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December 11, 1930

Dec. 11, 1930 5 PM.

My dear Sweetheart,

Your letter came last night. I hope you received my check in the next letter. I neglected to enclose it. Had a letter from Mother today. She thought it was nice that W.W. and you could come and visit at Uvalde while I am here.

December 11, 1930

December 11, 1930

Night before last I took Mrs. Laake to dinner and to a movie. She had me eat breakfast with her yesterday morning.

Mr. Wells is leaving tomorrow morning for grub work in Colorado. Dr. Stochick went out there several days ago.

Dr. Bedford just returned from Paris this PM. He gave a talk on endemic typhus last night.

Am sorry that I did not include the spring with W.W.’s swing. Guess I overlooked it in packing.

The pigs are not all normal but the symptoms are not yet exciting. I hope they will hurry up and get sick because I want to see my family. Love and lots of it,

Walter.

December 8, 1930

Box 208 – Monday Night.

My dear Sweetheart,

Yours of Saturday AM was received this AM. It is fine that W.W. is getting along OK. Hope he keeps up the good work.

Today Shelmire brought another infected pig by for the mites. Have just finished feeding the mites on this animal. The latter animal is in the early stages of the disease and should have more organisms in the blood stream. Animals inoculated from the other pig, which was convalescing, have not yet shown symptoms. It is a little early. This is the end of the 4th day for them.

December 8, 1930

December 8, 1930

This PM I called on the Southland re: the first lien. They are not in position to handle any more, but he sent me to another insurance Co. They are investingating and will let me know right away. They had not made any loans in Owenwood and were going out to take a look. More about this later.

I am enclosing a letter received from Dr. White. It runs true to form.

With lots of love, I am

Your
Walter.

December 7, 1930

Sunday PM.

My dear Sweetheart,

Yesterday I sealed your letter before I enclosed the check. I am enclosing it today.

I spent this afternoon and evening in feeding mites on an uninfected pig. Some of them are dropping now. Am trying [females] and newly hatched larvae. If my pigs keep increasing I’ll have experimental animals in nearly every room of the lab. The ones receiving crushed mites, blood etc. by needle are kept away from those receiving living mites. It is getting so I’ll spend most of my time taking temperatures and watching for symptoms.

December 7, 1930

December 7, 1930

I haven’t seen Mrs. Laake for a couple of days. I get there either before she gets home or after she has retired and I leave without seeing her the next morning. I should have invited her to dinner today, but I was not sure when I could leave the pigs. I ate breakfast with Bruce, Wells and Parish. Also ate lunch with Wells. I’ll get dinner when I go to post this letter.

Shelmire and I saw a pretty case of typhus yesterday at St. Paul’s. He was a Mexican who runs a grocery store. The history is practically the same as the other cases at Henderson and Longview.

I hope you are enjoying your visit and that W.W. is not giving you too much trouble. I certainly miss both of you and I am looking forward to seeing you as soon as I can “round out” my work.

I love you Honey. You too Buddy, and I hope you sleep good.

Your
Walter.

P.S. Got pants from Kahns OK.

December 5, 1930

Friday Noon.

My dear Sweetheart,

Your letter came a few minutes ago. Am pleased to know that Buddy speaks of me, and that he is OK.

Mr. Parrish and I just returned from Mrs. Laake’s where we had lunch. She had a party last night and needed some one to help her eat the rest of the chicken salad. It was a nice lunch.

December 5, 1930

December 5, 1930

Yesterday afternoon Shelmire came out and we inoculated some guinea pigs. I went home with him for dinner. Mrs. Shelmire was sorry that she did not have you and I out there when you were here. They had a lot of company at that time. “Wo” is not as large as WW. He walks a little and tries to talk. He looks like a preacher. I am sure that we did not get our babies mixed at Baylor, that each of us got the right one.

I deposited our check here and am enclosing one for you. Please do not buy anything for me for Xmas. That extra pair of trousers will serve as a Xmas present. Mrs. Laake says that she isn’t going to mail cards this Xmas. She is on an economy program.

With love to all, I am

Your
Walter.

December 2-3, 1930

Tuesday Morning.

Dear Honey Bird,

Yesterday I sent the little swing for Buddy. Today I am posting the Xmas cards. The latter came this morning. Also, I am forwarding a letter from Baltimore and am enclosing one from AK.

December 2-3, 1930

December 2-3, 1930

Yesterday morning I had breakfast with Mrs. Laake. As yet I have not had a chance to take her to dinner. She was invited out yesterday and again today.

Got a supply of mites from Oak Cliff Sunday PM and another lot yesterday PM. Am getting some to feed on the pig sick with typhus. Shelmire will be out this afternoon.

Am expecting news of your trip to Uvalde. I thought of you the whole trip, except when I was asleep, and I hope that you made it OK. Perhaps I’ll get a letter today.

With love,

Your
Walter.

Tuesday, Dec. 3, 1930 [sic]

My dear Sweetheart,

Your first letter and also one from Claudelle were received just as I posted a letter to you. A second letter was received from you today. Thanks! I am mighty glad to know that our son is getting along OK. Shelmire says that he wants his son to be a good quarter back on the team and that he should not be as large as Walter White. He thinks Walter White should be large enough to play “center.”

Have been feeding mites until it is getting old. Have been using a non infected strain on an infected guinea pig. When these are 7 to 10 days older I’ll feed them on a “clean” pig. Some are to be used for other inoculations and fixations. We, also, have another strain of mites brought in from Henderson by Mr. Somier. We will try to feed them on a clean pig.

This A.M. Dr. Bedford phoned that he had a patient from near Fort Stockton. Bruce and I went down to see him. He was a sheep man. He had a large number of sores which resemble Delhi Boils or Baghdad sores. I don’t know what they are. This man’s brother-in-law will be in tomorrow. We expect to try and find some trypanosomes. I don’t care to go out to Fort Stockton to study the origin. There are about 12 persons affected in this manner. It looks like we are getting our share of the human side of entomology. Bruce is trying to learn something on the reservoir of relapsing fever, which originates from tick bites in caves.

I appreciate Mother Lewis’ thinking of me when she made a chicken pie Sunday.

Am trying to locate your pin. I am quite sure that it did not drop when you gave me your watch.

With all my love to W.W. & yourself, and the folks.

Your
Walter.

June 27, 1930

Friday Night.

My dear Sweetheart,

We found Wilmington quite friendly and it is difficult to turn them down on the location of the Lab. We left there yesterday afternoon and then I left Bish at Florence S.C. He had two stops to make relative to cotton work. He wanted me to go with him, but I convinced him that I should join Jimmie here.

June 27, 1930

June 27, 1930

Today, Jimmie and I have been getting some supplies for his use. Tomorrow we are going down to the Hotel Savannah-Oglethorpe for his work. I think the arrangement is very good down there for some good work and he seems to be enthusiastic about the work. They have offered us everything, to facilitate the studies.

As soon as Jimmie is located and things are lined up for him I expect to return to Dallas. I cannot say just when I’ll be able to leave.

At Charleston we did not find just what we wanted for Lab space, but we feel that we should locate there. We are going to take temporary Lab quarters in the Customs building until we can get what we want. It is not going to be an easy matter to get living quarters up there. Lots of places are vacant but they are not desirable. Will tell you more when I see you.

I love you, Honey, and I hope to see you before long. The $15 draft took the place of a check I had given Mother on the previous month. It had been deducted from the amount in the check stubs. Do not deduct it again in figuring your bank balance.

With love,

Your
Walter.

June 25, 1930

Stationery from The Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina.

June 25 – 10AM.

My dear Sweetheart,

Your letters were fine. Today we go to Wilmington & then tomorrow I return here for Jimmie. We will go to Savannah and when I get him started I expect to return to Dallas.

June 25, 1930

June 25, 1930

I don’t know whether I’ll have time to get an answer to this note.

Jimmie was at the Y.M.C.A. when we arrived. He has been looking over things with us.

With love,

Your
Walter.

June 22, 1930

Sunday June 22nd

My dear Sweetheart,

We did not get away for Charleston today. This morning we went down to the Tybee beach and then to a resort hotel on Wilmington Island. The plan is to have Jimmie work from this hotel. We will know more about it tomorrow. We expect to leave here tomorrow at 1:20 PM. Should arrive Charleston at 4:20. We will be there until Wednesday afternoon. Guess I’ll have to go to Wilmington, and possibly to Florence S.C. then return here. I’ll call at General Delivery when I return here. I should get back about next Friday PM. Will probably get return tickets on the last day of the month and it would be about the 3d of July before I get back to Dallas. When I return here it may be necessary to draw a check. Would like to know if the expense check has arrived and has been deposited. I would draw not more than $25. Guess salary check would get in in time to catch it OK.

June 22, 1930

June 22, 1930

I hope that everything is going well with you and Walter White and Claudelle.

Savannah looks good for a laboratory site. Charleston may be just as good.

I love you, Honey, and I will be glad to see you.

Your,
Walter.

June 21, 1930

Stationery from the Hotel Savannah, “Rates posted and radio in every room.”

Sat. June 21, 1930.

My dear Sweetheart,

We have been on the go all day. This morning we had a sanitary inspector (malaria control) to take us to points on the Island. At noon we met the Georgia Healthcare group of health officers, and had lunch with them. We accompanied them on their tour this PM. This place has most of the mosquito breeding places under control. They have about 300 miles of ditches which permit drainage & minnow access to mosquito breeding places. They are anxious about sand flies. Last Feb they gave quite a bit of annoyance to winter tourists. On April 6 they caused 50 guests to leave. The season was shortened by 3 weeks. Since the hotel is open for only about 4 months during the year, this is quite an item.

June 21, 1930

June 21, 1930

We are going to look around more tomorrow morning and then go to Charleston tomorrow afternoon or night. Savannah has lots of history and several monuments. It has a population of 87000, with 45% negroes. I like the spirit of cooperation but I am not yet sure about living here. It is not a progressive and growing place. I imagine that Charleston is about the same way.

Yesterday PM Bish and I went by the acreage at Jax. He thinks that the investment is a good one. There is some building along the high way, an overhead pass has been made for the group of railroad tracks in Jax, and soon the Lake City highway will be made twice as wide. There are some homes between our acreage and Jax. The old man with the filling station says that no real estate is being sold now but that he thinks the prospects are good for the future.

B just had a letter from Mrs. B. All three of the children were honor students. Bitsie goes to Baltimore every-day with a questionnaire for the Jewish families. I think she has to get 12 each day. During the late summer she is to be a dietician for a girls camp.

I love you, Honey, and I’ll be mighty glad when I get your letters at Charleston.

Always,

Your
Walter.

June 19, 1930

June 19th.

My dear Sweetheart,

We spent the day here and found it interesting. This morning we went to Zellwood (about 25 miles) and saw Mr. McNiel. He is a Harned[?] student and his wife is from Tallulah. She is rather pretty (but not as pretty as my wife). They were married a few months ago. Mr. McNiel’s work is interesting. He is studying a mosquito which is peculiar to this locality. There are no sand flies here.

June 19, 1930

June 19, 1930

This PM we called at the headquarters of the Med. fruit fly campaign. Saw Mr. Yothers and his group, then we met others on the eradication campaign. Mr. Kimball, one of Harned’s students is here, in charge of our area.

We are leaving tonight for Jax. Will be there tomorrow morning, then to St. Mary’s, then Savannah. I am getting anxious to see the “promised land.” I am getting enough of Florida. Conditions are not so good down here. Every once in a while another bank fails. Everyone has lost money in property and in bank failures. It makes one feel that he wants to put his money in his shoe.

I certainly hope that Walter White has been sleeping well and that you have been getting along all right. It seems ages since I saw you. We have covered a lot of territory and have seen lots of people and it seems that we should close the trip. I guess I’ll get my return tickets on the last day of June. This seems to be about the time. Hope to see “Jimmy” at Charleston.

With lots of love, Dear, I am

Your
Walter.