Author: David Haldeman

Saturday August 3rd 1935
Such heat! I just fiddled around until 12:00 and then went to bus station and the 12:30 bus goes at 11:50 now so stopped at Wilson on way to Town Street Station. Wally says he may get fired.
Cloudburst on way home. Mary back from Assembly. Featured[?] 5 doz glads in my (illegible) (except for my hand.) Also corn, carrots, radish, cucumber.
Took glads to church and arrange them for tomorrow.

Friday August 2nd 1935
Met Walt at Indianola swimming pool about 6:30. Sure had a good time. The water was swell and such a relief after the heat. Ate Clark bars and after we got out stopped at Caits. Bought a pint of ice cream to bring home. Imagine What round our embarrassment when Davis;s were still up. But we ate it in the kitchen.

Thursday August 1st 1935
Walked to Town and High and nearly melted. Met Walt there and we ate at Krogers (I mean the food). Not so hot.
Stop at Lazarus to look at linen for mother. Bought her a $0.40 dress.

Wednesday July 31st 1935
I was afraid Wally wasn’t coming tonight, it was so late when he got here. Had to work.

Tuesday July 30th 1935
Wrote a letter to Bob Cameron and pieced a block for my quilt. Wally had to work again tonight.
Had corn on cob for supper tonight.

Monday July 29th 1935
Mr. Shelton terribly late this morning so so was I and was Bill was cross. Big flood at Lane and Logan. He went down at noon. I’m getting the knack of running that place by myself pretty well.
Took some glads to work. Yvonne and Apricot Glow are my favorites.
Wally had to work tonight so I read and took a bath.

Sunday July 28th 1935
Up early and off for Granville. Got to church just as sermon started. Rained while having Sunday School. Clyde Farry’s girl carload. (Bernard Brooks, Rosina, Harry Wordall) & us ate at Horns Hill Park- Newark- and did it rain. Boys got wet to save the food. Took Mary back to Granville and we came home. Stopped at Garden. Got about four dozen glads and one dozen corn. Took some glads to Mrs. Shelton and was the corn good.

Saturday July 27th 1935
Worked until noon. Stopped at Roberts and got me a bathing suit. Red top blue trunks dollar fifty.
Daddy and mother came after me in the coupe. Stopped at Buckeye China and got a vase for Gladiolus. Got apples at Brown fruit farm. Washed nearly all my clothes when we got home. Had the Pike the daddy got in Michigan for supper. Walt came about 6:30. Had to work until 4:30. Went up town. He got me an ice cream cone. Had popcorn and watermelon.

Friday July 26th 1935
Wally has a job!
He called about 4:30 with the good news. At Wilson’s Floral Shop as bookkeeper $13 to start. I met him at the streetcar and we rented bicycles and I learned to ride in gully back of Indianola Avenue. He starts to work tomorrow. We celebrated with a soda. Got some hose at Fashion 69 cents.
Wally called about 10:00 last night. Had been at Arabian Gardens about a job.

Thursday July 25th 1935
Payday but I was too late to get my check cashed so I have one thin dime between me and starvation.
Picked an assorted bouquet for my room tonight snapdragons, Larkspur, sweet peas, petunias, calliopsis.
I’m waiting for Walt to call. He was to get more dope about this room today. I’ve been figuring and I still think it would be fun.
He didn’t call. 9:45