Author: David Haldeman

Monday, September 23, 1957
53 funeral pieces! $575 work! No extra helpo. Jean Fields picked me up at 7:45 to give gardening talk to homemakers club near Edison. Buch of Claridon teachers. Home at 12:45!

Sunday, September 22, 1957
Janice Reamsnyder-Philbrook wedding at Kirkpatrick in rain. Mary, Loren, Fanny & Floy Baker, Daddy, Mother, Mary & Rocky out for picnic – but had to eat in kitchen.

Saturday, September 21, 1957
Only 1 wedding. Don Smith in to watch & learn. Uncle Perry & Hazel stopped for short visit at shop & then here. Rocky here for supper as Mary was having her spaghetti gang. Sorted slides for my talk on gardening Monday.

Friday, September 20, 1957
Rain & more. 4 1/2″ in all but river just bank full. Didn’t go to Mary Kay Stone farewell dinner. Kathy went to football game with Swishers in the rain.

Thursday, September 19, 1957
Helen Hanning out to clean & relate Nan’s woes. Headache but we got basement in shape. Coffee & step table delivered by Grolls.

Wednesday, September 18, 1957
Bought 1955 Ford Country Sedan. Red & white from Short Ford. With sales tax cost $1958 – with trade in from my ’53 Ford of $758 I paid $1200 – $700 from savings accounts & $500 from checking acct. Kathy & I shopping. Blouses, skirts, slacks for her. Tweed suit for me $20.

Tuesday, September 17, 1957
Folks out for supper & Mary & Rocky too. Daddy & Rocky built basketball stand for David.

Monday, September 16, 1957
To Galion & Bucyrus AM looking at maple table & Grolls in PM. Decided on Ethan Allen – 2 step tables & wagon seat coffee table. 3 pcs $113. To Band Parents meeting PM.

Sunday, September 15, 1957
David & I to Trinity & David went forward to show his decision for Christ. Jack Peacock & Ruth Ann Williams out PM & we bugged indoors. Later David & I took funeral piece to Cardington & then to Delaware Dam area to hunt driftwood.

Saturday, September 14, 1957
2 weddings. Duiry M Elhattan at Fite Memorial & Bob Staffords at Caledonia. Kathy to class hayride. Put new slipcover on davenport.