PO Box 124
Hays, Kansas
March 8, 1945
Dear Grandma & Aunt Minnie:
You must have had a nice birthday! Mom Severns sent us the
clipping out of the paper, telling about it. Wish we could have seen you that
day, Grandma.
We received the letter you wrote, Minnie, and were sure
pleased to get it. I asked Mrs. Schecter if she remembered you and Wright
driving out to their place, and she said, “Yes, many a time.” And said they
used to have some good times with the folks, too. Ask Grandma if she remembers
them?
Was looking at the watches here but they haven’t any except
the more expensive ones. The cheapest one I saw as $97.50 (including tax). I
guess the people here buy the others up as fast as they come in. Was talking to
some of the people who live here, and they say that they haven’t seen any
watches for less than $75 here since the war began. It is a fact I know, in
other lines of business that the business men have “hiked” their prices up since
the Base was established, so perhaps the jewelers have as well. Sorry, Minnie,
that we couldn’t get one here for you. Maybe you could send away to one of the
mail order houses for it. Would Mabel or Margery be able to help you out – they
both live in large cities, don’t they? (Hays is only 7,000 they tell us, but
right now with a soldier family in so many of their homes, the population is
nearer 10,000 or 12,000.)
Has Dorothy heard anymore from Bob? Sure hope he is all
right.
It is awfully nice out today. Not too cold, and the sun is
shining brightly. But that doesn’t fool us any. For tomorrow might be a near
blizzard. We’ve had several of them since coming out here. Day before
yesterday, wasn’t anything to brag about. Ha! Ask Jay if he don’t wish he could
be back here in good old Kansas.
Well, the noon hour is past so will have to stop for this
time. Write again soon, won’t you?
With love,
Glen & Etta
P.S. Do we have Grandma’s address right? (802 2nd
St. )
Haven’t heard from Willard for quite awhile, but got a
letter from Ennard a few days ago.
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