Thursday, September 28, 1933

Walked to school with Pauline and Ruth K and Nadine. Wore my oxfords. I got a blister on my heel. Walked home with Ruth R.

Kansas City's Plaza Art Fair - 1932

During the Depression when many other companies failed, the Country Club Plaza
 looked for new ways to attract customers.  The Plaza Art Fair was started in 1932
 as a promotion to draw shoppers to the area and to lift their spirits.   Held on an empty
 lot on the southwest corner of Nichols Road and Central, where Tiffany & Co. is now
 (see the photo above), 90 artists displayed their paintings by leaning them against trees
 and benches. Paintings were priced from $1 to ten dollars. Artists enjoyed interacting with
each other and having conversations with those in the crowd about their work. All agreed
 it was a successful first-time event and should continue. And continue it has. This year
(2011), more than 250,000 people attended Kansas City's Plaza Art Fair.

Saturday, August 26, 1933

Ruby stayed all night last night. We played upstairs. Rita Mae came up and we all had watermelon.

We're in the Money - Looney Tunes Show Aired August 26, 1933

After the last human has left the department store, the toys walk over

to the music department where they start performing the Warren/Dubin

 song "We're in the money". The money soon joins for a chorus, as well as

display dolls in the wardrobe department.

Sunday, August 20, 1933

Finished hemming my dress for church. We had all planned to go on a picnic today at Clay but it rained. Went down to Mart's for dinner and supper.

Blue Fancy and Rose Fancy adorable little frock.
The sheer printed chiffon volle is distinctly cut and
comes with a rayon grosgrain ribbon sash
$2.98

Saturday, August 19, 1933

Mart almost had a runaway, and hurt his leg. Went back up to Henry's. Rita Mae and I baked a molasses cake. It sure tasted good.

Molasses Cake
Eat it warm from the oven with a glass of cold milk

Molasses Cake Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour an iron skillet.

To 1 1/2 Cups sifted flour
add 3/4 teaspoon baking soda,
1/2 teaspoon cloves,
and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

Sift ingredients three times.

Pour 1/2 cup boiling water
over 1/2 cup butter
and stir until blended.

Add 1 cup molasses,
1 well-beaten egg,
and flour mixture.

Beat only until blended.

Turn into skillet.

Bake until cake springs back when pressed lightly in the center.

Friday, August 18, 1933

Went up to Mrs. S's birthday party. Had chicken, slaw, beans, ice cream, cake, etc. Stayed all night at Rita Mae's.

Lester Joseph Gillis
AKA: George Nelson, "Baby Face" Nelson, "Jimmy" Nelson
December 6, 1908 – November 27, 1934
American bank robber and gangster

On August 18, 1933, Nelson committed his first major bank robbery in Grand Haven,
Michigan. It was almost his last bank robbery, too. After holding up the Peoples Savings
Bank, the car carrying Nelson and his crew crashed into a tree after a tire went flat. The
robbers abandoned their car and then held up three boys in a smaller car and drove away
in it. On the floor of the wrecked car, police found a check drawn on the Peoples Savings
Bank of Grand Haven. Police searched for the bank robbers to no avail.

After being dubbed a "public enemy" by J. Edgar Hoover and spending time on the
"most wanted" list, Nelson was killed in a running gun battle with F.B.I. agents. 

Tuesday, August 15, 1933

Rode up to Emmett and Melvin's, then went back to Henry's. Ruby stayed all night. My dad went to Kansas City, Kansas.

Soft tucked crown of sparkling Crystalline straw fabric, flattering over brim of
fine hair and Lacey pedaline straw and tiny harmonizing rayon plush flowers
for trimming. In Black and White or Blue and Lavender.

Monday, June 19, 1933

Today Mother and I washed clothes and some of the rugs. We got done washing by noon and then I washed the dishess. Today is Helen's birthday. She is 11.

Helen Stewart, Ruth's beloved cousin and lifelong friend

Tuesday, June 13, 1933

Joyce and I went up to the library. I got four books: "Penrod," "Lovey Mary," "When Patty Went to College," and "The Dragon's Secret."

Penrod by Booth Tarkington
Publication Date: 1914
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap

Penrod is a collection of comic sketches by Booth Tarkington that was
first published in 1914. The book follows the misadventues of Penrod Schofield,
an eleven-year-old boy growing up in the pre-World War 1 Midwestern United States,
in a similar vein to Tom Sawyer. In Penrod, Tarkington established characters who appeared
in two further books, Penrod and Sam (1916) and Penrod and Jashber (1929). The three books
were published together in one volume, Penrod: His Complete Story in 1931.

Friday, May 26, 1933

Mrs. Raifert's birthday. Today was our Field Day at school. We had to do two dances and play games. The boys gave a program, too.

Albert Einstein
Einstein had been a professor at the Prussian Academy of Science in Berlin since 1914. He took a two-month winter teaching job at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena in 1932, fully expecting to return to his regular job in Berlin once the term was over. Then Adolf Hitler came to power in January of 1933, and in February of 1933 Hitler staged the Reichstag Fire, suspending all political and civil rights in Germany in reaction. Then came the book-burnings (Einstein’s works among them), the “Boycott of Jews” day, the ban on Jews holding public sector jobs.

Einstein returned to Europe in March of 1933, but seeing the writing on the wall, he stopped in Antwerp, Belgium rather than returning home to Berlin. He found out that not only would he be actively persecuted, but also that his name was on a list of government assassination targets, where he was listed as “not yet hanged.”

He resigned his position at the Prussian Academy of Science, then he renounced his German citizenship. He got on a ferry to Dover from Oostende, Belgium on May 26, 1933. When he arrived at Dover, he filled in a landing card, as did all foreign nationals. He wrote in his name, stated his occupation as “professor,” and most tellingly of all, he wrote “Swiss” as his nationality. He added a note to the back of the document saying he would be lecturing at Oxford.

Thursday, April 6, 1933

We had a test in Civics today on law and the Constitution. It was pretty hard. Daddy looked for a job.

Ethel Waters first sings "Stormy Weather" at the
Cotton Club night club in Harlem on April 6, 1933.

Thursday, March 30, 1933

Bernice came down tonight. We started to work a jigsaw puzzle. Didn't finish it.

Kay Francis stars in The Keyhole, released on March 30, 1933

Wednesday, March 29, 1933

Practiced for Science play. Walked home by myself. Aunt Katie and them were over tonight.

Laten and Kate Stewart
Ruth's beloved uncle and aunt
Courtesy Gary R. Koch

Tuesday, March 28, 1933

Went early again this morning. We won the volleyball game. Score 14-1.

Actress Joan Crawford in a 1933 Coca-Cola magazine ad



Tuesday, March 7, 1933

Walked home with Eilean. Studied a little bit. Went over to Raiferts. I didn't do much.

The boad game "Monopoly" is trademarked by
businessman Charles Darrow of Atlantic City, New Jersey.



Friday, March 3, 1933

Went swimming. I passed the beginning test. Had swell assembly given by the Latin Department. Mother made hash for supper.

On March 3, 1933, Washington Governer
Clarence Martin (1887-1955) closes all banks in
Washington state for a "bank holiday" after the
banking system collapses. The banks remain closed,
or open under great restrictions, until March 13, 1933. 

Thursday, March 2, 1933

Elected our captains for volleyball in Gym today. I am on Marian Katz's side. We swim tomorrow.

The New York premiere of King Kong was held on March 2, 1933.
The rights to the character are currently held by Universal Studios, with limited
rights held by the estate of Merian C. Cooper, and perhaps certain rights in the public domain.

Wednesday, March 1, 1933

Walked down Monroe. Took a compass to Science. Read minutes of English Club. Had court in home room.

The Shadow: Fingers of Death (The Shadow #17) by Maxwell Grant
Published March 1, 1933

Tuesday, February 28, 1933

Had English Club at school. Walked home with Eilean Horn down Monroe.

"Mickey's Pal Pluto," released on February 28, 1933, marks the first
appearance of Pluto’s imaginary little devil and angel, symbolizing his
inner conflict. The cartoon co-stars Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.

Monday, February 27, 1933

Went in swimming. I was just learning to float when the bell rang.

An arson fire guts the Reichstag, Germany's historic parliamentary
building, paving the way for Adolf Hitler to seize dictatorial powers.

Sunday, February 26, 1933

Went to church and Sunday School. Played outside a little while. Mrs. Raifert came over.

The official groundbreaking ceremony for the Golden Gate Bridge takes place on February 26, 1933