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- June 29, 1943 envelope
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- June 29, 1943, p. 1
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- June 29, 1943, p. 2-3
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- June 29, 1943, p. 4
Letter transcription:
Kentland Ind
June 29 – 1943
Dear Daddy –
It’s late afternoon and I have the last batch or rather two, of swiss chard on cooking. That makes 18 pts. Ruthie and I canned today. Floyd had to go into Chicago in a truck so left Ruth off here to stay until he comes back sometime today. Mrs. Zell told me to cut off the swiss chard & can it as they are going away tomorrow for a week and she wouldn’t have time – so you can
[page 2] imagine the size of the pile of raw chard to make 18 pts. At that we cut off the stems and if I feel equal to the job will can them in qts. tomorrow.
Floyd has to take a scale to Brazil from Chi[cago] – pick up one at Brazil and take back to Bluffton so he brought Ruth along and she is going on to C.C. from Brazil and he is going down for the 4th. Ruth suggested taking David along with her but I am afraid that it’s a little too soon for him to take a visit – He is taking a nap now. Dorothy
[page 3] came out this afternoon to see him and between she & Ruth I am afraid he got a lot of spoiling – Virginia Zell wanted to take him out in the buggy but he wasn’t satisfied so I put him to bed for a nap.
David broke my glasses a long time ago and I mend them with Mark’s airplane glue but they keep coming apart and I am holding them on now. Mother keeps telling me I should get them fixed. She isn’t feeling any better but is taking a sulfa medicine and it may be reacting on her. I rec’d yours of June 16 today but the 13th – 14th & 15th haven’t come yet, but they will probably
[page 4] come in a day or two. Mrs. Roberts was over yesterday a few minutes. She was taking Earl’s children to their grandparents. She is hoping Joe will get home by Christmas. I am just hoping, without setting any date.
My head feels like I need sleep. Ruth & I talked too late last nite and of course David gets up early for his first bottle. John & Mark are at Ruth’s this week having a vacation. The way Mother feels I don’t know whether I’ll get a vacation for a while. Maybe she will feel better after she gets thru taking Sulfasuxadine. It’s time to get this in the mail.
Love Mother
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Genealogy Lady 
Since we’re on our post-Paris diets, we’ll have to try to find some Swiss chard….we’re trying to up the veggie quotient in our diet.
Hmmmm: “Virginia Zell wanted to take him out in the buggy but he wasn’t satisfied…” I think it was Virginia who fell with me on the rug…I guess that episode is yet time come!
I broke her glasses? Moi?
I’ve never had swiss chard. Hmmmm.
I believe I have only eaten it once, and that was a little over a year ago. A family friend had it growing in their garden, and they cooked some up for dinner. It was good.