January 1961
1 – Kids came up about 1 p.m. also
Milly's. Had ham dinner for 12. Kids had big time skating. Left about 9 p.m.
Temp in 20's.
2 – Rose Bowl parade. Temp here over
30º. Home alone.
3 – Temp in 20's. Low 15.
4 – Low 10 above, high 25º.
5 – Low 10 º, high 40. Thawing. Got
hair cut.
7 – Started snowing again. Colder.
8 – Still snowing & roads
covered about 1½ inch. Stayed home. Mais here for dinner.
9 – Temp dropped to 15 above, raised
to 20.
10 – Temp hit 40 & moderating.
Saw "Tribute to a Patriot," life of Ike.
11 – Temp hit 44 today, thawing.
Hauled several loads of manure.
12 – Record of 46º. Bright &
thawing fast. Mais down to watch TV.
13 – High 52. Went shopping. Ate
lunch here.
14 – Still warm & nice.
15 – Went to Milly's to pick up
oranges & fruit from Tola & Marie. Temp near 40.
16 – Temp in 30's.
17 – Cloudy & 42º. Getting
colder.
18 – Fair & warmer. Eva, Mildred
& Daisy went to Home Ec at Harveys.
19 – Ike's last day as President.
Snowing in Washington. Temp falling.
20 – Took car for grease & oil
change 7269 miles. Reverse gear adjusted. More snow & temp in 20's. Inauguration
Day in Washington. Jack Kennedy new President.
21 – Temp 10 above in morning. High
24º. Dropping in night.
22 – Zero at 8 a.m., rising to 20º
above. More snow, total about 3 inches. Home all day.
23 – Zero at 8 a.m., high 15º above.
Checked on Dryer. Service $5.00. Cold in Florida, in 20's.
24 – Temp 10 above a.m., high about
15. Dropping again at night. Clear. More snow in night. About 5-6 inches.
25 – About 7 below at 8 a.m., went
up to 15.
26 – Low 7 above. High 20. Have
about 5 inches of snow on level. Got 239 gallons of oil.
27 – Went shopping. Temp 12 above.
High about 22º.
28 – Temp 15º. Windy. Snowed a
little, high near 30.
29 – Temp about 16, high about 25º.
Home all day. 5 or 6 inches snow all over.
30 – Low 17, high about 24. Spread
some manure.
31 – Low 18º, warming. High 25.
February 1961
1 – Low 15º. Cold wind. High 25º.
2 – 3 below this morning. High 15º.
Cold wind blowing, but clear. Got hair cut.
3 – Had more snow about 3 inches.
Went shopping. Not too cold.
4 – Temp between 10 & 25.
5 – Went to Mishawaka. Milly &
Eldon took us out to dinner. Temp went over 30.
6 – 66 years old today. Temp went to
38º. Mais & Neterers surprised me with cake, jello in evening.
7 – Temp about 20 in morning, went
to 40. Snow melting fast.
8 – Just 20º at 8 a.m. Sun shining.
High 40º melting.
9 – Temp in night hit 12, wind
changed & it was 25 by sun up. High over 40.
10 – Foggy this a.m., temp about
25º. High 42º. Went shopping.
11 – Temp 20 low, about 38 high.
12 – Fog this morning. Kids came up,
arrived 11:30. Low about 30, high 42. Cloudy.
13 – Low about 30º, high 52º. Snow
running like a river. Daisy had birthday dinner for Mildred.
14 – Still thawing, low 28, high 42.
Got dog & car license today. Helped Frank on trees 1½ hour.
15 – Low 30, high 42. Clear, windy.
Helped Frank ½ hour. Snow all gone.
16 – Low 25º. Cloudy. High 40º. Went
to B.P. at Jones. Cleared. Windy. [Usually
B.P means blood pressure.]
17 – Foggy & rainy. Low 40, high
52. Worked for Frank 1½ hour. First rain since November.
18 – Foggy & rain. Cleared in
p.m. Temp 40 low, high 64º. Worked 2½ hours. Went to Republican Caucus. Record
since 1877 [assuming high temp].
19 – Low 24, high 30. Windy. Home
all day.
20 – Low 18º, high 38 or 40. Clear.
Went to Cass with Mais. Had lunch in Cass. Helped Frank 1½ hours.
21 – Low 28, high 50º. Clear. Helped
Frank 1 hour.
22 – Low 30, high 52. Some rain.
Washed car & hauled manure.
23 – 45 this morning. Raining. High
58. Worked 1½ hours. Ground all clear.
24 – Low 30º. Foggy. High 40.
25 – About 5 inches of snow in night
(wet & heavy). Still snowing. Temp low 30º. Most snow of year, 6-8 inches
with blizzard.
26 – Clearing. Low 30, high 40º.
Melting. Mais here for dinner & evening.
27 – Low 30, high 43º. Clear. 48º at
barn. Snow melting fast. Worked 1½ hours.
28 – Low 28º, high 40 & above.
Clear & thawing. Worked 1½ hours.
March 1961
1 – Temp 28º, high 48º clear &
thawing. Worked 1 hour. Got 187 gallons oil.
2 – Low 32, high 62º. Clear &
windy. Went to Jones. Got set & hair cut. Snow near gone.
3 – Went to Dr. Blood pressure 168,
weight 163. Good. Got prescription filled again. Warm about 60. Finished
burning brush. Put in 15 hours.
4 – Light rain most of day. Temp
over 40. Snow all gone. Lake opening up fast.
5 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Cloudy & about 35º.
6 – Saw first robins. Low 45º.
7 – Temp went to 68º. Lake went out,
but dropped to 45 by night.
8 – Temp 30º all day. Otto & I
put Pinechrome on cottage. Finished in one day.
9 – Temp dropped to 25, light snow
in night. Wind of 50 miles per hour.
10 – Temp between 30 & 40.
11 – Temp about the same. Hi, low
40's. Elkhart lost to Berne 66-62 in Semi Finals. Kokomo beat Berne 73-63.
12 – Went to Mary's this p.m., temp
low 40's, dropped to 20 in night.
13 – Raining. Around 40º.
14 – Low in 20's, high 42º. Some
rain. Lux came back today. Showed slides at Neterers.
15 – Bright & sunny. Low 30º.
High 40.
16 – Mild & cool between 20
& 30.
17 – Cold 15º low, high 32. Windy.
Went shopping, also picked up Hormones at Cass $8.00. Helped Frank an hour.
Lake froze a little, but melted.
18 – Low 20º, high 34. Raining.
Frank moved shack [might refer to Maple
syrup project].
19 – Some rain. High 42. Eldon &
Milly here for dinner. Cleared up in p.m.
20 – First day of Spring. Temp low
25º. High over 50. Clear & nice. Mrs. Ball raked leaves.
21 – Low 36, high 48º. Some rain.
Stayed inside all day.
22 – Eva went to Home Ec. Still a
little wet, warming. Went to Farm Bureau for feed & seed.
23 – Vern & Genevieve stopped
by, was cloudy. Got stuck in gate.
24 – Went shopping. High 45, low 30.
25 – High 55, low about 40. Helped
Frank. Dropped 8 trees.
26 – Warmest day of year since
November 14, over 70º. Went to Milly's.
27 – Low 50, high 71º. Clear &
windy.
28 – Getting cooler. High 53º.
29 – Windy & cool. Low 30, high
35.
30 – Low 20º, high 48º. Got hair
cut. Sunny, but cool.
31 – Went shopping. Low 20's, high
in low 40's.
April 1961
1 – Temp between 20 & 40. Light
snow at night.
2 – Ground covered with snow, low
25º high 45º. Snow melted. Easter Sunday. Went to Church with Milly's & was
there for dinner. Sunny.
3 – Sunny & windy. Temp 22 low,
high 48º. Voted for township & county.
4 – Temp low 34 high 50º. Clear. Put
up Martin bird house.
5 – Low 35 high 50. Some rain &
P.C. [Rex suggested P.C. must mean partly
cloudy. This is the 1st it appeared, but is used frequently from
this point on.]
6 – Low 35, high 42º. Cloudy.
7 – Low 35º, high in 40's. P.C.
8 – Wayne's opened cottage. Nice
day. High 45º. Milly & Eldon here too. Frank plowed garden. Dave put part on
dryer.
9 – Rained & snowed all day.
None stayed on ground. Temp about 34º.
10 – Cloudy & cool. High 42.
Made hot box out of windows.
11 – Clear & warmer, about 62º.
Planted tomatoes, cabbage & flower seeds in hot box.
12 – Rained some.
13 – Went to beauty parlor. Ate
lunch at Mais & drove them to South Bend. Nice day near 60. Ate supper with
Milly's. Planted more tomatoes .
14 – Went shopping. Tilled about 10
ft. of garden. Planted 1st row peas, row of set onion, radishes
& lettuce. High 62º, low 35º.
15 – Pretty good day. Temp 62. Done
some tilling also Frank did his. Started to rain.
16 – Woke up to several inches of
snow. Snowed all day & drifted, total about 9 inches. Worst snow of year.
Record.
17 – Snow over. Lots of drifts.
Warmed up to 40 & half of snow melted. Sun came out. C.B. [?]
18 – Warmed up to 60º. Most of snow
gone. Sunny & cloudy.
19 – Real nice day, over 60. Bright.
Only patches of snow where it drifted.
20 – Mild & warm. Temp high
60's. Snow all gone.
21 – First real spring-like day, 55º
in morning. High over 60. Clear (Got 50 lbs. salt). Rained 1¼ inches. Could go
in shirt sleeves. C.B.
22 – Rained ¼ inch. Warm, over 60.
23 – Nice balmy day, partly sunny.
Temp over 70. Some rain at night ¼ inch. Grass growing nice now, first time.
C.B.
24 – Plowed strips in pasture. Big
rain & thunderstorm in night. Total rain 1¾ inches. Temp hit 72º.
25 – Cooler, 45 in a.m., light rain,
about .3 inch.
26 – Bob Brindle came to see us.
Plans to go to Colorado. Temp in 50's but nice.
27 – Honey Bee had male colt last
night. Nice colt, solid gray. Low 45º, high 62º. Sunny but cool. Got hair cut.
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Lester's caption: This
is Honey Bee & Smoky. He turned from grey to a brownish, now he is almost
black.
He is the Pet of the flock. Those are wild flowers.
|
28 – Rained all morning. Windy in
p.m. Waves high. Temp in 50's.
29 – Let mare & colt out. He was
real frisky. Ponies went nuts. Nice day, near 60.
30 – Bright & sunny. Temp over
60º. Home alone all day. Pony doing fine.
May 1961
1 – Clear & windy. Temp around
50º. Sowed alfalfa in field. Planted Heath. Noticed 1st peas coming
through, after 2 weeks.
2 – Cool & windy morning 32º,
high 50º. Sun out all day.
3 – Low 32º, high 60º. Clear.
Sprayed trees 2nd time.
4 – Best day this spring, low 32
high 72º. Clear. Planted 2nd row peas, row of beans, carrots, beets
& 2 hills cucumbers.
5 – Nice day in 60's. First
Astronaut Commander Shepard went up 150-300 miles in Space. Big success.
6 – Real warm in 70's. Big storm {½ inch)
at night with hail. Ponies scared frantic.
7 – Kids surprised us by coming
about 12. Milly & Eldon here. Temp. hit 80º. Sugar's colt (male) arrived
about 10:30 a.m. I was at birth. Doing fine.
Lester's caption:
Smoky, beautiful grey color, Pinto & Sugar (Pinto's mother).
Smoky hangs
around them all day.
8 – Rain early, warm & mild
(C.B.).
9 – Clear & cooler in 50's, .3
inch rain in night & early morning. Trees gradually getting greener (CB in
heat)
10 – Scraped & painted at Balls.
Warm about 70º. CB
11 – Sunny & warm, 75º, low
about 40. Planted 1st 2 rows corn, Tendertouch. Mom got permanent.
Painted at Balls.
12 – Hot today, about 85º. Clear.
Went shopping. Painted at Balls in p.m. CB
13 – Temp 85º, low 60. Clear &
cooler in 50's, .3 inch rain in night & early morning. Trees gradually
getting greener (CB in heat). Clear. Painted.
14 – Mothers Day. Went to Milly's.
Warm in 80's. Donna called in evening. They are fine.
15 – Fair, windy & cooler. In
70's. Dropped to 40 at night. Rained some. Painted all day. SB
16 – Cool about 58º. Clear. Cut
grass first time, also sprayed blossoms.
17 – Painted. Temp in 60's.
18 – Small rain in night. Cool.
Fixed Ball's screens. Temp 65º.
19 – Clear & some warmer in
60's. Went shopping & painted. 2nd peas & beans coming up.
Got suit cleaned 1st time. Mom got new dress.
20 – Light rain. Got hair cut at
Cass. Vern Balls out awhile.
21 – Went to Hammond & back same
day. Had Church Mortgage burning. Dr. Martin preached. Saw all old friends
& dinner at Teibels. Temp in 60's.
22 – Planted musk melons, 2nd
cucumbers, glads & sunflowers. Also squash. Nice clear day in 60's. Painted
some more.
23 – Clear & warmer. 40 low 65º
high. Stirred flower garden.
24 – Warm 78º. Mom got hair set.
25 – Painted. Started to rain in
p.m., nice easy rain. Planted 2 rows Little Midget corn. Over 70, dropped to
50.
26 – Went shopping. Painted this
p.m. Temp dropped from 80 to 60 in 20 minutes. Light rain. Temp dropping. Cold
blast from North.
27 – Bred Honey Bee. Frost this
morning, temp 30º. Froze beans & cucumbers. Replanted beans. Also planted
small annual flower seeds.
28 – Nice day, over 70º. Lots of
people out today.
29 – Windy & clear, temp 70º.
Planted dahlias & glads. No paint.
30 – Quiet Memorial Day, but bright
& sunny. Temp 73º. Home alone. Cut grass & set out 12 early tomatoes,
35¢ per dozen.
31 – Painted 'til it rained about
10:30. Total about ½ inch, first rain in 2 weeks. Temp about 68º.
June 1961
1 – Big rain storm, 1 inch. Warmer.
Tilled rest of garden ahead of rain.
2 – Went shopping. Nice day.
3 – Went to David's wedding. Nice
day. Nice wedding. Stayed all night with Bake's.
Left
to right: Diane, Lester, Eva, Nancy, Minnie Baker, Wayne, Nora, Charlie Baker.
Front row: James, Aunt Mabel, Laura, Mary.
4 – Went to Church. Ate dinner at
Bake's. Went to Diane's Baccalaureate. Went to see wedding gifts. Temp in 80's.
5 – Went to East Chicago Rotary
Club. Stopped to see Bernard. Arrived home at 4:30. Warm about 86º. Major &
ponies O.K.
6 – Got everything ready to plant
tomatoes. Set out 65 plants & 35 cabbage. Also planted row of peas, onions,
carrots & more melons, & 2 rows (3rd planting) corn. Hot 90º
high. David & Annetta over to see us.
7 – Cleaned up stable. Rained ½ inch
in night. Cooler.
8 – More rain about ½ inch, in 70's.
Set out 10 pepper plants.
9 – Went shopping. Went to see
Prowitt & Mallow.
10 – Julie brought 4 kids from
Hammond. Rained in a.m. .2 inch. Clear p.m., painted Ball's pier. Major & I
went in Lake. Water 65º.
11 – High in 80's. Wayne's came also
Milly & Eldon. Ate here.
12 – Warmest day, near 90 here. Warm
at night. Cultivated & voted [or
roted? for roto-tilled?]. Helped Wayne. Went swimming.
13 – Temp still high, but big storm
nearly 1 inch & temp dropped below 70. Set out broccoli & eggplant. Planted
2 rows 4th planting corn, "Tendertouch."
14 – Cool in 60's. Helped Wayne
& painted roof at Ball's.
15 – Got hair cut & painted Ball
chairs. Still cool in 60's.
16 – Below 50 this morning. Went
shopping. James went along. Needed fire. Had bean dinner & wieners at night
at Wayne's.
17 – Still cool, in 60's. Had fire.
Warming up, near 80. Went to Milly's for wiener roast. Balls out, first time
all night.
18 – Real nice day. About 80º.
19 – Cedric got out. Went to
Montadin's. Fixed fence. Warm, over 80. Rained this evening, nice rain .8 inch.
20 – Cool, set out plants. About
64º.
21 – Went to see about hay. Cleaned
up basement. Warmer in 70's.
22 – Dropped to 52º. Rained .4 inch
in evening. Planted 5th 3 rows of corn Iochief.
23 – Cool, about 50º. Sprinkling.
Went shopping.
24 – Finished Ball's small pier.
Small rain. Wayne's family came, except James. Cool in 60's. Doris Harvey
killed. Picked 4 boxes of strawberries.
25 – Had ponies hoofs clipped $5.00.
Had 1st mess of peas. Warmer, 68º.
26 – Went to funeral parlor. Warmed
up to 80º. Cultivated garden.
27 – Went over entire garden with
cultivator. Nice day about 80º. Got Vit. Excelon.
28 – Temp about 84º. Warm. Marj. brought
Hester & Julius to see us. Sold Sundance in grain exchange.
29 – High about 85º here, 89 in
South Bend. Real warm. Lake 68º.
30 – Went shopping alone. Still
warm. Balls came out to stay week end.
July 1961
1 – Wayne's came at 10 a.m. Still
warm. Lake 72º.
2 – Dean & Leana came. Rented
Paulson cottage for 7/16. All ate at Wayne's. Cool & windy. Got fishing
license & went fishing with Dean. Caught about 18.
3 – All picked strawberries. Dean
left about 8 p.m. Wayne worked & came back.
4 – Real nice day, about 70º. Cool
at night. Had Community Fireworks Display. Wayne's left at 10:15 p.m.
5 – Light rain only. Very dry. Cool
in 60's.
6 – Rode Cedric today. Gave Neterers
& Mais mess of peas.
7 – Went shopping. Nice day, in
70's. Went to dump. Went to Milly's for supper. Cool.
8 – Kids came late. Milly &
Eldon here for supper. Ate here. Picked last box strawberries.
9 – Nice day but cool wind blew.
Around 70º. Jacksons & Malones here. Annetta's folks came with David to
Wayne's.
10 – Temp 82º high. Cultivated &
set up grass cutter. Cut weeds.
11 – Cut more grass. Warm in 80's.
No rain. Watched All-Star Game. Nats. won 5-4 in 10th at San
Francisco.
12 – Temp in low 80's. Breeze. Uncle
Clyde's & Don's came over. Don rode Cedric. Got my load of 150 bales hay.
Had last mess of peas.
13 – Nice weather, but no rain. Temp
near 80. Sprinkled garden. Barn pump quit, waterlogged.
14 – Went shopping. Good rain in
Elkhart, only about .1" here. Wayne's came about 7:30 p.m.
15 – Picked 2 boxes black & 2
red raspberries this morning. First of season.
16 – Rained first real shower since June
22nd, about .2 inches. Dean's came for 1 week in Paulson's. Mabel
came too.
17 – Nice day, all went cherry
picking, got good red cherries & last of black (small) ones. 1 week too
late.
18 – Pot luck at Mais. A good big
thundershower in p.m., about 1 inch. Long needed.. Temp dropped 15º.
19 – Cloudy in a.m. We had fish fry
at Dean's over 100 fish. Temp 78º.
20 – Temp around 80, low 60. Wayne
came & took Nancy & James back. Had septic tank pumped, $40.00. First
time.
21 – Went shopping. Clyde's came
with Leah. Rained about .7 inch. Mabel left for Alex's by bus at Dowagiac.
22 – Wayne's came at 1:30. Had dance
at Yacht Club. Dean's all at Wayne's for supper.
23 – Rained off & on all day,
about .2 inch. Dean's left for Bass Lake. Wayne's went home. Warm.
24 – More rain about .4 inch. About
78º.
25 – Went to Joe Kucera's funeral at
Lockport, trip 330 miles. Stopped at Milly's for supper. Nice day, in 70's.
26 – Picked beans. Milly's &
Mary came up this evening.
27 – Beautiful day, low 80's. Went
to Jones.
28 – Penny had a spotted filly in
night, about 331 days. Rained .2 inch.
29 – Very warm today in 80's.
Wayne's came about 11:30. Rained in night.
30 – Showered all day, about .2
inch. Wayne's left early. Warm & humid. Rained .1 inch in night. Picked 3
cucumbers, first of year.
31 – Warm & humid. Painted south
end.
August 1961
1 – More rain, about .4 inch. Went
to Cass & cleaned gutters. Cut weeds. In 70's.
2 – Painted. Cooler.
3 – Painted gutters & more
house. Verda & Ernie dropped in for lunch.
4 – Rained in a.m. Painted in p.m.
Dave & Annetta came up this evening.
5 – Painted in morning. Started to
rain & rained 1.2 inches before stopping. Wayne's came at 2:30. Went to
Yacht Club Pot Luck.
6 – Cool & clear. No rain. Had
Boat Parade at 4 p.m. Won 2nd Humorous. Bred P.
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This
Birch Lake boat parade entry is probably from an earlier year (1957-58).
Dave
is at the motor, Diane in front. James & Mary are the gondola passengers.
|
7 – Painted. Mild & warm.
8 – Painted trim & some of 2nd
coat. Had 1st sweet corn.
9 – Painted on 2nd coat.
Warm.
10 – Got hair cut & finished
front 2nd. Had Mais & Neterers in for ice cream, Daisy's
Birthday. Rained .2 inch.
11 – Went shopping & had more
rain, 1½ in. Had corn & cabbage. Temp 70s.
12 – Painted steps & porches.
Wayne's came for 3 weeks. Milly & Eldon here.
13 – 3 boat races today. Beautiful
day. Rained in evening about .2 inch.
14 – Helen & Bill Hines here for
lunch. We were also surprised when Chas. & Marian Burke came. Nice day.
15 – Wayne & I started to build
boat port. Warm & nice.
16 – Went to Vandalia for material.
Another gorgeous day. Temp 80º.
17 – Having lots of corn &
tomatoes.
18 – Went shopping alone.
19 – Whitesell's came today.
20 – Collet's came today to Paulson
cottage. Lake temp 74º.
21 – Nice day.
22 – Still nice day in 70's.
23 – Rained nearly all day over 1
inch. Honey Bee came in heat.
24 – Rained about .4 inch. Got word
Marie had passed away. Funeral Saturday. Went to Mary's & Clyde's.
25 – Diane & Mary went to
Elkhart with me.
26 – Dave & Annette came. Had
Watermelon Festival at Yacht Club. Marie buried at 2 p.m. at Ft. Pierce.
27 – Nancy had Wheelers, Pritchetts,
Alts, Brushes & Loshes up for pot luck. Nice day & big time.
28 – Finished Boat Port today. Warm,
about 83º.
29 – Jim & Pansy stopped on way
to Florida. They look real good. We had cook out with Wayne's. In low 80's.
Wayne & I worked on corral.
30 – Jim's left at 7:30. We took
them to route 15 at Bristol. Warmer. Finished corral.
31 – Wayne's & us went to see
Deer Forest. Took lunch. Warm.
September 1961
1 – Rained ¾ inch. Went shopping.
Had cook-out tonight with Neterers & McCrearys. Warm in 80s.
2 – Went to Jones Dinner with
Frank's. Warm.
3 – Bake's, Bev's, Milly's &
Dean's here. We got our dinner caught in a downpour about ¾ inch. George &
Doris came.
4 – Labor Day. Real warm day. Humid.
Everyone swimming & skiing. Lake 72º.
5 – Bev & Tony left today. Still
hot & sticky. Just over 80.
6 – Warm & humid. Canned 10
quarts tomato juice.
7 – Went to Jones for haircut &
set. Warm & humid, low 80s. Caulked windows. Went to see Mary & Jack.
8 – Had check up. Blood pressure
155-90, weight 158 lbs. Warm & humid, about 80º. Lake temp 74.
9 – Went to Mary's for supper. Very
warm & humid. Canned 16 quarts juice.
10 – Home all day alone. Warm in
80s. Humidity high. Water 75º.
11 – Still warm & close. Thunder
storm late p.m. ½ inch. Turned cooler.
12 – Hot & humid.
13 – Canned 12 quarts whole
tomatoes. Big rain & storm in night.
14 – Still drizzling, total of 1
inch. Cooler. Went to Milly's for supper. Went swimming.
15 – Mais went shopping with us. Cut
all grass. Cooler.
16 – Wayne's couldn't come up. Nice
day, sunny & 65º high.
17 – Still sunny, high 70º. No one
here today. Had fried perch.
18 – Still clear. Temp 75º. Started
finishing 2nd coat. Went to Mais for supper. Went swimming.
19 – Clear & 70º. Finished
painting balance of house, total 8 gallons, 2 coats. Have ½ gallon left.
20 – Painted deck & concrete
steps. Still warm & nice.
21 – Went to hairdresser. Got car
greased & oil changed at Jones. Mais went with us to Centerville Fair. Saw
harness races & evening Stage Show. Warm & nice all day.
22 – Mom & I went shopping. Went
to Neterers for ice cream, Otto's Birthday. Dave & Annetta came up.
23 – Wayne's came in p.m. Took in
boats & stored them in port. Started to rain about 6 p.m. Rained all night.
24 – Still raining in showers.
Wayne's left about 2:30.
25 – Still raining. Total 2.75
inches since Friday. Gave Daisy tomatoes. Turning cooler 60º at 5p.m. Had
another ½ inch rain.
26 – Painted all house windows. Otto
helped on 4. Temp low 60s.
27 – Painted barn gates & inside
house doors & casings. Temp dropping. Mrs. Stolte passed away today [former boss's wife].
28 – Temp dropping. Frost predicted.
Had light white frost, temp about 35º.
29 – First light frost. Not much
damage. Cedric got out, was at Montondas all day. Went shopping. Warming up.
30 – Fairly nice day. Rained in night
about ¾ inch.
October 1961
1 – Ovy Asher's came up in p.m. Left
at 5:30.
2 – Pretty good wash day. In 60's.
Cool at night.
3 – Cedric out again. Over at
Montandans. Kept him in corral at night.
4 – Fair & warm in 60s. Yankees
won 1st game from Cincinnati 2-0. Whitey Ford.
5 – Summer day, 75º. Cincinnati won
6-2, Jay & Terry. Leaves turning slowly.
6 – Went shopping alone. Mom went to
Brunch at Coans. Fine day. Warm.
7 – Wayne's came at 11:30. Beautiful
day in 70s. Cedric got out again. Yanks won 3-2.
8 – Rode ponies & took in pier.
Lovely weather. Yanks won 7-0.
9 – Put away garden machinery. Sowed
some Timothy & Rye grass. Warm. Yanks won series 13-5 – 5 games.
10 - 75º again today. Warm at night.
11 – Slight sprinkle this a.m. Got
20 bushels oats at Mallos, value $14.00. High 75º again. Got word of Mrs.
Stoltes death today.
12 – Washed & polished car. Temp
75º again. Beautiful fall weather.
13 – Raining all morning, about .8
inch. Wind rage at night, colder.
14 – Cool & windy in night 40s.
Pasture still good.
15 – Still cool, but wind changed
& temp went up in 50s. Home alone. John Jones dropped in from Elkhart.
16 – Clear & warmer in 60s.
Raked some leaves. Still eating melons.
17 – Beautiful day, temps in low 70s.
18 – Went to Farm Bureau trip, 3
farms. Left trailer at Mallos for corn. Nice day.
19 – Rained all morning. Couldn't
pick up corn.
20 – Cooler today. Went shopping.
Built fire for Wayne's. They came about 1:30 a.m. after Julie's rehearsal.
21 – Went to wedding with Wayne's.
All 5 grandchildren in Party. Temp about 48º. Got home about 7 p.m.
22 – Cloudy 'til about noon. Sun
came out & it was in 50's. Collet's came up. Wayne's closed cottage.
23 – Walter & Helen came up in
time for lunch & stayed 'til 4:30. Walter & I picked up corn, about 20
bushels, value $20.00. Rained late.
24 – Bright & sunny. Over 50º.
25 – Rained again .2 inch.
Thunderstorm in p.m., rained .3 inch. Last of year.
26 – Took Otto to Jones. Picked
squash. No frost yet. Temp to 60s.
27 – First killing frost about 30º
for a few hours. Raised to 48º in day. Leaves about in full color.
28 – Raining, but warm, about 70º.
Went to Milly's for dinner.
29 – Still cloudy. Leaves about in
full color & starting to fall. Temp in 60s.
30 – Planted 2 Maple & 2 Tulip
trees on hill.
31 – Sun came out bright & warm
in 60s. Took several pictures. Raked leaves. Had 13 callers [Halloween trick-or-treaters].
November 1961
1 – Neterers & us at Mais for
supper. Raked leaves. Warm in 60s.
2 – Clear & warm 75º high,
probably a record. Leaves falling fast. It was a heat record.
3 – Raining & colder. Temp hit a
new low of near 25. Froze ¼ inch ice on tank. Rained ½ inch.
4 – Warmer, near 50. Parmalees came
up in p.m. Dave & Annetta also. They stayed all night. Leaves nearly all
down.
5 – Dave put on my snow tires. They
left about 12. Clouding & around 40º. Still haven't fed any hay or grain.
6 – Still cold. Mom used dryer.
7 – Temp in low 40s, near 30 at
night. Ate last of muskmelons.
8 – Temp same. Dropped below 30 at
night. Had 1st snow flurries. None stuck.
9 – Started to wean colts. Fed some
hay & grain first time. Ice on tank about 3/8 inch.
10 – Warmer today. In 40s. Went
shopping. Bright.
11 – Warm, over 60s. Picked up bath
tub at Murphys. Frank helped. Purdue beat Michigan State 7-6. Dads Day.
12 – Cloudy but still warm in 50s.
Home alone all day.
13 – Partly cloudy. About 50º. Raked
more leaves.
14 – Still mild. Rain. Low around
40º. Total rain for week about 1 inch.
15 – Cloudy & dull. Temp around
50º. Low in 40s.
16 – Went to Jones. Got carbon took
out of No. 6 plug, 75 cents. Mild.
17 – Went shopping. Around 40 all
day. Started feeding ponies hay twice a day.
18 – Ground covered with snow,
melted by 10 a.m. Temp in 40s. Helped John Ball on leaves.
19 – Spitting snow all day. None
stayed. Wayne's came about 10:30 in a new '62 Plymouth. Dave & Annetta came
along. Left about 5 p.m. Had good visit. Temp over 40º.
20 – A little ice in tank. Cloudy,
in high 30s all day.
21 – Cleaned gutters. Picked up 2
bushels corn in Manning's field. Temp in 40s.
22 – Drippy rain about all day.
About 40º. Mom baking pies.
23 – Thanksgiving. Cloudy, misty
& mild. Temp in 40s. Went to Milly's for dinner. Mary & Jack there too.
24 – Went shopping. Still warm. Sun
shining bright. Picked up more corn & raked more leaves.
25 – Warmer, high 56º. Clear. Vern
& Genevieve stopped in. Ohio won over Michigan 50-20. Purdue won.
26 – Jack & Evelyn stopped by
with brother Alex on way from Illinois. Only stayed an hour & half. He is
failing a lot. Was a real warm over 50 day.
27 – Real windy & cooler about
35º. Picked up some corn & more leaves.
28 – Colder 28º, raised to 32º.
Picked up more corn & leaves.
29 – Warmer, high about 40º. Clear.
Picked up more corn & leaves.
30 – Eva got permanent $10.00.
Picked up corn. Warm in 40s. Clear. Eva went to Tupperware party.
December 1961
1 – Went shopping. Clear day in 40s.
Picked up corn.
2 – Real warm & clear. Over 50º.
Watched Army-Navy game.
3 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Cloudy, but around 50.
4 – Rained most all day, but temp
set a new high 64º Chicago, about 58 here.
5 – Colder, about 35º. Sunny. Went
to Cass for lunch & shopped.
6 – Picked up corn. Still nice
weather. Supposed to be colder.
7 – Trying to snow. Picked up load
of corn. Temp in high 20s. Snow coming down hard tonight. First real snow of
year. Below 20 at night.
8 – Had first snow about 1 inch.
Went shopping & to Dr. Blood pressure 155/90, weight 161. Higher. Roads
pretty clear. Dropped below 20 again.
9 – Haven pumped our dry well 1st
time in 13 years. Relieved sink immediately. Temp in high 20s.
10 – Snowing some. Milly & Eldon
here for dinner. Temp about 30º. Donna called about 7 for Mom's Birthday.
11 – Still cold under 30 high.
12 – Neterers had us & Mais for
supper. Temp dropping & snowing. Shut ponies in 1st time.
13 – Sunny, but temp dropped to
about 11 above in a.m. Went up just over 20º. First real cold snap.
14 – High 32, low 11º. Clear.
Warmer.
15 – Temp 29. Lake started to freeze
over, 1st time. Out about 100 ft. Sunny & clear.
16 – Temp 34-16. Sunny. Watched
football.
17 – Slow drizzly freezing rain.
Pavement slick. Didn't go to get papers. Temp right at 30-31 all day. Major
left today. Did not return. Can't understand it. Lake partly frozen, theory is
that he went in.
18 – Temp still at 30. Can't find
Major nowhere. We miss him a lot.
19 – More snow, still ice under. We
took Mais to South Bend. Otto's sister died. We went by way of 119-112. Got
stuck on hill coming home. Bing help me out.
20 – Temp still holding around
28-30.
21 – Some snow today. Temp 35-25.
Hauled 24 loads manure out of barn 1st time.
22 – Still 32-24. Went shopping.
Roads clear.
23 – Snowed in night & all
morning. About 4 inches. Plowed in p.m. Temp between 25-30. Neterers & us
at Mais for supper. Cleared.
24 – Temp 20 this morning. Bright
& sunny 20-25. Left at 10 a.m. Went to Milly's. Ate lunch & rode with
them to Wayne's. Arrived about 4:30. Roads clear. Hammond had over 10 inches.
We had 4 or 5, South Bend about 3.
25 – Temp in Hammond 5 above at 8.
Went up to 30. Had big dinner & Christmas. Came home about 4. Arrived here
at 7:30. No more snow.
26 – Clear, temp 20-40. Thawed some.
27 – Snowed some, temp dropped in
night to 11 above.
28 – Temp. 11 low. High about 15.
Clear.
29 – Temp 0º at 8 p.m., raised to 10
in night. High about 12º. Did not go shopping. Visited Mais in p.m.
30 – Wayne's came up about 2:30 for
3 hours. Ate lunch in their cottage. John & Diane came along. Don fixed our
T.V. Took 4 tubes & $16.00. Temp 8º - 15º. Lake freezing again.
31 – Went to Jones. Got a few
groceries. Snow about 4 to 5 inches. Temp 12 – 15.
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