Yearly Archives: 1989

Diary Entry for 4/14/1989

Dr. Sommers, 11:45. Teeth cleaned, $23.00. Sunny day but cool. Merrill washed car. We went for groceries in AM. Patty called in PM. Talked for over an hour. Bob B took down sap buckets. He made 3 gallon of syrup.

Diary Entry for 4/17/1989

No school this week. Washed clothes. Merrill cleaned lawns and sanded rust on car. I put filler on kitchen sink and wash basin. Drain still frozen on wash basin. Merrill took off storm windows.

Diary Entry for 4/18/1989

Back to 34°. Cloudy with sun in evening. Got letter from Mr. Jackson. No record at County Records of Ridsdale subrogation with 2 FHA. [subrogation definition – subrogation is the substitution of one person in the place of another with respect to a legal claim so that the substituted party gains the rights of the original.] Collin was here in PM.

Diary Entry for 4/19/1989

Sunny, but cool. Sent letter to FHA asking for copy of Subrogation agreement made 6/14/79. We cleaned back room and porches. Merrill washed them all. We went to Bible Study. Frogs hollering for first this spring.

Diary Entry for 4/24/1989

Sent Uncle Len birthday card for his 95th birthday tomorrow. Sent card to Esther Taylor. She had hip operation. We went to city and out to Don’s. There for supper. Talked with Ken. Stopped to see Roy. Stopped to see Aunt Maude in morning.

Diary Entry for 4/27/1989

We cleaned bedroom and living room.Got long letter from June. They have new lawn mower. June is going to teach 3rd grade in the fall. They had lunch with Billy Graham at Rotary meeting in Syracuse. Ginny and I went to Lodge.

Diary Entry for 4/28/1989

Sent Kathy card, letter, and $5.00. Merrill got sink drain unplugged with Belile’s snake. Washed living room draperies and put them up. Downstairs all cleaned. Upstairs yet to do. We went for groceries. We cleaned upstairs.

Diary Entry for 4/30/1989

We went to Sunday School 44, and church 49. Harold Curtis spoke on the Gideons Bibles. Jim, Jill, and Sue here for supper. We went down to see new houses. Billy Graham crusade closed in Syracuse. Twice the weekly attendance of 106,000.

Diary Entry for 5/7/1989

We went to Sunday School 41, and church 29. Communion. Cold and cloudy. Snow in Rochester and Buffalo. 9 inches at Rochester. We didn’t get any. Wrote letter to Vern’s.

Diary Entry for 5/9/1989

Mother and Daughter get together. Sandwiches at 6:30. About 100 there. Catholics, Baptists, Alliance churches all took part. Musical. I washed clothes. Jim, Sue, and 2 guys here for coffee with Merrill in evening. Had been canoeing.

Diary Entry for 5/10/1989

Another nice day. In the 60’s. I raked out flower beds. We trimmed tree by our bedroom window. I didn’t get to Rebekah’s. Ginny didn’t go. Jill Ferrell very bad in hospital.

Diary Entry for 5/14/1989

Mother’s Day. We went to Sunday School 44 and church 57. Jim and kids here for dinner. Vern called in evening. Nice day but thunder storm about 1:30. Jill Farrell died this morning.

Diary Entry for 5/16/1989

New State Police station opened in Philadelphia today. Cobby Slate here. He brought church key and books. Leaving our church. We went to funeral home for Jill. Stopped at Halls. Evelyn and Dawn there. Dawn engaged. We forgot to go to Administrative Council.

Diary Entry for 5/20/1989

Dan graduates from college. We all went. Very nice. Vern read names. Dan graduated Magna Cum Laude. Had picnic for Dan and Don Gehm’s birthday. We stopped at Ken’s. Saw Holly and family. Also Tammy and baby.