Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday March 5 1938
Warm & springy- but windy & rainy. Mary called me from my room. I allowed myself to be blown to Fourth & Broad to meet her. Then out to Aunt May’s to get grandma.
I drove home – Got in about 3:45. Mr. Amerine picked us up & showed us a too small house on Greenwood & a too big one on Park. Wally has his eye on the one on the southeast corner of Fairground & State. Needs terribly much done but if we could get it for $1000 we could fix it up.
Walt took me to see F. March in “The Buccaneers”

Friday March 4 1938
Friday evenings in Columbus are terrible!
Ate uptown tonight. 35¢ for dinner & breakfast is better tham 50¢ here.
Figured up candy earnings & losses.
To bed at 9:00.

Thursday March 3 1938
Too many evenings in my room alone. Any how I’m terribly lonesome. Plenty of things to do – drawers to clean out- books to read but nothing is interesting to do by oneself.
Not even reading Walt’s letters with his protestations of adoration.
So I guess I’ll go to bed. 8:30.
Do you suppose the next 12 weeks will ever pass?

Wednesday March 2 1938
After only 2 days of sunshine fog, mist and rain again.
Walked up to Lazurus for lunch & my complexion today. 15¢ in my purse. A 15¢ lunch & no tax card. Cashier is trusting me thank goodness.
Letter from Walt tonight full of religion and front page of Monday’s Star. Why I don’t know. Accidents reported mostly.
From Walt’s letter he spent last night figuring too – had summaries in his letter.

Tuesday March 1 1938
Lambish today. Bright sun but a little chilly.
Spent about an hour tonight figuring clothes requirements before June. About $30. I think I can make it. Wrote Wally a miserable letter. Good thing he has a full & understanding heart.
I’m so tired. From wearing this ancient tight slip no doubt.

Monday February 28 1938
Stan went with a truck to Albion & Monroe Michigan. Ben in charge with me standing by. Things not as bad as they might have been.
Ben asked me to take his car up to Esther on my way home. Drive with the emergency brake on part way. Oh me.
Lum & Abner changed sponsors & time. Competing with Lowell Thomas at 6:45.
Got my afagan [sic] squares out & arranged them. I’ll have enough for 2 pillows. Worked on a center for the one & to bed about 10:00.

Sunday February 27 1938
Fanny, Floy, N. Jean, Mary & Loren here for dinner. Gave Fanny pink neck collar. Didn’t fit my black dress.
Walt & I went to his mother’s after dinner. She gave me a little black taffeta jacket that was Mr. Ruhlman’s first wifes. About 50 years old- how quaint.
I didn’t go to BY- But to church. Roland Snow home from Chicago. He & Bobby split up in Sept & he could think of nothing else- Poor kid.
Home & to bed.
14 more Monday mornings to get up at 5:00 if no vacation.
Looked at Laudon’s house but I’m afraid it won’t be for sale.

Saturday February 26 1938
Snow- 2 inches! But it melted to slush by noon. Lunch at Moreshouse Martins- walked to Depot. Home on train. Walt me me & we went with Lloyd Amrine to look at about 15 houses- Exterior only. Found only about 3 that we want to see inside. Probably will next Sat. Home- Mother, Mary uptown to buy Mary a coat & hat. Astrakan. Walt & I went uptown & he bought me a necklace to wear with my black dress. It need something badly. To bed about 12:00.

Friday February 25 1938
Profit to date on Candy: $4.70– & I neede $4.63 to pay for my brushes. Not bad.
Snowy- cold bad day. Oh for spring!
I have to work tomorrow so I’m spending a lonesome evening in my room.
Brushed my hair thoroughly & did it up as Helen Hayes’ Victoria. Did I look awful!
To bed early to catch up on sleep.

Thursday February 24 1938
Helen Hayes- in “Victoria Regina”. Ate soup & salad. At Isaly’s & then got in line for second balcony admittance at 6:00. Willard Durfee met me- Snowy & cold & even at that we sat in about the tenth row. But Willard brought glasses and we could catch expressions very well. The most outstanding part of the performance was Miss Hayes’ variance of the voice to correspond with the age of the Queen she was portraying.
Malted Milk Shop for Waffles & home. So tired.