Category: Trella Diaries

Thursday May 9th 1935
George Hensel is helping me with Motor Freight now. I sort, match and check it and he enters it. He makes so many mistakes though that I might as well do it all. I wonder if I was that dumb when I started. Probably.

Wednesday May 8th 1935
It’s finally stopped raining.
Wally and I took a walk over to the river tonight and then stopped at the Big Bear store and got some pretzels and some potato chips and at a drug store for Cokes
I dictated some letters to him as he has an appointment Friday at Huff’s Employment Agency. That kid does have Grit.

Tuesday May 7th 1935
Got mother 2 pair of hose for Mother’s Day and me a pair of panties- not for Mother’s Day. I’m waiting now for Davis’s to go to bed so I can take my bath. Worked on my quilt. I’m finishing up my candy box tonight. Some of it is still left from Christmas.

Monday May 6th 1935
Walt brought my picture (Xmas) over so Davis’ could see it.
I have a sore throat so Wally went to the drugstore and got me some Vicks.
He’s going to the Columbus Dental where Floy works to see about a job.
To bed about eleven.

Sunday May 5th 1935
Washed my hair and then got ready to go to Aunt May’s for dinner.
Swell eats per usual. Roast chicken. In the PM Floy, the next door neighbors and I went to a wedding. The daughter of the former pastor of First Baptist -not so nice. They all acted awkward.
Wally and Louis met my car at 6:30 and we all went to BY. Then talked in church parlors and Gilmore’s until time for Fireside. Louis said he never saw anything like it. Stopped for Sundaes and they both walked with me home.

Saturday May 4th 1935
Didn’t get up until 11 and then had a terrible headache. Spent nearly all day in bed. About 8 p.m. it let up and I sewed on my pink dress. Wally called asking me to go to State’s track meet but I didn’t feel like it.
About 11:30 Mrs. Haldeman called saying she was at the bus station and wanted me to call Walter and tell him to come down.
So I did- and he did.

Friday May 3rd 1935
Scavenger Party at church. Mary McBay, Roland Snow, another couple and Walt and I went together. Here’s some of the things: burned-out 10 watt clear bulb, a tassel from Davy’s worn-out rug. Untorn 4 cent sales tax stamp. 5 eggplant seeds, one rotten egg. Had two clerks at the Big Bear shaking eggs to find one. Our group was also brass phonograph needles, sawdust, cricket, 30 watt fuse. Refreshments. Wally and I walked home.

Thursday May 2nd 1935.
Nearly drowned going to work today. Terribly windy too.
Mrs. Davis started cleaning my room.
George Hensel did the Lane Motor Freight today. I guess he’ll do it all eventually and leave me more time to help Bill. I’ll still have to check it though.
Cleaned out drawers etc. this evening.

Wednesday May 1st 1935
First time Wally’s been down to spend an evening for ages. He worked some more on the piece he’s sewing.

Tuesday April 30th 1935
Had a fish sandwich in my lunch today. Terrible!
Wally called this evening. Had been over to see Louis and to see about a job at Prr[sic] & Moore’s & Ross.
Brushed my hair good tonight to get the dandruff out. Davis asked me to go to Edwin’s with them but I’m going to work on my dress.