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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, January 1942

1942-01-06 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 3

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You didn't mention anything more about information for Riley's letter.  I never saw such pokey ways but I'm not at all surprised.
If you can't come home, do you think you could get out of camp about every week-end if I came to somewhere in that area?  Comparatively speaking, I have no worries and problems and ought to be well satisfied here.  And I don't want to plague you.  It is just a month tomorrow that you left here.  And it seems many months ago.  There are so many things here to do, and I owe everyone letters, and Ihave diversions like getting that dinner and stuff, but immediately activity ends I'm almost ready for self pity.  Some of my activity is very inefficient, I suppose because fundamentally I never wanted to do it.
Joe Casberry (on ARC board) told me he wished I'd take the Home Service Job if I'm going to stay in town.  He said he didn't blame me setting my personal considerations first, but if I continued to stay in C. R. I ought to do it.  There isn't anyone on our staff who'll want

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2 You didn't mention anything more about information for Riley's letter. I never saw such pokey ways but I'm not at all surprised. If you can't come home, do you think you could get out of camp about every week-end if I came to somewhere in that area? Comparatively speaking, I have no worries and problems and ought to be well satisfied here. And I don't want to plague you. It is just a month tomorrow that you left here. And it seems many months ago. There are so many things here to do, and I owe everyone letters, and Ihave diversions like getting that dinner and stuff, but immediately activity ends I'm almost ready for self pity. Some of my activity is very inefficient, I suppose because fundamentally I never wanted to do it. Joe Casberry (on ARC board) told me he wished I'd take the Home Service Job if I'm going to stay in town. He said he didn't blame me setting my personal considerations first, but if I continued to stay in C. R. I ought to do it. There isn't anyone on our staff who'll want