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February 7, 1942

Sat. Nite 2/7-12 PM

My dear Ina & Boys,

I am enclosing a card on the meeting tonight. The slides were OK, I used the full time, had questions and was told that the talk was OK. Mr. Stage was there from my office. Cushing did not come b/c of a cold which he is still fighting. Deniza is working in the War Dept. now and I guess she is glad to work again. They moved to an apt. near BM & Claudelle, I believe the man who owns the house is a lawyer. I cannot remember his name.

February 7, 1942

February 7, 1942

As yet I have had practically no luck in getting material. As far as the fumigation tests go, I am just where I was one week ago. Hope to get some Monday PM, which will give me something to do at Beltsville on Tuesday. The District Jail is my main bet for material.

Thursday night I went to the Wash. Ent. Soc. meeting. Ewing & Snodgrass gave talks. Saw Mr. Oman who said he stopped at Uvalde, and saw Claudelle. Mr. & Mrs. Lewis. Also saw Mr. Bottimer who is working at the Museum now.

There has been no news on the money for the other projects yet but we expect it soon.

I miss you lots and will be glad to get home. Hope we can get Bruce changed so that he can help on this. Cushing intended to try Annand on it today before FC returns. This job at present is not so much.

With love,
Walter.

September 1, 1941

Stationery from the Fort Gatlin Hotel, Orlando, FL.

Panama City Monday.

My dear Ina & Boys,

Have been rushed, but the dog fly control work is getting under way now. The Public Health horned in for the money and 2 of their men are here to make purchases. It is a PH program but actually we are operating it with Bureau funds for salaries etc. on the basis of an exchange of funds.

September 1, 1941

September 1, 1941

I went in by air for a conference on Thurs. night of last week & left Washington last Monday night arriving here about noon last Tuesday. Verbal arrangements were made with the PHS while I was at Washington. On Wed. night I met Mr. Padget at DeFiniak [?] & spent the night there. Mr. Dopson & RA were there and all came here. On Thursday night trucks rolled in from Gulfport & Florala so that our yard at the lab was filled with them. Friday we mounted sprayers on 8 barges & opened an office at #11 Page Bldg (upstairs over music store). The phone number there is 10. The control set up there is entirely separate from research, but Dr. Simmons is in close work with us & one man is helping him on research phases. Oil is being bought from the Sunny State & 30000 gals of creosote from Pensacola, delivered here by trucks with 1000 gal. tanks.

Mr. Griggs is in charge at Ft. Walton with 3 barge units which we shipped by tug boat from here at 6AM Sunday. Our first sprayer operated at Tyndall field on Sat. Mr. Landrum, Duck, Culpepper and Miller are in the crew. We will have 2 big barges with supply tanks, one at Ft. Walton & 1 here.

At Wash. I had a good visit with Claudelle & BM. Spent night at their house & they seem like newly weds. Joyce was there part of the time. Dr. Annand seems to be starting out OK as Chief.

Yesterday I had dinner & a good one with Simmons. In PM I took Mr. & Mrs. Landreau, Mr. & Mrs. Duck & son (8 yrs) for a drive to see the barges.

The high school opens next Friday & the date for opening of other schools has not been announced. After the Board meeting this week they will announce the date. Usually it is one week after the high school. Will let you know when. If you could come either next Sunday or one week from Sunday I could meet you in the car at New Orleans. If you could arrive at N.O. on Sunday morning I could be at the station & we could eat breakfast at the station & drive home that day. I’ll bring the ice box in the car. You could wire me Tourate when to meet you.

With love to all of you,
Walter.

P.S. I am enclosing the Kehoe check with my endorsement. You can endorse & cash at Uvalde. Would suggest you call the station agent a day or two before you leave & reserve a drawing room to New Orleans.