Category: Ray Romine Diaries

Wednesday, April 15, 1953
Cold, rainy, miserable. Day off: I dubbed basement a.m. looking pretty much like Home, that corner; & put shelves in bathroom closet, p.m. We shopped projector, mailbox. Sold EXTENSION again, $10. Home tonite- ham dinner, Hemmerly’s in, popcorn.

Tuesday, April 14, 1953
Fair all day! A little warmer. Cold feels rotten. Trella took scouts to Acres, I helped bring ’em back 6:45 or so. Building going up, blocks & 1 door frame! To Westwood trying to sell rugs; back with a load. Bed dead, both of us.

Monday, April 13, 1953
Cold- snowed. Got Sandra Jean after school. Got driver’s temp (2nd) license, & shopped. I took her home. Trella & I dancing at Holiday Hill – nice evening. Nice lunch here afterward. Me swell sore throat too!

Sunday, April 12, 1953
Wet-cold. Trella did wedding; I dubbed verses, repairing here & there, & getting basement workshop some set up. Hemmerlys for excellent dinner. Got Sandra Jean at 2:30, we all went Acres but David for quick look. Supper here. Staffords, took Sandra Jean home about 9:30.

Saturday, April 11, 1953
Nice day. Mowed 552 lawn after work. Met Florence & Sandy at 954 & gave ’em much furniture, etc. Trella out afterward, till 9 & we stopped Bernard Brook’s with our Iris listing.

Friday, April 10, 1953
Much colder. Had helper. To Garden Club pm; we two to Acres after work & to 954 (no bites on furniture) tonite. I took stuff out to Florence & Sandy too….. Stayed maybe an hour – pretty well broken up about it all.

Thursday, April 9, 1953
Warm?!! Really, to Acres for picnic lunch, Trella & I – pouring footer! Quicksand [illegible] over too. Tonite, washed 552 some windows, to 954 trying to sell furniture – 6 to 9. Worked there meanwhile. Home and lunch together.

Wednesday, April 8, 1953
Nice. Worked Westwood after supper- mowed most ‘o lawn; finished pile ‘o dirt. Messed with things to sell, taking load to Flo & Sandy. Trella had wedding appointments, & made DAYTON talk today!

Tuesday, April 7, 1953
Day off. We built fire at 954, went to Acres. They’re done with grader & starting working down for foller. After dinner, spent some time 954, “pricing” furniture, etc. I dug at pile dirt after Trella had to leave. Home tonite; Trella had fixed hair.

Monday, April 6, 1953
Cold & rainy, but not wet – thank heaven! Uptown after work, doc Smythe (no news on insurance exam. He says all sent to company) Gases [?] & looked Montgomery Ward tractors. Home tonite. Iris list (to sell ’em) & verses.