Nice today. No riders home tonight. Girls drove as they over slept. Sally rode.

Year: 1961
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Diary Entry for 2/24/1961
Rainy but warm. Stopped at Seaway for groceries. Got letfer from Mother Tryon.
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Diary Entry for 2/25/1961
Rainy & freezing on. Power off all evening. Jimmy Hewitt & Kenny Rudes stayed all night. Washed & cleaned.
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Diary Entry for 2/26/1961
I did heart drive, $7.50. Freddy Aynes barn burned. 5th fire. Ken & Jimmy Hewitt went home.
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Diary Entry for 2/27/1961
Merrill had 5 teeth out. Wouldn’t take other 5. I didn’t work this PM. Merrill got hair cut at city, $1.50. Nice day. Margaret Haggerty & Philip LeClair married in Florida.
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Diary Entry for 3/1/1961
Snowy in PM. Slippery coming home. Jim has cold. Barn fire at Antwerp in evening. Got letter from Mom.
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Diary Entry for 3/2/1961
Fran’s 36th birthday. She & I went to Kay’s for fish fry. Very slippery in morning. Edna Hill died during night.
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Diary Entry for 3/3/1961
Jim was sick with cold & didn’t go to school till noon. He went to play off at Carthage. I went with W.S.C.S. to Edna Hill’s wake.
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Diary Entry for 3/4/1961
I got permanent at Harriet’s, $10.00. Jim helped on Scout paper drive. Howard & Evelyn got new car today. Jim went to show in evening.
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Diary Entry for 3/9/1961
Very slippery & snowy. Merrill painted Jim’s room. Got income refund $294.30.
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Diary Entry for 3/10/1961
Quite cold. Roads kind of slippery. Jim went to doings at school. Got groceries.
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Diary Entry for 3/11/1961
Started papering Jim’s room. Washed. Jim went to dance at Antwerp. Washed my hair. Ed Schultz died this morning.
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Diary Entry for 3/13/1961
Merrill had rest of lower teeth out, 6 teeth. Has paid dentist $79.00 so far. Merrill signed to change drawing milk to Philadelphia.
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Diary Entry for 3/16/1961
Roads slippery. Snowy. Got huge letter from Vern & June. Sent some of his thesis. Merrill had truck inspected.
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Diary Entry for 3/17/1961
Quite cool. Below zero last night. Got groceries. Merrill & I went over to Evelyn & Howard’s in evening. Jim went to dance at Theresa.
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Diary Entry for 3/18/1961
Nice day. We went to city in PM. Went to Bennett’s. June is in hospital. Jim went to dance at Antwerp. Kenny Rudes stayed all night. Got letter from Uncle Berle.
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Diary Entry for 3/19/1961
Quite cold. Kenny went home in PM. Pauline & Garmon, Bonnie Cooke, & kids were here in PM.
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Diary Entry for 3/22/1961
Eva Delles’ birthday. My secret pal. Merrill’s birthday. He got several cards & box of cigars.
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Diary Entry for 3/25/1961
I took car to Gouverneur for new fuel pump, $10.62. Merrill took car to get spring leaf, $5.86. Merrill & I went to Simonds for birthday party for Doris Aynes.
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Diary Entry for 3/26/1961
Bill Mower’s birthday. Mowers, Simonds, & Tryon’s, went out for dinner & show. Jim went to church with Joan.
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Diary Entry for 3/28/1961
Bill & Vi Mower’s 25th wedding anniversary. Swell day. Fran & I walked to Sears .
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Diary Entry for 3/29/1961
Merrill had teeth cleaned, $5.00. Jim took car to Gouverneur for new points. Last day of school, but he didn’t get back in time.
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Diary Entry for 3/30/1961
Eleanor brought Roberta to city. She came home to spend weekend. Stopped at Skyline Apartments [which were] open for inspection. Got $75.00 from bank for Jim.
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Diary Entry for 3/31/1961
Past Grands at Zelda’s. I didn’t go. Merrill, Roberta, & I, went bowling with Howard’s. Got home at 2:00 AM. Jim got 54 Pontiac car. Frogs are hollering.
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Diary Entry for 4/1/1961
Joan was here in PM & for supper. Roberta went to 6th birthday party for Jerry Hudson. Jim went to show. I made David birthday cake. Took car to Gouverneur for valve job.
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Diary Entry for 4/2/1961
Easter Sunday. We went out home for dinner. Ken’s there also. Joan Hatch went with us. Snowed hard. Vern & June called.
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Diary Entry for 4/3/1961
Roads terrible slippery in morning. Cold & rainy. I went to Gouverneur for car but it wasn’t finished.
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Diary Entry for 4/4/1961
Merrill went to auction with Lynn. I went to Gouverneur for car, $105.64 valve job. Isn’t right yet.
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Diary Entry for 4/5/1961
Jim took car to Gouverneur for new switch. We rode to work with Carolyn. Joan & Jim went to Rochester.
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Diary Entry for 4/6/1961
Rainy. Howard & Jim got stopped for speeding. Jim went to Joan’s in evening.
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Diary Entry for 4/7/1961
Rebekah’s district meeting at Carthage. I didn’t go. Stores all closed on strike. Wrote Mother Tryon. Jim went to dance.
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Diary Entry for 4/8/1961
Washed & ironed. Merrill & Jim cleaned attic & back room. Waxed kitchen. Jim went to show.
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Diary Entry for 4/9/1961
Beautiful day. Merrill & I went to Gouverneur. Got wreath for Dad’s grave. Took it to cemetery.
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Diary Entry for 4/10/1961
Today would have been Dad’s 69th birthday. Jim goes back to school after Easter vacation. Very snowy. Lots of accidents. 18 inches of snow at Boonville.
