Year: 1978

Saturday June 24th 1978
8 weddings okay except we never can find the garlands after a St. Mary’s wedding! Sidewalk sale that Isabel ran Thursday, Friday and Saturday grossed $375 pure junk! Mary Walker off to do her brother’s wedding in Delaware. Ran into Phyllis Gimm at Epworth and she hugged me! Exchanged grandchildren statistics.
Howard has fence repaired along river east of house, lawn mowed and front sidewalk cleaned and edged. Wish the inside looked as good.

Friday June 23rd 1978
Met Russell’s at 633 Bordeaux and showed them the house. They will take it but Mr. Russell must have emphysema- he can’t walk across the room without resting. Took mother to Doctor Lyon’s office to have wen removed from her head- a bloody job. Mary met us there. I listed commercial names while waiting – for Taylor Publishing to use to solicit advertising for history. Tanya serviced one wedding while I did another. Got truck back from Jesionek’s- $400!

Thursday June 22nd 1978
“New History” stories carried by Star and [illegible]
So much sorting, disposing to do inside, but once I go outside I can’t get back in until I’m exhausted. Dug “Indian Currant” out along fence above river so it can be repaired. Fertilized. Howard in to shop with me to pick up strawberries that Barry picked up at Crums for me. Stopped at Wolohan’s 4 posts and rails to repair fence. Bath. Strawberry Shortcake for supper. Worked on sorting books and magazines in my room all evening. Wrote Alicia Busser ordering Philippines tape.

Click link below for Marion Star article about the new history:

Marion_Star_June_22__1978

Wednesday June 21st 1978
Gary Oehler in for Aldik and Sullivan Christmas and silk. Took me to lunch. All afternoon buying with time out for 2 wedding appointments. Mr. Russell in about my answer to his ad for a house to rent. Met him and wife on Bordeaux and locked the garage door by mistake so couldn’t get in. But they’ll be back. Mary came by with a Dodge wagon Aspen $6,900- her camper and $1,500. She decided to buy it.
Mailed newsletters for Historical Society- 220 at 2.4 cents

Tuesday June 20th 1978
Getting shelves cleaned off to find things for sidewalk sale.
Mary stopped by about 4 and we went to Taco Bell for her supper and my lunch. Pick up Historical Society bulletins at Hall-Becks.
Took Barb Boggs & Miriam Stowe to Historical Society meeting at Phyllis Malo’s- Charming home built right to edge of lake. Everyone perturbed over Peter Thayer’s injunction against transfer of Harding properties to State. Straub left early as usual.

Monday June 19th 1978
Truck to Jesionek’s To get repairs on body where Sue and Dave banged it up. $400! Mary Walker cleaning off shelves to get items for sidewalk sale. Reg and Barb Teetor in to order wedding flowers for 7/15.
To mothers on way to Camera Club. Took her copy of Kathi’s letter and 2 Sonia roses.
Showed Fulton County History to groups and Al Tozer appointed committee to reproduce photos for contributors. Called few more for Township chairman but no definite recruits.

Sunday June 18th 1978
Tuberous begonias blooms are gorgeous. Howard hauled three barrow loads of wood chips and I mulched bed. Also worked on bed east of drive where Howard took out the Andorra Juniper and the Arbor Vitae that was winter wilted. Robin scolded us for working under her nest in crabapple. Set geraniums in bed east of drive. Mother and Mary stopped for a minute. Wrote letters to Edgar, Nikon in Jim Haldeman.
Thunderstorm about dark. Called David. Karen was cooking Mexican food for her family.

Saturday June 17th 1978
Dave off but girls handled 4 funerals nicely.
Weddings at St. Mary’s & Church of Christ on Mount Vernon Avenue that I set up and serviced. Laura serviced the Mormon reception as the groom works for Jim. “Obie” (which Obenour?) that was a year older than Kathi in to pick up corsage for their 20th class reunion. He’s Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor. John Teetor out and picked up fiberglass pool that we discarded when David resined the pool by the greenhouse.
Sue can’t work next Saturday as her brother is getting out of prison- he’s 23 been in for 5 years! Called Don Shuster and then Wilda about their trip.

Friday June 16th 1978
Worked most of day on lining up Township chairman for new Marion County History. Have 9 out of 15. Carroll Neidhart in wanting permission to bid $100 on the stereoptican slides that Marion City schools are selling tomorrow. So I called enough board members to get permission.

Thursday June 15th 1978
Worked out all day – cleared steps down toward river and wildfire bank overgrown with bladderpod. Planted impatiens along edge. Exhausted me!