Amanuensis Monday: WWII 1942 - Letter to Florence from Cletus

About Amanuensis Monday: John Newmark, who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog started a Monday Blog Theme called "Amanuensis Monday". John defines "amanuensis" as "a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

11/27/42
To:
Miss Florence Moore
2724 Bank St.
Louisville, Ky.

"Dear Florence,

     How is everybody. I'm feeling fine myself. Did you have good Thanksgiving day. I had Turkey for dinner that day. It sure tasted good I went back for seconds. They feed us good over here anyway.

     I haven't got much to do when I'm off. I go to the show almost every night. They put up couple pool tables last week.

     I went to town last Sunday. It was just small place. I didn't stay very long. There wasn't much to do there. There really some nice looking places there. About all they raise over here is sugercane & pineapples.

     I haven't got no letter since I been over here. I got couple from Ernest that all.

     Did you get the picture yet from Mother. Well that about I can say right now I an't allow to tell what I'm doing. I wish you all Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. It won't seem no Christmas to me. I like to see the snow on the ground. It's pretty hot over here.

Love, Cletus--"

(Florence Edna - daughter of Florence Polly Melvin, mother of Rose, Buddy and Mike Logsdon, and Jimmy and Bobby Jackson. Cletus Hanks(sp?) was a friend or a beau and was stationed at the air base in San Francisco, CA)

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