Author: David Haldeman

Friday, January 25, 1935
Up at 6:45. To work at 7:50.
Ervin and Busk went to Xenia. Washburn. Gave Irvin some whiskey and he got half drunk. The whiskey was to keep him warm. Ate at the station and got my check cashed.
Wally came after me about 7:30 and we went to Smith’s Roller Skating rink to skate. The Tenth Avenue young people’s sponsored it.

Thursday, January 24, 1935
0° weather. And of course all my heavy clothing would be dirty.
Finished another block and started one on my quilt.
Wally is working noon shift now so he got here about 7:50. I was just finishing washing my hair. Played cards. Some silling[sic] matching game. He left about 11.

Wednesday, January 23, 1935
Bill has been so nice to me lately. I don’t know what’s the matter unless I’m going to get fired and he wants to make it easier.
It was so cold tonight it took your breath. My room is 60 so I put my dress in the window to keep some of it out.
Have one block of my quilt done
Wally called. He’s transferred to the noon shift now. 11 to 2 not so hot if you ask me.

Tuesday, January 22, 1935
Snowed last night. Terrible slippery today. Wally met me at noon. The Sun was shining so we took a walk.

Monday, January 21, 1935
What a cold I have and what a day it is. Warm and rainy this morning. Cold and sleeting and snowing tonight. Sniffled all day.
Cut blocks for my quilt tonight. No print rings cut. Wally called. We don’t appreciate one another enough. He brought me some of his big hankies this noon.
Mr. or Mrs. Davis is snoring so loud I can hear them clear down here.

Sunday, January 20, 1935
Up at 10:00. Took a N. Fourth car to Aunt May’s! Good dinner and then we looked at quilts. I decided to make a flower garden and Floy gave me some pieces. Uncle Allen’s dropped in for a few minutes. Roy and I went to 10th Avenue Baptist Church. Wally met me afterwards and we took her to the streetcar line. Then to Rev. Wiley’s for Fireside Hour. Walt didn’t stay when he brought me back home. Told me something about himself [shorthand]

Up at 10:00 AM changed my room see other page. Wally and I went up town at 2:00 PM got shoes at Gilbert’s $2.00 black dress with red velvet at Fashion $6.00 packed brown at Fashion $1.00 and hair pin so I can do my hair up.

Back home and finished my room. Fixed a slip sewed on straps. Mended hose. Read. Such a pretty evening. Wally called.

Biill told Mr. Miller today that he didn’t see how I got all done that I did. But Laura said he just said that to make me work harder.
She gives me a decided [shorthand] matter.
Walt here this evening. [Shorthand] puzzle finally 11:00 PM [shorthand] such [shorthand]
Diagram of room
+————————————-+
north| | closet |____| dresser | door
| —-| |
| chair |
| |
| |
| +——+ |
| | | |
| | bed | __ chair |
| | | | | table |
+————————————-+

Walt met me at noon had lunch at Kresge’s. Then two Fashion for some 69¢ balbriggan’s and 59¢ hose.
Motor freight went pretty good. All checked and entered. Ready for M.J. bills.
Messed around this evening. Am reading the daily bible reading in Genesis. I understand hardly any of it. Also reading harvests. (?)
Add a bath. Like my new PJs fine.
Had nice telephone visit with Wally. He got some new suede shoes.

How I hate to get up in the morning. Bill dictated on and off all day to day. Just barely got started on Lane Motor Freight.
Snowed for a while but it’s turned into rain. I wanted to go to the show but I suppose we won’t. (Went “Jane Eyre” and “Servants Ed….)
Got a nice letter from Marjorie Dickey and wrote one to Bob Cameron.
Read it in the Marion news in Dispatch George Mason dropped dead Monday night.