“We are having quite a bit of bombing Franc. But London has been getting the worst of it.”
Letter to Mrs. Elton Newman – October 5, 1940
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Aldershot, Eng. October 5/40
Dear Franc:-
I have received two letters from you & two from Onn. also her cigs & I’m sure enjoying them.
One of yours was written Sept 11 which I received first & one Sept. 5 I got it the following day. I’m glad Elt. dropped a line too. Tell him to do it as often as he can.
I’m glad you liked the cards, Franc. I thought you would. They only cost me one shilling (24) – they were worth it. I had been telling Clarence that they were anxious to hear from him & he said he had written two or three letters.
“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
“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.