April 17, 1969
Thursday, April 17, 1969
7:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got through writing a few bills, so I thought I would write you a few lines also and let you know we are all ok and hope you are the same.
Johnnie Johnson came over for a while this evening. I thought he came over to work out, but he just wanted to know if we heard from you, so I let him read the letter we got from you the other day. He said he has been playing golf to keep in shape. He said he hasn’t heard from Larry Thomas for a month.
“Maybe they don’t know what fish are.” – April 14, 1969
Dear Larry:
You may have thought that I have forgotten about you, but there isn’t much to write about. Everything is about the same here in Anderson. Everyone is looking for spring weather. The trees are beginning to green up and the rain we will be getting this evening will help.
April 13, 1969
Sunday, April 13, 1969
3:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is Sunday afternoon and a beautiful day here in Anderson. The temperature is 74 degrees. Dad went to a meeting at the club. I forgot all about the meeting, so at the last minute, Dad asked me if I was going to go, and by then, it was too late, so I decided not to go. Dad had the weekend off this week, so he worked out on the yard. Karl and Dad also mowed the grass for the first time. Everything is really budding outside. The trees will have leaves on them before long.
April 10, 1969
Thursday, April 10, 1969
12:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Here I am again with a few lines to let you know all is okay and hope you are the same.
I just finished hanging my washing out on the line and I hope it gets dry, as it is cloudy outside and it looks like we might have some rain. It is kind of cool today, but this time of year we have to expect any kind of weather.
Well, how is everything with you? As yet, we haven’t received any mail from you. The mailman hasn’t been around yet, so I am hoping for a letter today. I think dad is even anxious for a letter because whenever he gets home from work, he asks if we got a letter. Dad is a lot easier to get along with since he slowed down. He doesn’t work at the club. Only when they need him, so he is getting more rest. Even Joanna noticed it. She said she can’t believe that dad is so nice anymore and not so grouchy.
April 8, 1969
Tuesday, April 8, 1969
Dear Larry:
I haven’t had a chance to write to you in the last few days so I thought I had better get on the ball. We haven’t had any mail from you. The last letter we got from you was written the 20th of March, so I keep hoping everyday. Artie Crawford brought the mail today and I asked him when he was going to bring me a letter from you. He said that I should send you some postcards, but I said I didn’t know whether it would do any good or not to do that.
March 30, 1969
Sunday, March 30, 1969
6:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here it is Sunday evening. Dad, Tresa, Karl and I were watching T.V. about Eisenhower. As you probably heard, he died, and that’s all that will be on T.V. until he is buried.
Carol went to Indianapolis with a CYO group to see Funny Girl. She took Vicki Lanane with her as her guest. Joanna called and said she had a date last night and she [saw] that show and it was a good show.
March 26, 1969
March 26, 1969
Wednesday 1:10 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Here is your faithful mother again with a few lines to let you know we are thinking of you. Everyone here is ok. Tresa and Karl are out of school at noon today and also tomorrow because of Parent-Teacher Conferences. I baked three cherry pies so they had soup and pie for lunch. Debby is here also. Sara was in a car wreck not too long ago and had her front teeth loosened, so she is in the hospital having them pulled and is going to get false teeth.
March 11, 1969
Tuesday, March 11, 1969
10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from St. Ambrose Bingo and wrote out some bills and thought I would write you a few lines. I didn’t win any money. I get so darn disgusted sometimes, I think I’m going to give Bingo up. Only thing I like is to play well.
Dad went bowling tonight and as yet isn’t home.
We have been having some cold weather the last couple of days and a little snow. Next week will be St. Patrick’s Day and also spring is around the corner.
March 9, 1969
March 9, 1969
Sunday 9:00 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Received your letter yesterday dated the 5th of March and as you know we were all very glad to hear from you. In the letter, you wrote that you hadn’t written to us in over two weeks, but it has been a month really, and we were really worried with the way things are going there.
Glad to hear that you had a nice time on your R+R. Your money must have held up because you didn’t say anything about it in your letter. How many days did you have on your R+R?
March 7, 1969
March 7, 1969
Friday 9:30 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, how are you doing? Fine, I hope. I decided to stay up this morning instead of going back to bed after the kids went to school, so I got some of my work done and though I would write you a few lines.
