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SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1934
I didn’t go to Sunday School. Mama and I looked at housekeeping rooms and apartments from here to Grand Blvd. and decided to stay right where we are now.
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Tagged 1930s, apartments, detroit, detroit history, grand blvd, great depression, housekeeping, housing, mama, sunday school
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1934
Finished button holes today. Wore other dress I made–looks nice. Nettie Kamer got a spiral permanent–$2. She just has waves. It snowed a little, but melted–much colder. Rent is raised to $4,50.
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Tagged 1930s, detroit, detroit history, dress, fashion, great depression, hair, housing, money, nettie kamer, perm, rent, sewing, snow, spiral permanent, style, wave, weather
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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1934
Started and finished “Vinzi” and I started “South of Zero.” We had a thunderstorm. Mama’s mad because I’m not excited over the fact Miss Voltebeck may get her a better job, as she hasn’t yet.
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Tagged 1930s, detroit, detroit history, employment, great depression, job, mama, south of zero, spring break, thunderstorm, weather
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934
We sat still during sewing period, so I went to Mary’s after school and sewed on her machine. Lily was absent. Mama was sent on a job and is going on a $30 job tomorrow.
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Tagged 1930s, detroit, detroit history, employment, great depression, job, lily garrison, mama, mary s, sewing, sewing machine, work
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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934
It snowed all night. So deep I had to walk in the street. I came home after school and basted all the seams on my new dress. Mama’s going to stay out and look for a job Wed, Thurs, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1930s, detroit, detroit history, employment, great depression, job, mama, snow, weather
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1934
Grandma got a letter from Uncle Dick. Louis Mathes has started a cafe. We had a rehearsal at Mary’s. Lily was absent all day. Mama asked for a raise and made Miss Volterbeck mad.
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Tagged employment, great depression, job, lily garrison, louis matthes, mama, mary s, money, pay, uncle dick, work
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1934
Lily came around today–first time. She’s moving Saturday. I went to the library alone. Mama didn’t get her raise and was awfully disappointed. Started “Robin Hollow.”
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Tagged bertha rickard, detroit, detroit history, employment, great depression, lily garrison, mama, menarche, menstruation, money, period, raise, work
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1934
Mama went in town. She bought me a darling blue skirt and twin sweater outfit–$4.50. I didn’t get up till noon. Read till 3:30. Mama got a finger wave while I was in the library.
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Tagged 1930s, clothing, detroit, detroit history, fashion, finger wave, great depression, hair, library, money, price, shopping, skirt, style, sweater, vintage
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934
We pinned our patterns together in sewing. We moved to 57 Trowbridge this after. It’s awfully small and crowded and the stove’s not connected. They can’t fix it, either.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1934
Grandma looked at a place on Herman, and we went there tonight, but it won’t do. Lily went to the library with me. My blouse came from Marion. Blue and white stripes.
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Tagged 1930s, blouse, detroit, detroit history, grandma, great depression, housing, library, lily garrison, marion
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Helen May Rickard 