Mr. Burton Colling and daughter Cindy. Mr. Colling ill so Owen LaForce preached. 47 out. We went to park after church. Band Concert there. We shopped at Grants and Bargain Center. Mrs. Riley and Diane returned Vern’s Master thesis. She read it all this week.

Party for Helen D at Leah’s. Diane helping. Nice time and turn out. Drawed 1 load of hay. Merrill mowed and raked. I washed sheets and towels. Wrote Dot. Joanne and Stanley Preston have baby boy born today.

Aunt Maude called in morning to say Gary and Chris Ashley’s baby Michael James, 3 weeks, 3 days was found dead in his cradle this morning. We drawed 2 load of hay. Merrill mowed and raked. We went over to funeral home in evening. I called Mom in evening.

Sent Holly $1, card, and note. Gary and Chris Ashley’s baby funeral at 1 PM. Burial at Natural Bridge. We didn’t go. I have felt horrid all day. Headache. Merrill raked hay in PM. Thunder storms in morning.

Holly’s 11th birthday. Cool today. We drawed 3 load of hay. Merrill mowed hay. I went to Philadelphia for groceries in morning.

Friday the 13th. Drawed 3 load of hay. Terry mowed away 1 load. Merrill went to Philadelphia in evening for oil for lawn mower. I washed clothes. Washed my hair.

Sent car insurance, $99. Also light bill. We drawed part of load of hay we didn’t get yesterday. I mowed lawns by house. Merrill chopped grass across road for cows for first. Ronnie Sinclair here to use phone. He had flat tire by Halls. Beautiful hot day.

Cloudy and cooler. Furnace on most of day. Rained during night. Rev. Blankenship preaches today. They are back from vacation. Good to have them home. Rev B sang solo. How Great Thou Art. We went for ride in PM, Theresa, Oxbow. Pres. Nixon on TV on economy budget.

Wrote Uncle Berl. Merrill broke mower bar and had flat tire on rake. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here in PM and evening. We played cards. I made cookies. Doris Haggerty called in morning. Nice today but on cool side.

Nice day. Finished haying. Last one done on road as usual. Got thank you cards from Gary and Chris. Also Vicki baby shower gift. Art, Doris, Stewart and Stephen here in evening. I ordered toys from her.

Party for Beulah Hall at Leah’s. Merrill and I went. Nice time. I called Vern’s in evening. They are coming tomorrow. Merrill chopped grass back on 17 acres for cows. Washed clothes. Called Aunt Maude. Gary and Chris were painting on her house. Hot today.

Merrill, Aunt Maude, and I went to city. She got porch railing. Called Pat. Very hot. Vern, June and boys got here about 7:30 PM. Had been up to Frank Smith’s camp at Lowville. Merrill chopped 2nd load of grass.

Vern’s left about 3 PM. Steve stayed up for five days. Men put up silo pipe. Evelyn Hall and Dawn came over in evening. Hal and Steve played ball. Steve and Merrill went back in pasture twice for cow.

Steve and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Also went to Theresa for sneakers for Steve. Got Jolie outfit. Merrill and Steve went to Philadelphia for oil change. I washed clothes in evening. Washed my hair. Merrill chopped grass. Put some in silo. Sent Karen card.

Vern preaches at Pulaski. We went to church. Church was full. Lots of visitors. We went up to park for picnic. Steve enjoyed it all. We stopped at Fays. Jim had migraine and went home. Rained in evening.

Karen’s 7th birthday. We went to Vern’s for dinner. Took Steve home. Jim’s there also. Cold and windy. Terribly windy and rain storm down that way yesterday. Donna H here to borrow snack trays.

Quite cool. Merrill stated work on Aunt Maude’s step. I washed clothes. Made molasses cookies. Aunt Maude sent beets and carrots and beans. Rev Blankenship’s 32nd birthday.

Cool. Merrill chopped grass in silo. Cooked vegetables that Aunt Maude sent. Roy Smith called to ask when church and Marva’s birthday were. Diane called. Old pictures about 1946 in Town and Country paper of church. Boys and I in front seats.

Gary Ashley’s 18th birthday. Sent Vern and June card, letter and $10 for anniversary. Went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank. Took Leah Lodge checks. We went out to Bisnetts, Fays, and out to Mom’s. Aunt Keitha has taken Audrey’s oldest girl, 14 to Washington State.

Vern and June’s 11th anniversary. Rained off and on all day. Merrill tried to work at Aunt Maude’s step but quit because of rain. He went to Mills. I made cake and donuts.

I got tooth, left front top, filled, $7, in morning. Rained hard all night and day. Merrill took tire to Floods to get fixed for rake. Got letter and pictures from Dot Medina. Her house and lawns are nice. Cleaned. Washed my hair.

50th anniversary party for Les and Beulah at Legion. Nice party. We went to church. We were Greeters. I asked Cheals [?] for next Sunday. We ate lunch at Indian River Diner. Went for ride by Black Lake. Then to Hall’s “Open House”. Nice day, no rain.

Merrill fixed toilet upstairs. Put new works inside, $5.90. Got it at Theresa. I washed clothes, blankets and rugs. Cleaned upstairs. Rained in PM and evening. Got letter from June. She went to Syracuse Doctor. May have polyps in nose. Vern is putting on barn roof, steel. Ironed.

Les and Beulah Hall’s 50th anniversary. Nice day. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s steps. I went up with him in PM. She gave Merrill rubber rain suit of Uncle Ray’s. I made black and white cloth seats for chairs.

Beautiful day. Merrill started combining oats. 23 bags out in PM. I mowed all three lawns. Got dark before finished one by barn. Washed Merrill’s work clothes. Sent Jim birthday card, $10, and letter. Guy here on cycle from Conservation Department.

Jim’s 28th birthday. Nice day. I finished mowing lawn by barn. Merrill combined 19 bags of oats in PM. 5 acres yet to do. Mr. Clyde Clark called from Pro and Credit. Made donuts.

Merrill combined oats, 21. I made donuts. Jim and Pat and Jolie here for supper. We played cards until 1:45 AM. Jim out of work with his back. Al Jennings and wife visited Jim’s. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Elaine in hospital.

Jolie 8 weeks today. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s steps in PM. Cloudy day all day. I went to Dorothy Alton’s, 73, wake with Rebekah’s. Mildred Boldish, Rebekah, is dead.

Church at 9:30. We went. Vicki Tousley 16 years, died this morning at 9 AM of a brain hemorrhage. Streakers at party last night. We went up to Aunt Maude’s in PM. Merrill finished putting iron rail on her steps. Hot today.

Labor Day. Hot and humid. Hottest day, 92° of the summer. I watched Jerry Lewis Telethon all day. Merrill combined awhile in PM. We went to Tousley’s in evening. Debby H went with us. Vicky so pretty.

WSCS Margaret M. 13 out. We went to city and got charcoal grill at Fays, $7.98. Called Patty. Jim planned to go back to work tonight. Vicki and Marshall have baby boy born at 5 PM. Scott Marshall, 7 lb, 2 oz.

Vicky Tousley’s funeral at church, 2 PM. We didn’t go. Merrill put grill together. I went to Rebekah’s in evening. First meeting. Had party for Edith Seeley’s 84th birthday. School starts. Dawn Hall started kindergarten. Merrill finished combining 84 bags.

Merrill put new leather on pump. Cost $2.07 at Theresa. Cooler day, but nice. Washed my hair. Put color rinse on my hair. Merrill raked straw. Started diet. Sharon here in evening selling magazines. (Senior subscriptions)

Hot. Merrill finished raking straw. Didn’t get any baled as baler would not start. I went to bank and got groceries in morning. I mowed lawns in evening. didn’t didn’t get one by barn finished. Washed clothes.

Hot and muggy with storm, thunder, and rain in PM. Party at Bob Payne’s for Larry Patckin’s, [?] 21st birthday. I went to city in AM for shoes for Merrill but couldn’t get any. Got myself beige sandals. New tractor tire blew. Got it fixed at Brown’s, $12.

Church starts at 11:15 AM. A new adult class starts today. Marva taught it for Tracy Robertson. (His brother died in Pennsylvania) Ray, Naomi, Ethel, Jack, Pat Klock, Merrill and I, Hazel S, Sina, came to it today. Vern and June called in evening. Are coming Friday.

Raining. Jim and Pat here for supper. Jim still not working. His back still bad. He is taking therapy treatments. Police stormed Attica State Prison Riot. Killed 41 so far, 10 guards.

Wrote Vern’s. Still raining. Bible Study started again, 9:30-11 at church. Merrill and I went to city. Merrill got work shoes at Penny’s, $79.56 a pair. We visited new Woolworth store for first time. Very nice. Ate lunch at Harvest House, the restaurant there.

Washed, baked pies. Canvas on grass chopper ripping. Mary H was here to plan Past Grands refreshments in evening. Sun shining all day for a change. Seems good.

Rebekah’s State President official visit at Clayton. Dinner at McCormick’s. I didn’t go. Merrill went to Frys after chopper canvas. Didn’t have one. He went to Mills for points for lawn mower. We mowed two lawns. I made cookies and cake.

Baked cookies. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill went to Fry’s for chopper canvas, $138.53. Cloudy day. I got notice to jury duty trial at Antwerp September 30th. Vern, June and boys got here.

Vern and Merrill put new belt on chopper. Nice day but cool. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for dinner and supper also. Donna H here in evening to return snack trays. Kids all left about 6:30. Jim’s back not much better.

We went to Sunday School and church. Tracy Robertson started teaching our class. We went to Fays after church and then down to Jim and Pat’s. Rained hard all PM and evening. Mom called in morning.

Past Noble Grands Club here. Mary Minnie had fruit salad, crackers and cookies. 13 P Grands here. Les Hall came and visited. We ate by candlelight and fire light. Cozy evening. Merrill chopped 3 load of grass in silo. Rained hard off and on all day. Power went out about 9:40 for 4 hours.

Vern’s birthday, 35 years. Bible Study. I went with Pearl. A grand meeting. We have come so far in one short year. Merrill chopped grass. Debby and Dawn over in evening. Debby sang song for 4-H Talent Show, If Not For You.

Rebekah’s supper at 7 PM. Losers put on supper for winning side. Election of officers. NG Nancy Rose, VG Esther Taylor, Sec Diane, Financial Secretary Lois T, Treas. me. I went out to Mom’s. Took her to Adams for groceries and bank. Merrill chopped first corn.

Fran and Mickey’s 26th anniversary. I didn’t send them a card. I figured Lodge books. Everything checks. Too wet on ground to chop corn. Merrill got one load. Sharon here in evening. Renewed Newsweek for only 1 year, $14.

4-H Talent Show. 7:30 PM. Debby sang and played guitar. Got red. Evelyn and Dawn went with me. Called Jim. He is still home. Dr. wants him to go back to hospital. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill chopped 3 load of corn. Quite wet on ground.

Sent school taxes, $271.65. Sent checks for two of Mom’s bills, hospital and anesthesia. We mowed all three lawns. Belt on corn chopper broke. Chopped 2 loads corn, 8 loads corn, 6 of grass in silo so far. Betty Rudes called about Betty Fikes taking VG. Called DDP Lillian Neuwrath about it.

Open house for Leah and Claud’s 35th anniversary. We didn’t get it as we went to Jim’s. Merrill helped him fix traction bed. We went to Sunday School and church. Good turn out.