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John N. Calhoun family letters, May 1942 - February 1943
1942-05-11 Page 1
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Burlington, IA May 11, 1942 My Dearest Rec'd two good letters from you this morning with orders to get the car tuned up and come cheap so I took it down to Schawenberg's tire place & had them take the tires off & examine them and turn them around, which ever way he thought best. He said the two old ones looked pretty fair yet. But of course you & I know they have traveled a good many miles. That is why I have been so afraid [illegible] start with them. If you were positive of a furlough, I would just leave the children here and come back there the last two weeks you are there, and come home with you? (on the train [illegible]) I went to the depot & asked about the train fare, and it figured $56.44 round trip for one fare and $12.13 for a double bed room accomodations from Chicago to Harrisburg. In other words the round trip fare plus [illegible] both ways figures $137.14 including tax. Could leave here at 5:02pm or in Chi at 815pm Leave Chg at 10:15pm ar in Harrisburg 142pm. Makes good time but the price is terrible & that wouldn't be counting anything for meals or our living out there then I went to a bad station. The fare is $24.15 plus 71 cents tax round trip or twice that for children Could leave here at 925am ar in Chg 445pm Leave chg at 7:15pm ar in Pittsburg 12:10pm leave Pittsburg at 1:10pm & ar in Harrisburg 6:10pm lv Harrisburg at 7:10pm and ar in Carlisle 747 It would be much cheaper, but would be a very hard trip & don't think the kids could stand it & I couldn't either, Honey, I can't take as much as I used to I went to the bank today & pd. the Int. on the $1000.00 note & our sending the renewal on
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Burlington, IA May 11, 1942 My Dearest Rec'd two good letters from you this morning with orders to get the car tuned up and come cheap so I took it down to Schawenberg's tire place & had them take the tires off & examine them and turn them around, which ever way he thought best. He said the two old ones looked pretty fair yet. But of course you & I know they have traveled a good many miles. That is why I have been so afraid [illegible] start with them. If you were positive of a furlough, I would just leave the children here and come back there the last two weeks you are there, and come home with you? (on the train [illegible]) I went to the depot & asked about the train fare, and it figured $56.44 round trip for one fare and $12.13 for a double bed room accomodations from Chicago to Harrisburg. In other words the round trip fare plus [illegible] both ways figures $137.14 including tax. Could leave here at 5:02pm or in Chi at 815pm Leave Chg at 10:15pm ar in Harrisburg 142pm. Makes good time but the price is terrible & that wouldn't be counting anything for meals or our living out there then I went to a bad station. The fare is $24.15 plus 71 cents tax round trip or twice that for children Could leave here at 925am ar in Chg 445pm Leave chg at 7:15pm ar in Pittsburg 12:10pm leave Pittsburg at 1:10pm & ar in Harrisburg 6:10pm lv Harrisburg at 7:10pm and ar in Carlisle 747 It would be much cheaper, but would be a very hard trip & don't think the kids could stand it & I couldn't either, Honey, I can't take as much as I used to I went to the bank today & pd. the Int. on the $1000.00 note & our sending the renewal on
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