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23 July 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe finally got his home in order again after the rain and finally received letters from Sylvia after a dry spell. He had a sip of the Marie Buzzard brandy.
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24 July 1944
Moe mentions Al who is having trouble with his father. He also mentions Ben and Esther. He says he approves of Ben making the deposits in her account.
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25 July 1944
Moe played baseball, and heard from Marge who told him the family knew of his whereabouts. He instructs Sylvia to tell Bess he'll write a real letter soon. He jokes that she is becoming quite the beer critic. He briefly discusses why they went to war...
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26 July 1944
Moe describes how the men bitch about everything including him but says they would bitch about anyone that was over them. He hopes that Joe gets better.
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27 July 1944
Moe passed his mother's strudel around, and thanks Sylvia for taking his father to the synagogue. He hopes that Adele will make the proper financial arrangements, and feels sorry for Mildred.
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28 July 1944
Moe mentions a magazine he has been reading that is like Reader's Digest. He also recommends the book, "They Shall Not Sleep." and reports that there was a baseball game after work.
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29 July 1944
Moe ran into Bill Burke in France. He is upset that Marty told Olga about Joe's being in the hospital.
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30 July 1944
Marty came back from town with a bottle of wine and eggs. Moe and the boys contributed other food and had a little celebration. He tells Sylvia not to mope around now that he is overseas. He also says that he hopes that Alvin waits until after the...
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31 July 1944
Moe wrote three months ago for his war ballot application but has not heard anything. He tells Sylvia not to worry about the robot planes, and that everything is very peaceful where he is.
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2 August 1944
Moe says his whole army experience has not been as tough as he thought it would be. He tells Sylvia not to worry about him so much and reassures her that he is not starving by telling her what they eat on a daily basis.
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