January 1960
1 – Roads clear, snow on ground.
Temp in 20's. Went to Milly's. Wayne's came too. Washington beat Wisconsin
44-8.
2 – Temp about 40. Raining &
melting all snow. Worked 'til 4 p.m.
3 – Stayed home. Fairly warm.
4 – Went to Dr. Blood pressure
178-104. Go back in 30 days.
5 – Colder, around 20 above.
6 – Temp in 40's & thawing.
Washed car & bathed Major. Ate at Mais's [not sure with handwriting where they ate…but I think possibly Birch
Lake friends Daisy & Otto Mais?]
7 – Temp about same, about 40.
8 – About 45 today, colder tonight.
9 – Cleaned barn. Warm.
10 – Foggy, damp, but warm in 40's.
Wayne's came through fog. Had pick up dinner. They left about 6. Fixed pump.
11 – Getting warm. Was kind of dizzy
all day.
12 – Raining hard. Had severe
headache, so stayed home all day. Rained nearly 2 inches. Temp. hit an all-time
high 58 º.
13 – Temp dropped to near 40 º.
14 – Windy & colder.
15 – Started to snow & blow, but
stopped suddenly & sun came out.
16 – Colder, about 25 this a.m. Went
over 30 in day time.
17 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Seems to be getting colder & ready to snow.
18 – Woke up to about 2 inches of
snow. First for some time.
19 – Snows a little nearly every
day. Roads are good.
20 – Got first Valiant, a wagon, in
today. It looks nice.
21 – Pretty clear & cold.
22 – Snowing this morning. Have a
depth of about 6 inches.
23 – Still cold about 9º in a.m.
24 – Cold & sunny, about 22º -
low 10 in morning.
25 – Temp going up. Cold in Florida,
dropped to 21 some spots.
26 – Nice weather, but foggy.
27 – No change in temp.
28 – Fairly mild temp.
29 – John left for Florida [assuming John Ball]. Still in 40's.
30 – Worked today 'til 4:30. Warm.
31 – Mild & some sun. Milly
& Eldon up for dinner. Thawed. 40 all day.
February 1960
1 – Cloudy but mild. High about 40º.
2 – Sunshine & cold about 12 in
a.m. Worked tonight.
3 – Got quart wheat germ oil for
ponies $4.50.
4 – Temp between 30 & 40.
5 – Worked tonight. Raining &
thawing. Snow almost gone. Temp about 40.
6 – 65 years old today. Never
thought I'd make it. Milly & Eldon took us to Mayfair to swell dinner. Came
home in blizzard, ending shortly before midnight.
7 – Quit snowing in night. Roads a
little slick. Picked up paper & stayed home all day.
8 – Worked tonight.
10 – Rained & froze on top of
snow. Limbs broken, power off 9 hours. Stayed home & kept fireplace going,
temp in 30's.
11 – Went to work. Worked tonight.
12 – More snow & colder.
13 – Kids came about noon. Left
about 8 p.m. Kids skated & slid on hill.
14 – Bright, sunny & cold.
Stayed home.
15 – Temp in 30's.
17 – Having colder weather.
18 – John got home this morning. Was
tanned brown.
19 – More snow in night & snowed
most of day, about 5 or 6 inches total on ground.
20 – Temp over 30 & sunny. About
3 inches of snow melted.
21 – Snowed in night. Went to Union
for papers & stayed home.
22 – Sold a '58 Plymouth & went
to Rotary. Eva went to hairdresser.
23 – Took Major & Queenie to
vet. Got 2 year shot. [I believe Queenie
was Neterer's dog – Birch Lake neighbors Frank & Mildred.]
24 – Winter still hanging on. Temp
around 30's. Got 110 gallons oil. Got dog & car license at Cassopolis.
25 – Snowing & blowing all day.
Went home before 4, arrived safe. Quit in night but piled up 5 or 6 inches of
snow.
26 – Roads drifted so I stayed home.
Probably could have made it. Temp. went to 40º.
27 – Went to work, bought groceries
on way home. Roads clear.
28 – Got paper at Jones & stayed
home.
29 – Still snow & cold.
March 1960
1 – Temp 2 below at 6, 6 above at 8.
First zero of winter. Whole country snowed in, even South.
2 – About 9 above. Our hardest
winter in later February & now March.
3 – More snow in night. Roads
covered & some drifts. Bob Smith's baby dead in bed.
4 – My day to work. Again about 2
below at 6 a.m. Warmed up to 20's.
5 – About 10 above at 6 a.m. Stayed
home. More snow.
6 – Milly & Eldon here for
dinner. Nice day. Still cold.
7 – Sunny, but cold. Temp dropped
below 10 at night. Warms to 30º day. Ordered new Valiant wagon for us.
8 – Snow melting slow.
9 – Temp. still low at night &
early morning. Coldest weather of winter.
10 – All of South & East covered
with deep snow. We are real lucky. Mrs. Ball & Mom went to see Hazel
Harvey.
12 – Still cold, but sunny. Worked
today 'til 4. Elkhart lost in Regionals to Ft. Wayne. Ft. Wayne won in final.
13 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Partly cloudy. Temp up to 30. Was 8 above this a.m.
14 – Still cold in a.m. Thawed late
in day. Sunny.
15 – Bright & sunny 6. A lot of
snow melted. Took Stude to Elkhart.
16 – A new snow storm, about 5
inches. Mom had Home Ec. But few came.
17 – Cleaned up. Stude $1200. Man is
interested in it.
18 – Snow melting. Up near 40.
19 – East Chicago Washington won 1st
State Champ. Beat Muncie 75-59. Upset. Clear & warm, over 40.
20 – Snowing & sun shining. Temp
early 16 above. Went to about 30. We went over to Mary & Jack's. Ate dinner
at Union.
21 – Our new car came in today.
22 – Temp. still between 10-30.
23 – Temp. about 12 above low, 32
high.
24 – Snowing & cold. Worked
tonight. About as bad a day to drive as we have had.
25 – Drove home in new Valiant wagon
$2465 list $2895. Still cold.
26 – Got 3 inches more snow in
night. Hill slick, stayed home. Sun came out & temp went to 45, melted a
lot of snow.
27 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Temp in 50's. Thawing fast.
28 – Temp 44 at 7 a.m. Fog. Went up
to 56. Lots of thaw.
29 – Warmest day of year, near 75.
Thawed a lot. Snow about gone. Quickest return to Spring, about 3 days.
30 – Some rain. Temp in 60's. Grass
beginning to show green. Frost leaving ground.
31 – Overcast & foggy. Temp 32º
at 7:30 a.m.
April 1960
1 – Temp between 20 & 40. Light
snow at night.
2 – Kids came in p.m. Opened
cottage. Warm in 60's. Worked 'til 4 p.m.
3 – Kids here today. Milly &
Eldon here for dinner. Cool & windy all day. Bred Sugar today, 2nd
time.
4 – Overcast & cool, in 30's.
5 – Overcast & cool, in 30's.
6 – Still on cool side, but Lake
nearly open.
7 – Bred Honey Bee, 1st
time this year. Got haircut.
8 – Got 1st Social
Security check, 2 months $333.20. Windy & cool.
9 – Stayed home. Fresh snow about an
inch with flurries all morning. Snow gone by noon. Lank helped me sow seed
& nitrates. Paid him $8.00, $54.80 for seed & nitrate. Cool in 30's.
$5.00 for seeder rental.
10 – Picked up papers & took
cans to dump. Home all day. Took walk & visited several people. Real nice
day.
12 – Worked for Smitty tonight.
13 – Temp above 75º. 78 in Chicago.
Had Stallion checked, just fair. Examined Penny. She is to foal soon.
14 – Eva got permanent $10.00. Temp
in 70's. Warm rain about .6 inch in night. Sugar took Stud today.
15 – Good Friday. Foggy. Rained .6
inch rain in night. Thunder storm.
16 – Wayne's came up for day. Cool
& rained. About 1.2 inch in night. Sold Mom's '56 Stude St $875 & '51
Chevrolet.
17 – Easter Sunday. Went to Church
at Mishawaka & went to Howard Johnsons with Eldon's. Temp hit 65º, some
rain. Dropped to 40 by evening.
18 – Vern's went to Kentucky. Cool
this morning.
19 – Plowed 10 ft. garden. Brought
home iron gates.
20 – Temp 70º. Came home early.
Tilled & planted 1st row peas, onions & radishes. Sowed 10
lb. rye grass.
21 – Getting warm. About 75º.
Chicago Tribune started in mail today. Wrens came today. Early.
22 – Warmest April 22nd
of record, & hottest day since Sept. 25th. About 85. Rained 1¼
inch in night.
23 – Warm 85º. Plowed strip for
corn. Cleaned up around place. Went to Dr. Billings. Blood pressure 200-90.
Sprayed trees.
24 – Milly & Eldon here for
dinner. Warm in 80's.
25 – Planted 4 hills cucumbers.
26 – Steele looked at washer. Pump
wore out. Service $5.00.
27 – Came home early. Plowed in
melon patch. Got pump part for washer. $2.35. Works good.
28 – My last relief night.
29 – Drizzled about .2 inch. Last
day on Official Duty, worked 'til 8:45 p.m.
30 – Rained nearly all day, about .6
inch. First day of Retirement. Cool.
May 1960
1 – Cool 38º in morning, high 55º.
Sprayed trees, bought 5 bushels oats $3.50. Zubers dropped in.
2 – Transferred license plates to
Valiant. Got trailer plates $3.55. Took Mom to hairdresser & I went through
Elkhart Clinic. Blood pressure 180. Fees $40.00.
3 – Tilled land & planted 3 rows
early corn. Temp 70º. Washed car.
4 – Penny had male colt in night –
Strong & cute. Bay with one spot.
Possibly 344 days. Fixed melon fence & planted 3 rows Honey Rock. Temp in
70's.
5 – Mom scrubbed & waxed floor.
Burnt brush by barn & set out deck furniture. Warm & sunny, over 70.
6 – Went shopping in Elkhart. Ate
lunch at Wilt's. Rained .2 inches. Planted row beans & Hearts of Gold. Temp
in 70's.
7 – Rained last night 1.2 inches.
Wayne's came about 3:30. Dave not along. Ate supper here. Cool around 40º.
8 – Still cool in low 40's. Mothers
Day. Harbert's came up. Rained late p.m. Cut grass.
9 – Rained in night .4 inch total.
We went to Kriders, got dahlias, glads & pfitzer $11.75 total. Cool in
40's.
10 – Still drizzling. Temp still
around 40º. Too cool to plant. Went to barber at Jones $1.00 hair cut.
11 – Still cool, in 40's. Cloudy.
Grubbed some & planted dahlias.
12 – Still cool in 40's.
13 – Getting warmer. Sunshine. Went
Elkhart shopping. Got head gasket for tractor. Planted row of glads.
14 – Couldn't start tractor. Got
fishing license. Mr. Hughs from Goshen came to fish. Frank got tractor running.
Plowed most of garden. About 70º.
15 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Nice day in low 80's. Stopped at Mary's on way home. Bred Penny today, 1st
time.
16 – Finished plowing melon patch.
Rained in p.m. & all night. Total .8".
17 – Went to Detroit with Balls. Big
dinner & Silver Jubilee. Drew $20 in silver. Home at 12:15 a.m.
18 – Painted 3 windows. Warm &
sunny.
19 – Tilled melon patch &
finished plowing garden. Raining & cool. Went to Cass for Hormones. Rained
¾". Picked up Hormones. [Hormones probably
for the stallion, Sir Cedric]
20 – Went to Elkhart. Got mower
fixed. Rained again. Planted row of peas.
21 – Nice morning. Planted 3 rows
corn & more Glads. Hollisters from LaGrange stopped to see us. Wayne's came
at noon. Rained nearly all day .8". Dave & Diane went home.
22 – Cloudy, fair & a little
warmer. Wayne's ate dinner here. We cut grass & put in one section of pier.
First corn just peeping through, after 19 days. Rained .1" in night. All 3
ponies apparently settled.
23 – Planted 2 rows ___, 1 row
watermelons, 1 row squash. Cloudy & warmer. 40 low 65 high. Stirred flower
garden.
24 – Replanted 3 rows Honey Rock, 1
row Heart of Gold, ½ row cucumbers. Warm in 70's. First corn just coming up – 3
weeks.
25 – Got Nancy's dirt. Warm &
sunny. Washed car.
26 – Rained .35". Worked around
place all day.
27 – Went shopping in Elkhart. Put
block wall on hill.
28 – Went down to cemetery with
Milly & Eldon. Ate lunch there & they came up here & stayed all
night. Kids came at 3:30.
29 – Put in pier & put up
electric fence. We grilled steak & ate out. Water 60º.
30 – Cut lawn & ate out. Wayne's
left about 7 p.m.
31 – Bright, sunny & 70. Set out
about 80 tomato plants, 1 dozen Early Hybrids, 1 Glamor, 3 crackproof, 3 dozen
cabbage. Got at Lank's, $2.95.
June 1960
1 – Went for first swim, water 65º.
2 – Got some iris from Foote's
patch. Tilled most of garden.
3 – Went shopping. Nice day. Came
home for lunch.
4 – Wayne's came at noon. We ate off
grill. Mary called at midnight. Earl bad. She & Russell to fly down. Rained
.6 inch. Planted annual flower seeds.
5 – Nice day. Loafed around. In
70's. Wayne's left early. We drove in to Milly's, to tell them about Earl.
6 – Nice day, in 60's. Set out some
iris & 1 dozen peppers.
7 – Went fishing in p.m. Cool around
65º.
8 – Cool in 60's. Set out 1 dozen
peppers. Planted row of onions, radishes & peas.
9 – Still cool. Mary & Russell
came home. Earl better. Started cutting grass. Broke belt.
10 – Went shopping. Getting warmer.
Replanted melons & squash. Set out petunias.
11 – Put new belt on power mower.
Finished cutting grass. Wayne's came about 4:30. David came later in his '53
Dodge. Rained all night about 1 inch. Annetta came too. Warm, turning cooler.
Water temp 68º.
12 – Colder most of day. Launched
boat. Ate at Wayne's. Went to Mary & Jack's in evening. Earl better.
13 – Rained all night. Easy rain,
about 1½ in. Cool in 60's. Rained all day.
14 – Still raining. Another .9 inch.
Was holed up for 2 days.
15 – Went to Barber & Beauty
Shop. Sunny today. Planted ½ row cucumbers, more glads. Sunny morning. Cloudy
& rain in p.m.
16 – Big rain & windstorm
tonight, about .8" rain. Over 4 inches rain this week.
17 – Furnace on today in 50 &
60's. Went shopping. Man put up new T.V. Antenna $54.66, plus tubes etc.
18 – Kids didn't come up. Picked 2
quarts strawberries at Hillrings, 25¢ each.
19 – Sunny & warmer. Milly &
Eldon came in p.m. Stayed for lunch.
20 – Clear & sunny. Went fishing
twice. No luck.
21 – Cultivated whole garden. Rained
.1 inch.
22 – Rained again. About .1 inch.
Planted 2 rows 4th planting of corn & a full row of beans. Candy
1 year old [pony].
23 – Painted all north windows
frames. Relaxed in p.m. Temp in 70's. Very nice. Man took our T.V. set.
24 – Went shopping.
25 – Kids came about 10 a.m.,
brought sail boat. Went home early. We went to Milly's for supper. Ate outside.
Beautiful day.
26 – Picked 3 boxes strawberries.
Nice day. Milly & Eldon here for dinner.
27 – Weather warming up good. Need
rain. Balls came out to stay for 1st time. We were there for
evening. Went for check up. Blood pressure 162 & 165, lowest for long time.
28 – Real nice weather. Not too
warm. Had mess of peas. Gave Balls some.
29 – Mom waxing floors.
30 – Rained .8 inch afternoon &
evening.
July 1960
1 – Went shopping. Got TV back, put
on a new converter.
2 – Planted last 2 rows corn. Kids
came at noon. Big rain storm tonight about 2½ inches rain. Lake temp. 73º.
3 – Stopped raining & cleared.
Windy & cool, about 65. A windy sailboat race.
4 – Two races today. Nice day on
cool side.
5 – Kids went in to Hammond. Still
cool.
6 – Harbert's came this morning for
lunch. Wayne's came about 4:30. Cool but nice. Diane in Lions Parade in
Chicago.
7 – Harbert's here all day. Had 1st
mess of green beans.
8 – Harbert's left. We went shopping
in Elkhart. Wayne making boat sling. Getting warmer.
9 – Cultivated & weeded garden.
Aunt Mabel came at 4 p.m. Warm about 84º.
10 – Nice day. Dave came with 3
boys.
11 – Democratic Convention opened in
L.A.
12 – Went cherry picking at Bristol.
13 – Took Mabel to see Hazel at
South Bend. Stopped at Milly's & Mary's. Nice day.
14 – Loafed around all day.
15 – Put Mabel on 1:15 Grand Trunk.
She went to Alex's.
16 – Went shopping alone, back by 10:30.
17 – Big Day at Lake. Lots of
people. Collets dropped in in evening. Light rain in night.
18 – Hot in town. Cool here. Cracked
head on tractor.
19 – Got car greased & oil
changed at 3465 miles. Nice breeze at Lake 75.
20 – Started to get hot in town, in
80's. Still in 70's here.
21 – Need rain, getting dry. Went to
Milly's. Had barbecued chicken.
22 – Dave came in this morning at 3
a.m. Had a good rain & thundershower at night, totaled 1.3 inches. First
since July 2nd. Hottest day of year so far, 86 here about 93 in
Chicago.
23 – Kids had car wash at park for
Yacht Club benefit. Picked 3 quarts raspberries. First cucumbers.
24 – Kids vacation ended. Milly
& Eldon here for dinner.
25 – Republican Convention opened
today.
26 – Raining, about ½ inch. Ike in
Chicago. Big Parade.
27 – Nixon nominated on first
ballot. Had first sweet corn today.
28 – Lodge nominated as Vice
President. Warm & humid about 87º.
29 – Went shopping. Warmest day at
Lake, just under 90.
30 – Kids came about noon We all went
to Mary's for supper & watched Regatta.
31 – Had corn tonight. Kids left at
8 p.m. Lake temp 77º. Cool outdoors.
August 1960
1 – Painted balcony floor.
2 – Warm, high 80's.
3 – Big wind & rain storm at 2
a.m., about .4 inches. More rain & high winds at 11 a.m. another .4 inches.
Picked up engine head at Goshen, $4.32.
4 – Cooler today, low 70's.
5 – Went shopping.
6 – Rained .4 inch. Kids came about
3 p.m. Went to Paw Paw with Balls. Ate at Cass.
7 – Kids left about 8 p.m. Nice day.
Had first tomatoes. Lots of corn, cucumbers & beans.
8 – Clear & warmer, but nice.
Cutting weeds in field.
9 – Mowed & picked beans.
10 – Still mowing. Cool in 60's.
Rained about .8 inch.
12 – Went shopping. Kids came out
tonight. Brought Diane to Elkhart.
13 – Nancy to Baton Contest at
Elkhart. Diane placed 4th. Had corn roast at Yacht Club new
building.
14 – Nice day. Kids went home at 8
p.m.
15 – Went to Hammond to attend
Lucy's wedding at Church. Stayed all night. Half of Cub team at wedding. [This was on a Monday – probably had to pick
wedding date that didn't interfere with Cubs baseball schedule.]
16 – Went to Elmer Jones funeral
before coming home. James came with us.
18 – Omar & Bee Hager came for
day, 1st time here. Penny has bad diarrhea. Very sick. Got medicine
from Vet.
19 – Nancy, kids, Dave & Annetta
came about 1 p.m. Went shopping late at Elkhart.
20 – Clyde & Alwin Beach came to
see Wayne's. Wayne came at 1 p.m. We went to Yacht Club dinner. Rained about .4
inches in night.
21 – Clyde's stayed all night. Was a
nice Sunday. Penny OK again. Saw Echo go over sky about 8:26 [Echo 1 was NASA's first passive
communications satellite - a 100-ft. diameter balloon which functioned as a
reflector rather than a transceiver. A signal would be sent to it, reflected
off its surface, and then returned to Earth. I remember standing on the
sidewalk in Hammond at night with all the neighbors to watch it pass over in
the night sky.]
22 – Got load of stone & raked
around front. Wrote to Donna.
23 – Vern & I drove to Niles.
24 – Picked up 15 bushels oats at
Mallos. Cost $9.00.
25 – Got a load of stone for front
of house.
26 – Nancy, Dave & kids came
about 1 p.m. Wayne came in night.
27 – Bake's came about 2 p.m. Stayed
at Wayne's.
28 – Gordon & Dean DeCoudres
came to spend day. Real nice day & real good time.
29 – Lulu & Devoy came from
Gerald's. We visited all day. Took boat ride. Real nice weather. Penny in again
& bred. Week overdo. Had small rain.
30 – Took Devoy's to see Mary &
also stopped at Uncle Clyde's. They were fine. Clyde 82 years old.
31 – Lulu & Devoy left this
morning. We had a real good time & visit. Temp about 87º. Over 90 in
Chicago.
September 1960
1 – Had Dr. appointment, blood
pressure both near normal. Got groceries. Picked up 7 more bushel oats. Wayne
came in time for supper. Has extra day off. Temp near 95º. Dave came in night
with Annetta.
2 – Got eggs today. Warm. Need rain.
Cut limb off Tulip tree. Loafed around. Warm.
3 – Hot & humid. Temp. over 90º
in Chicago. Penny bred today & I think she settled. Went to Dowagiac to see
Judge Mosie today on Public beach.
4 – Collet's went home tonight.
5 – Labor Day. Skippered sailboat
for Dad's race, with Wayne, finished 7th. Also rode on
Flexaboard. Kids all left at 8 p.m.
Really a warm Labor Day, about 85º.
6 – Warm in 90's at Chicago.
7 – Warm here, temp 89º, 100 in
Chicago.
8 – Mom went through Elkhart Clinic.
Got groceries & came home. Temp. hit 90 for first time this summer. Rain in
evening & night, total .8".
9 – Turned cooler, about 75º. We
canned 20 quarts tomato juice. Donna called for our 45th
anniversary.
10 – Dave came with 5 boys. Wayne
came about 2 p.m. Went to see Judge again. Temp. in 60's. Milly & Eldon up
for supper.
11 – Nice day. Harbert's came for
day. Had 16 to eat.
12 – Cool, cloudy & windy. Cut
weeds. Tried to fish. Sprinkled.
13 – Canned 10 quarts tomato juice.
14 – Painted east side windows.
15 – Mild & cool. Rained .2 inch
rain. Painted garage & basement.
16 – Went shopping. Mrs. Mais went
with us. Warming up some.
17 – Storing boats in yacht club.
Kids came about 2:30.
18 – Nice day. Kids left about 5
p.m.
19 – Rained all night 1.4".
Temp high 60's. Put 500 lbs. stone in front.
20 – Brother George is 86 today.
Oldest Milne of record. Hester came up with Marge, Badelia & Gloria. Had
nice visit.
21 – Having lovely weather.
22 – Went shopping today. Mom stayed
home.
23 – Went to Centerville Fair at 2
p.m. Saw about 15 Trotter Heats. Ate supper & came home.
24 – Picked up 2 bushels Macintosh
at Cantrells. Kids didn't come up.
25 – Went to Milly's to fish fry.
She had about 30 mostly blue gills. Went out to Bill Miller's new place. Rained
some.
26 – Trimmed up some trees cut down.
Mr. Mais reset basement door.
27 – Went to Garners. No one home.
28 – Went back to Garners. She wants
$400.00 for Stallion.
29 – Cut more trees. Rained about
.3" in night.
30 – Mais' went to Elkhart with us.
Trimmed more trees.
October 1960
1 – Temp about 40º this morning, but
no frost here. Some in Elkhart. Kids came this p.m.
2 – Nancy's folks all up for day.
Beautiful day, a cool wind blowing. Kids had a big day.
3 – Still nice weather.
4 – Warm days, cool nights. Dry.
5 – First game of World Series won
by Pirates 6-4 – Law won.
6 – Yanks won 16-3. Turley won.
7 – Went shopping. October so far is
a gorgeous month. Men cut down big elm tree, $50.00.
8 – Frank cut up limbs for $7.50.
Kids came at 11 a.m. Frank cut down 4 trees & we sawed them with power saw.
Yanks won 10-0 – Whitey Ford.
9 – Took in piers, boats, piled wood
& burnt brush. Bucs won 3-2, Vernon Law. Lovely day again.
10 – Temp clear & in 70's.
Washed car. Buc's went ahead 3-2, score 5-3 with Haddix.
11 – Polished car first time. Lovely
day again. In 70's.
12 – Yanks won 12-0 behind Ford. Tied
games 3 all.
13 – Pirates won series by score
10-9. Haddix winner. A real thriller. Steele fixed oven.
14 – Ike 70 today. Oldest President
in history. Went shopping. Warm. Went to Milly's for supper. Came home in big
rainstorm, rained .8". First in 3 weeks.
15 – Turned out good day. Kids came
about 3 p.m. Mary's Birthday.
16 – Milly & Eldon up for
dinner. All ate here. Had good dinner.
17 – Temp in 60's. Cooler by night.
Wind in Northwest.
18 – Temp in 50's.
19 – Mom went to Home Ec.
20 – Temp 42, low 33. Dug 5 post
holes for Corral.
21 – Went shopping. Temp went to 48.
Mais came back to Lake. No real frost yet.
22 – Mrs. Neterer in hospital. Had
heart attack. Temp in 50's.
23 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Vern Crackel there too. Temp near 60. High winds at night.
24 – Strong north wind all day. Temp
high of 40. Temp dropped to low of 28 in night. Killing frost, first time.
25 – Warmer in 40's. Started to rain
in night.
26 – Total rain .7 inch. Cedric got
out. After strict search, found him at Haines.
27 – About 50 & cloudy. Eva went
to Beauty Parlor. Got ½ bushel Yellow Delicious apples.
28 – Went shopping. Got car greased
& oil changed 5400 miles. Adjusted tappets [also called hydraulic valve lifter]. Helped Otto with cement curb.
29 – Nice warm day in 50's. Went to
Hammond & Old Timers Reunion at Smidts, 43 there.
30 – Stayed all night at Wayne's.
Went to Church. Temp in 60's. Home about 6 p.m. Ponies O.K.
31 – Raining & colder, in 40's.
Cleaned up barn & straightened this end. Rained .4 inch.
November 1960
1 – Temp. 40.
2 – Temp 40 degrees 48 hours
straight.
3 – Sunshine. Helped Otto finish
curb. Temp hi 40's.
4 – Went shopping. Rained again .3
inch. Temp 48.
5 – Cloudy & sunny. Temp in
40's. Milly & Eldon out for supper.
6 – First snow, about 3 inches. All
melted by night. Temp 38. Went to Milly's for dinner.
7 – Temp dropped to 21 in night.
High 40 today. Bright & sunny. Campaign ends tonight. Took up bulbs.
8 – Election day. Big turn out of
voters, near 70 million. Went to Balls for supper & to watch disappointing
returns.
9 – Nixon lost presidency by
narrowest of margins, less than 123,000 popular vote.
11 – Went shopping. Picked up carpet
at Sears, cost of $44.50. Nice day.
12 – Cut some wood in pasture.
Frank's saw froze up. Wayne's here about 3 hours to close cottage. Warm in
50's.
13 – Real nice day, about 60º. Home
alone all day.
14 – Real warm & sunny 65º.
Picked up wood & saw about corn. Bought bushel Northern Spy apples $1.75.
15 – High 70º. Ate potato pancakes at
Mais. Real good.
16 – In 60's with thunder shower.
Planted cork tree & transplanted Mountain Ash.
17 – Cooler, in 40's. 32º in
morning. Clear.
18 – Went shopping. Nice day. Temp
in 40's.
19 – Milly called, asked us in for
dinner & Thanksgiving.
20 – Went to Church with Milly &
Eldon & had dinner there. Lovely day.
21 – Burned brush & covered
roses with manure.
22 – Mom went to beauty parlor.
Royce & Lilah Milne came up with Bob Bielby. Hadn't seen him since 1934.
Washed car. Rained a little.
23 – Temp in 40's. Cool at night,
low of 25.
24 – Thanksgiving Day. Temp around
50 & sunny. Went to Milly's. Had lovely turkey dinner. Mary & Jack
there. Took Mais to South Bend.
25 – Beautiful day - 50º. Went
shopping.
26 – High 63º in Chicago. Record
since 1927. Sunny & bright.
27 – Warm & cloudy. High 50's.
Home alone all day.
28 – Temp high 68º a record. Was in
shirt sleeves.
29 – Temp. dropped to 25º today
& brought snow & wind. Mais here for supper. Shut ponies up 1st
time.
30 – Got up to 6-8 inches of snow.
Temp under 30. Flurries all day. Weaning Sundance.
December 1960
1 – Snow melting some. Cold at
night, about 21.
2 – Went shopping and to Dr.
Billings. Blood pressure ok, he says. Went up about 156.
3 – Warming & thawing, high
30's.
4 – Went to Milly's. Temp 50º, snow
all gone. Brought back bed & dresser for Wayne's.
5 – Real nice day, cloudy but over
50º.
6 – Raked leaves, picked up corn.
Temp about 40, but dropping.
7 – Temp 25º this morning, still
cloudy.
9 – Went shopping. Nice day. Temp
13º low, 25 high. Big blizzard & sub-zero in Valpo.
11 – Milly & Eldon took us to
dinner at South Bend Airport for Eva's birthday. About 32º.
12 – Windy & colder today, below
20. Donna called tonight, Mom's Birthday. Talked to all, about 20 minutes.
13 – Temp. below 20º.
14 – Was awakened at 2:30 by a big
fire at Lake. Hulls & Meringas cottages burnt to ground. Mullens &
Machallecks saved only by 5 fire engines. "Cold."
15 – Warmer, over 30º. Picked up 19
bushels corn $15.00 at Mallos. Raining & snowing tonight.
16 – Went shopping. Mais didn't go.
Bought gifts. Roads slick. Temp low 20's.
17 – Temp in 20's, some snow on
ground. Balls out to see Fire damage.
18 – Had Mais down for dinner. Had
pot roast. Watched Pro Football. Lake all open again.
19 – Started snowing again. Temp
same, in 20's.
20 – A lot more snow fell, 2 or 3
inches. Temp about same. Lake starting to freeze again.
21 – Temp hit 4 above at 7 a.m.,
rose to 24 in day. Snow ended, except for a few flurries. Below normal temp.
22 – Mom got hair set at Jones.
Temp. hit zero first time this winter. Went to Mais for supper.
23 – Went shopping. Temp hit a new
low of 10 below here, high about 10 above. Clear skies.
24 – Cleaned out stable good. Temp
between 10 & 20 above. Warming.
25 – 10 above when we left at 8:15
for Mishawaka. Went with them to Hammond. Had big dinner & nice Christmas
at Wayne's, arrived there about 11 a.m. Stayed all night. Thawed.
26 – Temp went to 46 in Chicago.
About 42 in Elkhart, but dropping. Was 24 about 6:30. We got home about 5. Had
some snow flurries on Toll Road. Ate lunch at Milly's. Otto took care of ponies
& Major. Snow about gone.
27 – Temp. in 20's. Pump at barn
broke. Shut off.
28 – Haines fixed pump, cost $8.00.
New shut-off. Temp about 25.
29 – Temp up to 30º. Fair.
30 – Temp. over 30º. Went shopping.
31 – Temp still the same.
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