Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday April 20 1943
Wally gave me $5 tonight for clothes. He gave me $2 last week for Kathy, too. He makes 60 cents per hour at the Ordnance Plant. He makes $165 per month at bank, with $16.50 deducted per month for War bonds, $6.40 for Victory Tax and $1.65 Social Security. We still owe $50 on the $300 loan from upstairs have loans on 3 ins. Policies. $56 – $35 – $100.00. Owe about $300 on the car & $1100 on our house. And Wally will probably be drafted next Sept. We have the $180 for living room suit & mattress we bought last June paid.

Monday April 19 1943
Mean rainy morning so I didn’t wash.
Finished up the hem in my skirt tonight.

Sunday April 18 1943
Mrs. McClure brought Kathy in crying just as Rev. Holloway reached climax of 4 Sundays. But I took her to Walt & he went to get his mother & Lewis. We went to Richwood right after Sunday School & they went to church there while Wally & I & Kathy got ice cream & visited a greenhouse. Then to Aunt Ollie’s for dinner. She had prepared last Sunday, too.
Young Adult Fellowship started tonight after church. About 20 present out of the 120 eligible. So I’d call it only fair success.
Kathy wore her new Easter outfit.

Saturday April 17 1943
Down to church in afternoon. Uncapher got the idea of the changed room pretty well. Kathy & I went shopping together to get her slippers & bonnet for Easter. She seemed to enjoy it & trotted right along. Got 3 colored pictures from Christmas film.

Friday April 16 1943
Spent the day making Kathy’s Easter outfit. Little blue French crepe Grandma Ruth gave her last summer.

Thursday April 15 1943
Took Kathy to mother’s & took Mrs. Reddick, Mrs. LeMasters, Mrs Marks & Mabel Woodall to Association Meeting at Springdale. Cold snowy day but had a good time. Grand eats at noon. Made my children’s report. Was a little proud of it.

Wednesday April 14 1943
Finished reading church constitution at prayer meeting. Had to come in late – after Wally got home. Most of the quibbling over very minor points. Finally adopted it however.
Decided to make over my suit skirt for Easter instead of making a new one. It was pleated all around & I’m making a six gore out of it. Washed it before I recut it. Think it will look nice.

Tuesday, April 13, 1943
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Monday, April 12, 1943
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Sunday April 11 1943
After Sunday School, Mildred Gorby & I rearranged Junior Dept. with chairs facing south & classes along north mostly. To Walt’s mothers for dinner. About 2.30 went to mothers. Aunt May’s there. They all went to Aunt Alice who is quite sick. I stayed with Birdie. Brought Floy & her over to see my garden & give Birdie a start of Grandma Kehrwecker’s baby breath.