Year: 1978

Tuesday November 21st 1978
Carroll, Ted and I at Trinity. Met with Trinity committee charged with making bid on Library. I told them we wouldn’t bid and supported them. If room in building we might rent. Then to our board meeting to report. Held at Bowen house. Everyone delighted with prints made from Doctor Linnscott’s negatives- 1909 period.

Monday, November 20, 1978
[No entry]

Sunday November 19th 1978
Slept late. Cliff Mitchell and friend out with truck to cut and load wood. Took one pile of what Garverick and Everhart cut! In at 3 to meet Mary and mother at shop. Kass and Cheryl there working on statements. Dave and Barry bringing Cheryl’s sleigh in later. Mary, mother and I to Dix Avenue house where I was born. Being shown open house by realtor. 5 rooms and bath $25,900! Ridiculous. Mother showed me where I was born in the southwest corner of the living room. Called back David and Kathi all is well again.

Saturday November 18th 1978
Set up reception and serviced wedding at St Mary’s. Then the Mascari wedding at Epworth. Unpacked shipments and priced. Isabel Stump in to check on info to finish biography for people who sent in only questionnaires. Wore dress shoes and was exhausted by 6 p.m. To bed at 9. Carroll called. Has enlisted aid of Jack Kellogg, councilman to set up Landmarks committee. Jack asked Carroll to consider running for Council.

Friday November 17th 1978
7:35 called Ted Myers about meeting tonight.
9 to 10:15 Eye exam by Dr Wolfe. Selected trifocal glasses $139 total
10:15 to 2 p.m. At shop candy salesman in. Opened and sorted history mail.
2 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. decorated Emmanuel Lutheran for a 7:30 wedding.
2:30 to 3:15 p.m. hair washed, cut, set $13.75
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mother’s cat to vets for tumor in ear and infected.
4:30 to 5 p.m. Barry helped me seal Kathi’s Christmas Box for UPS.
5 to 5:30 p.m. Set up my office for board meeting.
5:45 to 7 p.m. Board meeting. 14 present including Mary Pryor. Voted to support Trinity in their bid.
7:15 to 9 p.m. Dinner at isaly’s with Carroll for his birthday November 14th. Twyla, Carl Lehner and Dick Straub and Richard Carey.
9:15 to 11 p.m. Watched “Pearl” on TV.

Thursday November 16th 1978
Typed all day making stories out of questionnaires that people handed in.
Mary Pryor called to say she had written to Marion Star to raise support for the MCHS to have the library property. Wanted to spend her $500 on ads to raise public support. After talking to Carroll- couldn’t reach Ted Myers- decided to call a MCHS board meeting tomorrow at 6 at Hemmery’s to decide action. Made 140 corsagettes for open house.

Wednesday November 15th 1978
Ted Myers didn’t show up at the library at 11:30 so Carroll and I looked it over and talk to Janet Berg. It will be put up for bids to be in by Friday November 24th.
To Mary and Carl’s for dinner. Sauerkraut and pork chops and hickory nut cake. Dropped Linnscott-Harper negatives for Don Novotny to print for MCHS.

Tuesday November 14th 1978
Called David. They We’re just back from 2 day trip to West Virginia and Kentucky. Had nice weather. But he’s disillusioned with black Bessie who has made 12 phone calls a day from Snoot ‘n Hoof. Really discouraged as it looks like she won’t get small business administration loan. I called Kathi about 10 p.m. and Bob was working on stopped up sewer. They are upset because of Bob’s working conditions. To Altrusa- was Hostess. Appealed to them to assume proofreading.

Monday November 13th 1978
Mrs. Jones waked me asking where I was speaking today. She would go if it were the retired group meeting- at that hour couldn’t even think we’re!
Talked to 30 FHA girls and their mothers at 6 p.m. at Ridgedale High School on planning a wedding. Then to YMCA to Republican Club meeting to talk on MCHS and the new history. Only 8 there!

Sunday November 12th 1978
Rainy a.m. but stopped by 1:00 when Everharts and Garvericks arrived to cut wood. In no time Bill and Harry had trees cut and stacked. At 4 the girls got their five kids and back to the rec room for a wiener roast. Seems like old times. They left by 7. Watched “The Word” on TV.