Tom's Life Bits

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====== Letters Home to Family ======

==== August 1937 Road Trip Wisconsin to Pacific Northwest ====
This roadtrip has some interesting factoids.  Gas is 26 cents per gallon, a flat tire needed a replacement inner tube for $3 and an overnight cabin rental for $4 was considered expensive and living high.\\
  * {{ ::19370812_cooke-mt.pdf |Aug 12, 1937 from George in Cooke, Montana}}
  * {{ ::19370819_anaconda-mt.pdf |August 19, 1937 from George in Anaconda, Montana}}
  * {{ ::19370825_tacoma-wa.pdf |August 25, 1937 from George in Tacoma, WA}}
  * {{ ::19370825-don_tacoma-wa.pdf |August 25, 1937 from Don in Tacoma, WA}}
  * {{ ::19370829_sanfrancisco-ca.pdf |August 29, 1937 from George in San Francisco, CA}}

==== February 1943 Notre Dame, Indiana ====
  * {{ ::19430204.pdf |Feb 4, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430210.pdf |Feb 10, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430216.pdf |Feb 16, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430223.pdf |Feb 23, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430224.pdf |Feb 24, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430302.pdf |March 02, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430308.pdf |March 08, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430315.pdf |March 15, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430322.pdf |March 22, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430327.pdf |March 27, 1943}}
  * {{ :19430330.pdf |March 30, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430403.pdf |April 03, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430411.pdf |April 11, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430415.pdf |April 15, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430502.pdf |May 02, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430509.pdf |May 09, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430518.pdf |May 18, 1943}}
  * {{ ::19430524_graduation.pdf |May 24, 1943 Graduation Invitation}}

==== WW II 1945 South Pacific ====
  * {{ :19450505_sopacific.pdf |May 5, 1945 George in South Pacific}}
  * {{ ::19450506_sopacific.pdf |May 6, 1945 George in South Pacific}}
  * {{ ::19450514_atsea.pdf |May 14, 1945 from George at Sea }}
  * {{ ::1945_envelopes.pdf |Outside of Envelope from above 3 letters}}

==== WW II 1945 Stateside ====

* {{ ::19450712_washingtondc.pdf |July 12, 1945 Washington, DC}} Dad learning to do termination of Navy contracts, 3 week course at Pentagon. Mom trying to find housing.\\
  * {{ ::19450716_washingtondc.pdf |July 16, 1945 Washington, DC}} Dad describes drive to DC and tire problems on PA Tpk. House hunting & sight seeing.
  * {{ ::19450728_washingtondc.pdf |July 28, 1945 Washington, DC}} Dad learns he is to go to Cleveland.  M&D go to concert at Watergate Theater and hear National Symphony and Gladys Swarthouf (sp?).
  * {{ ::19450819_washingtondc.pdf |August 19, 1945 Washington, DC}} Orders to move to Mansfield, OH. Dad paid full months rent for Euclid which is 72 miles from Mansfield.
  * {{ ::19450827_mansfieldoh.pdf |August 27, 1945 Mansfield, OH}} Went to Euclid, had a good weekend except for "hot mess" when live street car cable fell on his car with Mom and Sue inside. Mom, Dad and Gerry are all expecting.
  * {{ ::19450909_washingtondc.pdf |September 9, 1945 Mansfield, OH}} Found apt in Ashlad, OH. Had to buy all the furniture for $437.50
  * {{ ::19450915_washingtondc.pdf |September 15, 1945 Ashland OH}} Dad describes his day with Sue. Sue has a cold. Dad gets a "Certificate" for 2 tires
  * {{ ::19451003_unknown.pdf |October 3, 1945 Ashland OH}} Mom & Sue visiting WI. Dad painting a kitchen set while they are gone.  Dad discusses "points" towards discharge.  He has 45 1/2 and 49 are required.
  * {{ ::19451017_unknown.pdf |October 17, 1945 Ashland OH}} Dad is counting points for discharge and talking about going back to US Steel. Also train trip back from WI for Mom and Sue.
  * {{ ::19451024_.pdf |October 24, 1945 Ashland OH}} Waiting for discharge word. Mom & Dad go to Cleveland.  Mom to Dr, Dad to Navy to discuss discharge. 
  * {{ ::19451028.pdf |October 28, 1945 Ashland OH}} Dad will be discharged Dec 15, 1945
  * {{ ::19451102.pdf |November 2, 1945 Ashland OH}} Uncle Gerry out of service and on delayed honeymoon to LA. Dad is worried about grandpa overworking at the stockyard with no help. Dad requests cheese from Grandpa
  * {{ ::19451104.pdf |November 4, 1945 Ashland OH}} Mom and Dad went to show and had babysitter for Sue, Dad goes to Clevelan to discuss US Steel job possibilities.
  * {{ ::19451118.pdf |November 18, 1945 Ashland OH}} To Cleveland for Mom's regular checkup and Dad's work. Still waiting for discharge info.
  * {{ ::194511111.pdf |November 21, 1945 Ashland OH}} Jerry, Lillian and Daisy all in Brodhead. Dad wishing he was there. Thank you for cheese.  Sue likes sunday School, popcorn Sunday nights.

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