Sept 3rd, 44[1]
Dear Robert![2]
Finally I
am getting around to working. You know I never mean to wait so long. By your
last letter, two weeks from now you will be leaving Hondo. Hope you can come to
Fresno for a
few days. Mrs. Mitchell told me the other day Ralph is in New Guinea , had
been at a few other places before.
Paul is
home over the weekend am having them here for dinner today. William had quite a
time of it, day after his birthday he got the measles. And he had them a few
month(sic) before they left Boise .
This is Monday so you want to hear some news, well after the folks got here
yesterday they talked it over, being they may not get into there(sic) house for
the next month or two, so it was desided (sic), if Paul can get a house in
Oakland they would move up there. (what a time they are having.)
Today at
noon who should walk in but Walt Smith, it seems the O.P.C.[3]
want to know something about their house., everything is O.P.C., Monday can’t
do a thing but ask the O.P.C. it may be a help to some people but not to all.
Paul & Elizabeth sure got no help from them.
The Halls
are with us yet and are sending greetings to you.
Much
love Mother.[4]
The following clipping was enclosed without comment in the
letter or on the clipping.
[1]
Postmarked 4 Sep 1944. Later in the letter, author mentions she is writing on
Monday which was the 4th.
[2]
Addressed to: A/C Robert B Richert 19111319,14-12-9B,Sec. K 25: 2nd
Base Unit, AAFNS, Hondo , Texas
[3] There is
some uncertainly to the letters. Several look like a “G” and “C”. During WWII,
the Office of Price Administration (OPA) had vast control over the domestic
economy, including rent control. It is possible that there was a sub-agency
using this abbreviation or author used her own abbreviation. In any case, it is
a bureaucratic agency of the federal government.
[4] Return
address: Mrs. C Richert, 1130 T St
Fresno
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