Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-26

Tuesday, June 26, 1984
Dave and David up at 6:30 and took canoe to 746 bridge put it into river and came down here- came in to get me to go out- ducks with babies on river- great blue heron- lovely. Went down to Roberts Road

Then back to computer and chapter 6. In to meeting of Courthouse Centennial committee at 10:00.

Karen got supper fried rice and salad and strawberry shortcake. John Foster out with list of Centennial committee workers. Richard Carey out. Doesn’t want to admit and print to taking Lady Justice*, so we will use second ending.

[*Statue from top of courthouse]

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-24

Sunday, June 24, 1984
Worked all morning on chapter 6. Fanny Baker called last night and invited us to eat dinner with them at Turoff’s. So met them at 1:00 Mary and Ken went to Community Medical Center where Loren Baker went through therapy for those visiting room open house [sic]. I took disk to shop and worked on chapter 6 until Bakers came at 4:00. Then to flower show- was Hostess then started to dismantle show- Davy was big help and Willis Thomas. Willis bought four bags of chips for $16!

Home about 8:00- Ruth Ault, chairman just up and left!

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-23

Saturday, June 23, 1984
In at 7:30 to Women’s Club home with last minute things for staging and managed to work until 1:00 poured rain all morning. put up markers around walk after it stopped. Re-did sign that had run in the rain. Made markers for each of the 35 classes in the show really used my calligraphy.

Home about 2:00 worked on chapter 6 County officials. Mary was photographer for show took some at 11:00 a.m. – winners at 3:00.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-22

Friday, June 22, 1984
Wrote chapters 9 10 and 11 of Courthouse book and got them off to Marlene Stork for type setting in Cincinnati. In to Marion to meet Mary and transfer mother’s money market to a rental checking account we each got $1,415 after paying for siding for Mother’s house.

Picked up ladders at Henry Lumber and then to Women’s Club home to “stage” Garden Forum flower show. Paid Todd Eckberry $10 to help carry. Used calligraphy to make signs for 35 classes. Met Cliff Mitchell here at 9:00 and gave him 75 pictures to copy for Courthouse book.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-20

Wednesday, June 20, 1984
Talked to Marlene Stork who will type set Marion County Courthouse from my disk in Cincinnati. Have to remove all dot commands and hard carriage returns. Spent all day redoing all files through chapter 5. Pipped* them to another disk and copied but too late to mail today. Finished about 10:00 p.m.

Set out last of impatiens in bed by compost pile.

[*an early form of CP/M operating system disk copying program]

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Trella Hemmerly – 1984-06-19

Tuesday, June 19, 1984
Mary took Dave to canoe camp at Camp Judson.

In to Historical Society at 8:00 to wait for telephone installation. Ray Foerst came and gave $85 estimate on installing front door and hanging huge 1950s photo.

To courthouse Centennial committee meeting at 10:00 held on 4th floor in witness room- never been up there. At 11:45 to Bob Stout’s office to sign final papers on mother’s estate. Since we are spending $4,000 to have mother’s house aluminum sided Mary and I will each receive about $1,500 in cash from the estate. Took maps to board meeting and sold 50.