Mom's letters to AR
27 Feb 1943 to Mrs Mary Adcock Murfreesboro, AR Forwarded to Pike City AR from A.M.Roland Box 133 Bledsoe TX
Dear Mother , How are you this pretty Saturday? It's so nice and warm, makes me feel like getting out and planting seed, but I have no place to plant, so guess I won't. Well we had a sandstorm yesterday byt the kiddies had a nice Valentine Party anyway. Louise came after Christine at noon. They had cookies, cup cakes, pop corn balls. Louise got 13 valentines. Little Charley Lee got one at school. Christine got 4. She was so happy over them. One was a big thing, a girl with pink slacks on pumping water in a bucket. We want to buy us a cow this month. Cows are so high and I am going to try to raise baby chicks. Eggs are $.35 now. Have you heard from Jude? I sent her a Christmas card but haven't hrard a word since she was at Post.. Just about 100 miles from me. She said she was coming to see me. Guess Jodie wouldn't come on. I was crazy to see Jude and the kids. Did you get your valentine? Hope so. The kids picked it out for you. I will make you some aprons and summer underwear as soon as I get a few more sacks on hand, maybe by warm weather. Wish you were here to help us eat red beans and taters. We got some hot pepper yesterday to eat with them. I have quit coffee and feel so much better. I don't have those weak nervous spells like I did back there. You remember you said you had them too. I drink Postum and like it so much better than coffee.
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5 Dec 1945 to Mary E Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from Helen Ruth Roland Goodland Rt Hugo, OK
Dear Grandmother, Don't think I've forgotten you for I certainly haven't. I would have mailed this earlier but I didn't go to town last Saturday. How is everyone out there? We are all well and enjoying life.It sure has been cold here, but has moderated and is warmer today. I had a letter from Mother last week. They were well. Grandad gave me a black calf. She sure is pretty but is wild as everything. I sure would like to see you. If Aunt Nita and Uncle Hubert (Heber) take a notion to come down here to see Boots (Boots was Aunt Nita's sister) , you pile in and come down to see me. Granny wpuld be glad for you to come, and would sure love to see you. Tell everyone to write me and tell them "Hello". Hope you have a wonderful birthday. Ans. soon and tell me all the news With love, your grand daughter, Helen Ruth Roland Mother said Clifford was coming home, send me word as soon as he arrives.
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16 Dec 1949 to Mother from Artie, Maple TX
Dear Mother, got your card and thanks a lot for it. I have been sick, but it was all caused by a tooth. I had it pulled and am ok again. Yes, the shots help me. I take them every other Tuesday. No, we didn't make much pulling cotton this year. You see, they have bole pullers ( the farmers went mechanical) so we just got to pull what the bole pullers couldn't get, and I wasn't able to pull much. Dr said I could pull in the afternoon. It turned off cold before we got through pulling. Buddy is working at the gin at night. He goes on at 7 at night and gets off at 7 in the daytime. But his job will only last this week. I won't get to send you a present right now, but will send one by New Years. I haven't been to Morton since J.T. and Ora was here. Christmas won't be much here this year, as everything is so high and my doctor bill has been so much. Christine and Charles Lee will have their trees at school Friday. They have both grown so much since I was back there. ToTo's (Clifford Martin, Mother and Dad's last baby. We called him ToTo and then it changed to Tooter. He was named after Uncle Clifford, and he was also called Tooter.) main song now is " You're Gonna Change or I'm Gonna Leave."He is a ssight.
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17 Dec 1949 Christmas card to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Hot Springs, AR from Albert, Artie and Kiddies contains no letter.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Bledsoe TX 1942
13 Mar 1942 to Mary Adcock from Artie Littlefield TX Dear Mother,How are you tonight? We are all up, but Betty Jo has been out of school for sometime. Her head hurts her so much, but maybe she will be able to go back next week, hope so. You see her arm is sore from the shots. Christys and Charles Lee's arms are sore, but they don't mind it. I went to the school house with Mr & Mrs Stevens . We left here at 10 o'clock and got back at 3. But I had a nice time. Talked to all the teachers. Louise's teacher said she was thinking about putting Louise up a grade. Betty Jo made straight As on her report card. Buddy made good, but he just can't write, and can't make it on music at all. Helen and Louise haven't gotten theirs yet. Guess they will get them tomorrow. You see they have school on Saturday now so I don't have much help. My eyes don't seem to be much worse than they were. We all had red measles and they were bad. The doctor said every four years they were bad and this was the bad year. Charles Lee's ears runs all the time and smells so bad. Well, I guess spring will soon be here and I will be so glad. I haven't had to have any fire the last three days, it was so warm. But the sand has been blowing awful bad the last two weeks. Until I feel like a dirt ball. Albert went to Lubbock late yesterday and kiddies and I stayed by ourselves last night. But we made it ok. Only we didn't wake up until 8 o'clock this morning and the bus comes at 9:15 so we had to rush things up. You see, next Saturday night we will have a play that will last 2 hours. Come and go with us. Well, Albert has just come in and his feet is killing him. He had to walk 28 miles on his trip to Lobbock. I am glad Clifford gets to go see everyone. All the girls and boys here have been asking about him. I haven't seen Lorene Dishman since he left here. But she will be here Sunday week. A big family moved in the house where Mr Dyer lived. Four girls that I know of. They get off the bus here and beg for the girls to go home with them. Tell J. T. a girl from Calif is here, said she knew J. T. out there. She is Mrs Dyer's daughter . She said J.T. was always talking about Buddy. I hope J.T. and Ora and Berthell raise good gardens. We need rain here before we plant anything. I am sending Clifford's pictures, if he is gone to camp send them on to him for he was so crazy about them. I wish Mrs York could come out here. I believe she would gain her health back. Tell Clifford Eddie Allen went to the hospital 11 days go. Mrs Allen left with him for Hot Springs yesterday to give him hot baths. Her two kiddies were left here to go to school. Tell Clifford Richard and wife are in a separation. Mrs Stevens came up yesterday and searched Richard's house for a silk slip that was stolen. Richard was here yesterday and told us about it. He said he was taking her back home. They have a baby girl not quite 2 years old. Well we will get the welders paid for next week, maybe we can get by some better then. I know everything is going up so fast. Tomatoes here are 13 cents a can.Eggs are $.40 a dozen. Since I got up I can't get enough sleep and the darn clock don't wake me up here. I can't stay awake any longer. My eyes just won't stay open, so I will ring off for tonight and will write more in the morning. (the rest is in ink) Well, today is Saturday and no rain yet. love Artie
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31 May 1942 to Mrs Mary E Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Littlefield Tx Dear Mother, how are you this windy Sunday? We are all up once more. Buddy is sick but he's up and out at the ballgame. He was in bed all day Friday. We got your letters Friday. Was so glad to hear from you. Sorry to hear Nita's folks had measles. Albert said he and Buddy had mumps. Helen was in bed three days last week with her throat and head. I have 27 big chickens and 11 little ones., and another one setting. Mrs Roland's folks were all well last week. They are canning as usual. Only they have to use syrup in place of sugar. Wish you could hear Charles Lee talk. He can say anything he wants to .And mean, oh, my! He makes me think of D. A. (Dewey Alton, Uncle Curt & Aunt Ida's son) and he is getting so brown. He chases chickens all the time and won't wear his hat at all. Christine sings herself to death. Helen Ruth passed to the 7th grade, Buddy to the 6th, Louise to the 4th , Betty Jo to the 3rd. They all passed ok. Some have cotton up. But we need rain now. It lightned last night and we thought we would get a rain, but it blew over without a drop of rain. Charles Lee was so happy over the 11 baby chicks. He says, " Chickens! Makem lay eggs, Daddy!" He calls his thing in front Rosieday. He gets him a can and says "pee pee Rosieday or I'll whip you." Mama, you tune in on WHO, Des Moines, or WOAI San Antonio, Tuesday nigyht at 9 o'clock and listen to Red Skelton. The last part of it he plays like he is the mean little kid. Charles Lee always stays awake to listen to him. We can't get Grand Ole Opry plain, anymore. Something has burned out, Albert said. We will have it fixed soon as we can. But the wind has been blowing so much, and so hard every Sat night, that may have something to do with it. Yes, we listen to most all news reporters, but we always listen to Bob Burlingame at Des Moines WHO from 10:15 until 11:00 o'clock everynight.We get more news from him than anyone else. I get the Karter(sic) Quartet at 12:15 each weekday at noon at Ft Worth. I go to the top of the dial, then I get on a station at 2:00 o'clock and stay until 4:30 , one story after another. My main story is Young Widow Brown and When A Girl Marries, and Lorenzo Jones. Wish you would listen to them. I have written Clifford today, have you heard from Mimi and Jude? I can't get an answer. Send me Aunt Sisies' address and I will write to her. So I must quit and get busy. It is getting late. Tell all the rest hello and to write to the one they have forgotten. She would love to hear from them once in a while. So I will ring off this time. Please don't wait so long to write. Love from the one that loves you. May God bless you. Artie
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1 Jum 1942 an envelope addressed to Mrs Mary Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from A.M. Roland Rt2 Littlefield, TX. Nothing inside.
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30 June 1942 to Mrs Mary Adcock from A.M. Roland, Box 133, Bledsoe, TX Dear Mother, and all, Will drop you a few lines as we have jumped 53 miles further southwest, but I have a good and nice house to live in. You can come and live with me now. How about coming and stay through the winter. We woulk enjoy having you so much. It is raining and I'll have to go to the laundry to wash as it only runs 2 days a week. Monday and Tuesday, but I don't mind it, it won't take me over a hour to wash. Helen and I went to church Sunday night, met lots of nice people. I think I will like it here just fine. I haven't heard from Clifford in some time now. I wrote him, but haven't gotten any answer yet. Tell all the kids to come out here this fall and pull boles. They can get a house to live in here if they get here early, and it would be a pleasure to see them once more. Let me know if you can come. Hope you can get J.T. and Ora to come with you, or just any of them. Buggs could come and make good in the bole patch. Buddy has already got him a job pulling boles when it comes time. Well, I must quit and get busy as it is wash day and it's 10 o'clock, and dinner to get, so answer soon, and tell the rest to write to me. love from Artie
May God be with you til we meet again.
Hello Hebe, Nita,kids,Curt,Ida,D.A.,J.T.,Ora and all the rest. Artie
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14 Aug 1942 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Roland, Box 133, Bledsoe, TX
Dear Mother, How are you this cool afternoon? We had a rain yesterday afternoon and everyone was proud to see it. It had been so hot and dry, but it was cool last night. Looks like we might get more this afternoon. I sure like to live here. I like everyone here. The kids are in school, started Monday. They come home for lunch. Buddy plays ball. The M(ethodist) Church had a meeting all last week. We went every night. The B(aptist) meeting starts tonight, guess they will want to go every night, so I have a job on hand keeping things ready on time. Helen Ruth class went on a hay ride party Tuesday night, the girls had to take 8 sandwiches, the boys had to take sour pickles. It was for a boy that was here from camp. There were three rooms full. The kids played games, the young folks played games. We older folks played 42, served punch and coke, all had a nice time. We go to prayer meeting every Wednesday night. Sure have some good singing. We moved up in the 5 room house, but we have lots of work to do before it will look good. I have been digging dirt to put all around the little shed and banking up around the house to keep the wind from getting under the house. Christine and Charles Lee and I went to school Monday. Christine wants to go everyday. I may start her next year. Albert wants to know if you still want to come out here and when and how you want to come, on train or on the bus. You could come to Morton on the bus & we would have to meet you there, or you could get on the train at Morton and come on. I live about a block from the depot. The train comes from Lubbock to here and then turns around and goes back. Helen Ruth was elected as head committee of the young folks entertainment. She has to set up partiess and things and tell each one what to bring. She don't like it much. It's her Sunday School class. Well, I must quit and get busy. So do you remember 18 years ago today, and have you heard from Clifford lately? I am sending him another letter today. Love Artie
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14 Aug 1942 in the same envelope to Hebe, Nita and Kiddies How are you all today? We are ok.. The kids are at school. Their school started Monday. Betty Jo has the sweetest teacher (Mrs Helen Cagle) She comes to see me often. Her husband had to go to war last month. They had only been married 4 months. She chopped cotton after he left until school started. Louise has a ill (tempered) teacher, she fusses all the time about something. Helen Ruth only has 2 teachers this year. So does Buddy. Only 4 teachers in the school. It's a big school and a nice school, but no kids to go hardly. Only 16 in Betty Jo's room - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades, and about 26 in Louise and Buddy's room - 4th, 5th, & 6th grades. Helen's room has 7th, 8th & 9th grades. The high school has 10th, 11th. Well, bole pulling will start about the middle of next month. Come on out & help me pull. School will turn out for bole pulling. We sure have some fun at the wash house each week.(Roland Sheppard and his wife ran that laundry. I used to clean house for his wife. I remember she would come in for lunch and make big pimento & cheese sandwiches. First I ever had, and I thought they were the greatest.)
Meeting starts tonight and it looks like we might get rained out. We sure had some good singing Wednesday night at prayer meeting. We went to meeting all last week . It only held a week. Don't know how long this one will last. Albert closes up the shop in time to go every night. It was the M(ethodist) last week and the B(aptist) this week. Our Church moved too far to walk and go. (Mother & Dad were both Church of Christ.) So we go to the others. I haven't heard from Clifford since last month. If he changes his address, please send it on to me. What is Hebe, and J.T., and Freddie doing? Is Ora ok. Hope so. Hope she and J.T. get along good. Tell the kids these kids wrote letters but never did mail them and I can't find them any where. Well it's been 18 years today. Yours will soon be 18. (Mom & Dad married 14 Aug 1924 & Hebe & Nita 2 weeks later) I made the kids gingerbread and wrote letters on mine, now what are you going to do on yours? I had a card from Jud, they were all ok. Well the kids are coming in from school, they can write letters to the kids if they don't have to put in their time on lessons. They seem to be making it ok so far. Charles Lee has woke up. He has been asleep all evaning long. Well, the cloud is nearly here so I must quit and get busy with the work that needs to be done, so please write soon. With love to all. May God bless each & every one of you. Love Artie
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4 Oct 1932 Bledsoe, TX no envelope to Hebe, Nita &; Kiddies, How are you all this hot afternoon. We are all ok. We have colds. It's hot one day and cool at night. Thay say we will have the worst winter we have had in twenty years, but I hope it's not, for I don't like winter. Charles Lee drank some gas from a soda pop bottle. He went to sleep and never moved all night long. Well today is Monday and some cooler. The wind is from the north, and it was cold when I first got up this morning. But the kiddies went to school without their coats, and Buddy in short sleeves. He said at noon, Mother why don't you open the door, It's too hot in here. I have just come from the shop. Had to sweep it out while the men were gone to Morton. They have it out that Nana Phillips is in a mess. She isn't married. But she seems like such a nice girl. She was secretary of the Sunday school and a good one, but she came to church about 4 weeks ago and gave up the job, and no one has seen her lately. But I don't aim to believe it until I see for myself. I saw her at the wash house 3 weeks ago. She looked like she was getting fat, but not like they say. She was fat all over. Poor kid, I hope it isn't so. Her Mother is a good woman, and a leader in the B(aptist) church. She never misses a Sunday or night. Well, it is 5 o'clock and time for the kiddies to come home. Betty Jo had to go with one shoe on and a sock on the other foot. She can't hardly get along. Oh, yes, we are going to give a shower Wednesday at the school house for the principal's wife. Charles Lee hurt his finger and put it on this page with mercurochrome,(you can still seec the mercurochrome on the paper) so you see he thinks he is hurt bad, but he don't ever cry. We just say, You're a man. Babies cry. He goes to the shop and has fist fights with the men, Albert thinks he is the only boy living and has never even give him a spanking. When he hears the church bells he says I want to go to church and catch a gal. Come on, Daddy, Go with me. And when he wants a pop, he says give me money, now, give it to me, Daddy, and he won't take a penny. The kids said they had letters wrote at school. Maybe they will bring them home. If not, I will send them later. I wait on them until it seems like I never will get your letter off. I can't get a letter from Clifford at all. Maybe he has come back there. Hope so. Wish he could get to come by to see us. Nita, just how long do you think this war will last. Do you think you and I will live to see the end of it? I just doubt it, but I hope it comes to an end soon, for we don't need it this way. Well, all the kids have come in, I must quit and get busy and get supper. So please don't wait so long to write. Love to one and all Artie
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mailed 8 Oct 1942 written 4 Oct 1942 so the letter above should have been in with this one. to Mrs Mary E Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from A. M. Roland Box 133, Bledsoe, TX Dear Mother, How are you this pretty sunny afternoon? We are all ok. Betty Jo is a little sore, cut a place on her head on the stove, and stuck a splinter in her heel.( I got a lot of splinters in that heel! I was swinging on a swing and drug my heel over a board. I can still remember Mother and Helen holding me down while Daddy picked the splinters out. I didn't have crutches, but Dad made me a smooth stick to help me get around. We had a big old wood burning cookstove, and I made me a nest in the woodbox behind the stove. Quilts and pillows. Then when I started to get up, I banged my head on the edge of thec stove.) But is still able to run and play. They just can't wait until you come. They have planned to buy you a big bed to sleep on. They haven't turned school out for bole pulling yet, may turn out next week. But cotton is late here this year. But I will be glad when my bunch get in the field. Another school came over and put on a good play last Friday night. Christine stays awake to see them, but old Charles Lee pulled off his shoes and went to sleep. His jockey boots will be in tomorrow or Tuesday. ( This is the boots that Charliecwaded through thec water in, came in , pulled them off and put them in the oven. By the time Mother smelled them, They were all shrunk and unwearable.)We are giving a woman a shower Wednesday afternoon. Come and go with us. It's the first shower we have given this year. It's the principal's wife. Have you heard from Clifford lately? I haven't and I'm still looking for Jude but don't know when she will get here, but hope it is before Christmas. Are you coming on the train or on the bus. Just as soon as we get to pull boles we will send you some money to come on. If you will write and tell us how much you will need. Figure your eats and everything and write and tell if Buggs is coming with you. Hope he can come. He could get plenty of work out here, feed to shock and head, boles to pull all winter long. I wish Hebe and Nita could come out here. Tell Bert and Freddie to come and pull boles with us this winter. They could make good I know. Tell them they could at least send us a picture of themselves. If I ever get to go to Morton, I will have the 2 babies pictures made and send back there. Old Charles Lee is so mean, I don't know whether we'll keep him still long enough to make one or not. Wish old Clifford would send me some (pictures)of himself. Maybe he will get to come home to see us all sometime soon. He aught to, he's been there so long. Well, old Charles Lee is here wanting some more soup. That's all he does, is eat and drink. This morning I taken him to the shop., Albert says I found something. Guess what it was. Charles Lee says My penny, now, give it to me, Daddy. Albert got out some money, which had 2 pennies in it. Charles grabbed a nickel. Albert said give me back the nickel and get a penny. Charles said no, get a soda pop, and tore out to the store and got a soda pop and come back to the shop to drink it. We have a pig bought but the man hasn't brought it over yet. Had to give $5.00 for a baby pig. It is Charles Lee's pig. I hope it's white. Then he will have a white kitten, a white dog and a white pig. We had a rain Friday, I hope it's the last rain we have until after Christmas. We don't have sandstorms here like we had at Littlefield, and I'm so glad of it. Well, the kids are doing fine in school. Betty Jo has to stay in sometimes for not getting her lessons up in time, but she has a sweet teacher. They had a birthday party Wed afternoon. 1, 2, 3 grades. Christine went to it. Betty Jo's teacher checks books out to Christine. Well, I must quit. It's time to get ready for church. So love to you from all. May God be with you 'til we meet again Artie
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31 May 1942 to Mrs Mary E Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Littlefield Tx Dear Mother, how are you this windy Sunday? We are all up once more. Buddy is sick but he's up and out at the ballgame. He was in bed all day Friday. We got your letters Friday. Was so glad to hear from you. Sorry to hear Nita's folks had measles. Albert said he and Buddy had mumps. Helen was in bed three days last week with her throat and head. I have 27 big chickens and 11 little ones., and another one setting. Mrs Roland's folks were all well last week. They are canning as usual. Only they have to use syrup in place of sugar. Wish you could hear Charles Lee talk. He can say anything he wants to .And mean, oh, my! He makes me think of D. A. (Dewey Alton, Uncle Curt & Aunt Ida's son) and he is getting so brown. He chases chickens all the time and won't wear his hat at all. Christine sings herself to death. Helen Ruth passed to the 7th grade, Buddy to the 6th, Louise to the 4th , Betty Jo to the 3rd. They all passed ok. Some have cotton up. But we need rain now. It lightned last night and we thought we would get a rain, but it blew over without a drop of rain. Charles Lee was so happy over the 11 baby chicks. He says, " Chickens! Makem lay eggs, Daddy!" He calls his thing in front Rosieday. He gets him a can and says "pee pee Rosieday or I'll whip you." Mama, you tune in on WHO, Des Moines, or WOAI San Antonio, Tuesday nigyht at 9 o'clock and listen to Red Skelton. The last part of it he plays like he is the mean little kid. Charles Lee always stays awake to listen to him. We can't get Grand Ole Opry plain, anymore. Something has burned out, Albert said. We will have it fixed soon as we can. But the wind has been blowing so much, and so hard every Sat night, that may have something to do with it. Yes, we listen to most all news reporters, but we always listen to Bob Burlingame at Des Moines WHO from 10:15 until 11:00 o'clock everynight.We get more news from him than anyone else. I get the Karter(sic) Quartet at 12:15 each weekday at noon at Ft Worth. I go to the top of the dial, then I get on a station at 2:00 o'clock and stay until 4:30 , one story after another. My main story is Young Widow Brown and When A Girl Marries, and Lorenzo Jones. Wish you would listen to them. I have written Clifford today, have you heard from Mimi and Jude? I can't get an answer. Send me Aunt Sisies' address and I will write to her. So I must quit and get busy. It is getting late. Tell all the rest hello and to write to the one they have forgotten. She would love to hear from them once in a while. So I will ring off this time. Please don't wait so long to write. Love from the one that loves you. May God bless you. Artie
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1 Jum 1942 an envelope addressed to Mrs Mary Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from A.M. Roland Rt2 Littlefield, TX. Nothing inside.
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30 June 1942 to Mrs Mary Adcock from A.M. Roland, Box 133, Bledsoe, TX Dear Mother, and all, Will drop you a few lines as we have jumped 53 miles further southwest, but I have a good and nice house to live in. You can come and live with me now. How about coming and stay through the winter. We woulk enjoy having you so much. It is raining and I'll have to go to the laundry to wash as it only runs 2 days a week. Monday and Tuesday, but I don't mind it, it won't take me over a hour to wash. Helen and I went to church Sunday night, met lots of nice people. I think I will like it here just fine. I haven't heard from Clifford in some time now. I wrote him, but haven't gotten any answer yet. Tell all the kids to come out here this fall and pull boles. They can get a house to live in here if they get here early, and it would be a pleasure to see them once more. Let me know if you can come. Hope you can get J.T. and Ora to come with you, or just any of them. Buggs could come and make good in the bole patch. Buddy has already got him a job pulling boles when it comes time. Well, I must quit and get busy as it is wash day and it's 10 o'clock, and dinner to get, so answer soon, and tell the rest to write to me. love from Artie
May God be with you til we meet again.
Hello Hebe, Nita,kids,Curt,Ida,D.A.,J.T.,Ora and all the rest. Artie
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14 Aug 1942 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Roland, Box 133, Bledsoe, TX
Dear Mother, How are you this cool afternoon? We had a rain yesterday afternoon and everyone was proud to see it. It had been so hot and dry, but it was cool last night. Looks like we might get more this afternoon. I sure like to live here. I like everyone here. The kids are in school, started Monday. They come home for lunch. Buddy plays ball. The M(ethodist) Church had a meeting all last week. We went every night. The B(aptist) meeting starts tonight, guess they will want to go every night, so I have a job on hand keeping things ready on time. Helen Ruth class went on a hay ride party Tuesday night, the girls had to take 8 sandwiches, the boys had to take sour pickles. It was for a boy that was here from camp. There were three rooms full. The kids played games, the young folks played games. We older folks played 42, served punch and coke, all had a nice time. We go to prayer meeting every Wednesday night. Sure have some good singing. We moved up in the 5 room house, but we have lots of work to do before it will look good. I have been digging dirt to put all around the little shed and banking up around the house to keep the wind from getting under the house. Christine and Charles Lee and I went to school Monday. Christine wants to go everyday. I may start her next year. Albert wants to know if you still want to come out here and when and how you want to come, on train or on the bus. You could come to Morton on the bus & we would have to meet you there, or you could get on the train at Morton and come on. I live about a block from the depot. The train comes from Lubbock to here and then turns around and goes back. Helen Ruth was elected as head committee of the young folks entertainment. She has to set up partiess and things and tell each one what to bring. She don't like it much. It's her Sunday School class. Well, I must quit and get busy. So do you remember 18 years ago today, and have you heard from Clifford lately? I am sending him another letter today. Love Artie
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14 Aug 1942 in the same envelope to Hebe, Nita and Kiddies How are you all today? We are ok.. The kids are at school. Their school started Monday. Betty Jo has the sweetest teacher (Mrs Helen Cagle) She comes to see me often. Her husband had to go to war last month. They had only been married 4 months. She chopped cotton after he left until school started. Louise has a ill (tempered) teacher, she fusses all the time about something. Helen Ruth only has 2 teachers this year. So does Buddy. Only 4 teachers in the school. It's a big school and a nice school, but no kids to go hardly. Only 16 in Betty Jo's room - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd grades, and about 26 in Louise and Buddy's room - 4th, 5th, & 6th grades. Helen's room has 7th, 8th & 9th grades. The high school has 10th, 11th. Well, bole pulling will start about the middle of next month. Come on out & help me pull. School will turn out for bole pulling. We sure have some fun at the wash house each week.(Roland Sheppard and his wife ran that laundry. I used to clean house for his wife. I remember she would come in for lunch and make big pimento & cheese sandwiches. First I ever had, and I thought they were the greatest.)
Meeting starts tonight and it looks like we might get rained out. We sure had some good singing Wednesday night at prayer meeting. We went to meeting all last week . It only held a week. Don't know how long this one will last. Albert closes up the shop in time to go every night. It was the M(ethodist) last week and the B(aptist) this week. Our Church moved too far to walk and go. (Mother & Dad were both Church of Christ.) So we go to the others. I haven't heard from Clifford since last month. If he changes his address, please send it on to me. What is Hebe, and J.T., and Freddie doing? Is Ora ok. Hope so. Hope she and J.T. get along good. Tell the kids these kids wrote letters but never did mail them and I can't find them any where. Well it's been 18 years today. Yours will soon be 18. (Mom & Dad married 14 Aug 1924 & Hebe & Nita 2 weeks later) I made the kids gingerbread and wrote letters on mine, now what are you going to do on yours? I had a card from Jud, they were all ok. Well the kids are coming in from school, they can write letters to the kids if they don't have to put in their time on lessons. They seem to be making it ok so far. Charles Lee has woke up. He has been asleep all evaning long. Well, the cloud is nearly here so I must quit and get busy with the work that needs to be done, so please write soon. With love to all. May God bless each & every one of you. Love Artie
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4 Oct 1932 Bledsoe, TX no envelope to Hebe, Nita &; Kiddies, How are you all this hot afternoon. We are all ok. We have colds. It's hot one day and cool at night. Thay say we will have the worst winter we have had in twenty years, but I hope it's not, for I don't like winter. Charles Lee drank some gas from a soda pop bottle. He went to sleep and never moved all night long. Well today is Monday and some cooler. The wind is from the north, and it was cold when I first got up this morning. But the kiddies went to school without their coats, and Buddy in short sleeves. He said at noon, Mother why don't you open the door, It's too hot in here. I have just come from the shop. Had to sweep it out while the men were gone to Morton. They have it out that Nana Phillips is in a mess. She isn't married. But she seems like such a nice girl. She was secretary of the Sunday school and a good one, but she came to church about 4 weeks ago and gave up the job, and no one has seen her lately. But I don't aim to believe it until I see for myself. I saw her at the wash house 3 weeks ago. She looked like she was getting fat, but not like they say. She was fat all over. Poor kid, I hope it isn't so. Her Mother is a good woman, and a leader in the B(aptist) church. She never misses a Sunday or night. Well, it is 5 o'clock and time for the kiddies to come home. Betty Jo had to go with one shoe on and a sock on the other foot. She can't hardly get along. Oh, yes, we are going to give a shower Wednesday at the school house for the principal's wife. Charles Lee hurt his finger and put it on this page with mercurochrome,(you can still seec the mercurochrome on the paper) so you see he thinks he is hurt bad, but he don't ever cry. We just say, You're a man. Babies cry. He goes to the shop and has fist fights with the men, Albert thinks he is the only boy living and has never even give him a spanking. When he hears the church bells he says I want to go to church and catch a gal. Come on, Daddy, Go with me. And when he wants a pop, he says give me money, now, give it to me, Daddy, and he won't take a penny. The kids said they had letters wrote at school. Maybe they will bring them home. If not, I will send them later. I wait on them until it seems like I never will get your letter off. I can't get a letter from Clifford at all. Maybe he has come back there. Hope so. Wish he could get to come by to see us. Nita, just how long do you think this war will last. Do you think you and I will live to see the end of it? I just doubt it, but I hope it comes to an end soon, for we don't need it this way. Well, all the kids have come in, I must quit and get busy and get supper. So please don't wait so long to write. Love to one and all Artie
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mailed 8 Oct 1942 written 4 Oct 1942 so the letter above should have been in with this one. to Mrs Mary E Adcock Murfreesboro, AR from A. M. Roland Box 133, Bledsoe, TX Dear Mother, How are you this pretty sunny afternoon? We are all ok. Betty Jo is a little sore, cut a place on her head on the stove, and stuck a splinter in her heel.( I got a lot of splinters in that heel! I was swinging on a swing and drug my heel over a board. I can still remember Mother and Helen holding me down while Daddy picked the splinters out. I didn't have crutches, but Dad made me a smooth stick to help me get around. We had a big old wood burning cookstove, and I made me a nest in the woodbox behind the stove. Quilts and pillows. Then when I started to get up, I banged my head on the edge of thec stove.) But is still able to run and play. They just can't wait until you come. They have planned to buy you a big bed to sleep on. They haven't turned school out for bole pulling yet, may turn out next week. But cotton is late here this year. But I will be glad when my bunch get in the field. Another school came over and put on a good play last Friday night. Christine stays awake to see them, but old Charles Lee pulled off his shoes and went to sleep. His jockey boots will be in tomorrow or Tuesday. ( This is the boots that Charliecwaded through thec water in, came in , pulled them off and put them in the oven. By the time Mother smelled them, They were all shrunk and unwearable.)We are giving a woman a shower Wednesday afternoon. Come and go with us. It's the first shower we have given this year. It's the principal's wife. Have you heard from Clifford lately? I haven't and I'm still looking for Jude but don't know when she will get here, but hope it is before Christmas. Are you coming on the train or on the bus. Just as soon as we get to pull boles we will send you some money to come on. If you will write and tell us how much you will need. Figure your eats and everything and write and tell if Buggs is coming with you. Hope he can come. He could get plenty of work out here, feed to shock and head, boles to pull all winter long. I wish Hebe and Nita could come out here. Tell Bert and Freddie to come and pull boles with us this winter. They could make good I know. Tell them they could at least send us a picture of themselves. If I ever get to go to Morton, I will have the 2 babies pictures made and send back there. Old Charles Lee is so mean, I don't know whether we'll keep him still long enough to make one or not. Wish old Clifford would send me some (pictures)of himself. Maybe he will get to come home to see us all sometime soon. He aught to, he's been there so long. Well, old Charles Lee is here wanting some more soup. That's all he does, is eat and drink. This morning I taken him to the shop., Albert says I found something. Guess what it was. Charles Lee says My penny, now, give it to me, Daddy. Albert got out some money, which had 2 pennies in it. Charles grabbed a nickel. Albert said give me back the nickel and get a penny. Charles said no, get a soda pop, and tore out to the store and got a soda pop and come back to the shop to drink it. We have a pig bought but the man hasn't brought it over yet. Had to give $5.00 for a baby pig. It is Charles Lee's pig. I hope it's white. Then he will have a white kitten, a white dog and a white pig. We had a rain Friday, I hope it's the last rain we have until after Christmas. We don't have sandstorms here like we had at Littlefield, and I'm so glad of it. Well, the kids are doing fine in school. Betty Jo has to stay in sometimes for not getting her lessons up in time, but she has a sweet teacher. They had a birthday party Wed afternoon. 1, 2, 3 grades. Christine went to it. Betty Jo's teacher checks books out to Christine. Well, I must quit. It's time to get ready for church. So love to you from all. May God be with you 'til we meet again Artie
Monday, January 17, 2011
Mother's letters to folks in AR
31 May 1940 to Mrs Mary Adcock Pike City AR from Mrs A M Roland Spade, TX
Dear Mother, How are you? I don't hear from you at all. I haven't heard from you since March. I don't know what I wrote to make Ida mad at me, but she hasn't answered my last letter, Mother.Birt, J. T. , Nita owes me a letter, too. Looks like someone could afford 3c to mail a letter once a month.
We have a big family to feed, don't get much to eat, but I manage to get stamps some way. If they won't any of them write get Minnie to get a postcard and write. Well, if you are well and if you are sick write ill on it so I can hear, that won't take much to ask her to do for you and know she would do it for you. How is Mrs York? Nita said she was in hospital last time I heard from her. Hope she is back home and is feeling good. Mrs Roland is out of the hospital and able to me by herself and walk a little. She was in a car wreck May 10 (1940). She was on her way to Detroit to Clara's death bed, her baby sister. You know I told you she was like Dona Adcock. The wreck happened at Horse Creek Bridge, turned over in the ditch. 4 grown people and some kids was in the car, but Mrs Roland was hurt the worse(sic) of all. Her head, back and side was hurt. Her face and neck was cut but not so bad. Her sister (Clara) died May 11 (1940) We haven't heard from them this week. She wrote me a letter Friday, said it was her first letter to write since she got hurt. But Emily sent us a card everyday while she was in hospital.
Helen and Buddy said tell you they have been planting watermelons and cantalopes so you could come and help eat them when they get ripe. All the kids passed to a higher grade. They are happy over it. It has rained here for 4 weeks. Nearly everyone will have to plant cotton over. We have been gardening a little. It stays so wet and the weeds grow so fast. Helen does the milking now since school is out. We will have 2 more cows to milk soon. Only milking one now. Get about 2 gallons a day. That isn't enough for this bunch though. We haven't had any hot weather yet, but it looks it this month. Guess Birt has a good garden. I don't have anyway to work mine only with a hoe. All the kids said tell you hello for them. They have gone now after cows. Christie has to go everywhere they go. She wrote Birt a letter but I can't find it so will send it in next letter, So I must ring off. It is nearly 7 oclock now. Love to Mother from Artie
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in same envelope
Mr J. T. Adcock
Dear Brother, How are you by this time? We are all up, but I worry about Mother so much, it makes me sick. I haven't heard a word from you all since March. I know poor old blind Mother can't werite but you and Birt and Ida can unless you all have some kind of disease that has taken your right arm away from you. Sometime you all may be old and blind and would give anything to write a letter to someone and no one will write it for you. J. T. what do you think about the awful war that is going on. I am afraid we will be in it in less than a year. This may be the last war here on earth. I keep up with it in the newspapers. Sometimes I read and can't keep from crying at all. It's so sad. I hope and pray our boys won't have to fight, but I am afraid they will. But we must live a right life and meet again on high, after this old world is gone. J. T. whatever you do live a right life and please don't drink for your saviour may call you at any minute. We must be ready at all times. I wish Clifford and Curt didn't drink. Maybe they don't now. Hope they don't anyway..
Are you still working on the road? Hope so. How are the Hills and everyone there? Mary Louise wants to know if you still go to order blank. Mary Louise passed to the 3rd, Betty Jo to the 2nd, Buddy the 5th, Helen to the 6th. Zala Christeen says she is going to school next term and be in the high 4. She had 4 little kittens. One mamed Alice, one named Jemmie, one Baby Dumpling and one named Zero.Jemmie died night before last. She went down to the barn, we saw her with the dead kitty and run, before we could get there, she kissed it and threw it down and said, bye Jemmie you are dead. Then she ran as fast as she could. She is so mean, but everyone picks on her. She can talk as plain as the other kids. Yesterday, Mary Ruth Long was here. Christy came in and saw her. She ran back to the door and says I don't like that old woman. She goes rabbit hunting with her bulldog. Yesterday the dog run a rabbit in the hole and dug it out. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands and hollered. "Mother, Bobby did catch a rabbit." Well I must quit as it is getting late. So please write to me. Love to you Artie
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14 Oct 1940 to Mrs Mary Adcock Tokio AR from Mrs A M Roland Valley Gin Rte 2, Littlefield Tx
Oklahoma Flat Gin
Dear Mother, received your card this afternoon was so glad to to hear from you but sorry to hear you wasn't feeling good. But if it is as hot there up in the day as it is here and cool at night it is enough to make anyone feel bad.
I live in a 14 by 16 ft tent and it sure gets hot up in the day. I get dinner (ready) early and turn out the fire and take the babies out to the shop where it is cool. J. T. made about $25 last week. Only got 10 dollars of it though. He went to town, bought him a suit, changed clothes in the store, went to a cafe, eat supper, then went to the carnival. He went to buy his ticket, & his $5 bill was gone. He never found it, either. So he borrowed a dollar from a boy. Monday morning the kids let him have 2 dollars to get tobacco and gloves, so he won't make much this week. He aimed to send you some money so you could send his clothes out here. Buddy made $7.37 last week. Helen made $6.59, Louise made $3.39, Betty Jo $2.11. But they have been in sorry cotton this week. I made them some knee pads yesterday, we were here 2 weeks Sunday. There is only a store and a gin here, three houses. But cotton is good. The gin yard is crowded worse today than it has ever been. I guess they will run most of the night tonight. Ida wrote me that Bill's wife, Annie Ruth, was looking to be down before I got that way with Charles Lee. J. T. said they didn't have any baby so Ida must have guessed wrong, or else she misshaped it. Bet Mittie looks funny with a baby she was so little and slim. Well, J. T. said he might have us a house, don't know for sure yet, the man's cotton isn't ready yet. Well I must close. Guess J. T. will write tonight if he isn't too tired. So love to you from Artie
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in the same envelope, but written sometime after 22 Oct 1940
Littlefield Flat Gin TX
Dear Mother, received your letter after it had been over at the store for several days. They didn't know J. T.'s name. Everyone calls him Jay out here. J. T. went to Levelland yesterday and to Littlefield last night. He is asleep now. I just finished making a big white cake for his supper. He says he is leaving us in the morning. I sure hate to see him leave. We will be so lonesome after he is gone. But of course he has to, but he could have work here and might not there.He hasn't made much for he has only gotten to work part of each day on account of frost and the cold weather. We had 2 real bad northers, the first one blew our tent down and tore it up. We had to stay in the shop and it was awful in there. We were all black as blacksmiths. Guess J. T. will tell you all about it. If J. T. don't have to go to training camp he may come back out here. I sure hope he does for we enjoy having him with us. He has been a good boy and worked hard. I guess the kids will start to school Monday week. Boll pulling will be over in a week or two. I wish you could come if J. T. comes back. the baby has been teething and has been so ill and cross. One of neighbors from Spade came to see me last night. I was ready to go to bed when she came. I guess the kids will pick peas next week if they don't pull bolls. Christene is going to throw a fit when J. T. leaves. He told her today he was going home, she says I'll go home and bring you back to here. Her and the little girl across the road had a spat over a cat, both claimed the cat. Well I must close and get the baby cleaned up. So hoping to hear from you soon as J.T. gets there. Love Artie
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Sept 1940 To Granny Adcock from Artie Roland no envelope or date
Dear Mother,How are you this pretty night? I am Ok. I pulled 373 pounds of cotton today. I had a bone fellon (felon) in my right hand and went to the doctor last Saturday. He cut to the bone, but is nearly well now. I can write with it once more. (This was caused from getting a thorn in her hand. It was in the web between thumb and forefinger. She couldn't get it out, and it went deeper and lodged where the bones meet. It swelled and was very painful. She said the doctor took a knife and stuck between the bones and twisted it to let it drain. - Whatever he did the hand got better very quickly afer it was drained. And I was unaware of the danger until I looked it up just now.)
Betty Jo stayed at home today, kept Charles Lee and Christene. When I got home, she and Albert was cutting stake(sic) for supper, so you see, they helped me out lots.
All the kids have colds. Buddy and Betty have 4 days out of the cotton patch, and I lost whole last week. But we are all up and are able to eat all we can get. Mother, if you are able to come with J.T. you come and I will (pay) your fare out here. Just borrow the money and come on and I will send it right on as soon as you get here. So I must quit and get to bed so I can get up here in the morning at 4 o'clock to get to the boll patch at sunup. Love to you Mother, from Artie
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14 Qct 1940 to Granny Adcock from Mary Louise Roland. How are you by now? I hope you are ok. The baby is named Charles Lee. Zala Christeen is three years old and Charles Lee is three months old. We are all well. We live in a tent. Jolean and Alray live across the road from us and the store is about as far ????? from the ??? pace (place?) J.T. is out here. He has made a rocker for Chrisreen. I have wrote to Granny Roland. I wrote three pages and will write three pages to you. I pulled 28 pounds of cotton and Betty Jo 102 pounds of cotton and Christeen says she can (pull) more pounds of cotton than we can, but she cannot pull even 3 pounds of cotton. I bought a box of dominoes and Mother, Daddy, Helen, J.T., Daddy and Buddy plays sometimes. Betty and me play sometimes.Daddy has bought a tent and some land, and (is) buying a shop. We did have a white kitten but Blacky killed it and Christeen don't like him. Mary Louise Roland Littlefield, Texas rout 2 in ???? of B.A. routes. dear ?????? Adcock I love you
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20 Apr 1941 to Mrs Mary E Adcock no envelope from Artie Roland R2 Littlefield Texas
Dear Mother,Will answer your most welcome letter received some time ago, was so glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear you had been sick. We all have the flue again. Charles Lee has been awful sick. He still rattles awful bad. So does Christine and Louise, but none in bed. Charles Lee don't sleep day or night. His ears hurt him so much. Helen Ruth has gone to spend the night with the Collin girls and will go visit school tomorrow with them. Her, Buddy, Louise and Betty Jo have been down there all evening. Mr Collins came by for them at noon. We had a bad cloud night before last. So we all went to the shop, but the tent stayed up ok. We need rain, all we get is sandstorms. I have most of garden stuff planted but can't water it so it can't come up until it rains. Maybe we will all feel better when it rains. Hope so anyway. I sure like Mrs Collins and her daughter-in-law. I spent the day with her Easter Sunday. Kids all had a nice time. We had 13 kids down there. Christine found 5. (eggs) She wore her new slacks made out of a pink flour sack. She sure looked sweet. Her hair is long enough to curl again. She said today, I want 2 pennies to go to the store and buy me and Junny a soda pop. I said what kind will you get for a penny. She said that other kind. Yesterday I said Granny is blind and can't see. She said is it black for her all the time? She says it is black outside at night. One night we needed oil, she says, "I'll go get it". When she got to the door she said "no, it's black out there. Somebody has to go with me." (Oil - kerosene, we had lamps.)I had a letter from Jud a few days before I got your letter. They were all well then. Work isn't much here right now. It is so dry. Everyone's waiting for a rain, then they will plant cotton. Charles can stand alone for a few minutes when he feels like playing. But his leg is still blue and seems to be a little stiff.( Charles almost got run over. A man started to leave the shop and Charles was behind his car. WE ran for the baby, and everybody was pushing to keep the car off him. We finally got his attention, and he stopped. But the car had gotten on Charlie's leg enough to bruise it.) The other day the kids were trying to touch their nose with their chin. Louise said ,"well Granny can, looks like we could do what she does." What does Donnie think of his new brother? (Jimmie Hollis Aedcock). Ask him if he will send him to me in a little box. Tell him if he will I will send him a baked sweet tater. Well, it is so cold, I must ring off and get to bed under covers. So answer soon. With love to all. May God bless you all. Your daughter Artie
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23 Apr 1941 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Tokio, AR from Mrs A. M. Roland Rt2 Littlefield, TX - the three letters in the envelope are not to Granny. One is to Uncle Hebe and Aunt Nita, one to Aunt Bert and Uncle Freddie, and the other to Uncle Curt and Aunt Ida
1. Mr & Mrs Heber Adcock Dear Brother, Sis, Kiddies,Received your welcome letter. Was glad to hear you and the boy were ok. ( This would have been when Jimmie Hollis was born.)You didn't say how much he weighed. If he is as large as Donny (Donald LaVon) was, he may be as large as my boy. My boy can stand alone now, he is so crazy about his daddy and his daddy is so crazy about him. He cries just like his little heart will break when his daddy goes out the door, and Albert just can't stand it. He come back and take him and play with him until he can slip out. If I don't take him to the shop 2 or 3 times a day, Albert sends word in to bring his boy out there. I never saw man so crazy about a baby. Albert never thought that much about any of the others.
Nita, old Buddy has grown so much you wouldn't know him. And he can work like a young man. He fixes flats and takes cars apart and puts them back together. He tells his Daddy what kind of bolt or tap he wants, just like his Daddy used to tell him. He works hard everyday, but enjoys it. He and Albert has 2 sleds to make so they will be busy for a few days. They fixed a flat that had 41 holes in the (inner)tube. They said they would starve to death fixing flats like that. Christine came just now and said "Mother, do you know who I favor?" I said no who, and she said "J. T., he's my brother, but he won't come home." It has been trying to rain the last three days. Maybe we will get one tonight. I have my garden seed planted, but it's too dry to come up, and I can't water it. We have jip water here. Well I must ring off as it is suppertime. Love to all Artie
2. Mr & Mrs Freddie Dean Dear Sis, Bro How are both of you? We are all up, but have colds and it has been so cold here the last 2 weeks, I haven't been able to get out. And the baby has ear ache and such a rattle in his side he can't hardly cry. He has such a cold. Looks like we can never get straight again. It is stormy tonight and Louise has gone to spend the night with the Collins girls. All the kids said tell you both hello and they would write when it wasn't so cold. Christine said tell you and Incle Fattie( A nickname for Uncle Fred Dean) hello for her. She is a sight,talks so silly and keeps everyone laughing.She calls Mr Noah Gilley Fat Stuff. Well, Birt, come and help me chop cotton this year. I must close and get busy. Love to all Artie
3. Mr & Mrs Curtis Adcock Dear Bro and Sis, Baby (would be Dewey Alton) I don't remember whether I owe you folks a letter or not, but it seems as if it's been a year since I last heard from you. We are all up. But not well, still having colds and ear ache. It has been awful cold here the last 2 weeks. We need rain so bad, but all we get is dust and hard winds. It is stormy tonight. Hope we get a rain . I have my garden seed in the ground but it is too dry for it to come up. And I can't water it. Well they have a new store and house combined, built on the corner. Guess they will move in tomorrow. They will start planting cotton as soon as it rains. They think cotton chopping will pay $2.50 a day this year. I sure hope so. If the baby gets ok I want to chop so I can pay Curtis and J. T. what we owe them, for I know you folks think we don't aim to pay it, but if we live and chop cotton it will be paid, Love to all, as ever Artie
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22 Jun 1941 no envelope to Hebe & Nita from Artie Rt 2 Littlefield Tx
Dear Hebe, Nita, and Children, Received your most welcome letter last week, was so glad to hear from you, and so happy to hear J. T. got there ok. Wish we had been able to pay his way on the bus. Oh, we just beat Littlefield 13 to 1. We had a free ice cream supper last night . Boys and girls played music. We will have another one next Saturday. Come and go with me and we will eat ice cream. A bad cloud came up while the ballgame was going on, but it went around us. They sure miss old J. T. playing croquet. Nita, you ought to see the hugging and kissing that goes on here by the young girls and boys. Girls 9 years old going with the boys. Oh, I will have green beans tomorrow for dinner. I only have one stalk of hot pepper left. My morning glories are blooming. Some are still planting cotton. We haven't got to chop any yet. I started your letter Friday, but got it misplaced somewhere. A little boy 3 years old going home from carrying his Daddy a drink of water, lay down and went to sleep. A fast car came by, the man got scared when he saw the boy, lost control of his car. Front wheels missed, back wheel ran over his head and killed him. Helen Ruth weighs 120 in mach (?). Helen Ruth is going after scales to weigh us now, so when she gets back I will write them down. Helen Ruth has 11 blocks for her quilt. Several has her pattern now. Nita, please write me just as soon as you can and tell me if J.T. and Clifford passes for the Army. I hope they don't pass. It looks like we are getting closer to war each day, but I am hoping and praying we keep out of it. Well, we had another rain today, just a big shower but it stopped all planting around here. Oh, yes, I cooked my beans today. They surely were good. I gathered a water bucket full off the vines, more still there to gather. Guess I will give Mrs Rhotes (not sure of the name here, Mother wrote what she heard and her hearing wasn't good - could be Rhodes or Roach.)a mess tomorrow. Albert and Buddy have a motor out of the car. Maybe they will fintsh it this week. I hope so, I want to get the girls some new slippes before next Saturday night. Tell old Velma (Valentine) to write me. I have written her 2 or 3 times and can't hear from her. I am glad all the kids passed. Helen will study 7 & 8 both together next year. Buddy 6 & 7. Louise 4; 5. Betty Jo 3 & 4, so is the Collins boy. (This is the little boy I claimed for a boy friend, and shocked the grown ups, when we spent the night, wanting to sleep with him.) Wish I was there to eat peaches with you folks. But don't guess I can. You find out how much it would cost to send a box of peaches and if it isn't too much, I will send you the money. I would love to see you. Boy, my boy can say necked, I'm necked. And he says kitty cat, and Daddy's shop, go bye bye, quit that, Bobby, sister, J.T.,Mama. Well I must quit and write the rest some. You all come out and pull boles this winter with us. Love to all from Artie
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17 May 1941 penny post card to Mrs Mary Adcock, Pike City, Ar from Artie Rt 2 Littlefield, TX
Dear Mother and all. Why don't you write to me? J. T. A. got here Tuesday morning asout 8 o'clock. He had good luck at catching rides out here. He went to Canyon yesterday . But Odessa has moved to California.(Odessa, Uncle Earl &Aunt Mimi (Adcock) Francis' daughter. Her husband, Frank Edwin Moore had died and Odessa moved to California to be nearer her Mom & Dad)
He got back here this morning about 9 o'clock. He is feeling fine. All the rest is well. Wish you could have come with him. He may get to plow some for someone out here. If he had knowed it, he could have gone to work for the man he rode out here with, the day he came. Love to all Artie
(Mother only wrote about half the card, and it went to Aunt Nita's. Like most folks the writing slanted up across the card. Aunt Nita wrote more before she sent it on to Granny.)
That's her card, so I'll write. All are doing fine, but Minnie Bell. She went to the doctor Sunday night. The depot agent took her. She feels better this morning. She said, this is, Tuesday, card came yesterday. I see I've a good slant on writing(haha) How's Mrs York? (Aunt Ida's mother) I took Jimmie to Nashville the Monday after you left & Don & me walked every step of the way home. He fared fine. Went by Velma's. Got to Sue's at dinner. Sue copied card on here. I don't have any envelopes right now, and want mail to go off. Bugs went to get Bert and me ??? tomato plants. Bert is thinking preacher goes on Morphew truck. Ten cents a day ride,
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no envelope 25 June 1941 to Mr J. T. ADcock from Artie Rt2 Littlefield Tx
Dear Brother, How are you? I am glad you got home ok. Write and tell me all about your trip home. I was so uneasy about you. We had a bad storm the next day after you left, and had several since. Some are still planting cotton. We haven't gotten to chop any yet. It rained again yesterday, I mean, it poured down. And rained most of the night. Looks like it might come another one today. I fixed the hole at the head of my bed where the water would run in to the shop, so we didn't have to dip up a drop of water yesterday. Charles Lee calls you all the time. Christine came in the other day and says, Mother, J. T. has come back. He's out at the shop fixing a flat. I went out there. The boy did look like you looking at his back. She still says "help, murder, police, J. T. fell in the grease, he fell so hard he turned to lard, help, murder, police. J. T. won't come back." J. T. I found your pictures in the floor by the table after you left, so am sending them in this letter. If you don't go to camp and I get to chop cotton, we will get a new shirt and a pair of shoes. Write and tell me your size in shoes. I must ring off. Yes, we had a ice cream supper Sat night and will have another one Sat night. The ice cream is free. You can eat all you want. Love to J. T. from Artie, Albert Buddy said hello.
Dear Mother, How are you? I don't hear from you at all. I haven't heard from you since March. I don't know what I wrote to make Ida mad at me, but she hasn't answered my last letter, Mother.Birt, J. T. , Nita owes me a letter, too. Looks like someone could afford 3c to mail a letter once a month.
We have a big family to feed, don't get much to eat, but I manage to get stamps some way. If they won't any of them write get Minnie to get a postcard and write. Well, if you are well and if you are sick write ill on it so I can hear, that won't take much to ask her to do for you and know she would do it for you. How is Mrs York? Nita said she was in hospital last time I heard from her. Hope she is back home and is feeling good. Mrs Roland is out of the hospital and able to me by herself and walk a little. She was in a car wreck May 10 (1940). She was on her way to Detroit to Clara's death bed, her baby sister. You know I told you she was like Dona Adcock. The wreck happened at Horse Creek Bridge, turned over in the ditch. 4 grown people and some kids was in the car, but Mrs Roland was hurt the worse(sic) of all. Her head, back and side was hurt. Her face and neck was cut but not so bad. Her sister (Clara) died May 11 (1940) We haven't heard from them this week. She wrote me a letter Friday, said it was her first letter to write since she got hurt. But Emily sent us a card everyday while she was in hospital.
Helen and Buddy said tell you they have been planting watermelons and cantalopes so you could come and help eat them when they get ripe. All the kids passed to a higher grade. They are happy over it. It has rained here for 4 weeks. Nearly everyone will have to plant cotton over. We have been gardening a little. It stays so wet and the weeds grow so fast. Helen does the milking now since school is out. We will have 2 more cows to milk soon. Only milking one now. Get about 2 gallons a day. That isn't enough for this bunch though. We haven't had any hot weather yet, but it looks it this month. Guess Birt has a good garden. I don't have anyway to work mine only with a hoe. All the kids said tell you hello for them. They have gone now after cows. Christie has to go everywhere they go. She wrote Birt a letter but I can't find it so will send it in next letter, So I must ring off. It is nearly 7 oclock now. Love to Mother from Artie
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in same envelope
Mr J. T. Adcock
Dear Brother, How are you by this time? We are all up, but I worry about Mother so much, it makes me sick. I haven't heard a word from you all since March. I know poor old blind Mother can't werite but you and Birt and Ida can unless you all have some kind of disease that has taken your right arm away from you. Sometime you all may be old and blind and would give anything to write a letter to someone and no one will write it for you. J. T. what do you think about the awful war that is going on. I am afraid we will be in it in less than a year. This may be the last war here on earth. I keep up with it in the newspapers. Sometimes I read and can't keep from crying at all. It's so sad. I hope and pray our boys won't have to fight, but I am afraid they will. But we must live a right life and meet again on high, after this old world is gone. J. T. whatever you do live a right life and please don't drink for your saviour may call you at any minute. We must be ready at all times. I wish Clifford and Curt didn't drink. Maybe they don't now. Hope they don't anyway..
Are you still working on the road? Hope so. How are the Hills and everyone there? Mary Louise wants to know if you still go to order blank. Mary Louise passed to the 3rd, Betty Jo to the 2nd, Buddy the 5th, Helen to the 6th. Zala Christeen says she is going to school next term and be in the high 4. She had 4 little kittens. One mamed Alice, one named Jemmie, one Baby Dumpling and one named Zero.Jemmie died night before last. She went down to the barn, we saw her with the dead kitty and run, before we could get there, she kissed it and threw it down and said, bye Jemmie you are dead. Then she ran as fast as she could. She is so mean, but everyone picks on her. She can talk as plain as the other kids. Yesterday, Mary Ruth Long was here. Christy came in and saw her. She ran back to the door and says I don't like that old woman. She goes rabbit hunting with her bulldog. Yesterday the dog run a rabbit in the hole and dug it out. She jumped up and down and clapped her hands and hollered. "Mother, Bobby did catch a rabbit." Well I must quit as it is getting late. So please write to me. Love to you Artie
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14 Oct 1940 to Mrs Mary Adcock Tokio AR from Mrs A M Roland Valley Gin Rte 2, Littlefield Tx
Oklahoma Flat Gin
Dear Mother, received your card this afternoon was so glad to to hear from you but sorry to hear you wasn't feeling good. But if it is as hot there up in the day as it is here and cool at night it is enough to make anyone feel bad.
I live in a 14 by 16 ft tent and it sure gets hot up in the day. I get dinner (ready) early and turn out the fire and take the babies out to the shop where it is cool. J. T. made about $25 last week. Only got 10 dollars of it though. He went to town, bought him a suit, changed clothes in the store, went to a cafe, eat supper, then went to the carnival. He went to buy his ticket, & his $5 bill was gone. He never found it, either. So he borrowed a dollar from a boy. Monday morning the kids let him have 2 dollars to get tobacco and gloves, so he won't make much this week. He aimed to send you some money so you could send his clothes out here. Buddy made $7.37 last week. Helen made $6.59, Louise made $3.39, Betty Jo $2.11. But they have been in sorry cotton this week. I made them some knee pads yesterday, we were here 2 weeks Sunday. There is only a store and a gin here, three houses. But cotton is good. The gin yard is crowded worse today than it has ever been. I guess they will run most of the night tonight. Ida wrote me that Bill's wife, Annie Ruth, was looking to be down before I got that way with Charles Lee. J. T. said they didn't have any baby so Ida must have guessed wrong, or else she misshaped it. Bet Mittie looks funny with a baby she was so little and slim. Well, J. T. said he might have us a house, don't know for sure yet, the man's cotton isn't ready yet. Well I must close. Guess J. T. will write tonight if he isn't too tired. So love to you from Artie
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in the same envelope, but written sometime after 22 Oct 1940
Littlefield Flat Gin TX
Dear Mother, received your letter after it had been over at the store for several days. They didn't know J. T.'s name. Everyone calls him Jay out here. J. T. went to Levelland yesterday and to Littlefield last night. He is asleep now. I just finished making a big white cake for his supper. He says he is leaving us in the morning. I sure hate to see him leave. We will be so lonesome after he is gone. But of course he has to, but he could have work here and might not there.He hasn't made much for he has only gotten to work part of each day on account of frost and the cold weather. We had 2 real bad northers, the first one blew our tent down and tore it up. We had to stay in the shop and it was awful in there. We were all black as blacksmiths. Guess J. T. will tell you all about it. If J. T. don't have to go to training camp he may come back out here. I sure hope he does for we enjoy having him with us. He has been a good boy and worked hard. I guess the kids will start to school Monday week. Boll pulling will be over in a week or two. I wish you could come if J. T. comes back. the baby has been teething and has been so ill and cross. One of neighbors from Spade came to see me last night. I was ready to go to bed when she came. I guess the kids will pick peas next week if they don't pull bolls. Christene is going to throw a fit when J. T. leaves. He told her today he was going home, she says I'll go home and bring you back to here. Her and the little girl across the road had a spat over a cat, both claimed the cat. Well I must close and get the baby cleaned up. So hoping to hear from you soon as J.T. gets there. Love Artie
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Sept 1940 To Granny Adcock from Artie Roland no envelope or date
Dear Mother,How are you this pretty night? I am Ok. I pulled 373 pounds of cotton today. I had a bone fellon (felon) in my right hand and went to the doctor last Saturday. He cut to the bone, but is nearly well now. I can write with it once more. (This was caused from getting a thorn in her hand. It was in the web between thumb and forefinger. She couldn't get it out, and it went deeper and lodged where the bones meet. It swelled and was very painful. She said the doctor took a knife and stuck between the bones and twisted it to let it drain. - Whatever he did the hand got better very quickly afer it was drained. And I was unaware of the danger until I looked it up just now.)
Betty Jo stayed at home today, kept Charles Lee and Christene. When I got home, she and Albert was cutting stake(sic) for supper, so you see, they helped me out lots.
All the kids have colds. Buddy and Betty have 4 days out of the cotton patch, and I lost whole last week. But we are all up and are able to eat all we can get. Mother, if you are able to come with J.T. you come and I will (pay) your fare out here. Just borrow the money and come on and I will send it right on as soon as you get here. So I must quit and get to bed so I can get up here in the morning at 4 o'clock to get to the boll patch at sunup. Love to you Mother, from Artie
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14 Qct 1940 to Granny Adcock from Mary Louise Roland. How are you by now? I hope you are ok. The baby is named Charles Lee. Zala Christeen is three years old and Charles Lee is three months old. We are all well. We live in a tent. Jolean and Alray live across the road from us and the store is about as far ????? from the ??? pace (place?) J.T. is out here. He has made a rocker for Chrisreen. I have wrote to Granny Roland. I wrote three pages and will write three pages to you. I pulled 28 pounds of cotton and Betty Jo 102 pounds of cotton and Christeen says she can (pull) more pounds of cotton than we can, but she cannot pull even 3 pounds of cotton. I bought a box of dominoes and Mother, Daddy, Helen, J.T., Daddy and Buddy plays sometimes. Betty and me play sometimes.Daddy has bought a tent and some land, and (is) buying a shop. We did have a white kitten but Blacky killed it and Christeen don't like him. Mary Louise Roland Littlefield, Texas rout 2 in ???? of B.A. routes. dear ?????? Adcock I love you
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20 Apr 1941 to Mrs Mary E Adcock no envelope from Artie Roland R2 Littlefield Texas
Dear Mother,Will answer your most welcome letter received some time ago, was so glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear you had been sick. We all have the flue again. Charles Lee has been awful sick. He still rattles awful bad. So does Christine and Louise, but none in bed. Charles Lee don't sleep day or night. His ears hurt him so much. Helen Ruth has gone to spend the night with the Collin girls and will go visit school tomorrow with them. Her, Buddy, Louise and Betty Jo have been down there all evening. Mr Collins came by for them at noon. We had a bad cloud night before last. So we all went to the shop, but the tent stayed up ok. We need rain, all we get is sandstorms. I have most of garden stuff planted but can't water it so it can't come up until it rains. Maybe we will all feel better when it rains. Hope so anyway. I sure like Mrs Collins and her daughter-in-law. I spent the day with her Easter Sunday. Kids all had a nice time. We had 13 kids down there. Christine found 5. (eggs) She wore her new slacks made out of a pink flour sack. She sure looked sweet. Her hair is long enough to curl again. She said today, I want 2 pennies to go to the store and buy me and Junny a soda pop. I said what kind will you get for a penny. She said that other kind. Yesterday I said Granny is blind and can't see. She said is it black for her all the time? She says it is black outside at night. One night we needed oil, she says, "I'll go get it". When she got to the door she said "no, it's black out there. Somebody has to go with me." (Oil - kerosene, we had lamps.)I had a letter from Jud a few days before I got your letter. They were all well then. Work isn't much here right now. It is so dry. Everyone's waiting for a rain, then they will plant cotton. Charles can stand alone for a few minutes when he feels like playing. But his leg is still blue and seems to be a little stiff.( Charles almost got run over. A man started to leave the shop and Charles was behind his car. WE ran for the baby, and everybody was pushing to keep the car off him. We finally got his attention, and he stopped. But the car had gotten on Charlie's leg enough to bruise it.) The other day the kids were trying to touch their nose with their chin. Louise said ,"well Granny can, looks like we could do what she does." What does Donnie think of his new brother? (Jimmie Hollis Aedcock). Ask him if he will send him to me in a little box. Tell him if he will I will send him a baked sweet tater. Well, it is so cold, I must ring off and get to bed under covers. So answer soon. With love to all. May God bless you all. Your daughter Artie
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23 Apr 1941 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Tokio, AR from Mrs A. M. Roland Rt2 Littlefield, TX - the three letters in the envelope are not to Granny. One is to Uncle Hebe and Aunt Nita, one to Aunt Bert and Uncle Freddie, and the other to Uncle Curt and Aunt Ida
1. Mr & Mrs Heber Adcock Dear Brother, Sis, Kiddies,Received your welcome letter. Was glad to hear you and the boy were ok. ( This would have been when Jimmie Hollis was born.)You didn't say how much he weighed. If he is as large as Donny (Donald LaVon) was, he may be as large as my boy. My boy can stand alone now, he is so crazy about his daddy and his daddy is so crazy about him. He cries just like his little heart will break when his daddy goes out the door, and Albert just can't stand it. He come back and take him and play with him until he can slip out. If I don't take him to the shop 2 or 3 times a day, Albert sends word in to bring his boy out there. I never saw man so crazy about a baby. Albert never thought that much about any of the others.
Nita, old Buddy has grown so much you wouldn't know him. And he can work like a young man. He fixes flats and takes cars apart and puts them back together. He tells his Daddy what kind of bolt or tap he wants, just like his Daddy used to tell him. He works hard everyday, but enjoys it. He and Albert has 2 sleds to make so they will be busy for a few days. They fixed a flat that had 41 holes in the (inner)tube. They said they would starve to death fixing flats like that. Christine came just now and said "Mother, do you know who I favor?" I said no who, and she said "J. T., he's my brother, but he won't come home." It has been trying to rain the last three days. Maybe we will get one tonight. I have my garden seed planted, but it's too dry to come up, and I can't water it. We have jip water here. Well I must ring off as it is suppertime. Love to all Artie
2. Mr & Mrs Freddie Dean Dear Sis, Bro How are both of you? We are all up, but have colds and it has been so cold here the last 2 weeks, I haven't been able to get out. And the baby has ear ache and such a rattle in his side he can't hardly cry. He has such a cold. Looks like we can never get straight again. It is stormy tonight and Louise has gone to spend the night with the Collins girls. All the kids said tell you both hello and they would write when it wasn't so cold. Christine said tell you and Incle Fattie( A nickname for Uncle Fred Dean) hello for her. She is a sight,talks so silly and keeps everyone laughing.She calls Mr Noah Gilley Fat Stuff. Well, Birt, come and help me chop cotton this year. I must close and get busy. Love to all Artie
3. Mr & Mrs Curtis Adcock Dear Bro and Sis, Baby (would be Dewey Alton) I don't remember whether I owe you folks a letter or not, but it seems as if it's been a year since I last heard from you. We are all up. But not well, still having colds and ear ache. It has been awful cold here the last 2 weeks. We need rain so bad, but all we get is dust and hard winds. It is stormy tonight. Hope we get a rain . I have my garden seed in the ground but it is too dry for it to come up. And I can't water it. Well they have a new store and house combined, built on the corner. Guess they will move in tomorrow. They will start planting cotton as soon as it rains. They think cotton chopping will pay $2.50 a day this year. I sure hope so. If the baby gets ok I want to chop so I can pay Curtis and J. T. what we owe them, for I know you folks think we don't aim to pay it, but if we live and chop cotton it will be paid, Love to all, as ever Artie
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22 Jun 1941 no envelope to Hebe & Nita from Artie Rt 2 Littlefield Tx
Dear Hebe, Nita, and Children, Received your most welcome letter last week, was so glad to hear from you, and so happy to hear J. T. got there ok. Wish we had been able to pay his way on the bus. Oh, we just beat Littlefield 13 to 1. We had a free ice cream supper last night . Boys and girls played music. We will have another one next Saturday. Come and go with me and we will eat ice cream. A bad cloud came up while the ballgame was going on, but it went around us. They sure miss old J. T. playing croquet. Nita, you ought to see the hugging and kissing that goes on here by the young girls and boys. Girls 9 years old going with the boys. Oh, I will have green beans tomorrow for dinner. I only have one stalk of hot pepper left. My morning glories are blooming. Some are still planting cotton. We haven't got to chop any yet. I started your letter Friday, but got it misplaced somewhere. A little boy 3 years old going home from carrying his Daddy a drink of water, lay down and went to sleep. A fast car came by, the man got scared when he saw the boy, lost control of his car. Front wheels missed, back wheel ran over his head and killed him. Helen Ruth weighs 120 in mach (?). Helen Ruth is going after scales to weigh us now, so when she gets back I will write them down. Helen Ruth has 11 blocks for her quilt. Several has her pattern now. Nita, please write me just as soon as you can and tell me if J.T. and Clifford passes for the Army. I hope they don't pass. It looks like we are getting closer to war each day, but I am hoping and praying we keep out of it. Well, we had another rain today, just a big shower but it stopped all planting around here. Oh, yes, I cooked my beans today. They surely were good. I gathered a water bucket full off the vines, more still there to gather. Guess I will give Mrs Rhotes (not sure of the name here, Mother wrote what she heard and her hearing wasn't good - could be Rhodes or Roach.)a mess tomorrow. Albert and Buddy have a motor out of the car. Maybe they will fintsh it this week. I hope so, I want to get the girls some new slippes before next Saturday night. Tell old Velma (Valentine) to write me. I have written her 2 or 3 times and can't hear from her. I am glad all the kids passed. Helen will study 7 & 8 both together next year. Buddy 6 & 7. Louise 4; 5. Betty Jo 3 & 4, so is the Collins boy. (This is the little boy I claimed for a boy friend, and shocked the grown ups, when we spent the night, wanting to sleep with him.) Wish I was there to eat peaches with you folks. But don't guess I can. You find out how much it would cost to send a box of peaches and if it isn't too much, I will send you the money. I would love to see you. Boy, my boy can say necked, I'm necked. And he says kitty cat, and Daddy's shop, go bye bye, quit that, Bobby, sister, J.T.,Mama. Well I must quit and write the rest some. You all come out and pull boles this winter with us. Love to all from Artie
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17 May 1941 penny post card to Mrs Mary Adcock, Pike City, Ar from Artie Rt 2 Littlefield, TX
Dear Mother and all. Why don't you write to me? J. T. A. got here Tuesday morning asout 8 o'clock. He had good luck at catching rides out here. He went to Canyon yesterday . But Odessa has moved to California.(Odessa, Uncle Earl &Aunt Mimi (Adcock) Francis' daughter. Her husband, Frank Edwin Moore had died and Odessa moved to California to be nearer her Mom & Dad)
He got back here this morning about 9 o'clock. He is feeling fine. All the rest is well. Wish you could have come with him. He may get to plow some for someone out here. If he had knowed it, he could have gone to work for the man he rode out here with, the day he came. Love to all Artie
(Mother only wrote about half the card, and it went to Aunt Nita's. Like most folks the writing slanted up across the card. Aunt Nita wrote more before she sent it on to Granny.)
That's her card, so I'll write. All are doing fine, but Minnie Bell. She went to the doctor Sunday night. The depot agent took her. She feels better this morning. She said, this is, Tuesday, card came yesterday. I see I've a good slant on writing(haha) How's Mrs York? (Aunt Ida's mother) I took Jimmie to Nashville the Monday after you left & Don & me walked every step of the way home. He fared fine. Went by Velma's. Got to Sue's at dinner. Sue copied card on here. I don't have any envelopes right now, and want mail to go off. Bugs went to get Bert and me ??? tomato plants. Bert is thinking preacher goes on Morphew truck. Ten cents a day ride,
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no envelope 25 June 1941 to Mr J. T. ADcock from Artie Rt2 Littlefield Tx
Dear Brother, How are you? I am glad you got home ok. Write and tell me all about your trip home. I was so uneasy about you. We had a bad storm the next day after you left, and had several since. Some are still planting cotton. We haven't gotten to chop any yet. It rained again yesterday, I mean, it poured down. And rained most of the night. Looks like it might come another one today. I fixed the hole at the head of my bed where the water would run in to the shop, so we didn't have to dip up a drop of water yesterday. Charles Lee calls you all the time. Christine came in the other day and says, Mother, J. T. has come back. He's out at the shop fixing a flat. I went out there. The boy did look like you looking at his back. She still says "help, murder, police, J. T. fell in the grease, he fell so hard he turned to lard, help, murder, police. J. T. won't come back." J. T. I found your pictures in the floor by the table after you left, so am sending them in this letter. If you don't go to camp and I get to chop cotton, we will get a new shirt and a pair of shoes. Write and tell me your size in shoes. I must ring off. Yes, we had a ice cream supper Sat night and will have another one Sat night. The ice cream is free. You can eat all you want. Love to J. T. from Artie, Albert Buddy said hello.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Old Letters
1934 to Artie Mae Roland, Borger, TX from Mary Adcock, Murfreesboro, AR penny post card:
Dearest Daughter,
We are all well.Hope you are. We waited to see if you wrote a letter. Thanks for the cards. Sure were pretty. Send pictures soon.Curtis hasn't seen them and J. T. wants his . He is at Heber Springs. He hasn't seen them either. Hope you are moved and like it there.
Lovingly,
Mother
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5 Aug 1935 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Roland, Pampa Tx penny post card:
Dear Mother, Hope you are well by now. Albert is working out of town and I don't come to town often. I sent cards last week, so let me know how you are at once and often as you can, for I worry so much about you. We are ok. Hope Birt(sic) is better now.
Answer soon,
Your Daughter, Artie
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30 Jun 1939 to Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Dear Mother and Dad and All, We got here ok It was raining when we left Nashville, rained most of the way, was raining when we got here and rained all day yesterday. The mail had run before we got breakfast so we didn't getb to mail you a caed. The kiddies are having a big time. We canned 30 cans of beans this morning. Mrs Roland and I are going to town this afternoon leaving the kids at home with Emily. Mrs Roland gave me a set of cups and saucers,a good looking oil stove, sewing machine and several other pieces of furniture. If Albert comes in the truck. Did Ida and Curt get home alright? D A (Dewey Alton) said, "get gun, shoot big bus, go ride in Daddy's car."
It cost me $5.80 to get here. How's Papa making it? Have Ida or J.T. write me often so I can hear how he is.Well, be good. Mrs Roland is in a hurry so by by. Love to all, Artie
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20 Jun 1939 to Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland, Hugo, OK envelope only.
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26 Jun 1039 to Mr & Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Dear Mother & Father, How is Pike? We are well. Hope to find you all the same.We canned beans this morning. Went to church yesterday. Dorty(sic) Earwood is taking care of C A Shultz place. Mr & Mrs Dane Franklin folks live at Swink. They are all Holy Rollers. Mary has 2 or 3 children now. One of the Colley boys lives here close, but Mrs Roland don't know his name. Hermer Winn came to see me this morning. Her girls are big girls now. Rachel & Florence isn't married yet. Dock is married. Mrs Canady is married again but I don't know (who) she married. Old lady Winn is able to go visiting to see Dollie. Mrs Lowe had another bad spell last week. I haven't found out where Mrs Berryhill lives yet.
How's our garden doing? Hope you get a good rain.Tell Bert and Freddie Christeen (sic) says they gone by by. Everyone here is getting her to say "do too". Did Hebe and Nita get to come Sat. Hope so.
Mrs Roland let me read the letter Mrs Hill sent her. She told Mrs Roland that we had cold water corn bread for breakfast and hot choclet(sic) and nothing else to eat. (Mrs Hill was the nosy old woman at Pike City, AR that used to try and snatch cards and letters out of our hands when wec went to get the mail).Is Wanda still with you? I left some meal, soda, soap, and beans. You all can use them. Did you get Wanda's dresses made? Hope so.Louise & Betty Jo had three new dresses all ready made when they got here. One is white trimmed in red rickrack. Baby rickrack. 2 are trimmed in the ruffles with pink &; yellow and blue. 2 are blue. Helen Ruth said she wanted to write you, but it is raining, and she has come in and asked for paper. They get busy playing. Buddy hasn't been still a minute since we got here. He and Roland ( Aunt Emily's son) help Grandaddy hoe in the field.
Well I must quit and write some to the rest so be good and let me hear from you and Dad. Love Artie.
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In same envelope from Helen Ruth Roland to Granny Adcock
Tomorrow is Mother's Birthday. 27th June
Dear Granny,How are you by now? Well, I hope.Remember that you have a family of true friends and you know who that is. It is your grandchildren. Betty Jo and Louise said tell you hello. They said they got here alright and are going necked (going without clothes). Well, I thought I would write to you to make you happy. Well, I will close with lots of love, your grand daughter, Miss Helen Ruth Roland
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Also in same envelope to Berthell and Freddie from Artie Roland
Dear Birthell and Freddie, How are you both. We are all ok. I have been canning beans and making pickles. I have been to town twice. Went to church yesterday. Christie was naughty. Mrs Roland had to take her out side once and I once, and Buddy once. She didn't cry, but would mock the preacher, and run in and out the door, and down the street saying, "Do too, ha ha" J. T. hope you can stay with Mother awhile. Birt write and tell me how Papa made the day. Did he talk much about me leaving? Hows your crop looking? Gardens look fine here. We have lots of garden stuff to eat. Carrots we don't have to cook them. They eat a big dish full now twice a day. Helen Ruth was glad to see us . We had to change at DeQueen and at Idabel. It rained and hailed on us most of the way and rained a big shower after we got to Hugo. I called Mrs Roland on the phone and told her a lady wanted her to come to bus station for her. She turned around and said a lady wants me to come to the bus station for her. Helen Ruth jumped up and down and clapped her hands and said I'll bet it's mother. She was out of the car and in to where I was before Mrs Roland could get the door open. Billie (Billie Marie Bugg, Uncle Jack and Aunt Berta (Roland) Bugg's daughter) isn't as big as Helen and is slim. Jack came for her Sunday night. We eat berries and cream for breakfast. It is raining here today. I want to go spend the day with Boots (Boots was Aunt Nita's sister. They were Siffords, and I don't know who she married.) tomorrow if nothing happens. I haven't saw(sic) Buster King yet. Hope to see him soon. He seems like a brother to me. Buddy, Roland (Lee Hardin, Aunt Emily (Roland) Hardin's son) Mary Louise & Betty Jo are having a show upstairs, and you can't hear your ears. I guess Roland is embarrassing her.(Aunt Emily)Today she and I both lay down to sleep, but I can't sleep for them. Love to both. Tell Mrs Deen(Fred Dean's mother) hello for me. Artie
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18 Jul 1939 to Mrs Nita Adcock Highland, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Hello Everybody, how's everyone there, tired out, I guess. I don't feel so good these hot days. although I lay down every afternoon and take a nap. Helen Ruth takes the baby and plays with her. Everything she sees she says, "I want one". I haven't seen Boots since I spent the day with her. I saw her daddy. He had been to town all day. Just came about 5 or 10 minutes before they came after me. He said if he had knowed I was coming he wood have stayed at home. He looks good. Wish I could see Jude and the rest. If I had knowed she was coming for sure I wood have stayed a little longer and seen her. Looks like you all could have some pictures made and send me. I guess I will stay here until the latter part of August and can and gather peas. We canned peaches yesterday, and tomatoes. We want to can peas again tomorrow. Our beans are gone. You all didn't say where to send your mail so I am going to send it to Nita, but its to all of you.
. Mother, Dad, Jud Alma( her name was Elva Edith, but she was called Jude or Judy), Nita, Birt (Berthell), Freddie and boys and girls and kids and babies. Guess you all have all the peaches you want to eat. We do, and we eat watermelons and cantalopes til the world looks level. Is Curt and Ida working there, too? Hope so. What is J. T. and Mother planning on doing after harvest is over? How long do you think you all will stay? Jud, I wanted to see you so bad but can't. Well, I have me a sewing machine and a nice looking oil stove, mattress, bedstead, springs, a bunch of cook vessels and a bunch of dishes; cups; saucers; plates, bowls, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and am ready to keep house again. That about as much as I can ever get ahead. Well folks write me a letter if you're not too busy. Be good, kiss all the little ones for me. Kick all the big ones. Love Artie Buddy, and Helen said hello to Granny and all. Love to all, Artie
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Dearest Daughter,
We are all well.Hope you are. We waited to see if you wrote a letter. Thanks for the cards. Sure were pretty. Send pictures soon.Curtis hasn't seen them and J. T. wants his . He is at Heber Springs. He hasn't seen them either. Hope you are moved and like it there.
Lovingly,
Mother
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5 Aug 1935 to Mrs Mary E Adcock, Murfreesboro, AR from Artie Roland, Pampa Tx penny post card:
Dear Mother, Hope you are well by now. Albert is working out of town and I don't come to town often. I sent cards last week, so let me know how you are at once and often as you can, for I worry so much about you. We are ok. Hope Birt(sic) is better now.
Answer soon,
Your Daughter, Artie
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30 Jun 1939 to Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Dear Mother and Dad and All, We got here ok It was raining when we left Nashville, rained most of the way, was raining when we got here and rained all day yesterday. The mail had run before we got breakfast so we didn't getb to mail you a caed. The kiddies are having a big time. We canned 30 cans of beans this morning. Mrs Roland and I are going to town this afternoon leaving the kids at home with Emily. Mrs Roland gave me a set of cups and saucers,a good looking oil stove, sewing machine and several other pieces of furniture. If Albert comes in the truck. Did Ida and Curt get home alright? D A (Dewey Alton) said, "get gun, shoot big bus, go ride in Daddy's car."
It cost me $5.80 to get here. How's Papa making it? Have Ida or J.T. write me often so I can hear how he is.Well, be good. Mrs Roland is in a hurry so by by. Love to all, Artie
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20 Jun 1939 to Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland, Hugo, OK envelope only.
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26 Jun 1039 to Mr & Mrs S A Adcock, Pike City, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Dear Mother & Father, How is Pike? We are well. Hope to find you all the same.We canned beans this morning. Went to church yesterday. Dorty(sic) Earwood is taking care of C A Shultz place. Mr & Mrs Dane Franklin folks live at Swink. They are all Holy Rollers. Mary has 2 or 3 children now. One of the Colley boys lives here close, but Mrs Roland don't know his name. Hermer Winn came to see me this morning. Her girls are big girls now. Rachel & Florence isn't married yet. Dock is married. Mrs Canady is married again but I don't know (who) she married. Old lady Winn is able to go visiting to see Dollie. Mrs Lowe had another bad spell last week. I haven't found out where Mrs Berryhill lives yet.
How's our garden doing? Hope you get a good rain.Tell Bert and Freddie Christeen (sic) says they gone by by. Everyone here is getting her to say "do too". Did Hebe and Nita get to come Sat. Hope so.
Mrs Roland let me read the letter Mrs Hill sent her. She told Mrs Roland that we had cold water corn bread for breakfast and hot choclet(sic) and nothing else to eat. (Mrs Hill was the nosy old woman at Pike City, AR that used to try and snatch cards and letters out of our hands when wec went to get the mail).Is Wanda still with you? I left some meal, soda, soap, and beans. You all can use them. Did you get Wanda's dresses made? Hope so.Louise & Betty Jo had three new dresses all ready made when they got here. One is white trimmed in red rickrack. Baby rickrack. 2 are trimmed in the ruffles with pink &; yellow and blue. 2 are blue. Helen Ruth said she wanted to write you, but it is raining, and she has come in and asked for paper. They get busy playing. Buddy hasn't been still a minute since we got here. He and Roland ( Aunt Emily's son) help Grandaddy hoe in the field.
Well I must quit and write some to the rest so be good and let me hear from you and Dad. Love Artie.
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In same envelope from Helen Ruth Roland to Granny Adcock
Tomorrow is Mother's Birthday. 27th June
Dear Granny,How are you by now? Well, I hope.Remember that you have a family of true friends and you know who that is. It is your grandchildren. Betty Jo and Louise said tell you hello. They said they got here alright and are going necked (going without clothes). Well, I thought I would write to you to make you happy. Well, I will close with lots of love, your grand daughter, Miss Helen Ruth Roland
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Also in same envelope to Berthell and Freddie from Artie Roland
Dear Birthell and Freddie, How are you both. We are all ok. I have been canning beans and making pickles. I have been to town twice. Went to church yesterday. Christie was naughty. Mrs Roland had to take her out side once and I once, and Buddy once. She didn't cry, but would mock the preacher, and run in and out the door, and down the street saying, "Do too, ha ha" J. T. hope you can stay with Mother awhile. Birt write and tell me how Papa made the day. Did he talk much about me leaving? Hows your crop looking? Gardens look fine here. We have lots of garden stuff to eat. Carrots we don't have to cook them. They eat a big dish full now twice a day. Helen Ruth was glad to see us . We had to change at DeQueen and at Idabel. It rained and hailed on us most of the way and rained a big shower after we got to Hugo. I called Mrs Roland on the phone and told her a lady wanted her to come to bus station for her. She turned around and said a lady wants me to come to the bus station for her. Helen Ruth jumped up and down and clapped her hands and said I'll bet it's mother. She was out of the car and in to where I was before Mrs Roland could get the door open. Billie (Billie Marie Bugg, Uncle Jack and Aunt Berta (Roland) Bugg's daughter) isn't as big as Helen and is slim. Jack came for her Sunday night. We eat berries and cream for breakfast. It is raining here today. I want to go spend the day with Boots (Boots was Aunt Nita's sister. They were Siffords, and I don't know who she married.) tomorrow if nothing happens. I haven't saw(sic) Buster King yet. Hope to see him soon. He seems like a brother to me. Buddy, Roland (Lee Hardin, Aunt Emily (Roland) Hardin's son) Mary Louise & Betty Jo are having a show upstairs, and you can't hear your ears. I guess Roland is embarrassing her.(Aunt Emily)Today she and I both lay down to sleep, but I can't sleep for them. Love to both. Tell Mrs Deen(Fred Dean's mother) hello for me. Artie
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18 Jul 1939 to Mrs Nita Adcock Highland, AR from Mrs A M Roland Hugo, OK
Hello Everybody, how's everyone there, tired out, I guess. I don't feel so good these hot days. although I lay down every afternoon and take a nap. Helen Ruth takes the baby and plays with her. Everything she sees she says, "I want one". I haven't seen Boots since I spent the day with her. I saw her daddy. He had been to town all day. Just came about 5 or 10 minutes before they came after me. He said if he had knowed I was coming he wood have stayed at home. He looks good. Wish I could see Jude and the rest. If I had knowed she was coming for sure I wood have stayed a little longer and seen her. Looks like you all could have some pictures made and send me. I guess I will stay here until the latter part of August and can and gather peas. We canned peaches yesterday, and tomatoes. We want to can peas again tomorrow. Our beans are gone. You all didn't say where to send your mail so I am going to send it to Nita, but its to all of you.
. Mother, Dad, Jud Alma( her name was Elva Edith, but she was called Jude or Judy), Nita, Birt (Berthell), Freddie and boys and girls and kids and babies. Guess you all have all the peaches you want to eat. We do, and we eat watermelons and cantalopes til the world looks level. Is Curt and Ida working there, too? Hope so. What is J. T. and Mother planning on doing after harvest is over? How long do you think you all will stay? Jud, I wanted to see you so bad but can't. Well, I have me a sewing machine and a nice looking oil stove, mattress, bedstead, springs, a bunch of cook vessels and a bunch of dishes; cups; saucers; plates, bowls, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, and am ready to keep house again. That about as much as I can ever get ahead. Well folks write me a letter if you're not too busy. Be good, kiss all the little ones for me. Kick all the big ones. Love Artie Buddy, and Helen said hello to Granny and all. Love to all, Artie
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
You're welcome
To whoever decides to use this information: It is fine with me. It is okay to use it, to copy it, to put it on your site.That doesn't bother me. It does bother me when you change my user name and password to lock me out of my site. I have worked on gathering this info since the early 1980s. I have put a lot of time, and money, into this. That's okay. I enjoyed every minute of it (almost). This can be copied, saved, and used. On your site, I don't even care whether or not my name is mentioned, So, although I probably do have some idea of who you are, I would appreciate it if you copy and use what you want, and leave my site so that I can also use it. In fact, maybe you will want any other information I have, or find in the future.
Go with God.
Go with God.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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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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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Monday, December 29, 2008
Francis Family
Picture from Barbara Heald Feb of 1992
left to right, Beatrice, Uncle Marshall,Hazel & Jackie
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enclosed in letter (In red is my comments)
Betty,
Please forgive me for taking so long getting this together. I told my sister Betty all about you & the family reunion in July. She is so excited so I know we will see you in July.
This is a picture of Marshall and his three children that lived.
I don't know what year it was took. But I believe it was took right after Moma (Hazel) left my dad in Colo & came to Calif. She was pregnant with me. So probably late 1945.
Betty if you want any more information write and I'll do my best. Looking forward to hearing from you. (The Pace/Phillips/Adcock reunion was - & still may be held in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, AR every July. I haven't been able to attend for years.)
Love
Barbara
P.S. Betty I can't find the picture of Hazel and all the kids, but I will send it as fast as I can.
Ans soon
These are the children of Hazel & Joe Moore
1.Wilma Jean Moore -deceased - She died when she was 3 yrs old. I don't know what year she was born. My sister can tell you
2. Charles Allen Moore "Chuck" married Nita? Stephens. Ch:
1.Joey Darren Moore,
2.Troy Moore b 1968 d 4 Jan 1990. Palmdale, Calif
3. Tawnee Moore ,
4. Tammie Moore mar Jeff Stubblefield - ch: Brook
Bakersfield Calif - Barbara did enclose address and phone numbers. At this time, I was going through a divorce, and although I wanted the divorce, it was still quite traumatic. I am sorely afraid that I didn't get back to anyone as I shoud have.
3.Betty Jean Moore Williams (twin)
Pass Christain, Miss
4. Bobby Dean Moore "Skip" (twin)
Rialto, Calif
5. Darrell Francis Moore
Newark, Calif
6. Paul DeWayne Moore
Pacific Grove, Calif
7. Barbara Ann Moore Hutchins Heald
Buttonwillow, Calif
8. 1/2 brother - Donald Leroy Stigner - father Don Stigner
Rialto, Calif
These are my children by my 1st husband, Joseph Ralph Hutchins
1. Bryan DeWayne Hutchins b 28 Aug 1965 Has one daughter - Laura Breyan Hutchins b 22 Aug 1989
2. Valerie Marshalle Hutchins Kenyan Hutchins b 7 Feb 1967 has one son Nickalas Allen Klien b 3 Aug 1987
3. Joseph Mark Hutchins b 14 Oct 1971
My present husband Harold Lester Heald b 10 Jul 1036 Colo
Marshall John Francis b KY 10 May 1885 d 10 Nov 1974 Bakersfield CA mar 1st Nancy E Phillips dau of Lewis Ancil & Laura Louisa (Lewty) Pace Phillips. Mar 2nd Pearl Lee Sharp
Nancy & Marshall Francis Children
1. Bulah Beatrice Francis Moore b 1910 d 2 Nov 1966 Bakersfield Calif
2. Hazel Larella Francis Moore Stigner b AR 11 Apr 1912 d 27 Mar 1976 Bakersfield Calif
3. Juanita Pauline Francis Webb b OK 4 Jan 1917 d 26 Jul 1947 dBakersfield Calif mar Eugene Webb.
( I would love to have any information on this Francis Family. I know of four brothers, Marshall John, (mar Nancy E Phillips my grandmother's sister) Bud, Lee & Earl Eugene Francis ( mar Nina Elverta Adcock my Mother's sister.). Odessa, Aunt Mimi (Nina's) daughter gave Marshall John & Earl Eugene's father as John Francis, & Earl's mother as Leah or Leta Mae.)
left to right, Beatrice, Uncle Marshall,Hazel & Jackie
.enclosed in letter (In red is my comments)
Betty,
Please forgive me for taking so long getting this together. I told my sister Betty all about you & the family reunion in July. She is so excited so I know we will see you in July.
This is a picture of Marshall and his three children that lived.
I don't know what year it was took. But I believe it was took right after Moma (Hazel) left my dad in Colo & came to Calif. She was pregnant with me. So probably late 1945.
Betty if you want any more information write and I'll do my best. Looking forward to hearing from you. (The Pace/Phillips/Adcock reunion was - & still may be held in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, AR every July. I haven't been able to attend for years.)
Love
Barbara
P.S. Betty I can't find the picture of Hazel and all the kids, but I will send it as fast as I can.
Ans soon
These are the children of Hazel & Joe Moore
1.Wilma Jean Moore -deceased - She died when she was 3 yrs old. I don't know what year she was born. My sister can tell you
2. Charles Allen Moore "Chuck" married Nita? Stephens. Ch:
1.Joey Darren Moore,
2.Troy Moore b 1968 d 4 Jan 1990. Palmdale, Calif
3. Tawnee Moore ,
4. Tammie Moore mar Jeff Stubblefield - ch: Brook
Bakersfield Calif - Barbara did enclose address and phone numbers. At this time, I was going through a divorce, and although I wanted the divorce, it was still quite traumatic. I am sorely afraid that I didn't get back to anyone as I shoud have.
3.Betty Jean Moore Williams (twin)
Pass Christain, Miss
4. Bobby Dean Moore "Skip" (twin)
Rialto, Calif
5. Darrell Francis Moore
Newark, Calif
6. Paul DeWayne Moore
Pacific Grove, Calif
7. Barbara Ann Moore Hutchins Heald
Buttonwillow, Calif
8. 1/2 brother - Donald Leroy Stigner - father Don Stigner
Rialto, Calif
These are my children by my 1st husband, Joseph Ralph Hutchins
1. Bryan DeWayne Hutchins b 28 Aug 1965 Has one daughter - Laura Breyan Hutchins b 22 Aug 1989
2. Valerie Marshalle Hutchins Kenyan Hutchins b 7 Feb 1967 has one son Nickalas Allen Klien b 3 Aug 1987
3. Joseph Mark Hutchins b 14 Oct 1971
My present husband Harold Lester Heald b 10 Jul 1036 Colo
Marshall John Francis b KY 10 May 1885 d 10 Nov 1974 Bakersfield CA mar 1st Nancy E Phillips dau of Lewis Ancil & Laura Louisa (Lewty) Pace Phillips. Mar 2nd Pearl Lee Sharp
Nancy & Marshall Francis Children
1. Bulah Beatrice Francis Moore b 1910 d 2 Nov 1966 Bakersfield Calif
2. Hazel Larella Francis Moore Stigner b AR 11 Apr 1912 d 27 Mar 1976 Bakersfield Calif
3. Juanita Pauline Francis Webb b OK 4 Jan 1917 d 26 Jul 1947 dBakersfield Calif mar Eugene Webb.
( I would love to have any information on this Francis Family. I know of four brothers, Marshall John, (mar Nancy E Phillips my grandmother's sister) Bud, Lee & Earl Eugene Francis ( mar Nina Elverta Adcock my Mother's sister.). Odessa, Aunt Mimi (Nina's) daughter gave Marshall John & Earl Eugene's father as John Francis, & Earl's mother as Leah or Leta Mae.)
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