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David R. Elder correspondence, April-May 1944
1944-04-30 Page 1
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30 April 1944 Dear Dave It is impossible for me to express in mere written words my appreciation of having been put on your mailing list of "Elder's Scuttlebutt." It's an answer to a soldier's prayer. (I probably should have included Navy also). Anyway Dave I do look forward to receiving it and read its every line with great interest. A classmate at the "Point" and myself thought out a similar idea for our class over here in England, however due to conditions he is now carrying on by himself. Our monthly poopsheet is called the "Thames Turbulence" and so now with "Elder's Scuttlebutt" and the "Thames Turbulence" my knowledge of world affairs is kept very much up to the minute. I had the opportunity in the last month or two to meet by chance several Washingtonians - Lieuts "Moon" Richardson (now called "Hap") and Dale Voorhees, Capt. Chas. Bear, and Ensign Clifford Blecha. We spent some interesting moments together - talking of the old days (listen to me) in Washington, Iowa, and also at the same time doing a bit of "Pub Crawling." Rawlly, you know, we ectually had a great time. And although this blackout is difficult to get around in at first, we can usually find the pubs, for as the English say, "You cawn't miss it, old chap". Having been at the time one who had been to the "Cleanest city in Iowa" most recently I had the latest information. I gave them everything I could think of including the latest gossip, which of course came from that Great Insurance Salesman, "never-say-die-and-never-get-out" McFarlane. Due to security reasons I cannot go into much detail concerning my present setup. However I am very much satisfied and everything should prove even more interesting as time passes. Although I am not a fighting soldier in my present position I do lay claim to certain scores (parallel to air force scores to planes destroyed, damaged and so forth) and so quoting from the "Thames Turbulence" I have 2 chairs destroyed and one damaged, (Also, a purple heart for callouses
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30 April 1944 Dear Dave It is impossible for me to express in mere written words my appreciation of having been put on your mailing list of "Elder's Scuttlebutt." It's an answer to a soldier's prayer. (I probably should have included Navy also). Anyway Dave I do look forward to receiving it and read its every line with great interest. A classmate at the "Point" and myself thought out a similar idea for our class over here in England, however due to conditions he is now carrying on by himself. Our monthly poopsheet is called the "Thames Turbulence" and so now with "Elder's Scuttlebutt" and the "Thames Turbulence" my knowledge of world affairs is kept very much up to the minute. I had the opportunity in the last month or two to meet by chance several Washingtonians - Lieuts "Moon" Richardson (now called "Hap") and Dale Voorhees, Capt. Chas. Bear, and Ensign Clifford Blecha. We spent some interesting moments together - talking of the old days (listen to me) in Washington, Iowa, and also at the same time doing a bit of "Pub Crawling." Rawlly, you know, we ectually had a great time. And although this blackout is difficult to get around in at first, we can usually find the pubs, for as the English say, "You cawn't miss it, old chap". Having been at the time one who had been to the "Cleanest city in Iowa" most recently I had the latest information. I gave them everything I could think of including the latest gossip, which of course came from that Great Insurance Salesman, "never-say-die-and-never-get-out" McFarlane. Due to security reasons I cannot go into much detail concerning my present setup. However I am very much satisfied and everything should prove even more interesting as time passes. Although I am not a fighting soldier in my present position I do lay claim to certain scores (parallel to air force scores to planes destroyed, damaged and so forth) and so quoting from the "Thames Turbulence" I have 2 chairs destroyed and one damaged, (Also, a purple heart for callouses
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