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				<title>Zeller letter January 24, 1943</title>
				<author>John Zeller</author>
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					<persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName>
					<resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp>
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					<resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp>
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					<addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine>
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					<dateline>FORT BRAGG. N. C.
<lb/>					OCC #56
					Ft. Sill. Okla.
<lb/>					Jan 24,1943</dateline>
					<salute>Dear Mother + Dad --</salute></opener>
					Your Air mail letter of Jan 14th, inclosing the $10
					money order, arrived on the 22nd. In the same mail was
					a letter from Alice dated the 18th + one from Tommy + Agnes dated
					the 19th. Not very good service for the extra three cents it cost,
					is it? Thanks very much for the money order. I can use it --
					even though I'm not really hard up now that I've been paid.
					Enclosed you will find a check for the $11 to cover
					the cost of my Xmas presents.
					I was in town last night, Mother, + purchased a coin silver bracelet for you. Hope it's what you wanted. It's a bit more
					plain them some -- but you never went in too much for ginger-bread
					chings. It's Indian made. You should be getting it soon. Don't
					bother to pay me for it. I took the price out of the $10 you +
					Dad sent. O.K?
					I forget to tell you that I sent the cotton long underwear
					home because its much too big around the waist. The tops are ok
					so I kept them.
					Thank you Dad for starting an Xmas club for me. I do
					appreciate it.
				
				
					thanks for forwarding Jean Dyer's letter + for
					Margie Clayton's address. Jean didn't have much to say -- except
					that she likes her job and has had a raise.
					I'm glad Grices heard from Jr. They must feel much
					better.
					Your box haven't arrived yet. I'm anxious to discover
					what’s in it. "Surprise" sounds very interesting. I suppose it
					should come along early this week.
					Thanks for the stamps, Dad. I don't use them often, but
					when I do I never seem to have them.
					Don't worry about baking a cake for me when I come
					home. I'll be satisfied with mashed potatoes. I would like
					some ham loaf if you could manage it, though.
					I've had 5's in all of my tests so for -- and in
					firing too. We fired three days this week. I fired twice.
					The shells for the 37 mm cost $3 a piece. I blew up
					quite a few defense bonds. But the only way to learn is
					by experience -- so I guess it was worth it. This week we
					shot 75 mm. Shells cost about $10. See where your
					money goes!
					We filled out "cut sheets" this week. We had to
					rate every man in our section. It was a tough job
					and very unfair, for they are all good men. The Tactical Officers
					tabulate the results and if one man is consistently low, he
					is carefully watched -- often chopped. So it was serious
					business and not just a popularity contest. I hope I
					made out all right.
					When my laundry came back from the cleaners this
					week my socks were missing. The army only gives us
				
					six pair -- and so I had purchased about $5 worth extra.
					Now I'm out of socks again, so I had to buy more
					in town last night. I hope I get those back from
					the laundry, but I have my doubts.
					Did I tell you that I can buy the Philadelphia Inquirer out here. Of course it doesn't have all of the
					news; but the funnies and feature sections are there. (Sunday
					Inquirer only.)
					I haven't seen Roscoe Brownell or anyone else
					I know for sometime. We get so busy we don't get around
					Yesterday afternoon we went to see a
					demonstration on loading an airplane with field
					artillery material. It was interesting for the 1st half
					how; after that we were all ready to go home. I did
					get into town by 4:30 anyway.
					We had a good dinner today. Chicken, mashed potatoes, chicken noodle soup, peas &amp; carrots, olives,
 rolls + butter, coffee, and a peach sundae.
					This morning Young and I signed out a transit
					from the Instrument Room and fooled around
					with it for about an hour. It's quite a complicated
				
					gadget. I'll know quite a bit about surveying
					before I'm through.
					I shall certainly kkep my eyes open for the
					Princeton boys. They haven't arrived as yet, I know.
					I probably wouldnt know Wells Henderson if I
					did see him -- but it would be good to look him up
					I hear B. U. may be selected to train Army men.
					I wish I could pull a few things &amp; get stationed there
					for a few month. But there's no use ever thinking
					about it -- for I'm just not that lucky
					Well I guess that's about all for today.
					<closer><salute>Yours,</salute>
					<signed>John</signed></closer>
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