Author: David Haldeman

Wednesday September 4th
Another busy day. Rained terribly this morning but cleared about noon.
Wrote to Wally this noon and tonight and got a letter from him. Daddy got his lathe. I gave him the money for his birthday.
Stopped at the peanut shop for a $0.05 worth of peanuts
Mrs. Havens gave me some picture postcards to look at. Several familiar scenes.

Tuesday September 3rd 1935
Down with Mr Shelton this morning in the rain. Half hour late. Busy day. Bill took Mrs. Hensel to Logan about 1:30. George still isn’t so good. Rainy going home tonight.
Just was downstairs for watermelon. Changed my room around tonight and had a bath. Picked a bouquet. 9:15 and so to bed.

Monday September 2nd 1935 Labor Day
Up about 8:30. Rode bike. Left for Marion about 10:30. Had lunch at Loudonville at 1 and then took back roads to Butler. Mere paths through dense woods at about eighty-five degrees angles up and down. Stopped at gardens on way in. Melons nearly ripe.
Wally took me to see Shirley Temple in “Curly Top” Saw Lewis on way home. Wally jerked car terribly. Popped corn and went to bed early.

Sunday September 1st 1935
Up about 10:00 to Va Kendall Park north of Akron for picnic lunch. Climbed around rocks before lunch. Aunt Sylvia had baked the loveliest cake for Daddy’s birthday. He’s 44 today.
At home rode Wilda’s girl friend’s bike- all of us. Surely nice.
Went to bed rather early. I woke in middle of night with splitting headache. Aunt Sylvia put hot cloths on it and I went to sleep again.

Friday August 30th 1935
George is to be operated on again this morning so Bill took Mrs. Hensel down. Skull not together properly. Trying to clear blood clot.
Bill back about 2:30. George not so hot. Got along fine.
Caught 5:30 bus after a hamburger. Daddy met me, bus only 15 minutes late. Had popcorn. They wouldn’t let me wait up for Wally. He woke me up though sweet he got paid. [shorthand] cut.

Thursday August 29th 1935
Davis’s went to the fair so I got my own supper. Meant to go to bed early but Mrs. Havens came in and talked and then Davis’s came home and I had to see the quilt and things they bought.
Did my nails and now it’s 10:15.

Wednesday August 28th 1935
Floy called at work this morning and wanted to know if I was going to Fair. Took half hour for lunch rushed home at 4:30 to meet at Fairgrounds at 5:45. Saw Aunt May and Uncle Miles*. Aunt Ruth and Uncle Allen and Betty Morris. Floy and I ran around together. Saw old-fashioned hats and horses. Dog taking care of sheep. Got a magazine, saw Angora rabbits and top knot ducks.

*Miles Standish – direct descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim

Tuesday August 27th 1935
Bill skipped out about 2 to play golf. Wrote 9 letters. Got a $0.10 chocolate bar tonight. Caught up on story in Dispatch. Had a bath, used morncare[?]. Took a letter to Wally about four blocks to mail it.
Mrs. Davis’s nephew here for supper.
I want a drink but the bathroom’s full.

Monday August 26th 1935
Up at 5:30. Daddy, Mother, Mary, Mister Kellogg and I started for Columbus at 6. Stopped at University Gardens and I got to work at 7:45. They went on to fair. I rushed home for supper tonight and met Floy at fair at 6:15. Saw butter cow and lard pigs- Denison papercraft. Bought a pottery vase, saw my heart beat steady too.
Tractors with rubber tires and a plow daddy should have. Miniature flower arrangements good. Home at 10:00.

Sunday August 25th 1935
Up early and to Mohican State Park near Loudonville. Aunt Sylvia’s and Mary arrived shortly after us. Before dinner Wally and I climbed down to the river (a mere 300-foot practically straight down) and were we ready to eat. After lunch the girls climbed down another way and we followed. Aunt Sylvia gave it up. I’m afraid I’m going to be sore.