Category: Trella Diaries

Tuesday October 8th 1935
Bill went to Logan and I had to see that a shipment of laces from National got on a hand truck so I was a little late getting to Aunt May’s. Such a good supper. Then Floy and I went to the Placque shop. Got some the daguerotypes[sic] like I made D and Wilda.* Home about 9:30 and talked until 11:30.

*Cousins Don and WIlda Shuster

Monday October 7th 1935
Down down with Mr. Shelton.
Detroit won the World Series today.
Jane McCurdy rode home on the same street car with me tonight. Seemed terribly blue.
Sewed- radioed- read paper- washed my hair. Wrote a very important letter to Wally tonight and now I’ll turn in for some sleep.

Sunday October 6th 1935
Sunday school Bob Johnson invited us out this p.m. Got dinner for Daddy and Walt. Mother and Mary at Aunt Lillie’s with everyone else for dinner. Bernard Brooks came after Walt and I about 2. Got Rosina and then to Burtch’s. Mary beginning to look rather big all around. She asked us if Bernard Brooks had told us she was pregnant. Had lunch there and then all six of us went to BY. Bob and Mary up to our house afterwards. We took them home about 10:30.
They are truly happy even without anything but each other.

Saturday October 5th 1935
Up about 9 and fooled around until noon. Worked on budget. Walt, Daddy and I went to garden after dinner. Dug glad bulbs and cut corn. Beautiful day. Bathed- supper. Walt and I went over to Grandma’s to see Uncle Jim. Uncle Allen and family there too. Home about 9:30 wanted to go to midnight show but Daddy wouldn’t let us. So Wally just loved me.

Friday October 4th 1935
Rushed up to the Fashion after work but it was too late to really look at anything. Ate at Herpick’s.. Got Blenheim car. Folks me me [met me?] while still on the bus. Got some cider. Had melon, lima beans, cider and parched corn in the evening. So to bed about 11:30. Wally woke me up about 12:30 and brought me a drink.

Thursday October 3rd 1935
$14.50 today and that’s the last big pay- oh me.
Got some hoes and gloves at the Boston store tonight. $0.69 and $0.57. Mrs. Davis went over to Edwin’s tonight. Did my nails and packed, mended- I’m going to read and eat candy now. 9:00.

Wednesday October 2nd 1935
While reading up the room I found my letter to Wally that I meant for him to get tomorrow sure. In his letter to me he said the budget we figured out coincided with one in the Plain Dealer. Worked a little on my quilt and had a bath.
Got July and August Cosmopolitan at second-hand magazine store.

Tuesday October 1st 1935
Rainy this morning. Rather funny day with all the drivers in Columbus. Factories closed for first day of squirrel season.
Mailed birthday card to Wally this morning.
Made two blocks tonight while listening to radio. Called Aunt May- so to bed. Will write letter to Wally.

Monday September 30th 1935
Mr. Shelton’s new car dandy- sedan. He drives 60 in it. Only about 50 in the other one.
Stopped on way home and got Wally a birthday card.
Mrs. Davis doesn’t like me to move my bed because it’s mars the floor—–!
Guess I’ll try to get the white on my quilt in the next couple weeks- and so to bed.

Sunday September 29th 1935
Sunday school- Walt, Bernard Brooks and I went into R&J class with all the old maid maids and bachelors- Sunday school and church combined- little kids put on the program. Gave me a headache. Went to Uncle Hen’s this afternoon. Mary only one home. Ate apples. Daddy killed a rat. Inspected her garden. Home to pick our tomatoes afraid of frost- got about 4 bushels of half ripe ones and melons. After BY Rosina and Bernard came down. Discussed finances.