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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 11/15/1944

    We are now streaming through the desert of Wyoming: a thin layer of snow covers the ground and it’s snappy cold and clear without. This lovely train of 17 cars just glides along without jerks because it is articulated. It has a little lateral movement like a rolling boat as the penmanship may indicate. The beds are made of foam rubber and wonderful to sleep on. When rubber is back on the market and our mattress becomes a little sunken, we can look into one of these. Perhaps for single beds only!

    Met Mr. Joyce on the train and we ended up across the aisle at dinner. My car was put on at Washington so I parked with him until then. Dr Craig joined me at Silver Spring. Met a Dr. Watt of Washington - a neurosurgeon who does prefrontal lobotomies and who operated on Mrs. Clements of Emerson Lake. Yesterday we spent in plebian fashion. Spent the morning in the station reading the paper. At 12 he talked to his collected family - all being at the phone by arrangement. He hadn’t been home since August, when he had 5 days leave.

    Am now enjoying the works of Washington Irving. You will like it. Leaned about the origin of the “Peale” Museum and of Cooperstown and of many names that we well know, but not too well placed in the early growth of the country. I believe Dr. Park is distantly related to Aaron Burr - a grandson of Jonathan Edwards. Must send Park the book. Perhaps you can get another before they disappear.

    Wish I had that other bag! Hope my kiddies are well and doing good work. Don’t let Margie injure Walter in her display of temper. And Mary’s stubbornness needs a little - quite a little - softening! Will write to Kitty - probably from Honolulu - or Guam. Take good care of each other and Fagie. I’ll soon be on the trail of the blondes!

    Love and kisses from

    Daddy x x x x x x

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