K166

June 13, 1943

My own dearest Hal,

I am disappointed to hear that you haven’t gotten any of your packages. I haven’t either so I guess we can’t always be lucky.

If I can possibly find you a pen I will send you one. It has been impossible to buy a fountain pen in Staunton or Waynesboro for more than a year. Bob might find one at the PX in Louisville. Sometime you can get Kodak film and other scarce articles there when they are not to be found anywhere else. I was lucky enough to get a roll of film for the Kodak so maybe we can take some pictures for you.

We had a very bad storm here this evening, very heavy rain and a terrific wind. We had lovely cabbage and cauliflower and it was torn out of the ground by the roots. The early corn was ruined and our lovely potatoes in full bloom were laid flat to the ground. It certainly was hard to watch two months of hard work being wiped out like that.

I just wrote to “Nana” and now I am sleepy so maybe this one won’t be very long. I wish I could see “Nana” but since Daddy and I have only 5 gals of gas to last until July 22 (for both cars). I mean 5 gals for the two of us and no prospect of getting anymore.

Sam and I will have to give up our shots as we can’t get back and forth to the doctor. I hate so much to do it because they have helped me very much. I feel if we stop now it’s such a shame as we will lose all we have gained and just have to start all over again. I suppose it can’t be helped.

Darling, please hurry up and win the war so you can come home. I get so desperately lonely for you.

It seems to me you have been gone for a very long time.

Charlie Allen has been called. Peggy saw him on the street in his uniform. She says he looks real nice for such a fat person. Nell will track in Waynesboro next winter. Maybe she plans to live with Harold’s wife. Charlie asked very particularly for you, Peggy said.

I am very nearly asleep so I must say “good nite”. How I wish I could say it personally.

“I love you”.

All my love,

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