17 Apr April 17, 1944

Letter
from: Alice Shonkwiler
to: Pvt George W. Shonkwiler
April 17, 1944
Mon. 12:10 A.M., Midnite

Darling,

Won’t write much tonite, as I want to get to bed and get some of that rest you
mentioned.  I’m leaving the living room walls, woodwork and floors go till I
get back.  As it is, I have plenty to do washing and ironing clothes for Ronnie
and I to take with us.  I’ve already packed some of our things today, so I
won’t have it all to do the last minute.

I got two letters from you today one written last Thursday and the other written
Saturday, so you can judge from that how long it takes to get here.

Ronnie was out of doors for a couple hours this morning as it was quite warm,
about 50 degrees.  Of course that may not seem very

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warm to you, but it is to us!

I saw the people who bought Murray’s house tonite, as they left the house and
got in their car.  He’s manager of a cemetery and is a little skinny man with a
derby and a celluloid collar and wears a black bow tie.  She’s chubby and has
<? hennaed> hair.  I guess they’re about 55 or 60.  Why couldn’t it have been a
young couple so I could visit with them once in a while?  They also want
absolute quiet in the neighborhood.  You’d think after spending all day at the
cemetery he’d welcome a little noise.  They sound like a sort of a "stuffy"
pair, don’t they?

Well, honey, here I go to bed now to sleep and sleep and sleep and get all
rested up for my big weekend.

See you soon, and will wait at the hotel for you to come.  Maybe I’ll be asleep
when you get there.

Bye, and All our love,
Ronnie and Mom