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				<title>Zeller letter</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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					<persName>Diane Jakacki</persName>
					<resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp>
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				<distributor>Special Collections/University Archives, Bertrand Library</distributor>
				<authority>Bucknell University</authority>
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					<addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine>
					<addrLine>Pennsylvania</addrLine>
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				John F. Zeller Papers
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					<dateline>O.C.S. Faculty-Material<lb/>
					Ft. Sill, Okla.<lb/>
					July 14, 1943.</dateline><lb/>
					<salute>Dear Mother, Dad, + Grandma --</salute>
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					Not much new since my Sunday letter,
					but I'll try to roll out a letter. Monday was
					a fairly ordinary day. I had a lecture on combat
					firing and a practical period -- and spent the
					rest of the day learning the fundamentals of
					chess. Oh I'm not good at it yet -- but
					I’m learning. It's a fascinating game.
				
				
					Monday night Lt. Strattan and I
					went to see the current USO camp show.
					It was very good. One of the best I've seen.
				
				
					Tuesday was a tough day -- I had 6 hours
					of classes -- and of course, gunnery class
					in the evening.
				
				
					Today wasn't too bad. I had four
					hours of class and then tonight I went over and called on Lt. Col. &amp; Mrs. Watson
					and Mrs. Bucher. I had a very nice evening
					talking over Lewisburg &amp; Lewisburgers. Mrs.
					Bucher tells me that her husband is coming
					out soon.
				
				
					We have some new athletic equiptment
					in the Department. A badminton set -- and
					a court in one of the gun rooms -- and a
					punching bag and boxing gloves, I think
					I'll go in for the badminton. Anyway, I'll
					get some exercise out of it.
				
				
					I had a letter from Wells Henderson.
					He's at Bragg in an outfit near D-8-3 -- just
					two doors away, in fact. And he doesn't like
					it very well. I can't say as I blame him!
				
				
					Your Sunday letter has not arrived.
					I expect I'll get it tomorrow. But here goes
					to answer your Friday writings.
				
				
					Looks like Lib Dyer will be the last of
					that gang to be married. Bette Hitchcock finally
					got her man. I suppose that means another
					present!
				
				
					Haven't had a chance to look up young
					Everitt as yet -- but I’ll try to do it either
					tomorrow night or over the week-end.
				
				
					Do you remember Jack Lepke -- the pre-
					ministerial student who also worked on the
					switchboard at B.U.? Dick Nutt tells me
					that Jack is on his way to Turkey as a
					missionary. Jack has been at Yale for
					the past two years. He'll make a good one!
				
				
					I hear that Ward Gage is in Africa and that Tommy Richards is overseas too.
				
				
					Are you used to the Navy by this time?
					At least thy ought to liven up the place a
					bit.
				
				
					Mrs. Bucher tells me that the Ordinance
					plant laid off a number of their employees --
					and that Lewisburg has a number of vacant
					apartments. I was afraid that someday we
					would find we had too many. Hope we can
					keep our own rented.
				
				
					I've got to go out on the range in
					the morning &amp; that means getting up early --
					so guess I'll turn in.
				
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					<salute>Love,</salute><lb/>
					<signed>John</signed>
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