Francis Family Old Letters

I am not sure just when this was written. Bet some of the Francis Family will remember the incident.
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Dear Betty, Just a few words to let you know we are all still here. The reason I haven't wrote sooner, my son, the youngest one, had a car wreck
two weeks ago. He hit a car head on. It was a Pinto car, and the one he hit was a new pickup, Datsun, I believe. Anyway a woman, she just stopped in front of him. He said her car was a big one and if he had of hit her it would have killed him and my grandson. He got a hurt back in the wreck and my boy got a hole through his leg.. He been in under treatment all most ever since it happened. The man and the girl got hurt, but not too bad. Yhe woman in front of them was ok, but my son's leg is real bad. It had blood clots taken out of it and infection in it real bad. They done surgery on it last week. If it aint no better he haft to have it done again .Hope he don't lose his leg. The Blame's all on him, for he went around her and hit the other car. And he never had insurance either so I just don't no what will be the out come of it. Well you asked about Mom. She looks bad I got to try to go see her. Can't get no one to take me. Well, we began to have some hot weather here now. I got my cooler on pump. The air is fresh. I like it that way. Well, what have you and your family been doing. Send me some pictures. I try and get some made and send to you. OK. I got to get your sister a letter wrote and see what they are doing and how they are. Tell ever one hello for me. It's so good to hear from you, although we don't know each other. But that don't make no difference. Everone tells me I look like Mom, and I do, too. She was a pretty woman and I was also. HaHa. Well we had a shoot out here in Lamont. A man came up to a car and shot a man and a woman and killed them. Heard she'd been running around on her husband, but her husband got shot, and also her, we heard. Well, I have flowers all over the back part of my yard, and at this apartment, they water it ever night so they can't grow fast. I don't no if they ever get big enough to bloom or not. Well, I tried to fill out them papers so if you can't read them, just put them on some more paper. I can't fill out papers, I get nervous and mess it all up. Well, school's just about out here and I know my grandchildren will be glad. Well, I have some good neighbors, but I don't like apartments at all. I like a house better. You know I lived at Happy, Texas, and Canyon, Umbarger, Turkey, Flomont, Texas, and at Olney(?) and Graham, Texas. I can't remember all of them. Well, I guess I close. You be good. Take care and write often, OK? It's real good to hear from you. Get Aunt Nita's address for me, OK? Love you. God bless you and your family. Odessa




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