Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.: June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010
Virginia Joyann "Jody" Haley Smith: April 2, 1938 - May 9, 2021
Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate the legacy of Milliron Farm and Clinic, Dr. Pete and Jody Smith.
A continuation of Jody’s Journals.
Jody’s Journals
April - June 1971
APRIL 1971
- ATC 1st class; surprise birthday party
for J L’Heureux
- Horses and sheep due to be wormed
- Betty, Abbott arrived
- 4-H Meeting 7:30 here
- Pat Cub Scouts
- Birthday dinner
- Rode Preak, led Dee around thru woods and back
- 4-H Leader’s meeting, Grange Hall
- Lunch, Perkins Pancake House with Jerry Hartley
- Went after oxygen tanks
- Baked and decorated ‘fastball’ cake
- Pearsall Clinic, two-day, took Pooh Bear, Song
- Parkersburg, Jackie Jones
- Rode Dee, Annie rode Preak, packed dogs chased us
on high road at Phillip’s place
- Rode Dee, Dow Lake, Jessica rode Preak, Jerry
Hartley road his new mare “Missy”
- Dog Show Hebron, J 2nd leg
- Rode thru Phillip’s place, Fritz, Pete, Pat rode
Silver Dollar
- Pete home 5 am
- Rode Dee, led Preak
- Fritz reset Dee, Preak
- Annie, ride to Dow Lake around the long way
- Bottom sown to oats, alfalfa, etc.
- Corn shelled, shopped, groceries
- Pat Cub Scout Olympics
- Rode to Dow Lake, JoAnne rode Preak, J Silver
Dollar, I rode Dee
- Jerry, David Hartley here, wormed colts, horses;
trimmed colts first; wormed sheet, goat; castrated lambs
- Pete left for Columbus airport 1:30 am
- Brushed colts
- I rode Preak, Dee, down 50A, up Lavelle Lane,
around thru gas line road, down Hooper Ridge, around thru our woods
- Went to Chester after fertilizer
- Pat overnight – Danny
MAY
- Pete home 4:30 am
- Leave for relay ride; Fritz, Carolyn – Bad Boy 3rd
leg; Jerry Hartley, JD – Missy 2nd leg; Pete Preak, Me Dee, 4th
leg
- Twila, new filly, small white star
- Wrote up Pete’s log sheets from pink slips
- Napped
- Churned butter
- To Charleston, Pete overnight, trailer at Colonel
- Mother’s Day, Church Good Shepherd; Motorcycle
Run, Lunch Nelsonville, Izor’s worked with Karen’s dog, Shane, Mel
- Pete treated Twila, filly
- Marie due
- 4-H Officers and Advisors meeting
- Cricket foal born, bay, glass eye, white blaze,
white hind stocking [Apple]
- Carolyn Bookman birthday
- Led Apple after castration
- Alice Frisco, dead colt
- Sherrie Indestadt here for lunch
- Betty’s bd, sent “mushroom” candles
- Rode Dee, J rode Angel, C. Hoon rode Silver, J. L’Heureux
rode Preak, Jerry Hartley rode Misty thru Phillip’s place, lead Apple
- Sunday McDougal Church, Pete on calls, lunch at Dolen’s
- Signed up for swimming lessons
- Pete spayed, tattooed, removed tonsils – Song
- Mike Cuckler stayed overnight with Pat
- Rode Cricket, Jerry rode Misty around thru woods
- Memorial Day parade
- Made chocolate pudding
- J, P swam in pond
- Cats shots due
JUNE
- ATC practice, meet at barn
- Last day of school
- Paula rode Angel, I rode Cricket, J rode Misty
around thru woods
- ATC graduation
- Paula Brown here overnight; Pt at Brown’s
- Rode to Phillip’s, checked cattle, horses, Paula
rode Angel, I rode Cricket, J rode Misty
- Posse Horse Show
- Rock Mill Farm HJ Show, J L’Heureux drove,
show cancelled, rained out
- 7:00 Booths – Hoons kept J, P
- Put up more screens
- Went to West’s to look at ½ Arab, brought him
home, “Shah Rah”
- Rode Shah, J. P. rode ponies
- House phone installed
- Rode Shah up to Dwyer’s, J rode Angel, P rode
Silver Dollar
- Fritz shoe “Shah”, reset Silver and Preak
- Ride to Dow Lake – Jerry Hartley, Booth, Welling,
Worthington, Willis; Carlos rode Dee, I rode Shah, Pete Preak, J Angel, P
Silver
- Took Alice to Brandt’s, picked up Marie and a
filly
- Rode Preak, J rode Shah
- Rode Preak, J rode Shah, P Silver, up gas line
road by Eddy’s back around Hooper Ridge
- Pete’s birthday, party here for Pete with
Hansons, Izor’s, L’Heureux, Sturbois, Hartley’s, Bookman’s
- Fritz – correct Shah
- Pearsall Instructor’s Clinic
- Watched polo match, Atwood Lake Small Animal
Conference thru Tuesday noon
- Went to see Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid at
the drive-in
- Went to shopping mall
- ATC banquet
- Swimming
- Stopped to see Penny M
- Took horse back to Brandt’s, picked up Alice
- Rode Preak, J rode Angel, P rode Shah
- Took J. P. to Crystal Pool
- Stopped to see Homer Sayres in hospital
- Friendly town
- Buckeye Mart
Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from
vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random
interpretation.
Enjoy the journey!
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Through captivating, powerful, and emotional anecdotes, we celebrate the life of Dr. Abbott P. Smith. His biography takes the reader from smiles to laughter to empathy and tears. Dr. Smith gave us compelling lessons learned from animals; the role animals play in the human condition, the joy of loving an animal, and the awe of their spirituality. A tender and profound look into the life of a skilled veterinarian.
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