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By October 1943, George is back in Lisbon, Iowa, visiting family.\u00a0 In this letter he discusses the failing health of some of the family members.\u00a0 The letter was written to Marge (Rottman) Comerford.\u00a0 A transcription follows the images.<\/p>\n
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Lisbon Ia
\nOct 6-43<\/p>\nDear Marge and all,<\/p>\n
Received your letter and was glad to hear from you.\u00a0\u00a0 “How R U cummin” I am cummin fine.”\u00a0 Hope you the same.\u00a0 My toe doesnt bother me any more.\u00a0 My arm bothers me some-times Its too bad about Louie he always spoke to me whenever we met.\u00a0 Yes I am still catching fish got 1-6 lbs 1-5 lbs 1-1 \u00bd lbs this morning.\u00a0 Rose and I have fish twice a day thats about all there is to eat and bread and butter\u00a0 It was too wet and cold for potatoes.\u00a0 Kill a chicken now and then.\u00a0 But we get by.\u00a0 I set the table and put the thing away after we eat. but dont help with the dishes.\u00a0 Its so hard for Rose to get around.\u00a0 She hangs on chairs table or anything that’s handy when she walks.\u00a0 She and Ethel dont want me to leave they dont know how she can get along without someone with her Alma and Clarence are also good\u00a0 Alma washed my clothes Clarence got me a carton of cigarettes and gives me hooks and suckers and use his good pole and line and real and mixes some doe balls for bait so you can see I can’t just say I am going back to Chi[cago] and get a job. Alma brings the Daily Gazette down for me to read every night and we have a radio in the kitchen so I get all the news and listen to all the programs I did in Chi[cago].\u00a0 Alma and Clarence stay down here about 6 nights a week since Mabel is gone Ethel and Geo come one night a week.\u00a0 Sis [Anna (Rottman) Hoag] is not able to stay up nights.\u00a0 She and Jake are in Wheaton now they went last Friday.\u00a0 Jakes sister Carry DeWolf is dying or dead by now I guess.\u00a0 There Sis is talking about having some kind of operation before she comes back.\u00a0 I guess you know we have electric lights.\u00a0 Vina is failing slow but sure.\u00a0 She sleeps mostly in the days and is awake at night.\u00a0 She’s afraid of night thinking she will die before morning as soon as daylight comes she goes to sleep for an hr or less at a time.\u00a0 We had supper at 6:30 and Rose is still in there feeding her and it is 8:00 oclock now.\u00a0 They have a regular hospital bed for her and another bed in there so they get a little sleep some nights.\u00a0 I go to bed about 9 or 9:30.\u00a0 I wrote to Dick so he would get it the day he got the milk check but havnt got any word from him yet.\u00a0 Told him I needed the money.\u00a0 But they both are the lousy dirty skunks I ever met.\u00a0 They even Jipp each other and the kids are the same way.\u00a0 Well I guess I answered all you asked me in your letter.\u00a0 I hop[e] Shirley is all well again and also Marge.\u00a0 It seems like Hammans just live for their girls.\u00a0 They have no other time for any thing else.\u00a0 Well I think this is all for this time hoping to hear from you soon\u00a0 Love to all<\/p>\n
Dad<\/p>\n
Thank[s] for the $<\/p>\n
The hens are starting to lay eggs for breakfast to-morrow fish for dinner and more fish for supper.\u00a0 Laur aught to be here.\u00a0 Tell Hello to Laurs Ma and Mike and Delos for me<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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