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Arlington, Va.
22 Apr 1947

Dear Doris:

I hope you aren't in snow drifts again? Here it has been a very cold northeast storm, so chilly that we made up a furnace fire in a hurry and went off to bed with hot water bottles. In fact Dad even slept in your bed which still had blanket sheets. Today the temp is down in the 30's, and I wonder if my tomatoes out under their bushel basket covers stood the night.

Billy Dodge and I walked home together from the bus in the rain last night talking about rivers and boats and races, etc. You would laugh to see the deep interest I take in them, but Billy can't talk much of anything else, so I live up to it, and he stood out in the downpour by our steps to continue his confidences till I nearly froze. He is a nice boy, better than Jim thought he would turn out to be, and delivers our papers pretty conscientiously. I haven't heard from Dolores lately and must call her up soon to find out about things.

We had a fine trip down to Liverpool Pt Sunday, only Dad, not used to so much, got pretty tuckered out and last evening was extra tired too. He doesn't get the exercize I tramping and feels the damp these early spring days. We are probably going to have daylight saving the same as you.It seems likely to go thru now. I dread it, as we get up early enough anyhow with Belkville.

How are you off for money? Time slips by and we don't think of it. Let us hear.

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