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November 17, 1952 - Transcription
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Description
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Transcription of Guy Lee Tinder Jr.'s correspondence.
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Publisher
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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Date
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2014-09
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Midwest Genealogy Center, Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, Missouri
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application/pdf (Portable Document File); 124 KB
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English
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1029_transcription_19521117.pdf
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Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. correspondence
Mon [Monday] Eve [evening]
17 Nov [November] 1952
6 P.M.
Dearest “Darling”
It is about time I got you a few lines in the mail. Seems like mine has kinda fell off as I only
received 1 letter from you and 1 from Mom this past wk [week]. I don’t suppose you wrote just one I
guess the mail man is fouled up again. We didn’t even have mail call tonight.
Well this past wk [week] has sorta slowed down far as work is concerned, I have been busy
otherwise thou [sic], trying to get a basketball team lined up and I did get a bowling team, went to 2 or 3
shows and played the guitar with Smokey. Sure did get a kick out of the tape-recorder didn’t sound like
me singing but I suppose it had to be. I will admit there is a lot of room for improvement but it really
didn’t sound to bad. I am anxious for the bowling alleys to open up this Wed [Wednesday] kinda
wondering if I can still throw the ball I think the league is going to be a lot of fun anyway I am sure
looking forward to it. I didn’t go to Frankfort [Frankfurt, Germany] I don’t even think Smokey and his
bunch [page 2] went it is quite a lot of trouble to get ready and go up. I played bingo as usual Thur
[Thursday] nite might as well quit far as winning is concerned I did eat a good fried-chicken supper went
back over Saturday nite and eat another one it was so darn good. I forgot to mention it but the night on
Kuberg hill was called of[f] again not that kind only trouble we have to go sometime and I wish we would
get it over with. You ask how I was well I am just fine and I hope that you are feeling like yourself once
more. Believe me I know what it is like when you said your nerves were shot. I was that way myself
awhile back. As for being true to you you needn’t worry about it because why shouldn’t I be? Sure I
have some hot moments even you may have some before these next 8 months go by. I don’t know
what you will do about it, me I just have to burn. You know something when you start going out again I
hope I don’t write and ask you if you are true to me. I trust you for some reason or other I wish you
would be the same way by me. [page 3] Still I am glad that you may be a little jealous of me yet even if I
am no good.
I hope we make a go of married life if and when I get out of this Army. I see no reason why we
shouldn’t if you still love me for I believe I will be ready to settle down. So much for that I love you and I
wish I were with you right now even if you did say you are going to be cold-natured. I went on a little
trip today took a Major & Lt [Lieutenant] to the French Border. We got our first snow this morning the
fa[r]ther I went the more it had snowed was real hard to drive as it was slick as the devil. I saw 4 or 5
wrecks none of them were very bad thou [sic]. I drove around 90 miles the snow had about melted by
the time I got down there so it wasn’t to bad coming back. Got in around 3 o’clock I am now on C.Q.
[Charge of Quarters] supposed to have it Wed [Wednesday] nite only the Germans have a holliday [sic]
that day and I don’t have to work sure. Wouldn’t want to pull CQ [Charge of Quarters] that nite I traded
with one of the boys in the Company. I sent your Christmas gift [page 4] to Mom and Dad I don’t
remember if I told you in my last letter or not I got the baby a little something I figured it wouldn’t be
right if I didn’t. It is hard for me to shop as I cain’t never think of anything to buy. Hope you like it I will
admit it isn’t much. Honey I have got to sign off for I am out of news. Hope the little rascal is coming
along okay. Be good and tell all hello for me.
As Always
Your Husband
Jr Tinder
[Notes added by transcriber]
