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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, 1945

1945-08-14 Laura Davis to Miss Laura Taft

August 14, 1945
Miss Laura L. Taft, Director
Division of Child Welfare Services
Iowa Building
6th and Grand
Des Moines, Iowa
Dear Miss Taft:
The ideas in this letter are indefinite in terms of time and specific plans. Nevertheless, an early general statement may be preparative to making plans for the Cedar Rapids office in the near future. Mr. Davis has been over-seas thirty-one months. He now writes he is awaiting transportation from France. It seems likely he will be here in a matter of weeks, and that he will be discharged from Service. Of course military rules and procedures change so rapidly that one can not be sure of any certain sequence of events. Neither can I be sure what our decision will be regarding my working, nor whether we will be in Cedar Rapids a large part of the first year he is home. With so many "unknown", I am not now wishing to request vacation time, a leave of absence, or a release. However, in considering the program administratively, I felt it might be helpful to report the tentative items I contemplate in my personal situation.
Very truly yours,
[signature]
Laura Davis (Mrs. Lloyd Davis)
Senior Child Welfare Worker
LD:LD
Copy: Mrs. Mildred Hunt
(I did this because she was so sore when I signed in Jan 1942. I wanted to go on record early without making any promises. Hope you like it. I tried to be both general and concrete).

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August 14, 1945 Miss Laura L. Taft, Director Division of Child Welfare Services Iowa Building 6th and Grand Des Moines, Iowa Dear Miss Taft: The ideas in this letter are indefinite in terms of time and specific plans. Nevertheless, an early general statement may be preparative to making plans for the Cedar Rapids office in the near future. Mr. Davis has been over-seas thirty-one months. He now writes he is awaiting transportation from France. It seems likely he will be here in a matter of weeks, and that he will be discharged from Service. Of course military rules and procedures change so rapidly that one can not be sure of any certain sequence of events. Neither can I be sure what our decision will be regarding my working, nor whether we will be in Cedar Rapids a large part of the first year he is home. With so many "unknown", I am not now wishing to request vacation time, a leave of absence, or a release. However, in considering the program administratively, I felt it might be helpful to report the tentative items I contemplate in my personal situation. Very truly yours, [signature] Laura Davis (Mrs. Lloyd Davis) Senior Child Welfare Worker LD:LD Copy: Mrs. Mildred Hunt (I did this because she was so sore when I signed in Jan 1942. I wanted to go on record early without making any promises. Hope you like it. I tried to be both general and concrete).