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 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 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 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.
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 24, 1969
Monday, February 24, 1969
7:00 P.M.
Dear Larry:
I got home about a half hour ago from my driver’s training, so I though I would write you a few lines. We drove around the parking lot across the street from the High School Gym. I need a lot of practice on my turns, so I will have to have Dad take me out to practice. Mr. Carter said that next week we will go out on the road, so keep your fingers crossed.
February 16, 1969
Sunday 2130
2-16-69
Hi Larry,
Just sitting here watching the Smothers Brothers show and Liberace is playing the piano. Now there are 3 hippies making a lot of noise. Bonanza isn’t on tonight due to the Ice [Capades].
This has been a slow day. We woke up at 0900, went to mass at 1000, then to Pay Less and home at 1130. Carol came home from staying at Joanna’s all night. We had breakfast at 1230, bacon, sausage links, fried eggs, and chow chow. I took a three-hour nap this afternoon. We took a drive to Pendleton at 1800 and stopped at the new Burger Chef at Columbus and 67 and got home at 1900. Mother and the kids played some cards and I took a shave and bath. Tresa kept pestering me about bowling last night, but she got a touch of [pleurisy] and didn’t feel like it. Karl, Tresa, and I have been bowling now and then. Tresa gets around 40 and Karl gets around 90. Carol has been bowling with her Phys. Ed. class.
February 4, 1969
Feb. 4, 1969
Tuesday – 9 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, here I am again with one of my boring letters to let you know we are all ok and hope you are the same.
I didn’t go to Bingo tonight as I had to study my driver’s manual to get my beginner’s license. I wasn’t going to write you anything about it and let it be a surprise to you when you got home, but I talked to Aunt Mary on the phone and she said that she wrote and told you that I am going to take driver’s training at Anderson High School. I finally decided to learn to drive after all these years.
January 28, 1969
January 28, 1969
Tuesday – 11 P.M.
Dear Larry:
It’s kind of late to be writing a letter, but I thought I would write anyway. I came home from Bingo and Carol was watching The Miracle Worker on TV, so I watched it also and it was very good. I won $7.50 at Bingo tonight. At least I got my money back.
Larry, we finally got a letter from you today, and as you know, we were all very glad to hear from you. I was really surprised to hear you got transferred to an Infantry Unit. Are you still in the Artillery part of that division? What kind of job are you supposed to be doing now that they changed you?
