Jan. 30, 1943
Dear Ralph,
Don’t think
I have forgotten you because I haven’t written to you. I started a letter last
Sunday but I never got it finished. Pop got tired of seeing me trying to write
to you, and not knowing what to say, so Monday morning when I came in from
doing my work, Pop had his letter nearly finished and
had told you nearly everything so I didn’t finish mine.
Then Ila and Bobby came down and Ila said she had written to you and made you candy. Pop
mailed them both that evening.
Marjorie
brought me a frame for the picture. I can see you whenever I come into the
room, but I would rather have the real thing.
Marjorie
worked at the store all week. She says she is learning to talk to people and
also to talk over the phone. She eats her dinner and supper at
She stayed
here two nights.
She took
the crate of eggs up Saturday morning. When she stayed those nights, it seemed
more like a year ago when I had to get you up. She is harder to get awake than
you were. She said “It was a crime to wake her up, she was sleeping so good.” I had to make some more cookies to fill the (your) bucket
up again.
She said
I saw in
the paper when Robert Searlott had gone to some camp.
Searlott’s had four boys, and now only one is left
and he would have to register with this younger lunch.
Donald P.
goes tomorrow.
I haven’t
been anywhere since you left, but to the community house to Misa
Woodruff evoking demonstration. Ila
and Bobbie and I went. Ila
took Bobbie on the sled. We nearly froze to death. it
was so cold in there. Addie was there and she was so cold she got sick and was
sick several days. Ail had the flu too and he missed work two or three days.
Myilla and Ross have moved into Waller’s house. They stored
there furniture in a room at Trot’s.
Junior had
a job but lost it and is back home. I suppose you know
Walter and Lerdtha are living in
Billie Elliot’s
have a baby girl.;
Pop has the
old paper all off the room now. He had it all off but a little on the ceiling
and I finished it when Pop went to Grover’s to shred fodder. He had it handed
in and Pop and Allen both said it would spoil it was so wet. The room is all
ready to paint now. I am going to have it painted like the kitchen, and when he
comes he can paint bed room, sitting room and kitchen.
Ail was
pretty muddy today and it is raining tonight. It will soon be Groundhog Day.
Billie thinks it is now. He talks about every time I go to the collar. I had
him out in the box one day.
One night
that Marjorie was here. Pop woke me up and told me there was a noise in the
cellar. I went down and Bobbie was sitting on top of Bunnie’s
barrel.
I
have Billie and Whistler together now. Everything is all right on the farm but
the little lamb. It died I waited to cremate it but Pop gave it to Croke to fell, so I didn’t say anything. Harold White
wanted to know where you were so Pop gave your address to Mary and here is his
Private Harold B. White,
Company A 611th T.D. Battalion
Harold said he wanted to go some
place where it was warm and when he got up one morning it was 8 degrees below
zero.
Today is
Mrs. McConnell’s birthday. She is 86. She saw in the paper where you had to go
to camp, and she wrote me a nice letter. She is back in
Bobbie and
Norma are alright. Marjorie took Norma to school one morning. Charley Nobb brought Norma home one evening and when she got out of
the car she said “You’re Welcome.”
My but that tickled Charley.
I have just
listened to Phil Baker’s
“Take it or
leave it”
Pop is asleep. 18o
30’ o’clock
Monday Noon
You
write such good letters that I am almost ashamed to send this. Ila called up this morning and
said she had written to you. She said she would like to read what I had
written. I told her she wouldn’t get too. Pop is at Jimmie’s now.
He is going
to mail this, this afternoon. How is your arm? I hope you don’t get sick, and I
am glad you like it. Write whenever you can. I send them over and over. Mom.
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Battalion Artillery