4-H Swim, 1:30. Mattie, Jamie, Vickie, Nora and Linda went. We went to McDonalds afterwards Nice day. Rosy was going to drive but we didn’t need her. Some kids couldn’t go because they didn’t sew.
Yearly Archives: 1973
Diary Entry for 2/21/1973
Merrill went to Theresa, Philadelphia, and Mills. Paid feed bill in full. Boots ran away to Hale’s. Merrill went after him with car. I washed clothes. Washed my hair. Beautiful day.
Diary Entry for 2/22/1973
4-H Dress Evaluation, Philadelphia Fire Hall. Jamie, Marie, Lisa, Donna and Angie got blue. Vicky, red. I took girls at 1 PM. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries in morning. Sent Dan card, letter, and $5. Snowing some. I stopped for coffee at Lorraine’s in morning.
Diary Entry for 2/23/1973
Danny’s 6th birthday. A nice day. I cleaned house. Washed clothes. We did income tax in PM. Do not have to pay any this year. Marie came after her 4-H outfit.
Diary Entry for 2/24/1973
Sent Income Tax returns. Only had to pay Merrill’s Social Security this year, $184.72. Lorraine didn’t come to sew. Made chocolate layer cake and banana cream pie. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 2/25/1973
Called Jim’s in morning. Beautiful day. We went to church. Jim McEtherin’s last Sunday as speaker. Three very good sermons. We went out to Bargain Center in PM. Stopped to see Dorothy Hogaboom. She has nice home.
Diary Entry for 2/26/1973
Sent Liability Insurance, $54, up $4. Beautiful day. Merrill and Boots went to Philadelphia bank. Cold all day. School today after 1 week vacation.
Diary Entry for 2/27/1973
I went to Bible Study. Margaret G. had lesson. Branches and Vines. Excellent. We went to Theresa and city. Got 16 inch TV at Sears, $144.40. Cold all day but beautiful. -10° in morning.
Diary Entry for 2/28/1973
Wrote Vern’s. -10° at 6 AM. Merrill went to Theresa for pipe. Lorraine here to sew after school. I went to Lodge with Mary.
Diary Entry for 3/1/1973
Warm, 50°. I went to Philadelphia for groceries and bank. Esther and I got paint at IOOF. I brought it home, 8 gallon cans. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa. Merrill got boots at Pearl’s, $7.99. Also insulated underwear. Merrill washed car. Lorraine here in evening for almost 6 hours to sew.
Diary Entry for 3/2/1973
Fran Saluris 48th birthday. Foggy in morning. Send Fran card. World Day of Prayer at CEC, 7:30. Nice service. 21 out to it. Made donuts and cake. Blankenships got home about 10 PM.
Diary Entry for 3/3/1973
Rev. B. called. Raining in evening. Warm 55°. Fried donuts,. Washed. Got note from June. Called them at noon. They are coming next Saturday. Vic Hanson named to National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. He also was named to Basketball Hall of Fame. Only one other man so honored. Lorraine here to sew.
Diary Entry for 3/4/1973
106 more POW’s arrived at Clark Air field. 271 released so far. Warm but very foggy. We went to church. Good to have Rev. B. back. Brenda may have rheumatic fever. We went out to Mom’s after church. Haven’t been out since we took her home, December 27th.
Diary Entry for 3/5/1973
Beautiful day. Washed rugs. Made cake, cupcakes, and meat loaf. Merrill fixed maple chair.
Diary Entry for 3/6/1973
WSCS at Carrie’s. 16 there. Nice meeting. I went to Bible study. Cheryl had lesson. Very good. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Got letter from June. Jolie went upstairs to toy box. Sent Uncle Berl card and letter.
Diary Entry for 3/7/1973
Windy but a beautiful spring like day. 60°. Merrill went to Mills. Lorraine here to sew in evening. Got card from June. Only took one day.
Diary Entry for 3/8/1973
Just a beautiful day. Warm. Snow all gone. Boots has been out doors all day. I washed bedding. Cleaned house.
Diary Entry for 3/9/1973
Another nice day. Washed rugs and bed spreads. Washed my hair. Made pies and cookies. Made Boots a collar out of leather.
Diary Entry for 3/10/1973
Vern’s got here about 9:30 AM. Vern went to meeting at city. He got home about 4 PM. June brought large pan of lasagna. Delicious. I made beef stew. Uncle Berl’s birthday, 80 years.
Diary Entry for 3/11/1973
Rainy and warm, 60°. We didn’t go to church. Lazy day but very nice. Vern, June and boys left about 5 PM. Planned to stop at Ken’s for beef. Called 4-H kids about dress review. Thunder and lightning in night.
Diary Entry for 3/12/1973
Dress Review practice at city. None of our club attended. Rainy and warm. Washed clothes. Rev. Wood at Massena named to replace Rev. Bird as District Superintendent, June 15th.
Diary Entry for 3/13/1973
I went to Bible study with Ruth and Anne. Good turnout. Cloudy most of day but like spring. Just does not seem like March.
Diary Entry for 3/14/1973
Rebekah’s, Mary, and I went. I drove. Another great day. Dawn was over. Washed clothes. Called kids about going to dress review. Merrill put out bird house. June goes to Birch Hill Pennsylvania meeting.
Diary Entry for 3/15/1973
4-H Dress Review. State building, 7:30. Mary took Jamie, Marie, Lorraine, Donna. Got home at 10:30 PM. Stopped at Puffs. 68° but cloudy. Rained in evening. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. I washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 3/16/1973
Sent Roberta card and letter. Another beautiful day. Merrill got hair cut at Philadelphia. He went to Theresa first. Bill is in IOOF Hall again, $1.75 for hair cut.
Diary Entry for 3/17/1973
St. Patrick’s Day. 99 cent Rebekah supper. Made $151 clear. I made beef stew and helped sell tickets. Good turnout. Sold 149 tickets. Also 16 raffle books. Roberta’s 21st birthday.
Diary Entry for 3/18/1973
Alison Egg’s 7th birthday. Snowed during night. We went to church. Wet and snowy but good turn out. Lazy day. Merrill slept all PM. Stopped at store. June get home today. Helen Keichel called in evening. We had a nice visit on phone.
Diary Entry for 3/19/1973
PNG at Leah’s. I didn’t go. Snow plow was over but not much snow. Wrote Vern’s. We went to city for feed. I got rain coat, blue reversible at Weston’s, $15. Snowy and rainy all day. More snow at city. It is 7.9 miles from Brenda’s to here.
Diary Entry for 3/20/1973
Bible study, I went with Anne. They have new blue Ford wagon. Sent for 10 Bic Pens, #1. Nice day but cloudy. They brought load of feed. Merrill got birthday cards from Mother T, Les, Uncle Berl, and Beth Orphans.
Diary Entry for 3/21/1973
Cloudy day but nice. Merrill and Boots went to Mills, Agway store.
Diary Entry for 3/22/1973
Merrill’s 64th birthday. Gave him shirt, chocolate rabbit. Sent Eleanor card and letter. Sent letter to Betty Graham. Jim and Pat called. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.
Diary Entry for 3/23/1973
Nice day. Washed clothes. Washed my hair, and put color rinse on it.
Diary Entry for 3/24/1973
Sent 4-H seed order, 6 kits, 2 vegetables, 4 flowers. Sent cards to Juanita and D Wayne. Merrill washed car. Nice day. I cleaned house. Mary called.
Diary Entry for 3/25/1973
Eleanor’s 45th birthday. Warm but cloudy. we went to church. Went for ride to Rosy Hammond, Theresa in PM. Dawn was over.
Diary Entry for 3/26/1973
Juanita’s 44th birthday. D Wayne’s 3rd birthday. She got washer and dryer. Council of Ministries at Parsonage. Only Rev. B. Matt, Esther, and I there.
Diary Entry for 3/27/1973
Ecumenical supper at CEC. I didn’t go. About 45 there. Marg said Don got Juanita washer and dryer yesterday. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. They have new car. Roy and Marg here all day and evening. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here in PM and supper. Jolie is so sweet.
Diary Entry for 3/28/1973
Rebekah’s. Nettie and I on committee. Had sandwiches and cookies and pickles. A beautiful day. 60°. Lorraine Hall got her 4-H dress back that Clark girl stole at school.
Diary Entry for 3/29/1973
Frogs are hollering today. Sent reference to Camp drum for Sharon H. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Last of POW’s return home. I watched news conference with POW’s until 1 AM. We started cleaning yards. I got sweat shirt at Philadelphia, $3.49.
Diary Entry for 3/30/1973
Debby Hall’s 20th birthday. Bob Flaherty’s 71st birthday. Debby got home yesterday from Pennsylvania. 4-H here. Only 5 came but nice meeting. Nora did demonstration. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa bank.
Diary Entry for 3/31/1973
A beautiful day. Sent Dave card and letter. 72° most of day. We raked lawn by house and some of center one. Got blisters. Debby and Dawn was over. Washed clothes. Washed my hair.
Diary Entry for 4/1/1973
Raining hard all day. We went to church, 60° Thunder storm in morning. Called Aunt Maude in PM. lazy day. Wrote Gehm’s at Englewood, Florida.
Diary Entry for 4/2/1973
Vern goes to Atlantic City for 5 days. Dr. Scanlon, 2 PM. Pressure in each eye is 17. We stopped at Fays and Grants, Seaway. David’s 19th birthday. Raining all day. Ed fikes, 64, took his own life Sunday.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1973
UMW at Esther Taylor’s. Nice meeting. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. Cloudy, wet day all day and evening.
Diary Entry for 4/4/1973
Raining hard all day and evening. We went up to Ed Fikes wake in evening, at their home. Marguerite B. went into hospital. She called to ask me to be District Secretary Friday.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1973
Ed Fikes funeral at 11 AM at church. Rainy. We went to Antwerp and Philadelphia. I got lavender double knit for 4 piece outfit. Made most of it in evening. Pants, tunic top, and shirt and vest, cost $18.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1973
PNG District meeting, 6:30 ham dinner. 45 there. New DDP. I took Marguerites place as District Secretary as she is in hospital. Larry Patchin here about $55. Painting house roof. Merrill had summer tires put on at Mills.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1973
I wrote up minutes of District Meeting in AM. Beautiful day. Merrill finished raking lawns. I washed Merrill’s work clothes. Cleaned house. Baked muffins, pumpkin pie, cookies and peach cobbler. Dawn was over. Received 10 pens for $1 that I sent for.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1973
Bob Eg is putting siding on church. Marie VanEpp’s birthday. Mother and Dad Tryon married 67 years ago today. We went to church. We went out to see Aunt Cora and Pearl in PM but they weren’t home. Eleanor called from city. Aunt Esther in hospital since Thursday. Called Aunt Maude.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1973
Aunt Esther has operation, 10 AM Wrote Vern’s. Marguerite Beach in city hospital. Lila called hospital. Aunt Esther back in room from recovery at 3 PM. Merrill and Bob F. started work on church porch roof. I washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1973
Today would have been Dad’s 81st birthday. He’s been gone 13 years. Ground covered with 4-5 inches of snow. melted some in PM. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. We didn’t go to Bible Study. Merrill didn’t work on church because of snow.