October 19, 1968
Dear Larry:
Thought I would drop you a few lines while sitting under the dryer to get my hair dry.
Received your letter yesterday. Glad to hear that you got the box I sent you. Did you like the stuff I had in it? Let me know if there is anything else I could send you. Aunt Mary will probably be sending you a box in a few days. We are trying to send them so you won’t get them all at once. I am surprised that you didn’t get Uncle Ray’s box yet. They sent it to you before I sent mine. If I know Aunt Jennie she probably had quite a bit for you in that box. Maybe somebody stoled it. I know Uncle Ray will be disappointed. It cost him $2.50 to send the box and that is not including what was in it.
“How’s that sound with ya, cold beer?” – October 13, 1968
13-OCT-68
Hi Rudy,
How ya been? Heard you’re out of the hills now. Talked to your ol’ man last week and he was mowing the yard. He said when you get home you can do it again. I wrote and told L.T., when everybody gets home I’ll buy a keg of booze and have a party. How’s that sound with ya, cold beer? Ok! Ok.
All I’m doing right now is eating a hamburger and watching the football game. I’ve been playing football every Sunday at Anderson College. Bet you sure would like to be here wouldn’t ya? We’d have a ball, you, Thomas, and myself. What a trio. Remember all the great times we’ve had in ol’ A-town? Still working at Guide [Lamp] and I hate it. Work and sleep, thats all I do because you guys aren’t home.
Hey, A.H.S. beat Madison Heights 27-6 and they’re first in the NCC and Marion tied. They play Marion next Friday and if they win they have the Conference. What ya think about that? Are ya still writing to Thomas? How about sending me some [?] of ya and some of those good ones. Ok? Ok!
Well I have to close for now so write back like ya say ya will and do it after reading this letter. Ok!
Your Buddy,
JJ
September 14, 1968
Sept. 14, ’68
Larry,
Hi, how are ya? I’m sorry I haven’t written in years, but now that school has started, I haven’t had time to do anything but study. Haha. Every night when I get home from school, all I can do is do my homework, talk on the phone, wash my hair and roll it up and take a bath. By this time it’s 11:30 and I have to go to bed.
Our reserve football team at MHHS [Madison Heights High School] is pretty great this year, although we did get beat by AHS [Anderson High School] reserves. 7-0 was the score. At this game, one of our star players got a broken collar bone. They were really out to kill us.
We played Marion, the varsity, and I must admit, they creamed us. The score was 33-7. Marion has a rough team, but Anderson probably won’t beat them either. We play highland the 21st of Sept. and Anderson the 11th of Oct. We’ll beat ‘em though, you just wait.
August 29, 1968
August 29, 1968
Time – 8:30 AM Thurs.
Dear Larry:
We have WHUT on and he said that it is 58° degrees outside. It is ideal sleeping weather. Everyone is still asleep but Tresa and me. We are both sitting here in the kitchen writing to you. I didn’t get a chance to write yesterday because I was busy all day washing all my windows. I thought that I had better do it while I still have some help around the house because next week the kids will be going back to school.
When Dad got home from work he brought with him a big tub like the ones you kids used to fill up with water and take baths in outside when you were little. [an example of these tubs is pictured below] He also bought some onions and cabbage with the mangos and hot green peppers in the garden, we all got to work last night and cut them up in the tub. It’s been down in the basement all night, so tonight we will put them in jars. So when you get home next year you will have some green relish to eat with your sandwiches.
February 24, 1968
Saturday
February 24, 1968
Larry,
I just got back from the sectional about an hour ago. It was so neat because Madison Heights won by 15 pts. over Highland. The score was 67 to 52. I felt sorry for Highland because they were doing so good until they met Madison in that final game. They played a cool game with Anderson and beat them in an overtime. Highland also beat Alexandria in a double overtime game. Both of them were barn burners, believe me!
It’s too bad Anderson had to get beat by Highland. HA HA. Well, I guess I won’t rub it in anymore than I already have.
February 18, 1968
Sunday
February 18, 1968
3:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Here it is Sunday and a cold, sun shining day here. I was thinking that maybe you might call today since we didn’t here from you all week. Maybe after your basic training you may have more time to write to us. I sure hope so. I didn’t get to write to you yesterday . I kinda thought that dad would write to you, but he must have fallen asleep when I went to bingo. Dad and Karl went to the Anderson and Indianapolis Shortridge basketball game last night and Anderson won 63-60. Karl said they played Richmond Friday night and they won that game too. Karl said it was a close game but he didn’t know the score.
1965 AHS Yearbook – Signatures
These scans were taken from the 1965 Indian, Anderson High School’s annual yearbook. These are scans of some of the signatures that other students wrote to Larry, who was a sophomore at the time. (click a thumbnail to enlarge and read some of them)
Some of the standouts are:
-Larry-
A real cool kid I’ve known for a long time. Good luck and watch out for drinking, too much milk.
Dave
-Larry-
To a real nice kid in my math class that likes to throw chalk. Good luck Larry.
Eddie
Larry
To a real bad football player. Good luck in the future Polock.
Phil “67″
To a tuff guy in my home room and a tuff football player.
Mike
P.S. Keep drinking milk.
1965 AHS Yearbook – Wrestling Team
These scans were taken from the 1965 Indian, Anderson High School’s annual yearbook. Larry was a sophomore on the wrestling team. If you are having trouble finding him, he is in the second row from the top, 4 from the left.. (Click to enlarge)
The headline for this page says “Pair of state champs, Continued »
1965 AHS Yearbook – Larry’s Sophomore Picture
These scans were taken from the 1965 Indian, Anderson High School’s annual yearbook. Larry was a sophomore and is the handsome devil in the middle square.
1965 AHS Yearbook – JV Football Team
These scans were taken from the 1965 Indian, Anderson High School’s annual yearbook. Larry was a sophomore guard on the junior varsity football team. If you are having trouble finding him, he is #57 in row 3. (Click to enlarge)
The headline for this page says “Football Reserves win Continued »
