Cold & windy. Baked bread & pies. Cleaned. Merrill plowed on corn ground.

Tag: 1965
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Diary Entry for 10/30/1965
Art & Doris Haggerty have baby boy, Stuart Leonard. 4-H Halloween meeting at Graham’s. Nice meeting, all there but Chris. Graham & Hall kids came trick or treating. Got letter from Dot.
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Diary Entry for 10/31/1965
We went to church. Jr. Choir sang for first. Very good. Made candy in PM. Broke up bread for dressing. Terrible windy with rain in evening.
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Diary Entry for 11/1/1965
Snow flurries. Merrill got dirt in his eye. LS called-(4 years). I worked at church in evening getting supper stuff ready with Marg M, Vi, & Pat.
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Diary Entry for 11/2/1965
Election supper & bazaar in fire hall. Good crowd. Cleared $172 on both. Merrill went to Dr. Joy Edison at Theresa for eye. Sent in film.
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Diary Entry for 11/3/1965
Warm beautiful day. Went to Antwerp for eye ointment. Washed church towels. Went up in AM & cleaned up church kitchen. Called Social Security office. Will get $44.00 Social Security. Mom called in evening. I called her back about Nina Weaver.
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Diary Entry for 11/4/1965
Home Demonstration at Mary Hall’s. Had cheese lesson. I sent W.S.C.S. evaluation reports yesterday. Nice day. Wrote Uncle Berle & kids.
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Diary Entry for 11/5/1965
Got letter & pictures from Jim. I went to city. Got 6X9 brown braid rug, $39.00. Got three pair of beige drapes for living room, $4.97. Got blue work skirt. Merrill plowed.
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Diary Entry for 11/6/1965
Wrote Jim. Got back slides of Steven’s birthday & Halloween. Pressed drapes. Cleaned. Washed hair. Have headache. Kathryn Haggerty & SP/5C Charles Green Wilcox married, Norfolk, Virginia.
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Diary Entry for 11/7/1965
We went out to Mom’s for dinner. Foggy & rainy. Took Social Security paper out for Mom to sign.
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Diary Entry for 11/8/1965
Sent Nancy card. Nice day. Washed. Wrote Dot T. Ironed. Had 4-H meeting at Hall’s. Norma didn’t come. Mary made Norma & I birthday cake. Susan Payne joined 4-H.
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Diary Entry for 11/9/1965
Nancy Raymon’s anniversary. Colder. Baked bread & cookies. Eastern seaboard & parts of Canada in power blackout. Agway banquet at Philadelphia but we didn’t go.
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Diary Entry for 11/10/1965
Rebekahs first meeting of new officers. I worked at kitchen chairs. 4-H banquet at Brownville, but I didn’t go. Went to lodge.
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Diary Entry for 11/11/1965
Finished chairs. Merrill made barn door for Bob Lafave. No mail. We went to church board meeting in evening, family night.
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Diary Entry for 11/12/1965
Merrill & I went to city. Got stair runners at Weston’s, $8.00, 288 inches. Put down runner with rods @ 39¢, Mary called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 11/13/1965
Vernon, June, & Steven got here about 11 :00 AM. Steven is walking. Started a week ago Thursday, November 4th. They left at 6:30. Got new license blank.
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Diary Entry for 11/15/1965
Past Grands here, 15 present. Evelyn D helped me. Lois Hanlon & Martha Brown initiated.
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Diary Entry for 11/16/1965
Got letter from Dot Medina. W.S.C.S. at Jean Parker’s. 25 present. Nice time. Got note from Eleanor. David got hurt Sunday & is in hospital. Called Mom. Dave gets home Thursday. Martin Rudes was here. Merrill worked at Bob’s.
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Diary Entry for 11/17/1965
Thunder storm during night last night. Cold & windy. Snowing. First snow storm with about 4 inches. Merrill worked at Bob Lafaves.
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Diary Entry for 11/18/1965
Snow drifting some this morning. Home Demonstration at Carrie McCrea’s. Good turnout. Roads very slippery. Merrill worked at Bob’s. Snow plow went by for first time this fall.
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Diary Entry for 11/19/1965
Snowing some. We went to city. Saw Davy at hospital. He planned to go home in PM. Got rocking chair for Stevie & bed rail. Got underwear & socks to send Jim. Got cards from Gehm’s, Uncle Berle, & Marg. Kenny called in evening.
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Diary Entry for 11/20/1965
Got letter from Jim. Sent package to Jim for Thanksgiving. Socks, & underwear, $2.34 postage. Merrill got hair cut. Merrill finished job at Bob Lafaves. Got seven cards & letters. Washed & ironed. Baked.
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Diary Entry for 11/21/1965
My birthday. We went to church. Three choirs sang. Cheryl’s choir sang for first time. Kenny, Brenda, & Kim were down for dinner. I went to Thanksgiving service in evening. Foggy.
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Diary Entry for 11/22/1965
Foggy all day. Merrill helped Howard on his barn roof. Rev Hutchinson was here in PM.
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Diary Entry for 11/23/1965
I went to city for groceries. Got denim slacks, $2.47. Merrill worked on Howard’s barn.
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Diary Entry for 11/24/1965
Vern, June, Steven, Mom, & Cindy came for our Thanksgiving. Howard & Evelyn were here awhile in evening. Made pies & cake.
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Diary Entry for 11/25/1965
Thanksgiving 1965. Mom, Vern’s, Ken’s, & Don’s here for dinner & supper. Vern went after Don’s & took them home. Don went with Ken’s. Mom talked with Nina Cameron Weaver.
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Diary Entry for 11/26/1965
June & Vern went to city for snow tires & Christmas shopping. Steven stayed with us. Nice day.
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Diary Entry for 11/27/1965
Terribly wind & stormy most of night. Blew down part of tree by porch. Kids left about 10:00 AM. Got pin from Secret Pal. Called kids. They got home OK.
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Diary Entry for 11/28/1965
Snowing hard. Stormed during night. We went to church. Mom went with us. We left her at Uncle Ray’s. Merrill cleaned up trees in yard.
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Diary Entry for 11/29/1965
Washed. Terrible storm south of city. Roads closed for 7 hours there. Mom had lunch with Nina Weaver. We went up to Uncle Ray’s in evening for Mom. Wrote Jim, & Dot T.
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Diary Entry for 11/30/1965
Nice day. Did ironing. Made vegetable soup. About 5 inches of snow on ground.
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Diary Entry for 12/1/1965
Cloudy. I went to Home Demonstration at Ann Hulls in PM. Mom went to Nina’s. Mom & I went to Theresa in evening. Made fried cakes.
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Diary Entry for 12/2/1965
Mom & I went Christmas shopping all day. Got pictures from Kessel’s kids. Went to Aunt Keitha’s also. I run into Elmer Gleason’s dog on way home.
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Diary Entry for 12/3/1965
Cloudy & rainy. Mom & I went to city for groceries. Mom finished Xmas shopping. We went over to Clara Wallace in PM. Merrill got arch supports at drug store, $8.00. Howard & Evelyn were here in evening.
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Diary Entry for 12/4/1965
We took Mom up to Uncle Len’s to visit a few days. Got letter from Jim. He goes to England on January 6th.
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Diary Entry for 12/5/1965
We went to church. Mother Tryon & Grace were here in PM. Lisa Ashley called from Aunt Maude’s. Got packages ready to mail to Jim, Uncle Berle, & Beulah Hall. Snowing in evening.
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Diary Entry for 12/6/1965
Sent Christmas package to Jim, Uncle Berle & Beulah Hall, Secret Pal. Put up part of Christmas decorations.
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Diary Entry for 12/7/1965
WSCS at Parsonage. covered dish supper at 6:30. Very nice time. Washed & cleaned. Had headache all day.
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Diary Entry for 12/8/1965
Rebekah’s. I went. Roads very slippery coming home as It rained & froze. I went to city for Xmas shopping. Got letter from June.
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Diary Entry for 12/9/1965
Merrill & I went to city shopping & for groceries. Sent Roy’s birthday card & letter. Got blue jersey dress at Globe store. Got chair for Vern’s.
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Diary Entry for 12/10/1965
Roy’s birthday. Merrill worked on Howard’s barn. Made donuts & Xmas cookies. Shampooed my hair. Norma was here in evening.
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Diary Entry for 12/11/1965
Fuller brush man brought order, new broom, $4.00. Our 30th anniversary. Merrill gave me pearl necklace. 4-H at Debbie’s. Called Vern’s.
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Diary Entry for 12/12/1965
Mowers & us didn’t go to Oswego as it was raining & freezing. Didn’t go to church. Called Vern. Finished Xmas cards.
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Diary Entry for 12/13/1965
Sent most of Christmas cards. Past Grands Christmas party at Leah’s. I didn’t go for 6:30 turkey supper but went for meeting. Got letter & pictures from Jim. Merrill worked at Howard’s.
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Diary Entry for 12/14/1965
We went to city shopping. Saw Arlene B Moore. Got anniversary card & note from Fran. Jenny has fired George. Made fruit cake. Put up rest of Christmas lights on porch.
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Diary Entry for 12/15/1965
Decorated cookies. Merrill worked at Howard’s. Got food packages ready to send to Jim & Dot T.
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Diary Entry for 12/16/1965
Sent food packages to Jim & Dot. Home Demonstration Christmas party at Ruth Eggleston’s. 9 members, 2 kids present. Nice time. Merrill helped Bob Flaherty fix church roof. Saw return of space men on TV for first time to boat.
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Diary Entry for 12/17/1965
Snowing. We finished covering other 2 kitchen chairs. Merrill has stiff neck. First pictures of space ship rendezvous on TV.
