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Stoughton December 3rd 1944

Dear Doris We are having the coldest day of the season 12° above early out on the porch. Another tornado brought it Thursday & Friday were terrible windy days. our glass door on the porch blew out but did not break any of the pains of glass in it. so now I am going to let it remain out we may put in the screen part to keep out the snow. I am afraid the other will get broken if it blows out again we have so many of these gales.

Today we have got the little stove started early. I have washed & put my clothes out on the porch, where they have frozen stiff as they can be & icicles are hanging down from them. they may remain there all night without doing any harm.

She went to church this  morning & said it was so cold in the church the choir all wore their coats it was so cold inside the church. these fires they should start earlier in their stoves & the church will get well heated for the congregation.

I was glad when the heat went on in the middle of the night, my stone heats the bed the greater part of the night & the room is 

Transcription Notes:
some words might be "store" instead of "stone" and vice versa NOTE: It is "stove" not "stone" or "store", except for when she refers to taking the "stone" to bed - that is a warming stone. Also 1st word of 3rd para. is "She" - the writer always refers to her companion Mrs. Barry as "She" without prior explanation.