Category: Trella Diaries

Daily journal of Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine from 1933 to her death on February 19, 2013.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-12-09

Saturday, December 9, 1989
Made celery cheese sticks
Royce confused and didn’t come to clean- will come tomorrow.
Worked all day on final pick up and decorating. Mary out and help me put up under the counter can opener.
Fixed noodle casserole for supper tomorrow and made spiced nuts and Jello. Picked up money for sale of 2 After 40 Years and for Huber machinery coloring books at Reese’s.
Al Ensminger came about 4:00 to tune piano. $40.
Finished entering brick sales- up to 224 now.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-12-01

Friday, December 1, 1989
Huber legal document 3 hours MCHS 2 hours 43° Sunny
Kathi and Bob arrived Bellingham Washington 8:30 a.m.
Worked on compiling files of Huber Articles of Incorporation- non-profit status for Mark Radebaugh. Contrary to Mark Bauer the Edward Huber Memorial Association is not in arrears on anything!
In to Heritage Hall- Barber Lyon there. wants me to get her mother involved in MCHS as volunteer. She ordered five bricks.
Picked up Mary and Carl and Mary and drove to Cardington to eat at Al’s. All had chicken noodles and mashed potatoes- good $6 with tip and tax.
Took Mary to get her car from body shop. Was supposed to Trinity to hear Filipinos sing but too tired.

Eleanor Mitchell found dead by her phone. Kathy- delivery girl at shop- sent over to her house when Eleanor didn’t show up to take care of Pete’s mother when Kass and Pete went to Chicago.

Called Duane Brown for Judge Myers telling him judge wants to buy historically valuable artifacts David A. Brown had collected. Duane talked for 45 minutes about Brownie’s genius with radio and on development of radar- signal core during World War II.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1989-11-30

Thursday, November 30, 1989
volunteer hours
Sorted Huber legal papers- updated computer files- in about 2:00 and copying Huber stuff- one set for Mark Radebaugh- CPA that Edward Huber Memorial Association hired to file state and federal reports. As I see it there are none to file.
At 4:00 George Brown and crew- Jack Bull, Richard Bryson plus 4 board members met for instructions and pledge cards for funds to finish purchase of Heritage Hall. Picked Mary up and we ate at Fair Park restaurant. then back to Heritage Hall for another session with eight board members and Gary Somerlot. George said never had worked with group so willing to make contacts.