Rained. Froze cherries.
Yearly Archives: 1959
Diary Entry for 7/21/1959
Very hot. Got groceries after work.
Diary Entry for 7/22/1959
Hot. Made cake for social. Hank Schell brought down microphone & sound speaker.
Diary Entry for 7/23/1959
Rebekah’s ice cream social. Made about $100.00. Rained out about 10:00 PM. Very hot. Merrill bought new tractor. Lynn baled hay.
Diary Entry for 7/24/1959
Cooler. Cloudy. Tired today. Boys took Hank’s stuff home.
Diary Entry for 7/25/1959
Finished haying. Cooler. Esther Hardy was here with her dog “Lucky”. Washed.
Diary Entry for 7/26/1959
Don’s birthday. Vern went to Rochester. Merrill, Jim, & I, went to city, to airport, Pauline’s, & Art Haggerty’s.
Diary Entry for 7/27/1959
Got new tractor. Merrill started combining Kettles wheat. Sent in pictures. Hot.
Diary Entry for 7/28/1959
Jim went swimming at Art Haggerty’s. Jim & I went to Crystal. Merrill combined at Kettles.
Diary Entry for 7/29/1959
Merrill combined at Landon’s. Very hot. Marty, Jim, & I, went to Crystal.
Diary Entry for 7/30/1959
Merrill combined at Kettles. Very hot. Stopped at Johnnies on way home. Jim, Merrill, & I, went swimming.
Diary Entry for 7/31/1959
Merrill combined at Kettles. Very hot. Marty, Jim, & I went swimming in evening. Freezer not working right. I was rejected at blood bank.
Diary Entry for 8/1/1959
Cooler today. Jim & I went to city. Merrill combined at Kettles. Merrill got hair cut at Antwerp in evening. Froze beans. Washed.
Diary Entry for 8/2/1959
Worked all day. Made myself dress.
Diary Entry for 8/3/1959
Fran & I went to green Stamp store. I got paper rack. Merrill still at Kettles.
Diary Entry for 8/4/1959
Rained so W.S.C.S. canceled ice cream social. Lois, Margaret, & girls, were here in evening. Sent ironing home with Lois.
Diary Entry for 8/5/1959
Rained about all day. Jim went to Gouverneur with Lynn.
Diary Entry for 8/6/1959
Rained. A little boy was killed on High Street by 7-Up truck.
Diary Entry for 8/7/1959
Got 27 piece milk glass punch bowl set at Wilbur’s. $3.99. Got my hair cut & set at Mills. Jim hot hair cut.
Diary Entry for 8/8/1959
Jim went to city with Rudes kids. Merrill & I went to Avon to see South Pacific. Very good.
Diary Entry for 8/9/1959
Rained. Irene & Roy Foley were here. June & Mr. & Mrs. Gehm were here in PM. Power went off.
Diary Entry for 8/10/1959
Raining. Rose D. went back to work. Also Angie.
Diary Entry for 8/11/1959
Still raining. Took Jim & Marty swimming to Crystal. Got oil changed at Mercer’s.
Diary Entry for 8/12/1959
Merrill went to Art’s to combine. Did big wash in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/13/1959
Hot & Muggy. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur Fair. Carmel Quinn was there. Huge crowd. Merrill combined at Art’s.
Diary Entry for 8/14/1959
Very hot & muggy. Merrill combined at Art Haggerty’s. Fran & I went downtown at noon. Jim drawed oats for Hall’s.
Diary Entry for 8/15/1959
Jim worked at kettles. Merrill finished combining at Art Haggerty’s. Washed. Hot. I have headache. Jim went to fair with Hall’s.
Diary Entry for 8/16/1959
Very hot. Marry Hall & girls were here in PM.
Diary Entry for 8/17/1959
Stormed during night. Still muggy today. Wrote Mom.
Diary Entry for 8/18/1959
June called Vernon. Is coming Friday. Got bushel of peaches. $2.75.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1959
Jennie’s 59th birthday. Gave her alligator bag. Joyce Graham rode home. Merrill put roof on Gonyea barn.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1959
Hot. Merrill combined at Gonyea’s
Diary Entry for 8/21/1959
June came on 7:00 bus for weekend. Fireman’s convention ends. Broke water fountain on square.
Diary Entry for 8/22/1959
Nice. Vern didn’t work today.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1959
June left on 5:00 bus. Nice today. Marty stayed over night. Took Jim & Marty swimming.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1959
Rained all night. Joyce G. rode today. Froze 6 packages of corn. Freeman Thibault left for Texas job.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1959
Clara & Glenn Wallace’s 50th anniversary. Saw George & Nelda P. in city. Joined Norton girls club. $2.00. Made appointment for perm Friday. Alice Covey’s brother-in-law died on Factory Square today.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1959
Helen Dickson’s anniversary, 23 years. Went swimming in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1959
Got letter from Mom. Wants us to come out Sunday.
Diary Entry for 8/28/1959
Got perm. $10.00 at Harriet’s. Palmer’s, Eleanor, Roberta, & Brenda came at 4:00.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1959
Eleanor, kids, & I, went to Gouverneur in AM and to Crystal in PM. Hot. Eleanor & Roberta went home in evening. Brenda stayed all night.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1959
Had our family together at Dad’s for picnic before Vernon leaves for Maryland. Ken’s, Don’s, Dad’s, & us.
Diary Entry for 8/31/1959
Hot. Rose LeClair came home with me. Vernon took car to Gouverneur. Gloria & Roger & family were here in AM.
Diary Entry for 9/1/1959
Took Vernon over after car. Very hot. I went to W.S.C.S. at Edna Hills. Jim & Marty spend day in city.
Diary Entry for 9/2/1959
Vern’s last day at Farrell’s. Jim’s birthday. Marty was here for supper. Rained in evening. Terrible hot all day.
Diary Entry for 9/3/1959
Rained terrible during night. Everything flooded. Cooler in evening. Lee Hall had heart attack.
Diary Entry for 9/4/1959
Cooler today. Asked Jennie for raise. Merrill worked at Gonyea’s.
Diary Entry for 9/5/1959
Jim went swimming at Crystal. Merrill worked at Gonyea’s.
Diary Entry for 9/6/1959
Beautiful day. Hot. Men got garage cleaned out again. Jim Matteson was here. Also Howard.
Diary Entry for 9/7/1959
Vernon left for Maryland at 10:15. Jim & I went to Crystal. Jim went with Rudes in evening. Carlton baled straw. Ironed most of day.