Thursday November 21st 1935
Mary’s baby was born yesterday afternoon. Wally sent me a special. Baby weighs 5 lb and is in the incubator.
From Wally’s letter I don’t know whether he is coming down or I’m going home. Wrote him and mailed It about 7:00.
Listened to Rudy Vallee program.
Grandma is staying at our house now and Aunt Lillie’s are coming for the weekend so well he will probably come down to avoid the rush.
Category: Trella Diaries
Daily journal of Trella Hemmerly Haldeman Romine from 1933 to her death on February 19, 2013.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-20
Wednesday November 20th 1935
Well Wally finally got it. Mill practically shut down so he gets a layoff for about a month.
Listen to radio. Actually got to hear “Dangerous Paradise.”
Bill says it will be okay for me to be off Friday after Thanksgiving.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-19
Tuesday November 19th 1935
Finished letter to Wally this noon. Told him I would like to stay down here this weekend. I hope he agrees.
They fixed my typewriter so it doesn’t stick. Simple if you know how.
Bill had me make up copies filled out of all the forms we use. He thinks it’s to show the big shots how good we are. He is, I mean.
I’m putting green down side of strips now. Bath- Bed 9:30
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-18
Monday November 18th 1935
Was I ever glad for 5:00. Took the bus down this morning 5 minutes late stomach ache from hungriness- headache and then had to type figures all afternoon.
Cut out green for my quilt about 100.
Started letter to Wally. Am turning in now 8:30.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-17
Sunday November 17th 1935
Sunday school. Mother and Daddy went to Uncle Hen’s but we three kids stayed home. Had a nap. Took a typing test. Made 42 words per minute. Bernard & Rosina down after BY. Listened to Major Bowes amateurs. Sang old songs. They didn’t go until about 11 so I lost more sleep.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-16
Saturday November 16th 1935
Up 8:30. To Kissel to finish filing my tooth. Walt and I both banked $10 a piece at the National City Bank & Trust. Miss Snodgrass gave me some wrappers for my pennies. Ohio State beat Illini 6-0. All five of us went to Bindley’s for turkey dinner. Really very nice. Walt, Mary and I skipped out to see “Rendezvous” -William Powell & Rosalind Russell. Walt and I didn’t get to bed until 2:00. Mary Burch Johnson here all afternoon- started up town in the rain.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-15
Friday November 15th 1935
Stopped at hamburg shop for a bite before getting bus. Slept all the way to Marion. Ran to catch mother just as the bus pulled in.
Got out my blue-green tunic to rip it apart and try to make a blouse out of it.
bad about 11:00.
Wally in about 1:00 and woke me up for a minute.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-14
Thursday November 14th 1935
My Xmas savings is completed now $12.50.
Letter from Wally. Still don’t know if Daddy will be after me tomorrow.
Listened to Davis’s radio. Every time I got interested he tuned in another program. And so to bed!
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-13
Wednesday November 13th 1935
Letter from Wally tonight. He and Mary went to see “The Crusades” Monday. Worked on quilt. Had a bath. Sure wish I had my radio here.
Started a letter to Wally and munched chocolate.
Filed period 12. Took all afternoon. Getting cold.
Took my brown suede oxfords to Moby’s for new heels.
Trella Hemmerly – 1935-11-12
Tuesday November 12th 1935
Felt rotten this morning. Had a terrible night but got through the day ok. Cleaned up all the drawers in my dresser tonight- brushed my clothes. I can take up more time just doing things around my room.
Showed Laura my birthday gifts tonight and she showed me her wedding dress. Blue velvet with metallic trim.