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John N. Calhoun family letters, May 1942 - February 1943
1942-05-13 Page 1
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Burlington, Ia. May, 13, 1942 10 P.M. My Dearest: You should see me now, I am all done up with about 150 curls on my head and a turban on. Gladys came down this afternoon and gave me one of those Free V Heat permanents. Don't know how I will sleep. It feel pretty tight. It will be pretty nice to have when I take my trip back east, if & when I get to come. I called Dee & finally got a hold of him & t old him what you told me to in the letter. I told him we were going back there to live with you until you finished school & then if you would be stationed some place where we could live, we would probably go there. So I told him, it was an absolute necessity. He thought maybe you could pull some strings yourself, but I told him I didn't think so. He went over to the rationing board & Cockerel was out & he talked to a lady that was in there & she didn t think there was a chance. He is going to see Cockerel tomorrow morning. Dee said he hadn't been able to get any for himself yet & he advised me to take an extra spare tire along just in case something happened. He was going to see what he can find for me. What do you think of that arrangement? Carol Ann & I took a little nap today. We layed down on the bed, and I read some stories to her & she dropped off to sleep & didn't awaken until about 5:30. Then she was rarin to go. One of the men in the twin bed room came down and complained about the noise. Said he would like to get a little sleep before he has to go to work. I suppose he will be leaving here. I didn't know he was trying to sleep. He works from
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Burlington, Ia. May, 13, 1942 10 P.M. My Dearest: You should see me now, I am all done up with about 150 curls on my head and a turban on. Gladys came down this afternoon and gave me one of those Free V Heat permanents. Don't know how I will sleep. It feel pretty tight. It will be pretty nice to have when I take my trip back east, if & when I get to come. I called Dee & finally got a hold of him & t old him what you told me to in the letter. I told him we were going back there to live with you until you finished school & then if you would be stationed some place where we could live, we would probably go there. So I told him, it was an absolute necessity. He thought maybe you could pull some strings yourself, but I told him I didn't think so. He went over to the rationing board & Cockerel was out & he talked to a lady that was in there & she didn t think there was a chance. He is going to see Cockerel tomorrow morning. Dee said he hadn't been able to get any for himself yet & he advised me to take an extra spare tire along just in case something happened. He was going to see what he can find for me. What do you think of that arrangement? Carol Ann & I took a little nap today. We layed down on the bed, and I read some stories to her & she dropped off to sleep & didn't awaken until about 5:30. Then she was rarin to go. One of the men in the twin bed room came down and complained about the noise. Said he would like to get a little sleep before he has to go to work. I suppose he will be leaving here. I didn't know he was trying to sleep. He works from
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