June 26th, 1943, 1 PM
Hyah Jerk,
You may as well forget that homesick business and get your mind on the business at hand. You’re on your own now and you’ll be that way now for the rest of your days because the army sure as hell will make a man of you. Keep writing as often as you do. Mother and Pop get a great kick out of your letters. Funny, Pop seems a lot more friendly toward the soldiers that stop in the station. He’s eager to gab with them as long as they’ll let him. He really thinks he did a great job on you. Don’t let him down. I don’t know how good a score of 117 is on the exam you took, but apparently they’ve got you lined up for something other than infantry since they’re hold- ing you over. Too bad you can’t make it home this weekend. We received your report card from Temple. You graded B in
“War Psychology.” Mush stopped in yesterday. He’s having a time speaking Spanish with his three sisters. Things are ok on the stand. Yesterday $93.00 We have Mike Marker working again, plus Jackie Harris and Bill Gill - Jack’s brother. Bill is catching on very well. Jack is in the hospital with his hernia - or should I say without it now. We had a blackout the other nite. Pop was in the movies and I was home dressing 9.30 pm. I had to dash up to turn off the lites in both stations. Had a hectic time. You must have had it very pleasant working that 24-hour shift the other day. I wouldn’t stand for it if I were you. Pop drove Mother to Sylvia’s the other nite with ice cream and cake to find nobody home. It later developed they had been out for a walk. It has been stifling here this week. Not a lot of air to breathe. Mother called Tante - she said (that was last week) that she hadn’t heard from you. I’m sure that you’ve taken care of that by now. Betty Jean, Helen in the stand and Moishe all have received your letters.
I must return to business - more later.
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Harry
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