Vi called Leah to take Pres of UMW. I called Jan for V President. Both will. Merrill started work on Hall’s barn. Debby and Rick’s parent left for home at 2 PM. Wrote Dr. Roberts.
Monthly Archives: October 1979
Diary Entry for 10/2/1979
Foggy last evening and all day. Merrill worked at Hall’s. I canned 6 quarts of carrots, whole. Washed my hair and showered. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1979
Wrote Mrs. Peer, Massesa. Sent Bea G birthday card. Merrill worked at Hall’s all day. Patty, Jill, and Joel here to get chain saw. Here for lunch. Cloudy but nice.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1979
UMW at Margaret’s, 7:30. I went. 16 present. Got groceries. Beautiful day. In 70’s. Sent Mary card and letter. Finance Meeting at church, 8 PM. I didn’t go. Merrill worked at Halls. I went after him. Dentist appointment, teeth cleaned, 8 teeth, $8.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1979
Rainy. Merrill worked at Halls. I washed clothes. Dr. Scanlon has changed my eye appointment to next Tuesday.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1979
Sunday School paper drive. Merrill cleaned church. Didn’t work at Hall’s as they didn’t bring gravel. Windy and rained in AM, but nice in PM.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1979
Communion. 94 out at church. Rainy and cold wind. Called Jim’s. Put plants in house from porch. Watched Pope Paul I from Washington DC. His last day here.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1979
No mail. Times delivered. Merrill worked at Halls. I made lemon pie. Cold wind.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1979
Dr. Scanlon, 10:30. No change, $25. Got iron capsules, 100 for $7.78. Dr. Roberts nurse called about druggist calling them. Need to take 3 pills a day. Called Beulah and Patty. Rainy and cold. Snow in Massena. First game of world Series called off because of rain.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1979
Wrote Dot. Merrill worked at Halls. Washed clothes. Got letter from June and Marg. Virginia New and Evelyn Fowler here electioneering. Snowed in Washington, DC. None here. I went to Rebekah’s. Vern called in evening to say Ralph Hogaboom in ICU in hospital.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1979
We went to Carl and Evelyn’s to tell them about Ralph being in hospital. Vern called again. Wrote Marg. Merrill worked at Hall’s. I put color rinse on my hair. Gary Belile in Florida this week.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1979
B-12 shot. Wrote Beulah Hall in Deland hospital. Merrill worked at Hall’s all day. Washed clothes.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1979
Cold and rainy. We got groceries at P&C and Super Duper. Went out to Lorraine. Marg’s and Don’s not home. Don was, but we didn’t go to barn. Stopped at Beulah’s and they all showed up there but Don.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1979
Laity Sunday. Tracy Robertson has service. Very good service. 84 out. Patty, and kids here in PM and supper. Jim had PBA meeting. Showed film Scared Straight at Holy Family Church in evening.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1979
Rainy. Merrill worked at Hall’s. Lots of bees in laundry room door.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1979
Merrill worked at Hall’s. Washed clothes. Talked with Linda. Gary still in Florida. Got letter from Angie.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1979
Merrill worked at Hall’s. Very foggy in evening. Rainy. Washed. Wrote Vern’s. Talked with June R. Pittsburgh Pirates won Series from Baltimore Orioles.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1979
Merrill worked at Hall’s. Sent invitation to Lorne Strader and Bowman’s. Cleaned laundry room, washed rugs. Made bean salad.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1979
Merrill took car to Seaker’s, wheel bearing. We put lawn furniture away. Patty called. Jim didn’t make sergeant. Beautiful day. Warm, 65°. We went to Civic League covered dish supper. Bill and Vi went with us. They honored Ken Ridles [?] and Virginia New. Jim and Pat to it.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1979
Jim’s Explorer group back pack on Whiteface Mountain. Beautiful day, 70°. Carl and Evelyn Scee stopped in for few minutes. Merrill put new window in at CEC. Gary Belile got home from Florida. Got nice letter from Dot.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1979
We went to church. Another great day 75°. Patty and kids here for supper. Also Carl and Evelyn. Jim with Explorers on Whiteface Mountain.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1979
A great day, 80°. Washed. Jim was on Tony Harblin show on WWNY. Merrill worked at Hall’s in PM until 8 PM. There is a beautiful red rose out on the small rose bush beside house.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1979
Warm but windy. Gave Boots a bath. Merrill worked at Hall’s in PM until 4:30. We changed dirt on Boston Fern. It is 45 years old. Got letter from Vern’s.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1979
Installation and covered dish at Lodge, 72 there. Virginia New NG, Nancy Wilcox VG, I’m Inside Guard, Antwerp Lodge installed us. Em. Robinson and staff. Merrill worked at Hall’s in PM. Got home at 5 PM. Doesn’t go back until Friday. Sent Steve card, letter, and $5.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1979
Got note from June, coming Friday. Steve’s 15th birthday. We went to city. Got groceries and drugs, eye drops, needles, B-12, and iron pills. Called Beulah and Patty. Also got groceries at Big M. We spent evening at Hall’s playing 7-27.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1979
Merrill worked all day at Hall’s. Cold. A few snow flurries. No school. Teacher’s meetings.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1979
Party at Marilyn and Bob’s. We didn’t go. Made lemon cake for anniversary party. Sky Weaver here electioneering as councilman.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1979
Toll Free Phone to Watertown starts. Called Vern’s. 50th anniversary party for Roy and Marg at Lorraine Fire Hall. 150-200 there. Grand party. We went to church, 115 out. Bowman’s called in morning. Set clocks back 1 hour at 2 AM.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1979
Merrill worked at Hall’s. Left car at Joe’s to have new bearing put in, $45. I went after him at Hall’s. Howard came after him.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1979
Roy and Marg Pitkin’s 50th anniversary. Lots of bees in door again today. I called Marg and Roy’s anniversary into WNC2 with my first toll free call to city. Merrill took car out to Sears. They think it’s the battery. Let him use one of theirs until Thursday.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1979
Had new brake linings put on rear wheels at Joe’s’ Auto, $45. Merrill dug rest of beets and carrots. He cleaned church. Halloween, 30 kids here. Marilyn and kids here. Washed. Beautiful day and evening.