143 Montcalm
Aug 21, 1940
Dear Pauline,
I don’t think I can make the visit home for Labor Day – I will try to
some other weekend in the future. I
have been laid off from work and have applied for my insurance compensation. In
fact I should receive a check for $16.00 this week as I have already received my
statement concerning the wages I earned and the amount that I am going to
receive.
I suppose you wondered why I didn’t come home when I got laid off. Well
it was due to the business that I had to attend and other personal business that
is coming up. I received my birth
certificate and affidavit from Mr. Moores. I inquired about it and was told that I
would receive some by mail. So I
had to hang around and wait till the mail man brought it as I was afraid that
the papers would be lost or mislaid as I did not see Mr. Moore personally to
discuss my birth record. I received
the papers and the name on the envelope was addressed as Sevastenok, so I’m taking it for granted that when I get
called back to work, my name on the company’s record will be Sevestanok from then on. I went to the city hall the other day to
register to vote. The clerk asked
me how long I had been in
I still have other business to attend to such as changing my name at the
union hall, social security office – unemployment insurance office. I don’t think I’ll receive very many
ins. Checks as a friend of mine has been notified to report for work already –
chances are I’ll be called in next week.
The shirts I received I exchanged them at a store here where I do my
buying, so don’t never send me any clothes anymore – not that I don’t appreciate
it. Where Mary’s concerned I don’t
see no reason why she should give you the go – by everything don’t seem Kosher,
maybe this woman’s husband is kidding her along or there may be a guy hanging
around there that’s playing her for a chump. Any way she’s old enough and should
know some of the answers that fellow I mentioned to you before (al. bhick) has come back to
Bhick and I went to the crap game in
Your bro,
Pete
Pauline –
Address your letter to me as Sevastone – till I
hear from the company where I work I’ll let you know when to change to Sevastenok –
P.S.
Best luck and regards to all