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1955
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January 1, 1955
Covered dish dinner at Alta & Floyd’s. Stayed for the week-end.
January 3, 1955
Called on Lottie Handy.
January 5, 1955
Floyd Groff here for dinner. Miss. Meeting at Mary Groffs.
January 6, 1955
Letter to Lucinda & Joanne called on Ethel Handy.
January 7, 1955
Attended grange card party.
January 8, 1955
Study Class meeting.
January 9, 1955
Took wedding present for Karl Mosher and Esther Hayes. Wrote letters to Edith Hodge & Joanne.
January 11, 1955
Tea at Marion Groff’s. Called at Johnsons. Jesse had died suddenly. Dinner at Hilda & Emmetts.
January 12, 1955
Home Bureau meeting. Letter to Joanne.
January 13, 1955
Letters to Iva Wendell. Pomona Grange meeting at Johnstown.
January 14, 1955
Letter to Lucinda. Took Edna Spencer to Community Club meeting. Grange meeting.
January 15, 1955
Karl Moshers wedding & reception.
January 16, 1955
Wrote to Grace Drake, aunt Genevieve, Joanne.
January 17, 1955
Annual church meeting at Floyd’s & Marion’s.
January 18, 1955
I invited Alma Miller, Janice & Ethel Handy here for tea. We served for bazaar.
January 19, 1955
I wrote to Joanne.
January 20, 1955
We went to call on Mae & Judd Chase.
January 21, 1955
Card party at the grange hall.
January 22, 1955
Study class meeting at Mrs Duffy’s. Joanne phoned to us.
January 23, 1955
Attended church. Ate supper with Floyd & Marion. Wrote to Joanne.
January 24, 1955
Hooked rug class.
January 25, 1955
Had Spencers, Mixters & Moshers here for dinner.
January 26, 1955
Wrote to Lucinda & Joanne.
January 28, 1955
Helped get dinner ready at Grange Hall for F. Bureau.
January 29, 1955
Herbert & I took Flo Chase home to New Rochelle.
January 30, 1955
Went to church with Joanne.
January 31, 1955
Came home about 10 P. M. Stopped to talk with Janice.
February 1, 1955
Substituted for Mr. Berberich
February 2, 1955
Substituted for Mr. Berberich. Attended missionary meeting. At Marion Groff’s.
February 3, 1955
Substituted for Mr. Lazar. Worked on payroll at Gleshers. Wrote to Alma Miller.
February 4, 1955
No school. Wrote letter to H. Trumbull.
February 5, 1955
Wrote to Joanne. Sent cards to Flo Chase & Alma Miller. Study class at Lucile Gerdons.
February 6, 1955
Snow-storm. Letters to Edna Spencer, Ruth Sheffield.
February 7, 1955
Hooked rug class.
February 11, 1955
On Community Club comm. but came home ill with grippe.
February 12, 1955
Herbert ill also. Dr. came over. Received valentines from Joanne.
February 13, 1955
Couldn’t attend church on account of illness. Wrote letters to Lucinda.
February 14, 1955
Wrote to Edna Spencer & Joanne. Helped down at Janice, as she was ill.
February 15-17, 1955
Helped at Janice’s.
February 18, 1955
Joanne came home.
February 19, 1955
Had Marion & Floyd, Myron, Grace & Roger here for supper.
February 20, 1955
Janice & Keith invited us down for my birthday dinner.
February 21, 1955
Sent cards to Grace Drake, S. Bellinger, Madge Duesler and Genie Christman.
February 25, 1955
Card party at Hallsville.
February 26, 1955
World Day of Prayer at St. J. grange meeting.
February 27, 1955
1) Letter to H. Trumbull, 2) cards to M. Handy & M. Atwood, 3) went up to see Lucinda.
March 2, 1955
Sympathy card to Goldsmiths letter to Edna Spencer.
March 4, 1955
Card to Marie Alter. Letter to Joanne.
March 5, 1955
Letter to Esther Maiura.
March 7, 1955
Letters to Grace Drake & Agnes Ward.
March 8, 1955
Letter to Joanne. Group here for missionary tea. Invited to Keiths for dinner for Herbert’s birthday.
March 9, 1955
Letters to aunt Genevieve & Lucinda.
March 12, 1955
Card to Betty Trumble.
March 14, 1955
Card to Harold Plank.
March 15, 1955
Birthday card to Howard Flander. Get-well card to Mrs S. Walrath. Get-well card to W. McCann. Letter to Joanne.
March 24, 1955
Letter to Joanne.
March 25, 1955
Cards to M. Countryman, G. Sickler.
March 26, 1955
Birthday card to Floyd.
March 27, 1955
Letters to Cornelia Nisk & Ruth Burritt.
March 28, 1955
Birthday supper at Floyd’s & Marions.
March 30, 1955
Missionary meeting at Mrs. Briele’s.
March 31, 1955
Letters to Flo & Joanne.
April 10, 1955
We went with Trumbulls to Easter Sunrise Service. Alta & Floyd & Trumbulls went with us to Vernon Center.
April 12, 1955
Ruth Burritt came & stayed until Sunday.
April 13, 1955
H. Bureau at Hallsville “Stock” shower for E. Koval.
April 14, 1955
Community Club meeting at St. J. Called on Hazel & Bob.
April 15, 1955
Ruth & I called on Mr & Mrs. Jake Smith. We went to see movie “Country Girl”
April 16, 1955
We called on Beekmans. Ruth showed pictures in the evening. The following were here: Keith & Janice & children, Mrs Hudson, Mrs Putnam, Lottie Handy, Floyd & Marion Groff, Miss Osborne, Irma & Bertha Voorhees, Hazel, Bob & George. Keith H. stayed all night.
April 17, 1955
Ruth went home. I took Willy W. to the train. Card to Lura Spencer.
April 23, 1955
Went up to Weavers. Lucinda, Veba & Marion were there.
April 24, 1955
Called at Hartmans. They gave me 3 violet plants. Keith H. & Wayne stayed here for 3 days & nights while Janice went to Syracuse.
April 28, 1955
It was Joanne’s birthday. She called on the phone. We sent her a shirt.
April 29, 1955
I went to Cooperstown with Janice & the children. She took Wayne to the doctor to see about his tonsils. Grange meeting. I won second prize in the oatmeal cookie contest.
May 1, 1955
I wrote letters to Lucinda & Joanne.
May 6, 1955
Joanne & aunt Genevieve came for week-end.
May 7, 1955
Called on Beekmans & Marion Groff. Attended shower for Doris Handy
May 8, 1955
Went to church. Took supper with Alice & Eric Carlson.
May 10, 1955
Attended officers meeting for Snell-T. reunion at Corliss Timmermans.
May 11, 1955
Chairman of food committee at Home Bureau. Wrote to Joanne. Card to E. Moyer.
May 12, 1955
Letter to R. Burritt.
May 15, 1955
Called on Cornelia Risk & her father.
May 18, 1955
I took Marion Groff to Utica. We went to Vernon Center to see Lucinda.
May 20, 1955
Rug exhibit at Fort Plain. I took my Bambi rug. Card party at Crum Creek.
May 21, 1955
Cards to Olga Beischer, Edna Spencer, Wm. Lieber. Letter to Joanne.
May 22, 1955
Esther, Pete, Harold & Josephine were here for supper. We called on the Trumbulls.
May 25, 1955
Went down to Janice & Keith’s in the evening for Keith Herbert’s birthday.
May 26, 1955
Letter to Joanne.
May 30, 1955
Invited out to Canada Lake to take dinner with Edna & Ernest. Went to Canajoharie to see the movie “The Man Called Peter.”
June 1, 1955
Went up to see Lucinda at Alta’s on her 79th birthday. I took her some blue & white beads.
June 3, 1955
Lucinda spent the day with us. Ann, Karen & Wayne were also here for the day.
June 4, 1955
Took Edna to the Study Class luncheon at the D. A. R. House. Harold & Josephine Lundgren came.
June 5, 1955
After church we went to Avery’s Inn for dinner. Then we went to Alta’s for supper.
June 8, 1955
Went to H. Bureau meeting.
June 9, 1955
We called on B. Yonkers.
June 10, 1955
Called on Bertha Smith. Attended Community Club meeting and Neighbornight grange meeting at Crum Creek.
June 12, 1955
Keith & his family ate dinner with us at C. Creek. Herbert & I attended the 100th anniversary of the Youkers Bush Church. Wrote letters to Grace D., Lucinda & Joanne.
July 17, 1955
Dad & I went to Fort Herkimer church service at 4 o’clock.
July 18, 1955
We went to Neighbornight grange meeting at Bleecker.
July 21, 1955
Herbert started mowing at C. Creek.
July 24, 1955
Keiths family & Floyd & Marion went with us to a picnic at Klocks Park.