Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday February 14 1943
Over to Mother’s for dinner & in afternoon brought Kthy over home for her picture. Sent an order to Sears tonight for Kathy overalls- skirts- pants, etc.

Saturday February 13 1943
Snow so pretty & Kathy wants out in it so badly that I had Walt get her the smallest pair of boots in town but they are size 8 ($1.50) and way too big. But is she proud of them. Had a grand time out with Neal & Evelyn this afternoon.

Friday February 12 1943
Wally off for Lincoln’s birthday. Hauled stone for a fellow that helped Daddy. We went downtown about 3:30. I bought hose for me & gadgets for Charlotte Ann Davidson Miller who was married a few Saturday’s ago. Her sister had a shower for her tonight. Madge Curl picked me up & met all of Charlotte’s new sister-in-laws. Nice people. Madge goes to Emmanuel & assures me there is an opposition to Finkenbein who wants to sever the church from the Denomination. Regular blizzard coming home.

Thursday February 11 1943
Wally has taken our old typewriter up to the bank & they will give him $17.25 for it. (Ceiling price. They would have given more but for that). Peg Basehart & her husband both have portables & she’ll sell hers for $20 so we’re going to buy it. And at the same time the bank is glad to get ours even thought they did have to put about $15 in repairs on it.
Mary Johnston & I went to an auction- she bought a silver tea set0 I bought some picture frames.

Wednesday February 10 1943
Went over the house. Wally not home for lunch. My Azalea is about gone. A months bloom isn’t bad. My amaryllis has had 6 blooms on it & the narcissus (paper white) are blooming but they don’t seem to come out full & pretty.
Raining terribly but we went out to Rhulman’s. They hadn’t see Kathy for a while- grandma K had quilted Shari a lovely blue & gold quilt, something like Kathy’s. Ruth gave me a pink satin blouse that Mrs. Nichols had given her. Really lovely.
Came home & cut out blouse for Kathy. Got it pretty well made.

Tuesday February 9 1943
Got up with headache but managed to get all but the hankies ironed. Begged off Scout Meeting to Mrs. Arbogast, committee member.
Kathy slept till 4:30 & so di I after Mrs. Miller was here from 1 to 2. Felt much better.
Mary Johnston brought Marilee over & Mother & Daddy stayed with her & Kathy while we went to leadership course. Had popcorn when we came home. Bob [Bob Johnston] changing jobs again- Erie RR. After they left, Walt brough BBB & Rosina ice cream so I ate again. Discussed the post war Marion, America & World.

Monday February 8 1943
Shoe rationing started yesterday without warning. Each person allowed 3 pair a year- and with Kathy & I both needing shoes!

War news- Russians regaining much lost territory- Rostov etc. Japs have withdrawn from Guadacanal in the Solomons after a 6 mos. Battle.
Peg Basehart wants to sell her portable Remington for $20 so Wally took our typewriter to the bacnk so see want they would give us. Bob [White] will to pay $20 but ceiling was $17.25 so that’s what we’ll get.

Sunday February 7 1943
To mother’s for dinner. I walked home from Church & since Walt was called to a Red Cross Committee meeting didn’t get the things done at home I wanted to. Took a short drive while after milk. Mother, daddy & Mary here for supper then Mary N & E & I wen to church.

Saturday February 6 1943
Mopped kitchen, bathroom & Kathy’s room & did the washing. Daddy back to work on orders some more. Burpees especially. All of them total about $26 $11.80 of which is mine. 10 roses @ $2.50, phlox $1.00, Rock garden plants $1.00, Seeds $7.50

Friday February 5 1943
Lovely day- so finally got to scrubbing porches because of Kathy’s insistence that I go outdoors. Had been working on a while wool skirt for her all day. When Wally came home he started digging out on the south wall of the house for a cold frame. Dug out some narcissus in so doing so I potted them up & brought them in. Wonder what the result will be. Daddy & mother came over & we worked on the seed & plant orders to Burpee, Kellogg, Inter-State, Henderson’s & Noweta Gardens.