1971 MV & GHU letters -Apr.7

 [These letters, sent to HH & Jean on their trip to Africa, mistakenly got filed in the August folder instead of April.  Fifty years later, a few months late seems minor considering the quality of the content.]

MV's letter:

April 7, 1971 4:30

Dear Mom and Dad,

How are both of you?  What are both of you doing?  John is good.  Thank you for the card.  We are having a good time.  TV is great.

Love,

Mary Virginia Uible

GHU's letter:

Fri. evening.

Dear Harold, Jean & Joe,

People are trying to think it is spring time the way they dress but it is still cold.  We did have a little shower this evening.  John was about finished with his papers.  Last evening Jennalou Noble passed away.  A bad cold had been with her for over a week.  She died on the way to the hospital.  [She was the second wife of "Doc" Noble, New Vienna druggist from the mid 1920s until the 1960s.  They were divorced in 1959.  She was the mother of Eugene Engel who married Faye McCune.]

Wed. Serena & I went to Hillsboro to see Aunt Mary [Hiestand] I wonder that she is able to get up for she certainly looks frail.  [Mary (1883-Oct.1971) was the second wife of Uncle Harry (1872-1967), GHU's brother.  Mary was also the mother of Helen Carr (1916-2007).]

Mary V. is with us to-night.  Mrs. T. [Thornburg] brought her in about 12:45 as she went to the 1 o'clock service.  So will stay until to-morrow sometime.  Mrs. T. has a hair appointment at 10 & then was going to Hillsboro on an errand.  Mrs. Lynd called & wanted a pyrex oblong pan of yours Jean to make some kind of bread for Tues. meeting.  Mary V. has a nice letter for you.  Enjoyed the cards.  

Had 30 jack letters to-day.  Phyllis said everything seems to be all right.  John meets her at the P.O. at 8 to get the letters.  Hope you are all enjoying every minute & try not to get lost.  I am sure Joe will enjoy having company for a change.

Should have had a letter from Fla. to-day but didn't.

I thought John would write a line but he has been busy with "Uncle Tom" for book review.  We had dinner at Polly's to-day.  Sheffields sandwich for supper & a drink.  I [could be "2" instead of I  -- hard to picture Grandma having a soda!] had a soda.  Catherine sent a card to Mary V. for Easter.  Said she was studying hard.

Love, Mother & Grandma