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John N. Calhoun family letters, August 1941-February 1946

1941-09-04 Page 4

and insist on it and it isn't any more than right and they should be no objection to it.  
On Cliffie's feet - you can take him to Dr. Ober if you want to.  I wouldn't take him to Iowa City unless you have taken him to some one there.  Or you might take him to Dr. Lohman for exam if you want to - or to Dr. Crow in the Medical Arts Bldg.  
I'll either be out by February or I'll be a Captain and in that event you and the kids can come down and live here.  Captain Averill was down today and asked if I had the papers by which I made application for a commission at 2nd Lt, MAC! I told him I did.  He said there might be a chance of them going through now and for me to send them in again.  I told him I wasn't interested in a 2nd Lt. MAC anymore - that my application had been made 4 months ago and if I received an appointment now, I would have to serve a year longer and I couldn't afford to do it.  
The weather is pretty warm down here, but as we are outside and in the shade most of the time, we have a little breeze and aren't as hot as we were when we were in Clairborne.  
I haven't read the papers much lately so haven't keep touch with the Japanese situation.  They ought to

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and insist on it and it isn't any more than right and they should be no objection to it. On Cliffie's feet - you can take him to Dr. Ober if you want to. I wouldn't take him to Iowa City unless you have taken him to some one there. Or you might take him to Dr. Lohman for exam if you want to - or to Dr. Crow in the Medical Arts Bldg. I'll either be out by February or I'll be a Captain and in that event you and the kids can come down and live here. Captain Averill was down today and asked if I had the papers by which I made application for a commission at 2nd Lt, MAC! I told him I did. He said there might be a chance of them going through now and for me to send them in again. I told him I wasn't interested in a 2nd Lt. MAC anymore - that my application had been made 4 months ago and if I received an appointment now, I would have to serve a year longer and I couldn't afford to do it. The weather is pretty warm down here, but as we are outside and in the shade most of the time, we have a little breeze and aren't as hot as we were when we were in Clairborne. I haven't read the papers much lately so haven't keep touch with the Japanese situation. They ought to