Author: David Haldeman

Wednesday, August 14, 1957
FHA Girls & Mrs. Boger in to practice flower arranging. Quite a time over their booth at Fair but finally got it arranged. K, David & I to Palace to see “The Ten Commandments” “Stupendous!” From 7:30 to 11:30 & hot!

Tuesday, August 13, 1957
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Monday, August 12, 1957
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Sunday, August 11, 1957
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Saturday, August 10, 1957
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Friday, August 9, 1957
Unpacked some but so busy at shop I had to go right in & work.

Thursday, August 8, 1957
Up & off at 6:15. Ate breakfast in a city park & lunch near Wellsburg, W. Va. in a roadside park. Home at 5:00. Drove 1,800 miles – locked out but Mary & Rocky out.

Wednesday, August 7, 1957
Breakfast in park at Mt. Vernon. Saw Mt. Vernon & then to Washington on Parkway. Got lost trying to get to Unknown Soldier tomb. Went thru White House & up in the Washington Monument. To Smithsonian & tour of Capitol. Got lost getting out of Wash. Moteal at Hagerstown MD.

Tuesday, August 6, 1957
Cool nip in the mountain air. More beautiful Parkway driving. Left it to go to Charlottesberg to Monticello. So much to see there. Took twisty secondary road to Mt. Vernon. Daylight Saving time! so Mt. Vernon closed. To Watergate in evening & heard US Army Band after cop got us parking place.

Monday, August 5, 1957 [in Salisbury, NC]
Forrest Sheneman off on his Diesel car at 8:30. Mary took us shopping – Kathy & I got dresses. Lunch at a Bar-BQ. Off about 12:30 to Mt. Airy & Beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway. Really parklike & along the mountain tops. Fortunate to find wonderful campground at Peaks of Otter so camped out.