Perhaps Patricia and Miriam would have met at the music trials in Ada but the previous letter arrived just a bit too late. The Dr. Altmaier that she mentions married her cousin. Research from the internet reveals that he practiced medicine in Marion and passed away in 1986 where he is buried.
Interesting perspective that her church was 7 miles away and this was a challenge to attend Luther League.
Mary is a new pal that lives on a 900 acre wheat farm in Kahlotus, WA. Currently the population is less than 200 and the town is listed at about 300 acres.
There are 2 letters that arrived on the 20th so I will post the other one tomorrow. Stay tuned!
The next letter arrives from a girl in India via the Rev. J.H. Schneider in Columbus, Ohio. I think the church in Dola, Ohio where my Aunt belonged probably sponsored a family or a child in India. She writes about her family, learning bible lessons and about her village having 6 christian houses. Interesting that she signs “Your most obedient child”.
The origin of the letter from P. Mary is Chittoor District, Madras Presidency, British India
The 3rd letter is from a friend in Iowa. This is still early in the process and as you can see she gets more names to correspond with. In current terms this would be known as “networking”. I also find it interesting that this is a girl who really wanted to be in school but due to family obligations she needed to stay at home and work.
