circa 1941

Object

Title: [Wrapping paper for Christmas]

One sheet of Christmas wrapping paper.

GLC10001.065

September 12, 1944

Manuscript document

Title: Pay Roll

One document entitled Pay Roll sent to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a envelope postmarked September 12, 1944. A series of first names with money amounts next to them. In many cases there are amounts subtracted from the initial amount. In some cases there are multiple entries and subtractions.

GLC10047.01.406

September 12, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 12, 1944. This letter has been cut due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.407

September 13, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 13, 1944.

GLC10047.01.408.01

September 13, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Newspaper clipping

Title: Bedfellows

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 13, 1944. The article is entitled Bedfellows and concerns the Democratic and Republican nominees for the state representative seat for Monroe County. Apparently they were on the campaign trail and went to check into a hotel, but there was only one room available so they ended up sharing a room.

GLC10047.01.408.02

September 16, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 16, 1944. This letter has been cut due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.409

September 17, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 17, 1944.

GLC10047.01.410

September 17, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 17, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.411

September 18, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 18, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.412.01

September 18, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Receipt

Title: [Receipt]

One receipt sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 18, 1944. The receipt has no totals but is for 22 shells. It is written on a preprinted receipt for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. in Dunklin.

GLC10047.01.412.02

September 19, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 19, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.413

September 21, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 21, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.414.01

September 21, 1944

Child Study Association of America

Newspaper clipping

Title: Rules For Parents

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 21, 1944. This article is entitled Rules for Parents and was written by the Child Study Association of America. It is concerning discipline and how to treat children to get them to behave.

GLC10047.01.414.02

September 22, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 22, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.415

September 22, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 22, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.416

September 24, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 24, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.417

September 24, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 24, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.418

September 25, 1944

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated September 25, 1944. This letter has been cut and fragmented due to censorship.

GLC10047.01.419.01

September 25, 1944

Roth, Salo, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features an artist painting a woman asking for her lipstick.

GLC10047.01.419.02

September 25, 1944

Brown, Scott, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a soldier in holding a bra. In front of him is an unpacked care package. Another soldier is standing next to him looking surprised. The caption reads, "Mom sure is absent-minded - I got a sister in the Waves."

GLC10047.01.419.03

September 25, 1944

Keate, Jeff, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a couple in fancy dress standing in a doorway looking at an older couple sitting on a couch having wine. The caption reads, "It's nice to see the old folks happy and know they'll always be taken care of. They sold their cars!"

GLC10047.01.419.04

September 25, 1944

King, Bill, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a couple in a movie theater. The woman is sitting sideways on her seat with her arms wrapped tight around the man's neck. The caption reads, "Oh Ed- He's choking her!"

GLC10047.01.419.05

September 25, 1944

Carruth, Paul, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a girl balanced precariously on a chair stacked on a table that is on a couch. She is reaching to get a statue off a high shelf. The caption reads, "For Pete's sake Mother, stop worrying about where I am. I'm right here in the living room."

GLC10047.01.419.06

September 25, 1944

Garel, Leo, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features two boys playing in a park they are wearing newspaper hats and carrying toy weapons. They are pointing at a man lying on the ground. The caption reads, "Should he be a dead Jap or a tired Yank?"

GLC10047.01.419.07

September 25, 1944

Keller, Reamer, fl. 1944

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Cartoon]

One newspaper clipping sent by Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe in a letter dated September 25, 1944. The cartoon features a family including parents, four children a dog and a cat. The children are all playing and obviously misbehaving. The woman is seated on a chair next to the man on another chair. He is in a military uniform. The caption reads, "Is thirty-six hours all they gave you, dear, or is that all you asked for?"

GLC10047.01.419.08