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28 October 1943
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe writes that he and Marty are going to have a beer, and that he is still upset that he hasn't received a letter from Sylvia yet.
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31 October 1943
Moe apologizes for not writing Sylvia as much as he has been getting acquainted with England at government expense. He is still anxiously waiting for mail from her.
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1 November 1943
Moe writes that it feels strange to keep writing Sylvia without having received any mail from her. He reports that gin game continues to go on with Marty.
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2 November 1943
Moe finally visited town with his fellow soldiers. He went to Gloucester and Salisbury and stayed in a hotel dating back to Richard II. He also visited cathedrals and promises that they will experience it together one day.
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Moe is very happy because he finally received some letters from Sylvia. He will properly answer them later, he is disappointed that Joe is not making much progress.
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3 November 1943
Moe responds to Sylvia's letters. He discusses the fact that Ben has not been transferred to sea duty yet. He thinks it funny that she assumed he would be sea sick on the way over. He thinks Sammy B. must be getting money from somewhere as he is...
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4 November 1943
Moe recounts a funny story in which he and Marty went out to dinner. He ordered veal milanese only to discover that under the cheese and tomato sauce there is fish instead of veal.
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5 November 1943
Moe recounts an incident in which he and Marty went to a teashop and met a very pleasant English lady with whom they discussed world events. He also responded to one of Sylvia's letters. He agrees that her latest suit must suit her very well.
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6 November 1943
Moe asks after Hy and Ann. He also talks about the ongoing gin game that will be settled on payday.
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8 November 1943
Moe dropped his watch the other day and does not know how he will get it fixed. He received a letter from Jim the other day from Africa.
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