Letters to Dad

Dear Third Class     Jack     Well I guess it is about time I'm writing you.  That was a pretty nice trick you did to get out of all the work, cutting your foot, Ha Ha Ha.  "Pretty Nice."  All kidding aside I hope you are all right now, Mac Marshal is home and boy does he look nice.  Well I am, 17teen now and it wasn't be long till I am right in their with you.  Even with all the boys coming back and telling about how they dislike it I am sort off looking forward to it, I guess you have to get in and get it out of your blood, you ought to know that.  Everything is all right in the home front except that I am not geting the car as much as I want to.  I guess Don sort of spoiled it for me but I don't car much .  They men't ill his felt.  I can wait till this war is over so all you kids can get home and we can have some fun like we use to do only more so this time will guess that is all for now.     I tell you what...

                                     Blawnox PA                                   Feb 10, 1945 Dear Jack:     Don't drop over when you read this letter and find I for once really got on the ball.  Every one is fine, including the baby, he sure is a cute kid, our "Chuck" is crazy about him and believe it or not, he is not jealous a bit.  Helen received your letter and boy was she tickled, but I believe it might be a good idea if you dropped "Sue" a line, as I believe she was just a little hurt.  I am still at Proters, and I quit drinking (HA HA) last nigt at 12:30 o'clock P.M. boy what a package and brother believeme, I had only tongue for breakfast and I guess it will be that way for a few days.  Hilda said "Between my breathe, and some ratled beer fa...

Feb 8 Dear Jack:-     I'm glad to hear you are able to walk on your ankle.  It must have been pretty bad to keep you laid up so long.  How did it happen?     It hasn't been so cold-in fack we have had 2 days of taw.  There is some danger of a big flood--as there is more than 100 inches of snow at the headwaters.  I finally got off the hill-went to town.     Bob went to Rifle club tonight.  He said he wouldn't have gone only they are having an algebra test tomorrow and Miss McCrum has charge of the Rifle club.     Uncle Chick pass the brokers test he had to retake--thank heavens!     Jessie & little Cliffie were down the other night.  He is sure cute & as good as gold.  Chuckee has been bothered with bealed ears almost all winter.     There sure is a shortage of cigarettes-we've been able to make out pretty well.  I  guess it would be better if we couldn't get any an...

Feb 5 45 Dear Jack:     I hope this finds your ankle better although I don't know much about it only what the kids said.  It sleeted and rained here yesterday and the roads were just a sheet of ice.  It snowed a little this morning but the sun is out now and it is thawing. I hope we soon get warmer weather as it has been a terrible winter.  Well now since they have taken Manila it should not be so long cleaning up those Japs.  I washed the bathroom down to-day as it was not done this fall.  I was leaving it go thinking one of them would do it but I had another think.  Let me know if you got your box and if you are getting the Herald.  Write Soon. Love Grandma