Beautiful day. Had our first picnic out doors this year. Merrill & Vernon painted porch. Washed & ironed.
Yearly Archives: 1960
Diary Entry for 5/31/1960
Rained all last night & all day. Merrill & Vern went to city. Vern got suit & shoes. Got clothes caddy.
Diary Entry for 6/1/1960
No rain today. Men worked at Schell’s. They painted porch floor green. Mowed lawns. Ironed.
Diary Entry for 6/2/1960
Cloudy today. Vern & Merrill painted porch floor. Men worked at Schell’s.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1960
Got another quart of green paint for porch. Porch looks very nice. Got cloth for dress. Called Mom.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1960
Cleaned curtains & windows. Jim & Marty went to dance at Theresa. Vern went to Oswego. Merrill & Jim planted garden.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1960
Jim & Marty & girls went on picnic to Crystal. Talked with Josephine Cornivale.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1960
Anthony Carnivale drowned 10 years ago today. Kind of cold.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1960
Quite cold. Howard, Evelyn, & kids, were here in evening. Vern went to city looking for work. W.S.C.S., but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1960
Vern went to city about work. He started ceiling for Mrs. Dwyer. took out accident policy at shop. I went to lodge.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1960
Got white pocketbook. $2.99. Vern finished at Dwyer’s.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1960
Nice day today. Shopped at Seaway Plaza on way home. Vern went to city.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1960
Joan Walts wedding. June, & 3 girls came for dinner on way to Jan Scott’s wedding at Gouverneur. Vern took June to Rochester. Jim & Marty went to dance at Theresa.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1960
Merrill, Jim, Marty, Debbie, & I, went to church. Children’s day. Boys went swimming in PM. Vern & June went to Donna Myers baptism. Glen Wallace’s were here in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1960
Vern went to city. Jim took raft to Hyde Lake for Wilson’s. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1960
20 Past Grands went to dinner at River Valley Inn. $2.00, Mannsville. Very nice. Rained terrible. Vern went to Theresa about job.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1960
Raining about all day. Hank Schell rode to work with us. Merrill & Jim went looking for mower. Vern set up play set for Hall kids.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1960
Called Mom. Nice day. Washed. Jim got out of school for summer.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1960
Mom’s birthday. 68 years old. Raining hard most of day. Vern came home at noon with headache. Helen K. called.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1960
Cool. Jim & Marty took clothes to laundromat. Jim got swim suit. They went to dance at Theresa. Cleaned, baked cakes, & cookies.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1960
Father’s day. Dad Hanson, & Dad Tryon, both gone this year. Vern, Merrill, & I went out home. Mom came home with us.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1960
Jim has history regents. Vern took Mom home. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1960
Got groceries in evening. Merrill & Jim planted corn. Late because of so much rain. Got letter from Uncle Berle.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1960
Waited for Vern in Mills until 7:30. Jim drove our car on picnic. I took Vern’s to work. Last lodge meeting but I didn’t go as I didn’t get home in time.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1960
Saw Carl Scee, Evelyn not good. Mom called to say Oren Barker is in hospital.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1960
Merrill went to auction with Howard. Gave blood for 11th time at Red Cross clinic. Jim had 4-H meeting here. Last one this summer. June came for weekend on bus.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1960
Merrill, Jim, June, & I, went to city, Burrville etc. Went to hospital to see Oren Barker. Merrill got mower at Farrell’s. Vern & June went to drive in. Made June birthday cake. Jim & Marty went to Theresa.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1960
June’s birthday. We had a surprise picnic in yard. Vern took June to 5:10 bus. Jim & Marty went swimming.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1960
Vern went to first day of World Book training school at Woodruff. They brought mower from Farrell’s. $150.00,
Diary Entry for 6/28/1960
Very warm. Beautiful day. Vern went to 2nd day of training class. Sent $2.00 each to twins. Merrill mowed first hay this year.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1960
Raining & cooler. Vern went out selling in evening.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1960
Vern sold set of books. Cooler. I went to Dr. Roberts after work to have blood spot taken off my back. Nellie & Bessie came home with Vernon. Jim got marks. Didn’t pass.
Diary Entry for 7/1/1960
Got groceries in evening. Vern took last day of class.
Diary Entry for 7/2/1960
I feel punk today. Slept all forenoon. Took car to Gouverneur to get oil changed & lights fixed. Vern sold 2nd set of books.
Diary Entry for 7/3/1960
Hank Schell’s barn burned about 2:00 PM. We went out home for dinner. Got 32 quarts of berries. Vern went to Rochester.
Diary Entry for 7/4/1960
Quite cool. Washed & ironed all day. Vern called from Rochester to say he’d be home tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 7/5/1960
Still cold. Had furnace fire in evening. Rose D. & Charles Miller stated riding for 2 weeks. Vern got home from Rochester.
Diary Entry for 7/6/1960
Still cold. Boys went to city in AM.
Diary Entry for 7/7/1960
Cool. Men drawed hay. Vern was over to Clara & Glen Wallace’s.
Diary Entry for 7/8/1960
Rained again. Carolyn Seeley started riding again. She works at model homes. Vern went to city in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/9/1960
Waxed kitchen floor. Washed. Men baled & drawed hay.
Diary Entry for 7/10/1960
Grand day. We all went to 4-H picnic at Camp Wabasso. 40 present.
Diary Entry for 7/11/1960
Three men were killed in blast in mine at Gouverneur this PM. Wrote Uncle Berle. Sent pictures.
Diary Entry for 7/12/1960
School board meeting. We didn’t go. Jim & Marty went to Theresa in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/13/1960
Very warm. Fran & I walked to Globe at noon looking for bathing suits.
Diary Entry for 7/14/1960
Vern is working at Farrell’s for rest of week.
Diary Entry for 7/15/1960
Lillian Hale Champine is sick with pneumonia & kidney infection. Got groceries at Seaway.
Diary Entry for 7/16/1960
Swell day. Linda Taturra was here all day. Merrill mowed hay all day. Jim took her to city in evening. Had parachute jumps on camp. 82nd airborne from Fort Bragg.
Diary Entry for 7/17/1960
Rainy. We went for ride to Bay & Morristown. Mom called. Vern called June. Jim went to Theresa in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/18/1960
Mrs. Ann (Cassier) Alton died yesterday. Rained in evening. Washed & ironed.