Vacation week this week. Merrill & I went to city shopping. Got our clothes for wedding.
Monthly Archives: August 1960
Diary Entry for 8/2/1960
Got permanent at Harriet’s. $10.00. Took Merrill to Gouverneur for truck. $52.00. Had brakes fixed.
Diary Entry for 8/3/1960
I went to Gouverneur. Had work done on car. New plugs & points. Merrill combined at Landon’s.
Diary Entry for 8/4/1960
Rose LeClair, Alice Covey, Mary O’Brien, Pauline Johnson, & I, went to Howe Caverns, Albany, Amsterdam. Went 450 miles. Wonderful time. Tack Livingston died.
Diary Entry for 8/5/1960
Quite cool. Marty here. Boys sleeping out in evening. Washed.
Diary Entry for 8/6/1960
Washed, Cleaned kitchen & bathroom floors. Merrill finished at Landon’s & Hughes.
Diary Entry for 8/7/1960
Hot. Went out home. Ken’s there also. Vern sold Don’s world Books. Called Marie Barker. Very warm. We ate out doors.
Diary Entry for 8/8/1960
Rained all night. Cooler. Washed my hair. Lena Klock & Dr. Pehallow died yesterday.
Diary Entry for 8/9/1960
Cloudy & cool. Jim spent the night at Marty’s.
Diary Entry for 8/10/1960
Vern rode to work with me. Brake line broke on his car.
Diary Entry for 8/11/1960
Rebekah’s ice cream social. I helped. Ozark Mountain Boys played.
Diary Entry for 8/12/1960
Ken & Eleanor have baby boy. Hollis Arthur, born at 4:00 PM, 8 pounds, 2 ounces. I didn’t work. Mom, Vern, & I, went to Rochester. Stayed all night at Cadillac Hotel.
Diary Entry for 8/13/1960
We went to Keith & Barbara Hogaboom’s wedding & reception. Very nice. Got home at 11:00 PM.
Diary Entry for 8/14/1960
Vern, Merrill, & I, went to Gouverneur to see about a U-Haul trailer. Jim went swimming.
Diary Entry for 8/15/1960
Went to hospital to see Eleanor & baby. Merrill & I went to hospital in evening to see them. Rained.
Diary Entry for 8/16/1960
Got steam iron for Vern & June. Hot. Merrill combined at Art Hagagerty’s
Diary Entry for 8/17/1960
Vern’s last day at Farrell’s. Mom, Leah Stanley, Olive, Elgin Bowman, Wilhemina, & Elgin Black were here in evening. Mom, Leah, & Elgin stayed all night. Rest at Uncle Ray’s.
Diary Entry for 8/18/1960
Mom was here all night. Canada folks went home today. Merrill combined at Kettles. Mom spent day at Uncle Ray’s.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1960
I’ve had headache all day. Got Vern pendant for June at Rays. Got his shirts. Got groceries. Also silverware for Jim’s wedding gift. Mom went home on bus.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1960
Vern & June got $15.00 check from Barkers. Rainy. Vern & Jim went to Gouverneur & city for U-Haul trailer. Washed, cleaned, & got boys stuff ready to leave tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 8/21/1960
Vern & Jim left today at 9:30 AM for Rochester. Took stuff in U-Haul trailer (5X8)
Diary Entry for 8/22/1960
June, Vern, & Jim got to Maryland with furniture etc. Raining.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1960
Cool. Mildred Walts was here with Avon stuff.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1960
Merrill got hair cut. Vi & Leah brought down wedding gifts.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1960
Got letter from Jim from Maryland.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1960
Got my hair done at Harriet’s after work. Called Mom.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1960
June & Vern’s wedding. Was so beautiful. Mom & Angie went with us. Juanita & Brenda came home with us. Delos Gleason milked for us. Jim came home.
Diary Entry for 8/28/1960
Jim went swimming to Crystal. Merrill & I went for ride. Went to High Falls at Copenhagen. Kids got to Maryland at 7:00 PM.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1960
Vern & June called. Have telephone. Lockwood 5-0758. Got lawn mower fixed. $9.00. Very hot. Got letter from Dorothy.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1960
Wrote Vern & June & Uncle Berle. Merrill combined at Hales. Jim went swimming with kids. (Marty, Ronnie, Joan)
Diary Entry for 8/31/1960
Still hot and dry. Grass fires at Antwerp & Philadelphia.