Work Type: Trella Romine Diaries

Saturday April 15th 1933.
Got a new pair of plain black kid pumps. And some hose.
My head has big bumps all over it. Daddy got his two Mary’s and me great big Easter eggs and mother got us a bunch of stuff. Mary Burtch came down about 6 and we giggled and had a good time. She says she likes my permanent but it hurts.

Friday April 14th 1933
I made NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY. Miss Brown told me third period to go to room 10 after school. I supposed that was it and Louis told me at noon that it was. Mary made it too. I went to Mrs. Bodner’s at 4 for my permanent and she pulled so hard it made me sick. I stayed at Helen Sheneman’s all night.

Thursday April 13th 1933
We’ve been going to the Chapel Services every morning. And they haven’t announced the National Honor Society yet. I’ve got about all my typing done but it’s still a mess. Got nearly all my history report finished.

Wednesday April 12th 1933
Made 50 words per minute in a typing test. Mary Burtch came home with me and did we ever write a class song- for the waste basket. We went over to Aunt Ruth’s this evening and I made a date for Friday at 4 for a permanent. Mrs. Bodner. Nice again but some chilly. Helen and I traded jackets.

Tuesday April 11th 1933
Rayl Conyers thinks “old Wollum must tell you everything.”
And today it’s raining and cold. Miss Turney bawled me out in her impersonal way for not having the bulletin board changed. Walt* gave me some jelly beans and we had fun. Louis stopped in after school and said I was chairman of the picnic committee. Been reading 1930 – 31 play.

*Walter Haldeman – eventual 1st husband

Monday April 10th 1933
It’s beautiful out today. In Lit we acted out “Nathan Hale” with Bernard Brooks as Hale and me as Alice. Got out the 7th period & went to depot with Uncle Jim and kids “good-byes”. Mary Burtch got proofs for her pictures and we got cokes. I was at her house for supper and all night. We went to library after supper.

Sunday April 9th 1933
Eleanor Godey* [sic Gohde] and I went to Sunday School and then we were all at Grandma’s for dinner. 29 people. The men all tried to see how far they could jump and we kids went for a ride. Joe, Helen, Mary and I came over here and played cards. Joe and Eddie here for supper. Louis went to be with with me and we had a nice time while others were at Grandma’s.

*Herman & Gatha Gohde’s daughter b. 1923

Saturday April 8th 1933
Uncle Meck’s* came last night and they and Grandma and Mary and I went to meet the train. But he wasn’t on the right one so we waited for the next and Joe and Eddie was with him. All here for supper and we kids went to show. Herman & Gatha’s came and we had six extras here for all night.

*Americus Sheneman (1875-1958)- Ivaloo (Trella’s mother) and Allen D. Sheneman brother – Joe and Eddie are James Allen Sheneman’s grandsons. Herman and Gatha are Americus’ children.

Friday April 7th 1933
Trying to gather up loose ends. Read out a lot of boxes and drawers and typed. Read and went to bed. Ho Hum.

Thursday April 6th 1933
Well I finally asked Louisto the G.R. party. Of course he’s going. Mary Burtch went with me to pick out a dress and I got a darling powder blue one. Helen and Jim came down about 9:30 but I didn’t get them to improve Louie’s dancing. He stuck around till about 12:45.