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.
The screw-worm control project is really getting going now. Here’s the lineup for a conference the USDA held about the subject to kick off their big education and treatment push. At this point, the campaign focuses on teaching ranchers how to minimize and treat superficial wounds on their livestock, as those are the main point of entry for the screw-worm fly. As explained in the USDA archives, this campaign subsequently evolved into a biological control method that completely eradicated the pest from the US.
May 31, 1935
March 25, 1935
My dear Ina,
There is no way to get the central headquarters of the S.W. located at Savannah. I talked to Mr. Strong tonight and he thinks it best to locate in Atlanta. This means that I could come home often, and I am guessing some. Mr. Hull is to come to Savannah to look after sand fly work. Bish promises to transfer Mr. Hall. Mr. Laake will return by Savannah and will look for a location for screw worm research in southern Georgia. R.A. should be in Mississippi now on a survey.
March 25, 1935
I connected with Dr. White this evening after dinner and visited 2-1/2 hours. Will try to see him tomorrow for supper but I am not sure. I am going to return as soon as I can. Mr. Parman leaves tomorrow afternoon. Yeomans is here but I have not seen him as yet. His appropriation went to Tom Linders’ office.
With love,
Walter.
Stationery from the Hotel Houston, 910 E St. NW, Washington, DC.
My dear Ina,
I have just returned from the Cushings’ where Laake, Parman, Mr. & Mrs. Bishopp and I had dinner and a pleasant evening. The Cushings are living in Mr. & Mrs. Peters’s home while Mrs. Peters is away. Prof. Harned had asked me to join his family for a Mississippi meeting tonight, but when Cushing told me of their plans I had to beg off from the Miss. meeting. I was really glad to beg off, because I’ll see the Harneds Sunday. They may take me to Baltimore. Mr. Parman looks older and Mr. Laake seems younger. Mrs. Bishopp has some gray hair but talks in the usual way. Cushing looks fine and Mrs. Cushing looks as good as she did when they returned from England. She lost some of the Arctic bleaching but has a good healthy color. She has as much pep as usual.
March 22, 1935
The set up for screw worms seems to place me as director of all control work and Laake with all research work. Mr. Howell is listed as Asst. state leader of Ga., but I am quite sure that we will not be able to get him for that place. When Mr. Coffin gets behind it, I think his stock will go up. Prince was listed as state leader for Ga., though some political strings are pulling for others. It seems that the Congressmen and Senators will name most of the County men and that the district and state men will be left largely to us. Parman is listed for Mississippi, McGehee for Alabama, Mr. Bruce for Florida, and for Texas and Louisiana I do not know the men suggested. Bishopp keeps both control and research under his general direction. I’ll find out more tomorrow.
At a meeting with Mr. Strong today, Bish announced Atlanta as a general headquarters for all control work. I haven’t had a chance to discuss this, except that I am told that Mr. Strong does not favor Savannah for it. It is not central or a large enough place. The southeastern research on screw worms may go to Valdosta. King and Bradley are kept for possible mosquito work, but Strong does not favor a large program for the Bureau.
I’ve already announced my intentions of leaving soon, but I know that I’ll be here for several days. If you write, it should be addressed to the Bureau of Ent. & P.Q., Man and Animals Division. I may go to the same hotel where Laake and Parman are staying.
With lots of love,
Your,
Walter.
It looks like you might have a chance to visit at Uvalde during the S.W. work. I would be in charge of control work out there too.