Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday February 8 1938
Spring! Around 58 today. Walked up to Lazarus for lunch. Ben, I’m afraid, is going to be my Waterloo on candy sales- 15 cents in I.O.U.’s today. I’m sure he’s a dead beat.
Stanley think industry etc. has reached its peak for all time & from now on the world will be in a semi-depression. Machinery. His ideas, I’m sure, are repetitions of his superiors.
Bottled the “shampoo” I made from a sliver of soap & water.

Monday February 7 1938
Talked to Mr. Williams on way down this morning instead of sleeping. He turned down a job (or rather wouldn’t kowtow & didn’t get in) at Miller Jones 8 years ago.
Ben back this morning. I hadn’t realized what a relief it had been. But he does seem to try.
Three cars today. 4 out of town trips- regular ones & fair sized shipping. Well, Stanley wanted it- Said he prefers it to being slack. But he gets sore when everyone gets on him to do everything at once.
Started to crochet a pink collar tonight.

Sunday February 6 1938
After Sunday School I was sick- Wally took care of me so nicely though.
Mr. Haughten here- Has prospect for a job for Mary with Branch of the Chamber of Commerce.
Felt better around 3:30 & practised song I tried to teach the Primaries this morning without knowing myself. Some job.
Aunt Sylvia’s popped in for a minute. Had dinner with Harrold’s. Daddy & I make out seed order.
To BY- Home & to bed.
How does it get to be 10:30 so soon?

Saturday February 5 1938
Just messed around generally all morning.
Met Wally at 2:30. -Took Mr. Rayburn out to the Lots. “Law” – Then to see Bender the plumber, He’s to check further on field tiles & sewage. It doesn’t look so good right now. Drainage is enough to put the quieties on the whole thing.
Wally & I “did” the 10?stores tonight. I netted a little red vase & a coke. Then we took a long ride. Mt. GIlead- Cardington. To bed about 1:00

Friday February 4 1938
Such a day! Ed Heine spent the whole day getting a shipment from National (helped unload a body to get it) & rushing it to Lancaster to be taken to Logan from there- only to find that it was the wrong shipment. Correct bundles were found in a mixed car that fortunately had been placed- They were shipped by bus. I rode to bus station with Carl when he took them.
Wally met me with Mary & Wilda Shuster’s over for a visit but Sylvia & Perry had gone to Delaware.
“Contracted”* a little.

*[played bridge]

Thursday February 3 1938
Candy business booked today- 95? worth.
Margaret Ferguson gave me Anne Lindberg’s “North to the Orient” to read.
After bridge lesson & tables of playing- Eleanor- Evelyn, Margaret & I had hamburgers, coffee, rolls at Arcadia & High at 12:15 [A.M.].

Wednesday February 2 1938
Parker has taken over the paint job- upper walls white. Stanley impossible to get along with today. He certainly does not believe in doing unto others as he would have them to unto him. If he can get someone down it is his delight to grind them under his heel.
Spent from 12:45 till 2:00 arguing with 2 Motor Dist men on a $8 claim for Fowler Ind. They nearly go me down once with their arguments but with Marg. Whitman’s help I came out on top- Stan terribly nasty about it.
10% down payment on loan passed both houses of Congress yesterday. Come on FDR!

Tuesday February 1 1938
Ervin started painting our office today. The ceiling aluminum- That’s all the farther he got.
Wrote Wally during noon- Office such a mess- Furniture moved around & covered up & dirty.
Home- radioed- bathed- read- bridged.

Monday January 31 1938
Oh but I was groggy this morning- Sooo slippery coming down. Stan came in about 8:30 but felt so badly he went home at noon.
R. Knipfer tried to get a C&O shipment out at 4:30 & Bob was late with Parcel Post but otherwise things were pretty good.
Stopped @ Kroger’s tonight for apples & cookies – 15?& maybe I can lunch on them for a couple of days. 35?worth of candy business today.
Rosina & I bought together & have 6 kinds this week.

Sunday January 30 1938
BBB stood in vestibule & directed singing while I was trying to lead it in the Primary Room. Naturally I nearly choked.
Slept about all afternoon but the three of us did play contract a little.
Wally led BY tonight. “Hobbies”. Took books, cats, pencils, rugs, seed catalogues & corner shelf down as examples. Mr. Hale of YMCA had an interesting talk.
Stayed for church. Dramatization of Latter part of Ruth. BBB & Rosina up afterward & we sorted Wally’s pencils.