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February 15, 1938 (Ina)

Tuesday Afternoon.
Feb. 15, 1938.

Dearest Sweetheart:

Today we were very happy to have your letter written Friday.

Do you really want us to wait until school closes? I’m perfectly willing to go sooner if you think you will be at headquarters enough for us to see you once in a while. Will you be traveling a great deal between now and June, or will most of your time be spent at Minneapolis? You plan for us to move after the “big rush” is over. When will that be? In the meantime, do you expect to have any occasion to see us in San Antonio? The logical time for us to move seems to be after school closes the last day of May but I don’t want to desert you nor do I want to be in your way.

February 15, 1938 (Ina)

February 15, 1938 (Ina)

When does this new job cease to be a secret? Mrs. Welker excitedly called me up the other day to know if we were going to move. Mr. Wilkie had heard at the pink boll worm office that the screw worm office was closing and Mr. Townsend was to begin work there. I didn’t give her any idea where we would be or what you would be doing. I told her we probably would know when you returned from Washington.

Will you have something to do with the Mormon cricket work too?

Has your cold gotten well? I do hope so.

We went to Uvalde last week-end. The family pledged secrecy when I told them of your new work. They were proud of you for being assigned to such an important problem and were brave about our moving so far away. They expect to move into their new home about March 1. It is going to be pretty. Reitha was elected the most popular girl in the junior class and Thelma Lee (though married) was elected the most beautiful in the senior class. They won by a large majority. This is for the annual.

Today at noon Mr. Welker telephoned that he had a fine new boy. It came about 2 A.M. and everything is lovely. His name is Thomas Fowler. I’ll go to the hospital to see them soon. He will use Lewis Dunbar’s basket.

I’m invited to a tea to be given tomorrow afternoon in a home on West King’s Highway. Don’t you just love ‘em?

Yes, I signed the deed in the presence of Mrs. Schroeder and the notary (with seal) and mailed it to Mr. O’Donnell the same day I received it.

Sunday A.M. while we were at Uvalde Mama received a special delivery letter from Claudelle telling of her transfer. I hope she reached Washington before you left. I was sorry Mama & Papa had that news on top of news of our prospective move.

Madie says she would love to go with us. I warned her about the climate, distance from her home etc. but she didn’t mind. She corresponds occasionally with a friend who lives in those parts so she knows a little about the country. I think it would be a great comfort to have her with us. What do you think?

The children keep asking when you are coming home. Lewis Dunbar saves you a piece of chewing gum almost every day. I’d love to see you too.

I love you, Honey.

Always, your
Ina.

P.S. I’m glad you sent Mother Dove the check.

February 11, 1938

Stationery from the Bellevue Hotel, 15 E St. NW Washington, DC.

Friday Night.

My dear Sweetheart,

I am beginning to get oriented in the status of the g hop program but I have a lot to learn about it. Mr. Gaddis was not able to get away so soon and I welcome this chance to get some of my own SW work rounded out and to learn more about my new job. It is about the biggest control job when one considers the area of about 20 states extending from Arizona & Texas to the Canada line, and the very short season filled with long days.

February 11, 1938

February 11, 1938

I think you should finish the school year and plan to move to Mpls after the big rush is over. If the program does not go over perhaps we can stay in Texas and research screw-worms.

I talked to Claudelle last night. She is coming up here about the 16th to work here.

RA had a time deciding to accept the Mormon Cricket job as assistant leader but I phoned him tonight and he says OK. Bishopp offered him a place in charge of the Menand station but at a lower salary.

Have just had a wire from Quarterman & he accepts a place as 3d in command of the G-hopper ship. He will report when I call for him. At first he declined but I wired him again. Also he phoned me last night.

I spent two nights with Cushings & then came here. Prof. Harned invited me to his home but I told him I had so much paper to work & study that I had to decline. This gave me a chance to come here, otherwise he could criticize me for going to Cushings. He would recommend a man for every vacancy if I visited with him on that line. We have some good college graduates to choose from, ones with previous experience on G-hopper control.

Pauline was operated on for appendicitis but I have not seen the Halls. She is getting along OK & today is about the 5th day. May see them Sunday if I am here though I expect to have a lot of study & plans.

Had dinner with the Bishopps the 2nd night I was here and they were very cordial. Bitsie’s husband does the same kind of advertising work as she. They work for the same advertising company & he makes colored pictures of her pies & cakes etc. He seems to be OK.

Am enclosing a receipt for premiums on the annuity for 6 mos. This was added to our loan of $1500. The policy was forwarded to me here & I’ll send it to you when I have a long envelope. Did you return the deed to Savannah? You will receive 180 notes & the debt deed. They should be kept in the safety box at the bank.

With love
Your Walter

May 29, 1936

Friday A.M.
May 29, 1936.

Good Morning!

We have a new maid this morning and she seems to be good. She says she can cook. Once more the world seems rosy – although it really is raining today. It looked as if we might be here for some time yet and I thought it worth while to get someone. Think I’ll pack all silver except that which we use every day and put it under lock & key – just in case. However, she is recommended as being honest. Anyhow, if you will come home I think I can be with you more than I was last time.

May 29, 1936

May 29, 1936

Kenneth came home this A.M. I haven’t talked with him yet. Elton’s job is gone for good. He is getting mighty tired staying around home with nothing to do. He has no money to buy gasoline or whiskey.

We all are well. Hope you are. Shall we be seeing you soon?

Always with love.

Your
Ina.

May 4, 1936

Postmarked Uvalde, TX.

Monday A.M.

Will visit Mr. Parman this AM & go over some of his work. Tomorrow we meet the Committee at Del Rio. Will be San Antonio Wednesday and hope to leave about Wednesday night for Atlanta and home. Folks seem well. Thelma Lee & Reitha are young ladies now and pretty too. Ina Marie seems to be well behaved. Telegraphed Frank last night. He and R.A. are to get started in California as soon as they can get started.

With love,
Walter.

May 4, 1936

May 4, 1936

May 1, 1936

Plain postcard postmarked Beaumont, TX.

Friday A.M.

Arrived at 7 and had breakfast with the Brundretts. Will drive to College Station with B. & Doward today.

Saw Mr. Hollingsworth Brunson & Pierce Tar Oil Co. at New Orleans yesterday.

Mr. Townsend was doing OK but still in hospital Wash. DC when I left Atlanta.

Walter.

May 1, 1936

May 1, 1936

April 29, 1936

Railroad Stationery from The Piedmont, New York-New Orleans, En Route …

to N.O.
April 29, 1936.

My dear Ina,

A big rush during the past day or two or rather since March 9th. Left Bruce in Atlanta and he will be there until Friday PM & then again for duty next week. McGehee takes over Fla. work next Monday and Bruce Atlanta about Wednesday. Mr. Townsend is in hospital at Wash. following eye operation but 2 days after he was sitting up and listening to a radio. Rice, Cushing and Spencer went over to see him. Expect him to return about Sunday. Sent out his bids and purchase orders all this PM and I think the rush items were taken care of OK. Pay rolls were signed & C. has a check for a few days. Mr. Mitchell is sending my checks to you 1504 E. 51. One is for $40 for 16 to 20th. The other is for 21 to 30th. Please deposit both of htem. I cashed one check for $10 Monday & another for $40 this noon. When I returned to the office the advance of funds for 200 was there. Hope I did not over draw your account but in case I did the other checks will be there Friday AM. Swore to the lien & returned it to Mr. Cline this noon. He will get it tomorrow morning.

April 29, 1936

April 29, 1936

My conference at College Station is Saturday and will try to get to Uvalde Sunday but am not sure. Will see them on this trip. Yeomans left yesterday AM for Texas, RA was in Uvalde last Sunday and Monday.

I am enclosing a note from Dr. Huff. I dictated letters to both he and Dr. White this PM and I asked the Huffs to stop at Savannah too.

With lots of love to the three of you,

Your,
Walter.

San Antonio next Monday care of Mr. McDonald, Bureau of Ent & P.Q. Will establish an address at San Antonio for mail then.

April 26, 1936

Sunday Night.

My dear Sweetheart,

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Rainwater stayed with me and worked and about four o’clock Mrs. Rainwater came by the office. She typed some things for me which I had overlooked during the rush of the past few days and they were mailed into Washington. A report for the Pest survey bulletin and a news release on screw worms. They had lunch with me at the cafeteria and I went to a movie with them. I took a bath (Sat. night) and went to bed. This morning I found that the Day Light Saving had gone into effect so I’ve been an hour late. Ate breakfast late and a late dinner. Worked from about 11 to 3, saw a parade & then worked from 4:30 to 8:40. Made out my accounts for March and April so that Mitchell can type them tomorrow. I do not get expenses at Atlanta. With the visiting period on the Cushings my accounts amount to $99.

April 26, 1936

April 26, 1936

Tomorrow morning Mr. Yeomans reports and after brief instructions during tomorrow and Tuesday he will leave some time Tuesday for San Antonio. Mr. Welker reports tomorrow morning & Bruce comes in the PM. Miss. Claudelle Lewis reported to the Lab at Uvalde on Saturday AM & I sent her an Oath of Office by Air Mail. Had an Air Mail letter from her and I think she has plenty to do.

Mr. Townsend had an operation or expected to, so he will probably be in Washington all week. He has been a hard worker and I’ve depended on him for the office end. On account of payrolls I may not get away as early as I had thought. They have to be signed and only Townsend and I can sign them.

I will have to draw a check on our account tomorrow. I have 40¢ for breakfast tomorrow morning. Made application for an advance for $200 and it should be here by this time. I’ll draw about $10 and by the time it is used, the other should be here. Will get express money orders for convenience.

With lots of love to you and all of our sons,

Your,
Walter.

C&S paper received & will be notarized tomorrow. Am due College Station Saturday and will not leave here until Wednesday PM. Yeomans checked out today. Bruce is here now.

March 21, 1936

Saturday PM.

My dear Sweetheart,

All this week I have thought that I would be able to return to Atlanta right-a-way, but the job of getting the work program cooperative statement for states and a thousand other things have prevented it. This noon I gave the information in typed form to Mr. Rohner and I hope that I can get away Monday PM. If so, I’ll be in Atlanta Tuesday noon. After a few days of organization work in Georgia and a conference with Bruce and Roberts I’ll have to return here. As a matter of fact, Mr. Rohner says that I’ll have a lot of travel between Washington and the field until things are going. The job is not easy but I’ll have a lot of experienced men to assist me this time. I have not been officially informed, but I learn that the job is to be set up on a pay with other division chiefs at $5200 or $5600, I do not know which pay. At present it is the same $4200.

March 21, 1936

March 21, 1936

Headquarters are to be at San Antonio Texas and I guess you will not mind that, except for our house and furniture at Savannah. Think you would want to stay at Savannah until after school closes when we should have an office set up at San Antonio.

Not many men to be used this year, but a variety in the program. More instruction necessary and more supervision & more responsibility. I am to have full charge but that means under Mr. Strong.

The telegram from Ethel shocked me and I hope Marshall is OK to. Did you get word to Frank? I am sure that they had a comfortable place in a neighbor’s home until they could get a place. Ethel & Marshall are known by all there and I am sure that they are well liked. It is a shame to suffer the loss, but I feel that Marshall had some insurance. Too, his bonus should help out some.

I have been stopping at the Hotel Cushing and in spite of their protests I think I can pay them OK. I drew $25 from our account since I left, asked Ethel to draw $100, will need about $30 for Cushings Monday. If our check went from Atlanta, deposit it. If not, there is plenty to take care of everything. I have not given the $100 to the New England for annuity yet and will wait until we can check up at Savannah.

Will ask R.A. to meet me at Savannah for a conference, after I get all of the state supervisors together at Atlanta. I plan to use him as my right hand man if agreeable to him.

Excuse me for running away after I got to Atlanta, but I think it is to our mutual advantage.

With lots & lots of love to the three of you.

Your
Walter.

March 20, 1936 (Walter)

Western Union telegram.

1936 MAR 20 PM 1 39
MRS W E DOVE
PHONE 4737 SAVANNAH GA=

WIRING ETHEL DRAW DRAFT ONE HUNDRED OUR BANK ACCOUNT STOP SHE AND CHILDREN ESCAPED FIRE BUT EVERYTHING LOST STOP SHE IS WRITING SAVANNAH STOP TRYING FINISH HERE TOMORROW SO CAN RETURN ATLANTA AND SAVANNAH TO ORGANIZE NEW WORK SOUTHEAST STOP GET HULL GIVE NEWS FRANK STOP HOPE YOU CHILDREN FINE=

W E DOVE

March 20, 1936 (Walter)

March 20, 1936 (Walter)

March 20, 1936 (Ina)

Friday A.M.
March 20, 1936.

Dearest Sweetheart:

It would be nice if you would write your wife once in a while if nothing more than a card. The grocery store cares that much about us. Just this morning I received a nice card from Orsini’s. John telephoned me about the letter he received from you yesterday. He or Sara have been ‘phoning me twice a day since you left to know if I have heard anything. They are so anxious to know if they will be returning to Fort Pierce. Also, since receiving your letter John wants to know if he is supposed to let Mr. Strong know that he knows of the new screw worm arrangement when he comes.

March 20, 1936 (Ina)

March 20, 1936 (Ina)

John telephoned Ethel’s message to us this morning. He forwarded it to you. I’m so sorry their house burned. Can we do anything to help? I hope they had plenty of insurance. John said he imagined that, being in a bank, Marshall would pay special attention to properly insuring his home. Of course there are dozens of things that insurance never can replace. Think of the old letters that would be destroyed if our house should burn! I shall write Ethel today.

Don’t try to cross the Potomac. I notice in today’s paper that it is on a rampage and is threatening Washington’s Monument. You probably hadn’t noticed.

I was lucky last week. About 9:30 last Saturday night a man from Adler’s telephoned and said he was pleased to inform me that I had won their second prize of the week – $25 – in merchandise. I had been saving up coupons, you see. They give one for each 50¢ purchase. The drawings take place every Saturday night. Now I believe in Santa Claus. I haven’t decided what I shall buy with the $25.00. I was hoping you would come home some time and help me decide. After all it was your credit I used. I had thought of part of it for slip covers for the couch and your chair – pretty printed linen ones. However, if we are going to have to rent our house furnished I am not in favor of spending any more on furnishings. We can buy anything or any number of things we like – up to $25.00. Of course, now, if we could strike a sale there we might get our money’s worth. Mr. Dyer said he would rather we would make our selections within the next 30 days.

We all feel fine. Our colds are practically well. Walter White’s hearing is perfectly normal now. He has not missed any time from school. His report card shows that he passed in everything but his writing grade is nothing to crow about. He is improving though. In “Effort” he received a mark of “Excellent,” so I suppose we can’t tell him that he doesn’t try. I’m especially proud of the fact that he can assemble and fly his own kite without help from anyone and with the shedding of very few tears. He and I are doing very well selling magazines. He gets enough commission to buy guns and kites. He’s saving up coupons too. Lewis Dunbar is a very sweet child. He keeps us all busy.

We had a letter from Claudelle today. She has mumps and Mrs. Palmer has flu so they have not been to Galveston.

I love you just the same.

Always, your
Ina.