Called Vern in morning. They got here about 9:15. It started raining in AM. Only got part of load of hay. Rained hard in evening.

Kids had a big day helping hay it. Drawed 3 1/2 loads. We all helped. Art Hall went into hospital by ambulance from Antwerp. Heart. Evelyn over a minute in evening. Aunt Maude called to say Eva was dead.

Jim got Air Force discharge 1 year ago today. Kids left about 9:30 AM. Called mom to tell her Eva Strader is dead. Bowman’s were over to Ken’s last Sun. Uncle Ray and Aunt Maude here in evening.

Jim has been on police force 6 months. Jim got home a year ago. Got his discharge June 21, 1967 at McQuire AFB. Washed my hair in evening. Hot and windy. we drawed first hay back of rock ledge in evening. I mowed the lawns except by barn in evening.

Cooler today. Got letter from Angie asking us down for dinner Sunday. Got invitation to shower for Cecelia Ayens Thursday evening. We drawed last hay from 17 acres. 24 acres done. I mowed lawn by barn. Toby, Karen, and Mrs. William’s here in evening.

Aunt Keitha’s birthday. raining. We went to city for groceries in PM. Jim here when we got home. Got wedding invitation to Cecelia Ayens and Victor Willows wedding.

Wrote Don and sent him birthday card. Did Jim’s wash. We got ready to bale hay late in PM but baler wouldn’t start. Merrill went to Sears for new battery. Cecelia Ayne’s shower. I didn’t go to it. Sent gift by Donna. Gave Cathy and Hall girls 4-H blanks. Jim here in evening. He and 5 other police have been cycle riding today.

Don ‘s 45th birthday. Got letter from Beulah Hall. Les is able to drive the car some, and watch them play shuffle board. Donna, Cecelia Ayens and Mrs. Williams here in evening. Also Debbie was over after 4-H fair blanks.

Cecelia Ayens and Victor Wilcox wedding. We didn’t go to it. Sent card to Frances Ansted. she has been in hospital with virus infection. We drawed 3 1/2 loads of hay. Got it cleaned up for weekend. Washed my hair. Marguerite called

Watertown Fair starts in evening. Jane Keichel crowned Fair Queen. We didn’t go to church. We went to Orv and Angie’s for dinner. Richard was there from Washington, DC Talked with Mom. Talked with 4-H kids. Cathy A was in car all last night. Donna hurt her leg on cycle. Wrote Uncle Berl

4-H club take out exhibits to fair. All went but Donna. She was going to doctor to see about her leg. Very heavy clouds, windy and cold. This is the first year I have taken club kids to enter fair exhibits. Merrill mowed hay. Wind went down in evening. Very cold in evening 50°.

Church ice cream social. Made about $70. I have to make cake for cake walk. I helped with cake walk. Made $9.50 on cake walk. We drawed 2 loads of hay. Warmer today. Wrote Vern’s and sent church pledge to Addie for 6 weeks.

Jim’s car license expires. We drawed four load of hay. Drawed all that we raked. Cloudy and very windy today

Merrill mowed some hay and raked what he mowed yesterday. I went to city for groceries in AM. I stopped at dentist and made appointment for tomorrow at 3:00. Jim was here in evening. He worked as construction guard yesterday. I mowed all the lawns.

Dentist appointment at 3 PM today. I had front tooth filling put back in. We drawed 4 loads of hay. Jim was here for supper. I cleaned house in evening. seems good to have a clean house again. Jim works night shift this month.

Star (Toby’s colt) is one year old today. I took Sharon Lovarnet and Cathy out to fair for awards in AM. Jim and Jim Decker here in PM to help draw hay. Our nice Blackie kitten got killed by car in evening. Washed my hair. We got wedding invitation from Beverly Mapslens [?]

We didn’t go to church. Merrill mowed hay for tomorrow. Fed the cows some green hay. We went out to moms in PM. She isn’t too good. Hall kids came over with kittens to give me. Bad fire at city on Newell Street at noon today.

Got card from Steve from Niagara Falls. Send Cindy birthday card. Very hot and humid all day. Drawed 3 load of hay. I went to Philadelphia bank for Jim and Mills for fly spray. Toby and Karen here in evening. They have to move as Hoover has sold building. Merrill called Doug Gleason and Art about painting church.

Cindy’s 7th birthday. Raining in AM. Cloudy all day. We went to Gouverneur fair. We stopped to see Martha Meeks and Jeff. John was at school. They have nice home. Got letter and copy of Vern’s proposal from kids.

Rainy. Last day of 4 day Republican convention at Miami, Florida. Richard Nixon nominated by wide margin. I sat up until 2 AM. Merrill put baler in barn. Washed clothes. We quit haying. Barn full. Sent for 1 year of True Story, $2.00. Merrill cut brush.

Merrill helped Uncle Ray put on new garage door. It fell on Aunt Maude. Cut her head. She had 8 stitches taken at hospital. Dr. Hall. I made blue dress. Washed clothes.

Hot and humid. Merrill started combining oats. Very heavy this year. I went to city for groceries. I called Uncle Ray. Aunt Maude feeling better. Put cows in after feed for first across road. Thunder storm during night.

Sent Holly card and letter. Rained during night. Merrill finished combining 3 acre field of oats. 53 large bags. Toby here in PM. He helped unload oats and helped me mow lawns. Wind and rain in evening. I scrubbed porch floor. Washed my hair in evening.

We had steak cook out at noon. Cool wind. Much colder in evening. Had furnace on. We drove over to Arts in PM but they weren’t home. We also went up to Uncle Rays. Aunt Maude still very lame and sore.

Holly’s 8th birthday. Vern starts teaching. I went up to post office and bank. Merrill started combining second field of oats. Very heavy crop. Howard and boys helped bag and dump oats. Sent car insurance $98. for full coverage. Got 97 bags [of oats] out.

Wrote kids. Merrill combined. Howard started to bale straw but baler wouldn’t tie. Jeff and Hall helped over here also. Jim here for supper. He has new Suzuki cycle.

We finished combining oats. Huge crop this year. Most we have ever had. Howard and boys helped bale straw., Debbie brought us sweet corn from their garden. Bar-B-Q chicken for supper. Terry got other cast off arm.

Nice day. Hall and Zellers went on trip to Corning glass Works and Canandaigua Park. Merrill started combining oats for Ivan Hale. 36 bags out this PM. Toby here in evening. They are going to move into Mrs. Dickers house. Cooke started cellar for Bob and Marilyn’s new house.

Ex President Eisenhower had 7th heart attack. I went to city for groceries. Merrill had to stop combining at Hale’s because of rain. He took car to Jack Hills for oil change. Jim here for supper. Did his wash in evening. Marguerite B, called to tell me to send $2. to District Dept. for Pres. gift. County meeting September 13 at Bay.

Sent Lodge check to PDP Ansted. Also check to Marguerite B for PNG jewel. Washed clothes. Merrill washed car. Rained in PM and evening. Jim and Gary Pastor were here on cycles at supper time for Jim’s laundry. Merrill started fence back across road. Hal Hall bumped his head fooling, and got a concussion. Evelyn called in evening.

WSCS have church service, Rev H on vacation. We didn’t go to church. Halls, Jim, and Jim Decker, Merrill and I went to Vern and June’s for picnic dinner. Boys and Howard rode on cycles. Had a very nice day. Halls went with us. Uncle Ray put cows across for us. Timmy Hall had accident on our road.

Cloudy day. Merrill made fence in AM. He finished combining at Hales in PM. Fred Cook, Dick Plenty, and New Jersey man here to inspect. Jim got package from Al Jennings from overseas, his stuff. Cooke started digging Hall’s farm pond.

Thunder storms in morning. Sent Jim note. Merrill put cows back on 17 acres. Very hot and muggy. 84°. Toby here in evening. They are moving into Decker house Saturday.

Merrill started combining at Howard’s. I washed kitchen curtains and windows. Mowed lawns by house. Jim, Gary Pastor, & Al Hurst, here in PM on cycles. I gave Debbie 2 pair pants and cosmetic case for her trip to Utica.

Debbie went to Utica on busy for 5 days. Her first bus ride. Send $15 for National Geographic for Ken’s and Don’s for Christmas. Rained hard about all day. Howard gave Merrill 2 milk cans. The plant threw out 2 of ours. Sent Karen birthday card. Jim and friends planned cycle trip to mountains.

Karen’s 4th birthday. Beverly Jane Macklin married in Rochester at 7 PM. Too wet to combine. I went to city for groceries. Got 3/4 bu peaches, $2.99 at Johnnie’s. Hot and humid. Beverly fainted at her wedding.

Cloudy and humid. Toby and Karen move to Decker house today. Merrill combined for Howard in PM . Very hot and humid. Jim and Gary Pastor here on cycles in PM. Cleaned.

We went out to Mom’s for dinner. David, Doreen, Debbie, Cindy and Karen came home with us for visit. Kids and I went to Payne’s Lake and Pulpit Rock in evening. Jim and 4 other cops came out to Mom’s on cycles. Cloudy and windy.

Too wet to combine. Some showers I took kids and Terry, Jeff, and Hal out to city to show “Yours, Mine, and Ours” at Olympic. Very good. Wrote Vern’s and sent them card. Merrill and Dave, Cindy, and Karen went to Mills and Philadelphia. Merrill went to milk meeting.

June and Vern’s 8th anniversary. I sent Ann Pacifis [?] a sympathy letter. Her mother died last week. Mrs. Murphy. Merrill combined for Howard in PM. Very chilly most of day. Murphy brought fuel oil. We had one of June and Vern’s ducks for supper.

Kids ate lunch out doors. Car quit with me at J. Hales when I went after Merrill. Merrill combined oats at Halls. Vi called and invited us to visit them Sunday at the river. Donna Hall and Judy Hale here in evening for machine needle.

Merrill and Dave went to Gouverneur to garage. They couldn’t find anything wrong with car. I took Dave, Doreen, Debby, Cindy and Karen home. We stopped at Weston’s and went up to city park. Ate lunch there. Brenda came back to Arlene’s at city with me. Got groceries. Merrill combined for Hall’s. Wrote Beula Hall

Beautiful day. I washed clothes. Used new clothes line. Cleaned and mowed lawns. Merrill combined at Hall’s. Debbie Hale had birthday party. 3 years old today. Debby got home from vacation. Toby here in evening. Told us he is going to be a father March 15th. Bill M called.

Beautiful day. I washed dining room cupboards and windows. Merrill finished combining at Dennis farm. Jim here for supper. He goes on permanent night duty. We went to city in evening. Got Jim pajamas for his birthday. Jim got card from Vern’s.

New WSCS year begins. Beautiful day. We went to Bill and Vi’s trailer at Jaques Carter State Park for picnic dinner. Lovely there. John, Martha, and Jeff there also. Martha and two girls came in PM to Vi’s. Jim here in PM while we were gone.

Jim’s 25th birthday. Larry Hutchinson’s birthday also. Labor day also. Lazy day. I dyed our bedspread and rugs blue. Rained about 3 PM. Jim was here for supper. Gave him birthday gift of robe and pj’s. Cleaned. Jim’s roommates moved today.

Cactus blossomed in evening. WSCS here. 29 present. Larry H showed slides of Viet Nam. Merrill and I went to Syracuse for machine parts. Got chain for Merrill’s spreader. Jean and Gary Pastor here in evening on cycles. Rained in AM. Marge Shepherd called to say Gladys and Ted are moving to Dexter from Syracuse. Wrote Vern’s.

School starts. Merrill finished Howard’s oats. Merrill put machinery away. Beautiful day, 75°. Jim here in PM to get my vacuum cleaner. Aunt Maude and Helen Keichels called. Sent for radio to Spiegel.

Allan Lanto [?] 40, was killed in accident at Massena milk plant. Merrill built fence back on meadow. Helen Keichel and I went to 4-H meeting at city on records. Leaders to see to them now. Got card from kids from Canada. They spent the weekend at Thurstonia Lodge.

Raining. Merrill finished meadow fence. Ironed. Jim here for supper. Got letter from June. Jim got letter from Al Jennings.