Author: Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-07-28

Saturday, July 28, 1984
Temperature 78 but sitting in Sun for 1 and 1/2 hours seemed hot.
In to Hemmerly’s at 9:30 with blue Queen Anne’s Lace floor basket and went with Virgil to deliver it at courthouse in front of podium. No envelopes from Cincinnati for books so got manila envelopes from John Foster and bagged 50 books. Sold most of them. To Center and got things ready for open house. Walked to courthouse too late for interview with Columbus Dispatch. Sat on platform with County officials and flanked by Judge Edward Ruzzo and Dave Brown. Presented Ruzzo copy of book and Dave Brown presented Judge Myers copy 5. About 500 there. Honored 100-year-olds. Vet’s born before 1900. 100 Year Farm owners. Courthouse cake 4-ft High.

Center had about 50 visitors. Watched Olympics opening in LA our show couldn’t compete! Fantastic 800-piece band drill. 84 grand pianos playing Rhapsody In Blue. Chorus, Symphony orchestra.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-07-27

Friday, July 27, 1984
Royce to clean.
Weeded some after the .7 ” rain. In to shop at 11:30 to await arrival of book- came at 12:15 in a truck from Lesher in Fremont. Couldn’t wait so opened a box and Linda bought the first one. Took 10 boxes to courthouse. County officials gathered in commission meeting room and Dave Brown and I started autographing the 100 copies to sell for $10. Dave Brown said it was great and his opinion means more than anyone else’s. His pictures make it. John Foster, Doc Brown, and Mitchell’s still planning tomorrow’s program. Went to Center and found the courthouse bonds of 1884. Brought home to encapsulate. Picked Queen Anne’s Lace for bouquet for tomorrow.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-07-23

Monday, July 23, 1984
Got lunch for Heckers and Brattons. Set table with Royal Albert china and sterling in TV room but Vivian didn’t like tuna salad and Dave didn’t like watermelon.

Then off to Fremont to do final proofing. Good thing- one picture upside down and cropped Dave Brown off on another. Went to Old Mill Restaurant in Tiffin for dinner had Orange Roughy.