#71 Thursday Sept 13^th -45

Dear Son.

I thought we would hear from you today but so far have not received a letter from you all week. We hope you are well or is it maybe you have moved again. Well Bill, we are all well and busy every day your pa worked inside today as it was raining all day, he was enclosing a bath tub on Albany Ave. He recoated the house so now she wanted the tub enclosed. It sure turned cold so we have a coal fire. I am glad that we have some of it in. Emily stopped by from work last night asked if we had heard from you. We are just hoping the reason we are not getting any mail may be you are on your way home. Boy would we be happy. Ray came home Monday. Tina called up Sat and said she had gotten a telegram. I guess I did tell you that in my last letter about the telegram. Well Tina called up yesterday and asked us to come over Friday night as he won’t be able to visit all his relatives and he and Lorraine are going out together a few times. Lorraine and Bob went along with him as they met him at the depot in the morning so he went along to there place, when he got there he call up at his mother’s and she asked him where he was and he said at Lorraine’s and she wanted to know why he did not let her know what time he was coming in and he said he sent a telegram stating the time but when they called Tina they only told her 10³⁰ but did not say what station so she sat home all day waiting. Lorraine did not want to go over to Tina’s but Ray said, “You both come along with me.” and when Lorraine asked her mother for the grass skirt, Tina said she mailed it and was Ray mad. He said, “Why in the H___ sis so that couldn’t you bring it to her?” He sure was burned up. Della just stopped in for a while she came from peltier. She said she is feeling a lot better. She sleeps all night and her feet haven’t swelled since she went to the doctor and she weights 193 lbs. I think I will go on a diet too so I can lose some weight. I had my club girls over today. I didn’t think they would come out on account of the rain but Holger brought Lizzie and Elsie in the car and Ernest took Ella up to the streetcar as he was going to work. I forget to tell you Ray got to go back Tuesday he only got 14 days. Well Bill, I don’t have any more news so I will close hoping you are in good health and the best of luck and love and kisses and take care of yourself am thinking of you always.

Mother + Dad

P.S. Found clipping thought it would interest you.