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                       Written at Hadley Field
                         New Brunswick     N.J
                                March 13, 1933

Dearest Mother:

        Congratulations on attaining another milestone in your life. More power to you for many more. Also my hope that you will continue in good health and sound spirits. 
        Ruth sent a wire this morning and so did I but the girl told me about the earlier one so of course I thanked her and let mine go by. Sometime a little later a small remembrance that Rush is having fixed up will be sent to you. I don't know just when it will be ready but we'll forward it as soon as possible. Hope you will like it when received.

         That trip the other day to Boston was as rough as any I have ever had. I know that I never worked harder hand-ling a plane in the air and particularly on the ground due to the rough gustiness of the high winds. Out of 8 passengers 5 were badly off with regards to meals eaten earlier and they all would have been sick if we hadn't got back when we did. If I had been in the cabin I'd have been ill myself. Outside of the personal discomfort, however, it was a fine flightand I wish I could get up that way more often.

         The talks frome the plane with people in Boston and with the fishing boat out to sea were of course in the nature of tests and if time had allowed I would have put one through for you and also for Ray Callahan at the News. I hope yet to have opportunity to do that.

         Pete is fine and dandy and still one lap ahead of us all. Yesterday he lighted a safety match and dropped it to burn the carpet--all in a few seconds when noone was handy. Has to be watched I tell you, little mischievous mugwump! Best thing is to get him out doors to get rid of the energy but it is not conducive weather as you know. Lately we were fortunate in getting a maple bed set-up for him and he is now sleeping on the matress your money bought for him thank you very much. Rolled out of bed at three a.m. the first night and much excited by being tangled up in bed closhes and sheets too short for the purpose. He'll get used to it all I guess and try and put him back in a crib now. Nothing doing. Quite proud at being grown up at nearly four years.

         Trust everybody is well and carrying on in spite of present day hardships. I don't know and hate to think of possible things that might happen so as there is no use in doing any more worrying I'm bending all energies of my own in keeping busy and as healthy as possible. If the heath holds the rest can worry about itself. Tough times all right.

         Love to all from all of us in Short Hills N.J..

                    Your son,

                    Ray