Nice day. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Dave card. Baked cookies and cake. Merrill went up to Aunt Maude’s to look for her sump pump.
Monthly Archives: April 1970
Diary Entry for 4/2/1970
Dave’s 16th birthday. Snowy and raining. About 3 inches of snow on ground. Roads slippery. We went to city. Had coffee with Jim. Gary, Merrill and I went to hospital to see Juanita and Donnie. Called Don. Juanita and baby can go home Saturday. Got groceries. Installation at Theresa Rebekah’s.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1970
Schools closed Lowville way because of blowing snow and slippery roads. Most of snow melted during day. Washed clothes. Mary Hall here. Got letter from June.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1970
S.S. Paper drive. 4-H here at 1 PM. We worked at 4-H Demonstrations. All here but Mary and Jamie. Cleaned house in evening. Got new Penny’s catalog.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1970
We went to church. Went to Ogdensburg to see Aunt Cora in PM. She is at Edna’s. John had himself admitted to Ogdensburg hospital. Jim and Gary here on cycles while we were gone. Lots of boats waiting to get through Seaway at Ogdensburg.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1970
Initiation at Antwerp. I didn’t go. Did ironing. Jim and Pat here for supper. We played cards until 1 AM. Cloudy day.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1970
WSCS at Alice LaClair’s. I have program on Africa. 17 out. Nice meeting. Jim called in evening. Looked at Aunt Cora Cross’ house at Sackets Harbor.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1970
Rebekah’s. Good turn out. Mary went with me. Marguerite in hospital again with phlebitis. Jim, Pat, Merrill and I went to Ogdensburg to see Aunt Cora about house. Ate lunch at the Clearview Restaurant. Beautiful day. Mrs. Sanders here for census.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1970
Warm, 60°. We went to city. Merrill got 2 tires at Sears for rear wheels, $68.13. I got white blouse at Diana Shoppe.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1970
District meeting at Antwerp. I couldn’t go. Donna and I took girls to 4-H Demonstration at IRC School. Sharon was sick and couldn’t go. All got blue, but Debby. She did good but had a rough judge. I was on registration. Donna was room hostess. Wrote Vern’s
Diary Entry for 4/11/1970
Ground covered with snow this morning. Melted during day. Merrill got oil changed at Philadelphia. Made cake and cookies for Juanita. Made donuts.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1970
Dad has been gone 10 years today. We went out to Don’s. Mom was at Ken’s. Bowman’s were there. Talked with them all. In 10 days, Olive and Jim’s 40th anniversary. The baby is so sweet. I brought Juanita’s washing home. Aunt Cora called. Called Patty. Did Juanita’s wash in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1970
Appointment with Dr. Scanlon 9:15. I have to have all new glasses. Exam $15. glasses $57. I have to go back June 29 for further tests. We went to Sackets in PM. Met Aunt Cora and Jim’s there. Took wash to Juanita. Dave had finger treated at hospital.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1970
Joyce’s AM. I had lunch there. Got final plans made for FFA Banquet. Space ship #13 in trouble with power failures. Are trying to get back to earth. Have had headache all day. Real warm day. Debby here in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1970
Washed clothes. Jim and Gary here on bikes. Merrill made stone boat. Space men still on way home. All going well with space men.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1970
Beautiful day 70°. Cleaned house. Washed bedroom curtains and sheets and spread. Merrill drawed stone on new stone boat. Started cleaning lawns. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 4/17/1970
School out at 3:30 for spring vacation until April 27. Merrill’s appointment with dentist at 11:30. He got 2 front teeth filled and plate fitted better, $18.00 The three space men landed safely. Watched TV most of day. Finished cleaning bedroom. Aunt Maude called.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1970
State Police Test. 231 took test. Jim and Gary P took it. I went to P & C for groceries. We cleaned at lawns in PM. I mopped and waxed around rugs and kitchen floor. Tired tonight. County Dem. 4-H Day at IRC School.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1970
We went to Vern and June’s for dinner. Mother Tryon and Grace Mathieu [?] came in the PM. Their first time. Jim came down alone in PM. Patty had to work. Police test easy. We didn’t get to church. Missed last Sunday too.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1970
Raining. We need it badly it is so dry. PNG’s at Vivian’s. I went. Patty, Jim, and Vickie here for supper. Chuck Burnham, 57, found dead Saturday PM.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1970
Cleaned and waxed laundry room. Lynne H and Dean W brought rest of our straw from Dean’s @.35. Cloudy today. Called several about FFA dinner.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1970
Earth Day. Philadelphia kids rode bicycles to JCC College. I passed them on road. Rebekah’s covered dish supper at 7 PM. Past Noble Grand’s night. 18 out. Very nice. Nice musical program. I went to city in AM for new glasses, $57. Had them checked at Dr. Scanlon’s. Got groceries.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1970
Made 5 apple pies and 1 blackberry. Washed clothes. Merrill did some more on lawns. Wrote June. Joyce called to say we want to have 600 at FFA banquet. Bob Wards received word yesterday that their son was killed in Viet Nam.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1970
4-H here at 1:30. All here but Debby. Planned Mother’s Tea. Rained all day. Merrill went to Philadelphia. Cleaned. Hall’s went to Oswego, Nine Mile Point.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1970
Nice day. we went to city for tractor oil at Bargain Center. I got 2 pair brown shoes and white sneakers. Also white blouse. I had nose bleed in morning.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1970
Toby Morrow’s 26th birthday. Nose bleed again. We went to church. Jim, Vicky, Gary and JoAnne here on bikes awhile. Went to Aunt Cora’s. We stopped at Mower’s after church. We went for ride to Antwerp. Daylight Saving time starts. Beautiful summer like day.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1970
Another beautiful day. We cleaned middle lawn. I went up to school to plan use of kitchen with Vi and Joyce. Jim, Pat and Gary here. Roberta called from city. She is coming Friday night. Had doors and windows open for first.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1970
Another beautiful day, 84°. Merrill started fitting ground across road. Got stuck once. Washed clothes and rugs. Ironed. Washed my hair and put color rinse on it.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1970
Wrote Roberta. Not quite as warm but a beautiful day. Planted dahlias. Finished ironing. Merrill fitted ground. Joyce called several times about dinner.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1970
Hot and muggy 85°. I went to city for groceries. Merrill fitted out ground. Saw Mr. and Mrs. Bennett in store.