Category: Trella Diaries

Saturday June 22nd 1935
Got Daddy some things up town today or Father’s Day. I got him some ties and socks and helped by a white silk polo shirt.

Friday June 21st 1935
Daddy, mother and Mary met me at my room tonight. Raining pitchforks when we started for Marion. Stopped at O’Shaughnessy Dam. Watched the fish try to climb it. Great big ones.

Thursday June 20th 1935
Got sick about 10. Went back to work at 11:30. Pretty tough day what with that and wondering if Wally got a job. Ralph back this evening to go someplace. But I told him I didn’t feel like it. Wally down later (Davis’s away) Ask him what if I would have a date with Ralph. He said okay in a terrible voice and then in a better one. But I probably won’t get asked again.
Wally hasn’t got the job yet. Still a chance.

Wednesday June 19th 1935
Ralph Mohat came over this evening. Asked me to go to a party with him tonight, and to the Air Races Sunday. No, to both.
Wally came about 8:00. He’s on track of another job. Armour & Co. So we studied fractions. If those guys could only know how much it would mean to him.

Tuesday June 18th 1935
Wally met me after work and we went to a second-hand bookshop and got two Cosmopolitans and a Reader’s Digest for $0.15. He came down and we took a walk. Down to 15th and wove back to home.

Monday June 17th 1935
Down with Mr Shelton. I’ll bet he gets a kick out of the way I always doze off. Daddy gave me some lovely roses to bring back.
Wally came back yesterday morning.
Called this evening before he went to Scout meeting.

Sunday June 16th 1935
Daddy got a car (‘35 Ford V8) from the Ford Garage to go to the funeral. Poor Mary Baker and Uncle Hen. Mary just simply went to pieces. Uncle Hen was ok until somebody new came. Too bad just when they had everything electrical. New stove, iron, sweeper and just ready to buy a refrigerator. Everybody in Forest was at the funeral. Approximately 300.
Mary rather taken with the hired hand- our third cousin. [could this be Loren Baker?]
Car did over 100 miles on less than 5 gallons of gas and does 90 [illegible]

Saturday June 15th 1935
Mother and I went shopping this morning. She got a blue silk to make and I got a blue broadcloth. Wally down for dinner. I guess I was suppose to get it. Mother busy on her dress. Bernard Brooks came after dinner and we just fooled around. Daddy and mother went to Ed’s funeral. About 4:00 took Wally out to see the garden. Bernard Brooks, Rosie, Mary H, Wally and I went on a picnic on the Scioto near Green Camp. Rained on the way. Too sleepy to enjoy Wally tonight.

Friday June 14th 1935
Wally met me at the bus in Marion. The folks had gone to Uncle Hen’s* -Aunt Effie died last night. Apoplexy. Mr. Ed Bindley died last night at about the same time- heart- Daddy was to take Innis Bindley up tomorrow and bring Ed back.
My plans for a vacation in Somerset all shot. Too much of a trip for Daddy in 2 days.
Wally rode me on Milt’s bike.

*Henry O. Baker (1860-1935) of Forest, Ohio

Thursday June 13th 1935
Well my vacation will be from June 29th to July 9th. So I don’t know whether I’ll get to go to Somerset or not. Got a letter from mother. She isn’t going to Rock Ledge Inn. So I’ll be going home this weekend. Wally went today. Spent the evening figuring clothes for vacation.