Wednesday, April 26, 1944
[train trip to New York City]
Oh what a mess we left our house in! Tore up the bedroom and cleaned the wallpaper & left it ready for Schenks to refinish floor & paint woodwork while we are gone.
Then to supper at mother’s and because once somebody said we’re “going away” instead of “Going to N.Y.” & Kathy realized what was going on. But she wasn’t too difficult just tired because no nap (moved her bed to mother’s this morning.)
Train listed 50 minutes late so we went to depot about 7:45. Mother, Daddy & Kathy drove down to Oak Street.
Got on train at 8:15 (1 hr. 15 min. late) Pretty crowded – but sat by a sailor till we passed & waved at the folks & then went up to the first car with the colored folks where there is plenty of room.
Marion is quite disgusting from the train. Where they were stopped at the depot the view was of a junk yard & it didn’t improve much until you got out of town but most towns are like that.
It was light until just passed Galion & then trees & hills & sky all looked alike. (about 8:50)