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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, January-March 1943

1943-02-10 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 4

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a war work discharge you must be sure to have a man sized job picked out - one i which your efforts will produce as much as you possibly can. The factory job is real work and there is constant demand for the men to work extra hours. You can do that well. But a piddling job at best it would seem if two of you were on the farm. I didn't have at hall, but I could have. All I said was 120 wasn't a very big patch for two men. I said you already had your factory offer and could use it if you wanted to. He asked if you had; I said you had the job offer and I didn't know whether you had decided to submit it or not, that such a decision I didn't want to influence as you'd work it out as you felt best viewing every angle. [I miss you so much, and I can't have to tell you how happy I'll be if you come home. But  I don't like this idea of juggling around on some half silly project and leaving the army after much time and money has already been spent on you. I hope the factory offer is acted on favorably, but we are no sissies. We'll work good, in the army or at home. George's project is that farm, and the way they act it would be too difficult for both of you be on it.] George & I ended up by deciding you could know he was doing everything "to get you out" and you could "decide yourself what to do." I doubt if you want

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4 a war work discharge you must be sure to have a man sized job picked out - one i which your efforts will produce as much as you possibly can. The factory job is real work and there is constant demand for the men to work extra hours. You can do that well. But a piddling job at best it would seem if two of you were on the farm. I didn't have at hall, but I could have. All I said was 120 wasn't a very big patch for two men. I said you already had your factory offer and could use it if you wanted to. He asked if you had; I said you had the job offer and I didn't know whether you had decided to submit it or not, that such a decision I didn't want to influence as you'd work it out as you felt best viewing every angle. [I miss you so much, and I can't have to tell you how happy I'll be if you come home. But I don't like this idea of juggling around on some half silly project and leaving the army after much time and money has already been spent on you. I hope the factory offer is acted on favorably, but we are no sissies. We'll work good, in the army or at home. George's project is that farm, and the way they act it would be too difficult for both of you be on it.] George & I ended up by deciding you could know he was doing everything "to get you out" and you could "decide yourself what to do." I doubt if you want