Letter #3 Continued "The Tent Gang Really Liked Your Photo!"

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 "Speaking of bowling, there's only been one time lately that this game found me trying again. It was out in Hollywood in a big joint with a lot of alleys and while things were being done on a big scale (ten pins) I had a big girl with me and she was big. On account of my being a gentleman, she bowled first and you would've had a fit. And this is the tooth, she picks one up and with hardly a wind up she lets it go like a rocket. It sailed thru the air half way down the alley, then crashed on the lane and splintered a couple of the pins. Her aim wasn't so good but what an arm! The rest of the family which we met later ...were also large - the younger brother, around 14 stands at six feet - She was a barrel of fun."

" Speaking of pictures, here is one which was contributed by my public. It was taken over a year ago in Camp Elliott, Calif. by a buddy of mine who is still with me. He's been saving a lot of shots like that and I had a helluva time getting it away ..."

"... he requested a look at the photo of you to see why I was so anxious to "send" mine and he and the tent gang really liked it. Upon examining my photo closely you will perceive inside the hut the end of a double bunk, the bottom one containing the pair of shoes so modestly worn by the wearer who is in the favorite position of a nap - the hobby of all us bored individuals."

"Hey! your middle name must be better than you said; as long as it's "B" it must be for beautiful but I still believe it to be "L" for lovely.  Apparently my opinion's confirmed, for the small number of guys who have had the luck of seeing your photo have made more than the necessary exclamations. So I'll keep it under cover before some wise guy opens up and finds himself in the wastebasket. Well "forget - you - not," maybe you are wondering what the patch is, it's the old 1st Marine Amph. Corps insignia, not that it makes any difference but I had no use for it here. "

"So goodbye, Lovely Fran and pardon the girl scout pin,
Your pal,
Wick - grr"

Letter #3 February 5, 1944 "Swell Pictures of Fran"

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"February 5, 1944"

"Dear Fran,"

"Today your second letter came and it was even better than the foist. There is one section I reread several times...Fran, I don't know what I'd do if that old stump would be taken away from The Park."

"Saaay, thanks for the (oh my god) swell pictures - remember the ancient radiators in the h. s. and how they'd shake, rattle and knock then give out a shower of steam ? Well those snapshots left me like that only still full of steam."

"You really threw a scare into me when you mentioned a nurse's uniform, but it disappeared when you explained it. For a moment it seemed like you had joined that outfit...I'm happy that you are still a civilian, and please stay that way."

"As for other things not so interesting, young Ollie is not so far away now being in New Caledonia. Before long he'll be here... Also, the other night at the movies there was a Pete Smith sport short on the topic of horseshoe pitching. There was a glimpse of Lee Fletcher keeping score. He lived on my mail route, was in the bowling league and got in all the horseshoe tournaments. This caught me by surprise and before the brain could function properly I had half yelled his name and "I know that guy!"

"Aw yeah, don't expect this writing to continue so regularly as sometimes occasions arise when it can't be done. But the V-Mail will suffice ..Today I got seven letters, five with different months on the postmarks Nothing like it."
                                                                                                        

to be continued...

Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923) the hit tune and great sing a long song!

"Yes We Have No Bananas" a big WWII change for Twinkies!

 The banana cream filling in Twinkies has been changed! Vanilla cream is the new flavor. Bananas, another casualty of the war, are seldom available. I can say after sampling one, well maybe two, they are quite good and surely Twinkies will last forever. Yes, we have no bananas but we still have Twinkies!