Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday September 22nd 1935
Oh! such a nice weekend. Except that I had a headache today. Wally came about 12. Ed here for dinner too. Had the nicest fried chicken. This afternoon we shelled peanuts, had in ice cream bars and then went for a drive along the river. After supper I lay down for a while and my head got better. Wally and I walked around the campus for about an hour. Then said our good nights on the swing.

Saturday September 21st 1935
Bill in for only a little while. Lonesome. Wally called from Gilmore’s at 12 and came down at 1:00. Had lunch at the High Street Cafeteria. Got me a pair of brown low heeled monk Oxfords at Gilbert’s. $2.99 Then we went to the Folies-Bergere at the Palace. Apple and snake dancers best. Ballet with white net dresses pretty. Had supper at Liggett’s, Wally bought me a box of peppermint patties. Home at 9:15. He stayed for only a minute.

Friday September 20th 1935
Bill furnished blood for a transfusion to George last night and he looked rather pale when he came in at 10:30. George was sinking fast but is better now.
Lolly Smith (one of the drivers) brought me home tonight. Picked up his little boy on the way. Surely darling.
Ironed and read the paper Bath- Bed.
Letter from Wally. Mrs. Haldeman is going to Mary[sic-marry] Louie*.

*Louis Ruhlmann

Thursday September 19th 1935
Got paid for the Saturday after Labor Day.
Bill rushed off to Logan about 2:30.
Washed Some clothes tonight. It has been awfully hot but thunderstorms tonight cooled it off.

Wednesday September 18th 1935
[previous day above written over two pages]

Tuesday September 17th 1935
Such a dull week Work and home -Spend the evening- To bed.
Worked a little on my quilt. Laura is making 3 and has two done the first round’s I mean.
Stopped at magazine shop for July Cosmopolitan. Still none.

Monday September 16th 1935
Mr Shelton is getting a new car. Olds so Ilga Granger and I had to ride the streetcar from 2nd Avenue.
She says she’ll call and we’ll go bicycling. (But I doubt it.)

Sunday September 15th 1935
Up later. To Garden for corn and flowers. Sani and Floy came at dinner time.
Mary, Walt and I went to see Garbo in “Anna Karenina” When we got home Daddy was back from Michigan and he didn’t like it cuz I went. So I spent the evening in tears.
Had popcorn and apples and counted my pennies. I have $6.35 guess I’ll wait until I have $10 before I bank it.

Saturday September 14th 1935 total profit $15 on stand Wally- 7:30
Worked until 12:30 and got 1:00 bus to Marion. Wally met me. Got him a suit at Kleinmaiers- $16.50. Blue gray small check. He looks very nice.
Bernard Brooks up to go to Glenn wiener roast. Rosie called and said she couldn’t go. Mary went along to Glenn’s to take care of the baby.
A friend of Mildred’s Bob M’s brother, Marguerite Porchy? and husband- funny crowd 70 chairs at Glenn’s came to my house, and Wally, Bernard Brooks and I talked in car. To bed about 11:30.

Friday September 13th 1935
Letter from Wally and mother at work this morning wanting me to come home tomorrow. So I guess I will although I have to work. Sure wish I could have been there tonight and seemed the “stand”*. Tried to paint with colored pencils tonight but I guess I’m no artist. Changed my room around again. I just can’t get to bed before 9:30 it seems.

*Probably the first selling of flowers from their home at 229 E. Fairground – later to become Hemmerly’s Flowers.