Wartime Love Letters

Ella Mae (June 17 - 20, 1944)

June 17, 1944

Dearest Johnny,

Well darling the month of June is going by fast isn't it. I hope you'll be able to get home at the end of the month or before. I suppose that's wishing for the impossible but it would be grand to have you home. Even thinking ahead it is swell isn't it?

I don't know why it is but I'm getting so I hate Saturdays. And Sat. night is the longest one in the week. I don't know why as you were never home in the evening but I guess it's just knowing you won't be home at ten.

Mom + Dad went to see Father English to-night so I just gave Jack + Johnny a bath and put them to bed. Johnny stayed up here to-day so your mother could clean as Barney comes home to-morrow night. Mom is pretty pleased to have him coming as it been six months you know.

I was too tired to finish this last night so its now Sunday morning. Johnny has gone to mass and I just finished helping mom make the beds. By the way Mom + Dad got married all over again last night. They went up to Father English and Mother was baptized and went to confession. So did Dad and he feels lots better about it now. Then they had there marriage blessed so mom could make her first communion. So when you write it might be nice to send congragulations to the bride. Jean and I teased her something awful.

I have to go up to the corner and get some cigarettes I'm going to get our Dads each a carton. I don't know what else to get as I didn't get to the stores last night.

I didn't send you any thing for Fathers Day but I'm saving the money so I'll have it to send you when you can come home.

Our thoughts are with you to-day just the same darling. I have to go to Edmond Forest and feed Roxy as I have him locked in. I don't dare let him out for fear he will tear up something else. I'm going to see Sue + Warren and pay them for the Skii pants to-day. I feel awful (about the pants) but can't help it now.

Well darling I'm hoping that two weeks from to-day you'll be home for a few days (even one). If only you get delayed orders. But may be I'm wishing too hard. I don't know whether I got a letter yesterday or not so I'm anxious to get down and see. So I'll end this in a hurry – Don't forget I love you.

Yours                                                                                                                                                                                             Ella Mae                                                                                                                                                                                      XXX

June 18, 1944                                                                                                                                                                   Dear Johnny,

Another Sunday night and not a very exiting day either. We went up to H.F. this week end and we're still here to-night. I went down home this after noon while Johnny went to the movies. I put my washing out and then I went up stairs and took a nap I slept about three hours and boy did I feel swell when I woke up.

Its been so darn cold here to-day and after the hot day yesterday I've been froze all day. I rode the bike to E.F. and I guess I'm getting pretty old as I was so darn tired when I got there. I got our Dad's each a carton of cigarettes for Father's Day. I went up to your mothers and she got a telegram from Barney. He isn't coming home to-nite and said a letter was following. May be he is going to be transferred and I hope he gets nearer home. So perhaps you'll get a chance to see him after all.