Tuesday, sunny, cold in early am, 0 to 20, no snow. Girls, Clifton and I went to Mother's for dinner, took Carol to Dr. Dougal. Clifton went to Union meeting home late.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Tuesday, February 23, 1965 The Frances Hubbard Diaries
February 23, 1965
Tuesday, sunny, cold in early am, 0 to 20, no snow. Girls, Clifton and I went to Mother's for dinner, took Carol to Dr. Dougal. Clifton went to Union meeting home late.
Comment: Tuesday to Cobleskill, unemployment and dinner (mid-day meal) to Richmondville and Grandma Bessie's....Unemployment and the Operating Engineers Union were the basic foundation of Dad's family economy. His membership in the union allowed me and David to get on the union construction jobs he was working on and we were all on unemployment at one time or another. Supplemented with the farm resources; dairy, beef, pork, chickens, game, sales of hay and logs and wood to heat the house, we got along but just barely. The sale of the 30 acres of land on the mountain is what is financing the present house renovation.....
Tuesday, sunny, cold in early am, 0 to 20, no snow. Girls, Clifton and I went to Mother's for dinner, took Carol to Dr. Dougal. Clifton went to Union meeting home late.
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