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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, August 1942

1942-08-12 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 1

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817-19 St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, Iowa August 12, 1942 Dearest, Laddie It was wonderful to get your War War letter. Today I told Mother your letter came and what you said about the trains and so forth. Then when the nurse was gone I told her War War was in the letter too. Slowly a smile lit up her face and then she said "That is your own; & our secret" and she seemed more than ordinarily pleased about it. A few weeks ago (since July 3) she told me how you mentioned War War to her when describing me and Cecil after her visit here. She thought you hadn't meant to say it and she knew it was a pet expression we never used before anyone, even her until
 
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