7/12/46
Dear Donna,
Well I got a job today working in the post offive so far I haven't done a thing but type letters I can still find the keys but I can't space them or anything like that Well I took it wasy last niht but this morning had a awful time gettig up as usual jimmy did not go to the office today as he is resting up he wanted to go to the Mt. again this week so guess I will go along wiht hoim and do nothing that s somehting for me, I got a letter from one of my aunts today and she was on a vacation for the last few weeks said she said that she was in Chicago for #3 days and say my mohter and was very pleasd with the hospitality my mother gace her and the kids she was in washington and all around the states and of course wanted to know if I was going to church and had quite drinking beer well i cant answer withere of them so I can't answer her letter untill she sen dme another one.
It is very hot here today and sure wish I was in town instead of this place, But in a few hours now I will be. Ther isn't anything that has happended outside of thatthey ahd a fire on the field the other da it was just a BK. tho so guess it was nothing. Well what are you doing other than working and going out to work and well if so let me know not hat I am curious or anything but I would like to know I got some letters Back from Verne yesterday that I had sent to hom over there there was one that I would Havel liked him to get so i guesss I will have to sendit to hos home you said that he was sonw in the southwest part of Illinois well he must have been visiting his Grand Folks as I think they live down there. I was going down there one time with him but changed my mind as the car he was going in did not have such good tires I suppose you father is going on vacation soon. When do you get yours. Well honey guess I had better close for now so I can get my stuff together and take off. Write soon.
Love Jum
xxx