Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Jan. 29, 1943

Lowell brushes Thelma's hair; FDR warned about the Soviet Union

Lowell apparently had the day off today, so the two of them “cleaned up the house” and listened to the radio at night while they enjoyed a snack of popcorn and cokes. Thelma always spells it with a lower-case “c”, which to me means it might have been Coca-Cola or one of its many imitators. “Lowell brushed my hair for me and about pulled it all out,” Thelma wrote.

FDR got a warning about the true nature of the Soviet Union from his former ambassador there, William C. Bullitt. To read more, you’ve got to be a paid subscriber, but the good news is that it costs just 16 cents a day. Please consider upgrading, and thanks for reading.