OCTOBER 20

1939 Fri I really studied all aft. – getting started on teaching materials – If I can get things lined up smoothly It hadn’t ought to be so difficult. – Eleanor is job-hunting, she says. –

1940 SUNDAY – Gee, meant to do something tonight BUT BOB + HARLEY CAME AND TOOK ME FOR A RIDE… THEY ARE CRAZY, SWEET KIDS – BUT MIGOSH – SUCH EXPERIENCE. I THINK ITS AWFUL I FELT SO NICE ALL DAY… WENT TO CHURCH WITH MRS. REEVES – SHE IS V. SWEET – ASKED ME TO DINNER – TOOK HER TO “HOWARDS OF VA.” – FINALLY WROTE TO MOTHER + ELEANOR!

1941 Wed Spoke at Philo – Then helped pick a glammer gal with Mr. Spitznagel at a local cow. – talked w/ (Mr. Spitznagel)… good

1942 TUES WE WERE BOTH too TIRED TO GO – BUT WE WENT TO THE DANCE… Leonard STOPPED IN AFTERWARD… I WAS PRETTY SCARED THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES DOWN THAT Ramp – BUT I FELT adequately GLAMOROUS… AND HAD FUN… WAS SORRY Leonard COULDN’T SEE ME IN THOSE SEXY PYJAMAS… OF COURSE, HE GOT THERE too LATE. I BARELY GOT READY IN TIME… MY hair WAS HARDLY dry.

1943

SEPTEMBER 30

1939 11:00 Wilma is here to-night. She comes once a year + usually has a new car. We talked to the printers

1940 GEE – DEMORALIZED – TRY TO FINISH PAPERS, NO GO… OH HELL, MIGHT AS WELL GO TO BED! – BOB REES, HARLEY ROLLINGER, BRICK WIDENFELLER MY 3 CUTEST FELLAS HAD THEIR HEADS SHAVED! THEY ARE UTTERLY REVOLTING… ATE DINNER AT NOON… NEVER AGAIN… STUFFED !

1941 Tues Is this going to be a rut? – Kid you’ve got to watch yourself - $11.00 isn’t worth it. – D.J. + I went for a ride. Air-port, hot choc.

1942 WED WORE MY GREY FLANNEL SLACKS TODAY OUT TO school… LEONARD LIKES ‘EM… SAYS I’M ONE OF FEW GALS WHO CAN “MAKE LIKE A BOY” SUCCESSFULLY.

1943 THURS BOUGHT A SLICK NEW WHITE BRA AND A NEW LIPSTICK… AN UPLIFT, BOTH! I STARTED ON THE NOVEMBER COVER. A JEWISH HOLIDAY TODAY… EVERYTHING WAS BENIGNLY, BEAUTIFULLY QUIET!… WORE MY OLD PINK DRESS AND IT WAS LIKED. IMAGINE