Monthly ArchiveJanuary 2007
1940-1949 & 1941 & Baldwin & Bolivar & Family & Friends & Letters & Love & Military & New York & Relationship & United States & Years Wabler on 23 Jan 2007
William F. Hogan to Mary Sherwood July 2 1941
Postmark:
Bolivar JUL 2 BA N.Y.
Baldwin JUL 5 12:30PM NY 1941
Envelope-Front:
S.R.L. DEL.
Special Delivery
Miss Mary Sherwood
43 Victoria St.
Baldwin, N.Y.Special Delivery
Envelope-Back:
Return to-
W. F. H.
Box H, Bolivar, N. Y.
Letter:
Sphere: Related ContentWILLIAM F. HOGAN
BOLIVAR, NEW YORK7/3/41
Mary dear-
I am writing this before I call so that It will get in the mail tonight.
Received word from the ‘big shot’ this morning that he will be hom Monday. I really have something important, which requires an answer not later than Tuesday, to take up with him.
In as much as he will be here Monday. I believe it advisable to remain here. I know I could come down and back Sunday, but I would really like a little time to do something on my next N.Y. trip. I am sorry, cause I believe you will be disappointed, at least I am.
They told me at the Buffalo airport yesterday that they are going to continue at Rochester only when weather conditions at
Bflo. prohibit a safe landing. If you come Saturday we will do something in Bflo. that night. How’s about it, let me know?Haven’t received a letter from you yet. I hope there will be one waiting when I get home.
Saw “Aunt R” this P.M. she was headed for Hide-Away, giving a party for some of the girls.
Otherwise things in town are normal as far as I know. It has cooled off several degrees and it was possible to sleep last night.
Please don’t stay away too long, I miss you a double “helluva lot” and wish I could be with you right now. I have thought about you often, in fact when I am not working it is incessant. Hope you are able to decipher this.
All my love,
Bill
1940 & 1940-1949 & Bolivar & Florida & Letters & Love & Miami Beach & Military & New York & Places & Relationship & United States & Years Wabler on 22 Jan 2007
W.F. Hogan to Mary - From the Whitman hotel in Miami Beach Florida Dec 29, 1940
Envelope-Front:
Air Mail
Miami Beach FLA.
Dec 29 1-PM
1940
Miss Mary Sherwood
Bolivar, N.Y.
Envelope-Back:
THE Whitman
BY - THE - SEA
Miami Beach, FLORIDA
Letter:
Sphere: Related ContentTHE Whitman
BY - THE - SEA
Miami Beach, Florida
Saturday -
Mary dear -
Undoubtedly, about this time you are whooping it up at Darnlovey’s dive with teh remnants of the Buell - Hockett wedding party. Or didn’t the event go off as scheduled? I do hope it doesn’t turn into one of those “five o’clock” affairs.
The train was two hours late yesterday arriving at Miami, Beach and another ??? were at the station and drove me over here ???? is fine.
Instead of the sunshine, I have seen a “hell of a lot” of rain. However, it cleared this afternoon and I got in a swim and a sun bath on the beach. Storms are scheduled for tomorrow, so I might look like the white angel rather than the live lobster.
Got two (2) tickets today for the orange Bowl Classic, as it is called. Ftr. Hugh Radigan is going with me. I can understand now why it is so difficult up North to get them georgetown requested 3000 and were given only 700. they keep all ofthem down here and sell them at scalping prices ($6.60) each.
I hope Doris and you got home allright the other night. It was nice of you to take me to the train. Alos, I was ahead of time when I arrived at your house, wasn’t I?
I have thought about you an awful lot since i left and I’ve missed you too. Really mary, I do wsh you were down here We could have just as good a time as we did on the drive up and down Mt. Royal.
Have my reservations to fly back. Please don’t say anything about flying as my mother will worry. Leave here at 9:30P.M. Jan. 4 and arrive in Ney York the following morning at 6. If I don’t have to meet my father in N.Y. the next day, I’ll go on to Buffalo the same afternoon. And I hope to see you that night.
It is a long, long time, dear, since I have written this kind of letter, but I want you to know I am thinking of you and missing you just “a hell of a lot”.
All my love, Bill
1910-1919 & 1912 & Fort Snelling & Hate & Letters & Love & Military & Military Bases & Minnesota & Minnesota & Pennsylvania & Places & Punxsutawney & Relationship & United States & Years Wabler on 22 Jan 2007
A letter to Leroy E McGregor September 27, 1912
West Mahoning St. Punxsutawney, Pa.
Mr Leroy E McGregor
Fort Snelling. St Paul minn
Co. F 28 Inf
Letter:
West Mahoning St. Punxsutawney, Pa.
Dear Leroy E
I received your
lettercard today and many thanks for it I took likeing to the girl - It was on the postal card. ha haHello kid and how are you by this time there was a fair in old Punxsutawney the 10-14 of this mo you mist it all I have a fine time this last two weeks I was a washington visitnng my Aunt and had a fine time
I expect to go soon to stay.
Leroy your father went back to new york state have you heard from him. I would like to now his address he wanted me to go a long but mother wount leave me.
Leroy I will explain all why I didnt write to you for so long Leroy I wont tell you who told me all of this but their a couple person told me it.
Leroy this party told me you was goying with a cook in the hotel and you said you didnt give a dam where I was and that you was goying to bring her hom and they told me you was goying to get married to her and so if that is the case what is the youse of writing to me if a ???????? would ????? at a give why what is the youse writing to him I believe it becuase every time I see this party they ask me if you are still writing to me Leroy if you are married I want you to tell me Leroy I love you just the same as always did but your Father is out there and maybe I will never see you again so if you dont come back to Punxsutawney when your time is over what is the youse of winning
Leroy I want you to sure to tell me what you was goying to tell me mind Leroy If you arnt comming back to Punxy to see me why dont write I will never live in this place now Leroy dont let this make you mad I am goying to send you the picture of a fella in Cleveland Ohio or to Pittsburg who wants to marry me and mother said I could do what I want to he is a ????? fellow so if you dont like my look all right I have never saw this fellow only wrote to him now if you think more of that girl that you do of me why get her and go Leroy be sure and tell me what you were goying to mind I am not mad only telling you I didnt write to that fellow
youtill I I have what you said about me you didnt give a dam just think that mind I am a sweet girlie and can get lots of fellow I would just love to go to go away from here to live there is a fellow writing to me from Pittsburg I would wrote to these fellow if ou had ????? that about me good ????heve lots more to tell you
Leroy this is poor writing and I cant help it it I am cross and cant write if you can read it very all right
Viola Paintere
Notes:
- This is a kind of Dear John letter. Except that she is giving the guy an out. She is telling Leroy that if he is willing to come back to her she won’t run off with a guy in Pittsburg who she has been writing to. I wish I had the continuation of this conversation, I would love to know what happened between these two, and to find out who they ended up marrying.
- Also, notice that when she writes the words going and use, she uses the words “goying” and “youse”. Is this teh education system? Is this just her phonetically trying to spell the words? Or is it just that she is very ‘cross and cant write if you can
read it very all right” - Are the smudges on the letter her tears hitting the ink, or is it just that she rubbed her hand in the ink before it was dry?