Zero in morning. A beautiful day again but only up to 20° all day. Lorraine here to use my typewriter after school. I gave her and Mary lockets from Florida.

Patty called in morning. Are bringing our car home tonight. Here for supper. She called Debby. She and baby better. Made cake and 2 pumpkin pies. June called in evening. She has meeting after school tomorrow. Cooked up ground beef for Maloy’s.

Vince M here with gas. We went for groceries. Merrill cleaned church in PM. I cleaned house. Snowing in PM for first time since February 7th.

Vern has all day meeting at Methodist Center on Folts Home. June, boys, Merrill and I went to city. Debby and baby went home today. We stopped at Aunt Maude’s and Kathy and David’s. Saw Clay for first time. Their home is so nice.

Beautiful day but still cold, 20°. Vern’s and us went to church. Jim’s came for diner with us. She started dinner and set table. They all left about 3 PM. Vern’s secretary’s mother passed away and they wanted to go to funeral home. Jim had to work on van.

Wrote Beulah Hall and Gehm’s. Beautiful day. We went to Adams. Went to Bangs [?] Real; Estate. Looked at house on N. Park Street. Had supper at Don’s. Saw Crystal Marie for first time. Brenda’s and Doreen there. Stopped at Beulah’s. Stopped at Marg’s. Talked with Pauline and Ken.

Washed clothes. A nice day but cold wind. Sent fire insurance, $231.35. and light bill, $74.24. Esther here to bring rubbermaid book.

-40° in morning. Wrote Angie and Uncle Berl. Sent him birthday card. Merrill plowed out lower driveway. Has been closed for ages. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Stopped at Mary’s.

Vern, June, and boys leave for Washington, DC. UMW’s at Vi’s. Rubbermaid party. I went. 16 out. Merrill helped Howard on building at Fort Drum all day. Risdale here in PM to take pictures.

4-H, only Ginger and Laura came. Uncle Berl’s 85th birthday. A nice day. We cleaned house.

Another nice day, 45°. Claire called to say Carol wouldn’t be going to Sunday School tomorrow. Charlotte’s sister is riding to Sunday School. Maybe Dale. Dix Pitkin’s barn burned on Brown farm in Lorraine.

Warm nice day. We went to church and Sunday School, 72 out. Vicky Jackson and Dale Hale went with us. We went to Jim’s for supper. Called Marion from Jim’s. They still haven’t their car.

Beautiful day. Washed clothes. Nancy Oliver Hopkin’s Home called about a home in Adams Center. Cleaned stove pipes.

Rainy. We went to Adams Center for hose for tractor, $7.30. Left Merrill’s 2 suits at cleaners. Got part for stove burner at Sears. $1.35. Got pictures at K-Mart. Terrible windy. Power off and on.

Snowing and melting. Got letter from Seaway Bank about farm. David Petrie called in evening about doing Fellowship room at church.

Sent Roberta card and note. Carmon Palumbo and June Risdale here to look at farm. We went for groceries. A nice day.

Roberta’s 26th birthday. Merrill helped Howard on building at Fort Drum. Dawn here with candy, 6th grade sale. Merrill got birthday card and letter from Uncle Berl. Washed clothes.

Party at Clarence’s and Mary Chamberlains, 20 there. Nice time. Lois and Joe went with us. Jim, Pat and kids here for supper. Merrill helped Howard at Fort Drum. Got note from June.

Snow Flurries last night. We went to Sunday school and church. 117 out. Baptism. Clay Todd Scott, Gary, Kris, Larry and Jerry. Also Karen Tousley’s two boys. Church widow is in bad shape. Merrill went up in evening to brace it. We went to Jim’s for dinner. Had party for Merrill. Cake etc. Gave him candy mints.

Beautiful day. Merrill got card and note from Vern’s and Gehm’s. PNG’s at Diane’s, 1:30 PM. I went. Merrill helped at Fort Drum building. Helped Howard get load after supper. Merrill got letter about Fort Drum job. I got family tree letter from Juanita Hogaboom, Harold’s wife.

Raining all day. We went to city and to Adams and Don’s. Got oil changed at Adams, Goslin’s. Beulah went to Don’s with us. Marg and Roy there. Brenda and boys stopped in with baby goat. I took Debby 2 packages of diapers. Merrill got cards from Marg’s, Leslie, and Mother T.

42°. Merrill’s 69th birthday. Got card from Ken’s. Sent Eleanor card and note. I haven’t felt good all day. Have the runs. Dean Webb has had 2 bad heart attacks. Is in ICU. David J brought sausage, FFA sale, $4.00.

Furnace quit. George Parker fixed it, $63.56. Needed new relay, etc. Merrill cleaned church on way to Fort Drum. He helped Howard after supper also. Howard gave him $75. We didn’t get around in time to go to communion at Mills. Washed clothes.

Good Friday. We went to church in evening. 55 there. Had flat tire in Philadelphia, new snow tire. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. I made cinnamon rolls. We went for groceries. Got lily from MYF for Mother Tryon, $7.98.

Eleanor’s 50th birthday. Called Vern in AM. Got tire checked at Sears. Had to get a new one as snow tire had a cut from glass. Got to Wolcott about 11 AM. Kessel has another cancer on his head. Mother pretty good. We went to Vern’s for supper and spend the night. They gave him tan jacket for his birthday .

Jim and Helen Bush have baby girl, Amanda, In Florida. Easter Sunday. We went to church with Vern’s, Minetto. Very nice. Jim, Pat , Kids and Bob Puffer came to Vern’s for dinner. Good to be together. Rained all day. Got home at 6 PM. Started freezing. Juanita’s birthday, 49 and DWayne, 8th.

Cloudy, rainy day. Snowed hard in evening but quite warm. Administrative Board meeting. We went. Lots of plans made.

Rainy and snowy all day. Washed clothes. Quite warm. Merrill worked on water pipes. He has another cold.

Wrote Vern’s. We went to Philadelphia for groceries Left check at Murphy’s for fuel oil. Nice today.

Debby Golden Hall’s 25th birthday. 42° high today. We worked on income tax. Dean Webb had stroke. Dale Hale here selling Grit Paper for first time, 35 cents.

Dean Webb, 41 years, died about 10 AM. Graduated with Vern, 1954. Heart. Has daughter, Deanne 16. Merrill run cleaner. I ironed clothes. A beautiful day. 45°. we went to MYF movie at church, “He Restoreth My Soul” by Merrill Womack. Called Vern’s about Dean Webb.