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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, January 1942

1942-01-02 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 2

about the army taking you, then we have to believe the way things are is really the best. I'm glad you felt tender toward your Mother without being tied to her apron strings, and I'm glad she had such good feelings about you without being selfish in her love.  Most Mothers who feel that close to a son can't make their love big enough to absorb a wife for that son and really love her too.  I count my contacts with Mother as one of the special things in my marriage; and I count them so good that wives who don't have such an opportunity don't know what a valuable and lovely thing they have missed.
A good letter cam today.  Perhaps you didn't have any good luck as I received the letter but no wise about information for your job offer.  I am afraid to hope it will turn out the way we would llike it.  But whatever you do have to do, I want to be right there helping you.  There in person if we can arrange it, and anyway there in spirit all the time.
This afternoon the airport on (IC.?) road had a big fire, both hangars were destroyed with a loss of 29 of their

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about the army taking you, then we have to believe the way things are is really the best. I'm glad you felt tender toward your Mother without being tied to her apron strings, and I'm glad she had such good feelings about you without being selfish in her love. Most Mothers who feel that close to a son can't make their love big enough to absorb a wife for that son and really love her too. I count my contacts with Mother as one of the special things in my marriage; and I count them so good that wives who don't have such an opportunity don't know what a valuable and lovely thing they have missed. A good letter cam today. Perhaps you didn't have any good luck as I received the letter but no wise about information for your job offer. I am afraid to hope it will turn out the way we would llike it. But whatever you do have to do, I want to be right there helping you. There in person if we can arrange it, and anyway there in spirit all the time. This afternoon the airport on (IC.?) road had a big fire, both hangars were destroyed with a loss of 29 of their