A daily journal from 76 years ago
68th day- 298 days follow Fair + Mild Stuck down some linoleum in the kitchen. Thel took me over to the post office and I mailed some stuff to Mrs. Hornblower. $.75. We came home up by the store and got the paper. Quite a lot of snow left us today. I went over to …
67th day- 299 days follow Rain + Warmer Thel and I [went] up to the store and up to George’s. He was having his cess pool pumped out so we took a ride down as far as Costello’s Corner. It was snowing a blizzard down there and up here just light rain. Thel took Ski …
6th day- 300 days follow Fair + Warmer Stopped in to see Pic and Walder on my way home at noon. They were just on their way to Boston to see an intercollegiate track meet at the Garden. Cobbie + Barbra came in to take care of Eric and David till they came home. After …
65th day- 301 days follow Fair + Cold Four above zero the coldest March I ever saw. When I came home at noon Thel gave me a ride down from the hill. She had Eleanor and her girls in the car. They stayed to dinner. Stopped into see Pick and the boys on the way …
64th day- 302 days follow Fair + Warmer Thel and Cozette were up on the hill this morning and we packed up the slip covers + some rugs to go to Boston to be cleaned. After dinner I went over to see Bill. He was out [for] the first time for 5 weeks. He was …
Snow Squalls + Cloudy The Whipple’s plowed out my driveways today. Had to dig out the garage doorway down at Manter’s. Thel went after the car at noon. It [was] one year ago this morning that the fire burned Archie’s house. When I got home tonight Eleanor was here with her two girls. Thel took …
62nd day- 304 days follow Warmer + Snow Been snowing lightly all day. Rode over to town with Thel to take Ski to work. My check did not come today. Thel took Evelyn home, and Nona over to town, and got some curtains she had cleaned. The snow storm gets worse as time passes. It …
61st day- 305 days follow (Income Tax) Partly Cloudy Went up on the hill and checked up. Went down to the foot of the front drive and got a ride over to the green. Went to see Bill for an hour and a half. He still doesn’t look too good. I think he broods too …
60th day-Â 306 days follow Cloudy + Snow Geo. came in at 9:30 A.M. This morning Dave took me up on the hill and we saw Mr. + Mrs. H. They are going south for a vacation soon. Bud is going to live in New Jersey. After dinner Bob and Gretchen Lee came up for …
59th day- 307 days follow Snow + Rain About three inches of snow when I got up this morning. It snowed about an inch more before noon, then turned to rain. Stopped in at Walder’s and Pick’s on the way home at noon. The boys are getting over their colds. I got my income tax …
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