Author: David Haldeman

Thursday August 16th 1979
To Kingwood- annuals gorgeous. Toured the house and showed Tommy the library. He was entranced by the botany books. To lunch at LK and then to antique mall and Ontario antique shop. Beverly buys kitchen gadgets everywhere she goes and I got a granny fork for cooking. Stopped at Mays Hardware in Caledonia to show them a genuine General Store.
Dinner here before going in at 6 to service Ledford wedding at Central Christian. Wanted them to see Etowah- told them of Kings and Browns who had lived there.

Wednesday August 15th 1979
Beverly and Tommy Hemmerly arrived at shop about 2- took them to lunch at Turoff’s and then to Peddler Antique Shop and Henry True Home. Visited mother and then home for dinner. I really enjoy being with them.
Showed slides of Prairie flowers.

Tuesday, August 14, 1979
[No entry]

Monday, August 13, 1979
[No entry]

Sunday August 12th 1979
In to Kass’s at 11 for brunch for Mary Welker- Faye made chicken salad, Lil sweet rolls, Kass seven-layer salad and I made instant coffee! and paid the bills! Mary opened the gifts on screened porch. Lovely home $150,000-ish? Should be able to get a mortgage on it if they want to buy Hemmerly’s.
To shop to pick up wedding for Wesley United Methodist. Set it up and laid out bouquets for the 7:30 wedding. Home about 3 and pickled beets and made applesauce. Mary, Kenny and mother arrived just before David and family. Karen brought samples of her State Fair entries of candy- delicious. Walt Haldeman, Olga and Janice out too. David’s went to Marion Burton’s at Rye Beach but the rest stayed for supper of sloppy joes and salad.
Made corn relish after they left and relaxed rest of evening.

Saturday August 11th 1979
When I got to shop had had a call from Ruth Ann Morris saying Bob Morris died in Somerville, New Jersey on Thursday. I called her back and he had been sick with emphysema for 3 years. He would probably be 62?- Two weddings- much cooler today but still rainy. Had Mrs. Jones here cleaning. Picked 2 10” cucumbers from vines on septic tank line “dig”.

Friday August 10th 1979
Terry to Fairgrounds with me to load up tables and clean up area. Mother insisted I talk to her and wouldn’t listen when I said I had to work with Terry in the garage. After I got him taken care of I went in and sat down to talk with her. She asked me if we brought back the shelf from the basement and I said “Yes, Terry took it back down and put it away.” She then said “Well I have a right to know what’s going on. This is my house and I’m not dead yet even if you wish I was.” So I left.
Called Mary to go out to dinner with them at Isaly’s- got caught in rain again. Mother told Mary I was mad at her but she didn’t know why. I was reminded of what she said to Mary Sheneman in Florida after she had hurt Mary’s feelings. “Why, Mary, no one pays any attention to anything I say to them so how could you take offense at what I said?” Guess she has always been a little “off”? David called, they will be only be here in an hour before going on to Burton’s. Beverly called to say they will be here Wednesday and Thursday next week and then back up for reunion.
[Note from David Haldeman, Trella’s son – Perhaps Ivaloo (Mother) was upset because no mention of her birthday on August 9 entry?]

Thursday August 9 1979
At shop at 8:30 to help Paris & Helen load up flea market stuff & we just got to tent when storm warnings again to get into buildings. But only rain- no wind. Not many people but Paris & Helen stayed until 4:00 P.M. Rained off & on all day & everyone was at tractor pull.
Had about 20 for our Historical Society picnic. Wanda made sloppy joes- meat donated by Sautter who couldn’t be chairman.
About 9:15 when tractor pull over tent was crowded and so totaled about $200 for the day.
Big attraction was the jail register from 1872 to 1923 every prisoner entered with charges, description of person, cost to county etc. Human nature hasn’t changed. Murder, larceny, rape, defraud, riding railroad cars, lunacy, burglary. Bill Thatcher loaned it but would like to have it for the society.
Dick Carey loaded one I couldn’t get in his van and took to shop. Home about 11- exhausted.

Wednesday August 8th 1979
Couldn’t connect popcorn machine so sold it cold. Also had balloons and stick candy.
At Fairgrounds by 9 and Hutchmans and Gates busy setting up. Had to get some more tables and used riser from old shop where we displayed mum plants. Bill recorded his Saturday program at Fairground and came back to 10 to tent about 11:30 saying bad storm there in Hardin County headed our way so started putting things under tables. I just got back to tent from getting camera case when it struck- 60 mile an hour wind and beating rain. Loudspeakers said leave tents and get to buildings- too far so Marie Seiter, Erma and I got in my car. Gates and Bill stayed in tent and men held it up with the posts. Leota under table when we got back- things a mess but only casualty was glass on class of ‘15 picture. Sun out by 1. To shop at 2 to buy Randall stuff. Tornado touch down in Southern States but Faye’s [Faye Garverick] house okay.
Ladies day so tent crowded all day. Sold about $350 stuff. Closed up about 10 and Wayne Harper volunteered to stay all night. Sold 100 Denzer funeral home fans for $0.10 each. Carl Lehner said he got $0.75.

Tuesday August 7th 1979 temperature 91 humidity 89%
Paris and Helen Back at 9:30 to finish pricing.
To Fairgrounds about 11 to set up display. Sold $2.50 worth of stuff yesterday. Mary Carr of genealogy group has their display in our tent
Back at 2 to show Donna Lawrence the ropes. Temperature 92 degrees. Ate lunch with Carroll and crew. Bessie Hoeflich fixed it.
Felt lousy- slept at shop until 5:30 and then came home. Fixed zucchini for supper and looked at jewelry Howard had disentangled. Didn’t realize it represented so many countries.
Felt sorry I couldn’t help with Country Store set up but just too woosey and tired.