Talk of mumps and blackouts
Lois Jean
Book 1 – Letter 78 Received February 13, 1943 from Lois Jean
Valentine’s Day is almost here, won’t you be mine?
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Book 1 – Letter 76 Received February 9, 1943 from Lois
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Book 1 – Letter 70 Received January 21, 1943 from Lois Jean
Letter from Lois Jean as she practices her typing skills. Gas rationing inhibits her practice at church.
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Book 1 – Letter 68 Received January 14, 1943 from Lois Jean
Book 1 – Letter 63 Received December 31, 1942 from Lois Jean
Interesting that Lois Jean worked for 5 days and made just over $8, that combined with her Christmas money $4.25 she will get a jacket.
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Book 1 – Letter 57 Received December 14, 1942 from Lois Jean
Letter from Lois Jean arrives. Effects of the war seem to be felt less here with movies, shopping, and formals being the highlight of the day. Communities of family were quite common during this time as referenced by the comment of 4 Frank families living all in a row.
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Book 1 – Letter 52 Received November 23, 1942 from Lois Jean
Another letter arrives from Struthers, Ohio. In some ways life seems pretty normal for the kids in Ohio, but there is still the constant reminder that these are war times with gas rationing and boys in the army.
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Book 1 – Letter 48 Received October 26, 1942 from Lois Jean
I wonder if Lois Jean caught a cold from wrapping her wet hair in curlers. Thank goodness for modern styling tools like blow dryers and curling irons. 
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Book 1 – Letter 46 Received October 6, 1942 from Lois Jean
Lois mentions the collection of letters from her pen-pals. It seems surreal that my Aunt’s “systematic” method of storage is what makes this collection of letters so unique and possible for me to share them now 73 years later. I am sure that Patricia had no idea what a treasure she was creating. I wonder where my Aunt’s letters to Lois stored in a large tin box are today? Do they still exist?
