Year: 1978

Wednesday November 1st 1978
Mr. Bain [Thomas Bain] in and took the responsibility for the Marion areas not covered. I hope he’s equal to it. Typed out table of contents for him to work from. Wrote to John Bartram thanking him for cooperation. Dave finished pricing Aldik and I helped him price Rogers Wreath. Kass getting Christmas out. Several people in with histories. Orbit program carried interview of me on history. Took bouquets to Palace for style show tomorrow. Took chicken home for supper. To bed early and listened to candidates on WMRN.

Tuesday October 31st 1978
Leota [Fish Gates – Welcome Wagon] waiting when I got to shop to take letters to 5 more churches. Grace Dean took half hour to give me history she wrote. Called Tom Bain and he will help edit until January 1st. To Denzers [Denzer Funeral Home] with Kass to call on Mike Martin’s mother. Took mother with me to deliver to Morral. To old house group meeting at Bowen house. Carroll told how to ghost-proof house. Home about 10. Typed Hemmerly’s [Hemmerly’s Flower Shop] history.

Monday October 30th 1978
Forgot to meet Ted Myers at 11:30 to inspect the library! Sent letters to all chairman about next Saturday and meeting on November 8th. Took money to John Cottrell. Filed histories received and indexed so far. Consulted with four people on their histories including John Courtright. Lil and Nell [Lillian Connelly and Nell Bryant] picked me up at 6 and took me to Rhoades for dinner for my birthday. Had lasagna. Then to public hearing of Claridon Township zoning committee on the amendment to their code to permit historical markers. John Boger concerned that he can’t enforce political signs ban.

Sunday October 29th 1978 Sunny Blue Skies
Howard and I walked in woods. Leaves about half down. Trees gorgeous. Picked up Mary and mother and Hattie Price- Lula Phipps Cocherl’s daughter, to go to Union County. Stopped at Claibourn and Hopewell cemeteries and saw Hildreth Cemetery from road. Photographed William and Elizabeth Hildreth’s home, David and Eliza Hildreth’s home, site of Emmanuel and Lucy Sherman’s home and their home on Route 4. Talked to Rheinhart who lives in Phipps’ home and he gave us rounds of cedar from tree in yard. To dinner at Hutchmans. Gave me jam and gypsum. Good talk.

Saturday October 28th 1978
Gorgeous day
Maloney wedding at St Mary’s. They were pleased with all. Took Gaile with me to decorate club. To Women’s Club home at 1 for Madge Guthrie’s luncheon for Marge Williams. White wine, asparagus, chicken breast over brown rice. Laura and Mike off sick. Shop not busy. Dave unpacking Aldeck shipment. I left at 5:30 for dinner with Kathleen Harruff and there to OSUM to hear Alex Tanous, para-psychologist- a big fraud at $7 a ticket. At $3 a ticket I might have believed him!

Friday October 27th 1978
3 hours Marion County 1979 history
2 1/2 hours MCHS.
Met Ted Myers and John Bartram at isaly’s. Mr. Bartram anxious to have a better place to house Henry True’s Library. Will consult with other trustees. Supper at Mary’s. Trinity [Trinity Baptist Church] has decided to bid on property [Carnegie Library] but is willing to work with historical society. I must contact Armour Johnson to advise him of our wishes. Mary to Marion Community Theater “A Thousand Clowns”. Ron Kemper great, but end was disappointing. To Rhoads for pie. Security officer from bank brought mother a picture- it was Mike Anderson cashing his forged check.

Thursday October 26th 1978 rain cool 50 degrees
Wrapped Guatemalan tape for Kathi, school record book for kids, handicraft book for Bob, $50 for each of them, and the chord organ so their Christmas is ready to send. Sorted through accumulations on tables. Got pork roast and sauerkraut dinner. Washed two loads clothes, talked to Mary Brocklesby, Ruth Kleinmaier, Don McCoy on phone. Wrote letters to Jackye Shuck, David [Haldeman], Uncle Allen [Allen Shenman] and Marjorie [Dickey], cleaned desk drawer, read “America” written by a Welshman in 1839 to tell people in Wales how to emigrate.

Wednesday October 25th 1978 High 63 degrees
oak trees gorgeous.
WMRN used part of my interview yesterday on their news programs today and I had several calls and several people in with their histories for help. Leota and Meryl finished deliveries to the churches. Got a perm appointment at 11- back to my old pompadour and bangs. Ordered 700 poinsettias from Lakewood. Gus Judy in for copy for ads and got quite excited because Library Board opted to sell instead of giving to Historical Society.

Tuesday October 24th 1978
Low 29° impatiens frosted.
Took letters of questionnaire to shop and all of staff stapled them to have ready for the Gates [Leota Fish] take to 10 churches. Good response. Wrote to Commissioners, mayor, United Way, library and railroads. Now I’m doing Editor’s work. Did taped interview for Focus program on WMRN. Kass unpacking Shenandoah order. Ordered from Fenton Glass and stocked some shelves. To mothers, she’s still upset about forged check. To Altrusa dinner meeting. Very tired- 2 exhausting days.

Monday October 23rd 1978
1979 history hours 6
Marion County Historical Society hours 2
Drafted letters to Mayor, Commissioners, Hospital, Library etc., etc. Work the editor of History should be doing. Carroll [Neidhart] in about doing stationery for MCHS to sell. Called Ted Myers about Library board vote to put building up for bids. We will meet with John Bartram of Henry A True Trust Friday to try to get money to buy it. Spent p.m. writing letters to Philippine Airlines and TWA trying to get air freight on last shipment straightened out. Wrote letters to 17 churches to promote history in their bulletins. Recruited Leota Fish Gates [Welcome Wagon] to distribute. Worked all evening putting 1,000 sets together.