Author: David Haldeman

Sunday, October 13, 1957
Kathy, David, Pat Esterline & I off for Newark to see Mounds & to Hocking County. Fall color pretty but not at best. Lots of climbing. Fun. Home about 7:15.

Saturday, October 12, 1957
Darlene Cochran-Don Blashinsky wedding at 10:00. Plenty busy at shop all day. Hotel decoration at 11:30.

Friday, October 11, 1957
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Thursday, October 10, 1957
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Wednesday, October 9, 1957
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Tuesday, October 8, 1957
Mother & Daddy left for Florida via Cleveland & Akron.

Monday, October 7, 1957
A typical “Irish” day says Keith. He wrote letters home, we walked about & took pictures. Maray out at 2:15. Left for Mansfield about 4:30 – stopped at Kingwood – Hamburgers for dinner & the train was on time at 9:20 to take Dr. J. G. D. Lamb on to Washington.

Sunday, October 6, 1957
Up at 7:00. Breakfast & took Keith to Mary & Rocky’s while I did wedding. He went to Episcopal Church. Mary’s for lunch. Hutchman’s arrived & we went to Washburns to pick up Ed & Marian Thomas. All 10 of us in the station wagon. Prairie plants all new to me. Tea at Washburns & back home for picnic supper & slides again. Guests left early but Keith & I talked until 3 AM!

Saturday, October 5, 1957
The morning was gone just walking around Terradise. Such botanizing! After lunch we went to Waite’s woods & dug & dug for trilliums. Then in to shop – picked up Mary & Rocky – 2 hrs behind schedule & off to San Dar in Belleville for Smorgasbord. Keith says “most different experience yet.” Back home & he showed slide of Irish wildflowers – typical & bureen. His reaction to the news that the Russians had put “Sputnik” into orbit around the earth was a little – “good, they beat the Americans!”

Friday, October 4, 1957
To Shirleys at 7:00 & got permanent. Finished statements at shop. Daddy got car washed, greased, oiled. Shopped – shoes & groceries. Mary out to Terradise to help Kathy with supper & Rocky & I met Keith Lamb* at the train. He was just as I expected. Supper & then to game. His comparisons to Rugby interesting & “why don’t they tackle lower?” Home after the half. Pie & coffee & talk. He’s delightful.

[*One of two pen pals from Ireland – the other was Eamon Ryan]