Got home at 2 AM from Horton’s party. Grand time. Windy Lazy day.

We took out tree. Took down all decorations. Merrill went to Mills and helped Matt in PM and evening. UMW at Vi’s. I started Study on India. Got tax notice, $268.01, up $58. Beautiful day.

Boots tore upstairs couch to pieces. I worked on UMW minutes and reports. Merrill helped hang door at CEC. I went to Bible Study at Parsonage with Ruth in evening. We went over to see Sunday School house.

Windy and rainy. My parakeet, “Chipper” died today. Men not working on house today. Sent Merrill’s accident insurance, $19.

Snowing some and windy. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Washed clothing in evening. Cleaned oven. Sent Ken card and letter.

Ken’s 53rd birthday. Sent WSCS reports. Sent money to Readers Digest and Newsweek for 50 weeks for $7. Marie here to cut out 4-H outfit. Cold all day, -10° in morning.

-10° in morning,. We went to church. Pledge Sunday. I cleaned house this morning with cleaner. Wrote Dot letter in evening,.

-20° at 8 AM. I worked at CEC all day. Merrill helped in PM. Below zero all day.

Dawn Taryn Hall’s 7th birthday. I went to Bible Study in AM. Worked at CEC awhile afterwards. Kitchen drain froze outdoors. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper,. Jolie is growing so fast. Warmer today. Got letter from June.

Wrote Vern’s. Worked at CEC all day. Washed in evening. Didn’t go to Lodge.

Very stormy in AM. Merrill took me to the CEC. Joyce and I papered ceilings. They ordered wall to wall carpets, $1500 from Haymonds [in] Antwerp. Merrill plowed driveways, ours, Hales and Halls.

I worked at CEC all day. Robert McNavin demonstrated cleaner. Bought Commercial cleaner for $214.95. WSCS. Very nice. Merrill went to Mills. Got groceries. Washed my hair.

Didn’t work at CEC. Baked pies, cakes. Beautiful day.

We went to church. Snowy day. Wrote letter to Uncle Berl. Elnora Lincoln’s wake. Rebekah’s went in a body. Mary and I went.

Worked at CEC. Papered just about all of front room. Joanne Preston, 32, took her life in garage. Her daughter found her at 1 AM. We went to Charge Meeting at church in evening. 15 there. Marian called for flowers for Joanne. Got letter from Dot.

Got letter from June. Went to Bible Study. Worked at CEC rest of day. Tired today. Got fire insurance down this year, $238.73. Due February 11th.

Marian Schell and I went to Joanne’s funeral. I worked at CEC in PM. Dawn over in evening. Beautiful day. 55°

Wrote Doreen, Worked at CEC in AM. We have it about finished. Got groceries. Cleaned house in PM. A great day. Almost 60°. Called 4-H kids in evening.

Doreen’s 16th birthday. Worked at CEC. Joyce and I finished back kitchen. Looks so nice. Raining. Merrill went up in PM to see Jim Hardy. CEC is about finished. Start carpets Monday. Bought refrigerator for CEC, $35 from C. House.

4-H here, 1 PM. Made out Simplified Reports. All here but Sharon and Brancatella’s. Washed clothes. Washed my hair. Cold wind.

Nice day but colder. We went to church. Just 0° at 8 AM.

Jim’s 5th anniversary as policeman. Windy, rainy day. Nice in evening. I went to PNG’s at Diane’s. Ex President Lyndon Johnson, 64 died of heart attack.

Cloudy day. Windy. President Nixon announced tonight that Peace Treaty with Viet Nam will be signed Saturday. January 27th at 7 PM. I went to Bible study with Ruth.

We watched Washington, DC service for President Johnson’s funeral all day. I went to Lodge with Mary in evening.

We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Nice day. Sold calf and cow to Trumble, $135. Mary Charles Hall gets out of Rome Hospital today.

Merrill went to Antwerp to pay taxes, $268.01. Got Boots first dog license, $2.35. Got letter from Uncle Berl. They move Saturday, 27th, 1233 Madison, Apartment B. On Lettie’s birthday.

Uncle Berl and Lettie move today. Washed my hair. Peace Treaty, cease Fire signed in Paris. Washed, cleaned. Names of 250 POW’s released to public.

We went to church. Snowing. Worked at draperies for CEC in PM.

Finished draperies. Windy and cold. Renewed Times for 6 months, $10.50.

I went to Bible Study. Ironed curtains. Jim and Pat called in evening. City and other places got lots of snow. Sun out most of day here.

-25° in morning but beautiful day. -10° all day. Did ironing.