Cold but very nice. Joined Mary O’Brien’s club for dishes. Jim played basketball at city. Snowed terrible in late evening.

Year: 1959
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Diary Entry for 2/25/1959
Merrill took me to lodge with truck. Car wouldn’t start so I didn’t go to work Very cold. 25° below zero. Jim went to LaFargeville with basketball team.
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Diary Entry for 2/27/1959
Got groceries at noon. Warmer. Foggy in evening. Merrill got haircut at Theresa.
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Diary Entry for 3/1/1959
Waxed kitchen & bathroom floors. Snowing but warmer. Marty went home about 5:00.
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Diary Entry for 3/2/1959
Warm spring day. Jim went to basketball game at Carthage. Wrote Vernon. Howard got 1956 Ford Truck.
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Diary Entry for 3/5/1959
Nice today. Fran & I walked to Morrison’s at noon. Got letter from Vernon & Mom.
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Diary Entry for 3/6/1959
Sent card & letter to Uncle Berle. Windy & rainy. Our light pole by garage blew over today.
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Diary Entry for 3/7/1959
Very stormy all over. Roads blocked. Wrote Mom. Baked, cleaned, & washed. Merrill got more coal.
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Diary Entry for 3/8/1959
Nice today so we went out home. First since Xmas. Rose D. came after pay. Aunt Maude called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 3/10/1959
Theresa Smith’s 48th birthday. Fran,Virginia, & I went up to Rosie D’s at noon.
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Diary Entry for 3/11/1959
Jim went to game at city. Indian River & Carthage. Indian River won first place.
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Diary Entry for 3/12/1959
Very stormy again. I went to Loblaws at noon. Gerald & Jean Parker have baby girl, Patricia. Pat & Walter Holkins have baby girl.
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Diary Entry for 3/13/1959
Friday the 13th. Roads slippery. Jim went home with Marty. I took them over. Got back income tax $167.23.
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Diary Entry for 3/14/1959
Nice day. Washed rugs & my skirts. Jim went to game at city. Indian River played Oswego. Indian River won.
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Diary Entry for 3/15/1959
Vernon & June came for day. Left about 6:00 PM. Very windy. Jim made a cake.
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Diary Entry for 3/17/1959
Nice today. Jim went to game at Syracuse. Indian River played West Genesee. Got home at 1:30 AM.
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Diary Entry for 3/20/1959
Warm. Got letter from Uncle Berle. He’s coming this summer. Jim played ball at city. Marty came home with us Dot Shorkey’s last day of work.
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Diary Entry for 3/21/1959
Raining hard. I took boys over to city to play Holy Family. Merrill & I went to city in PM. Got new lamp. Club stuff came. Set of Melmac dishes.
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Diary Entry for 3/26/1959
I went into work with Nellie. I went to blood clinic today. Jennie went to Cleveland.
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Diary Entry for 3/27/1959
Took car to Gouverneur for new switch & muffler. Very slippery. I didn’t work at all today. Vern got home tonight.
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Diary Entry for 3/28/1959
Washed & ironed. Vernon cleaned for me. Have had headache all day. Merrill got hair cut. Cold wind.
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Diary Entry for 3/29/1959
Easter Sunday. We went out home. Ken’s & Don’s were there also. First time we were together in ages. Beautiful day.
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Diary Entry for 3/31/1959
Lodge practice. I’m the angel this year. Grand day. Warm. Vernon painted stair steps. Got new TV tubes at Thompson’s.
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Diary Entry for 4/3/1959
Raining & colder. A lot of cars at the city got purple dye on them yesterday. We got groceries at night. Vernon worked at Farrell’s.
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Diary Entry for 4/4/1959
Vernon finished 4 days work at Farrell’s. Jim had 4-H meeting here in evening.
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Diary Entry for 4/6/1959
Snow flurries in morning. Colder in evening. I went to Loblaws at noon. I started new job.
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Diary Entry for 4/7/1959
I don’t feel too good today. Mary, Irene, & I, went to Gardner’s at noon for paint.
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Diary Entry for 4/8/1959
Frogs are hollering tonight. Mother & Dad Tryon’s 53rd anniversary. Initiation at Rebekah’s. I was the angel. Had 7 candidates. 3 of them Natural Bridge.
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Diary Entry for 4/10/1959
Past Noble Grands district meeting at Antwerp. Nice dinner. Beatrice Hubbard, Natural Bridge new President.
