Author: David Haldeman

Thursday, October 18, 1956
Rez’ed cupboards. Put some seedling iris on front bank. Daddy out & worked on cupboards & got them fitted.

Wednesday, October 17, 1956
Daddy out to help Lockwoods unload cupboard for kitchen. Pasted map on hardboard, transplanted about 50 African Violets. Temp 84 & nearly melted. In with Kathy after school & got blue dress at “The Fashion” $15. Brought Mary Jordan home for supper. Mother & Daddy out. Showed Mary pictures.

Tuesday, October 16, 1956
Beautiful day temp 83. No rain for 10 days. Not busy at shop. Got rest of Wall-Tex & Mrs. Deyson papered shelves. I bought 3 dresses at Penney $12.90 – $8.90 & $4.00. TV & fixed 1 dress.

Monday, October 15, 1956
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Sunday, October 14, 1956
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Saturday, October 13, 1956
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Friday, October 12, 1956
Busy at shop. Kathy & I to Gambier with Phyllis Baker. Stopped at Fredericktown & invited Carroll Roberts to hayride. Bob Rhoades came out with Tom Wilson & Charles Ziegler. They danced after helping me move furniture back in rec room. Bed 12:30.

Thursday, October 11, 1956
Helen Hanning to clean. Moved living room about. Bonny Handschug home with Kathy. David painted stairway & I did Rec room flower. Bed 12:30.
I called Ed Hutchman & Bob Rhodes & invited them to FHA hayride since Bob Swisher can’t make up his mind.

Wednesday, October 10, 1956
Tore up north side of salesroom at shop & put in peg board above shelves, painted & refit planter. Looks nice. Kathy in & we went shopping “Frontier Days”. When I got home David was here & not at Lions Club Dinner for scouts. Coopers forgot to stop for him. I cried.

Tuesday, October 9, 1956
Kathy in after school & we shopped. To Bob & Marcella Haldeman’s for dinner & Marcella helped Kathy finish her jumper – except zipper. David got hair cut* in ‘Donia & went to scout meeting with Coopers.

[*probably at Ralph Reeds on S. Main Street.]