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John N. Calhoun family letters, February 1941-April 1945
1943-03-10 Page 1
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Burlington, IA Mar. 10, 1943 Wed. 10 P.M My Dearest:- Well this has been a day and I am pretty tired tonight. I worked at the shop this morning and have been cleaning soot all afternoon. I still don't have my furnace fixed and it is sure a mess. I try to keep it sooty to hang in the basement, so we cleaned up the best I can. Mrs. Sellars washed this morning, and it was too hung them out of doors this afternoon. They dried fairly well. Some of them are a little damp yet. This had been a typical march day. It rained in the night and then snowed about half of the morning, but the sun shone this afternoon and took most it off. The paper says colder and more snow for tonight. I hate to hear that. It seems like winter will never end. Blanche called up this evening and wanted to know if the kids would like a cat & they did of course. He is black & about 3/4 grown. They are tickled pink. A fellow had it that lived in the same home with Blanche and that is how we got it. How are you getting along with your work by now? I suppose it is harder then ever? Well it will go by pretty fast now. Just think you are half through it now. I know it is a hard old struggle, but you can do it all O.K. Ruthie was over & spent most of the afternoon. She had been down town looking for work. I guess she didn't find anything that sounded good to her. I guessed C & E's are filled up. She looks fine and how gamed 9 lbs. Grace has been sick too. She had trench mouth. She got it
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Burlington, IA Mar. 10, 1943 Wed. 10 P.M My Dearest:- Well this has been a day and I am pretty tired tonight. I worked at the shop this morning and have been cleaning soot all afternoon. I still don't have my furnace fixed and it is sure a mess. I try to keep it sooty to hang in the basement, so we cleaned up the best I can. Mrs. Sellars washed this morning, and it was too hung them out of doors this afternoon. They dried fairly well. Some of them are a little damp yet. This had been a typical march day. It rained in the night and then snowed about half of the morning, but the sun shone this afternoon and took most it off. The paper says colder and more snow for tonight. I hate to hear that. It seems like winter will never end. Blanche called up this evening and wanted to know if the kids would like a cat & they did of course. He is black & about 3/4 grown. They are tickled pink. A fellow had it that lived in the same home with Blanche and that is how we got it. How are you getting along with your work by now? I suppose it is harder then ever? Well it will go by pretty fast now. Just think you are half through it now. I know it is a hard old struggle, but you can do it all O.K. Ruthie was over & spent most of the afternoon. She had been down town looking for work. I guess she didn't find anything that sounded good to her. I guessed C & E's are filled up. She looks fine and how gamed 9 lbs. Grace has been sick too. She had trench mouth. She got it
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