March 15, 1944.

and he gave a fine response to your generosity. We are coming along
fine, Sem, and your gift certainly stimulated better giving.

We are wishing for the time when this fuss will be over and
be back in your accustomed place in the postoffice. I just
ge Hulteen, somewhere in India, this morning, and expressed
that he and you and the other men in the service would at

)able to return by Christmas, 1944. I may be too optimistic,
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want to thank you again for the fine compliment that you
We didn't have a great outfit, but we do have a fine
The very day that your letter arrived Louie Menze came
us a good spanking to win for him a tie for first place
and his spanking threw us back in a tie with Missouri

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» but when he moved up with higher company he wanted
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he ran for governor. “Boob”, of sourse, means baby
guess his short stature caused him to prefer Louie. Anyhow, you.
never hear "Boob" any nore, but I lnow it will sound good to his ears

eoming from you.
Again, thanks a million, Sam. You are a swell guy.

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Very sincerely yours,