Sunday, June 19, 1955
Up at 6 but ran out of fas near 5 points so it was 8 before I got to work. Mrs. Deyson helped me * Mary & Rocky helped on church’s so got the 4 weddings all done ok. Gross profit $125. Picked up David at Leonards. Had day at zoo. Home & watered from river. Hot! Kathy not in yet from Lake – 10:30.
Category: Trella Diaries
Daily journal of Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine from 1933 to her death on February 19, 2013.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-18
Saturday, June 18, 1955
Got Sue Swink married with help of whole shop. Then on to 4 weddings for tomorrow. David with Leonards to Indian Lake. Deyson, Kathy & I worked till 9:45. Home – bookkeeping, bath, bed. Hot -around 90.

Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-17
Friday, June 17, 1955
Beautiful day. In at 9:00. Made up pieces for Swink home in her containers. KIahy & Emma wired. Everything done except attendants. Stopped at Mary Jordan’s for more roses. With kids to their Bible School Program. Home at 9:15. Bed 11:00.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-16
Thursday, June 16, 1955
Kids to Bible School – me in on Day Camp Training. Home at 1:00 lunch – back at 2:30 Kathy to dentist. Her front teeth have abcessed & it will be quite a job to save. Bought me swim suit. Stopped at shop. Thern to Kiles for swim in their pool. Mary Kay Stone here evening. Finished painting patio chairs.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-15
Wednesday, June 15, 1955
Home all day – Lovely sunshine. Dad Romine & Paris out fishing in AM. I relaid walk from lower drive to greenhouse. Daddy brought ties out for river bank protect. Nellie Kline brought Buddy Kline* out to stay all night. Painted 2nd coat on patio chairs. To movie “Anchors Away” with Mary Jordan in Bucyrus.
[*David’s friend and Harding ’63 classmate Lawrence N. Kline always known as Bud]
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-14
Tuesday, June 14, 1955
In at 9 to do tables at Harding for Mrs. Harmon. Colonials of roses! Took Creasap’s note to them marked paid & had mortgage release recorded. Home at 3 & undercoat painted 3 lawn chairs – 2 porch boxes & 1 barrell. Planted corn, melons & potatoes. In at 7:30 wedding appointment. Kathy ironing, popcorn & TV.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-13
Monday, June 13, 1955
Cold – low 50 high 65.
Washed & cleaned out garage. Set out lunaria & catananche – more alyssum. In at 2:00 – David to dentist, shopping skirt & blouse for Kathy. Made sample bokay for Swinks. Wedding ordered by Suzy Simmons – helped Mrs. Kline revise Fair Flower Show Schedule. Supper at folks. Home – sorted clothes. Marge Deyson set my hair. Kathy to church.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-12
Sunday, June 12, 1955
In at 11:30 to do small wedding. Mary & Rocky hunted up baskets for me. Back home at 1:30. Lunch. Kathy’s gang here at 2:30 – played badmitton & took hike. Hamburger fry for supper on terrace then to MYF. Mother & Daddy home from trip to Mich, Wisconsin & here for hour or so.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-11
Saturday, June 11, 1955
In at 8 & right at Weddings. Presby & Epworth decorations. Emma Wade, Mrs. Deyson & Clarence Greer worked right with me all day. 15 Job’s Daughters dance corsages. Won a 1st & 2nd & 3rd on my 3 Flower Show entries. Rained 1/2″ last night (Kathy cleaned the house). TV tonight.
Trella Hemmerly – 1955-06-10
Friday, June 10, 1955
Set out white petunias & purple alyssum. Clarence Greer out to get mower. In at 1:30 to work on tomorrow’s weddings. Stopped to see Erma Hutchman’s arrangements for flower show. Too tire to work on mine when I got home. Kathy to choir practice. David & I watched TV – John Creasap paid final $700 on 954 Westwood sale.