Letters belonging to Linda R. Davis and her family.

Item 1: Letter, May 8, 1934 Addressed to "Peoplee" from Georgia[?]. Talks of finances. Talks of her friends. Playing violin. A part of choir. Item 2: Letter, June 18. 1934 Addressed to "Peoplee" from Georgia in Hamilton, Missouri. Going to a music shop with friends, going to the orchestra with Mr. Dillinger. (Most likely not the famous John Dillinger.) Went to Hamilton with Mr., Mrs., and son Dillinger to hear the band. What she ate and her activities. Item 3: Letter, October 22, 1934 Addressed to Johnny from unknown. Asks about Johnny’s job in the restaurant. Gives football scores. Talks about driving and girls. Item 4: Letter, August 10, 1937 Addressed to George and Georgia from Evelyn, Darius, and babies in Lakewood, Illinois. Thanks Ruth for the pictures. Talks about the weather. Item 5: Letter, October 17, 1938 Addressed to Georgia and Linda from Mom in Unionville, MO. Congratulates Georgia on new baby, Linda. Item 6: Letter, May 13, 1939 Addressed to Georgia “and all” from Mom in Hawthorne, California. Directs her on how to send a check. Talks about seeing the Pacific Ocean. Item 7: Letter, May 15, 1939 Not addressed. From Mom. Talks about being in California and seeing sailors. Item 8: Letter, May 16, 1939 Addressed to Fannie Lee from Mother, Jo, in Hawthorne, California. Talks of her being in Hawthorne, California and meeting new people and their asking if she knows Paul G. Hickman of Unionville, Missouri. Talks about being part of the church, visiting and having dinner with people, getting to see Navy planes, and picking fruit. Says the route home will be 4 or 5 weeks. Says she has to be on her guard since everyone is so religious. Says she is going to the mountains and will be going out on a boat. Talks about the sights she has seen, like the Grand Canyon, on her journey. Item 9: Letter, May 22, 1939 Addressed to Georgia, George, and Linda from Mother in Hawthorne, California. Talks about the street cars in Los Angeles. She is on a trip. Talks of meeting people and getting her fortune read and seeing movies. Speaks of a Mrs. H and a niece. Includes a P.S. about a package she sent. Item 10: Letter, May 28, 1939 Addressed to Georgia, Linda, and George from Mom from “somewhere in the west.” Talking about cabins and the national parks, like Yosemite, and the things she has seen there including a trek up a hill where they were worried the cars were going to give out and bear would come. Letter from 5/30/39 included. This letter talks a bit about the World’s Fair (Golden Gate International Exhibition). Talks about having to bite her tongue to get her way. Letter from 6/1/39 included. She is in Oregon and asking any letters be sent to Fritts. Item 11: Letter, July 12, 1942 Addressed to George and Ruth from Polly. Talks about a move. Item 12: Letter, May 11, 1943 Addressed to “Dear Mother” from “Your Loving Son & Family.” From Paul J. Hickman living in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Discusses not getting letters, but received one from Susie’s mother. Asks about Frankie and the baby. Says he hasn’t heard from G&G or Fan & John. Talks of promotion at the plant. Thinks he might get “called to arms.” Speaks of baby and Susie coming to visit. Talks about weather, tornadoes, and gardening. Item 13: Letter, September 5, 1943 Addressed to “Dear Mother” from Paul Hickman & Family. Mentions that his and Susie’s vacation to visit mother needed to be cancelled because of work. Says he got a letter from Georgia and that she was headed to Kirksville[?] to feel better. Mentions Eloise and housework. Item 14: Letter, August 2, 1944 Addressed to Fan and Family from Mom in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Talks of Sonny being dismissed from hospital and hoping to see Georgia’s place. Talks of Georgia going to New York. Talks of Susie asking Buddy for a divorce and his consenting. Item 15: Letter, September 23, 1944 Addressed to Jerry from Georgia. Asks for money. Says she thinks George didn’t believe her about her back being hurt. Talks about how George promised her money each month for the kids until she married, but she says she’s a one-man woman. Says he’s "slick," he thinks she’s trying to pull a trick on him. Item 16: Letter, February 18, 1945 Addressed to Georgia from Mannie[?] in Belgium. Talks about the pictures he received. Mentions how letters are censored. Talks of being in the army, meeting a girl, not hearing from Opal, but that she is going with a boy. He says he contacted a lawyer. Asks for a wallet and a picture of her and children. Item 17: Letter, June 21, 1945 Addressed to Linda and Jerry Lee from Mother, Georgia. Talks about other kids they will play with when they see each other again.