Just a beautiful day We got home at 12:30. Went for groceries after we got home. Enjoyed our visit at camp so much. Russia shot down Korean plane. 269 lives lost. American’s on it too.

Jim’s 40th birthday. Got State tax $374.15. Glenn Ridsdale here. They are meeting with their lawyer’s to settle things. Merrill mowed lawns. Merrill went over town. I called telephone company about buying phone. Last game of Pittsburgh Pirates at Fairgrounds. Broke attendance record, 76,232.

Another nice day. Canned 7 quarts of tomatoes. Washed clothes. Lawns look nice. Rev.Salisbury called about Trustees meeting Thursday night.

We went to church, 30 there. Nancy Quick’s brother there with Shari Heck. Shari and Sina sang. Nice. June Ridsdale here in PM. MD Telethon starts this evening. We walked down to look over Senior Citizen projects.

73rd annual Fireman’s Field Days at Adams. Watched Telethon all day. WWNY raised $430,000. Nationwide 30 million. Hot muggy day but a beautiful holiday weekend.

Canned 7 quarts of tomatoes. Washed work clothes. Marty was here a couple times. Elsie Bacon, age 95 entered Hill Nursing Home at Redwood.

Clinic: Merrill’s blood pressure 123/72 and blood count 16.2. Mine 158/88 and blood count 14. School starts today. Marty and Darcy stopped by before and after school. Marty and Darcy’s first year at high school.

UMW at Doris Haggerty’s. I went with Margaret K. Nice meeting. We went for groceries in AM.

Sent order to Wards for bras and hose. Merrill had oil changed at Joe’s in AM. Wrote Vern’s. Merrill cleaned church. A beautiful day.

Thunder storms off and on all day. We canned 7 more quarts of tomatoes. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned out cellar at parsonage. Marty, Darcy, and Joey in. Joey got a trumpet today. Very hot and very humid. In the 80’s

Church at 11. Judy Van Tassel Sunday School Superintendent. We started Sunday School. Aunt Maude also. Tracy had 9 in his class. 34 to Sunday School and 44 out to church. Good to be back at later time. Vern called in morning. They came for super. Had their 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier. Nice. They went to reception for District Superintendent, Allison Wood, in evening.

Called phone company for private line. Extra $2.06 per month. Coming Friday. Harry and Frieda Kent renewed wedding vows, 35 years, at church. Had a surprise reception for them after. 26 there. Very nice. Merrill worked at parsonage in PM. Also helped Carl fix chain on haybine. Lost his wallet, but found it.

Much colder today. We voted in primaries in PM. Carl Horton here for wrenches to fix haybine chain. Cutting hay by Collins. Only up to 65° all day. Down to 40° overnight.

Cliff Hamilton finally brought load of wood that was ordered June 21st. $210 this year. Merrill paid fuel bill at gas station. Rebekah’s first fall meeting, 11 out. Carrie Thompson there with Esther Taylor. Went up to Jerry Dellis’. He will take Sunday School papers.

I took my coat over to Vivian’s to be shortened. We went for groceries. Merrill worked at wood.

Phone put on private line at 5 PM. Merrill worked at parsonage. Carl Taylor also. Raining in evening. The D.Eastham (?) family moved out today. Marg Pitkin died two year ago today.

We went to city and out to Don’s. Went to Roy’s. Good to see everyone. A new family moved into the red house. David and Laurie cook and son Aaron from Holkins Road.

We went to Sunday School, 40 out and church, 48. Rev.Barnes, and Art’s, and Medeline Miles in church also. Jim’s here for dinner. Rained in PM and evening.

Mom died 6 years ago today. Telephone man here adjusted phone. Washed. Merrill cut up wood. Administrative Council at church, 14 out. Trustees meeting first. Rained in evening.

Hot 88°. Wrote Vern’s. Sent him card and $5.00. Merrill cut wood. Merrill went down to Ridsdale. We got notice on her check from bank “no funds”. June will have milk plant (Crowley’s) mail us our check each month starting in October. [entry crossed out]

Vern’s 47th birthday. Cloudy and windy. Merrill went over to bank. They started laying brick siding in Chase Harrington Manor. Raining in PM. Made apple pies. Bob Griffin called to say he is resigning all his church offices.

Merrill went to Agway for frozen peas. We went for groceries. Merrill cut wood. Glen Brady stopped by for awhile in evening.

Wrote Uncle Berl. Merrill cut wood. I washed clothes. Merrill called Robbins to clean our furnace and one at parsonage. I got my coat from Vivian, $4.00. Merrill called Harry McKeever about repairing parsonage chimney.

Sunday School Paper Drive. Merrill helped. A nice day. UMW District Meeting at Sandy Creek. No one from Philadelphia went.

We went to Sunday School, 38, and church, 49. Jennifer Drake 4 started going to Sunday School with us. Patty called. We went down there for PM and supper.

Cloudy and rainy. Merrill worked at wood. Rev.Salisbury left for Pastor’s School at Watson Homestead, Horseheads, NY. Carl called. Jim went to see him in evening. Noreen does not want Treasurers job at church.

Merrill cut wood. A great day. In 70’s. Partly cloudy some in morning. Merrill went down to Ridsdale’s in evening. She couldn’t pay him.

Rebekah’s election of officers. Zelda NG, Leah VG. Roy came in morning. Stayed all night. Marg and Roy went up to Jerry Dellis’ and over to Lila and Jim’s. Lila scalded her stomach.

Washed. Jerry Dellis here. Can’t take Sunday School papers as fuel pump broke on his truck. Called paper mill. Merrill finished cutting up wood. Got it the 14th. Merrill paid school tax, $374.13. Went to bank. Sent Bea Gehm card and note.