June 14, 1941, Last night I didn’t fall asleep until almost 3:00. Guess my mind wandered about Alabama too much. Ernie and I shopped in the afternoon, then she went home to VT. I came home and was busy intending to stay home. Edmund came up about 7:30 while I was washing dishes. He took…
Tag: Vintage Letters
Rendezvous of Dreams
June 12, 1941, After work I had a bite to eat at The Moonlight and went to Henrettea’s for my permanent wave. She talked a steady stream and told me about her wedding and a lot of things a single girl doesn’t know. Marriage is certainly no hay ride but every girl thinks her’s will…
Dodo No More
May 29, 1941, Had another letter from Jakey. This one was a happy one. He wrote that he had soloed Tuesday. His mother and I went to Matilda Showyra’s shower. I had a grand time. Edmund came and after I had a few numbers and a few drinks and he had more, we got pretty…
He’ll be dizzy and she won’t throw things.
May 28, 1941, When I get home and don’t have a letter from Peach, I feel like throwing things. I had one, however, today. Helped Mom a little in putting up the hem on my new dress and then went to rehearsal. Chet and Ed called me at the office today. At rehearsal Spike asked…
Jake Gets the News
May 24, 1941, I had no plans for this evening. Was taking a bath when Ed came up. He asked me to go to a show. We went to Hartford and saw Count Bernie Vici and his show and a picture “Redhead.” We stopped for ice cream and Ed brought me out a box full…
Before the New Breaks Part II
On the day she recieved the following letters from Jakey, this is what she wrote: May 23, 1941, Soon after, and this morning we drove down to the funeral home. Zosh and I said good-bye to Stretch. I touched my cheek to his lips. He had a beautiful military funeral and Nat didn’t say hardly…
Before the News Breaks: Part I
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…
Fortune Telling and Spinning Planes
May 15, 1941, Ruth, Emmy, and I made plans to go to a fortune teller tonight. Emmy took me home to supper with her. We skipped over to see Vi and then went to know our future. She told me about mother’s throat. It was alright for me to take a trip. She could see…
Convicts in the Barracks, May 10, 1941
May 10, 1941, Saw Ernie off on the train and felt lonesome. Came home and started cleaning my drawers. Jake sent me another letter and some pictures. He looks so thin and his hair is clipped short. Edmund, Johnny Lech, and Eddie came up early and left soon. J.L. came back about 8 and we…
Letters from “This Godforsaken Hole”
May 6, 1941, It’s so warm again and no rain. I had another letter from Jakey again today. It felt so good. Freda Grockmal read our palms and told us what the stars had in store for us-at club tonight. We adjourned to the Moonlight and we had cokes and exchanged experiences. All the way…
Writing Letters and Waiting for Letters, May, 1941
Monday, May 5, 1941 Took my piano lessons and “Prof” at the city hall. I wanted to get home and then dreaded it if I didn’t have a letter. I had two when I got home. Both from Jakey. Gosh he wrote the same day he got there and another a few days later. Said…
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