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Laura Davis letters from friends and family, January-May 1942

1942-05-21 Betty White to Laura Frances Davis Page 1

May 21, 1942
Dear Laurie - 
Well, I saw June Hamm Crooks on Saturday and she referred me to the vacancy in Council Bluffs. Got an appointment and appeared on Tuesday. The present vacancy is in OAA under a self made man to whom carter was a bit patronizing. He could teach me OAA procedures. Wonder what he would be like if Carter feels much more the social worker? The case supervisor or principal worker is Bowden who used to be at Ottumwa. In fact he's only been in C.B. for six weeks. Wonder what Norma would have to say.
No, I'm not particularly crazy to be in this part of the sate, but my family would love to have me. You saw Stouffer told Crook about me and Crook asked Margaret to have me see her if I was interested. After all, it doesn't hurt to be known to the field representatives so I trit-trotted over. She refereed me, and so I followed the lead. Carter very charming and I think definitely interested. Hart, the OAA man, who has a grown up with the program" wanted me to swear eternal allegiance to his program, promise never to marry and leave him, and was at some paints to assure me that I wouldn't be worth a damn for several months since I know nothing about real estate. The more I nose around, the less I

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May 21, 1942 Dear Laurie - Well, I saw June Hamm Crooks on Saturday and she referred me to the vacancy in Council Bluffs. Got an appointment and appeared on Tuesday. The present vacancy is in OAA under a self made man to whom carter was a bit patronizing. He could teach me OAA procedures. Wonder what he would be like if Carter feels much more the social worker? The case supervisor or principal worker is Bowden who used to be at Ottumwa. In fact he's only been in C.B. for six weeks. Wonder what Norma would have to say. No, I'm not particularly crazy to be in this part of the sate, but my family would love to have me. You saw Stouffer told Crook about me and Crook asked Margaret to have me see her if I was interested. After all, it doesn't hurt to be known to the field representatives so I trit-trotted over. She refereed me, and so I followed the lead. Carter very charming and I think definitely interested. Hart, the OAA man, who has a grown up with the program" wanted me to swear eternal allegiance to his program, promise never to marry and leave him, and was at some paints to assure me that I wouldn't be worth a damn for several months since I know nothing about real estate. The more I nose around, the less I