Thelma and Lowell's Diary: August 27, 1943

She deals with a mix-up at the post office and buys some rouge

It was a frustrating day for Thelma. She received a night letter — a telegram sent at night at a lower rate than a day telegram — from her sister “about the folks’ gift.” I am guessing this is an anniversary gift Thelma’s parents had mailed to her, but it could have been the birthday gift she mailed to her father. “What a mixup,” she wrote. She tried to…