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7 March 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia answers previous letters of Moe's, mentions taxes and a trip to the movies with Ben.
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12 March 1944
Sylvia says she is glad to be home, and describes a dinner in which they sang Russian songs.
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21 March 1944
Sylvia talks about a draft board meeting and mentions that she recently received a map of England.
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27 March 1944
Sylvia talks about the delegation's attempt to ask the Mayor for a wage increase.
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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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3 April 1944
Sylvia went to a meeting about the Mayor's new budget.
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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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18 April 1944
Sylvia attended a draft board meeting, and describes how busy her office is.
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19 April 1944
Sylvia reports that the office offered her the job of "case reviewer."
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24 April 1944
Sylvia describes first day at her new job.
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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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13 June 1944
Sylvia mentions the location of the new office she will be working at in Harlem, as well as how different the neighborhood is from what she is used to.
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14 June 1944
Sylvia mentions her activities with draft board. Also that her Father is ill.
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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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26 April 1943
Written at 1:30 PM. Sylvia is on the subway train going from one client [she works for the Department of Welfare of New York City] to another. Written at 4:30 PM at home. She has the next day off.
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27 April 1943
Addresses many of Moe's previous letters. Sylvia wishes her mail would reach him on a regular basis. Comments that he is sewing, not using a gun or pen in the Army. She attended the Executive Meeting of the Victory Educational Council of the Ocean...
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circa August 1943
Sylvia is back at work after five weeks spent with him at Camp Lewis. Nothing was solved at the Department of Welfare in her absence; but she is glad to be back in the old routine. Says her Victory Garden is flourishing.
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Sylvia has just finished supper. Tells Moe about a Captain who had once been a member of the Republican Party and was investigated by the FBI who asked him: "Have you been a member [of the communist party]." The Captain turned the tables on the FBI...
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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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26 August 1943
Sylvia doesn't know how to fill out the gasoline rationing application she just received in the mail; because she has been away and had not used her allotted gasoline. Mentions tax problems for 1942. Has a union meeting during her lunch hour.
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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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1 September 1943
Sylvia reports on visits with friends. She was able to get 3 gallons of gasoline, after much pleading. Had to drive over to the OPA office to convert her gas ration coupons.
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23 April 1943
Time not noted, Sylvia writes it at the office. Sylvia mentions attending a meeting of the CIO Industrial Council (for the purpose of infiltrating down into the community). A man from the NMU spoke of the importance of the Soviet. Plans were made up...
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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...
GLC09414.0052
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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3 June 1943
Written at 11:30 PM at home. Sylvia has had a chance to glance through the specific stipulations in the new tax bill, and proceeds to complain about it.
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4 June 1943
Written at 3:15 PM on a History Sheet from City of New York Department of Welfare. Sylvia claims it is very hot weather. Went to buy food for the luncheon tomorrow. Wishes she could go to the beach instead of the lunch, but will raise needed money...
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5 June 1943
Sylvia says the fund raising luncheon is over and was a success. Talks about the dissolution of the 3rd International. Tells him about her financial situation. The luncheon made $25 dollars, which is good since her office paid a considerable amount...
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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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10 June 1943
Sylvia worked hard on old age assistance benefits in compliance with the Federal law at work. Hopes he is well and Camp Lewis is ok. Says the invasion seems imminent. Says the Black Market activity has been dwindling because they clamped down on...
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2 July 1943
Sylvia went to a meeting the night before of the CIO Community Council. They are getting after Congressmen to act. Her brother Alvin is having his last few weeks of flying at Buffalo. They hope he at least makes "navigator".
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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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3 July 1943
Written on Saturday at the office. Sylvia is working on Saturday morning will give her a two and a half day holiday. Has no plans except maybe to see a movie with the girls. Her Dad sent her a check, knows it was her Mom's idea. Thinks she and her...
GLC09414.0071
Sylvia finds herself listening to the "Bob Hope Program" and thinks of Moe. She talks about listening to the radio and the song "As Time Goes By" from the movie "Casablanca." She has heard the news that England is trying to make peace between Poland...
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2 May 1943
Sylvia reports that Dave H. has won two campaign ribbons. She tells a long story of how he won the medals and the Coast Guard off Nantucket Island.
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4 May 1943
Sylvia talks about yesterday's Labor Rally for the War Effort that didn't have the same spirit as a May Day Parade. The speakers were Senator [Claude] Pepper, Mayor La Guardia, Paul Robeson, and the French woman editor of the Free French Paper. David...
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