Author: David Haldeman

Monday August 22nd 1977

Karen cooked Vielhauer bacon and scrambled eggs for leisurely breakfast. They left for Cincinnati about noon. Took Francis and Stella the shop into Harding home. Then to visit mother and then to Harding Memorial. Out here for corn, ham and zucchini supper and Stella said she enjoyed it more than the reunions dinner. All tired so to bed early.

[Added later: ] Letter from Stan Quickmire’s secretary. He died on August 16th after two heart attacks. Felt the loss greatly.

Sunday August 21st 1977 [Hemmerly Reunion]
Agnes woke me at 8 saying Don would be here by nine-thirty. Enjoy breakfast with him on deck and when David called at 11 saying they were just leaving (I was expecting them momentarily with the ham for dinner!) Don went to Marion with Mary to get chicken.
Helen & son Gene and family- Don- Jill- Francis- Doris- Mary and I made 7 cousins again. Fanny, Floy, Lauren, Jessie and Gail and Madge Zimmerman and mother. About 24 here. Ate inside as it poured. Read from minutes of Baker reunion and Mary recited verse she gave at 1923 reunion. David read letters from Frederick Siegler to his sister Elizabeth Margaret Hemmerly. Had the ham for supper with 16 here. Francis and Stella here all night and also David’s family.

Saturday August 20th 1977
Mrs. Jones called- has cold and can’t come to clean today. Howard did Windows.
Merlin called- worked on roof & his “bottom” full of splinters so he won’t come. Letter from Ralph’s son in Pontiac.

Thursday August 18th 1977
Cleaned refrigerator, oven, drawers, polished silver, washed south windows, planted butternuts, transplanted more walnut trees, fertilized all blooming plants.
Wanted to go to Upper Sandusky Courthouse to look up dates of Daddy’s family births, marriages and deaths but too tired. Took nap at 4 and didn’t go into shop or call. Hope all is okay. Dave is on vacation this week.

Friday August 19th 1977
Year 1976 – 77 financial statement shows me drawing salary $23,000 & profit on Corporation $9,987 after taxes for Corporation.
Took delivery to Osbun Road and Forest and stopped at Dick Baker’s. Loren, Maxine and Eunice getting ready for sale tomorrow but no pictures for me. Went to Floy’s for supper and Francis and Stella, his wife since July 10th, were there. She is very sweet- not as forceful as Jessie Mai. Home at 9:30 and worked on genealogy until 3.
Conte workers finished siding house. Still have gutters to put on.

Wednesday August 17th 1977
Woke up at 9 and the Ulles had gone! Must have come in and turned off my alarm.
Deliveries all over Marion County. Tonya took some and I took Karen to run and took others. Wedding appointments- conference with Pat [Accountant] by phone and got some things straightened out. Looks like profit on Corporation will be about $8,000 and taxes $2,000. To bed at 8:30 and asleep by 9.

Tuesday August 16th 1977
Simple breakfast and I to work. Funeral work piled up and no delivery personnel. Cheryl Rowe told me at 2 yesterday that she had a job at MARCA starting today and Mitch would be in today but he didn’t show. Went to lunch at Isaly’s with June and George and then they went to mothers and then to see house on Greenwood Street where June lived. I delivered. Took driftwood arrangement to Altrusa picnic at St Paul’s Lutheran. Looked like rain so had it inside. Left at 7:30 to go to MCHS board meeting at OSUM. Home at 10:30 & June and George in from Mary’s about 11:30.

Monday August 15th 1977
Mrs. Jones to clean so I got to work about 11. June* and George Ulle of Reading, Pennsylvania arrived about 4. Showed them around shop and then they and Mary and Rocky and mother all out to terradise for picnic supper in the kitchen. Talked until 1 AM.
Ted, the Phillips Exeter scholarship boy is managing a bowling alley and he has apartment with other boys. Bob is divorced from his negro wife. Marilyn is married with two kids and Debbie just got married last summer. George is retired from Post Office Accounting job and they are on arthritis diet and into meditation.

[* June Howe]

Sunday, August 14, 1977
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Saturday, August 13, 1977
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