“Boy I had some swell ‘coconut cream’ pie last. nite. This cousin of Pearls that lives alone in an apartment in London. She is a private stenographer & adviser of a lawyer. & she came down yesterday aft. & went back this morn”
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – September 26, 1940
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Aldershot, Eng. Sept. 26/40
Dear Franc:-
I thought I’d better get buzy and answer a few letters as they are beginning to pil up on me again.
Just received a letter from Stewy Hastein & his sister & a card of Lillian’s wedding announcement from Uncle Henry’s
“I have had a bad cold and I went to the doctor. They said I had acute Broncitis.”
Artifact 1940-06-11 – Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman
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Camp Borden
Tues. nite.
Dear Frances:
Was so glad to get your letter
to-nite. I also got one from Garnet. Aunt Clara’ & John Hutzel’s G.F. Aunt
Clara sent me a box yesterday with soap, shaving cream, dental cream, candy
gum, and cand canned goods in in. I haven’t had a letter from Peggy
since Sat. And I’m really disappointed. I can’t imagine wat whats the
matter with her unless she doesn’t love me anymore. Maybe she found a new B.F
B.F.
I have had a bad cold and I went
to the doctor. They said I had acute Broncitis. But I think I’ll be all right
in a day or two I’m glad the kids got their hair done. I’ll bet they look
really nice now. After me promising it to them and then you had to do it
yourself. Well if I hadn’t went in debt for that watch. I guess I could have
fulfilled my promise
“Well I just got finished pealing the pineapple for supper & I put the sugar on it. You didn’t have to send sugar as there is plenty of sugar yet.”
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – Unknown Date, assumed June 2, 1940
Editor’s Note
Editor Note – Unknown Artifact Original Date
The actual date of this artifact is unknown because there is no envelope with postmarks, but believed to have been written during the first or second week of June, 1940.
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Camp
Borden
Sun.
aft.
Dear Frances:
Received your parcel
O.K. and also a letter Fri. & Sat. Thanks a lot for the dinner. It was
really swell. I just got the parcel about nine last night. I also got one from
Pearl’s sister. It was a big chocolate box full of date cake & some candy. Well
I had Marshall Healey over to our tent for dinner and of course I had Glen
piper stay is he and I are in the same tent. The chicken & dressing was
swell, but it is so warm in the day time I thought I’d better get it ate up.