February 16, 1940

Dearest,

I just got back from St. Louis^[1]St. Louis, Missouri, about 50 miles west of Greenville where I went to a wedding it snowed most of the way down and all the way back.

I sent Elaine one of those singing telegrams it’s her birthday.

I worked yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon I went down to St. Louis and got Cleda.

We really had a time at the Sadie Hawkins party Boyd, Dale B., Victor C., and I went stag we had a better time than those with dates. Afterwards we picked up Billy and Mervin Wise and Victors two Brothers and went down to Poca^[2]Pocahontas, Illinois, a small town about 10 miles west of Greenville. I asked Mervin about that card that he and Hank sent you he said neither one of them could remember what they said, they must have been pretty tite they wrote alot of people but they couldn’t remember who.

Bob had a date at the party with Ward, Bile R. with Mary R., Bill B. with Georgeanna B., Boyd with Boyd and Me with me. Kate was there with little Harford.

I made an 88 on Trig test but fI was sick all day over a Physics test it was awful.

All next week we have noon hour band rehearsals do I ever hate them I doubt if I go to all of them.

I received your letter Fri.

I have 3 book reports for Eng. to read and a project on nutrality vs. aid to Britain for Civics and a test in Civics Tues. I hope I get all that done before I get in one of those moods of not giving a _______.

Write soon and remember I still love you.

With love,

Tom