Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday September 8th 1935
To Sunday school. Taught third-year Juniors. Two girls. Stopped at Bindley’s on way home (Daddy working and I inspected all the typewriters and candy. Had a headache this afternoon. Grandma over for dinner. Looked for Aunt May’s but they didn’t come. Went to garden. Bugs ate all of the Asters. First BY of the season. Good start. Mary and other girl told about Assembly pictures on screen. To bed, about 10 got 1,000 bars ice cream candy $10

Saturday September 7th 1935
Quit at 12 this noon. Shouldn’t have with all the work to do. Dashed up to Morehouse/Martins. Got a rust colored sweater. Mannish- $1.59. Ate at Cleo’s at Morehouse / Martin and so to bus station. Mrs. Bank president of Bucyrus entertained me all of the way home. Wally met me with a bandaged arm. Just a fooler. The kids want to buy Milt’s (Baker’s) bicycle $8. Wally they said I was nicer tonight then for a long time. To bed at 11:30.

Friday September 6th 1935
Bill left again today about 2 and Allen wanted some stuff hauled at 4:30 and no plans to put Logan cartons and Xenia stuff not marked Rush. Kilburn driver gave me some swiped peanuts.
Was going to wash tonight but didn’t have enough dirty stuff.
Had a bath and now I’m going to do my nails.
Mary didn’t come.

Thursday September 5th 1935
Got a green felt hat at Lazarus this noon- $2. Bill went to Logan about 3. Got a letter from Walt. Guess Mary isn’t coming down tomorrow.
Sewed snaps on my dress tonight. Mrs. Davis got a cotton blanket for my bed. Guess I’ll put it on tonight to keep warm.

Wednesday September 4th
Another busy day. Rained terribly this morning but cleared about noon.
Wrote to Wally this noon and tonight and got a letter from him. Daddy got his lathe. I gave him the money for his birthday.
Stopped at the peanut shop for a $0.05 worth of peanuts
Mrs. Havens gave me some picture postcards to look at. Several familiar scenes.

Tuesday September 3rd 1935
Down with Mr Shelton this morning in the rain. Half hour late. Busy day. Bill took Mrs. Hensel to Logan about 1:30. George still isn’t so good. Rainy going home tonight.
Just was downstairs for watermelon. Changed my room around tonight and had a bath. Picked a bouquet. 9:15 and so to bed.

Monday September 2nd 1935 Labor Day
Up about 8:30. Rode bike. Left for Marion about 10:30. Had lunch at Loudonville at 1 and then took back roads to Butler. Mere paths through dense woods at about eighty-five degrees angles up and down. Stopped at gardens on way in. Melons nearly ripe.
Wally took me to see Shirley Temple in “Curly Top” Saw Lewis on way home. Wally jerked car terribly. Popped corn and went to bed early.

Sunday September 1st 1935
Up about 10:00 to Va Kendall Park north of Akron for picnic lunch. Climbed around rocks before lunch. Aunt Sylvia had baked the loveliest cake for Daddy’s birthday. He’s 44 today.
At home rode Wilda’s girl friend’s bike- all of us. Surely nice.
Went to bed rather early. I woke in middle of night with splitting headache. Aunt Sylvia put hot cloths on it and I went to sleep again.

Friday August 30th 1935
George is to be operated on again this morning so Bill took Mrs. Hensel down. Skull not together properly. Trying to clear blood clot.
Bill back about 2:30. George not so hot. Got along fine.
Caught 5:30 bus after a hamburger. Daddy met me, bus only 15 minutes late. Had popcorn. They wouldn’t let me wait up for Wally. He woke me up though sweet he got paid. [shorthand] cut.

Thursday August 29th 1935
Davis’s went to the fair so I got my own supper. Meant to go to bed early but Mrs. Havens came in and talked and then Davis’s came home and I had to see the quilt and things they bought.
Did my nails and now it’s 10:15.