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Letter Written by Edith Speert to Victor A. Speert Dated January 11, 1944
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Wednesday Night
11 January 1944
Bubsie Darling--
Sure wish youâd keep one address. Again, Iâm mailing this letter to A.P.O. 84, because I recâd a V-mail (form blank) today saying that that is where I should send your mail until Iâm notified further. The form had no date on it, but the envelope was postmarked Oct. 30th, so I guess those are the latest orders. Huh?
Since I got that form blank (it also contained your code for a cablegram) I shall try & cable you tomorrow--I certainly want you to know as soon as possible that Iâm more madly in love with you than ever!
Mom & Dad picked me up at work today & then we went to get the little car. Gosh, they âsoakedâ Dad $100.00 for the car & honey, I hate to say this, but the car doesnât sound too different! It sounds as if someone might have done a little for it but not too much. Well if it holds out for the winter, Iâll be very happy!
Called your folks tonight & they wanted to know if Iâd like to go to an Open House for Irv Lader tonite. I said ânoâ cause I was uninterested, & secondly, I had alot [sic] to do. I spoke to Sanf & told him Iâd be over tomorrow night. I promised to bring him some of your letters. He got a âkickâ out of your adventures and observations, & I donât mind sharing certain parts of your letters with him. Iâm sure Sanfâs âall for meâ--cause, the other night he paid me a really high complement [sic]--â[I]f there was another girl like you, Iâd get married.â
Honey, Iâm having a hell of a time locating a play for my dramatic group because of their varied ages, plus the fact that the kids want to put little or no time into it, plus the lack of costumeâs [sic] & scenery. Donât know what Iâm going to do!
Enclosed article interested me & I think you can see why. I quite agree with Ruth Mellett & really believe both of us have a new idea of what things matter--I believe we are alot [sic] more realistic because of the war, the insecurity & the need of adapting ourselves to varied circumstances at a momentâs notice.
You are the most adorable & wonderful person I know--& the very best husband I could ever want!
Yours truly
Edith
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Letter Written by Edith Speert to Victor A. Speert Dated October 18, 1944
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10/18/44
Dearest Sweetheart--
Bubsie, I donât care if itâs 9, 6, 12:30 or what--I must write & tell you how elated I was with your cablegram--gosh, honey, surprised, happy, overjoyed--nothing could adequately describe my state of mind.
So terribly glad you are âfit & wellâ & hearing from me. I love you so, my dear! I was surprised to hear from you so soon--I knew if Iâd wait long enough--well, honey, I guess this was my night! --By the way, I hope you realize that a yr. ago today you were first preparing to leave the country with the 88th? We have been lucky--we had almost a whole, extra year together!
Letâs see whatâs news today. Mrs. Bennett (head teacher) came back to work today after a âcold seigeâ [sic]. However, she seems swell as long as she doesnât work with the children. Therefore, althoâ she believes in more routines, stricter discipline, etc., she is not with the children enough to matter. From about 12-6 this week Iâve been in full chg., so I run things completely my way. Some night when I donât have too much to write you, Iâll give you a minute description of our set-up.
Met Sanf at 105th Euc. & we had dinner at Chinâs. Then, we went to see âSince You Went Awayâ at Loewâs State. Gosh, I cried âbucketsâ--it was a real âtear-jerker.â The acting & photography was [sic] good, but the picture, otherwise, n.g.--it takes an almost average Am. family & almost everything happens to it that can possibly happen to a family in war time.
I took the Rapid home (Sanf the street-car) & Dad met me at the Rapid stop only because he was up playing cards. Nuts! Boy, I sure would have hated walking âour stretchâ at midnight! Then, I found out about your cablegram. Of course, my family tried to be âtoo goodâ so they called your folks & told them. Personally, I think that was my job!
Also, the âlittle carâ still isnât fixed & gosh hon--once I get home, I feel âstifledâ without a car--I canât get my clothes to the cleaners, or anything. Personally, Iâm sorry I didnât immediately upon arriving home get an apât in town. That would have been the smartest thing to do.
Iâve been thinking of calling Crile Hosp. & seeing if Iâm eligible (emotionally & otherwise) to take a few soldiers out for a drive on Sunday. Also, I would like to have one or two soldiers over for Thanksgiving dinner. The above is another reason I wish I had my own apât, because I donât know how Mom would act towards a wounded serviceman & Iâd feel he was my responsibility. Know what I mean?
Iâve been meaning to go over to Dr. Seigel & get a prescription for those Benzedrine [sic] tablets, but damm--Iâve found no convenient means of transportation there.
Darling, everying [sic] I do is in terms of you. Iâm going to reduce, so when I see you, I only weight [sic] 123 lbs. I get new clothes in terms of when Iâll be able to wear them when [sic] with you. Sweetheart--Bubsie--I love you!
Boy, soon Iâll get a âstackâ of mail from you--I canât wait. I âchewedâ Sanf tonite, because he still hasnât written you even one line!
My darling--my sandman is here--let me kiss you good-night. Xummm!
My love forever--
Edith
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Letter Written by Edith Speert to Victor A. Speert Dated September 30, 1944
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Saturday Midnite
9/30/44
My beloved,
Well, Mort arrived by plane this noon. He traveled by Am. Airlines, & left L.A. at 6:30 p.m. Fri. He says heâll never ride a train again! Can you blame him?âIf I had 2 mos. pay to âthrow away,â I[âd] do so, too! Well, at last, we got all the âdope.â Mort was at the initial landing on Guam, & he, also, saw action in the Marianna [sic] islands. He wears two ribbons & one star! He looks lots hearvier, althoâ he doesnât weigh much more than he used to. Personally, I think he got flabby from little or no exercise! Itâs swell to have him home, but heâs still the same âcockyâ Mort!!
Also, after hearing some of my brotherâs talkâhon, letâs stay âfreeâ of family tiesâI mean even in a business way! Huh?âLetâs really strike out for ourselves.
Of course I thought weâd just âsit around and talkâ tonite & doggone if Max & Syl & the Weingartens donât walk in. Well, I have my new âbrunch coatâ on, but Iâm beginning to feel funny & get ready to go up & put my dress on, when the Hechts walk in with their daughter & son-in-law (1st Lt. Lennie Kleinman) & they bring with them Lenâs sister Phyllis & her date, 1st Lt. Leroy Kurlander. I looked âokay,â but still a âbrunch coatâ is a âb.c.â & I felt embarrassed!âSo, I just pleaded âheadacheâ & came up here (3rd floor). I felt terrible to have acted that way; but I couldnât bear to think those people were probably thinking âwell, with him gone, she can look like a slob.â Honey, Iâm always dressed, wear all my jewelry, cologne, etc. & so, I felt twice as bad to be âcaughtâ that way.
Spoke to Lt. Embryâany, to usâsheâs a good conversationalist, & sounds swell. Weâre getting together next week-end. You know, I think I like her already!
Well, I moved upstairs âfor goodâ today. I really cleaned the place up & everything is doneâIâm proud of it & shall take a âsnapâ of it first chance I have!
Uk recâd your letter today & will answer it shortly. I thought it a very cute letter, Bubs!
SweetsâMort decided he wants Coronet, so Iâm sending the subscription in!âWatch for it.
Iâm so madly in love with youâmy darling, anything I do I have you in mind. I adore you, sweets! Your roses are really blooming now & believe me, I kiss each one as if to kiss you!
Oh, yesâafter much ado, our budget columns balance this month at 464.47. For next monthâjust write me how much money you receive. Thanks. Hereâs how we spent our dough.
Misc. 2.15
Rent 9.75
Food 18.96
Photo 1.69
Clothes 72.80
Beauty parlor 7.25
Phys. & Medicine 3.61
Household 23.37 (My apât stuff)
Stationery, books, etc. 7.01
R.R. fares & trans. 42.83 (inc. trip from La.)
Repairs, cleaning 4.60
Amusement .35
Insurance 6.70
Ciggarettes [sic] .13
Gifts 28.14
Car exp. 31.79
Transp. (city) 4.86 (inc. taxi (N.Y.)
Bonds 18.75
Vic 159.23 (inc. camera &
75.00â9/4
_____ 80.00 checks
85.00 this mo. Without buying bond.
Right honey?
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Letter Written by Edith Speert to Victor A. Speert Dated October 7, 1944
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Friday
10/7/44
Dearest belovedâ
Today I worked from 10-6 & I believe those are the worst hours. I got home at 7:10 & before I ate dinner & read the paperâwhy, honey, it is 8:15 already. Nuts!
We received mail from Lolly, Sima & Syl Hirschfield. Iâll forward you all this mail eventually. Lolly & Sima both write that Sonny Krasik is ill & that her mother is coming down. Seems that Sonny is anemic! If you ask me, Sonny is merely a ânervous wreck.â Sima is not working anymore & Rayâs refrigeration unit will be activated about Dec. & itâll be ready for overseas duty some time in February so Sima writes.
I went to the Morris Plan before work today & learned 25.00 will eventually catch up with the regular allottment [sic]. Well, anyhow, I paid the folks 15.00 for stuff to fix the room which I had charged to their accât & 20.00 for room & board until Oct. 17. You see, I was to be a guest only until I started to work. So tha [sic] 20.00 covers rent from Oct. 2-17âtwo weeks.
Mort took the Chrysler & went to Columbus today. Heâll be back Sun. nite. The âlittle carâ is still being repaired.
My darlingâalthoâ only a few days have elapsed since I heard from youâit feels like weeks! Each day I love & miss you more & more.
Iâm taking a negative of us from a âsnapâ taken in New Orleans & Iâm having Xmas cards made up the same as last year. Iâm still trying to see where I can get it done the cheapest. So far, Kodak Co. gave me a rate
12â1.50
25â2.75
50â5.00
100â10.00
200â18.00
I think Iâll get 50. Last year we got 25 & it wasnât enough. Also, it takes a full mos. to make up!
Alice Pensner is in town this week-end, so since I have a Âœ day off tomorrow, Iâm meeting her for lunch.
Finally, I got my assignment for next week. Iâm to report at Emanuel Day Care Center, 86th & Euclid. It is not sure whether or not Iâll be at the Center permanently. Of course, I have 3 car changes any way you figure it, but unless I work right in the heart of town, Iâll always have those troubles.
Nov. Omnibook just came out. I got you a copy & will put it in your Xmas package. Also, I got you a new Scope. Itâs better than ever!
By the way, Mort has changed in that he is now interested in the shoe business. Dad has gotten him interested because the two of them have seen âeye-to-eyeâ on expansion policies. Of course, they would like to interest you, too, but thatâs up to you.
However, knowing that we want a child to be started when you arrive home, I want to now build us up a bank accât so that we can have a child, you can have your schooling, yet, not be stifled in Cleveland. I hope we can work that out.
We have 250.00 in the bank now about $4,000. in bonds. Iâm going to put all my pay checks in the savings accât & merely draw on your salary thatâs deposited on the checking accât.
My adorable oneâone ânipâ out of your âtuschieâ & I would be in â7th heaven.â I love you, Vic darling.
Yoursâ
Edith
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Exploring a Learning Experience through an Internship: Embold Health Inc.
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Letter Written by Edith Speert to Victor A. Speert Dated October 11, 1944
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Wednesdayâ10/11/44
My most adorable darling,
Most of the time Iâm busily occupied, but sweetheart, being without you is so terribly hardâno work or anything could substitute for you.
I stood in line this morning 30 min. & got your filmsâthey are the âsuper XXâ so you can use them in any weather or time of day except night. I sent them in your Xmas package. I went to the Kodak shop on 9th & Euclid (I heard they were going to have films today) & the line went halfway around the block. Please, darling, if you want more films, write me a request & then, after a couple of weeks, Iâll get you some; butâI must have a request.
This letter will be kind of short as Iâm very tired. People came to say âgood byeâ to Mortâespecially people with eligible daughters, & stayed & talked until 9 p.m. & then, good-night; but no, Mother had to tell folks to please come see my room. Nuts!
Mort has discouraged me in anything I want to buy youâthatâs why your Xmas package will be so rottenâin my estimation. Anything I want to get he says, âdonât botherâitâll be issued, he doesnât need it or, he can get it himself.â Perhaps he is right?âHuh?
Iâm getting to meet some of the childrenâs parents & as a whole they seem to be a very interested group. Some night when I have a little bit more time & not so tired, Iâll write in detail. Dennis is adjusting beautifully, but Douglasânot so well. I adore you!
Forever yourâ
Edith
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