Akron, Ohio

July 7, 1944

Dear Evelyn –

I am really ashamed to think I didn’t answer your letter. Oh I have been so busy since we moved and it has been so warm I don’t get much done. I haven’t fixed up all the rooms yet. I have to do it all myself and it takes a little longer Mr. D. has been so miserable and this hot weather makes it bad, it has been 14 days since we had rain. I hope it rains soon. I guess it is hard on the farmers [as] everything is drying up. I know the berries did. I just had two qts of strawberries and raspberries are 59 + 65 cents a qt and I guess there won’t be many of them. Evelyn our home is getting to look like a home now. We have the carpet all layed and we are waiting for the painters to put the last coat on the house. We had it painted pearl gray and trimmed in white. I haven’t heard any more news from Jack. I am anxious to know where he is. I pray he is not in the Pacific where all those Marines are dying. It showed a picture in the Beacon Journal where they were having burial at sea [and] their bodies were wrapped in the U.S. Flag and lowered in the Sea. There were 3082 Marines. It just made me weak when I saw that picture. I just have to keep up because I know Jack will come back. One of the other boys is in India and the other two we haven’t heard where they are. How is your Mother and Mr. R.? Tell them just to take it easy, it don’t pay to over work. That is what is wrong in the factory, they were too steady and under such a strain, Mr. D. had 3 of his men to die in the last few weeks and that makes him feel bad they all had heart attacks. I guess you are busy working in the fields; Evelyn I guess I will be all summer getting fixed up, oh well, and I won’t have to clean house this fall. Well I guess I better stop my gossiping and get to work. I am sorry I didn’t answer your letter sooner. Be good and take care of yourself I am always glad to hear from you.

Love

Mrs. D.

My new address

1558, Hillside Terrace

Ackron 5 Ohio