Got to bed at 2 AM. Nice evening. Sleepy day except for snowmobiles. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. Jolie is so cute and sweet. She had new Christmas swing out here.
Monthly Archives: January 1972
Diary Entry for 1/2/1972
Mrs. Hogan 88 today. We went to Sunday School and church. Lots out. Started snowing about 8 AM. Snowed all day. Very wet. We took down tree and decorations and put them away. 35° in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/3/1972
Cleaned house. Marva called to ask me to teach Esther’s class at Released time. got Christmas pictures back. Good. Merrill went to Theresa for furnace door cement. Put some on furnace. Got invitation to shower for W. Graham’s girl friend this Friday.
Diary Entry for 1/4/1972
Bible Study. Good turnout. Good to be back. Got tax notice, $210.72. WSCS at Marguerite. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. Nice program but only 9 out to it. Marion Schell called to ask us to go to couples club with them.
Diary Entry for 1/5/1972
Sent Ken card, and letter. I taught Released Time class for Esther T, Had 12 girls and boys. I went to Bible Study with Ruth in evening to Parsonage. Very cold in evening, 14° Sent Merrill’s accident insurance, $19.
Diary Entry for 1/6/1972
Jim goes to VA Hospital in Syracuse for tests. Took X-rays. Finished Ruth’s book, Prison to Praise. Merrill plowed out driveways to push snow back. Bill M here with fuel oil. Ken’s 52nd birthday,
Diary Entry for 1/7/1972
Shower at Payne’s for Barbara Salter (Wesley Graham) I went. Nice time. About 25 there. Windy and slippery. Phone out. I reported it at Payne’s. Called patty. Jim just had back x-rays. One [side] is shorter than the other.
Diary Entry for 1/8/1972
I got up at 5 AM to go to Full Gospel Bus. Men’s Fellowship at Syracuse. We went with Mattingly’s. Mary Washburn, Willabelle B, and Ruth Eg. Leland Shannon and Harry Gleason came after 6 heifers. Paid $1300 for them. I washed clothes in evening. Sharon Hall won 4-H trip to Montreal.
Diary Entry for 1/9/1972
Dawn Taryn [?] Hall’s 6th birthday. We went to Sunday School and church. Church full. Lazy day. Read most of book, Jesus is Alive.
Diary Entry for 1/10/1972
Jolie is 6 months old today. Finished book. Washed clothes. A beautiful spring like day. Merrill went to Philadelphia and Mills. Paid up feed bill at Agway. He washed the car. I got calendar appointment book from 4-H
Diary Entry for 1/11/1972
Bible Study. Good turn out. About 20. We went to city in PM. Got blue blouse and cloth for slacks. Called Jim’s from city. Merrill paid Fry’s for snow scoop. We have all our bills paid. Feels good. A beautiful spring like day. No snow. Roads dry. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 1/12/1972
Rebekah’s DDP’s visit. Gave Lillian Certificate of Proficiency. 25 there. Sent for Christianity Today magazine, $7.50. Released time, 11 kids. Good day. Merrill worked on little tractor. Put back “soft plug”. Beautiful warm day.
Diary Entry for 1/13/1972
Shannon Sinclair, 2 years old. Very warm today. 58°. Raining in evening. Called several about Planning Meeting at Church Saturday at 2 PM. Cheryl H asked me to call.
Diary Entry for 1/14/1972
Gladys Lamon’s birthday, 62. 20th anniversary of the “Today Show”. Colder but nice day. I went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank. Made navy slacks. Cleaned house. Got letters from Uncle Berl and June and Vern.
Diary Entry for 1/15/1972
Full Gospel Bus. Breakfast, Hotel in city. Father Walters speaker. I didn’t go. First Planning meeting for building project at church, 14 there. Jim and Pat and Jolie here when we got home. Here for supper and evening. Church in evening. Father Walters, 8 PM. We didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 1/16/1972
12° below zero in AM. Below zero all day. We went to church and Sunday School. Father Walters and “Jesus Love In”. Young folks, Adams, spoke. We went to Charge Conference at church, 3 PM. We called at Philadelphia funeral home for Howard Whitford, age 89.
Diary Entry for 1/17/1972
PNG, Willabelle’s. I didn’t go. Roads slippery. Howard Whitford’s funeral at Philadelphia and Edwards. 30° in evening. Warmer but windy.
Diary Entry for 1/18/1972
Beulah Congdon’s birthday, 60 years. Sent Doreen card and letter. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. Marion S here collecting for flowers for Mrs. Wilmert. Up to 40° in evening. Howard was over.
Diary Entry for 1/19/1972
Doreen’s 15th birthday. I taught Released time. Only 8 there due to sickness. Got load of bulk feed. First one this winter. Windy but beautiful day.
Diary Entry for 1/20/1972
Another beautiful day. Wrote Vern’s. Sent taxes, $210.92. Snowing hard in PM and evening. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Car not working right. Hard to start. Raymond Nicholas stopped in today. They live at Antwerp. Vern and June called in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/21/1972
4-H here. Only 7. Rest sick. Made out Simplified Reports. Merrill took car to Gouverneur for new carburetor, $23.97. Smashed fender. 2 below in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/22/1972
Warm today. Up to 42°. Raining in evening. We went to city and Adams Center. Got long skirt material at Miller’s. Made it in evening. Called Jim’s. Wesley Graham and Barbara Salter married today. Jim’s 4th anniversary as a policeman.
Diary Entry for 1/23/1972
We went to Sunday School and church. Car not working right yet. Started letter to Uncle Berl. Debby called. Snowing in evening some.
Diary Entry for 1/24/1972
Wrote Uncle Berl. Merrill took car back to Gouverneur. Debby rode back with him. A gasket on it was broken. No charge to repair it. Mr. Wins here about insurance. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 1/25/1972
Bible Study. Not as many out because of high winds. Blew all night. Lots of damage. Snowing and blowing terrible on way home. More roof off on IOOF. Sina and Merlin Shorkey have boy, Joel Stea..[?] born at 8 AM, 9 lb, 2 oz.
Diary Entry for 1/26/1972
3 feet of snow in 24 hours in Oswego County today. A nice summer day here but cold. I taught Released time. Cold at church. I went to Rebekah’s with Mary. It was so cold we only had a short meeting.
Diary Entry for 1/27/1972
Still snowing in Oswego County. 4 feet in some places. Nice here. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill paid IOOF dues to Carl. They are working on Lodge roof. Edith Seeley’s, 85, went to hospital by ambulance. Slight stroke. Snowing in evening.
Diary Entry for 1/28/1972
Snowing some. Cleaned house. Made cookies and donuts in evening. Payne’s left for Florida today. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 1/29/1972
Centennial Ball. We didn’t go. They had a big turn out. Jim, Pat and Jolie here in PM and evening. Jolie waves bye-bye now. Oswego County got more snow. 81 closed again.
Diary Entry for 1/30/1972
We went to Sunday School and church,. John Keichel showed slides on Laos in Sunday School. Missionary Sunday School. Snowing hard in AM at Philadelphia. Not much down here.
Diary Entry for 1/31/1972
Cold. More snow in Pulaski area over night. We made out income tax. some snow flurries this PM. Warmer,. Got Spiegel catalog. Called Y about 4-H swim, 1-2 PM