Berry School Journal
1958-1959
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1958
Linda Finley absent.
Linda came at Noon. She said she went to town.
Lorna Reed and Donna Reed about 10
minutes late.
Lorna Reed will work today.
Wrecked car on the way to school this morning . . . on the highway west of Sims Iwastarted to pass a big semi-truck (Art Barnard’s) as I got up beside it, he pulled over towards me. I slowed up and pulled over. He had gotten on pass me but my car slipped sideways and hit a bridge buttment [sic] right at the middle post. I sorta blacked out. I remember starting to slide sideways, next thing a loud crash, then I fell out of the car. It rolled a little ways and stopped or I jumped back in and put the breaks [sic] on. The truck driver stopped. I asked him why he pulled across the line. He said that he was changing over to his saddle tank.
Thursday, 10-2-1958
All present
Bill Lathrop tardy came at 9:30
Louise Bailey worked today
I think I had someone take me to Sims and I borrowed Dad’s car to get to school. I don’t remember as I am writing this some 35 years later. I did use Dad’s car while mine was being fixed. I would take him to Sims School then go on to Berry. It took a long time to get my car fixed at Lawrence Johnson’s.
Monday, Nov. 10,
1958
Anna Mae Griffith
Tuesday, Nov. 11,
1958
No school
Veterans Day a legal holiday –
replacing Armistice Day by act of Congress June 1, 1954.
Friday, Nov. 14,
1958
9 o’clock Earl Lowe came before
noon.
Donna Reed will work today.
We are going to visit Verl
Shreve’s Dairy Farm this morning.
Nov. 17, Monday,
1958
All present
Norma Melton will work today.
Thursday, Nov. 20,
1958
All present
Louise Bailey will work today.
Dec. 1 world books, 11 o’clock
Friday, Nov. 21,
1958
All present
Announce only three days of
school next week. Bring only .75 lunch
money.
Donna Reed will work today.
We play our first basketball
game tonight against Keenes. We beat
Keenes 36 to 16.
Thursday, Dec. 4,
1958
Roy Mattox
Lorna and Donna Reed were late
about 10 minutes
Louise Bailey will work today.
Kathryn Beeson was sick today
stayed in clinic from before noon until last period.
The teachers had me a birthday party this evening after school. 22 years old! Still wet behind the ears.
Friday, Dec. 5, 1958
Norma Melton
Donna Reed will work today.
We play Orchardville
tonight. Orchardville beat us 47 to 37.
Monday, Dec. 22,
1958
All present
Norma Finley will work today
Tuesday, Dec. 23,
1958
Sandra Weaver came a few minutes
late.
Last day of school before
Christmas vacation
Mrs. Riley wants to come in a
few minutes this morning.
Monday, Jan. 5, 1959
Mary Withrow
Earl Lowe got sick went home
after dinner.
Norma Melton will work today.
First day of school after Christmas vacation I got married Dec. 26, 1958 – Trixie Erkman Lathrop, Got sick on Honeymoon
Tuesday, Jan. 6,
1959
All present
Geraldine Walker works today
Monday, Jan. 19,
1959
All present
Grade Cards due today.
Norma Melton will work.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1959Grade cards will not be given out today. Some of the teachers didn’t get theirs filled out. I left mine at home. Trixie and I moved Saturday. I think she likes it very much.
Ann Wodicker
We moved to a little 2 room house in Wayne City. Rent $25 a month. Cora Gurley gave us an old refrigerator and Elston gave me an old hammer.
Geraldine Walker will work today. It snowed and rained last night.
Friday, Feb. 13, 1959
Donna and Lorna
Issue of Feb. 12, 1959 [clipping from Wayne County Press, emphasis added]
Pat Hand, Cisne High School coach, is employed as Fairfield city park recreation director for the summer . . . Bernie Dalton, Mt. Erie farmer and garage Operator, dies at Salem . . . A big Youth for Christ meeting will be held at Fairfield High School . . . John L. Wilson, 85, near Geff, dies . . . Strong winds hit the Fairfield area, with $5,000 damage to the county fairgrounds property . . . Leon Camfield, former Fairfield boy, dies in a car-truck accident at Decatur . . . H.T. Kerr is re-elected president of the Fairfield Building Association . . . Little Kent Peddicord, 7, Berry Township boy, fails to survive a heart operation at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis . . . The 70th Pink Press is published with 48 pages of letters . . . The C of C now has 157 members.
Carolyn King will work today.
Have students bring a dime for
flowers Monday for Kent Peddicord.
We play Mt. Erie tonight.
Monday, Feb. 16,
1959
Gary Bailey
Carolyn King
Norma Melton will work today.
Pictures will be taken
tomorrow.
Basketball players be sure and bring
suits.
Cheerleaders bring suit for picture
and Graduating class.
Wednesday, Feb. 25,
1959
Gary Bozarth
Carolyn and Lorna will work
today.
Lyman Gurley got killed
yesterday. His tractor turned over on
him.
Thursday, Feb. 26,
1959
Geraldine Walker
Louise Bailey will work today.
Last day of school this week and
this month
Teachers meeting tomorrow
Lyman Gurley’s funeral today at
3 o’clock. I am going home today at one
thirty.
Friday, March 6,
1959
Roy Mattox
Donna Reed will work today
End of six weeks
End of fourth term
Grade cards due Monday We got
all E
Monday, March 9,
1959
Earl Lowe tardy came about 10 o’clock
Ann Wodicker absent, uncle died
Bill Lathrop
I was sick and had to stay home. I went to the Doctor. He gave me a shot and some pills and charged me ten Dollars.
Monday, March 16,
1959
Gary Bailey was tardy came about
9 o’clock
Norma Melton will work today
Tuesday, March 17,
1959
None absent
Geraldine Walker will work
today.
We play Wayne City in tournament
tonight.
Dorothy’s birthday 19 yrs. old.
We beat W.C.
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