Got water bill, $50 for 1 year. Got groceries. Paid water bill. Merrill mowed part of lawn. Nice day. Got check from Blue Cross, $14.55.
Monthly Archives: June 1979
Diary Entry for 6/2/1979
Fireman’s Field Days last night and today. We went to parade, 7 PM. Mike White played for dance. Merrill helped Hal most of day at Camp. Merrill finished mowing lawns. Nice day.
Diary Entry for 6/3/1979
We went to church, 83 out. Jim, Pat, and kids came in PM. Patty broke her little toe on fireplace board in morning. Kenny, Brenda, and Jeff here for supper also. Cooked hot dogs and hamburgers on grill for first this year.
Diary Entry for 6/4/1979
A beautiful day. We finished planting garden. I washed clothes. I was over to Louise Preston’s a few minutes. Merrill helped Howard in evening on tractor.
Diary Entry for 6/5/1979
Merrill went to Hall’s to work at 6:30 AM. Fitted all day. Rained in late PM.
Diary Entry for 6/6/1979
Clinic. Blood Pressure 140/80. Tax consultant there also. Mrs. Rossi from Office of Aging called. Merrill worked at Hall’s in PM. I washed sheets from upstairs beds.
Diary Entry for 6/7/1979
UMW at Margaret Keichels. 15 present. Vi picked me up. Got letter from Vern’s. Dan has job picking berries. Hot and muggy all day, 85-90°. Merrill run cleaner. We got groceries in AM. Merrill went to Hall’s but Howard didn’t get oats sowed. Evelyn paid Merrill.
Diary Entry for 6/8/1979
Hot and muggy. Rained in PM and evening. Got letter from Angie. Wrote Vern’s.
Diary Entry for 6/9/1979
Mindy Kavanaugh and James Whitmore Jr. married tonight. Reception lasted until 5 AM. Swimming, very hot. Merrill mowed lawns. Washed clothes. Made cookies. Beulah went camping.
Diary Entry for 6/10/1979
Lula Rappole went to hospital yesterday with massive hemorrhage. Very hot all day and evening. Hot and 93° all day.
Diary Entry for 6/11/1979
Student day at church. Dwayne Watson in charge. Very good. Also Children’s Day. Cameron’s not there.
Diary Entry for 6/12/1979
John Wayne, 72 died last night. Wrote Uncle Berl. We went to city. Went to Sackets for supper. Pat’s toe is coming fine. Got letter from June. Called Beulah from city.
Diary Entry for 6/13/1979
Rebekah’s. Merrill worked in garden. Lula R still in coma. Roger left this morning. June Risdale called about FHA.
Diary Entry for 6/14/1979
Flag Day. We went to city and signed papers for Risdale. They are changing from Seaway to FHA. Nice day. Did some shopping. Got groceries on way home. Set out marigolds by bird bath. Got B-12 shot.
Diary Entry for 6/15/1979
Merrill made picnic table. He went to Mills and Theresa for shellac and 2X4’s for bench. I washed clothes all day. Bedding etc. Bathroom stuff and clothes.
Diary Entry for 6/16/1979
Nice day. I’m very sore and lame. Did get bathroom cleaned. Carl Horton’s father Niles, 75, died last night. Mary K collected for flowers. Merrill cleaned church.
Diary Entry for 6/17/1979
Father’s Day. We went to church. Honored graduates, 7. Beautiful sermon. Movie in evening but we didn’t go. Jim, Pat, and kids here for supper. Very hot. Vivian said Beulah H called her. Coming here Thursday evening.
Diary Entry for 6/18/1979
Much colder and cloudy. Feel horrid. Didn’t sleep much. Cramps. Lula Rappole, 89, died about 11 AM. Merrill got hair cut. He called at Horton’s.
Diary Entry for 6/19/1979
Washed clothes. Merrill washed car. He painted closet upstairs. Gas situation bad most places.
Diary Entry for 6/20/1979
Wrote Vern’s. Rebekah’s went to funeral home for Lula. Merrill and Bill Mower went. Merrill drove. We stopped at Ruth and Clarence Schell’s on way home.
Diary Entry for 6/21/1979
PNG’s go to North Country Inn, Theresa, 14 there and Cheryl. Cheryl and Esther and Betty drove. Lula’s funeral at 11 AM. Merrill bearer. Rebekah service. large funeral. Beulah H came home from dinner with me. [for overnight] Got graduation invitation from Cindy and Ethan.
Diary Entry for 6/22/1979
Rained all night and in morning. Badly needed. Lazy day. Visited all day with Beulah. Got graduation invitation from Lisa B.
Diary Entry for 6/23/1979
Colder and rainy. We talked, rested, and ate all day. No work done. Several people called.
Diary Entry for 6/24/1979
Lisa’s graduation party. We didn’t go. Went to church. Eunice Schell gave conference report. No sermon. Went for ride in PM. Cold in morning. Sun out in PM.
Diary Entry for 6/25/1979
We got new car battery at Sears, $51.99. Took Beulah to Bay to see Pauline Giltz in hospital. Called Beulah and Patty. Vern’s called in evening. He didn’t get Dean job. They are flying to Florida the 3rd.
Diary Entry for 6/26/1979
June’s 41st birthday. Washed clothes. Warmer. We sat outside some. Geneva called Beulah from Florida. Got insurance policy, $173. Up $17.
Diary Entry for 6/27/1979
Rebekah’s go to Snack Bar after Lodge. 15 out. Beulah went to Lodge with me. She went to Lois’ from Lodge. Merrill worked at Howard’s. Thunder and lightning during night.
Diary Entry for 6/28/1979
Dr. Scanlon, 8:30 AM. Examined my eyes for wide and narrow angle. Glaucoma test with bubble filled with water. Pressure 15 in each eye, $20. Rainy. We have a dead mouse in car somewhere. Merrill went to work at Hall’s when we got home.
Diary Entry for 6/29/1979
My arms are very lame today. Washed Beulah’s bedding. We went for groceries.
Diary Entry for 6/30/1979
Called several about CEC business. We worked at CEC most of afternoon. All ready for school to move in. Vivian and Don Myers, 40th anniversary open house but we didn’t go.