Thursday, September 5, 1985
Star used my story on Rob Rupp on Harding with my byline.
Tragic news of the death of my cousin John Fetter- drowned yesterday in Marseilles Reservoir. So close to where they once lived. Read it in the Star when I got home from Popcorn Festival parade. Called Ruby in Richwood- body still not found. Called Kathi and Mary and Ken had arrived about an hour earlier. Ilene was with him in the boat. He was trying to get a line out of the propeller and the choppy waves pitched him overboard. Ilene couldn’t reach him as he cried “Help me!”. Walt called later- friend had stopped in and said they had found John’s body.
Howard and I dug a peck of onions. Dug into sweet potatoes and found one 8 in long and 4 in thick- we’ll have quite a crop. Cantaloupe are ripe on the vine now.
To Quest Club luncheon then for haircut, shampoo and blow dry. Bought new Timex at Marion Drug- $34.