Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Feb. 11, 1943

They have fish for dinner; Mrs. Roosevelt shares shoe story with reporters

Thelma and Lowell again slept late as his shift didn’t begin until 3 p.m. They bought fish at the market and she cooked it for their mid-day meal. The Solaris market in New Orleans was advertising red snapper for 39 cents a pound that day in the Times-Picayune. She walked with him to the corner where he caught the streetcar (I assume) to go to work and picked up the laundry, paying 14 cents. That evening she cleaned the apartment and wrote some letters while listening to the radio. “I waited up for Lowell,” she concluded. I think this is awfully sweet!

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt held frequent press conferences that were open to female journalists only. You can learn about what she had to say about the shoe rationing announcement and how New Orleans shoe stores were responding, but only if you are a paid subscriber. It costs just 16 cents a day to get the full benefit of Thelma and Lowell’s Diary. Thanks for reading!