Today: 1979 April 16-29

I found my father's diary from 1979. I've been entering his observations from the time each week. Since I missed last week, being obsessed with politics and protests and such, I'm doing a double shot this week to catch up. Until next week: Enjoy!

Monday 4.16.79

Daily Lottery: 186

Work went well today

And I was hoping to go

To hospital with Mary

But we got company

And didn't get their Mary went in for a few minutes.

Daryl's order

From Spring Hill came

And I could not get them

On the phone

So we went down with it.

Stayed for a while

And came home

Anatole France,

French novelist, born 1844;

Wilbur Wright,

American aviation pioneer, born 1867

Tuesday 4.17.79

Daily Lottery: 741

Not much work to do today

But things went well.

Had some bad pains

In my head

In the afternoon.

After supper

I did not feel good. Went to bed early

Got awake with bad cramps

In my stomach

Sure did hurt.

Thornton Wilder,

American writer, born 1897

Wednesday 4.18.79

Daily Lottery: 938

Did not work today

As I had a very upset stomach

My order from Spring Hill

Came today

So I spent most of the day planting.

Mary & Daryl & Darb

Went to Curwensville

For a bed for Ivey this evening.

Cookie & Matt

Stayed with me.

I watched T.V.

And went to bed.

Paul Revere's ride, 1775;

San Francisco earthquake

and fire began, 1906

Thursday 4.19.79

Daily Lottery: 245

Went to work this morning

Jim Gearheart stuck his head

In the door

But would not look at me.

That guy sure is a first class

Ass Hole. Paul P. work

Most of day.

That's a change.

Perry & I

Made bars on Burrows

& 20% to 30% flint.

Came home.

Watered plants & trees

Will take sis to market.

Patriot's Day.

Revolutionary War began

in Lexington, Mass., 1775

Friday 4.20.79

Daily Lottery: 646

Chris was off today

To go to Carlysle

For a auto show

Vic did the screens

With my help.

Perry & Stu went

To the pit together

As Stu is going

To California next week

With his family. Paul P. washed his bike

In the afternoon

And gave Vic hell

For using the telephone

What an ass.

Received check from Blue Cross

For $103.

Sure came at the right time.

Mary & I went to the market.

Watered new plants

& watched T.V.

Chas bought a 66 Chevy today

Got ins with Erie.

Daniel C. French,

American sculptor, born 1850;

Adolf Hitler, Nazi dictator,

born 1889

Saturday 4.21.79

Daily Lottery: 134

Went over town

With Mary

We were looking

For a plant holder

For Ivey

But found nothing

That suited Mary.

I bought some paint

For the front door

And three rose bushes

For the yard.

Came home and worked

On the flower bed out front

The rest of the day.

I really enjoyed the day.

Rome founded,

according to traditions, 753 B.C;

Spanish-American War began, 1898;

Elizabeth II, queen of Great Britain,

born 1926

Sunday 4.22.79

Had a real good breakfast

Of ham & eggs.

Went out to car wash

And washed the car.

Came home

And waxed the car.

Checked oil & set idoling.

Cleaned the inside up also.

Then I limed the front yard

And put some 5-10-5 on also

Planted two rose bushes

Out by sidewalk

Orthodox Easter.

Immanuel Kant,

German philosopher, born 1724;

V.I. Lenin,

Russian Bolshevik leader, born 1870

Monday 4.23.79

Daily Lottery: 740

Got up at 4:00 a.m.

And figured my lottery numbers

Layed down on couch

And slept till 7:10 a.m.

Work went well. Berry brought samples

From West Virginia

And P.C. sent over

Quite a few sets of contracts* also

So I had plenty to do.

After work

Dave Beauseniour* came over

And finished my spouting.

He also covered over the hole

Where the birds were getting in.

Peach took radiator off '74 Hornet

With some help from me.

Bonnie Butler brought me some brochure

On their Honda Accord.

Sure is a nice car.

She offered me to drive it

But I didn't.

James Buchannan,

15th President, born 1791;

William Shakespeare,

English dramatist, born 1564;

First U.S. public showing

of a motion picture, 1896

Tuesday 4.24.79

Daily Lottery: 053

Perry went to pit

After setting electric furnace

I watched it

Until it needed shut off

On the second run

With 2" slugs. Paul P. posted a color coded chart

For sick days and vacations.

My chart did not have last Wednesday

Marked as a sick day

So I'm assuming

I'll not be paid for that day. Paul P, Vic and Perry

Took a sign

That Mr. Condon delivered

In the morning to pit.

They were gone till 4 p.m.

What a gross waste of time

Morgan took the afternoon off

To plant a garden.

Wonder if that will be deducted

From HIS pay.

Library of Congress

established, 1800;

Anthony Trollope,

English novelist, born 1815

Wednesday 4.25.79

Daily Lottery: 848

Took some pas info to lab

To let Chirs & Vic know

That I do keep records

Of what is happening

Day by day.

Work went well

But it sure was a dragged out day

Watered flowers

And planted a rose bush

In back flower bed.

Picked up Puddy's radiator

At Bailey's.

Didn't have enough money

So I'll have to make another trip

Out again tomarrow.

Maybe I'll be Lucky tonight

And hit lottery big.

I'd sure be so grateful.

Oliver Cromwell,

English plitical figure, born 1599

Thursday 4.26.79

Daily Lottery: 563

Learned a little

About running electric furnace

Today.

That's a help.

Not much work to do

In morning. P-P went down to Jim's Sport Center

And got bats & balls

And a few shirts

For the softball team

He is getting together. I and Perry went up to Brown's

And got Altoona samples.

I spent most of the afternoon

Doing them.

Rainy day

So I am getting monthly bills

Ready to mail.

Some jerk called for Dana

But would not say his name. Mary went to Ivey's

For a while.

John James Audubon,

American ornithologist and painter,

born 1785

Friday 4.27.79

Daily Lottery: 288

Worked in morning

Doing samples

That were left over

From Thursday. P.P. paid us

About 10 a.m. I cashed my check

As I was nearly out of gas.

Mary got paid also

So we went to P-Burg

To make deposit

In evening.

Then we got $100

Worth of groceries. Punk & Morgan were in

For a while

In the evening.

Edward Gibbon,

English historian, born 1737;

Ulysses S. Grant,

18th President, born 1822

Saturday 4.28.79

Daily Lottery: 488

Got up early

And got the lawnmower out

Spent the entire day

Mowing the yard

And getting things looking better I flushed Puddy car block

In the afternoon

Then went back

To trimming up the yard

Watched T.V. in evening

And had a fire in wood stove.

James Monroe,

fifth President, born 1758;

Mutiny on the British ship Bounty, 1789

Sunday 4.29.79

Got up and ate cereal

For breakfast

Then Mary & I

Went out the Hoover-Nelson Road

And also down The DuBeck Road

Picked some Trailing Arbutus.

Also checked out

Where I'll cut some firewood.

Seeded some lawn

And Daryl gave me

A bale of hay

So I covered it

Also Mary had her mother

Out for a walk

I do not feel very good today.

William Randolph Hearst,

American publisher, born 1863