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Tagged With: Rationing

Registering Day

October 21, 1943. A letter from Anna in Albany to her brothers.  Anna gets them all caught up on the comings and goings in the neighborhood, passes along more news about the baby’s latest antics and has complaints about her mother’s stinginess with using fuel for the furnace. Rationing is still in effect, and in … Continue reading »

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I Breathe a Silent Prayer

October 5th and 7th, 1943. Two letters from Anna to her brothers.  There is a sense of acceptance back in Albany to the news that Stanley is being sent overseas. Anna writes to him, “Well, we are keeping our fingers crossed and many times through the day I breathe a silent prayer for you. We … Continue reading »

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That Little Wailing Voice

August 31 and September 2, 1943. A couple of letters from home. There is no real news in the letter of the 31st. Anna mentions that Joe Miller is home again for the weekend. It looks like he manages to spend a lot of weekends home as he is stationed in the Boston area. A … Continue reading »

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