Stopped at Seaway Plaza for groceries. Merrill & Howard went to auction at city. Jim went home with Marty. Work getting slack at Olga.
Monthly Archives: April 1960
Diary Entry for 4/2/1960
Grand day. Jim & Marty went to city & to dance at Theresa. Merrill & I went to city. Sears called to say washer was fixed. Vern called in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1960
Nice day. Raining in evening. Started formal but didn’t have green thread. Wrote June.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1960
Raining. Merrill got new post for mailbox at Mills. Washed my hair. Lois W. called.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1960
W.S.C.S. supper at church. Nice turnout & nice time. Evans Mills W.S.C.S. were our guests.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1960
Got new lime green hat at Empsalls. Got my washer back from Sears. $50.20. Washed in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1960
Lodge practice. Nice day. I don’t have to work tomorrow. Flooded at Gouverneur & Ogdensburg.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1960
Kind of cool. I didn’t have to work today. Merrill got tile for guest room. @14¢. I took Jim & Marty to Theresa. They went to game in evening. Waxed kitchen floor.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1960
Flood waters down. Jim & I went to city. Got 2 new dresses. Snowing.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1960
Dad’s birthday. 68 years old. We didn’t go out home. We worked all day. Palm Sunday. Washed my hair. Cold.
Diary Entry for 4/11/1960
Past Grands District meeting at Natural Bridge. I went with Elsie Bacon. Very nice dinner. Eleanor Genita new District Deputy.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1960
They called me at noon. Dad died of coronary attack at 4:00 today. We were all with him. Took Jim out in evening. Stayed all night.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1960
We picked lot at Calcium. Got coffin. Came home tonight.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1960
Vernon got home at 7:00. Drove all night. Vernon’s car broke down. Merrill drove Vernon’s car to Adams. Jim came home for night.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1960
We went out home. Merrill came out with Uncle Ray’s in evening for visiting hours. Stopped at Ceil Allen’s, Howard’s funeral tomorrow also.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1960
Dad’s funeral. Big funeral. 25 cars. Spring day. Warm. Mae, Docsh [?] Olive, Elgin, Roy & Marg, Ken’s, Aunt Keitha, Dot & Velma came here after. Vern got 59 Chevrolet Impala car. Nancy Delles married.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1960
Easter Sunday. We went out home. Ken’s there also. Stopped at cemetery on way out.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1960
Colder. Vern left about 9:00 for Maryland. I went to city. Got wall paper & rug for bedroom. Paid $100.00 to Bert Johnson for cemetery lot. Lottie Hanson.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1960
Nice day. Merrill & I papered guest bedroom. Jim drove truck on 4-H paper drive.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1960
Grand day. Jim & Marty cleaned lawns both places. Washed. Worked on formal in evening. Cleaned. I went to Gouverneur to see about rug.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1960
70° today. Thunder storm. Got letter from Vern. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur for rug. I went to lodge practice in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1960
Eleanor, Brenda, & Roberta, came about 1:00. I have head cold. Pauline & Garmon & kids came in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1960
Eleanor, girls, & I, went to Ogdensburg. Raining.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1960
Eleanor & girls went home about 3:00 PM. Put hem in formal. Fast time started this morning. Power off for 4 hours. Rev. Paul Hagan had accident.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1960
I went to work but asked for this week off also. Sent card of thanks to Times. Wrote Vern. Started cleaning upstairs. Bread man fell out of truck & broke his arm. Kind of cold & rainy.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1960
Cooler. Nice day. Merrill took 2 calves to Gouverneur. Zelda McKeever had gall bladder operation. Started cleaning out bedroom. Got letter from Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1960
Initiation at lodge. 75 present. Sandra Cross, Donna Pledger, Leona Durgan, & one from Alex Bay. I went to city & out home. Got wall paper for our bedroom. Card of thanks was in Times.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1960
Mother & daughter banquet. I took Debbie Hall. Huge crowd. Over 100 there. Nice program. Worked at our bedroom.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1960
Swell day. Painted bedroom. Merrill put in wall plugs in bedroom. Jim played baseball at Gouverneur. Marty, Ronnie Coaks, & Jim, went to fireman’s dance at Theresa.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1960
Garmon Roggie got hurt real bad on field chopper. Papered our bedroom. Washed my hair.