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.
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 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 4, 1969
March 4, 1969
Tuesday 10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from St. Ambrose Bingo and thought I would write you a few lines to let you know we are all ok and hope you are the same. I hit for $3.45. I guess it’s better than nothing at all.
As yet, we haven’t had any mail from you. We are wondering if you went on your R+R and all about it. I’ll bet you got back from your R+R in time for the big push they had there.
February 25, 1969
Tuesday, February 25, 1969
Time 8:30 night
Hi Larry,
How are you? Fine, I hope. Karl is watching Julia. Gosh! There’s been a lot of new shows that came on since you were gone. There’s Julia, Here Come the Brides, there’s a lot of others but I can’t think of them now. Most of them are good.
Daddy went bowling. Mommy went to bingo, and Carol went to the pep club. That’s something like a cheerleader. The only basketball game that we went to was Madison vs. Anderson. Daddy said, then we could see Anderson, and Madison. Madison Heights didn’t win though.
February 18, 1969
Tuesday, February 18, 1969
10:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Just got home from Bingo and didn’t hit a thing (darn it). So I thought I would write you a few lines before I go to bed. Carol is rolling her hair and dad is sitting in his your favorite chair reading the paper and watching T.V.
Dad had to go to the doctor yesterday and went to the hospital today for an x-ray. He has pleurisy and it’s been bothering him all day today. Dr. Wilkinson gave him some pills to take so I hope they help him. He came home from work yesterday because he felt bad, so the doctor told him to take a couple of days off. So since this is his weekend off, he will be off all week to rest up. He said he is going to quit working at the club because it is getting to be too much for him.
January 22, 1969
January 22, 1969
Dear Larry:
Right now I am sitting in Dr. Neale’s office and waiting to be called in for my checkup. So, while waiting, I thought I would drop you few lines. I had to get here on the bus and will probably have to go home on the bus, but at least the weather isn’t too bad. It is cloudy but the temperature is in the 40′s.
January 14, 1969
January 14, 1969
Tuesday 10 A.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here I am again with a few lines to let you know all is well here and hope you are the same. We haven’t heard from you in some time again, but I keep hoping for a letter soon.
It is still cold as ever in Anderson, with snow on the ground and the streets are still slick. The kids went back to school yesterday, but the buses are slow coming around to pick them up. It’s been slick and cold since the first of the year. The weatherman said today that it is supposed to get a little warmer. I sure hope so, then maybe it will melt some of the slick spots. When we go out now, we have to walk on needles and pins to keep from falling. Ha.
