Tag Archives: telegram

September 4, 1941

PANAMACITY FLO SEP 4 735 P 1941 SEP 5 AM 8 14
MRS W E DOVE=
220 WEST MESQUITE ST

ARRIVING NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL MEET YOU AT SP DEPOT SUNDAY MORNING. LOVE=
WALTER.

September 4, 1941

September 4, 1941

September 17, 1939

Telegram from Dallas, via Postal Telegraph.

1939 SEP 17 AM 400

MRS W E DOVE=
1928 FREEMONT AVE SOUTH MPLS=

CONSOLIDATION DALLAS MENARD SONORA AND UVALDE AT MENARD SUGGEST STRONG AND MEETING BISHOPP HERE JEFFERSON HOTEL SUNDAY. I WOULD PREFER MOVE MENARD WITHOUT GOING WASHINGTON=
WALTER.

September 17, 1939

September 17, 1939

Translated: Walter is probably going to be put in charge of a consolidated USDA research facility in Menard, TX.

June 6, 1939

Western Union telegram, received at Uvalde, TX.

MINNEAPOLIS MINN JUN 6

MRS W E DOVE=
222 WEST MESQUITE ST

FURNITURE ARRIVED AND NEARLY ALL PLACED IN LIVING ROOM TODAY. WHY DONT YOU COME UP AND SEE ME? COULD DADDY LEWIS DRIVE HERE IF SO WOULD BUY HIS TICKET WHEN HE WANTS TO RETURN PLEASE WIRE AND LET ME KNOW IF I SHOULD MEET YOU AIRPORT OMAHA SATURDAY WITH LOVE=

WALTER.

June 6, 1939

June 6, 1939

June 9, 1938

Western Union telegram.

1938 JUN 9 AM 8 22

MCALESTER OKLA 9 802A

DR W E DOVE
707 THORPE BLDG MPLS

EVERYTHING FINE MAY BE REACHED WESTERN UNION KANSAS CITY MISSOURI TODAY. LOVE

INA.

June 9, 1938

June 9, 1938

June 8, 1938

Western Union telegram.

1938 JUN 8 AM 6 41

UVALDE TEX 7

DR W E DOVE
707 THORPE BLDG MPLS

WILL LEAVE FOR MINNEAPOLIS WEDNESDAY MORNING BY WAY OF DALLAS MCALESTER MUSKOGEE KANSAS CITY DESMOINES AM TOLD THIS IS BETTER WAY THAN OMAHA PAPA CAN NOT GO WILL WIRE YOU EVERY DAY YOU NEED NOT MEET US WE ARE NOT AFRAID WILL TELEPHONE YOU ON ARRIVAL IN MINNEAPOLIS LOVE

INA.

June 8, 1938

June 8, 1938

March 28, 1937

“Easter Greeting by Western Union.” This was almost certainly a “canned” message the telegraph company would send at a discount rate.

WATERTOWN SDAK
WALTER WHITE DOVE AND FAMILY =
533 W MAGNOLIA ST SAN ANTONIO TEX =

I SEND YOU GOOD CHEER, NEW HOPE AND BEST WISHES FOR GREAT HAPPINESS THIS EASTER =

WALTER.

March 28, 1937

March 28, 1937

February 27, 1937

Western Union telegram, received at San Antonio, TX. Walter is traveling further afield now, still promoting prevention and treatment strategies for screw-worm infestations in livestock.

BOZEMAN MONT 27 320A
MRS W E DOVE =
533 WEST MAGNOLIA ST SAN ANTONIO TEX =

BISMARCK MONDAY AND WILL ADVISE ITINERARY SOUTH BUT NOT BY SALT LAKE CITY PROBABLY BY MINNEAPOLIS =

W E DOVE

February 27, 1937

February 27, 1937

September 7, 1936

Western Union telegram, received San Antonio, TX.

1936 SEP 7 AM 9:47

MRS W E DOVE
538 WEST MAGNOLIA

SHOULD ARRIVE TWO FORTY FIVE THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHERN PACIFIC
=WALTER

September 7, 1936

September 7, 1936