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extracted text: Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. correspondence
Nov [November] 3, 1952
Mon [Monday] Morn [morning] 8:40
Dearest Wife
I finally heard the news, believe me I had enough waiting and wondering to last me for awhile
[sic]. So it is a boy as everyone said it would be. I cain’t quite get over the red hair must not be mine, I
expect that it will change, the blue eyes also. Sorry to hear it hurt so much but am glad it is over with
and you are okay. I received a letter from Mary K on Thur [Thursday] and some from you on Fri [Friday]
telling me it had happened. Glad to hear your Pop liked Kenneth Adam in fact it doesn’t even sound to
bad to me anymore all a person has to do is get used to a name. As you know I am still going thru [sic]
the same old [page 2] grind. Fri [Friday] was payday got $61 now I am planning on going out and getting
your Christmas present. Actually I do not know what you would like but I kinda have something in mind
that I will send. Kinda make this 1 time do for our first year of married life and Christmas to. Yep today
is the day around 11 oclock [sic] wasn’t it? What I wouldn’t give to be there with you, not that I could
do anything but if you think a hospital is bad you ought to have to stay in Germany 9 months with 8
more staring you in the face. I better not get started griping had I? I went celebrating Thur [Thursday]
nite got a little tipsy didn’t get back to the company till 10:00 o’clock (the next morning) so I was
A.W.O.L got a 7 day restriction I am really a bad boy aren’t I? [page 3] Basketball is supposed to start
today and I am glad of it. I have to go over to H.Q.s [Head Quarters] to get Kennys [sic] allotment fixed
up so when I mail your letter I may do it then. Honey I cannot think of a darn thing to write so will just
close. Tell all hello for me and take care of yourself and the Kinder.
So long for now sorry I don’t have much to say
All my Love
Jr Tinder
P.S. I do not have any special thing I want for Christmas anything is okay I do want 3 or 4 small guitar
picks [drawn picture of guitar pick] (like those little white ones) and a set of strings. Bye
P.S.S. What in the world would a person get his son for a present, I don’t even have a[n] idea.

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