April 30, 1945

Mon 11 P.M

My dearest husband:

I think I got my numbers mixed up again. This should be about 56 or 58. I got your 45-6 today.

I had a mammoth washing today. It was nice and sunny until I got ready to hang out & then it poured. I managed to get everything dry though and then tonite I ironed all of the flat pieces. I wish I had your shirts & pockets to iron.

I’ll bet you did wait at the stage door, Johnny, I betcha. I can just see you now all hipped up. I love you too honey.

How’s your days honey? Allen would adore a dog; he is crazy about them, and not a bit afraid. They like him too.

I think I’ll be strong as the 3 V’s- vim, vigor & vitality- when you’ve been home a week. For then I’ll have my gusts of vitamins. When I dream I just dream. Oh oh I forgot. No vitamins any more. Oh well, I’ll take a chance. You just get home here & try one. There are difinite rumors that 4 & 5 yr men will be released on V-E day. I am praying hard. I want you home so much.

I’m glad you do have faith in me, Preston. As long as you have & love me & give me a little sympathy on occasion, I think we’ll do well together.

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I haven’t heard from Mother or Ruth since way before Easter.

Honey, what makes you think I have brains? I haven’t. And if I had, they aren’t any good with common sense which I don’t have but you do. Anyhow, he is going to be like us both. Now Barbara is a little different, I think. So far anyhow. This may make you a little confused but I really believe she is going to have auburn hair (dark red-brown). My great aunt my cousin, & my grandfather had. I hope she does. I think it’s pretty, don’t you. She has nice eyes too-round & so blue with long eyelashes. Also a very nice smile which she gets from her daddy.

I’d love to have you smoke a cigar; Pres. It makes me feel that I was pleasing you. Does that sound silly? Cigarettes & candy bars are very scarce in Tiffin. I get one pack of cigarettes a week, which is all I need anyhow. There simply is no film.

I never did get your box Preston. I’ve been looking hard for it and am anxious.

The kids are fine. Bobbie weighed 12.2 yesterday. Allen is beginning to talk & find himself. They are beautiful children.

Yes, I miss you, my love, so much that I can’t put down on paper. My life is just empty without you – meaningless. I live for the day when you come home. Although I trust you completely; it makes me feel good to hear you say those foreigners did not interact with you. I miss your love. I love you.

Dad bought an old rusty glider at the junk yard and is fixing it up for the back yard. Mom said today he’d probably spend half the summer in it.

I got a big box of my old clothes & shoes together tonite & Dad took it up town for the clothing drive.

Here is the house I was telling you about. The one built for veterans y’know? I have one or two more to send you. When you get them all I want you to look them over & send them back separately with your comment and tell me which you like best.

Oh yes, one more thing. Sometime which you get to thinking about me, I want you to set down the things good and bad about me. Please? Now don’t forget. I want to please you, you see.

Now here it is midnite again. So I’ll go to bed. I’m sleepy. Goodnite, Pres.

All my love,

Mag