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April 28, 1943 – Wednesday
“Harley feels encouraged about eyes. Dr gave quite an examination. Another exam May 10th. Rec’d Monday Journal. Has Earls picture etc.“
From the scrapbook:
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April 27, 1943 – Tuesday
“Raining. Arose 9:20 a.m. Harley has appointment for eyes at 10 a.m. Almost overslept. Hope he made it O.K. First Albuquerque paper sent write up about Earl. Not in yet.“
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April 26, 1943 – Monday
“Arose 8:30. Wrote more letters. Sent cable to Earl. Will take around 12-15 days to reach him. Told him to reply by cable. Red Cross sure a swell bunch. Offered to address envelopes & type letters for me. Mailed first letter to Earl. Sent addressed envelopes to relatives. Feel better now. Sure hope he gets cable and answers.“
I am not sure whether my Dad received this cable or not. Sadly, I tend to doubt that he did.
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April 25, 1943 – Easter Sunday
“Arose 7:30 a.m. Carl came about 11:30. We went to Napa in P.M. for dinner. Had Chow Mein. Good dinner. Came back and stopped at Jerries. She has new Radio. Came on home & Carl left. Fried some eggs. Borrowed typewriter and wrote letters. Then went to bed.“
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April 24, 1943 – Saturday
“Went early to send cable but found Red Cross were closed Sat P.M. Too bad I didn’t know. Was nearly sick over it. Had some envelopes addressed at shop office for Earl. Took hospital Easter baskets to hospital from shop so they can be delivered tomorrow (Easter Sun). They took colored pictures of them. Sure pretty.“
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April 23, 1943 – Friday
“Rec’d address from War Dept and other information. Will send cable tomorrow. Allowed one cable for each prisoner of war. Bought Easter baskets with cigarettes, cards, lotions, shaving cream, candy, apples, cookies etc. for the wounded at Hospital on Sat.“
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April 20, 1943 – Tuesday
“Rec’d wire from Chas at Farmington, N. Mex. Was happy to hear the news of Earl. Also several letters & cards from friends & relatives“
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April 18, 1943 – Sunday
“Arose about 8:30. Harley and I went to San Francisco on greyhound bus. Enjoyed it. Took street car to Ocean Beach. Swell zoo there. Took roll of film. Came back to Golden Gate Park – too late to see aquarium. Came on to city ate dinner at 7 p.m. Went to News Reel-no good. Hard time getting bus home but finally made it at about 10 p.m. Arrived at Vallejo at 11:15 p.m.“
No entries for the next few days in G-ma Ruth’s diary, but I have noticed a few things in putting these posts together. I had always heard that during that time my grandparents lived in St. Helena, California. They even had a P.O. Box #43 there. But I have noticed that the telegrams that were delivered in April 1943 are addressed to 1731 Alabama Street, Vallejo, Ca. This is the house at that location. It was built in 1928 so I have to assume it was somewhat similar in 1943. It has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths.
In the diary my grandmother calls it an apartment so perhaps the addition on the house contained a small apartment or the area where the garage is now could have been a small apartment. Will have to see if I can find any other information on this address. This house is very close to the Mare Island Naval Station, so I can see why they would be living here. St. Helena is about 30+ miles away. From her diary she talks of visiting St. Helena often and usually staying over at her brother-in-law’s (Carl) place.
She has written already in her diary her desire to live in St. Helena…even looking at some places there. Will have to see as the diary continues whether they move or not!
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April 15, 1943 – Thursday
“Mailed lots of letters to friends & relatives about Earl. Must wait for further information, address etc before I can write to Earl.“
One of those relatives she wrote was to my Dad’s (Earl) father. He had also remarried and was living in Farmington, N.M. Here is the telegram she received back from him.
“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.” Teaching children values and giving them the opportunity to excel is essential to good parenting. However, I feel I must also provide my children (and myself) insight into the ones who came before us: our ancestors whose lives and stories have shaped us into who we are. This is my journey; these are their stories…
Life under the thinking tree
Louise Mabey
Dharma Docs
A genealogical site devoted to the history of the DeKorn and Zuidweg families of Kalamazoo and the Mulder family of Caledonia
Fun With Genealogy
Writerly ways for Family Historians and Storytellers
This WordPress.com site is Pacific War era information
Gleanings from my father Glen S. Player's ephemera from Seattle school reunions. He graduated WQA 1932 and QAHS 1936.
Family history from the Western District of Victoria, Australia
Kathi O'Neill Genealogy 