Grand day. Rose LeClair came home with me. Jim got out for Easter vacation.
Monthly Archives: April 1958
Diary Entry for 4/2/1958
Leslie called. They are coming a week from Sunday. Jim went over to Marty’s today to spend night.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1958
Frogs are hollering tonight for first. Got letter from Mom.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1958
Vernon got into city at 10:00 PM. We went out after him.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1958
Beautiful day. Very warm. Merrill & boys went to Gouverneur to look for car for Vern. Waxed kitchen floor.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1958
Easter Sunday. Ken, Eleanor, & Roberta were here for Easter dinner. Rained all day.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1958
Vernon got 1956 4-door hardtop sedan Chevrolet. Very nice black & yellow.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1958
Vernon & Jim went to city for Vernon’s car license. Took dealer plates to Gouverneur.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1958
Got income tax back $202.37. Cold. Jim & Marty went to movie at city. Vernon went back to Oswego. I went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1958
Dad’s birthday. Nice day. Jim & I went to Theresa & Antwerp. Jim got hair cut. Jim came home from Marty’s.
Diary Entry for 4/11/1958
4-H club boys went on tour of Times office. Carl Allen & Jim came home with me. Carl stayed all night with Jim.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1958
Washed, baked, & cleaned. Went to Theresa. Jim & Carl went fishing. They went to 4-H at Halberts. I took Carl home.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1958
Swell day. Mother & Dad Tryon, Leslie, Grace, & Ronnie were here for dinner.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1958
Cloudy. Lula & Leah called in evening. Jim raked on yards. Merrill worked at Duff’s. He brought home sheet rock samples. Jim went back to school.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1958
I went to Past Grands at Arnold home. Vivian & Nettie had it. Got my hair cut at Joan’s first.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1958
Merrill finished at Myrtles. He closed door between bed & living room. Got furniture out of living room. Ready to start working on it.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1958
Worked only 4 days this week. Don’t have to work until Monday.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1958
Wrote Mom. Didn’t have to work today. Shop closed because of lack of work. Worked at living room. Ordered wall paper.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1958
Merrill went to Sears for new truck tire & tube. $27.00. Jim went with 4-H to TV studio channel 7. Gave myself Stanley perm.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1958
Grand day. Merrill & I went to church. Jim is at Marty’s. Hank Schell was here. Paid Merrill. We went to Theresa for groceries.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1958
Aunt Maude called to say they will have Grandpa’s burial Wednesday. Raining. Colder. Wrote Vernon.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1958
Rainy. Merrill worked on living room. Got more ranch pine sheets. Got letter from Mom. Got my wall paper at Vera’s.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1958
Grandpa Haggerty’s burial at Calcium. I went from work. Got Jim 2 long playing records.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1958
Got letter from Vernon. Mom called about ceiling material.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1958
Haven’t got to work today. Papered living room. Got floor ready to varnish. Jim went to Fireman’s dance at Theresa. Stayed all night at Van Tassell’s.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1958
Merrill, Jim, & I went out home. Merrill & Don started Mom’s kitchen ceiling. Elmer, Melba, & Kids, came when we got home. I went to lodge practice.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1958
Merrill went out home & finished Mom’s ceiling. Elmer, Jim, & Freddie went fishing. Elmer, Melba & kids left about 6:30. Fast time started.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1958
Several girls laid off at shop. Not much work.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1958
I got groceries to noon. Raining. Jeffrey Lynn Hall’s 1st birthday.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1958
I went to lodge practice. Merrill built fence all day. Got letter from Mom.