SEPTEMBER 28

1939 Looked at 1939 Monogram – Payne did a nice job – Best high school annual I’ve seen – I might try + get Bill McC to work on the book if I can – I’m really worried about election – I only hope I’m not entirely eliminated –

1940 Sat WELL I CERTAINLY GALLIVANTED AROUND TODAY… PAID OUT ABOUT $50! (WISH I KNEW WHAT TO DO ABOUT BILL AT BUSINESS OFFICE) – SARI AND I HAD A V. NICE LUNCHEON FOR MARG DOWN AT SHRIVERS’… LINEN SHOWER… GOT TO TALK TO MARIE A LITTLE… I COULD SCRATCH ROLF’S EYES OUT… I SAW D.J. TONIGHT… I THINK SHE WILL COME SEE ME NEXT WEEKEND… GOT MY GLASSES AND A SNAZZY NEW SQUEEZER… DIDN’T SEE L TODAY.

1941 Rather quiet Sunday. Marie + I read funnies in bed – breakfast w/ folks – dinner. – M.J. Willging came in from LeMars (so glad to talk to her) Jo stopped in before she left. Looked so swell. – Marie + I ate at Java Rm. – D.J. + I went to “Love Crazy”

1942 MON MR. SPITZNAGEL WANTS ME TO DO SOME DECORATING ON A PRIVATE Club – SHOULD BE FUN…

1943 TUES A NASTY LITTLE DAY… FRAUGHT WITH MAKING CALLS FOR THE UNITED STATES TREASURY! – I WISH THAT REPORT WERE GOING TO LOOK BETTER! – I THINK I SHOULD GO SEE Mlle SOON. FELT PHLEGMATIC TODAY – LOW. READ THOMAS WOLF atop 5TH ave bus.

SEPTEMBER 27

1939 Carp is so swell to me – comes after me + takes me home every Wed creative wr. night – That boy will go places, I think. He + Stan ragged me about being “Queen” all evening – ha!

1940 FRI GEE, HOW SWELL… WENT TO GAME WITH BOB + LEONARD… THEY WERE SO DAMN SWEET TO ME… WE SAW “HAZEL” AT THE PALACE… (I WOULD HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING IF IT HAD BEEN BILL SHE WAS WITH!) I FIND THAT PROXIMITY ENDANGERS THE DURABILITY OF THE PATCH ON MY HEART… PROXIMITY OF THE GUY WHAT DONE IT… BOTH OF THEM ARE GETTING SO G. LOOKING

1941 Exhausting Morning – Felt rotten – Cold this aft. – saw Jo + Iver. – Marie is staying with me – D.J. + Bettie Edwards were over + drank tea

1942 SUN I THINK IT WAS TONIGHT I READ ALDOUS HUXLEY’S After Many a Summer Dies the Swan– QUITE UPSETTING.. I CAN’T FORGET IT…

1943 MON – LA, BUT I HATED TO GO TO WORK. HERE I WAS BUT RUSHED ALL DAY. SHOULD BEEN BONDING