6-4-44
Sun. 5 PM –
Dear mom,
I got back
from my 3-day pass to S.F. about 4:30 A.M. Today, slept until 10 A.M., went to
church this A.M., read my mail this afternoon (5 letters), went to a ball game
and now I am ready to start answering some letters. I also plan to turn in
pretty early and catch up with some sleep.
Enjoyed
your letter and I am glad to hear that everything is doing so well at home and
trust it continues so. Maybe you will make a big crop this year if the seasons
are right.
Jim Joe and
I were together again and had another big time in the “big-city.” One day it
rained (drizzled) most of the day and about all we could so was go to shows,
but yesterday was pretty and we got to see lots of more interesting sites. We
went out to this $1,000,000.00 Zoo, but found that it was
[not] any better than
This last week was nothing but
a vacation! I was in town 3 days and the other 4 were spent doing absolutely
nothing. We are just killing time until we leave here which looks as if it will
be in 10 days to 2 weeks – no doubt we are heading for Hawaii, thou’ we don’t
know yet. If we do we will probably have jungle training there, as that’s all
we’ve missed so far.
It’s pretty
here to day and hot as the dickens! The grass is beginning to turn brown.
Around here they have their “green season” during the wet winter months. Sounds
funny, but that’s the way it is!
Glad the
mule got O.K. It would be tough to lose one now. Also, hope you enjoy the oil
stove. You were lucky to find one.
Robbie
Tyson had written me about the Church acquiring more property. Looks like there
is always something to buy in the Church there, but no doubt it was a good buy.
It’s nice that the church continues to grow.
The boys
seem to be doing fine in
Us wise-men start to Radio school in the A.M., for how long
we don’t know. This is a “school-going” Army. We also may have to take a
25-mile hike soon which is much to look forward to!
Did Joe
& Tommy catch any fish? Wish I could do a little myself. Not much chance
for a furlough thou’!
That’s
about all I know now, so take care of yourself &
write again soon.
Love
–
Russell