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30 March 1944
Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008)
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
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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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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1 July 1944
Sylvia talks about yard work, and how she wants to go to the movies.
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9 July 1944
Sylvia talks about the movies, and mentions Alice, Al, and Archer.
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4 August 1944
Sylvia describes a movie she saw, mentions Pepi, Adele, Ann, and parents.
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7 August 1944
This letter features stick figures showing the events of Sylvia's day.
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9 August 1944
This letter is entirely in pictures showing Sylvia and Moe at various locations.
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1 September 1944
This letter features a sketch of Sylvia sitting with a book in her lap.
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20 September 1944
Sylvia wrote a couple thank you notes, and will go to the movies with Bess tonight.
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29 October 1944
Sylvia describes an evening at the theater.
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11 November 1944
Sylvia features a sketch of herself in an armchair by the fireplace.
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15 November 1944
Sylvia went to the movies and then visited mother.
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19 November 1944
Sylvia went to the movies with Bess, she arrived home to find out that her father has had a relapse
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8 December 1944
Sylvia describes a dinner with Dorothy and James Smith, and then the theater after dinner.
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