Got letter from Uncle Berle. Merrill & I went up to Hank Schell’s. Also to Carrie & Millard’s. Got my hair done at Harriet’s.
Yearly Archives: 1960
Diary Entry for 7/20/1960
Rained some. Quite cool. Mrs. Alton’s funeral.
Diary Entry for 7/21/1960
Got Jim 2 pair pants & shirt at Wilbur’s. Got strap beige shoes. Merrill finished mowing hay for this year.
Diary Entry for 7/22/1960
Raining. Vern & Jim went to Rochester at noon. Vern & June had blood tests. Boys got measured for tux’s. Got home at 12:45. I went to Gouverneur in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/23/1960
I went to city for dress etc. for wedding. (Manson’s) Jim & Marty & girls went to city.
Diary Entry for 7/24/1960
Merrill finished baling hay for this year. Howard & Evelyn went picking cherries. Wrote Don’s letter. Talked with Marguerite Beach about Past Grands.
Diary Entry for 7/25/1960
R. Foley broke his leg yesterday. Very hot. Finished cotton dress.
Diary Entry for 7/26/1960
Finished haying today. Very hot & humid. Vern got car fixed at Cross. Wheels lined up etc. $25.00. Got white bulky sweater.
Diary Entry for 7/27/1960
Cooler & cloudy. Washed my hair. Washed rugs.
Diary Entry for 7/28/1960
Cleaned & washed. Got groceries in evening. Jim went to city to see Linda.
Diary Entry for 7/29/1960
June came on 7:30 bus. I had Past Grands here. Marguerite helped me. 9 present. Jim stayed all night with Marty.
Diary Entry for 7/30/1960
Merrill took truck to Gouverneur. June & I went after him. Jim, June, Merrill, & I, went out home. June & Vern went to Jan & Larry’s cottage in evening.
Diary Entry for 7/31/1960
Kind of cool June went home on bus at 5:00. Jim went swimming.
Diary Entry for 8/1/1960
Vacation week this week. Merrill & I went to city shopping. Got our clothes for wedding.
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.
Diary Entry for 9/1/1960
Gave Jim wrist watch & money for his birthday tomorrow. Cooler.
Diary Entry for 9/2/1960
Jim’s 17th birthday. He went to city with Howard & Evelyn and got senior driving license.
Diary Entry for 9/3/1960
I went to Gouverneur. Bennett’s were here in PM. Jim went to drive in. Cool all day. Judy Baker married today.
Diary Entry for 9/4/1960
Rained during night & some today. We went out home for dinner. Ken’s were there also. Juanita & kids are at Ogdensburg.
Diary Entry for 9/5/1960
Washed & ironed. Did my hair. Jim went swimming. Not too warm.
Diary Entry for 9/6/1960
Gave 12th pint of blood at blood bank. Fran & Ida also. Moved to other machine today. Carlton baled straw.