While Babu is in Chicopee wrestling with loss, Jake is in Alabama having no idea that he, too, has lost a friend. The letters Babu gets from him are a jarring juxtaposition to what she is facing at home. Was it a welcome distraction? May 21, 1941, Jakey wrote me another letter today and he…
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The End of January, 1941
Sunday, January 19th, 1941 We spent a lazy day. Then Jake came about 2:30. We did crossword puzzles and then fell asleep. Went to his house about six and were given supper. Nellie and Caz and Jake and I walked down street and Jake and I went to see “Little Nellie Kelly” and “A Fugitive…
June, 1937
I am reading and typing along and suddenly it makes sense why she is doing things like playing tennis and sunbathing. It’s June! I had lost all track of time. As I go through the month I keep wondering if she is approaching graduation. Classes continue into July so before the end of this month…
Excerpts from Summer, 1936
These first two excerpts are from her trip to Vermont to visit with Ernie. Babu has talked to me many times about visiting her friend. She clearly had such a great time. Saturday, July 4th, 1936 Junior didn’t come down in the Cunningham yesterday. We rode in the Cadaliac. He and Frank + Nelson got…
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