Sunday, December 29, 1974
A very nice day. I done my
regular work. I washed, got a lot of my reading done. Betty called. She and I
went down to Ferns in p.m. Fern mended Walt’s coat. Kimmy stayed here last
night.
Monday, December 30, 1974 Bill 66
A beautiful day, mild and sunny.
I done my regular work. Didn’t get up very early. I went down to Betty’s to see
some things she wanted to show me. Then we went to town. We got some ice cream.
After supper the Horton’s came also Esther and Cliff. We had cake and ice
cream. Bill got $20 in money, some cute cards the kids made. Two nice cards
from the Horton’s and Thomases and Jeff.
Tuesday, December 31, 1974 cold
early when we got up, warmed up
Up about 8 AM, done up the
regular work. Zak came up while Betty went to her meeting. Dorothea, Dave and
Jeffrey called. It was so good to see them. Dave likes his new truck very much.
I defrosted the refrigerator, ironed. In early p.m. Betty, Zak and I went up to
Harlow’s at Camp Encore. Harlow’s selling their furniture to move to Florida.
Betty bought some things. In forenoon (late) Carmen came up to stay for a
couple days and nights. Randy called in evening. Billie down to see Dick Graffam
from about his bull calf. Carmen and I sitting up tonight to see the old year
out and the new year in.
No one in this family
hospitalized this past year. We had a wet rainy spring. At the end of the
spring season on June 19 at 2:50 PM Christie Crook was put to eternal sleep by
Dr. Charles Gauger. She had been very sick all spring. We loved her and she has
been missed each day ever since. It don’t seem possible she has gone. It turns
my stomach over when I think of her. She was such a wonderful dog.
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| Randy Harmon |
In August on the 8th Pres. Nixon
resigned as president of the United States. Vice President Gerald Ford became
president. Watergate hearings all going on.
Jeffrey went to Michigan to visit
his dad and grandmother. While he was gone Dorothea came up for a few nights.
We went around looking up dates on her family records. We was so glad to have
her up with us.
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| Debbie Valley |
We got the barn built this
summer. Billie is so pleased with it. We got four head of cattle in it. Betty
sold Bingo to a girl in Sweden. Has a good home up there and she replaced them
with another nice horse BJ. She was a racer, very pretty. Sold her and bought
another small horse. Nice horse.
We went on a family picnic up to Cold
River this summer for the anniversary a Betty and Walt’s wedding and Dorothea’s
birthday. A cloudy foggy day, had a nice dinner and a good time though. Betty’s
family away in middle of summer on a few days vacation. Hortons bought a
brand-new Chevrolet pickup truck in January. Early this fall they bought a 1972
Ford LTD deluxe Ford station wagon.
Chet and Lil not very good all
fall. Lil had a slight stroke. Billie been helping them a lot. This fall Ilan’s
folks had a brand-new home built. Rayburn and family bought a new home over in
Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vose moved in to Aunt Ava’s new home. Weldon had
opened house over there. We all went. Delores not good this whole year. Had bad drought the summer.
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| Zak sleeping in spare bedroom |
This year has been a bad year for
everyone financially. A recession. We are in inflation, it is very bad. First
of the year a gas shortage. No rationing. As June and summer months and
vacations came gas came back. We had a very mild winter, not enough snow to
keep the snow slopes open for skiing. On 4 of July we had a very bad storm with
tornado winds. The area around here was damaged badly.
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| Uncle Bob with his trophies and dog Pip |
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