Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday, July 17, 1979
[No entry]

Monday July 16th 1979
Mary Jordan called early to tell me not to talk to Bernard Brooks about his marriage. He had talked to her and even resented my asking Betty if she had been married, if she had children and where she worked and lives! So I guess there is no hope for him. Mary is heartbroken. To mall to pick up the things.
Very busy today I had three wedding appointments- answered phone- waited on customers.
Mother’s TV will cost $226 to repair from lightning damage. Actually only $146.
Took meat loaf and watermelon to Mary & Kenny’s and they had ear corn and peas to go with it. They don’t think much of Betty. Mary happened to mention Geneva Brewer and Betty really bristled.
Camera Club met at shop because Rec Center locked up. Bill Jun Knalis [sic?] is moving to Cleveland. Has house for sale on Siesta for $67,000. He gave me picture of school bell he took out here.

Sunday July 15 1979 Temp 90 Humidity 85
Byron Smith* waked me at 8:30 saying he & Marcella were in Mansfield at a motel & would like to come see me. Were here before 10 & had coffee on the deck. Byron retired but has a consultation services for the citrus industry. Helping setup a plant in Korea. Took them to see shop. They left at 12 for Yeager Reunion in Crestline.
Had meatloaf & coleslaw made in my new blender for lunch.
Took a two hour nap after trying to identify mushroom out of the yard. Hope I didn’t sample an amanitea muscari!
To Jordan’s at 8 to meet Bernard’s fiancee- Betty Erskin. Tall frizzy blonde. Works in County Health Dept. Mary J. gracious but her hands shook as she served 7-up to toast them.
They left at 10 & Mary kept me till 4 telling me why this is all wrong for Bernard. He has a $40 room for their 3rd Div [Corwen? -illegible] & since Kenny got married- he has no one to share it with!!! So he decided to get married- he said.

[*Haldeman cousin descended from Yeager branch]]

Saturday July 14 1979
Serviced 3 weddings & went to FTD meeting in Columbus with Laura, Mary & Diane. Diane won table centerpiece door prize.
At Southland twice at booth.
But the news of the day came when Mary Jordan called & asked me to come over tomorrow night to meet Bernard’s fiancee Betty somebody who left Trinity to go to Prospect Methodist to be in Bernard’s Sunday School Class at Easter. Mary obviously upset because Bernard has never mentioned her.

Friday July 13 1979
To the mall before work & after work.
Not selling many books!

Thursday July 12 1979
In to Southland Mall at 10 to program the first crew. Also the second & third. Shopped between times – Bought a green 2 pc dress at the Union and $25 books at Waldens.
Home at 3:00

Wednesday July 11 1979
To Southland Mall after the gang had dinner together- Carroll joined us at dinner.
At shop got the easels and pegboard out that we bought at Franks & cleaned them up & took them tio Southland. Carroll & Ellen there putting up the Historical Society sign. Finished about 9:00.
Cliff Mitchell did sepia 10×15 of sonme of the negatives found in Dr. Linscott’s house by the Harpers.

Learned later that Bernard Brooks called Kenny out & said he had to tell someone he was getting married- Why didn’t he tell us all?

Tuesday, July 10, 1979
[No entry]

Monday July 9 1979
Rode around Cincinnati from 1 till 2:00 looking at houses. They need more room, but will probably build on.
Stopped at Virgil Wilson’s* Mariemont. He’s been to China & redone his studio in Chinese. Has 65 flute students. Nice 30 min. Visit.
Stopped at Lazarus on way home & still couldn’t get the cutters for my blender. Had to have the base to get the right one.

[* A teacher at Anderson High School in Cincinnati who traveled extensively and met with Trella in Paris during her vacation there.]

Sunday July 8 1979
To David’s – arrived about 2:30. Sarah had a fever of 106 yesterday so her birthday party with the Meisters was an effort to get it down with cold baths etc. She was still peevish today.
Had her present opening after dinner. Not one word said about the $50 deposited for her. I sent the card so she got it & it was on her door but when I asked Karen if she got it she just said yes & nothing about the money. Took her a box of books that I got with the Britannica Encyclopedia for kids – on color – numbers etc. No thanks for that either.
David showed the movie of their Western trip. He has real talent for interesting composition.