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

1941-08-26 Page 4

ing practically $150.00 per month [illegible].  If anything does happen to me you would get about $40.00 a month from the government as long as you would live from my government insurance and about $80.00 per month from other insurance together with several thousand dollars from other life insurance.  In case I live - and I expect to- at least for some 30 or 40 years yet, then there are some 15 to 20 years of earning ability left.  In the event I live and am disabled - if in the line of duty- I should obtain a disability pension from the government.  If it is not in the line of duty, I still have protection with my insurance.  The only weak spot is if some-thing would happen to you.  That is one reason I've so often cautioned you to take care of yourself event at the expense of losing a customer or an appointment once in a while.  And I do hope when I come home that things will be so that you won't have to work.  However, it seems that when women don't have anything to do but kill time they become hard to live with.  You couldn't and shouldn't try to do all the housework alone, even if you didn't have to anything except stay at home.

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ing practically $150.00 per month [illegible]. If anything does happen to me you would get about $40.00 a month from the government as long as you would live from my government insurance and about $80.00 per month from other insurance together with several thousand dollars from other life insurance. In case I live - and I expect to- at least for some 30 or 40 years yet, then there are some 15 to 20 years of earning ability left. In the event I live and am disabled - if in the line of duty- I should obtain a disability pension from the government. If it is not in the line of duty, I still have protection with my insurance. The only weak spot is if some-thing would happen to you. That is one reason I've so often cautioned you to take care of yourself event at the expense of losing a customer or an appointment once in a while. And I do hope when I come home that things will be so that you won't have to work. However, it seems that when women don't have anything to do but kill time they become hard to live with. You couldn't and shouldn't try to do all the housework alone, even if you didn't have to anything except stay at home.