Tuesday AM.
Crowley La.
We spent last night here and expect to reach Beaumont by noon today, College Station tomorrow and Edwards Hotel, Jackson Miss. Friday. As far as I know will go to Atlanta from then and to Gainesville on the 26th. Mother is in good health and so is Mr. Bond but Revah is not. Tell Walter White the colts are fine. His is getting to be a big horse.
W.E.D.
October 15, 1935
Stationery from the Forrest Hotel, Hattisburg, Miss., “Rates from $2.00 – Circulating ice water and electric fan in each guest room.”
Friday night 1150 PM
My dear Ina,
I arrived here a few minutes ago and have just had a bath. We had a good drive this afternoon from the College to Hattiesburg. Dr. Cain of the College is accompanying me on this trip to La. & Texas and we will return to Jackson Miss. for a SW meeting 2 PM next Friday at the Federal Bldg. Dr. Cain was wearing knee trousers the last time I saw him at Meadville about 23 years ago. At that time I went with his sister Edna some times. She is married and living in Memphis now. We, Dr. Cain and I called on his father and mother yesterday. They live near the College. Last night I had waffles with Dr. Cain and his family. They spent about a year at Princeton and know the Stolls real well. He asked me for help on his technique at the college. He is beginning a problem on stomach worms of cattle and plans to get his ScD with Dr. Cort in the future. He has a BS from Miss. A&M, MS from Iona in Animal Husbandry and a VMD from Cornell University. He is a well trained man and I am flattered that he sticks so close to me on this trip. Tomorrow he will call on his uncle near here who is an adviser to the new Governor. The PM he will go to Meadville and call on his cousin Dan McGehee the Congressman. The contacts should be helpful to me in our work and I am not missing the opportunity to cultivate all of them.
October 11, 1935
As far as I can tell my itinerary is
Saturday PM – Roxie
Monday A.M. 222 Fed Bldg., Baton Rouge.
Tuesday Beaumont c/o H.M. Brundrett
Wednesday College Station Texas, c/o Dr. S.W. Bilsing
Friday Jackson Miss.
Saturday not determined but perhaps on my way to Atlanta.
Was not able to take off county men except in Miss & Eastern La. this week. Planning more work for the remainder of the men.
With love,
Your Walter.
Slept with Kenneth last night. He is just fine & all like him OK.
Thursday
Dear Ina,
Will be at Trenton Ga for a meeting at 2 PM Friday and will return to Atlanta Saturday. On Sunday I plan to get away for Miss. & expect to meet Parman at the College. From there will go to Hattiesburg, Baton Rouge etc. Will give an itinerary later. I tried to get wool underwear for Walter White but had no luck here.
With love
Walter
October 3, 1935
Letterhead: “Young Men’s Christian Association, Army and Navy, ‘With the Colors.'”
Birmingham, Ala
Sunday Sept 21, 1935
My dear Ina & Boys,
Mr. Thomas Duck Jr. drove here with Daddy last night and we will see Tom McGebee this afternoon. We have an exhibit for the fair which begins tomorrow morning. Mr. Duck delivered one of the exhibits for me yesterday and another man took another exhibit to Newnan Ga.
September 21, 1935
Night before last I spent at Eatonton Ga. about 65 miles from Atlanta. I did not get away from Savannah until about five o’clock in the PM and could not drive all of the way that night. Yesterday I dictated replies to a number of letters on my desk, but I did not clean up all of them. Tomorrow I’ll be in Atlanta again and I’ll try to get everything cleaned up. I am not sure yet but I may get back to Savannah Tuesday night. I could have the exhibits shipped without seeing them, but I’d like to come home again anyway.
I am sending Mother Dove the check we talked about (40).
Mr. Duck spent last night & this AM with a relative here. He will be back just after dinner today.
I want Walter White to be a good boy, and I am pretty sure that he will be.
With love,
Walter.
This stationery was left over when the war closed & the YMCA can’t afford better.
After a brief visit home to see Ina and their two boys, Walter is back on the road for the screw-worm control program.
Thursday Noon
Macon
Left Tifton this morning and will go to two places before Atlanta to get a good scout started. Expect to be [in] Atlanta Friday, Montgomery (515 Dexter Ave.) Saturday & Sunday will go to Gainesville. Plan to get Dr. White for control area in Camden County, but must get scout in northern Ga., Tenn., & N. Carolina first. Hope storm did no injury.
With love
Walter
September 5, 1935
Mobile, Ala – August 21, 1935
Benzol not expected here until tomorrow some time. Following is my schedule care of county agent each place.
Cedartown – Aug 23 10 AM
Calhoun ” 23 230 P
Jasper ” 24 1030a
Canton ” 24 3 PM
Atlanta – Sunday & Mon AM
Lawrenceville Aug 26 230 PM
Winder ” 27 10 AM
Jefferson ” 26 2 PM
Lincolnton ” 28 10 AM
Hartwell ” 28 2:30 PM
Savannah ” 29 AM
Walter
August 21, 1935
Postcard from Mobile, AL.
Monday PM
Thanks for the card & news. Am glad to know the health of the family is more normal. They made a bust on our notice of benzol arrival. Not here until Thurs. noon. Will try to borrow some here tomorrow. Left Daddy Lewis at Uncle Will’s. They send love to you. Promised Daddy Lewis I’d write to you for him also to Mother Lewis.
Love
Walter
August 19, 1935
Benzol is one of the treatments Walter is distributing for screw worm cases in livestock.
Brookhaven, Miss.
227 Washington St.
Sunday eve 8/18 –
Dear Ina,
What is the trouble? I have been meeting the trains for the past 4 or 5 days expecting to meet your Papa. He wrote me that he would be here the 15th and I have not heard a word from him since. Am very much worried about him. Let me hear from you at once. I have planned for a pleasant time with him, I do hope nothing serious has happened. Do let me hear from you at once, am writing your Mother also.
Your affectionate
Uncle W.L. Lewis
August 18, 1935
Tuesday AM
Dear Ina,
Bish is in Louisiana and I am to meet him Thursday either Atlanta or at meeting in Alabama.
Hope W W is getting OK & that you are sleeping some.
Walter
August 13, 1935
Plain postcard, postmarked Atlanta.
Monday PM.
Arrived here about five o’clock. A real hot day for driving. I left a pair of white trousers on a hanger in our closet. Would you send these out & have them cleaned & pressed. My room at YMCA is 516. I have had the same number all of the time. Just in case you phone & can’t get me at office.
Walter.
August 12, 1935