Author: David Haldeman

Wednesday, March 5, 1969
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Tuesday, March 4, 1969
Just as Wilda Shuster Sturm’s family were arriving for indoor picnic David called again about house. Bank can only load 17,000 so I told him to contact Home Federal. Good to see Wilda, but Bill very uncommunicative. Jackies [sic] kids well behaved.

Monday, March 3, 1969
David called wanting to buy the new house at 633 Bordeaux. I had seen it with Karen. Asking $26,000 – but rooms are quite small. I said OK & sent check for $2,685 to hold it.
When I got up the decision had been made to got to Tuscon. On way stopped at Brenda Sutherland’s house & at Mesa Cemetery where Theresa Sheneman [aunt] is buried. Nice visit with Dick & Ferral Hazen. Dick had laryngectomy 2 yrs ago but talks quite well. Home about 9:30.

Sunday, March 2, 1969 (in Phoenix AZ)
Sunny but cool. Drove through Luke AF Base & then to a county park in White Tank Mts. West of base. Not much blooming but cactus wrens & white crowned sparrows everywhere. In PM Kathi, Mother, Charlotte (neighbor girl) & I drove up Black Canyon Highway to Cordes Lakes where Kathi & Don bought a lot for $2,000.

Saturday March 1, 1969
Mother, Mary & I flew from Columbus to Chicago to Phoenix – left 10:20 & in Phoenix at 2:30 their time. Only Kathi met us – Davie sick, but not seriously. Drove past stock farms- flower that is – & stopped to buy dates & oranges.

Thursday, February 20, 1969
Cleaned drawers AM – Howard over PM – burned brush in area north of bridge. Temp about 35 but sunny. Talked on “How the Bird Count is Conducted” for Sun & Shade Garden Club.

Wednesday, February 19, 1969
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Tuesday, February 18, 1969
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Monday, February 17, 1969
Dinner at Parlor A – Hotel Harding for Steering Committee of Marion County Historical Society. Had to leave Sis & Shirley with 5 funeral pieces to get there. Meeting to organize MCHS at Women’s Club Home attended by about 75. Pretty good since competition with Travel Series. Mr. Daniel R. Porter of Ohio Historical Society outlined projects we might undertake. About 50 paid $5 & signed as members. Star had carried no publicity so I had called them at 8 AM – got a 3″ item buried on 2nd page. I also put a paid ad in “Round About Marion”* David introduced Porter. Charlton Myers elected president of MCHS. The dinner at Hotel was to outline procedure. Ported said even though he heard railroad whistles it was the best way to get an organization started.

[*Radio program on WMRN]

Friday, February 7, 1969
Sick in night – indigestion – passed out on kitchen floor. Took bus to airport. Some clouds but could see Okefenokee swamp. Howard met me. Left Tampa 9:30. Walked in shop at 1:30.