Letter transcription:
MRS R.S. YEGERLEHNER
Kentland
INDIANA
1-18-43
Dear Daddy – Monday and more snow. There is a thick coating of ice under the snow so it makes walking as bad as driving. I took Mark to school so he wouldn’t get snow all over him – being sick last week from exposure I am going to keep him in pretty close for a while. – Have been to Music Club since writing the first – It was at the M. Church. The first time I have been any place (socially) since in Dec. I still am having sinus trouble but I thought it would lift my morale to go out again. Have 5 letters today – Jan 5 to 9 – The uniform money has not come yet. I will try this week to get some tax figures made. I am going to see Agnes and she will help me. I sent you the figures you asked for in three previous letters. Maybe you will get them some day. I haven’t bought the new dresses yet, but will wait now until spring – since I have a new coat & hat. I tried to get Mark some new overshoes today but couldn’t. He is wearing rubbers but we are having too much snow for low cuts. He wore a hole in the high ones he had. John is wearing your old zippers. All this snow should be good for the grass etc. Will try and write a real letter tonight.
Love Mother
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This is relevant to the point that we have more stuff now: “I tried to get Mark some new overshoes today but couldn’t. He is wearing rubbers but we are having too much snow for low cuts. He wore a hole in the high ones he had. John is wearing your old zippers.”
I found your Grandfathers bill for delivering me! 77.00$! I posted a pix on Facebook.
Hi Janet,
I would love a copy of that! Where did you post it on Facebook?
Deborah
This makes me truly appreciate how very difficult it was for the women, back home, to “keep the home fires burning”, so to speak. BRAVO!!! to Gladys and all the women who did so very well in that incredibly challenging situation.
Spoiler alert: 1943 is going to get a lot worse. 😦
It was bad enough in the sixties to be trapped in by that thick ice, but in the forties seems so daunting to me.
I keep thinking it must have been really cold. The houses weren’t as energy efficient.