Letter transcription:
MRS. R.S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA
9-13-43
Dear Daddy – Yours of Aug. 26-29-30-Sept. 1-2 & 6 came and David’s birthday letter. I read it to David and he jabbered something I couldn’t translate. He is drooling again so must have more teeth coming in. I’ll put the $2⁰⁰ on another bond. Jim & Thelma got to come home again. Thelma is in T.H. today. Jim & Glenn are in Laf. at the hospital with Mother. Jim got 5 days again. Will be here tomorrow then start back. Mother was a little better yesterday so let the night nurse go – just had her two nights. Have supper ready waiting for Jim & Glenn to come. John is snuffing – Seems his allergy, hay fever, whatever it is, is worse this eve. He came home from school sneezing, nose itching. Mark is getting his vegetables ready to take to the 4-H exhibit at the fair this week. It is cloudy toady – won’t be dusty or hot for the fair this week. Have been so busy with everything here haven’t had much time to think of the fair – Jim & Glen are here now – They talked to Dr. Cole – He said he couldn’t give much encouragement about Mother’s condition. However she was pretty good today – Will go down Wed. if not called sooner – Mark is busy again baking a cake for the exhibit at the Fair. David is tucked in for the night and I am ready to go to bed too, a bit sleepy.
Love – Mother
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Genealogy Lady 
I have some letters from Glenn in the fifties that might explain some of the distance but don’t want to mention it at this point.
“David’s birthday letter. I read it to David and he jabbered something I couldn’t translate…” I’ll have to try again to find that. 😦
“Dr. Cole – He said he couldn’t give much encouragement about Mother’s condition. However she was pretty good today – Will go down Wed. if not called sooner – ” she knew the end was near apparently.
It’s so odd to me that there was this closeness to Glenn when I was a baby, but while I was growing up he was NEVER mentioned. I only knew about Jim. I assumed he was her only brother.