Thursday, November 27, 1952
[shorthand] Up 6:30 (?) shaved, worked finishing (filler) bug boxes, painting kid’s stilts, pomes, Skippers case started re-arranging. Two SWELL meals at Trella’s; We tramped the Acres p.m. with Harold & Mary. Nice? (cold, too!!) Home early; wrote Hazel Chase after calling Dad and Sandy.
Author: David Haldeman
Ray Romine – 1952-11-26
Wednesday, November 26, 1952
We paid Mrs. Thomas $500 down on “acres” at noon.
Tonite, I went lumber yard, made stilts after supper for kids. Xmas. To Trella’s for midnite lunch after helping stuff turkey.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-25
Tuesday, November 25, 1952
“Dreamed” Caledonia place all a.m. Trella (with terrific headache) picked me up noon for lunch, we called Mrs. Thomas & promised her $500 in a day or two. Home tonite, Sandy & I. Some pomes, Talked Vernon Heights School. Y-Teens at 4:15. bugs & pomes.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-24
Monday, November 24, 1952
Cleaned all day – basement (scrubber), furnace, kitchen & bathroom. PM, Trella & I to Caledonia to talk Gander Hill [sic?] – loan would be okay (we’d bothe told Mrs. Thomas okay we’d take it a.m.) Ran out of gas near Claridon. Found, in Mt. Gilead, phone may be had. Checked on fire protection in Caledonia. Lush supper at Trella’s & took kids to Palace.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-23
Sunday, November 23, 1952
Slept 10 1/4 hrs last nite – human again today! Letters, pomes, Xmas shoppin’ (mailed 2 orders eve) & Xmas card [illegible], & Sunday School a.m. (Solent again.) To Trella’s tonite. Nice evening.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-22
Saturday, November 22, 1952
Warmer. Some mail – Xmas advertising etc. 49″ over. Dead tonite – bed 8:15. Trella & I lunched at Thomas spot near ‘Doney.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-21
Friday, November 21, 1952
Cold, blustery. Trella’s for lunch, letter from Clara (nice) & one from Pollution Abatement Dept. (State) favorable on Caledonia Thomas plot!! Home tonite, tired – 3′ – 3″ overtime!
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-20
Thursday, November 20, 1952
Day off & I played!! Pomes, bug boxes & driftwood bases. Eve, Trella & I to A&P for groceries & cheese feed at her house. Home 11:00.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-19
Wednesday, November 19, 1952
Trella’s for lunch. Rain (and nite.) To see Smithson about $400 per acre land, & to Hol. Hill till late.
Trella Hemmerly – 1952-11-18
Tuesday, November 18, 1952
Trella’s for lunch & we drove past Smithson’s acres – ?? We like north end too. Tonite she came, got bases and driftwood & take to Columbus tonite, etc. supper with me. I visited Maryworth’s 3 hrs! Nice time. Sandra Jean at mom’s again.