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John N. Calhoun family letters, August 1941-February 1946
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H&S, 136th Mid Regt In [illegible], 41/2 mi SW [Oobdale?] APO 34, Camp Clairbourne, La Dear Dorothea: Got your letter and glad to know things are better, but sorry to know that you had been sick. You will have to take care of yourself now and don't overdo. The weather here has been rather warm but too hot. We have a big tent and keep the side down toward the sun and " it up on the shady side. We get quite a little breeze. We have moved from the last place. It wasn't much good. We have been pretty busy as they are putting through a lot of memo-randums and special orders. We took the truck and went to Oakdale to get some sawdust to try and soak up some mud in the doorway, But the mill man said the sawdust was all piped clear through the mill to a room where it is used in making fabricated building material and we couldn't get any. Major Jenkins went along. I got a malted mild and took in some laundry. The laundry had bundles stacked clear to the roof and refused to take anymore. He said he had all he could handle for a week, and no place to put more so wasn't taking anymore. So another fellow and I went
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H&S, 136th Mid Regt In [illegible], 41/2 mi SW [Oobdale?] APO 34, Camp Clairbourne, La Dear Dorothea: Got your letter and glad to know things are better, but sorry to know that you had been sick. You will have to take care of yourself now and don't overdo. The weather here has been rather warm but too hot. We have a big tent and keep the side down toward the sun and " it up on the shady side. We get quite a little breeze. We have moved from the last place. It wasn't much good. We have been pretty busy as they are putting through a lot of memo-randums and special orders. We took the truck and went to Oakdale to get some sawdust to try and soak up some mud in the doorway, But the mill man said the sawdust was all piped clear through the mill to a room where it is used in making fabricated building material and we couldn't get any. Major Jenkins went along. I got a malted mild and took in some laundry. The laundry had bundles stacked clear to the roof and refused to take anymore. He said he had all he could handle for a week, and no place to put more so wasn't taking anymore. So another fellow and I went
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