Tagged With: Albany
Time Flew So Quickly
June 25, 1943. A letter to Dad from Anna at home. Baby Theresa-Marie is eight months old. Anna reports that “Time flew so quickly…” and “…she is getting to be quite a young lady.” As the baby’s personality is developing, Anna says that “Terry doesn’t like old or older people for some reason or another.” Anna … Continue reading
A Reference of Recommendation
June 22, 1943. A letter to Dad from his sister Anna. It looks like something is in the works for Dad as the War Department is sending background check paperwork out. “…yesterday Mr. Chmielewski the undertaker called at our house and asked if Anthony Murawski was a brother of ours and if he lived on … Continue reading
We Used to Blame You Boys
June 18, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. She reports that the weather back home is “warm and hot but we always seem to be having a slight breeze”. She quickly gets into the news from the neighborhood and fills Dad in on the day to day goings on. She had an opportunity to … Continue reading
That is Better
June 11, 1943. Anna writes a letter to Dad. For the most part she is responding to letters that her brothers Stanley and Anthony have been writing home. Anna assures Dad (Anthony) that his father has made the second quarterly payment on his income tax. She also addresses a comment Dad made in an earlier … Continue reading
A Flower Without Water
May 19, 1943. A letter from Stanley to Dad. There were two letters from Stanley dated May 19th . The previous post covered one of them. It looks like this is the first of the two that he wrote while home on furlough. He tells about the train trip from Ephrata to Albany, noting “I … Continue reading
He Felt Like a Stranger
May 19, 1943. A couple of letters from home. One is from Anna and one is from Stanley who is home on furlough. This is the first letter that Anna writes while Stanley is home. She writes, “We are the same and so is Stanley. It seems funny to include him in our letter because … Continue reading
Gzie jest mama?
May 16, 1943. Anna writes to Dad. She begins with the news that she seems to have developed an allergic reaction to fish reporting that she gets “itches every time she eats it”, and that it doesn’t matter whether it is “canned or fresh or pickled”. She passes along advice to Stanley who seems to be … Continue reading
You Will See Your Niece
May 16 & 17, 1943. Two letters home from Dad. The two letters read almost like one so I will combine them for the purposes of this post. For the first time he is able to include his brother Stanley’s name on the salutation as Stanley is home on furlough. He references Anna’s letter of … Continue reading
A Little is Better Than Nothing
May 14, 1943. Anna writes a letter to Dad. Stanley will be home soon on furlough and Mama’s jaw is feeling better as she continues to recover from having two teeth pulled over a week ago. Anna acknowledges to Dad that “even though I am writing this letter to both of you only you will … Continue reading
Blackouts & Service Flags
May 11, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. She begins with a quick update on mama and daddy. Their father’s right arm is bothering him, but not “so much as to keep him from work” as a baggage handler at the train station. Mama’s been sick for an entire week since having two teeth … Continue reading