UMW at Janet’s. Week of Prayer and Self Denial program. I didn’t go. There were 10 out. Aldersgate meeting at Mannsville. I didn’t get to it. My arthritis is very bad. Colder and very windy 40°
Monthly Archives: April 1982
Diary Entry for 4/2/1982
Rebekah’s District meeting at Philadelphia. 6:30 turkey dinner, 30 present. I didn’t go but made cheese cake. Dawn Robinson, Antwerp District President. Marion called to say Aunt Angie died at 1:30. Funeral Sunday. Called Vern’s. Dr. Sommer 11:30 AM exam $12.00. Got groceries.
Diary Entry for 4/3/1982
Very windy and raining. 40’s. Karen Hanson guest clarinet soloists at County Musical at South Jefferson school tonight. Rigoletto by L. Basse
Diary Entry for 4/4/1982
Church service back in church, 81 there. 2 months in CEC. Good to be back. Angie’s funeral 8 PM. Visiting hours 2-4 and 7-8. We got to city but was too stormy with snow and blowing snow. Aunt Maude and Lila with us. Had lunch at Aunt Maude’s.
Diary Entry for 4/5/1982
Sunny day but cold. Eleanor called in morning. They got to Angie’s funeral. Only family there because of the weather. Got letter from June. They want to come Saturday. Called Jim’s. Audrey stays at her new apartment today at Midtown Towers.
Diary Entry for 4/6/1982
Stormy again. snowed some all day. Windy. Washed clothes. Cold, bad snow storms all over. Sent check to Ken’s and note to Vern’s. I made a pumpkin bread and raisin sauce.
Diary Entry for 4/7/1982
Clinic. Blood pressure 140/82 and blood count 14.5. Dr. Sommer’s, tooth filled, $14.00. Merrill got rod for toilet at Theresa. Saw Jane and Claire and Carol at theresa. Very cold and windy. Called D(?) about cake pan.
Diary Entry for 4/8/1982
Maundy Thursday. Evans Mills communion service, 65 out. Didn’t go. I hurt too much in evening. Arthritis bad. Warmer in evening. Sunny cold and windy still. We went for groceries. Made table favors. Made strawberry jam.
Diary Entry for 4/9/1982
Good Friday, Philadelphia church. We went only 35 out. Merrill ran cleaner. I waxed bathroom, and laundry room floors. Made salads. Set table etc.
Diary Entry for 4/10/1982
Vern’s and Jim’s here for day. So good to all be together. Jill has sore throat again. Got Easter card from Lynn and Mary. Donna’s little girl in hospital with pneumonia.
Diary Entry for 4/11/1982
Easter Sunday. We went to church, 132 out. Very nice. Class of 12 confirmed. In 30’s. Rainy and snow flurries. Snowed in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/12/1982
Washed clothes. Had a few snow flurries in morning. Wrote Elmer’s. Victor Hanson 78. Well known athlete died in Syracuse. He is a relative.
Diary Entry for 4/13/1982
Lyle Hanson 52, died this morning at 8:30. Marion called. Funeral Thursday. Got 2 piece blue dress from Lane Bryant. Raining and windy.
Diary Entry for 4/14/1982
Merrill went over town. We went to funeral home in PM. Went shopping afterwards. Ate at Burger King. Nice day. Rebekah’s, but I didn’t go.
Diary Entry for 4/15/1982
A beautiful day. Like summer. Lyle’s funeral. A large funeral. We went to Dilly’s after funeral. We went to Sackets for Joel but he changed his mind. Got church mimeograph machine from Stockers. Had coffee with the Barnes.
Diary Entry for 4/16/1982
Boots 10th birthday. Wrote Vern’s. Went for groceries. Merrill cleaned church. Wrote Uncle Berl. A beautiful day. In the 70’s
Diary Entry for 4/17/1982
Sunday School paper drive. Merrill helped. Another great day, 80’s. Washed clothes. People from motel moved into green house, Randell’s. Washed clothes. Sent order to Wards for 3 piece yellow outfit, $52.
Diary Entry for 4/18/1982
We went to church, 8 there. Ray Van Tassel and Bethany Walworth baptized. Much colder. Vickie Haggerty, Patty and kids here for supper. Jim and Explorers working Autorama in city.
Diary Entry for 4/19/1982
Jill enters hospital at 1:30. she is in a room with 2 other little girls. Patty called ab out 6:30. She just got home. Robbins put chimney back on center. Nice day but cooler.
Diary Entry for 4/20/1982
Jill has operation. Tonsils and adenoids. She got back to her room about 1:30 PM. UMW District meeting at Evans Mills. I didn’t go. About 100 there. Called Jim in evening. Jim speaks for Joel’s school class. PPR Meeting at Mills, 7:30 Catherine Salisbury, Pulaski, candidate.
Diary Entry for 4/21/1982
Merrill went with Horton to take Social Security paper to carthage. We went to hospital to see Jill. Took her a doll. Jill went home in evening. Several people called about church affairs. We saw Mrs. Hale. She was sedated.
Diary Entry for 4/22/1982
Merrill helped at Horton’s. Didn’t get home until almost 6 PM. We went for groceries. Wrote Vern’s. Cold, 30’s. Darcy here with Girl Scout cookies. $1.50 a box this year. Elwood Gardner died this morning, 79 years.
Diary Entry for 4/23/1982
A little warmer today. windy. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned the church. got skirt and slacks but no blazer from Wards. Too big. got nice letter from Uncle Berl.
Diary Entry for 4/24/1982
Real warm, 61°. Merrill worked out side most of day. Run cleaner on floor. I put lace on blouse. My arms bad in evening.
Diary Entry for 4/25/1982
Daylight saving time begins. Beautiful day. We went to church. Rev. Owen there to let folks know about our new woman minister. We went to Orv’s, Don’s and Jim’s. Had supper at Jim’s. Don has new truck and manure spreader.
Diary Entry for 4/26/1982
Merrill to Hall’s to build fence. Terry wasn’t there so Merrill came home. he went to Mills first for gloves and window glass. Doris Haggerty called in evening to say Aunt Betty Haggerty is real bad. She went to Syracuse for a gall stone, but they discovered she has cancer of the pancreas.
Diary Entry for 4/27/1982
Jim, Patty and Jill here for lunch. They got new lounge chair. They brought us there large lounge chair. Also a berry set they got free. I got yellow blazer from Wards. Carl Horton went to Upstate Hospital for back tests.
Diary Entry for 4/28/1982
Rebekah’s, only 7 out. Lois Lowry home from hospital from heart attack. Merrill helped Terry build fence in PM. Nice day, but not very warm. Washed.
Diary Entry for 4/29/1982
Merrill helped Horton’s take Social Security papers to Carthage. Warmer today. Merrill helped Howard build fence in PM. Wrote Vern’s. Washed clothes. Nice today in the 650’s. Got fuel oil @ $1.13 gal.
Diary Entry for 4/30/1982
We went for groceries. Merrill worked at Halls in PM. Washed clothes. Betty haggerty, 77 died in evening of cancer.