October 19, 1944

Dear Milan,

This is in answer to one of the two letters I received last week, though I'd rather get one every week rather then two one week and none the next. How about you? huh?

Maryln King, one of our neighbors that used to go to Rural Youth is getting married the 28 Oct. She has ask me to help serve and also Ruth Cochran is another one.

Last evening I went out to the Winter Gen. Hospital with the business girls to play cards with the patients. I really felt I was doing something for the war effort, the injured boys seemed very happy to have us girls, many I guess are getting discharged. One of the fellows at my table had gotten his that day, his home was K.C. He was so happy he would be a free man Sat. night and spend it with his girlfriend who he called to tell her. He had an eye gone.

I like my new job better each day the one I transferred to last week: the girls I work with seem much nicer then I was working with.

Incidentally Milan if you can get a hold of the Look magazines issue Oct. 31, I think. There is an article next to the last page concerning the subject we have been discussing the past several months. I think you will enjoy it. I did. There is also a review of the show "Impatient Years" that is a good show, too.

I'm listening to Major Bowe program while writing this. Do you enjoy that program?
Do you remember Dorothy Blush she has just gone into the ____ Corps now 2nd Lt. last Sunday to be exact. I'd ask her to spend an evening with me, but didn't get a chance.

Tampa sounds an interesting place I've written C of C and gotten a map of the city. They also sent me addresses of government jobs and said housing conditions are critical. Incidentally just where is your camp located is it straight south of Tampa proper? You spoke of being 18 miles from St. Pet. Oh heck that's a mess, but it (Tampa) looks as though it would take a boat or bridge to get to St. Pet. from the south east of Tampa.

The war industries they told me about were near the McKay bay and Hillsborough bay on the Hookers Point- it must be an industry section of town, isn't it? I love to look at maps and find places; that is the way I got around on the west coast. Thy tell about a rattlesnake farm that struck me funny located at Gandy Bridge Blvd. and west Shane drive (canned rattlesnake meat) have you tried it ha! ha! There sounds like a lot of interesting places to see in Tampa.

Milan, I have a good idea and a general understanding your feeling I am very glad you find living with parents don't work so good. I'm not so much for that.

Well it's just about 6 more weeks until that certain furlough. We got a letter from Theo the 1st for a couple of months. He is in good health; they are building ships there. I'll try to do better next time with this one sided conversation. Pleasant dreams

Truly yours

Kathleen