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Note regarding
mention of Oscar Pfleger: he died 12-18-1932.
Nov. 25 1932
Dear Sis:
As this will be the
last letter before Christmas I will try and tell you all the news. Bernadette
called me up last week and wanted to know how you and we all are. Also wanted
your address so she will probably drop you a few lines too some day.
Genevieve just called now and asked about Florence and yourself.
Aunt Hilda called Milwaukee yesterday afternoon and was talking to Mrs.
See. She said Florence was the same but they were hoping for the
best. She also asked who it was calling and Aunt Hilda said it was your
Aunt so she thanked her for being so much interested. I think Aunt Hilda
is going to let me talk to Mrs. See tonight about 7 o’clock if she can
get the line then and then I call our convent and let our Sisters know too. We
certainly have been praying for Florence so if it is God’s will she will
recover. We must leave it to Him.
Arthur went
downtown this morning to see if he could get a job somewhere during the Xmas
rush and it is one o’clock now he hasn’t come home yet so let’s hope he got on
somewhere. I don’t know whether I told you daddy is trying awfully hard
to get Edward in at Sinclair. He thought they might put on another man in
as loader out in La Grange and if they do Edward might be the lucky
fellow. Anyway I’m praying hard that this will develop into a job for Edward
as it would at least have a future and then besides he doesn’t think he will be
working with Uncle Oscar any longer than about Dec. 1st.
No doubt you will
get Larry’s letter when you get this one and I’m sure you will appreciate
his efforts, also his wanting to write to you instead of to me. They were
supposed to write to their mothers but Larry asked Sister if he could
write to you instead. He tried to apologize to me by saying he will write to me
next time and besides, he said, he sees me every day and he thought I’d be glad
he had written to you. He almost had me crazy until it was mailed. Dolores
is standing alongside of me pestering me to let her write a letter to you too.
Lucille
stopped in Wed. night I think from work and she is looking fine. She said
Mrs. Veara (?) helps her a whole lot with her work and she is getting along
fine. Christine hasn’t been in for about a week. I hope there isn’t
anything wrong at their house. Grandma Wachdorf is having her front porch
all closed in like out back porch is and it looks fine. They are all well and
Aunt May is still looking for work. Aunt Frances is having quite a
time as she has Uncle Frank’s mother and father with her
and they aren’t thinking of leaving either. Uncle Harry hasn’t got his
business any more as he wasn’t even making enough to pay his rent so Webb
is back in there again but Uncle Harry has developed into quite a chef.
He makes bisquick about every other night and sends us over a tin or two too. I
told him we would be getting spoiled having hot biscuits or muffins every night
for supper.
How did you enjoy
your Thanksgiving Day. I hope a lot more than I did because I got up at 6:15 and
worked hard all day, as it isn’t such an easy job to get a big dinner ready for
our bunch and besides daddy bought a duck too, he got it real cheap and I
had to clean and stuff that for supper, so I had a real day and I’m sure glad
it’s over. Daddy had the day off for a change so he slept rather late in
the morning and took about an hour’s nap in the afternoon and then we played
pinochle in the evening and Dad and I beat Edward and Dick
4 games out of 5.
Mrs. Klingenback
was here Monday afternoon and told me she had seen you and that you were fine.
Mrs. Fichtel called and said you were fine too. Also the good news that
Florence was feeling better. Of course we had the news since then that
she was worse. Well Sis honey as I’ve about used up all my paper and still want
to tell you to be sure and let us known when we can come up and bring you home
for Christmas. Oh yes, Marie too, and maybe that girl from Peoria. I
will close with lots of love from all to you and hoping this letter finds you in
the best of health and God Bless you. I remain
Your loving
mother
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