July 9, 1927

Sat. Night. At the P.O.
About 8 o’clock.

My Dear Little Girl,

Did not come down town until tonight. Waited until I received your letter to write. We didn’t get the mail this noon and I knew that I had one down here.

July 9, 1927

July 9, 1927

I spent the afternoon working. I was the only one at the Lab. Some of the supplies came today so I made up a few stains and fixers. Have some chemicals and glassware to come yet.

Phoned Mr. Diffey twice today. He expected a telegram on the loan at any time but had not gotten it this PM. We have three days grace and I guess it will come through by Monday.

I have no news, Dear. It’s the same old story, I love you so. Am getting mighty anxious to see you. Hope it won’t be so long before I can see you. I love you with all my heart.

Your
Walter.

July 10, 1927

8 PM
Sunday the 10th.

My Dear Sweetheart,

I know that weeks ago you planned that I would be in Uvalde today. Only wish I were there now. Have just returned from the Brundrettes’. Had dinner with them about two o’clock, fried chicken, vegetables, ice cream and cake. Also had ice cream and cake again tonight. This PM I drove them around White Rock in the Willys Knight. Finished the paint job this morning. Only used top and seat dressing this A M & it dried quickly. I think it looks better than when you saw it last.

July 10, 1927

July 10, 1927

Alvis came over this morning. Said his niece was at Mrs. Pettit’s & that I was invited for dinner. Was sorry that I had already accepted an invitation with the Brundrettes. Will try to see Miss Lena tomorrow.

Expect something on the renewal of the loan tomorrow. Hope it is OK at 6-1/2%. According to the Brundrettes the Bishopp house sold for $7500. I think he got a good price for it considering its location. The commission made it about $7250 which was about what it cost him.

Don’t think that I have forgotten your birthday, Dear. I should have sent it before now. Will go to town tomorrow and send it by parcel post. Just as soon as I can find out something from Bish will let you know when I can come & about how long I can stay.

I love you Dear, with all my heart and believe me, I am mighty anxious to see my little wife. Am going with you the next time, for the time I am away from you hangs heavy on my hands. I don’t know what to do with myself.

Your
Walter.

July 11, 1927

Monday PM. The Lab.

My Dear Little Girl,

Yours of yesterday AM came this noon. Incidentally, I was up early yesterday morning, too. 5:30. Finished the car before the neighbors were up.

July 11, 1927

July 11, 1927

Just returned from town. Nothing definite on the loan yet. The Sec’y wrote Mr. Diffy that it would be brought to the President’s attention PDQ & Mr. Diffy expects an answer tomorrow. The request for advanced funds was answered with a new form of bond. Have just made the new form and mailed it today. This means it will be at least another week before the check will get here. Paid the gas, light & Sanger’s bills, and I have the 160 for the interest. Will pay it when the renewal of the first lien is made.

I love you Dear, with all my heart. I want to see you too.

Your
Walter

P.S. Sent you a birthday remembrance today. Sanger’s mailed it. We will get the bill next month.

July 12, 1927

Tuesday, 6 PM.

My Dear Sweetheart,

Your letter came this A.M. It made good time. Can’t tell you anything about the loan as yet. Probably tomorrow.

It will be several days yet before I can come to Uvalde, though I’d like to come right now. It seems ages since I saw you. Will have the advance of funds in about a week and I hope to leave shortly after the check comes. Will probably have an abstract fee & renewal charges.

July 12, 1927

July 12, 1927

Alvis came over last night. Brought a comb cleaner as a present. Cost about 10¢. Said he had tried to buy one in Dallas and was unable, so when he found them at Little Rock he bought about 5 so he could give each of his friends one. He seems to be getting along with his girl. He will leave town again within a few days. When he returns I understand that he has another job waiting for him.

Dear, I hardly know what to do with myself when I am here alone. Find it about as easy and enjoyable to keep busy as to try to do anything else.

Bish leaves tonight for Medina. Think he is going to give a few talks down there at the Farmers’ Short Courses. Says he will be down there a couple of days. Would like to see him leave for Wash.

The Roarks are not coming down this summer. Guess they will come this fall. Dr. Roark was placed on the Advising Board as a consulting chemist for the Corn Borer work. I imagine that this will give him some new duties which may delay his coming down here.

With all my love, Dear, I am

Your
Walter.

July 13, 1927

Tuesday PM. 6:15*

My Dear Little Girl,

This is pretty early for one to have had dinner already, but I was down town anyway. Paid the interest and have been doing some more shopping to get 6-1/2%. The Capitol Life will make a first lien of $3500 at 6-1/2%. Told Mr. Harper that we could get this amount at 6-1/2%. He was very nice about it and told me that I might take until Sept. or Oct 1st if I wanted to. He was willing to renew the loan at 8% with privilege of paying $200 every six months for 2-1/2 years. The loan to be for three years. Saw Mr. Diffy again and he was more encouraging. He is leaving for Denver within a few days and says that he thinks he can get it through for $4000. He will be away for about a month, taking a vacation. Told him that I’d take a policy if he put the $4000 through. His proposition as given in our application for the loan is OK.

July 13, 1927

July 13, 1927

Will pay $250 on the principal each year for four years. This would make it $3000 at the end of 5 years. Mr. Diffy felt pretty sure that he could get it through, when he talked with Mr. Daly. Think he will try, for it means a policy for him. Said not [to] worry about it.

This morning I autopsied 13 dogs. Found some H.W. [heartworm] but not as many as we found in Florida. Haven’t gone over them to see if A. braziliense is represented. Some of them are small and could be the C.E. worm as far as size counts. Will go out again Thurs. A.M. when they kill again. This will give about 25 animals which should serve as a reliable index of H.Ws.

I do not yet know when I can come down. Will come as soon as I possibly can. It is mighty hard to stay here when I miss you so much. I surely do love you.

With all my love,

Your
Walter.

Wrong day again. The letter is postmarked 13 July, which was a Wednesday.

July 14, 1927

Thurs. PM. 6:30

My Dear Sweetheart,

Your letter was a real good one. You always know what to say. It was next best to a talk with you, though I’d like mighty well to see you now. The renewal is OK until we hear from Mr. Diffy and should he not be able to get a $4000 lien I know that we can renew with Mr. Harper OK. We could increase our second lien but would have to give a 25% to them. This we do not care to do. I feel that Mr. Diffy is going to get the $4000. He fells that he can so I am not worrying about it.

July 13, 1927

July 13, 1927

Six of the dogs were infested with A. braziliense though there were only 18 in all of them. There were 77 caninum. It shows that they (braziliense) are fairly well distributed, but present in only small numbers. Will get some more animals tomorrow. The kittens are fine.

You don’t know how much I would like to see you. I just love you so that I want to be with you all of the time. Can’t help but be interested in a place close to the Lab so I can see you any time of the day. If we have a place near the Lab we can use the garage here which would mean a saving. When you come back, I will have a govt. Ford which I can use. This will give you your car at any time you want to use it. Will find out if our Baltimore freight is here. It is about time for it. Guess I’ll have to try all the freight depots as the routing is not given on the Bill of Lading. I paid the Baltimore Transfer Co. They prepaid the freight to the Southern R.R.

With a real sweet kiss and with all my love, your
Walter.

P.S. You left 1 month ago today.

July 15, 1927

Friday 6:15 PM.

My Dear Sweetheart,

Your letter was a mighty sweet one and I enjoyed every word of it. Did not autopsy any dogs today. It rained quite a bit last night and it was too muddy. Have plenty of time and will get some more later.

July 15, 1927

July 15, 1927

Bish returned from Medina this morning. Have not heard anything about when he expects to leave. Mr. Webb is going to work with Dr. McIndoo in Washington (the one with the Van Dyke). Webb is asking for a place with Bish in Washington. The budget for next year adds some for the cattle grub work, but 2/3 of the new appropriation was given to the B.A.I. I am not surprised though I would like to see Bish get most of it. An item of fifteen thousand was put in our budget for parasites of goats and sheep. This looks OK and it will probably pass for ten thousand by the time it reaches Congress. This will probably give me some help, and I do not want Mr. Webb or Mr. Babcock. Guess Babcock will stay at Sonora for some time.

Was mighty glad to know that Mother Lewis had some chickens. They won’t be too tough for me. Just as soon as possible I expect to come to Uvalde. I am mighty anxious to see all the folks, and almost frantic to see my wife. I love her so.

Our things have arrived from “Baltimer” and are creating storage charges for us. The RR notices were not received, but were returned to the freight office. Think I will have the transfer company to store them until you come back. There ought to be room at the Lab, but it would mean additional moving charges. Too they will be safer from fire if stored with the transfer Co. I know you will be glad to know that they are here.

Must go down town & post this. Also it is about time to eat. I love you Honey, I do.

Your
Walter

July 16, 1927

Sat. P.M.

My Dear Sweetheart,

Your letter always comes every morning and I look forward to it. I have a wonderful little wife.

I did not attend to the freight today. Will have it transferred to storage Monday. Hope to have the expense check and also Carl’s check Monday. Will have the Willys Knight people to tighten up all bolts on the car, change the oil and tighten the clutch & brakes. Think it best to do this before I start for Uvalde. Bishopp suggested that I do some work at several places en route. Thinks I ought to spend 3 or 4 days in going down. In this way I can charge 7¢ per mile both ways which means practically $60 mileage. I think it is a good idea. Had thought of charging RR fare but would prefer 7¢ per mile.

July 16, 1927

July 16, 1927

A few weeks ago I suggested to Bish that we needed to put the goat work on a quantitative basis. He poured cold water on the idea. Today I told him my plan for working out a quantitative basis and it went over with him OK. It took a long time for the application to the problem to soak in. He thought it was OK. He plans to leave the 22nd but told me today that he doubted if he would get away before the 25th.

I’ll leave here about Wednesday, if the check comes in Monday. Might get away Tues A.M. but I have quite a bit to do on the animals. I’ll probalby spend three days in coming so that I can charge mileage with a clear conscience. This would put me in Uvalde Friday PM some time. Will phone you from Hondo.

I am getting mighty anxious to see my little girl and I’ll be there as soon as possible. I love you with all my heart.

Always,

Your,
Walter.

July 18, 1927

Monday 6:30 PM.

My Dear Sweetheart,

The letter came as usual this morning and as usual I enjoyed it very much. Also had a letter from the Disbursing office, but no check. The bond was returned for a signature. The first one did not require it. So I mailed it in again and I believe the check will come this time. Borrowed 50 from Mr. Laake and I expect to leave Wednesday morning if my goats are OK tomorrow. Am getting one species going on each of three goats. Cultures from single individuals. Have one today and I believe I’ll get the other two tomorrow.

July 18, 1927

July 18, 1927

Had the freight transferred to a storage house this morning. The total cost of storage and drayage to where we will live will be 5.00 if less than a month from today. The railroad Co (Cotton Belt) had me charged with about 7.50 storage in the freight depot, but I managed to have them deduct the charges. Told them that I had given several days work to the Cotton Belt last Spring in an exhibit car and that I felt it was worth something to them. If they insisted on storage charges I would pay them but that I would remember it. Got by OK.

Tomorrow I hope to get Carl’s check. It had not come in today. He pays the middle of the month.

I am bringing something for Mother Lewis and also Thelma Lee & Reitha. These are from both of us and I hope you will approve of what I selected.

I love you Dear with all my heart and pretty soon I’ll see you. Am mighty anxious for the month & 4 days has seemed like ages.

Always your
Walter.

September 25, 1927: A Recipe

I don’t know why this was in with the letters, but here’s a recipe for something. If you know what the dish is, please post it in the comments.

September 25, 1927: A Recipe

September 25, 1927: A Recipe

2 egg yolks
1/2 cup melted butter or lard
1 cup sugar
1 cup raisins
1 cup pecans
1 lb. Hines Mincemeat
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda in 1 Tbsp. boiling water
1 small bottle cherries
egg whites

325 degrees, 1 hr.