Year: 1978

Friday December 1st 1978 voice almost okay Scott Foare in PM
Woke up with headache, but dragged into work by 11. Clara and Tom hard at work entering yesterday’s histories. 50 envelopes in today’s mail. Many with several families. Only about 15 people in for help. We all worked all day answering. Clara and I finished about 8. 380 books sold, 550 family histories! To Isaly’s to eat. Margaret and Hal Hazelett joined us. Good letter from Kathi. Bob, she and Davy taking therapy to help Bob accept Davy.

Thursday November 30th 1978 Can talk a little.
My day off, but knew I had to go in as today was deadline for material for history. Clara and Tom hard at work when I got there and it was a constant stream of people and phone calls all day. Interviewed by phone by WDIF and unofficially extended deadline to December 15th. This in the middle of a wedding sale.
At 6 I asked Laura if she wanted to go to Fred Waring and the Young Pennsylvanians with me. She was delighted. Ate at pancake house and then to Palace. Fred is 78 and chorus averages 21. Great!

Wednesday November 29th 1978
Library executive board met, but delayed action for 60 days. Interview by Steve Stuart on Library for WMRN on all newscasts.
Took letter to Star and Carroll there with Log Cabin story so we both went into editor Walker’s office and thanked him for support. At shop Clara Gillan in with her story and I asked her to stay to accept articles- so many coming. Later called Tom Bain and he also came in. A big help. At 6 went to June and Al Tozer’s for dinner. Barry Baker too. Then to Al’s dark room to copy photos. Did nearly 100. I recorded, Barry fed them to Al and Al photographed. Left at eleven, dead tired.

Tuesday November 28th 1978
Met Carroll and Barb Howe, Regional Preservation Officer, and Isabel Lawyer at shop then to Turroff’s for lunch with Ron Cross, Regional Planning Director and Ed Mallet, County Administrative Assistant and I couldn’t talk!
Took Barb to Henry True’s house and drove past Marion’s best and worst worst. The Northeast area is being rejuvenated with CETA funds.
Editorial in Star “Good Idea” supporting movement to give library to Historical Society and asking our position. Carroll called at 11 PM suggesting I write editor stating position. So I got out of bed and did.

Monday November 27th 1978
Pancakes and bacon for breakfast. Showed slides. I can’t talk except to whisper! Lunch at shop with Carroll to plan anniversary program. David and I to courthouse to check out True and Stengel wills. They have the money tied up okay in the Marion County Historical Association. But a letter from a Milwaukee Law Firm advises them to give it to a local History Society! Many people in about history. So hard when I had to whisper. Went to doctor Lenzo for penicillin and drainage pills. Howard Mitchell over with old journals and pictures. To bed with Kass’s vaporizer running.

Sunday November 26th 1978 temperature 40 gray day but no rain.
Made turkey casserole, fixed sweet potatoes and relish plate and coleslaw. Made up fresh bed. Picked up house. In to shop at 11:15 and everything ready for open house. Looked so nice, especially the sugar and spice kitchen in white wicker. Good steady crowd all day. David and family arrived about 2. Mother passed out calendars. Gave artificial miniature poinsettia corsages and lollipops to kids. Heated food in microwave and brought mother with us out here for supper at 6. Mary picked her up at 9:30, we watched “Fire in the Sky”- Phoenix hit by comet- fiction.

Saturday November 25th 1978
Not too busy so got shop in good shape for tomorrow. I left at 5:30 with Jane Nickel’s wedding at Caledonia and got back at 8:00. Still working at things. Dave and I ended up scrubbing the floor about 11:00.

Friday, November 24, 1978
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Thursday November 23rd 1978 Thanksgiving Day
Howard and I to Mary’s about noon. Mother there and Geneva Brewer soon arrived with date pudding. Had the turkey roll Chris brought me from Brown County for letting them cut wood. Real nice dinner. Stopped at shop to show Howard the new counter and Cheryl’s sleigh. Started typing final draft of all family histories at 4:00 and finished at 8:30 so it didn’t go go to Cheryl’s for dinner a surprise invitation.

Wednesday November 22nd 1978
Everything very smooth. Sold the 75 stuffed turkeys. Some funeral work. Went to Bauldaufs about noon to okay new counters. Didn’t realize they hadn’t used paneling until they delivered them about 4 p.m. 3 of Bauldaufs men helped move refrigerator to accommodate cash register counter. Dave and Barry stained it and Barry back later to varnish. To supper at Turroff’s with gang. Mary Jordan had package of cookies for each of us. All shocked by “Peoples Temple” murder-suicide of 900.