Tuesday, October 21, 1952 1:21 p.m.
Dear Andrew and John,
The parcel postman just walked into the office with two wire-bound boxes from you, Andrew, and one brown paper wrapped and cord tied from you, John. They seem to be in excellent condition with not a dent or tear. I shall throw them in the back of the car and take them with me today, to lock in the storeroom on the third floor when the kids aren't around to ask questions. We won't touch them till you get here.
The radio this morning said that Washington had just released information to the effect that boys scheduled to be rotated from Korea during October had another wait coming, from two to four weeks because "of the manpower shortage" whatever that is. Are they mowing them down over your way too fast to be replaced. Let's hope you're under the wire because otherwise we'll just have to keep postponing Christmas by turning back the clock like they do in Congress.
A letter came home yesterday, forwarded from Catonsville and addressed to Gran from American Oil. It is not a form letter, but a regular typing job and I forgot to look at the signature to remember it. I do recall the fellow's name began with a B. Anyway, it was asking Gran for your address, Andrew, and if you would be at that address come Christmas as they wanted to send you a little "remembrance". Ann replied on the bottom in her handwriting and didn't tell them you would be out but that you were scheduled to reach home by the 18th of December and anything could be sent to your address at Hydes, Maryland. So we shall see.
Our National Radiator special is circulating its little heart out and keeping us toasty warm these last two days. The temperature dropped to 24° last night and is going lower tonight. If you can still use any influence, John, stay in uniform and wangle us a radiator key when you get back. I was so sure we wouldn't have need of one that I left our one and only at 25. Nobody sells the things.
Got home late last night from school to find Ann feeding the Baltimore County police coffee in the living room. They had motor cycle cops at every crossroad from Towson to Hydes, two in front of our house and more on the other route to Harford Road. They were still in summer uniform and mighty cold. Mr. Baldwin is laid out at his home and all the politicians have to find it, so they used this method of signposting.
A little notice In today's paper says that Bette Davis made a pre-show curtain speech last night and told her audience she had to lay off for a day or two on her doctor's orders as she had put in too much practicing for Sunday's opening of Two's Company.
END OF LETTER
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Copyright 2012 Stephen A Conner
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