Author: David Haldeman

Tuesday January 14 1930
Had short G.R. meeting to nominate candidate for convention at Cleveland.
Listened to Johnson & Johnson program mystery- good.
Washed hair in aft. & took a bath before I went to bed.

Monday January 13 1930
Tommy & Jessie over in eve. Mary made candy. Sure good, creamy & nice.
Played cards.
Went to library in P.M. & got some good books. “Red Peppers Patients”, “Daddy Long Legs”, & “Tales of Sherlock Holmes”.

Sunday January 12 1930
S.S. Mary made candy in aft. Read & played cards. Daddy popped corn. Mary & Mother went to B.Y.P.U. & daddy to Shirks & I got my lessons.
Ho Hum
Hen Hemmerly Died
[William Henry Hemmerly 1864-1930 – Daddy’s cousin- son of Conrad Hemmerly II]

Saturday January 11 1930
Stayed home with Dicky White. Mrs. Mouser & Mother & Mary went to look at coats. Went up in eve. To get Mary’s coat, fooled around a while, came home, had popcorn & played cards.

Friday January 10 1930
Had pep assembly. Terrible cheers at first but got better.
Went to game in P.M. Mansfield vs. Central. We were beaten 32-20. Had good time coming home. Walked part way with R.E. [Robert Ebert]

Thursday January 9 1930
G.R. meeting. Started Poet’s lives for programme.
Learned “Bells of the Sea” in Glee Club. It sure a pretty song. Wish I could play it.

Wednesday January 8 1930
I can’t remember anything in particular. Same old rig-a-ma-roul. History- Latin- English- study- Algebra- Science- home.
It get’s tiresome.

Tuesday January 7 1930
Daddy brought home some affidavits Bindley’s printed for W.A.I.U. Took some to class meeting & got 6 signed. Had the best lunch. Meeting at Marjory May’s.
Went over to Hazel’s & asked about magazines but she wasn’t sure.

Monday January 6 1930
Ho-Hum. Hated to get up. Mrs. Crane for H.R. teacher & History. Could be a little worse. Kinda nice to get back on the job but kinda tiresome to.
[days mixed up, so double entry for 1/6/1930]
Started back to school. Mrs. Crane taking Miss Crow’s place.
Went to Mamies to fix radio & got a subscription for L.H.J.
I writing Jan 16 from here to there.

Sunday January 5 1930
S.S. Went out to Hazel’s & Homer’s for the best dinner. Went riding in P.M. & came back to Hufford’s for supper. Mary didn’t feel well & stopped at doc.on way home. Listed to Collier. Have to get up & go to school in A.M. to-morrow.