Author: David Haldeman

Saturday, December 9, 1978
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Friday, December 8, 1978
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Thursday December 7th 1978
In town about noon and stopped at Frank’s for some more hush-hush pantyhose. Ended up buying sheets, two kinds of pants liners, undershirts, 2 pants suits, dolls for Sarah and Josh, dress for mother, trench coat, can opener and ice crusher!! Just got home in time to dress in new qiana wine pants suit and meet Bill and Erma Hutchman to attend First Presbyterian Church medieval dinner. Wassail, with choir and costume upstairs and then banquet served in the “Great Hall”. Much music and good food. Bill made a blue bird feeder for me.

Wednesday December 6th 1978
Carroll, Tom and I met with Scott to select cover for history. Chose tan leather book with copper embossed letters. Carol to dinner with my gang at Turoff’s. There I headed for OSUM for our committee chairman meeting. Got sign ups for proofreading indexing and typing. Great enthusiasm all around. Richard Carey asked to speak about Library. He’s supporting Marilyn Hale’s petition.

Tuesday December 5th 1978
Clara and Tom hard at work when I got in. About 25 histories in today. I’m finding that I must edit all. Tom can help. Setting up punctuation guides for typists and proofreaders. Worked until 7:45, then two Denzer’s to call on E. O. Smith, Catherine’s husband. Home and warmed up turkey, dressing and gravy. Watched “My Husband is Missing” on TV. At 11 started typing histories. Got 5 done by 1:30. Library board met and rejected Trinity’s $102,000. They want $125,000! + $25,000 for house behind Library.

Monday December 4th 1978
More histories in. Started Clara and Tom on separating index and pictures from stories and filing separately. Scott in and will be working three days on commercial. Sent order to Century for Velvet Ribbon.
David called and wants me to invite Klehm’s, John Dix and of course Erickson’s for carols. To Palace for Central America travel film Hager.

Sunday December 3rd 1978 200 poinsettia in from Lakeview.
Picked up house a little and into Tozer’s at 2 to copy pictures. Barry there too. His mother broke her wrist and so can’t lift herself from wheelchair. Copied about 75 pictures. June asked us for supper, delicious roast beef.
Home in time to watch Centennial- the cattle drive from Texas to Colorado. Wrote to Davy and Kris.

Saturday December 2nd 1978
No weddings so worked right through on history.

Friday December 1st 1978 voice almost okay Scott Foare in PM
Woke up with headache, but dragged into work by 11. Clara and Tom hard at work entering yesterday’s histories. 50 envelopes in today’s mail. Many with several families. Only about 15 people in for help. We all worked all day answering. Clara and I finished about 8. 380 books sold, 550 family histories! To Isaly’s to eat. Margaret and Hal Hazelett joined us. Good letter from Kathi. Bob, she and Davy taking therapy to help Bob accept Davy.

Thursday November 30th 1978 Can talk a little.
My day off, but knew I had to go in as today was deadline for material for history. Clara and Tom hard at work when I got there and it was a constant stream of people and phone calls all day. Interviewed by phone by WDIF and unofficially extended deadline to December 15th. This in the middle of a wedding sale.
At 6 I asked Laura if she wanted to go to Fred Waring and the Young Pennsylvanians with me. She was delighted. Ate at pancake house and then to Palace. Fred is 78 and chorus averages 21. Great!