Thelma and Lowell's Diary: Oct. 20, 1943

Lowell gets his third typhoid shot; 'Mrs. Hemingway' is a guest at the White House

Lowell got his third typhoid vaccination today, and probably suffered a sore arm again, though he doesn’t mention it. His take-home pay came to $82.62, of which $16.25 went to monthly rent and 50 cents for hospitalization insurance. Even at the modern financial translation of $8.90, that insurance was a bargain!

The crowded calendar at the White House today included a mention of a houseguest: Mrs. Ernest Hemingway. She was better known as Martha Gellhorn and she was one of the world’s top war correspondents. Paid subscribers can read on about this fascinating woman.

The photo above, accessed through Wikimedia Commons, shows the Hemingways with Chinese military officials during a trip to China in 1941, shortly after their marriage.