Friday, April 13, 2012

Grandma's 1934 Diary, Weeks 6 and 7

(To read entries from my maternal grandmother's 1933 and 1934 diary, please click on the tab "Posts by Topic" and then go to the topic "California." All posts are listed there.)

Key:


The writer is Ethel Ranney Tapley.
Alice is her sister.
Kenneth is her brother.
Her parents.
H = her boyfriend, Hazel Avery Plumlee
Delma = Hazel's little sister
Earl = Hazel's brother
Verda = Earl's wife
Dorothy Lee = Hazel's niece (Earl's child)
Otho is Otho Hesser, her father's cousin.
Viella is Mary Viella Crites Hesser, Otho's wife.
Ruth & Kathryn are Otho and Viella's daughters.
Uncle Jont is Jonathan Hesser, Otho's father and her father's uncle.
Aunt Kate is Sarah Katherine Hall Hesser, Jonathan's wife and Otho's mother
Herman (Williams) is Alice's husband.

Kenneth's (soon-to-be-ex) wife is also named Alice; her maiden name is unknown.


Sunday, February 4:  "Right after lunch dad & I came home.  The points stuck & we had quite a time getting home.  Hazel bout M.T. Ford.  He & Ben came over.  H. stayed all night."


Monday, February 5:  "Hazel moved into his house.  I took the car to school.  Dad worked on the C.W.A.  I saw Hazel in the evening.  I had H's lights turned on."


Tuesday, February 6:  "Dad worked on the C.W.A.  I went to school.  I didn't feel very well today.  Hazel came over in the evening."


Wednesday, February 7:  "I took the car to school.  I got H. at noon & we went to Berdo. & filed our intentions.  H. stayed for supper."


Thursday, February 8:  "I went to school.  I am kind of excited.  Hazel came over in the evening.  I went to Yucaipa with him.  Dorothy & Charlie came over."


Friday, February 9:  "I went to school.  Everyone saw it in the paper.  Congratulations from every side."


Saturday, February 10:  "I went to town picked Dorothy Pate up & she went to Berdo with me after my license.  I washed in the afternoon.  Saw Hazel in the evening."


Sunday, February 11:  "Hazel stayed all night last night.  Ben & him were here for dinner.  Hazel & I got married at Judge Richardsons at 1 o'k.  We went to Elmonte to see Delma & went to show."

 Monday, February 12:  "I went to school.  Everyone asked me how I felt.  Hazel came over in the evening & we moved my things over there."


Tuesday, February 13:  "I went to school.  Dad worked on the C.W.A.  He is getting 24 hrs. this week.  Hazel stayed all night with us."


Wednesday, February 14:  "I went to school.  Dad worked on the C.W.A.  I saw Hazel in the evening."


Thursday, February 15:  "I stayed all night with Hazel last night.  I cleaned his house & finished unpacking all my things.  Came home about 6:30."


Friday, February 16:  "I went to school.  I took the car down & bought supplies.  Came home about 2:00.  Harry & Lizzie came calling.  Hazel here in evening.  I stayed all night with him."

Saturday, February 17:  "I came home & did a big washing.  Took car & had muffler welded.  In evening Hazel & Dad & I went to the Orange Show."

I have no idea why my grandmother would have chosen to get married while her mother was out of town!  I guess that is the reason she continued to go back "home" - to her parents' house - to care for her father in her mother's absence. By today's standards, it is all very strange.  It would seem unconventional for the time, also. We'll see how long the separate living arrangements continue.  From this point on, she writes sporadically in her 1934 diary.
 

Friday, April 6, 2012

Grandma's 1934 Diary, Weeks 4 and 5

(To read entries from my maternal grandmother's 1933 and 1934 diary, please click on the tab "Posts by Topic" and then go to the topic "California." All posts are listed there.)

Key:

The writer is Ethel Ranney Tapley.
Alice is her sister.
Kenneth is her brother.
Her parents.
H = her boyfriend, Hazel Avery Plumlee
Delma = Hazel's little sister
Earl = Hazel's brother
Verda = Earl's wife
Dorothy Lee = Hazel's niece (Earl's child)
Otho is Otho Hesser, her father's cousin.
Viella is Mary Viella Crites Hesser, Otho's wife.
Ruth & Kathryn are Otho and Viella's daughters.
Uncle Jont is Jonathan Hesser, Otho's father and her father's uncle.
Aunt Kate is Sarah Katherine Hall Hesser, Jonathan's wife and Otho's mother
Herman (Williams) is Alice's husband.

Kenneth's (soon-to-be-ex) wife is also named Alice; her maiden name is unknown.

Sunday, January 21:  "I went to Sunday School.  Met Hazel there.  Saw Plumlees, Trowbridges & kids at Millers.  Livengoods & Garrisons visited here.  I went to L.A. with Elsie & Hazel & Joe."

Monday, January 22:  "Came home from L.A.  Got home about 2 pm.  Dad made up his day on the C.W.A.  Seems good to have Hazel back again."

Tuesday, January 23:  "I went to school.  Mama & Kenneth went to Berdo.  Came after me at noon.  I saw Hazel in the evening."

Wednesday, January 24:  "I went to school.  Dad pruned at home."

Thursday, January 25:  "I went to school.  Dad pruned.  Mama washed."

Friday, January 26:  "I went to school."

Saturday, January 27:  "Mama got her corn money.  We went to San Berdo.  Mama & I got a pair of shoes.  We ate dinner there.  Hazel & I went to town in the evening."



Sunday, January 28:  "I went over to Plumlees.  Got Hazel & he had dinner with us.  We went to the ball game in the afternoon  We made some candy in the evening."

Monday, January 29:  "Kenneth went to school with me.  I don't think it will last long.  We went to Yucaipa in the evening & had a flat tire."

Tuesday, January 30:  "I went to school & Kenneth went too.  Dad worked on the C.W.A.  Kenneth didn't come home on the bus.  Hazel & I went to the parade in Redlands."

Wednesday, January 31:  "I went to school.  Dad worked on the C.W.A.  We got our pork today.  Got a telegram from Kenneth wanting $15."

Thursday, February 1:  "I went to school, mama went with me.  Came home about 2.  Mama & I went to Hessers.  I went over to Plumlees saw Hazel."

Friday, February 2:  "I went to school.  Got another telegram from Kenneth.  Mama is getting ready to go up to Alices."
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 Saturday, February 3:  "We got up to Alices about 11:30.  In the evening, we went to the show in Lancaster.  We slept in Munz's part of the house."