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Stoughton January 30th 1949

Dear Doris

This is one of our coldest days, temperature 10° above at 9 O'clock but very sunny. the wind blew a gale during the night, we were sorry not to have turned on the oil heat our rooms were cold, my feather bed was the only thing that saved me & the hot stove but she was pretty cold during the night. she went to church this morning. the minister is trying his best to get rid of Reynolds. hope he dont succeed as far as music is concerned he is perfect. its conducting it where in he fails. (like his mother in that respect.)

They called her up from the hospital around six last night to tell her that Cora Brock was very sick. it seems she had a heart attack & was in great pain. so this afternoon she means to go over there. too bad hope she passes on as she doesn't take one bit of comfort over there. no one seems to like her. she is homesick but no one so far can stay there to take care of her. The Brides sisters wanted to be remembered to me. she told them that you gave me a robe & she said that I looked very aristocratic in it and they said that was what I was certainly. on account of their brother they