Author: David Haldeman

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-07

Thursday, October 7, 1976 Gray day temp 50
Wrote letters to Francis & Tom Hemmerly in Tennessee, to Uncle Allen in California, to Marjorie Patterson in Florida, to Juanita Callahan in Georgia (she wanted Queen Anne’s Lace seeds) & to Bob in North Dakota. Felt I had to let Bob know my feelings before he came for his marriage to Kathi.
In at 6 to Lillian Conneley who had a supper for Kathi. The girls gave her a blouse set. Kass not there because her 12 year old son Tom in hosp with knee injury from football. To Quest Club later.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-06

Wednesday, October 6, 1976
Unpacking Hirt’s C’mas shipment. Used driftwood in class – gave each girl 1 pt glycerine to do leaves for next week.
To hosp to visit Jesse. Picked up snips, hooks, sandpaper, etc. at Turners [Hardware]. Spent all PM figuring Martha & Debbie’s earnings for unemployment benefits.
After class Jean Johnson conned me into doing 2 dried altar vases for the one session she missed. Home about 9:45.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-05

Tuesday, October 5, 1976
Loren [Baker] stopped after taking Jesse to Columbus – says she has a tumor on her brain.
Plumbers put in a new pump at Kathi’s.
Circle from Community Methodist served lunch from our kitchenette & had business meeting & then I did arrangements. They bought $40 worth of things.
Called Don Shuster & we will go over there next Sunday. Called David & they will meet us there.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-04

Monday, October 4, 1976
To Kathi’s for supper & found she had no water. The pump is in the crawl space & it had burned out. Rob Reidenbaugh came over & disconnected pump to avoid a fire.
Visited Jesse Baker at Community Medical Center, Delores Piatt is her roommate – she has muscular dystrophy. Jesse has to go to Columbus tomorrow for X-Ray.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-03

Sunday, October 3, 1976
Howard & I to gourd show at Mt. Gilead. Cool AM but sunny. Stopped at “Pumpkin Patch” too & tried to find Haldeman Cemetery south of Steam Corners but didn’t.
Paris & Helen stopped & we walked around. No killing frost yet, but acorns plentiful under oaks. Even the wood ducks come up to get them & the squirrels bury them everyplace.
Sandra Romine is back from University where she had chemotherapy, but will have to go in ambulance next time.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-10-02

Saturday, October 2, 1976
Mary Jordan called to ask if I could go to dinner with them so Connie said she’d take the LaRue wedding & visit Maggie.
Had wedding at First Church of Nazarene & funeral work started coming in about noon so it was a very busy day. But we all had a ball. When Barry shifted from one foot to another I told him where the bathroom was – & you would have thought I was a real wit!
Jordan & Brooks & I to Brown Derby Bucyrus. Had filet mignon. Back here for leisurely talk.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1976-09-30

Thursday, September 30, 1976
Sally Hayes out & we went along old 30 along RR tracks [Claridon Prairie] & cut mullein, evening primrose, rabbit clover, prairie dock for class.
In to shop about 2:30 & called Debbie & Martha in to my office. When I asked them if they had ever thought of opening a shop of their own Martha said “Why? Don’t you want us here?” So I had to tell them we didn’t. Debby cried & cried, but went immediately to Marion Flower Shop to apply for a job. Picked kids up & brought them home with me. Took them home when I went to Historical Society Meeting. Mary & Rocky there to hear the Jolley’s son covered bridge.