Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

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Trella Hemmerly – 1977-10-09

Sunday October 9th 1977
Cold and rainy. In at 12:30 to pick up wedding for Prospect. Took mother along and then brought her out here. Got supper cooking and then priced baskets, Howard helping. Mary helped when they came out about 4:30. Ate at 6:30 and David and Karen arrived about 7:30 so fed them. Showed slides I took in Oklahoma.
Marcella Haldeman called and we talked half hour. Haven’t seen her since Spring.
Finished pricing baskets before I went to bed at 12. Will get about $1,500 retail on a $662 investment.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1977-10-06

Thursday October 6th 1977
Called United Airlines about 8:30 and they said the basket shipment was there. Howard drove down with me to Columbus to get them. Customs inspection consisted of opening one box to see if they were marked “Made in Philippines”. Baskets are duty-free! And got the weight rate rather than volume so Total Transport charges was $126 + $35 to Jim Ermatinger for the San Francisco transfer. Ate lunch at Forum Cafeteria and spent afternoon unpacking and checking shipment. Very well marked. About 600 pieces. Macrame beautiful and colorful. Pancho’s and necklaces as gifts. To Palace with Mary Kuehale & Friend for Virgil Fox concert organist.

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Trella Hemmerly – 1977-10-05

Wednesday October 5th 1977
Dick Johnson called me about noon and invited me to join Rene and Effie, his wife, for dinner at Sally Ann and then to their A-Frame home to advise on landscaping. House is gorgeous and he’s hauled in 400 loads fill to complete the setting. Very interesting man- has collected many things but disposed of most. Gave a complete lecture on Indian points. Says very few were ever arrowheads. One piece he paid $600 for. Most are Mound Builder and earlier cultures. Left at 12:30 and home about 1:15. Exhausted.