Author: David Haldeman

Saturday August 24th 1935
Quit at 12 after working like the dickens. Wally met the bus at Marion. He likes my new dress except that it shows too much. I’ll have to wear the slip backwards.
We went to see “In Caliente”. Bernard Brooks came down after and took us out to Rosina’s. Just sat around. Wally and I went to bed about 2. Separate beds

Friday August 23rd 1935
Felt terrible when I got up but went to work. Rushed around at noon looking at dresses- none. Stopped at magazine store and got 2 “House Beautiful” for mother. Stopped at Bullock’s tonight and got a sheer crepe jacket dress blue and white. Washed- fixed new dress hem- ironed- did nails (got some “Manicure” today) did my hair and read Wally’s letter again and so to bed.

Thursday August 22nd 1935
Bill went to Logan this morning and played golf this afternoon. So I ran the office. Not so bad. Only I was sick all day ?Cholera morlin?. Mrs. Davis gave me paregoric and castor oil when I got home.
Soaked in a hot bath. I wish I had something to eat but I’m too lazy to go get anything.

Wednesday August 21st 1935 card from Wall-E lost his job before he started but got another one. I feel so discouraged.
Stopped at several shops tonight looking for a linen print but no luck.
Just fooled around this evening. White shoes looking very gray.
Are we downhearted?
YES.

Tuesday August 20th 1935
Stopped after work and got blue towel and ribbon to make Wally a laundry bag. Made it and wrote some free verse to go with it.
Wrote to Wally. Call Aunt May. Floy is on her vacation.
Had a bath.

Monday August 19th 1935
Sweet Walt- How much I love you. Went to the show with Louis tonight. You have to go with someone you don’t love to realize how much nicer it is to go with someone you do.
Laura, Ed, Louis and I were going to see Will Rogers in “Doubting Thomas” but so we’re about 1,000 other people. So we saw Jean Harlow, William Powell, F Tone in “Ruthless”

Sunday August 18th 1935
I guess Wally is going to live at our house*. Moved his stuff up here and spent afternoon arranging the room. Look quite nice.

*229 E. Fairground Street, Marion

Saturday August 17th 1935
Rode to work as a hitchhiker.
Louis called this morning saying High St. wanted Wally to come back. But in mornings mail I had a card saying he got a job at the Silk Mill- Oh me.
He and Bernard Brooks and Rosy met me at work about 1:30. Ate at Louis’s restaurant and I took him to his room. Wally moved out.
Wally and I went up town last and met Bernard Brooks and Margaret. We all went to show. Wally got Bernard’s car and drove it home about 12:30. Saw “Ginger”

Friday August 16th 1935
Will Rogers and Wiley Post were killed in an airplane accident in Alaska last night.
Got a letter from Wally and Bernard Brooks.
Wally is going on a picnic with 10th Avenue. Kids but they called it off because of terrible rain last night.
Laura and I spent the evening reading papers and add a Coke.

Thursday, August 15, 1935
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