Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09620.059 Author/Creator: Stone, Robert L., 1921-2009 Place Written: Salt Lake City, Utah Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 November 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 26.2 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy PDF Download(s): Transcript of document
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." Just arrived in "Salt Lake" [City, Utah], after a scare where four "fellows" were bumped off the plane to make room for more gas due to bad weather. It was a rough trip, but they made it to a "very beautiful place." This town has things to do, including theaters, stores, and hotels. Met up with a few fellows from Childress who had already rented an apartment, and reported to fill out paperwork, before leaving post again. "It's absolute bedlam" as a lot of fellows are reporting, and "no one knows anything about anything as to shipping." They are eating like pigs, getting lots of sleep, and watching movies. They went up to see "Utah play Colorado" and he's hoping to get a chance to go skiing if he gets a chance. He closes the letter by thanking his parents for a swell leave and asks that they pass around his letters.
The letter is dated as "Sunday Nite." "Letters in a Box," dates the letter as November 7, 1943.
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