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22 June 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Includes sketches showing where Sylvia goes, and what she does all day, equivalent to a comic strip.
GLC09414.0302
circa August 1943
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...
GLC09414.0086
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.
GLC09414.0055
22 May 1943
Sylvia sends him money as she doesn't know how he is managing on so little. Writes about his health and the damp Oregon weather. Talks about coming to see him. A dried flower is enclosed in this letter.
GLC09414.0041
17 January 1943
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond describes watching a group of cavalry officers warming up for a fox-hunt. He also discusses his Spanish class.
GLC09120.177
Diamond complains about having been served pork for all meals recently. He also describes a mock court-martial that took place the day before, in which he played the defendant.
GLC09120.234
5 August 1944
Sylvia reports that her father has had more "spells", mentions Hy.
GLC09414.0344
15 September 1944
Sylvia saw a demonstration take place, and her father is still quite ill.
GLC09414.0383
26 June 1848
Gore, John H., fl. 1848
Affidavit of Captain John H. Gore 4th Infantry
Swears that Ulysses S. Grant asked his permission, on about 7 June, 1848, to "place a bag of public money in my private trunk, saying at the time, that he considered it the most safe place for its conveyance on the march which we were preparing to...
GLC02305.02
4 April 1944
Diamond writes that the oriental inscription on the ring that Estelle bought for him causes him embarrassment, as people assume that he "Got that off a Jap".
GLC09120.385
10 September 1943
Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked, reassuring her that a "date" he had mentioned was a trip to the movies with a French teacher and his wife, and also telling her that he had very much wanted to get engaged. He then asks...
GLC09120.267
9 June 1944
Diamond writes that he intends to break up the monotony of the day by getting a haircut, and going to an "artist" to have a picture of Estelle copied together with a portrait of himself, "just so we can see what we look like together…" Sidney...
GLC09120.432
10 July 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe enclosed a 2 franc note as a souvenir. He changed his mind about having Hy make him a radio since Jack's works now. He reassures Sylvia that he takes very good care of himself, especially his skin.
GLC09414.1136
14 July 1944
Moe is glad Sylvia's father went into the hospital as it was probably the best thing to do. He recalls the day they drove down from Quebec and what a lovely day it was.
GLC09414.1139
17 September 1944
Jack, Marty and Moe are having a nice Sunday. They plan to go to a football game and a concert. Moe does not reproach Sylvia for not taking a vacation this year. He also says Hy can get started on the amplifier at his leisure.
GLC09414.1201
31 October 1944
Moe continued to set up the stove, and worked on the shower installation. He also worked on a puzzle Sylvia sent and started to read the solution before he knew what it was.
GLC09414.1240
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.
GLC09414.0810
9 December 1943
Moe notes that Sylvia did not eat turkey for Thanksgiving. He, himself, had turkey but her meal sounded superior. He feels grateful that so many family and friends remembered their anniversary.
GLC09414.0853
25 December 1943
Moe played gin with Marty, Joe and Jack. Afterwards they all contributed packages of various foods to be shared amongst them. Christmas dinner was turkey, and it was delicious. Moe also mentioned that he has not had any news of Mad and Ben.
GLC09414.0881
4 October 1945
to "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia went to a meeting about the current high cost of living. She also mentioned that a blouse shop closed.
GLC09414.0679
11 May 1943
Moe refers to Joe and his new job, and also mentions his mother. He says he is jealous that Sylvia ate bacon and eggs for breakfast. He claims that eating in the army is the same as "feeding coal to a furnace."
GLC09414.0700
29 June 1943
Moe keeps Sylvia up to date on his journey. He had dinner with Harry the night before, and Harry wanted to know if anyone spoke Russian. It turned out that their waitress did. Moe hopes his short time home has been a comfort to her.
GLC09414.0732
12 August 1943
Moe inquires after Sylvia's health and asks her to see a doctor. He cleaned the barracks and later went to a movie. He also received a letter from Alice and Al.
GLC09414.0745
22 August 1943
Moe is writing from Tacoma where he was visiting with Joe and Frank. They saw a movie, slept in the dormitory, then went to a picnic near Geneva Lake.
GLC09414.0754
5 September 1943
Moe had dinner with Joe, and stayed at the Rotary dormitory,. He also went window shopping on Pacific avenue, and stopped at an arcade. Moe is also glad to hear that Alvin has been classified as pilot material.
GLC09414.0770
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