Browsing the blog archives for January, 2011
Tuesday 1:30 pm Dearest Fred – I shall make this short and sweet as pretty soon I must wend my way townward. Thursday is to be an eventful day! And thus to the end of the week. Wed, too Thurs, afternoon is a bridge party for C.B. and Thurs nite Mac entertains – dancing. Fri. […]
Port Arthur, Tex Sept 4, 1923 My Dearest Florence; Do you know what I am thinking of most, right now? Just four more days in P.A. I will be measuring the time in hours before long. At six-oclock Sunday morning I leave P.A. How happy I will be. Think of it. Just four more days […]
Labor Day My Dearest Florence; Today is Labor day but I don’t think I will do much Laboring. You know I had intended writing yesterday, but here is why not. I slept ’till 11 a.m. and McKean came and said that Almira was down there and wanted us to go out to dinner. So we […]
Fri afternoon Dearest boy – Only a line for right now. I’m off the world again – off so far that it’s going to take a few tons of cement to stock back on. I can’t tell you about it – but things are pretty dark now. I’m headed for a couple of girl’s homes […]
Port Arthur Aug 31, 1923 My Dearest Florence; Last nite I spent a long time writing to you and when I was about half way through Roy Chambers came in and so I did not finish it. So I will try again. I have been so busy that I have not had any time to […]
Dearest Fred o’mine – I had a surprise last nite that nearly knocked me over! I’ve gotten so many of them lately that I ought to be used to them. I answered the phone and it was a girl. She talked a little like a boy I like awful well and she asked for me […]
Port Arthur, Tex Aug 29, 1923 My Dearest Florence; I thinks, thinks I, that I will write to the dearest little girl in all dis world. The boys wanted me to go to town, but I wanted to write, so I did not. I don’t know what to say tho’. Isn’t that queer. We had […]
If you have a love of letters, since you are here, I am assuming you do, stop by Letters of Note. A fascinating collection of letters from both famous people and not-so-famous people. I love this recent note from artist Keith Haring: An excerpt “Whatever you do, the only secret is to believe in it […]
Aug 28 – 23 to Port Arthur Dear Cap’n Fred – I nearly fainted this morning when I got your letter. I was never so surprised-!! I’m really glad to find something has made you think of me. From the past few letters the thoughts of me seem few and far between. I can’t say […]
Port Arthur, Tex Aug 28, 1923 Florence, My Dearest; Oh, what a grand letter from you today. You made me feel so good and tears came in my eyes because I was not in Houston. What would you say and do if I told you something that would make you feel so good. Would you […]
