Very foggy. Merrill went to Don’s to work. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Secret Pal Halloween card, Minnie Dyer. Sent Mom’s last payment and hospital bill, $125. Canned 7 quarts of carrots. A beautiful day, 70’s

Another great day. Boots and I went for groceries. Merrill cut brush on pasture line fence. I canned 7 quarts of carrots. Finally got my bill from hospital for my broken toe, $24.70. Lyle Hamilton here to look at heifers. Merrill dug dahlias.

4-H Halloween party at Alison E. About 18 there. Nice party. We went out to Don’s. Merrill finished porch. Marg called me there to say Betty Haggerty went home from hospital yesterday. Orv and Angie’s 44th anniversary.

Anniversary party for Orv and Angie, 44 years and Marg and Roy, October 30 48 years, at Mannsville We went to Sunday School and church. Then to Jim’s for lunch. Aunt Maude went with us. We went to Mannsville with Jim and Patty. Nice party. David Dimon here in evening.

Merrill drawed wood. I washed clothes about all day. Beautiful day, 63°. Chain saw spring broken. Merrill took it to Mills. About 18 kids here in evening. Nice night.

We went to Don’s. Nice day. Juanita and I went up to cemetery. Beulah had date put on Uncle Lloyd’s monument. Man was there from Pulaski.

Warm. Rained some. Mary here in AM. Said Pat Brancatella, his father, and father-in-law were here yesterday, but we were out to Don’s. Merrill went to Don’s today. I washed sheets. Baked beans and cookies.

UMW at Margaret Keichel’s, 18 out. Merrill cut wood. Boots and I went for groceries. Beautiful day, 79°. Sold 3 heifers to Llye Hamilton, $850.

4-H here. 4 members and 3 guests. Norma Payne Gee here also. She is starting a boys club. Vern, June and boys got here at 1 PM. Vern had meeting at city in AM. David and Kathy VanTassel have baby boy, Clay David.

PBA Show, Lynn Anderson. Vern’s left at 6:15 for home. Vern had all day Lay Speakers meeting at city. Merrill and boys cut wood.

We went to hospital to see Mildred Beardsley. She went to hospital September 10th. We went to Sunday School and church, 77 out. Ate at McDonalds. Had supper at Jim’s.

Sent $1 to TB and Seals and American Bible Company. Wrote Mrs. Beardsley’s foster son in California, Bob Tagaw. We went to Don’s. They signed consent for Cindy and Ethan to marry this PM. I paid $22 for putting 77 on Mom’s monument, A Cozzi. Rained about all day.

Election. We went at noon and were numbers 97 and 98. Raining all day. I washed clothes. Got wedding invitation from Cindy and Ethan. Wrote Uncle Berl. O’Neil elected sheriff.

Got letter from Leslie. We went to city shopping. Merrill bought his Christmas present, router. Got brown boots. Got 2 large drip pans for stove. Did some Christmas shopping. Called Patty. Jim got home from 2 day hunting trip last night. Went to new K-Mart store. Got B-12 shot from Marilyn

Sent 4-H enrollment and reports to 4-H office. Sent plan for year’s work. Made three apple pies for freezer. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned stove pipes.

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30 canceled. Cindy Hanson and Ethan Stewart married at 10 AM, Adams Methodist Church. We went. A beautiful wedding. They went to camp for weekend. I went to Marilyn Payne’s shower with Evelyn. Hall’s bought house trailer.

Ground white this morning with first snow fall. Leslie’s 63rd birthday. Sent him card yesterday. We cleaned church. Got groceries. Oswego and Buffalo got 6 inches of snow. Jim, Patty and kids here for lunch. Left about 4 PM.

Snowed during night. Lots more at Philadelphia than here. We went to Sunday School and church. David and Mary Dimon and Karen, 3 1/2, and Shirley 1 1/2 here most of day. Gave Aunt Maude gift for Kathy’s baby, sleeper.

Merrill cut wood. I washed clothes. I put contact paper by sink cupboards. Cold but sunny.

Agway dinner. Had 460 @ $4.50. Cleared $711.00 Merrill and I both helped. Evans Mills people want in on it with us this year for first. Rainy.

Merrill went out to Don’s to work. Bill there plowing. Rained in late PM and evening.

Rained about all day and evening. We went to Philadelphia for groceries and to Theresa bank.

Dr. Scanlon, 1:30. We went to city all day. Snowed at Mills and city. My eyes no worse. Go back in 6 months. Did Christmas shopping. Went to Jim and Pat’s for supper. Jim and Kenny went hunting for weekend tonight. Pat and kids have colds.

Hank and Marion Schell’s house badly damaged by fire about 1:30 AM. Water damage and hole through roof. Called Vern’s. I got letter from them and Marg and cards. Washed clothes. Merrill put wood down cellar.

We went to Sunday School and church. 76 out. Gave $25 to Folts Home building fund. We went to city in PM. Called Patty. Elaine and Olive called in evening. All are well. Got glass for coffee maker.

My 60th birthday. PNG’s at Marguerites. Vi, Mary, and I on with her. Had salad and rolls. 16 there. Mary made birthday cake. Elsie 90, Lois 64, and me 60. We went to Don’s. Ken’s there. Got Mom’s money divided. Stopped at Manor. Got card and letter from Uncle Berl.

Debby’s 18th birthday. Nice day. Cut my hair. Hemmed black skirt. Wrote Vern’s.

Baked apple pie and brownies. Cleaned house and living room rug Merrill run cleaner. Called 4-H kids about skating party. Went to Philadelphia in evening for groceries. Service at Catholic church, Mills, but we didn’t go. Snowed in evening.

Thanksgiving. Went to Jim’s. Vern there also. Also Patty’s father. 5 PM dinner. Very delicious. Vern’s came out here to spend night. Misty day but beautiful in evening.

Roller skating party 4-H. 12 kids went. All 4-H members but Dawn. Dan and Steve went. Merrill, Vern and June shopped. Got letter from Beulah Hall. She wants us to come to Florida. Snowing in late evening.

Everything white this morning. Snow plow over for first time. I did mending on machine. Started making brown print skirt.

We went to Sunday School and church, 43 out. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Roads slippery. Jim said they are coming out to church here at Philadelphia.

Snowy about all day. Plow over. Administrative Board meeting. 15 there. Bob G told them about $30,000 gift from Heath estate.

Canned 7 quarts of carrots. Used all my cans. Mrs. Cameron called. She likes her work at K-Mart. I called Claude W about getting church snow blower.

Got B-12 shot at Marilyn’s. We went to city shopping. Rainy in PM. Got feed at Mills for heifers. Got blue flowered shirt and blue top.

Got bill from A. Cozzi for putting our names on monument, $85. Very windy all day. Power off for 2 hours in evening. I didn’t get to UMW Christmas super and meeting. Sue Demo Elles, 27, died from childbirth. Baby lived.

4-H Alison, Laura, and Gloria here. Food lesson II. Time for lunch. Cooked eggs for sandwiches. I went for groceries. Merrill got hair cut. Mary Hall stopped to say Sue Demo died yesterday.

Snowed some during night. I made cinnamon rolls. Merrill cleaned church and fixed light switch. Cleaned and washed. Lorraine here collecting for flowers for Sue Ellis.

We went to Sunday School and church, 14 and 71 out. Snowy some. Jim, Patty and kids here for supper. Jim said Ken is in hospital with infection in his hand. Went in Thursday or Friday.

Sent Ken card, and sent 4-H certificate to Brancatella. Sent $86.00 to A. Cozzi for monument lettering. Merrill put up new “No Parking” signs at church. Got groceries. Took gifts to parsonage for Samaritan Keep Home. Snowy and cold.

Snowy, sleeting, windy all day. Wrote Vern’s. Made flowered brown skirt.

Ken went home from hospital. Lynn and Mary’s 30th anniversary. Stormy in places but not bad here. Made vegetable soup. Aunt Maude called to say Marg is in hospital. She had letter from Pauline.

Cold, 2°. Mary said Dilly is in Mercy Hospital. Cold in morning. We went to city. Finished shopping. Got first Christmas card and $10 from Dorothy M. We went to hospital to see Marg. She has gall bladder trouble. They didn’t remove it in 1970 as she thought. Ken went home yesterday.

Got anniversary card from Ruth Schell’s. Stormy. Schools closed all over. Blowing all day. Terrible day. Put up Christmas decorations. Cleaned record cabinet. Got letter from June. Sent Roy birthday card.

Cold but nice. Roy’s birthday. We went for groceries. Lots of folks at the store after storm. Merrill cleaned back room and run cleaner. I made Christmas fudge, 5 pounds, and fruit cake.

Our 42nd anniversary. We went to Sunday School and church. Gave $2 for Tracy’s gift. Jim, Pat and kids here for supper. Patty made rolls in evening to take home. -20° this morning when we got up.

Down to -10° at bedtime. Snowy and raining all day. Merrill and I, Ray and Esther worked at church decorating it for Christmas. Sent package to Uncle Berl, pj’s and slippers. Wrote Vern’s. Got letter from Beulah Hall.

We finished decorating and cleaning at church. Esther helped. Cleaned living room. Rainy, snowy and freezing. Cleaned rugs.

Rebekah’s and PNG party, 6:30 supper. I didn’t go to it. Terrible night. Rain, fog and freezing rain. Cleaned and waxed dining room floor. Washed white curtains. Tried to get Hales oil burner. Jane Dingman started a Bible Study at her home, 1:30. I didn’t go.

Sent first Christmas cards. Went to Big M. Got tree at Big M for $3.50. Got it set up in evening. Very icy all day. A lot of schools closed but not Philadelphia. Made rolls and waxed kitchen floor.