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[Letter to Mom is below the one to the kids.]

Dear Donald, Kay & Duane,
  It's 10:30 at night on Fri. and I just finished hanging out my clothes. Yes, I washed my clothes tonight instead of painting. Mary made the starch for me & starched two of my shirts and I did the rest.
   How do you kiddies like it up there on the farm? I'll bet you're really having a good time. Has Grandma got a mean old rooster this year? You should see Mama's garden now. It sure is growing. But I'm going to have to pull out the weeds pretty soon or else you won't be able to see the vegetables. I went fishing with Bob Wiley last Tues nite & I caught two fish. I gave them to some kids though. They were bullheads. I'm going fishing with him again next Sun. I am getting awful lonesome for you kids & Mama, & I'll be glad when you are all home again. But I hope I can finish painting first so that it will look real nice when you get here. I suppose you will go to the water carnival Sun. hey?
   Well it's 15 min to 11 and I'm awful tired so I guess I had better go to bed & get some good sleep. Goodnight.

                   Lots of Love
                     From Daddy

Dear Darling,
  I'm putting two coats of paint on in the dining room & it sure looks nice. I'm half thru with it. I have not finished the walls in the bedroom yet but the ceiling is completed. The rest will go fast now, but if I wasn't going fishing Sun. it would go a lot faster. Those people have not moved out of Jarel's house yet. They said they couldn't find a place to live. Mary & Miles were up town today and got a bath tub, hot water tank and a hot water heater for $45. While they were up town, Mary got sick & Miles had to get a cab to take her home. Miles told me (in her presence) that Mary started flowing.
   I painted till midnight last night & here it is late again and I AM tired.
   Hoping I hear from you tomorrow.

                 Oceans of Love
                       From Hubby
                               Irvin


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