Author: David Haldeman

Thursday February 14th 1935
Payday but raining so hard I couldn’t go up town so ate at the station. Wally met me after work and I gave him his Valentine. Money to pay his Sea Scout Initiation fee.
Went to Aunt May’s for supper. She sure can cook. Worked on quilt and Floyd and I traded some peace. Came home on the Livingston car. Got here about 10:30. Daddy and mother sent me a heart filled with candy.

Wednesday February 13th 1935
Worked all afternoon on routings.
Took a bath before Wally came. Same story.
Raining tonight, Ate and tangerine and some candy before I went to bed.
Sent some chocolates to the family for a Valentine.

Tuesday February 12th 1935
[shorthand] more fun. Caravan- Gypsies- Kansas City Princess Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. [Shorthand]

Monday February 11th 1935
Had planned to eat uptown and [shorthand] it was called off [shorthand] met me after work and walked to Broad and 3rd. Saw Helen Ferguson and the car. Worked on my quilt and studied rules of the Consolidated Classification and so to bed at 9:30.

Sunday February 10th 1935
Up at 10:30. Took a bath- Yardley’s bath salts and did my nails. I got some new creme polish.
After dinner read the Sunday paper. Floyd came over about 3:00 and we visited in my room. She is making a flower garden quilt too. We stopped for a soda on the way to the car.
I went to church and afterwards Wally and I went to Fireside hour. Then home. He didn’t even stop.

Saturday February 9th 1935
Worked on parcel post and Express cards until 1.
Had lunch at Liggett’s and met Wally at 2. We went to scout exhibit at Southern Hotel. I bought a few little things and some plain colors for my quilt $0.25. Home at 4:30. Washed some things, pressed some things and spent the evening cutting out Quilt Block
Wally didn’t call. Got the family a box of candy for Valentine’s

Friday February 8th 1935
[shorthand] Wally. [shorthand] really just found it out tonight. [Long shorthand] other boys are losing their attraction for me.
We talked about old times. He left at 11:30. [Shorthand]

Thursday February 7th 1935
Paid $5.50 at the Fashion and that closes my account again. This ice is terrible to walk on. Has made me all sore.
Bill has been terrible to work with this week. Everything so messed up and then so awfully busy too.
Mrs. Davis asked me if I had been washing things in the bathroom. I told her “No nothing but me.”
Messed around guess I’ll go to bed early.

Wednesday February 6th 1935
Well it looks more like an office now but the noise from the shipping room is getting me down.
It was almost zero this morning. Froze all that slushy snow and there is an inch thick on everything.
Wally brought me my Valentine tonight. A box like I’ve been hunting filled with candy. He went home early cause “When a man has to go”.

Tuesday February 5th 1935
Have part of the walls up. 5 foot sure will make a difference.
Started snowing this afternoon. A sticky snow. Everything looks so pretty.
Took a bath. Wally called and I called Aunt May and ask her to come down Sunday afternoon.