First snow of the season. Also rainy. Didn’t stay on ground long. I went to Dr. Roberts for shot. Sent Brenda card and note. Got flower ring for kitchen light. Cost, $5.89. Washed my hair.

Snow flurries. Sent Marg card and letter. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa to bank and to Mills to Agway. Peeled and froze apples for pies. Wild apples.

Washed clothes. 4-H here, election of officers. Worked on window display. Jodie Hill joined 4-H. Merrill went to Vi’s to Trustees Lodge meeting about Hall.

Bea Gehm’s birthday. Marg’s 62nd birthday. Took girls to Donna’s shop. Set up 4-H window. Marie, Judy, Lorraine, Jodi, and Jamie. (Horse show). Dawn was over with her calf. I’m awfully tired today. Went to bed at 8:30.

We went to church, World communion, 91 out. Rev. Dodge had service. We went to Philadelphia in PM. A nice day but cluster flies are terrible in house. We went to first evening church service, Jim McEtherin, with Ruth. Patty called.

Wrote Vern’s. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for lunch. They went to Amway meeting at Syracuse. Left Jolie here for couple days. Eleanor, Roberta, and Luke here for supper. Dale and Dawn came over with Dawn’s calf, Taffy.

Everything white with a heavy frost this morning. Took Merrill’s suit to Vera’s to go to dry cleaners Wednesday. Back Saturday. We went to Aunt Maude’s to check her furnace for blower.

I didn’t go to Lodge. Patty came for Jolie. Here for supper. I washed my hair. Pat styled it for me. It looks nice. Dawn was over. Cheryl brought down glass in evening to be cut. Howard’s, Bill Zeller, and another guy here in evening with saw blade.

Rebekah’s Assembly’s Presidents official visit at Antwerp. I went with Vi in evening. Didn’t go to dinner. Donna called and said we got blue award on 4-H window. 155 at Antwerp for Lodge meeting. Home at 11 PM.

4-H achievement Night at General Brown, 8 PM. Very nice school and almost full. L Hall’s and us took all the club but Donna, Cindy, Allison and Vicky. We went to city in AM. Merrill went to dentist. I got dress at Penny’s $22, shoes at Woolworth’s $9. Merrill got suit at Robert Halls, $42.

Brenda called in morning. Merrill went over to help with cement floor. Nice day. Warm. Rained in PM and evening. Nora over here to fill out 4-H cards. Lynn and Roger here to report phone out. World Series starts, Oakland A’s and Los Angeles Dodgers. Merrill got 3 piece suit from cleaners.

Dr. Robert Jones, Pastor for 1st time today. About 100 in church. Nice service. We went to Don’s and Mom’s. Merrill got suit from Robert hall’s. I have head ache. We ate at McDonalds. We went to church in evening. 55 there.

I got filling put in tooth, $10. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Had Daisy with them. She is so big. I took down 4-H window. Stopped at Mary’s for key to Donna’s shop. Merrill went to Lodge in evening.

Sent $12 for Moody Monthly for Uncle Berl and mine. Wrote Beulah Hall. I went to hospital for blood test at 9. Brenda went with me to Dr. Couch. We hurried home as air was going out of tire. Merrill took it to Floods. It had a tire spike in it. Put on winter tires. I froze pie apples. Merrill put in window at Lodge Hall.

4-H Leaders meeting, 1:30, Fire Hall. 10 there. A nice day. Merrill helped Bill all day. I took him over in morning. Went after him at 3 PM. Aunt Maude went with me. She took Brenda sweater set she made, yellow.

Theresa Installation. Rained hard about all day. Went to Philadelphia for groceries in AM. Merrill got hair cut. I fixed Mom’s dress in evening. Oakland A’s won World Series for 3rd win in a row. Played Los Angeles Dodgers.

Nice day. Donna did my hair at noon. Wouldn’t take any pay. Leah called and asked me to be a Banner Bearer. Vern called in evening. They aren’t coming to Doreen’s wedding as Vern has to go to Syracuse. Are coming here next week end. Friday evening and Saturday.

Doreen Hanson and Michael Ring’s wedding. A lovely wedding and reception. Debby, Patty, Jolie went with us. We went up to Mom’s before wedding. Got home at 6:15. Janet Hall Kelsey died, 37. Aunt Maude’s birthday.

Snow flurries. We went to church. Not as many out but nice sermon. Cold all day. We went to funeral home for Janet on way to evening church. Ruth Eg went wit us, about 45 there.

Mom and Dad would have been married 60 years today. Merrill broke glass in front door. I washed clothes. I went to PNG’s at Margaret Waters. Vi and Edna on committee. Janet Kelsey funeral. She had Huntington’s Disease, but died of cancer.

WWNY-TV 20th anniversary today. I’m tired today. Got letter from June. I went to Bible Study with Ruth and Pearl. Lowell Dingman not good.

Larry whitewashed barn, $34.65. Made macaroni salad for Lodge. Rebekah Installation with Von Pike and staff, Antwerp. Very nice. 63 there. Ate in hall. I’m Banner Bearer.

Vi and I went to city to get Steve birthday present in AM. Got him sweater. Great day, but cluster flies bad. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa to get door window, cost $5.54. Washed my hair. Washed rugs, cleaned. State trooper, Emerson Dillon, shot on Thruway.

Went to Martha’s to plan Agway supper, 1:30. Merrill took tractor to Bill’s. I went after him. Steve’s 10th birthday. Vern’s come. Got here about 7 PM. Gave Steve his sweater. Bill, Brenda, Robin and Mark brought over strawberries.

Vern and Merrill took furnace blower to Aunt Maude’s. They helped Marva move to Flood’s house on Sand Street. Kids left after supper, 6:15.

Back to Standard time. Went to church. Very good sermon. Stopped at Marva’s. Nice apartment. Wrote Uncle Berl in PM. We went to church in evening. 45 there.

Veteran’s Day. No mail. There was school. Washed clothes. Called Bill Draper. He was putting in silo unloader today. Jim, Patty, Jolie and Daisy dog here for supper. Dawn was over. Michael Payne had tests but they didn’t operate in Syracuse.

4-H Leader’s Banquet, NI Leagues [?]. Turkey dinner. Very nice. I got 10 year gold pin. Lynn, Mary, Lorraine, and Marie went. Jamie, Judy and Nora went with Merrill and I. I went to Bible Study. A beautiful day. Merrill washed car. Mohammed Ali knocked out Forman in 8th round.

Dr. Roberts, 3:00. Report OK but could be a little better. He gave me prescriptions for B-12 shots. Brenda and Bill have baby boy born this PM, 8 lb, 4 oz. Named Bill Wayne. Bill called. Michael Payne has brain tumor. Can’t be operated on.

Halloween. 12 kids here. Very warm cloudy night. Boots and I went for groceries in morning. Merrill helped Bill spread cement in PM. Thunder during night. I put up curtains on stairway.

4-H Halloween party at L. Hall’s. All there but Hill girls. Baked apple pies. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s putting in base for blower.

Cloudy day. My eyes aren’t good today. Lynn cut down some trees for us. I cleaned out dresser drawers. We started sleeping downstairs.

A nice day. We went to church in morning and in evening. Went over to Brenda’s in PM to see Bill Wayne, 5 days old. Looks like Mark.

Merrill helped Bill on barn all day. I have headache. A little better in evening. Wrote Dot Medina.

Election Day. We voted in AM. Mildred Beardsley’s birthday. Took Merrill to Bill’s. Brought Mark home with me. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. Jim went to Bill’s after Merrill. Got dish washer powder, $5. Mark and I stopped at Aunt Maude’s. Took her [crocheted] swan to wash.

Cloudy dark day. Washed clothes. Merrill worked at Bills all day. Washed my hair. Called some about Agway supper slips.

I took Mark home in morning. Merrill went over to help at Bill’s. He brought our tractor home in PM. Vi and I set tables at CEC. I got groceries. Covered dish supper at CEC. Marva showed Holy Land slides. Very good. 35 to supper, 50 for slides. Roy, Marg, Juanita, and Wayne at Brenda’s.

Vi and I went to city shopping at 11 AM. Got home at 6 PM. Vi had a doctor appointment for physical. Started Christmas shopping. Merrill broke spreader apron.

I went to full Gospel with Bob Osterhant’s mother. Bob gave himself to the Lord today at meeting. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s blower. I baked pies and made cookies. Martha Meeks moved to Watertown today. Mundy Street. Worked at 4-H stuff in evening to send to 4-H office Monday.

Cloudy day. We went to church. A great sermon. We went to church with Ruth in evening. Had Billy Graham movie and Jim McE spoke afterwards. Told us how to read the Bible.

No school. Got letter from Dot. Wrote Vern’s. Sent Mike post card. Sent for 4-H supplies. Sent order to Sears store. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s blower.

Agway Supper, 503 paid $4.50. I went up at 2:30. Got home at 11 PM. Merrill went to supper. I went to Bible Study. Rainy. Merrill got chair saw at Sixbury’s, $167.10. Merrill went to Lafargeville for 50 pounds of cottage cheese.

I’m exhausted today. Laid around most of day. Merrill cut load of wood with new saw. Put it down cellar. I washed tub of clothes.

Still tired today. My burn on foot much better. Merrill worked at Aunt Maude’s. Got letter from June. Her Dad is sick with sugar upset. Taylor’s here in evening. Raining in evening. Asked Marva and girls to come for Thanksgiving.

Wrote Ken’s. Sent anniversary card. A little snow on ground this morning. 11 inches in Buffalo. Merrill got Aunt Maude’s blower going. I took him up and went after him. Aunt Maude washed my swan for me. Looks so new. I went to Ruth Eg to UMW, Theresa, 12 out. Buffalo has 24 inches of snow this evening.

Ken and Eleanor’s 28th anniversary. First snowmobile by last night. Philadelphia plow over for first. Not that much snow, about 2 inches in morning. Wrote Vern’s. Cleaned house. Washed rugs. Waxed kitchen floor in evening. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Brought me candy, writing paper.

I started taking Church bulletin notices. We went to church. Dr. Jones will only be with us next Sunday. They are going to Florida. We went out to Mom’s after church. Juanita was at her mother’s. We went to church in evening. Ruth and Carol went with us.

PNG’s at Aunt Maude’s. Ten there. I took Marguerite. Carrie and Diane Foster there. Carey here all AM. Called Horton’s about finance meeting. Merrill cut load of wood and put down cellar.

Dr. Scanlon, 2 PM. Everything Ok. Had dark room exam, $15. Got first Hypo needles and B-12 serum. $2.95. I went to Bible Study with Pearl,Vi, and Margaret. Merrill went to city with us. Got letter and card from Uncle Berl. Called Delores S. from city about bulletins.

Raining all day. I called Delores Sch. Merrill fixed lamps and cord. I washed kitchen curtains. I’m tired today Got letter and card from Marg and Vern’s. Beulah B. and husband are parting. We went up to Philadelphia in evening to get bulletin stuff from Delores. Got turkey at Big M, 19 pounds at 57 cents.