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John N. Calhoun family letters, May 1942 - February 1943
1942-05-17 Page 1
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Burlington, Ia May 17, 1942 10 o'clock P. M. My dearest: Well, this is the end of another day. My the days fly past in a hurry. We left here this morning about 9 o'clock + arrived there about eleven o'clock. They were just ready to go to church. So I went with them. [Name?], Claude, Herb, Mary Lou, Jamie, Bobby, Nancy + myself went. I had stopped at the [place?] on the way down + got some flowers for your dad's grave + so I took your mother a pretty red rose bud to wear + so I pinned it on her this morning. She thought she was really dress up. We surely missed you today. I could hardly stand it. Well dearie it won't be long now until I will be seeing you. I can hardly wait. Just think it is only about 2 1/2 weeks off. I thought the car drove very well today + they all thought the tire looked in pretty good shape. I didn't mention to anyone there I was going to drive east, for I was afraid to for fear your mother might ask to go too. It isn't that I don't want her exactly, but I am thinking about our being together when I do get there. Claude rode home with us from [Birmingham?] too. She left on
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Burlington, Ia May 17, 1942 10 o'clock P. M. My dearest: Well, this is the end of another day. My the days fly past in a hurry. We left here this morning about 9 o'clock + arrived there about eleven o'clock. They were just ready to go to church. So I went with them. [Name?], Claude, Herb, Mary Lou, Jamie, Bobby, Nancy + myself went. I had stopped at the [place?] on the way down + got some flowers for your dad's grave + so I took your mother a pretty red rose bud to wear + so I pinned it on her this morning. She thought she was really dress up. We surely missed you today. I could hardly stand it. Well dearie it won't be long now until I will be seeing you. I can hardly wait. Just think it is only about 2 1/2 weeks off. I thought the car drove very well today + they all thought the tire looked in pretty good shape. I didn't mention to anyone there I was going to drive east, for I was afraid to for fear your mother might ask to go too. It isn't that I don't want her exactly, but I am thinking about our being together when I do get there. Claude rode home with us from [Birmingham?] too. She left on
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