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12 March 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia says she is glad to be home, and describes a dinner in which they sang Russian songs.
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30 March 1944
Sylvia talks of Sam's goodbye to David. Sarah got Sylvia two tickets to two new plays. Sketch of her going to bed on page 7.
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1 April 1944
Sylvia mentions a show called "Lisbon Story", "Tottenham Court Road" and a restaurant called Yankee Doodle.
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12 April 1944
Sylvia sends a postcard of Radio City Music Hall- "waiting for you so we can go to shows there. "
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13 April 1944
Sylvia says she's going to a play called Decision, and has read two "lousy" detective stories. Includes a rebus in middle of page 5 and drawings of various foods for Moe to choose from.
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17 April 1944
Includes drawing of a soldier.
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1 May 1944
Sylvia discusses all of the movies she saw with Ruth and Bess.
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6 May 1944
Sylvia describes a play she just saw. This letter includes a rebus on page 2.
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17 May 1944
Sylvia mentions Moe's parents and the difficulty of getting tickets for a show.
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22 May 1944
Sylvia describes a night at the movies.
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27 May 1944
Sylvia saw "Carmen Jones" with friends.
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2 June 1944
Sylvia has heard that mail from England has stopped. She saw a movie called the Lodger.
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1 July 1944
Sylvia talks about yard work, and how she wants to go to the movies.
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21 June 1944
Sylvia goes to the movies with Bess, and answers a couple of his letters.
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22 June 1944
Includes sketches showing where Sylvia goes, and what she does all day, equivalent to a comic strip.
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25 April 1943
Written at 3:30 PM. Sylvia just finished planting a victory garden. Went to Broadway the night before and to Toffinetti's.
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25 August 1943
Sylvia writes that she misses going to the movies with him. She went into the field for work the day before. Wants to talk with him about world events, and discusses the question of Litvinov being recalled.
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31 August 1943
Written on City of New York-Department of Welfare stationery. Sylvia talks about the problems colleagues are having determining the needs of families who have boys in the service. Has heard from her brother Alvin and he thinks that he will be...
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24 April 1943
Written at 9:00 AM, at the office. Talks about his being stationed in Portland [Oregon] and the shopping there. Says she feels as if she were in a play last night (referring to letter dated 23 April 1943) regarding meeting his sister's new boyfriend...
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11 June 1943
Sylvia enjoyed re-reading his last letter that summed up Salem, Oregon and talked about his new adventure at Fort Lewis. She tried to get a new pair of shoes, needed 17 ration coupons for them. Asks about the weather in Washington [State] where he is...
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1 June 1943
Written at 5:00 PM at the office. Sylvia complains she has too much work to finish. Mayor can't believe the backlog in cases so has sent in the Herlands Committee to review the records. Has a ticket for the play "Tomorrow the World" but will only...
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Sylvia wishes she knew whether he was going to stay where he is so she could send him a subscription to PM. Glad he used the $10 she sent him to get away from camp and that he saw "Mission to Moscow" and enjoyed it
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8 June 1943
Written at the office. Sylvia talks about his transfer to Fort Lewis and promotion to Corporal. Talks about the plot of "Tomorrow the World" which she saw the night before. Afterwards went to Toffinetti's.
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9 June 1943
Written at 5:00 PM at the office. Sylvia was glad to get his telegram. Had seen a picture of soldiers in an overturned truck, and was worried he was involved in the accident. Went to see the film "Russian Story." Went to Tofenetti's afterward for...
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2 July 1943
Written at 12 Midnight at home. Sylvia is glad to get his letter from St. Paul enroute to Camp. Enclosing pictures they took on his furlough including one in front of Radio City.
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