Work Type: Ray Romine Diaries

Thursday, August 13, 1953
Hot. But nice out here! We dubbed, basement, everything, we garden after supper! Jim Weaver here p.m.- bathroom fixtures, sticking doors, etc. Rocky & Mary here evening. Bed 11

Wednesday, August 12, 1953
Up early, cut post & set mailbox! Unloaded rest ‘o truck & Trella & I off in it for Marion. Got Sandra Jean, while Trella & Mrs. Deyson cleaned 552. She & I spent day here, getting books in shelves, working windows, etc. Supper at Drive-In. Ray Hemmerly brought a truckload out tonite.

Tuesday, August 11, 1953
Warm. Still vacationing, & straightening. Installing hangers, etc. To City p.m., I went Joe Neidhart, Kathy to Imbody- eyes, Trella & I shopped. Ate Drive-In, loaded truck good, & brought to farm, Trella & I. Tiff over kids again- I’m sorry. Called Sandra Jean.

Monday, August 10, 1953
(vacation) Up early- got workbench fixed up! & closet hooks, etc. After lunch, to Marion, Sims Bros. ($134 for Dodge!), to 954, $85 rent from Greer’s, bank, shoppin’ for towel bars, etc. etc. I delivered spray to Doney* tonite & varnished bookcases in hall last coat. Ray Hemmerly out with another load; Hutchman’s here tonite.

[*Funeral spray to Timson-Allen Funeral Home – now Melroy]

Sunday, August 9, 1953
Moved & moved, & straightened. Doing nicely. Trella helped (1st since accident) a little with Guy wedding p.m. Paris out tonite; & Mary & Harold ate supper with us.

Saturday, August 8, 1953
MOVED. Paris & I all a.m., Trella & us p.m. (without truck) & again Paris & I evening (and Ray Hemmerly & Rocky, etc) got essentials to Acres. Tired. Beds set up, etc.

Friday, August 7, 1953
I’m some better. Worked all day, Ray Hemmerly & I moving load to Acres in truck, brick back, (dinner Hemmerly’s), Trella & Mrs. Deyson cleaning 954 a.m., me morning 954 & attic-ing there etc. & seeing “Batch” [sic?] Greer tonite b/4 supper. After supper, Trella & I took load to Acres, etc. Kathy home from camp tonite.

Thursday, August 6, 1953
Nice day, decent. Still off, Chiropractic (Leinhardt) tonite about 6. Worked Westwood a.m. on basement, & we took load to Farm pm. Mowed lawn here evening; & back to Acres, varnishing hall bookcases 1st coat; Rocky & Mary worked #3 bedroom, Hemmerly’s helped too. Bed late.

Wednesday, August 5, 1953
Cooler- rain too. Trella & I to Westwood a-cleaning and things. RENTED 954 to Greers today for 6 mos. Sold Bendix, David’s bike, tonite. 2 loads to farm- 1 in truck. Trella’s Dad helpiong load it. Still off “break-in-two”

Tuesday, August 4, 1953
Hot too. Laid off; laid up, good! Broke-in-two & headache- bed til 12:45! Trella & I uptown pm, Ward’s, Uhler’s, shopping & Dr.’s Morgan about High Blood Pressure & side. Home tonite (nice dinner at Hemmerly’s); Goyer here about 552. Packed some things.