Birthday greetings from Mary. Enclosed was a note and little hankie.
Kahlotus WA
Book 1 – Letter 66 Received January 7, 1943 from Mary
Letter arrives from Mary. It seems that rationing does not have much of an impact on them since they have their own supply at the farm. Interesting that news of a flood in Kenton Ohio was heard on the radio news in Washington.
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Book 1 – Letter 53 Received November 23, 1942 from Mary
Letter from Mary with a picture of the cabins where they stayed during the summer. 
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Book 1 – Letter 47 Received October 16, 1942 from Mary
I get so excited when a letter arrives with a picture. It really deepens the connection between reader and the writer when you can put an image with the contents don’t you think? I like the big salmon that Mary has. Very scary story about her brother and his concussion.
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Book 1 – Letter 40 Received September 18, 1942 from Mary
The next letter from Mary arrives. She writes about salmon fishing. You get the feeling that this family is very self-sufficient and they always work together to make sure there is food on the table and a little extra to sell or share.
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Book 1 – Letter 33 Received August 14, 1942 from Mary Wilder
Another letter arrives from Mary. Tough times during the summer. She talks of farmers losing their wheat crop to the heat and grasshoppers. In Idaho it is reported that 4000 turkeys were used to eat the grasshoppers. Sweaters are being knitted for the Red Cross.
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Book 1 – Letter 31 Received July 24, 1942 from Mary
Wheat has been harvested in Kahlotus, Washington but they have no sacks to put it in. Barley sacks will need to be used instead. Farm life is very different from city life.
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Book 1 – Letter 26 Received July 4, 1942 from Mary Wilder
It surprised me to see that Pat got a letter on July 4th which we know is a Federal holiday. This prompted me to look this up and I found that home mail delivery was twice a day to many places until 1950. This letter comes from Mary. Happy Independence day!
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Book 1 – Letter 22 Received June 10, 1942 from Mary Wilder
Another letter from Mary with a picture which gives us some insight to the girl on the 900 acre farm.
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Book 1 – Letter 15 Received May 12, 1942 from Mary Wilder
Another letter from “Pencil Pal” Mary. Some cute little yarn dolls were included in the letter but no mention of them. I remember making dolls like this as a child. They have stood the test of time, 73 years old!
