Dear John and Andrew,
A rather dull week with seven days of rain ending with snow last night. The transit strike ended this morning after nineteen days and the only immediate difference is that you now have to pay two cents for a transfer.
I walked down to the Custom House one day last week and dropped in on Aunt Hannah. She was out for five days with something or other and looks very bad. Said to send hello to you and I have sent her your address. I'm going to pick her up some Sunday and bring her over home for the day. Speaking of the Custom House, Andrew received a letter from American Oil last Thursday and you could see it only contained a W-2 form with about $28 deducted from the check sent last January as that was under the old withholding law. So, adding this to your Army pay, Andrew, you now owe the U.S. a total of $14.
Sam and Pud have set February 23rd for their wedding day. Sam is all straightened out and it's all to be legal and stuff. The rain let up a little Sunday afternoon and, instead of just a little ride, to cheer Ann up a bit I suggested Edgewood. We didn't get there till 5 p.m. and left after fifteen minutes to see the apartment Sam and Pud have already taken within shooting distance of the post. We stayed there another ten minutes and headed homeward as it was raining again and fog had drifted in. I believe both of you or at least one of you met Penny Sue, Ann's cousin, who has a little boy Michael's age and who is married to a Billy. They were at the house one Sunday afternoon about three years ago. She is about 25 and looks a great deal like Ann. Sunday, Penny Sue, who is now living with Aunt Alice, had just returned from Catonsville when we got there.
As you know, yesterday was Stephen Andrew's birthday but I missed the cake, being at school. Ann says she gave him a big wedge--his first taste--and the little slob still had some of it up his nose this morning. Kathleen and Michael have been well with the aid of Castoria and TV respectively and Arlene is past the exams with pretty good marks so now definitely have to worry about high school.
Ann tells me that after Sunday's view of the dismal side of Edgewood, it's out as a possible place to live. Let's see what's next.
END OF LETTER
Editor's notes:
Ann wanted to move to a new house but not in Edgewood, where she grew up. Charles missed Stephen's birthday because he is a part time instructor at the Baltimore Institute - a business trade school.
Aunt Hannah: was formerly married to Charles' Uncle Andy.
Pud: "Puddy" is the daughter of Ann's Aunt Alice and is Ann's cousin.
Penny Sue: is another of Ann's cousins.
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