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Nile Kinnick correspondence, December 1942-March 1943

1943-02-20: Page 03

of the away that explanation sounded logical to us. Happily, all that was needed was a new connecting hose, a minor bit of soldering, and some anti-freeze. We left the car to be fixed, ordered a cab, picked up Mrs. Reiter, and managed to catch the train alright. 
I dropped Ellie a telegram from New London asking her to go to dinner if she weren't busy. When I called at her apartment I found that Mrs. White was still visiting, a situation which hadn't occurred to me. For the moment I felt my invitation was an intrusion, but it soon was evident that Mrs. White was really very tired, anxious to retire early, and happy that Ellie had a chance to go dining and dancing. Jimmy Dorsey was opening at the Penn, and our hopes were high. However, there were no reservations available at that late hour, so we settled for Guy Lombardo at the Roosevelt. When I phoned for a table they didn't tell me he had just that day left for Detroit. We didn't find that out until we arrived. Nonetheless, big name band or not, we had a fine time. Perhaps, the fair Eleanor will write you in more detail. The next afternoon I viewed "Random Harvest" at Radio City Music Hall. Although Greer Garson is one of my favorites, I was a bit disappointed. However, the immensity and grandeur

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of the away that explanation sounded logical to us. Happily, all that was needed was a new connecting hose, a minor bit of soldering, and some anti-freeze. We left the car to be fixed, ordered a cab, picked up Mrs. Reiter, and managed to catch the train alright. I dropped Ellie a telegram from New London asking her to go to dinner if she weren't busy. When I called at her apartment I found that Mrs. White was still visiting, a situation which hadn't occurred to me. For the moment I felt my invitation was an intrusion, but it soon was evident that Mrs. White was really very tired, anxious to retire early, and happy that Ellie had a chance to go dining and dancing. Jimmy Dorsey was opening at the Penn, and our hopes were high. However, there were no reservations available at that late hour, so we settled for Guy Lombardo at the Roosevelt. When I phoned for a table they didn't tell me he had just that day left for Detroit. We didn't find that out until we arrived. Nonetheless, big name band or not, we had a fine time. Perhaps, the fair Eleanor will write you in more detail. The next afternoon I viewed "Random Harvest" at Radio City Music Hall. Although Greer Garson is one of my favorites, I was a bit disappointed. However, the immensity and grandeur