Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday May 14 1938
Cut out & almost finished slip for Mary’s Maid of Honor dress. Then over to house after dinner. Put on kitchen paper. – I like my carrots & turnips & cabbage & grapes -etc.
I washed woodwork & windows. Boss – Mr. Mahaffey, showed the picture taken at the wedding & other pictres. Corn husking contest – Florida & Cuba – Texas – addition to school building – some in color. Very nice.
Rosina had a nice lunch. About 25 people there I think. Home & to bed.

Friday May 13 1938
Home on bus- Daddy was papering at my house so we went over there. Finished the breakfast room.
So cold tonight we lived in the kitchen.
And so to bed.

Thursday May 12 1938
Helen called this evening & then came down. Finished the nightie she’s making for Laura.
I washed my hair before she came.
We discussed my reception – the things some girls do – their “affairs” & how they are still considered “nice” girls.
And when she went home I went to bed.

Wednesday May 11 1938
Bob Haldeman met me at work tonight – after supervising play ground at school near there. So he & Marcella came down tonight. They smoked- hope it didn’t bother Mrs. Davis. I think they appreciated my going out to get some cokes. They really do some hot necking.

Tuesday May 10 1938
Uptown this noon & got candle wicking & book to make pot holds for Frances. About wore my thumn out this evening making one & I don’t think it looks so hot.
Stan went peevish this morning because I dared to upstairs while he breakfasted across the street. I waited all yesterday afternoon for him to sign bills so I could go up & see about other stuff & he wouldn’t and besides I had another reason for going! Thank goodness he went to Lancaster at 12:00 & I had the rest of the day alone.

Monday May 9 1938
Down on bus – and is it cold- about 42.
Wrote to Mary B. J. They ave moved back to Marion to a farm from what I hear.
Crocheted & so to bed – bath

Sunday May 8 1938
All over to Grandmas for dinner. Uncle John’s – Aunt May & us. Then over to see our house – the whole gang.
And just after they left Aunt Sylvia, Perry, Doris & Stewart came so we showed it again.
Mary led BY tonight. Home & popcorn.
Nice thundershower this evening.

Saturday May 7 1938
Headache still this morning. But went over to our house about 10:00 & got walls ready & took more paper off kitchen.
After dinner we all went over to paper. I pasted & Daddy put it on. Bedroom.
Finished about 6:00- Floy at our house for supper.
Walt & I went up town. I got pattern for my wedding dress.- Train & bolero. High neck- full bodice.
Then we got wall paper for kitchen. Turnips- carrots- cabbage etc.

Friday May 6 1938
Mary picked up Floy & then came past for me tonight. Up to my room to get the boxes I had packed. Letter from Mary Sheneman- Can’t come to the wedding. Got home about 7:00. Floy went over to Grandma’s to stay all night.
Walt went to his AIB banquet. Home about 9:30.

Thursday May 5 1938
Got up but couldn’t make it so back to bed. Went to work about 10:00 – Stan has been impossible all day. He forgets to tell me things and then bawls me out because I don’t take care of them.
Fanned Mrs. Davis a while this evening.
Finished packing up all the odds and ends I can.
Checked up accounts this evening. Stan insists that I go out of the candy business so my total profit will be around $12.
Crocheted- did nails & to bed.