Very cold. Got in at 2:00 AM. Didn’t do anything for New Years day.

Tag: 1957
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Diary Entry for 1/3/1957
Back to work. Had all my riders today. Mrs. Hagan went to hospital with pneumonia.
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Diary Entry for 1/5/1957
Merrill & I went to Antwerp to see Lawyer. Got dog license. Went to Theresa for groceries.
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Diary Entry for 1/6/1957
Ken’s 37th birthday. We went over after Jim at Pauline’s.Were there for dinner.
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Diary Entry for 1/7/1957
Bennett’s were here in AM awhile. Merrill & I went to IOOF installation. Nice time. About 55 there.
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Diary Entry for 1/9/1957
I went to lodge. The Traveling Gavel came to Philadelphia. About 60 present.
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Diary Entry for 1/10/1957
Car license came. Two of them this year. Carl Brown came home with Jim for the night.
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Diary Entry for 1/11/1957
Snowing hard in PM. Roads slippery. Got ring from Margaret Phillips. $5.00. Wrote Vernon. Garmon came after davenport & chair.
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Diary Entry for 1/14/1957
Car wouldn’t start so I didn’t go to work. About 30° below zero last night. Very stormy. No schools open.
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Diary Entry for 1/15/1957
Went to work but car quit so called Merrill to bring battery. Was 44° below zero last night.
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Diary Entry for 1/16/1957
I took car to Gouverneur to have voltage regulator put on. $14.00. Got to work at 10:00 AM. Not so cold.
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Diary Entry for 1/17/1957
Have sore throat. Don’t feel too good. Paid Mary Schultz $8.00 for coat, pants, & shirt for Jim.
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Diary Entry for 1/18/1957
Very stormy. I came home early because it was snowing so hard. Hadn’t snowed at all here. Got letter from Mom. Dorothy Pitkin & Walter Sharp in accident.
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Diary Entry for 1/19/1957
Had terrible snow storm all around us. We didn’t get any. Merrill & I went to city to lawyers. Bought farm from Bennett’s. Don & Juanita have daughter, Doreen Dale.
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Diary Entry for 1/21/1957
Lots of snow in the city. Nice day. Merrill went to lodge. Got new job doing callers. Got another machine.
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Diary Entry for 1/23/1957
Turned cold. Terrible snowy in morning. Could hardly see to drive. I didn’t go to lodge.
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Diary Entry for 1/24/1957
Nice day but cold. I won electric deep fryer on Ida’s punch card. Is in Times that Don’s have baby girl.
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Diary Entry for 1/26/1957
Washed & ironed. Merrill did some work at Barker’s. Merrill & Jim got hair cuts. Got letter from Vernon.
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Diary Entry for 1/27/1957
Called Vernon. Jim is sick with sore throat. Has been in bed all day. Vern goes to Palmyra to teach last of week.
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Diary Entry for 1/31/1957
Past Noble Grands at Aunt Maude’s. 14 present. Got home at 12:00. Jim was up & around today.
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Diary Entry for 2/1/1957
George Hardy was here about insurance. Seven of us went to Howard’s for fish fry. Edna Knapp’s birthday Sunday. Mary O’Brien’s birthday also. Jim missed one week of school.
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Diary Entry for 2/2/1957
We went to city. Started out home but was snowing so hard we turned around at Tolcott’s Corners. Went to Clayton to look at baler.
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Diary Entry for 2/3/1957
We went out home for dinner. Saw Doreen Dale for first time. She is a very nice baby.
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Diary Entry for 2/4/1957
Swell day. Like spring. Merrill went to lodge. Baked cakes. Jim went to school today. Washed sweaters & gloves.
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Diary Entry for 2/5/1957
Got letter from Vernon. He went to Palmyra with Dave on Saturday, February 2. He got 4 A’s & 2 B’s on his tests.
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Diary Entry for 2/6/1957
We went to card party at Pat Eggleston’s for March of Dimes. Had nice time. Evelyn was over few minutes.
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Diary Entry for 2/7/1957
Swell day. Jack Hughs cattle auction. Merrill went. Wrote Vernon. Playhouse 90 on TV had Helen Keller’s life story. Swell.
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Diary Entry for 2/8/1957
Nice spring day. Merrill went to auction with Lynn. Merrill met with committee on IOOF Hall. Wrote Vernon.
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Diary Entry for 2/11/1957
Merrill went to lodge. They are having awful time about what to do with IOOF Hall since drug store moved out.
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Diary Entry for 2/14/1957
We went to drama club play at Theresa. Got home at 11:00. Carl & Gloria came at 2:30 from Vermont. Woke us up ringing door bell.
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Diary Entry for 2/15/1957
Swell day. Carl & Gloria left at 4:40 for Wolcott. Got Valentine & letter from Vern. Sure sleepy.
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Diary Entry for 2/16/1957
4-H at Ronnie Mitchell’s. Jim went. Bill & Vi were down. Carl & Gloria came from Wolcott about 12:00 AM.
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Diary Entry for 2/17/1957
Carl & Gloria left for Vermont at 9:30 AM. We went to church. Good turn out.
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Diary Entry for 2/18/1957
Roads slippery. Snowing in evening. Merrill didn’t go to lodge. Our deed is in paper. Received deed in mail.
