Category: Trella Diaries

Wednesday December 18th 1935
Halfway round a hanky at noon. I’m reading Cleopatra on the streetcar now. Got silk thread tonight and made 4 sachets. Addressed Christmas cards letter to Marjorie Dickey.
No letter from Wally? “One Man’s Family” “George Burns and Gracie Allen” “Fred Allen” my evenings radio entertainment.
And so to bed 10:00

Tuesday December 17th 1935
Just a little more and my Christmas shopping will be done. Got garters for Uncle Perry- false teeth brush for Grandma- printed silk and sachet powder to make sachets.
Parker cut soles to fit in the heel of my boot after work. Low heels didn’t fit.
Both my shoulder straps broke on my slip while shopping and I barely made it to the MJ Store before it fell off. They let me use their restroom to fix it. Got hose for Mary from Mother there. Crocheted this evening.

Monday December 16th 1935
Up at 5:30. Met Rita at corner. Got to work about 7:30.
Slept part of my lunch hour. Have my list made out that will finish my Christmas shopping. It will run about $20.
Bath, crochet bed early.

Sunday December 15th 1935
Sunday school -Wally didn’t go- headache. Home- wrapped packages finished typing play after dinner pot roast from beef from Uncle Roy’s- washed collar and got ready for BY. Mary an archer. Bernard Brooks and Rosina, Mary H. and Walt practiced the play. Finally learned their parts. Had sandwiches, waffles, ice cream, coffee for lunch. Moved lots of furniture to church (Barbara Bindley’s telephone for play made it look homey.) Quite a few guests for a play. Not so bad I guess. Bernard Brooks and Rosina up. Read funnies discussed Christmas presents got to bed about 11:15.

Saturday December 14th 1935
Up at 8:15. Breakfast downtown at 9:45. Got bathrobe at Lazarus for Wally $5.95. He met me at 11. Had hitched down. Here is our shopping: Shoes and rubbers for Wally at Gilbert’s. Garden book for Daddy Lazarus $1.79, set of dishes for mother C&F $1.95. Slip and dansette for Mary Clear-Syche $2.00- toaster for his mother, stocking with rubber bone it’s for Sonny. Purse for my mother. Had some pine sachet specially made up for me. Went to see Kay Francis in “I Found S Paris”. Out to Aunt May’s for supper. Mother and Daddy got there about 5:00. Got home about 9:30. Stopped a Wm. Eber[?] for little radio for play tomorrow.

Friday December 13th 1935
Special delivery from Walt saying Uncle Allen’s were not coming down tomorrow. Called Rita at noon. She’s going early so I decided to go on the bus tomorrow noon.
At 3:30 Walt called from Marion saying Mother and Daddy had decided to come so I think that will be swell.
Finished planning my by program tonight. I’ve made three hankies this week.

Thursday December 12th 1935
Felt rotten per usual but went to work.
They are planning Christmas Clubs deducted from your check now. I took one for $0.50 a week $25.
Ate yesterday’s lunch today. I hope the sausage wasn’t spoiled.
Crocheted and listened to Rudy Vallee program etc. To bed at 10:00.
Got letter from Wally at work. He wants to go to the Hartman Saturday to see “Tobacco Road”. I wrote back asking him to wait until he gets here to decide.

Wednesday December 11th 1935
Oh me! Went to the restroom about 12:00 and probably would still have been there if Adele hadn’t given me 2 SeeQuit. However I went back to work about 2:00 and didn’t feel so badly.
Mailed last two acts (not typed) tonight so the kids can get busy on the thing.
Finished another hankie tonight. I really enjoy it.
Rita called asking if I were going home with her. Made arrangements to come back Monday.

Tuesday December 10th 1935
Snowflakes about 3 in across fell this morning. Melted as it hit the ground however. Getting colder and windy tonight.
Finished my second hanky and started third while listening to radio.
Wrote last two scenes of play for b y.
Bath- fixed nails.
Typed up first two scenes during noon and mailed them to Walt. 6 cents.

Monday December 9th 1935
I’ll bet Mr. Shelton wonders how I can sleep so blissfully all the way to Columbus. Wally took me to Mr. D’s house. Walked from Statehouse to Broad and High for a car. Only about 15 minutes late. Mother had a nice lunch packed for me.
Got busy on a play for BY next Sunday. Anachronism as if Christ were born under same circumstances today. Got first two scenes done.