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Laura Davis letters to her husband Lloyd Davis, November-December 1942

1942-12-17 Laura Davis to Lloyd Davis Page 2

have feet in them and the pants button on to the waist with two pair of pants. Blue bears are the design on white outing flannel. I think they'll fit and if not I can trade them on a bigger pair. I think you'd think they are cute. And they are something that can be used. It is very much colder now with a forecast of 10 below, though I doubt if it gets down that much tonight. It thawed today and there was a big wind. So you can see the erratic weather we have. It wasn't cold during the day but the wind blew so hard that we just rolled in and out of the courthouse with our wind all gone. We were panting breathless visitors today. It would be amazing to Jack and Leone if they knew (and they won't!) that I begged private charity funds to get a mattress for the old boy who cheated Gustaffson out of the money on the race horse deal. He is dying of muscular heart deterioration. He didn't make enough on horses to buy a mattress good enough to last him! He is a count no account without a doubt, but now he needs something to lay on badly since he is in bed much of the time. You understand our work so it doesn't seem queer to you. But it is a good thing all we are supposed to do is try to help out present needs and not have to decide the matter of who deserves what and who should be punished for sins. Roy called for your address. He said Carl had

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have feet in them and the pants button on to the waist with two pair of pants. Blue bears are the design on white outing flannel. I think they'll fit and if not I can trade them on a bigger pair. I think you'd think they are cute. And they are something that can be used. It is very much colder now with a forecast of 10 below, though I doubt if it gets down that much tonight. It thawed today and there was a big wind. So you can see the erratic weather we have. It wasn't cold during the day but the wind blew so hard that we just rolled in and out of the courthouse with our wind all gone. We were panting breathless visitors today. It would be amazing to Jack and Leone if they knew (and they won't!) that I begged private charity funds to get a mattress for the old boy who cheated Gustaffson out of the money on the race horse deal. He is dying of muscular heart deterioration. He didn't make enough on horses to buy a mattress good enough to last him! He is a count no account without a doubt, but now he needs something to lay on badly since he is in bed much of the time. You understand our work so it doesn't seem queer to you. But it is a good thing all we are supposed to do is try to help out present needs and not have to decide the matter of who deserves what and who should be punished for sins. Roy called for your address. He said Carl had