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John N. Calhoun family letters, August 1941-February 1946
1943-02-20 Page 2
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I've already written you about the Packard stock and suppose it is on the way to completion now. I would like for them to send the check to me for me to endorse to the bank, but it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. Pay on everything we owe until they are all paid but the house mortgage and Mother's house mortgage. Pay first the mortgage (note) on the stock; then the note on the bank stock; then the note on the insurance policies. That should clean it all up but the two house mortgages and will let them ride for a while. Understand? Too bad about the uncertainty about Mac and Al and Dick. Guess that is the worst part of war, tho! Tell John R. that he will have to learn to hurry a little faster with his work. That is the way the soldiers have to do, too. When they are too slow, they soon get behind everyone else, so the captain says "Snap it up" and then they have to learn how to do things quick enough to stay in line. I know he can do it. That's why it is important for him to learn how to get his clothes on quickly in the mornings, so he will get in the habit of being ready and on time. I'm glad Marie finally heard from Mac and have her give him my best regards when she writes him again. I'm very pleased to hear of John R's progress in music. I hope he understands what a wonderful thing it will be when he gets older to be able to play the piano. Surely wish I could, but I never had the chance to learn like he has, or I would. and I always did know he liked to work and help his
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I've already written you about the Packard stock and suppose it is on the way to completion now. I would like for them to send the check to me for me to endorse to the bank, but it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. Pay on everything we owe until they are all paid but the house mortgage and Mother's house mortgage. Pay first the mortgage (note) on the stock; then the note on the bank stock; then the note on the insurance policies. That should clean it all up but the two house mortgages and will let them ride for a while. Understand? Too bad about the uncertainty about Mac and Al and Dick. Guess that is the worst part of war, tho! Tell John R. that he will have to learn to hurry a little faster with his work. That is the way the soldiers have to do, too. When they are too slow, they soon get behind everyone else, so the captain says "Snap it up" and then they have to learn how to do things quick enough to stay in line. I know he can do it. That's why it is important for him to learn how to get his clothes on quickly in the mornings, so he will get in the habit of being ready and on time. I'm glad Marie finally heard from Mac and have her give him my best regards when she writes him again. I'm very pleased to hear of John R's progress in music. I hope he understands what a wonderful thing it will be when he gets older to be able to play the piano. Surely wish I could, but I never had the chance to learn like he has, or I would. and I always did know he liked to work and help his
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