Gouverneur. They finally found leak. Have to take it Monday. Our milk didn’t go today. 6th day. Strike.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1957
Marg Williams, her mother, daughter, & boy, were in bad accident. Churned butter. 7 pounds.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1957
Merrill took car to Gouverneur to have spark plug put in. Drove 52 Chevrolet home. I went to work with Nellie.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1957
Kind of cold today. Took Fran pint of cream. Made butter.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1957
Mr. & Mrs. C. (Vera) Rosbrook have baby boy. Wrote Uncle Berle. Sent him birthday card. Got letter from Vern. Jim went to Theresa to donkey basketball game.
Diary Entry for 3/7/1957
Got letter from Juanita. Snowing in PM. Went to Sears & Johnnies at noon. Merrill went to auction at Rodman with Howard.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1957
Snowed hard in PM & evening. Nellie is sick. Didn’t go to work.Got income tax refund of $221.75.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1957
Have one foot of snow. Power off 7 hours in AM. Jim & I went to dentist. He had 2 filled. I had 3 filled & all cleaned.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1957
Uncle Berle’s birthday. We went out home for dinner. Doreen is so cute.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1957
Wrote Vernon. Merrill went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1957
Got letter from Melba. Melba & Elmer have baby girl. Charlotte Bule born today.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1957
Bill Mower’s mother died this morning.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1957
Beautiful day. Very warm. 74°. Got note from Mom. Merrill went to lodge with Carl Ward to Redwood.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1957
I went to Past Grands at Myrtle Duff’s. Merrill went up to committee meeting on Hall. Had flat tire on way home in Philadelphia.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1957
We went to city in PM. Got paint. Ordered 2 doors for kitchen. Howard & Evelyn have new puppy. Dot Allen had tumor operation.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1957
Roberta’s 5th birthday. Washed & ironed. Gave myself a Prom.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1957
Freddie Aynes barn burned to the ground. Howard Allen Farm. Their third fire in 3 years.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1957
Snow flurries today. I brought home Bessie Hogan’s chairs for Merrill to repair.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1957
Snowy & rainy. Sent Dot Allen & Marge Williams get well cards.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1957
Merrill & I went to Philadelphia for first polio shots.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1957
Got letter from Vern. Got picture of Elmer & Melba’s new baby girl, Charlotte, born March 12th. Had Leah make Merrill cake.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1957
We went to Palmyra to see Vernon. Stopped at Merrill’s folks. Dad Tryon isn’t very good. Beautiful day. Drove about 300 miles. Vernon goes to Utica to practice teach April 6th.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1957
We went to church. Tired today. Lazy day.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1957
Colder. Wrote Vernon & Elmer. Merrill went to lodge. Merrill worked at Barker’s. Frogs are hollering tonight.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1957
Bill Mower’s 41st birthday. Merrill worked on kitchen. Had vet for Jim’s horse “Dolly”. She has cancer.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1957
Initiation at Rebekah’s. Merrill & I went. 79 present. I had charge of dining room.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1957
Lynn Hall shot “Dolly”, Jimmy’s horse. She had cancer. Merrill went to lodge at Redwood. I wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1957
Nice day but rained at Mills on way home. Cleaned dresser drawers in evening. Paid $6.00 in Mary’s club.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1957
Cleaned our bedroom. Painted woodwork. We went to Theresa. Jim went to 4-H at Atcheson’s.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1957
Leslie Tryon & friend Grace were here for dinner. Painted bedroom floors.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1957
Merrill went to lodge. Redwood lodge put on 1st degree on 2 candidates.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1957
Got letter from Melba. Elmer is going to take Vern to Utica. Wrote Vern. Davie’s 3rd birthday.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1957
Kind of cold today. Went to Sears at noon. Bought new aluminum combination door & also canopy. Got letter from Mom. Sears brought 2 kitchen doors.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1957
Merrill went to Redwood to lodge. He went with Louie.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1957
Very rainy. I took Jim & Norton girls to Theresa to a play & dance. Got 2 door sets for kitchen. $8.27. No riders home. Past Noble Grands but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1957
Raining. wrote Merrill’s father. Started boy’s room.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1957
Lazy day. Didn’t go to church. Painted new door in kitchen.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1957
Mother & Dad Tryon’s 51st anniversary. Sears brought door canopy. Merrill went to lodge. Shoes came from Spiegel.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1957
I started sewing on rickrack. [at work] Very slow work. 500 dozen. I went to Theresa & had tooth filled in evening. $4.00.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1957
Dad’s birthday. I didn’t go to lodge. Sears brought combination door & wall board for kitchen. Got letter from Vernon from Utica.