June 18 - June 24, 1969-1973

1969

Wed- Washed clothes. Ironed. Game rained out. Watched dragon seed on TV.

Thu – Baked oatmeal cookies. Knitted. Kids went to ball game. Weeded. Dave cut front grass. Orioles 3 – Parrots 1.

Fri – Washed clothes. Went to bank & store. Elaine fixed supper. Went to town. Met Carol. Had dinner at China town. Went to Gimbels warehouse sale. Bought radio.

Sat – Stan worked. Carol & I went early to Hornes warehouse sale. Carol got stereo, I got lawn mower. Went to store. Stan, Julie, Ivan & I went to Linda’s graduation.

Sun – Read paper. Stan worked on front walk. Gave boys hair cuts & washed heads. Visited Mrs. Iames. Rained. Kids got baths.

Mon – Washed clothes. Sand came. Set up pool. Carol & I went to Eastland May Sterns – disgusting. Took corvair for repairs.

Tue – Sewed. Kids tried out new swimming pool. Wrote versus for Bill’s birthday. Orioles 4 – Hawks 1. Called because of rain. Went to K-Mart & then to town to get Carol.

1970

Thu – Rain. Washed clothes. Folded & ironed. Went to carnival at Elders. Went to store. Wrote to Bill.

Fri – Washed kitchen windows & curtains. Cleaned cellar windows. Went to store & dentist. Cleaned kitchen. Cooler.

Sat – Kids cleaned house. Dave & Stan helped Mary move. Loaded truck. Washed clothes.

Sun – Made strawberry & cream pies. Rained. Pap, Dad & Mary came for supper. Had roast beef, pot., peas & rolls. Bill H. came out.

Mon – Washed clothes. Burned rubbish. Ironed. Gave boys & Stan haircuts. Washed hair & kids got baths.

Tue – Up early. Made cake – fixed potatoes. Took boys & Julie & went for trip. Went to Fort Necessity, Lake Yough & Roundhill farm. Kids had ball game (Orioles 6 – Hawks 1). Elaine helped Mrs. O. Stan got Carol.

Wed – Elaine helped Mrs. O. Cut out robe (me) & Elaine’s skirt. Sewed robe. Went to Acme & Sears. Bought grass plugs.

1971

Fri – Dave drove Stan to work. Went to bank & stores. Kids cleaned house. Danny wanted Frank to sleep out. Argued. Stan talked to him.

Sat – Washed clothes. Went to store. Stan fixed swimming pool. Carol went to town to get hair cut. Carol dated Jim. Dave, Stan & I played cards. Hot. Kids cut grass.

Sun – Very hot & humid. Stan got socks, underwear & slacks. Carol went to Ohio Pyle. Greg & Harry went to double header. Stan put in stripping & I planted petunias. Frank had game. Dave & Elaine went to LRY.

Mon – Washed clothes. Ironed. Went to K-Mart. X-changed Stan’s trousers. Got yarn. Started afghan for Julie. Stan visited Pap & I visited Dad. Got Carol from school.

Tue – Kids cleaned cellar. Baked cake. Stan, Bill & Jim Hudzick played golf. Took Harry & Frank to get new tennis shoes. Went to Southland. G & H had game. Sweeper man came. Frank slept out.

Wed – Baked blueberry & lemon meringue pies. Had lunch clean-up. Dave took G, H & Ivan to South Park. Elaine sewed shorts. Carmen H. came to see her (too old). Frank & Ivan had games. Hoed. Gave Stan haircut.

Thu – Washed clothes. Fixed pudding cream pie. Elaine worked on long pants. Frank had friends over. Stayed overnight.

1972

Sun – Nice day. Stan got cassette tape recorder. Took Elaine to Pitt. Went to Pap’s & then to Dads. Kids swam. Had chicken. Went swimming. Stan hoed garden. Weeded front. Went to Mrs. Iames.

Mon – Stan on vacation. Washed clothes. Stan hung awning. Went to store. Stan helped me cut front grass.

Tue – Went with Stan to Latrobe. Stopped at Greensburg. Signed for Datsun. Kids cleaned cellar. Started to rain. Covered kitchen chairs.

Wed – Rain. Finished chairs. Boys & I cleaned out their rooms & behind eaves. Stan fixed cellar window & puttied living room window. Bonnie H. came out. Took home clothes & trains.

Thu – Rain. Stan & Bill went to see Clairton Tool Dressing. Washed clothes. Baked cho. chip cookies. Bruce here. Got Elaine from Pitt. Stan got milk & oil change in Datsun. Poured rain (cold).

Fri – More rain. Roads closed. Latrobe & Harrisburg flooded. Cool. Fixed French toast brunch. Went to store. Carol & Jim came out. Worked on Plymouth. Bill & Dave worked night turn.

Sat – Washed clothes. Stan went to shop. Made cherry pies. Made eye of round roast. Good. Had Butch for supper. Carol called. Sold her corvettes.

1973

Mon – Washed clothes. Swept & mopped cellar. Changed sheets. Helped kids cut front grass. Started back. Went to K-Mart. Harry went to Kennywood.

Tue – Hot & humid. Slept late. Bill got late start. Kids cut grass. Went to Grant City & Krogers. Elaine went to see “Pink Floyd”. I cut grass. Kids had games.

Wed – Washed clothes. Sewed & finished my shorts & top. Worked on berry bushes. Brought up filing cabinets to bedroom. Stan worked xtra long day. Humid.

Thu – Took Ivan & Julie to dental clinic. Ivan finished corrective. Poured rain. Cut out Carol’s dress. Dave got flat tire. Car wouldn’t start (ground cable). Worked on invoices. Packed 1^st shipment for CTDS.

Fri – [NO ENTRY]

Sat – Stan & I went to Blue Knob Resort. Nice trip. Dave took kids to South Park. Called Marion. Played cards.

Sun – Nice day. Kids swam. Rick Bilan broke side of pool. Weeded. Made potato salad, soup & rolls. Typed invoices. Bill H. came out.