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1941-12-30 Joseph Evans to Mary Evans Page 1
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Dubuque Tuesday night 30 December 1941 Dear Mary - I trust you arrived safely and on time. I presume you observed my exit from the train; the fall was not serious, however; I am by now quite recovered. These days have gone well enough for me; I have been busy [conferring?] with people, buying licenses, and having physical [illegible]; in between I have been reading Kristen Lavransdotter and enjoying it mostly. The outlook is not good however. Dr. P[illegible] examined me this afternoon and found that I met all the Army regulations except for my eyes, and then he [illegible] will definitely keep me out. To be absolutely [illegible] to see Dr. Thorson (consulting eye specialist for Board No. 2) tomorrow morning, but it is not likely that his verdict will be any different. I cannot, as you know [see?] much of anything with my left eye, and this is apparently too serious for even the Army to stand for: [Pahlas?] thinks they will not take me in any capacity. This fact grieves me [illegibly], especially since jobs do not seem to be abundant. I went to the Civil Service Office here and looked at the positions for which I might apply, and they were very much as I expected they would be: highly technical, demanding training I have not had, except for the clinical jobs. Then I went to Mr. Madden's office (I could not see him, however); the interviewer suggested teaching jobs in Brazil and clerical jobs on Wake Island and personnel work in defense industries; nothing, in short, in which I might use what talents I may have. When I got back to Iowa City, I shall keep in touch with the Iowa Employment Office there and also with the Civil Service, and perhaps something will come of it. But I did so have my heart set on the Army! The more
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Dubuque Tuesday night 30 December 1941 Dear Mary - I trust you arrived safely and on time. I presume you observed my exit from the train; the fall was not serious, however; I am by now quite recovered. These days have gone well enough for me; I have been busy [conferring?] with people, buying licenses, and having physical [illegible]; in between I have been reading Kristen Lavransdotter and enjoying it mostly. The outlook is not good however. Dr. P[illegible] examined me this afternoon and found that I met all the Army regulations except for my eyes, and then he [illegible] will definitely keep me out. To be absolutely [illegible] to see Dr. Thorson (consulting eye specialist for Board No. 2) tomorrow morning, but it is not likely that his verdict will be any different. I cannot, as you know [see?] much of anything with my left eye, and this is apparently too serious for even the Army to stand for: [Pahlas?] thinks they will not take me in any capacity. This fact grieves me [illegibly], especially since jobs do not seem to be abundant. I went to the Civil Service Office here and looked at the positions for which I might apply, and they were very much as I expected they would be: highly technical, demanding training I have not had, except for the clinical jobs. Then I went to Mr. Madden's office (I could not see him, however); the interviewer suggested teaching jobs in Brazil and clerical jobs on Wake Island and personnel work in defense industries; nothing, in short, in which I might use what talents I may have. When I got back to Iowa City, I shall keep in touch with the Iowa Employment Office there and also with the Civil Service, and perhaps something will come of it. But I did so have my heart set on the Army! The more
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