March 3, 1969
March 3, 1969
Monday Morning 9 A.M.
Dear Larry:
I didn’t have a chance to write to you yesterday because I was pretty busy. I had to help out at St. Ambrose at one of their C.C.D. dinners and didn’t get home till 7:30 and by then, I was too tired to write. I guess they are not going to have any more classes or dinners for the high school age students after next Sunday. The kids didn’t like the idea of being there every Sunday afternoon for 3 hours. So, instead they are going on field trips 2 times a month and they are going to go away with the religion classes. That makes a lof of kids happy, including Carol.
February 27, 1969
Feb 27, 1969
Thursday 6:15 P.M.
Dear Larry:
How are you doing? Fine I hope. By the news it doesn’t sound good in Vietnam. I sure hope and pray you are not in the middle of all that. We saw some pictures on T.V. of the fighting there and it makes me sick to think of our boys being in a place like that. Larry, I hope that you are real careful and not taking any chances. I sure will be relieved when you are out of that hole.
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 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 30, 1969
January 30, 1969
9:30 P.M.
Dear Larry:
Well, another month almost gone, and I am glad of that because it makes it that much sooner you will be getting home.
We went to a game which Karl played tonight. St. Mary’s beat St. Ambrose 32-12. They only have two more games to play yet and their [season] will be over. They play Madison Heights Wednesday and Alexandria on Thursday. Dad, Tresa and I went to about every game Karl played and really enjoyed them whether they won or not.
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?
Christmas without you isn’t so merry!
December 15, 1968
Larry,
Hi man, what’s happenin’? What did you do on your birthday? You should’ve seen all the stuff we had to eat on your birthday. We had turkey, dressing, dumplings and white cake. It was really groovy. Has anyone written you about M.H. [Madison Heights] getting zulched by Crispus Attucks? They beat us by about 20 points.
What are you doing on Christmas? Do you think you’ll get drunk? Did you get drunk on your birthday? How did you spend that day? Like usual, huh? Well, have a very merry Christmas.
Love ya,
Carol
November 16, 1968
Larry,
Hi man, what’s happenin’?! This is Fri. nite and there are zero things to do except go out and get BLITZED. I think I will, I usually do every once in a while.
Mother has been griping at me lately. Today, her gripe was the fact that she gave me $10.00 down payment for my class ring. My class ring should be tough. It’s yellow gold with aquamarine setting. It’s gonna be cool, I hope.
Have you been doing anything neat lately? Do you ever have a chance to get BLASTED DRUNK over there?
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Thomas wrote me and wants you to write to him. We have a bet on the AHS/MHHS basketball game. If MHHS wins, Thomas buys the liquor and we are gonna get drunk. If Anderson wins, I’ll buy the booze.
Well, I better go! Here’s an ugly picture of me.
Be good.
Carol
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
