Category: Trella Diaries

Sunday July 28th 1935
Up early and off for Granville. Got to church just as sermon started. Rained while having Sunday School. Clyde Farry’s girl carload. (Bernard Brooks, Rosina, Harry Wordall) & us ate at Horns Hill Park- Newark- and did it rain. Boys got wet to save the food. Took Mary back to Granville and we came home. Stopped at Garden. Got about four dozen glads and one dozen corn. Took some glads to Mrs. Shelton and was the corn good.

Saturday July 27th 1935
Worked until noon. Stopped at Roberts and got me a bathing suit. Red top blue trunks dollar fifty.
Daddy and mother came after me in the coupe. Stopped at Buckeye China and got a vase for Gladiolus. Got apples at Brown fruit farm. Washed nearly all my clothes when we got home. Had the Pike the daddy got in Michigan for supper. Walt came about 6:30. Had to work until 4:30. Went up town. He got me an ice cream cone. Had popcorn and watermelon.

Friday July 26th 1935
Wally has a job!
He called about 4:30 with the good news. At Wilson’s Floral Shop as bookkeeper $13 to start. I met him at the streetcar and we rented bicycles and I learned to ride in gully back of Indianola Avenue. He starts to work tomorrow. We celebrated with a soda. Got some hose at Fashion 69 cents.
Wally called about 10:00 last night. Had been at Arabian Gardens about a job.

Thursday July 25th 1935
Payday but I was too late to get my check cashed so I have one thin dime between me and starvation.
Picked an assorted bouquet for my room tonight snapdragons, Larkspur, sweet peas, petunias, calliopsis.
I’m waiting for Walt to call. He was to get more dope about this room today. I’ve been figuring and I still think it would be fun.
He didn’t call. 9:45

Wednesday July 24th 1935
Wally down this evening and we walked over to Woodruff to see a room. At $5 a month I think I could have loads of fun.
Sat on the swing & sung. Everything from “A Quarter of Nine” to “Taps.”
Rained. A little cooler after all the heat. We walked down to Brosmer’s in the rain for a Coke and then ate peanuts on the way home.

Tuesday July 23rd 1935
Got a letter from mother. Mrs. Hirsch, Grandma’s friend died and grandma is at our house recuperating. Daddy went to Michigan last weekend and got home last night.
Bathed, read, ate a chocolate bar and turned in early.
Wally called after he got back.

Monday July 22nd 1935
George had another spell as he calls it yesterday. Bill is taking him to Logan tonight. Probably be there for a week.
Walt down tonight. His grandmother* died Saturday. He and Louis are going to Marion tomorrow to the funeral.
I do believe both is jealous of Louis. This app. Louis is a nice kid but he isn’t Wally.

*Mrs. Grant Haldeman (Lillie Mae Yeager 1872-1935)

Sunday July 21st 1935
Met Walt and Louis at cafeteria at 1:30. Went to Art Gallery. Such dizzy paintings. It took Wally to explain them! Walked over to Aunt May’s- Uncle Miles only one home. Back up town. Got some Haliver Capsules. Louis and I had supper at Liggett’s drugstore. Window shopped and then met Walt and watched him finish eating. Walked down to their rooms. It’s really nice. They put me on the car. I weigh 113 pounds now.

Saturday July 20th 1935
Went to work about 8:30. Filed period 8 bills all morning. Bought a pocket book and white felt hat. Met Walt at 1:30 and so did Louis. So they watched me at Kresge’s and put me on the car. Washed & ironed . Sent Mary my Japanese JJ’s and wrote a money order for $2.50. She gives to Assembly Monday.
Got the whole family history at the supper table.

Friday July 19th 1935
Met Walt at the streetcar and we went to the Hudson. “Hold Em Yule” and “$10 Rain”- both good. His treat. I treated him to Sundae on the way home. Sat on the swing for a while.