January 1962
1 – Warming, low about 18 went over
30º. Home all day. Bright & clear. Watched Parade Bowl games. Neterers kids
slid on south hill.
2 – Temp 20-35.
3 – Temp went over 40, thawed a lot
of snow. Took Otto to Dr. at Constantine.
4 – 32º 42º Thawing.
5 – Heavy fog all day. Went
shopping. Light rain, melting 32º 42º again. Temp falling at night.
6 – Raining & freezing. Temp
around 30º. Turned to snow at night.
7 – Still cold throughout Midwest.
Temp 14-24º. Home all day.
8 – Snowing off & on. Temp
14-20º. Dropping by evening. Snow about 6 inches.
9 – Zero at 7 a.m. high 8º above.
Clear. Coldest day of Winter. Dropping to 6º below at 7 p.m.
10 – Clear. Temp hit 10º below in
night. Lowest in 16 years. Up to 5 above during day. Coldest since we been
here.
11 – 8 below at 7 a.m. Up to 8
above. Clear & sunshine. Trees still loaded with ice. Went to Jones. 2
above at 7 p.m.
12 - 8º above at 7 a.m. up to 20º by
p.m. Partly cloudy. Went shopping.
13 – Warming. 20º in a.m., up to
about 34 high. Still clear. Ice melted off trees, after a week. Lux gave me
$70.00 to look after his mail & place.
14 – Low 28, high 33º. Went to
Milly's to pick up oranges. Started snowing in p.m. Left early for home. Snow
slushy.
15 – Still snowing, temp around
30-32 all day, snow stopped & temp falling, 22 at 7 p.m. Lux didn't leave
today. Snowed about 3 inches.
16 – Lux's left this morning. 4
above rising to 15º. Dropping to 2 above at 7 p.m. Clear.
17 – Low 8 above, 18 high. Dropping
to 6 above at 7 p.m. Took Otto to Dr. Clear.
18 – About 1 above at 8 a.m., up to
18º. 7 p.m. 8 above & falling. Clear.
19 – Snowing & 5 above at 7
a.m., high 15º above. Holding around 10 above at 7 p.m.
20 – Low 10 above, high 24º. Clear.
Cleaned barn. Weaned Pixie.
21 - 20º at 7 a.m., rose to 30º all
day. Cloudy. Home all day.
22 – Low 7 a.m. 10º, high 20º. Some
rain & sleet. Dropping.
23 – 10 above, up to 18, dropping
again at night. Ran out of oil today. They brought out 15 gallons.
24 - 15º a.m., high 32. Clear.
Filled tank 240 gallons.
25 – Low 15 high near 40º. Clear.
Thawing. Went to Jones. Cleaned barn.
26 – Couldn't make hill today.
Raining & ice under. Low 30, high 35º. Cloudy.
27 – About 10 above a.m. up to 22º.
Clear, cold & lots of ice.
28 – Frank & I went to Union for
paper. Still icy. Clear. Had Mais in for dinner. Low 15 in a.m. up to 24.
Dropping again.
29 – One inch snow fell in night.
Temp low 22, high 42º. Clear.
30 – Temp dropped in night to 15º.
Was around that all day. Down to 10º at 7 p.m. & dropping. Clear, windy all
day.
31 - 2º above at 8 a.m. High about
15º. Went to Elkhart shopping. Some snow. 3 days zero or below in January.
February 1962
1 – 8 above at 8 a.m. up to 15º
high. Clear & nice. Snowed again last night. About 6 inches on ground.
2 – 5 above at 8 a.m., high 24º.
Partly cloudy. Some snow.
3 – Low 28º at 8 a.m., high 42.
Foggy.
4 – Record heat, high 51, low 42.
Thawed lots of snow & ice. Went to Milly's for dinner.
5 – Temp fell to 22 in night,
dropped to 16º in day. Several snow flurries in blizzard-like proportions.
Colder.
6 – 67 years old today. In good
health. Had to get drivers license in blizzard. Really bad driving. Had dinner
at Mais. Temp 8 above low, high 15º.
7 – 2 below this morning. Clear.
High 22º in p.m. P.C. & some snow.
8 – 6 above at 7 a.m., up to 42 at
barn, 32 at house. Clear. Went to Jones.
9 – Went to Elkhart. Got car greased,
oil change & heater fixed. Temp 20º high 28º. Some snow. Ate at Union.
10 – Low 4 below at 7 a.m., high
25º. Clear.
11 - 10º at 7 a.m., high25º. Cloudy.
Home all day.
12 – Low 22º, high 42-32. Clear.
Some thawing.
13 – Temp 25 low, 42 high. Clear. Eva
had dinner for Mildred today, with Mais.
14 – Temp 28, high near 40º. Clear.
Some thawing.
15 – 18 above at 7 a.m., high 35º.
16 – Low 20º, high 42º. P.C. Went
shopping. Had potato pancakes at Daisy's.
17 – Temp 78º at 8 a.m. High 38º.
25º at 7 p.m. P.C. About 48 at barn.
18 – Low 20º at 8 a.m. High up to
25º. Snowing & sleeting most all day.
19 – Temp raised to 30º by 8 a.m.,
high only about 32º, dropping to 22 by 7 p.m. Snowing most of day with sleet.
20 – John Glenn 1st man
in Orbit 3 times around earth 4:56:26 seconds. Low today 20, high 38. Clear.
21 – Low about 20º at 8 a.m., high
32º. Snowed hard all day, 3 or 4 inches.
22 – Low 18º, high 32º. Dropping.
Clear. Went to Jones. No mail.
23 – Low 5 above at 7 a.m., high
25º. P.C. Went shopping. Ate at Union. Snowing & blowing tonight. Dave
& Annetta had 9 lb. 11 oz. girl. Dana Lynn. [Baby info probably added after receiving announcement in the mail.]
24 – Biggest snow of year fell last
night with 2 & 3-ft. drifts. Clear today. Low 12º, high 28º.
25 – Low 18 at 8 a.m. 43º high, 52º
at barn. Clear & thawing.
26 – Low 30º, high 43. Some thawing.
Cloudy & temp dropping. Got word we are Great Grand Parents. Hurrah.
27 – Coffee – Low 27º at 8, high
33º. Clear. Thawed slightly.
28 – Low 15º, high 27º. Some snow
& wind. Typical winter day. Dropping.
March 1962
1 – Coldest March 1st in
years, except 1960. Zero at 7:30 a.m. High about 15º. Clear & bright.
2 – Low zero at 7 a.m., high 22º.
Clear. About 30 at barn. Went shopping. Still a lot of snow & ice.
3 – 8 above at 7 a.m., high 30º.
Clear. Thawed some. Elkhart won Regionals, beat South Bend Central 66-62.
4 – Cloudy. Low 14º at 8 a.m., high
32º. Home alone.
5 – Low 14º at 7:30, high 28º. About
1½ inch new snow fell in night. Had T.V. switch put on & new tube $12.23.
6 – Low 18º, high 34º. Cloudy.
7 – Low 24º, high 38º, 42 at barn.
Sunshine & thawing.
8 – Low 26º, high 42. P.C. Had Misc.
checked on car at Jones 50¢.
Washed car outside. Had rectifier put in T.V. $9.24.
9 – Low 30º, high 38º. Cloudy. Went
shopping & to Dr. Weight 163, blood pressure 160/90. Some thawing. Lake
still froze over.
10 – Low 32º, high 42. Cloudy.
Thawed a lot. Elkhart beat Ft. Wayne Central 61-58. Kokomo beat Huntington.
Lost to Kokomo 73-70. H.B.
11 – Low 32º, high 42. P.C. Home all
day. Still thawing. Wind has been in ENE for over a week. Had electrical storm
at 10 p.m. with rain, 1st rain since December.
12 – Low 30º, high 38. P.C. &
snowing. Eggleston installed bathtub today. Now we can take a bath. HB
13 – Low 30º, high 35º. Cloudy &
snowing. About 1 inch fell last night. Wind finally shifted to SW after 10 days
of ENE.
14 – Low 25º, high 32º. Snow in a.m.
15 – Low 22º, high 33º. Clear. Car
wouldn't start. Called Vandalia for jump battery. Went to Cass. Had points
installed $5.60, tow 5.00. Wayne called.
16 – Low 22º, high 33º. Cloudy. Went
shopping. Sold 70 shares BL & 10 B.G. Total $235. Saw Turtle Doves.
17 – Low 20, high 40º. Clear.
Thawed. Dave & Annetta came with new Great Granddaughter, a real cutie.
Left at 8 p.m. Evansville beat Madison, East Chicago beat Kokomo, Evansville
beat East Chicago 74-71.
18 – Went to Milly's. Low 18º, high
44º. Melted a lot. Snow off lake. Clear & warm. First 2 robins came today.
19 – Low 33º, high 43º. Some rain.
Took car to Elkhart, had broken wire in distributor. Put in, set plugs at
14,000 miles.
20 – Low 25º, high 45º. P.C. &
foggy. Thawed a lot more. HB
21 – Low 30º, high 43º. P.C. Some
rain & snow, but all melted. Got Hormones at Vets.
22 – Low 32º, high 42º. P.C. Went to
Jones. Got bran & lice killer. Hauled 11 loads of manure out of barn.
23 – Low 32, high 45º. P.C. Went
shopping. Snow about gone. First time this winter.
24 – Sunny, 30º 48º high. Lux came
home at 1:30. Snow nearly gone.
25 – Low 32º, high 52º. Sunny &
thawing fast. Milly's here for dinner.
26 – Low 25º at 7 a.m., high over
50º. Snow practically gone except low places. Hauled manure. Fixed T.V. short.
Eggleston finished tub, $233.24.
27 – Low 30º, high 55. Clear 4th
day. Snow gone. Hauled manure.
28 – Low 38º, high 65º, 68 at barn.
Warmest day of year. Clear. Went to Bristol for wheat germ oil. Cut down dead
elm on hill.
29 – Low 50º, high 75º. Clear, windy
& warm. Picked load of corn. Finished manuring big garden. Lake breaking
up. Rained .3 inch. First real rain of Spring. Wayne called at noon.
30 – Temp dropped to 30º by 6 a.m.,
only went to 42º today. Clear & windy. Went shopping.
31 – Low25, high 42. Clear &
windy. Kids came up at 11:30, left at 6 p.m. Wayne couldn't get pump primed.
Diane along.
April 1962
1 – Low 26º, high 42º. Clear. Windy.
Home all day. John Ball raked leaves.
2 – Low 22º at 6 a.m., high 42º.
Clear & windy. Hauled manure & picked load of corn.
3 – Low 20º, high 48º, barn 52.
Clear. Windy. Picked load of corn. Sold Pinto to Lyle Manning for $50.00.
Delivered him. Lake nearly all broke up.
4 – Low 30º, high 50º. PC &
rainy. Lake all but open. A month late from 1961. Went to Mishawaka. Picked up
toaster & ate with Milly's.
5 – Low 34º, high 48º. Raining. Went
to Jones.
6 – Low 34º, high 55º. Clear. Went
to town. Got blood pressure medicine. Went to Mais for pancakes.
7 – Low 34º, high 45. P.C. HB
8 – Low 36º, high near 60º. Clear.
Went with Milly's to Dick Peterson wedding at Mentone. Saw Aunt Maud & Jake
& Agnes.
9 – Low 32, high 49º. Windy &
clear. Uncle Chilly buried at Ardmore, Oklahoma.
10 – Low 34º, high 50º. Clear.
Washed car.
11 – Low 30º, high 55º. Clear.
Picked up trailer license. Planted tomato seeds.
12 – Low 30º, high 56º, 60 at barn.
Planted sweet peas. Rain this evening.
13 – Woke up to white ground cover.
Flurries all day. Gone by p.m. Low 30º, high 38º.
14 – Low 28º at 6 a.m., high 40º.
Clear & windy.
15 – Low 26º, high 42º. Clear. Went
to Nancy Feldman's wedding at Bourbon. Windy.
16 – Low 24º, high 40º. Very windy.
Planted tomato, cabbage & flower seeds in hot bed.
17 – Low 28º, high 54º. Clear. Moved
some hay. Started tractor & raked leaves.
18 – Low 32º, high 55º. Clear.
19 – Low 34º, high 42º. Very windy.
Clear.
20 – Low 25º, high 58º. Clear &
calm. Plowed strip of garden. Fixed Wayne's pump.
21 – Low 35º, high 72º. Sprinkled
some. Tilled garden strip & planted row of peas & onions. Wayne's came,
left at 8:30. Milly's came late.
22 – Easter Sunday. Temp stayed at
58º in night. Highest of year. Today's high 72º. Bake & Nora came at 11
am., brought a lot of stuff. We enjoyed their visit.
23 – Clear & windy. High 55º.
24 – Low 40º, high 72º. Clear &
calm.
25 – Low 52º. Highest low of spring.
High 83º, record high for date. Plowed west side of garden. Got worm medicine.
26 – Low 58º, high 84º. Clear.
Plowed in garden square.
27 – Low 57º, high 83º. Clear. Went
shopping. Planted row of carrots, radishes, beets, bibb & head lettuce.
28 – Low 60, high 80º. Plowed some.
Rained about .2 inch in evening. Good for seeds & pasture. Lake temp 42º.
29 – Low 60º, high in low 70s. Ate
dinner at Wayne's. Changed to summer underwear.
30 – Finished plowing & tilled
enough to plant 1st 2 rows of corn Iochief. Big wind storm 75 miles
per hour to hit at 3:30. Blew down trees, power off. Rained over 1 inch.
May 1962
1 – Went to Cass Tax Sale. Lot 134
paid up. Nancy & Catherine came out to lunch. Rained. Cool in 50s.
2 – Low 40º, high 43º. Cool &
raining.
3 – Low 50, high 72º. Clear. Had
mess of new rhubarb.
4 – Low 52º, high 80. Clear. Tilled
flower garden & hoed.
5 – Warm 80º. Dave, Annetta &
Wayne's came. I planted 14 hills midget melons & row of beans, Tendergreen.
Everything greening fast. Seems to be ahead of last year. Wrens came.
6 – Cool all day in 60s. Clear,
windy. Wayne's left early, took Snipe home. 1st peas coming up.
Onions growing.
7 - 40º low, high 60. Helped Frank
cut 5 loads of wood at Harveys. Worked 6 hours. Rained .2 inch.
8 – Planted 10 dahlias & 56 glads.
Frank & I cut up dead elm in pasture. Cool 42 - 62º.
9 – Cool in 50s. Frank fixed points
& cleaned carburetor in mower. Cut half the lawn, 1st time.
10 – Rained .4 inch last night.
Still cool. Mid 50s. Finished cutting grass.
11 – Went shopping. Temp 48 - 60º.
12 – Rained .4 inch this a.m.
Wayne's came at 1 p.m. Cleared & went up to 70º. Julie Ebeling [Weaver] here.
13 – Mothers Day. Milly's came. We
all ate at Nancy's. Warm 80º. Put pier in & Wayne stained top.
14 – Low 65º, high 88º. Clear. Planted
2nd row peas, 2nd 2 rows corn Golden Rush. Also planted
small flower seeds. Sprayed trees 2nd time.
15 – Low 66º, high 89º. Clear &
hot. Went to Cass. Tilled some garden.
16 – Low 68º, high 88º. Clear.
Replanted musk melons. Planted 2 rows sunflower & acorn squash. Also 2 rows
potatoes (Maine) & set out 6 Fireball early tomatoes. Lake temp. 58º.
17 – Got hair cut. Hot 60 - 89º, 94
at Chicago. 1st row of melons up fine.
18 – Went shopping alone. Got
drapes. Low 60, high 90. Cooler at night. Lake temp 65º.
19 – Low 64, high 88. Clear. Planted
2nd row potatoes. Cut grass 2nd time. Went swimming 1st
time, 3 weeks earlier than last year. Water temp 61º. Kids didn't come up.
20 – Sugar foaled a male colt about
5 a.m. Found her at 7. Lively & cute. About 2 weeks past due. Beautiful day
about 75º. Nice breeze.
21 – Low 54º, high 75º. Clear.
Re-planted 1st 2 rows corn. Golden Cross. Planted 2nd row
of melons. Finished grass. 2nd corn planting several inches high.
22 – Helped Frank cut up tree off
Bryan's fence. Ate lunch there. Was cool in 70s, clear.
23 – Low 60s, high in 70s. Clear
& windy. Planted last row of onions, radishes, beets, lettuce. Paul Mullins
died today.
24 – Cool near 70. Sunny. Watched
Scott Carpenter complete 3 orbits. Went to see Paul Mullins.
25 – Cool day. Went shopping. Big
winds.
26 – Had thunder storm in night
& 1 inch rain with .3 more falling. First rain since May 10th.
Getting dry. Wayne's came at 1:30. I went to Mullins services.
27 – Cool 60 & raining off &
on. Wayne's left at 4 p.m.
28 – Low 54, high 73º. Cloudy.
Planted 60 tomato plants. Some cabbage, broccoli & head lettuce. Also
glads.
29 – Went to Nappanee to see Chas.
Baker receive his 50-year Masonic pin. Warm.
30 – Had rain .2 inch this a.m.
Helped tomato plants. Went to Milly's for lunch & supper. Real nice day -
82º.
31 – Shower in night. Fairly cool,
.1 inch.
June 1962
1 – Cool in high 60s. Tilled rest of
garden. Cut ¾ lawn, 3rd time. Went to Scholma's Farewell Pot Luck.
Set out petunias & 6 peppers. Sprayed trees.
2 – Finished cutting lawn. Planted 2
rows 3rd corn planting & 2nd row beans. Wayne's came
about 12:30. Diane too. Cool. Wayne painted his boat. Called on Frank Nelson.
3 – Cool in 60s. Sunshine.
4 – Cloudy, but cleared. Temp rose
to 78º. Cultivated & hoed flowers & garden. Rained in evening &
night .7 inch.
5 – Cloudy & clearing. Replanted
some corn. Temp about 72º.
6 – Went to auction at Shipshewanna.
Re-planted 1st row corn, set out cabbage. Temp in 70s.
7 – Clear. About 72º. Otto painting
window sash.
8 – Went shopping. Otto finished
windows. Cultivated garden.
9 – Rained ½ inch in night & 2 ½
inches this p.m. Wayne's & I went to Auction at Shipshewanna. We brought
home sulky & harness, $85.00.
10 – Rained another ½ inch in a.m.
Hitched Candy to cart. She ran away with Wayne. Set out Walter's tomatoes.
Warm, near 80º.
11 – Planted 2 rows 4th
planting of Golden Cross corn, and replanted 10 hills cucumbers. Temp in 70s.
12 – Picked 2 boxes berries. Drove
ponies in harness, warm.
13 – Uncle Earl died today in
Florida. Picked 88 quarts of strawberries, earned $5.50 & a free box.
Pretty stiff tonight. Cool.
14 – Went to Jones. Drove ponies.
15 – Went shopping. Hoed around potatoes
& melons. Temp 78, 50 in a.m.
16 – Cultivated whole patch. Drove
ponies. Picked 2 boxes of berries, 25¢.
Wayne's came for 2 weeks. Went swimming.
17 – Nice day. Milly's here, Fathers
Day. All ate at Nancy's. Had grilled chops.
18 – Real warm, about 86 here. Rain
threatened. Went to Cass with Wayne. Planted 5th 2 rows of Iochief
corn.
19 – Cool in 60s. Went to Wawasee to
look for snipes.
20 – Manning delivered 122 bales hay
in lieu of Pinto sale. Temp. 70 out, but 100 in mow. Picked 4 quarts berries.
Drove ponies. Clear, no rain.
21 – Temp near 80. Built a trellis
for tomatoes.
22 – James went shopping with us.
Warm. Cedric got out west corner. James & I put up electric fence.
23 – Diane 19 today. Dave &
Annetta came. Harbert's too. We had barbecued spare ribs & 1st
mess of peas. Picked 8 quarts of strawberries. Wayne sold his Snipe $250. Rain
.3 inch.
24 – Cool in 70s. Clear. Wayne
sailed with Linda [Ebeling].
25 – Cultivated garden. Went with
Wayne to Battle Creek to see a Snipe. No deal. Warm in 80s. Went to Mais for
Frank's Birthday. Gave him tobacco.
26 – Put straw on tomatoes. Warm.
27 – About 78º. Wayne got new Snipe
$1250.
28 – Drove ponies. Temp around 80º.
Picked 5 boxes strawberries.
29 – Went shopping. Hot, around 80º.
30 – No rain yet. Diane came on
South Shore at 2:40. Sailed with Wayne. Went to Milly's for cook out. Turned
cool.
July 1962
1 – Beautiful day. Good wind. Wayne
won 2nd & 1st in Snipe race. First time. New boat
O.K. He & Diane went home. Had 2nd mess of peas & 1st
beans. Sprinkled garden.
2 – Got first rain since June 10th
except for .3 on June 23rd. Drizzling rain all day total 2 inches.
Soaked in good. Cooler.
3 – Wet & cloudy. Picked 3
quarts black raspberries - $1.20. Set out 55 rose hedge.
4 – Wayne's came at 9 a.m. Dave
& Annetta's folks at 10. Wayne came in 3rd. Won 2nd
in Regatta. Cool & P.C. in 70s.
5 – Fairly warm.
6 – Laura's birthday. Went shopping.
In 70s. Wayne came late.
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Birch Lake birthday
celebrations were the best.
From left around the table: Helen Harbert, Eva,
Nancy, Laura, Walter Harbert, and Lester.
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7 – Warm, high 85º, low 68. No wind.
Noticed the heat at night. Cool before morning.
8 – Wayne won 2nd & a
1st. Was last away & 1st at finish. They all left
tonight.
9 – Penny had a filly colt last
night. Spotted, 331 days. Windy & cool in 60s. Lucy & Bev's families
came to Wayne's cottage. We ate with them at night. Fried chicken.
10 – Real nice, near 80. Went
swimming. National League won All Star 3-1 from American. Aunt Minnie died
today. [Minnie Baker, Charlie Baker's 2nd
wife. His 1st wife was Lester's sister & Bake's & Marge
Rae's mother.]
11 – Kids left today. Real nice. In
80s.
12 – Got haircut & set. Went to
South Bend. Got Midas Muffler $15.95 & tail pipe. Also rear shocks $20.80.
16,000 miles. Ate with Milly's & stopped to see Mary & Jack.
13 – Went to Knox. Minnie's funeral.
Mabel there, also Marj. Mabel came home with us. Tola came with Wayne's from
Hammond. Rained .5 inch.
14 – Wayne entered Regatta at Eagle
Lake. Won 8th & 5th. Rained. Had pot luck at Mary's.
15 – Wayne came in 4th
& 5th place for Regatta. All ate at Mary's again. Tola stayed.
Rained .2 inch.
16 – Dave & Annetta here on
vacation. Cut lawn. They ate with us.
17 – Put Mabel on Dowagiac Bus at
11:15. Went to see Alex & Jim. Sunshine & warm. Uncle Clyde's came with
Donnie.
18 – All went to Milly's for
barbecue chicken. Picked 1st tomatoes & cukes.
19 – Painted south end of barn. Need
more paint.
20 – Went shopping alone. Dave cut
tank. Rained nearly 2 inches. Washed out. Cool, in 70s. Bought gallon Penta
Prime.
21 - .3 inch rain in night. Clear
today. Drove Candy & Cedric today. Cool & nice.
22 – Good wind in p.m. Wayne's &
Dave won 4th & 1st. Tola came with Mary & Jack
& went home with Wayne. Milly & Eldon came in evening. More rain, .3
inch. Sold Friskie to Pam Foote.
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Lester at the barn
with Pam Foote, Laura, James & Mary.
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23 – PC & clearing. Cleaned
basement. Went to see Mrs. Martin with Neterers.
24 – Had dry well repaired with new
hole & gravel, $65.00. All water removed. Painted basement floor. Cool in
70s.
25 – Still cool. Patched veranda.
Had good mess of 2nd beans, first real corn also tomatoes.
26 – Painted steps. Cleaned garage.
Drove ponies. Dave fixed barn lights. Mom got $10.00 perm. Cool & clear.
27 – Went shopping. Cleaned up rest
of basement. Still cool. Wayne came.
28 – Painted deck & rest of
basement. Drove all 3 ponies including Penny. Having lots of corn.
29 – No races this a.m., no wind. Wayne
came in 1st in p.m. with Mary crewing. They all left tonight. Warmer
78º.
30 – Russell's leaving Denver for
Indiana. Cool. High 78, low 60.
31 – Low 59, high 74.
August 1962
1 – Russell's arrived at 6 p.m. They
are fine. Cool today. Lost my glasses in fence row.
2 – Went swimming. Drove ponies.
Warmer.
3 – Went shopping. Russell's went to
Clyde's. Wayne's came at 8:30. Warm. Ordered new glasses.
4 – Real warm today. Russell's came
back. Dave & Annetta came. Temps dropped 10 degrees with wind change.
5 – Wayne & Dave won 2nd
& Mary & Wayne won 1st. Nice day. Cool. 13 here for dinner.
6 – Wayne taking a week. Sold Pixie
to Mr. True at Dowagiac for $105.00. Wayne, Russell & I delivered her. In
70s. Had 1½ inch rain today.
7 – Had fish fry with Dean's. Cool.
8 – Warmer, in 80s. Went with Lou
& Russell to Aunt Maud's, cemetery, Bass Lake, Knox & Doris. About 215
miles. Ate supper at Azar's.
9 – Got haircut & all ate
barbecue steak here.
10 – Went shopping. Got new glasses
$33.00. All went to Milly's for cook-out. Russell's stayed. Cool.
11 – Drove & rode ponies all
a.m. Dave, Annetta, Diane & John came up. Ate with Dean's in evening at
Wayne's.
12 – Russell's came, also Milly's.
Had ham & chicken. Good wind. Wayne & David came in 2nd
& in p.m. Wayne & Diane won 1st.
13 – Russell's went to Doris'. We
washed. Still cool.
14 – Low 55, a cool day. Had first
fire in fireplace. High 66.
15 – Russell's came back at noon. We
went to Cass & Diamond Lake. Cool & warm, about 70.
16 – Russell's left at 9:30 for
Straits. Sold Smoky for $75.00 to R. Breece. Warmer, near 80º - 60 at night.
17 – Went shopping. Went to Mary's
& Clyde's. Saw Connie. Ate at Mary's. Wayne's here when we got home. Still
cool, in 50s at night.
18 – Cool. Drove ponies.
19 – Wayne & Dave won 1st
& 2nd today. We got 2nd in Boat Parade, Pa's Off His
Rocker. Collet's came to Douglas cottage. Nice day in 80s, 91 in Chicago.
20 – Warm today in high 80s. 93 in
South Bend.
21 – Warmer today, in 80s. Cool at
night.
22 – High 82, low 60. Clear. Need
rain.
23 – High 86 & high humidity. In
90s in town. Started on 3rd planting of corn. Tomatoes coming on
fast now.
24 – Went shopping. High near 90.
Wayne's came late. Diane & Dave's too.
25 – Vern Ball passed away at 1 p.m.
Cooler, rained slowly all day about ½ inch.
26 – Wayne came in 4th
with Diane & 1st with Mary. Cool & clear. Had some of 3rd
corn.
27 – Nice day in 70s. Went to
Funeral Home. Standing line for blocks. Paved hill.
28 – Lank & I went to Vern's
Funeral at Church. Temp about 80. Cool nights. Balls came out.
29 – Warm in 80s. Cool nights.
30 – Paris dug Martin's dry well.
Still warm.
31 – Went shopping alone. Got car
side swiped south of Union. Damage over $300. Had ½ inch rain tonight &
thunder storm.
September 1962
1 – Wayne's came in time to race.
They came in 3rd. Nice day. Big dinner at Yacht Club. Wayne won
trophy, 2nd for Fourth of July, Dad's Day 1st & 2nd
for Boat Parade. Nancy stayed home.
2 – Wayne & Dave got another 3rd.
Wayne called home at noon. David & Dave P. came in 1st after
Traeger broke down. Got 1st place trophy for Labor Day. Beautiful
day in 70s.
3 – Wayne's had baby girl 8 lb. 3
oz. at 7:20 a.m. Doing fine. Labor Day. Temp 76º. Name Amy.
4 – Went to get car estimate
$419.80, got O.K. to leave car at Balls. Drove a '54 Plymouth.
5 – Temp 48 this a.m., high 80.
Canned 8 quarts tomato juice.
6 – Low 40º, high 65º. Furnace came
on awhile. Warmed up. Clear. Got hair cut, also repaired transistor $9.76.
Canned 6 quarts juice.
7 – Went to Dr. Blood pressure same.
Weight 159 pounds. Car approved for repairs.
8 – Barn pump burned out. Called
Haines & Carter. Dean's & Mabel came at noon to stay at Wayne's. Miss
Ohio won Miss America.
9 – Wayne, David & 3 kids came.
We all ate with Dean. All left at night. Rained in night & most of day,
total for 24 hrs. 1 inch.
10 – Low 60, high 70. Clear.
11 – Low 59, high 70º. Clear. Cut
Frank's corn.
12 – Low 55º, high 82º. Clear. Got
barn power motor rewired $43.88.
13 – Low 55, high 80. Clear. Canned
13 quarts juice.
14 – Cooler 65, high 75º. Clear. Went
shopping. Car to Part shop. Sowed grass seed.
15 – Still cool. Julie & Doug
dropped in this evening.
16 – Weatherly won 1st
race from Gretel by 3 minutes 46 seconds [America's
Cup sailboat race]. Wayne & kids came up. Weaver's all ate with us
outdoors. We had corn & tomatoes. Wayne & Dave came in 1st
& 2nd in races.
17 – Went to pick up car. Eva bought
2 dresses, hat, 3 hose, girdle & bra also a lay away black coat. Clear,
high 66, low about 56º.
18 – Low 50, high 72º. Clear.
19 –Low 48, high 60. Clear. Went to
dump.
20 – Temp 35, 32 at barn. High 62º.
Went to Fair, horse races & show. Cool. Heat came on 1st time.
21 – Low 32 here, 30º at barn. First
light frost. Froze ice on tank. Didn't seem to hurt things much. Rained .2 inch
in evening.
22 – Low 49º, high 70º. Clear.
Wayne's came about 4 with new baby. Everyone fine.
23 – Milly & Eldon up. Ate here.
Nice day in 60s. Had sweet corn, about the last.
24 – Low 45, high 65. Clear. Hauled
dirt for yard. Rained .2 inch.
25 – Low 59, high 62. Clear.
Weatherly won 4-1 over Gretel. Liston knocked out Patterson in 1st
round. Planted grass.
26 – Low 40, high 62. Clear.
27 – Low 45, high 64º. Clear. Picked
Northern Spy apples – over 1 bushel. Ate last sweet corn.
28 – Went shopping. Temp 42º. High
64º. Clear.
29 – High 60s, low 40º. Clear.
30 – Kids came at 12:30. Ate lunch
in evening. Positively ate last 3 ears of corn. National League ended in tie.
Nice day.
October 1962
1 – Giants won 8-0. Temp normal.
2 - Fixed fence. Had ½ inch rain in night. Dodgers
won 8-7 at L.A.
3 – Low 55, high 64º. Giants won
Pennant 6-4 in 9th. Play Yanks tomorrow.
4 – Yanks won 4-3. Low 45 - 66º.
5 – Giants won 2-0. Stanford shut
out Yanks. Low 50º, high 68º. Rained ½ inch.
6 – Got 36 – 6xd [No idea, but he sells something similar in
November – maybe stock shares?]. Low 55, high 72º. Clear. Wayne's came at
1:30. Fixed electric fence.
7 – Put away all boats, pier, table,
etc. Kids left at 5:30. We had about .2 inch rain in night. Warm.
8 – Cloudy. Temp 50 – 70.
9 – F.E. Stolte came on South Shore,
stayed all night. Temp. over 70º.
10 – Took F.E. to South Shore in
p.m. Stopped at Mary's & Milly's for supper. Temp. over 80º, 86 in Chicago
a record. Yanks won 5-3, Terry.
11 – Real warm low 64º, high 83º.
Clear.
12 – Temp. 60-72º. Clear. Game
rained out.
13 – Went to ILR Party at Smidts.
Took Mais to South Bend & left Mom at Wayne's. Real warm, hottest night of
summer. Clear.
14 – Went to old Church. Saw old
friends. Temp in 80s. Got home about 7 p.m. 115 miles both ways.
15 – Still warm. Low 65, high near
80. Rained in evening .3 inch. Giants won 6th game 5-3. Pierce &
Ford. They were rained out 3 days.
16 – Yanks won 7th 1-0,
Terry-Stanford. Temp cooler 70º.
17 – Temp 50-65.
18 – Cool 49-65º.
19 – Shopped. 60-72º. No killing
frost yet.
20 – Rained nearly all day about .75
inch. Temp 60-72. Don fixed T.V. $8.16, line in center.
21 – Cooler 40-62º. Foggy in morning
& clearing. John & Ada Ingram came up. Was here for dinner. We enjoyed
their visit. They left about 5 p.m.
22 – Raining. Temp dropping in 50s.
President spoke on Cuban Crisis. Looks bad.
23 – Still raining & first snow
flurries. About .75 inch. Left stable open 1st time. Ponies stayed
in.
24 – About 2 inches wet snow. Power
off 6 hours in night & 2 this morning. Couldn't go to town. Temp. 30 low,
38 high. First real freeze.
25 – Snow started again about 7 a.m.
& came down hard. Canceled trip to town. Temp below 30 low. Heaviest snow
this date, between 15 & 18 inches. Beautiful with colored leaves.
26 – Too much snow. Didn't go to
town. Temp 25-38. Thawed a lot. Helped Manning drive hogs. Feeding ponies some
hay & grain twice daily.
27 – Went shopping. Roads dry. Got
new tire. Wayne's came at noon & shut off water. Left early. Temp 30 low,
high in 50s. Most of snow disappeared.
28 – Remained 45 in night, near 60
today. All snow gone. Almost as fast as it came.
29 – Went to dump. Clear. Temp in
40's.
30 – Helped Manning with hogs. Raked
more leaves.
31 – Had trailer tire changed. Helped
Frank cut up sumac & we cut up all mine. Nice day about 50º. Had 25 kids in
[for Halloween].
November 1962
1 – Got haircut & set. Frank
& I cut up sumac for kindling. About 50º.
2 – Low 35, high 50. Went shopping.
Took Mais to bus. Put tube in T.V. $10.81.
3 – Mild temp. Home all day. Dean's
came in p.m. to see Stantons. Left about 6.
4 – Went to Milly's for dinner.
Started to rain & snow at 4, so came home. Temp in 30s.
5 – Frank & I cut Budzinski's
trees. About 40º. Got oil changed. LDO [long
distance oil], 18,500 miles. Oil & air filter installed.
6 – Election Day, a lot of upsets.
Romney won in Michigan. Nixon lost California. A.W. Clarks came, stayed all
night. Temp in 40s. Clear.
7 – Clarks left about 9:30. Had a
good visit. Mild temp, about 50 high.
8 – Went to Balls, got job finished
& had points put in. Got groceries. Temp 44.
9 – Cool wind. About 40 all day. Got
15 or 18 bushels corn from Manning. Value $15.00.
10 – Fair, in 40s, high 48º. Milly
& Eldon dropped in for supper. Been feeding ponies since snow storm.
11 – Temp 40 & 48º. Clear. Home
all day alone. Bears beat Vikings 31-30. Put on long underwear.
12 – Low 30º, high 50. Sold 3 Vc6
today [Stock shares?].
13 - 40º, 54º high, 56 in Elkhart.
Went with Lux to Liberty Homes.
14 – Nice Day. 31 low, high 56º.
Split wood & raked leaves.
15 – Went to Jones. Temp 35-52.
Washed car.
16 – Rained most all day, slow. Went
shopping. Temp in 40s.
17 – Low 32, high 40. Home all day.
Watched Purdue lose to Minnesota 7-6.
18 – Low 30, high 35. Chilly &
cloudy. Home all day.
19 – Low 26º, high 35º. P.C. Split
wood & raked a few leaves.
20 – Low 31, high 38º. P.C. Cleaned
gutters, dug bulbs.
21 – Temp went to 52º. Nice day.
22 – Thanksgiving. Left 8:30 a.m.,
arrived at Wayne's at 10:20, 108 miles. Clear. About 41º. Had dinner at
Harbert's, stayed all night at Wayne's.
23 – Had car checked at Biekers,
visited Burkes, Mrs. Doolin, Stephens & Mrs. Doolin. Arrived home about 6
p.m. via South Bend. Temp in 40s. Frank fed the ponies.
24 – Nice day, in 40s.
25 – Went to Milly's for roast
chicken dinner. Out to see Bill's ponies. Nice day, in 40s.
26 – Beautiful Day, near 50º. Mom
washed, but feels punk. Helped Frank cut two trees at Cox. 22 low, 1st
real freeze.
27 – Cut 4 trees. Low 22, high 50.
Had Cisco for supper. Started to wean Friskie, 6 months 1 week. Dark of moon.
28 – Low 30, high 56º. Beautiful
clear weather. Finished trees at Cox.
29 – Low 30, high 54º. Cut trees at
Mais. All ate supper there. Grazing mares in Foote's garden.
30 – Went shopping. Low 30, high in
50s, 56º. Warmest November in years, 66º Chicago.
December 1962
1 – December started with low 28,
high 60º. Beautiful weather, like March. Changed filters in furnace & oiled
motors. Navy beat Army.
2 – Low 28, high near 60º. Clear.
Ponies still on some pasture.
3 – Low 30, high 58. Good weather
still prevails. Put screen over corn.
4 – Temp 28º-56º. P.C. Picked up 15
bushels oats at Manning's. Value $9.00. Nancy had surgery today.
5 – Our good weather ended with a
high of 35 & light snow fell. Let ponies stay in, 1st time.
6 – Snowing most of day. Temp around
30º. Ponies hung around barn all day. Got out a lot of cards.
7 – About 5 or 6 inches of snow.
Hill rough. Didn't go shopping. Temp stayed around 30.
8 – Low 18º, high 30º. Snowing off
& on all day. Got bacon at Lanks.
9 – Low 18º, high 25º. More snow,
about 8 inches fell in night. Stray cat came.
10 – Temp 15º, high near 30º. About
12 inches of snow on ground. No plows out, no mail man for 1st time.
No schools.
11 – 10 above in a.m., high 20 &
dropped to 7 above by evening. Plows & mail came. Total snow about 15
inches. South Bend had 26 inches. Freezing in Florida.
12 – 5 below at 5 a.m., 3 at 8,
& zero at 9. High of 18º today. Went to Elkhart with Neterers. Got banking
& groceries. To Neterers for Eva's birthday dinner. Lowest temp since
January '62.
13 – Temp. low 10º, high 20º.
Snowing, 3 inches. Went to Jones & H.D. with Frank. Hills bad. Snow now 18
inches deep.
14 – Lux's left today for Florida.
Low 18º. High in 30s, about 38º, 45 at barn. Dropping again tonight. Lake froze
over some & broke up.
15 – Low 20º, high 32º. Raising. Got
163 gallons oil. Full tank. Used 275 to date.
16 – Low 25º, high 34º. Cloudy. Took
car out first time since Dec. 4th. Got papers.
17 – Low 20º, high 38º. Bright &
sunny. Thawing, now about 12 inches.
18 – Low 30º, high 40º. Sun came
out. Snow going fast. Down to about 6 inches.
19 – Low 28º, high 35º. Cloudy. Went
to Cass. Shopping. Saw man about snow tires.
20 – Low 20º, high 25º. Colder. P.C.
Mailed last of Christmas cards.
21 – Low 18º, high 24º. P.C. Light
out at 8 a.m. Went shopping. Bought snow tires $30.00.
22 – Low 23º, high 28º. Flurries at
night. Light out at 8:07. Cloudy. Sunrise 8:16. Set 5:20. Winter begins,
shortest day. Milly & Eldon here.
23 – Snowed flurries most all day.
About 1½ inches. Colder, lake freezing.
24 – Clear & about 4 above, up
to 13º by 11 a.m. Went to Mishawaka & to Hammond with them. Arrived at
about 3. Stayed with Harbert's.
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Around
the ping pong table from left: Nancy, Diane, Eva, Milly, Laura, Lester, Doris
Mary (Aunt Dee), James, and Helen Harbert
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25 – At Wayne's for dinner. Left at
3. Got home by 6. Last 10 miles rough, heavy snow. Went off road at Lanks
corner. Made it OK & home safe. Frank fed ponies. Temp about 24º.
26 – Low 10º, high 15, clear. Temp
dropping by evening.
27 – Temp zero at 6 a.m. High near
30º. Went to Jones. Sunny all day.
28 – Low 10º, high 30º, clear. Went
shopping. Dr. appt. blood pressure 160/90. Weight 161, up 2 pounds.
29 – Temp 30º at 8 a.m., dropped to
24 by 3 p.m. Clear, windy & cold.
30 – Low 10º, high 15º. Clear. Home
all day. Green Bay won championship over Giants. Temp dropping fast.
31 – 3 below at 8 a.m., went up to
20º. Took Otto to Cass. 5 above at 9:30 p.m. Coldest winter so far in years.
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