{"id":166,"date":"2017-08-19T20:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T20:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=166"},"modified":"2018-10-14T15:55:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T15:55:50","slug":"08-april-5-1943-tempe-arizona","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/chapter-6-air-corps-cadet-program-march-to-june-1943-tempe-arizona\/08-april-5-1943-tempe-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"April 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Saturday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#edf2f9;    '>\r\n                            Tom discusses one of his friends, Sam Ashcroft, the heat, and his weekend activities. He continues to have some breathing problems.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Sat. night.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"April 5, 1943\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 5, 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Folks,<\/p>\n<p>It seems like all I get is packages and mail from you folks. However, even with all these I am still looking forward to the cookies that you and Karen made. I also think that <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/sam-ashcroft\/\">Sam<\/a> and the other boys are keeping a pretty close tab on my mail. Sam lives in Chicago but goes with a nurse that just completed nurses&#8217; training in St. Louis. He is 21 yrs. old.<\/p>\n<p>Well Stan I guess by the time you get this letter \u00a0you will be relaxing after dinner with a good magazine. I hope you came out as well if not better than you had expected. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_166_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_166_1('footnote_plugin_reference_166_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_166_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Stan, Tom&#8217;s brother-in-law, just had a hernia repair.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_166_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_166_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"April 5, 1943 Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 5, 1943 Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can be thankful for one thing and that is that you don&#8217;t have to study in this kind of weather. The thermometer has been hitting a 100 degrees every afternoon. This afternoon we drilled from 1:00 to 2:30 and the water was running down my back in a stream. There has been so much complaining that we are finally going to start wear our sun tan&#8217;s (summer uniform) tomorrow. Believe me these wool pants and shirts are plenty warm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-169\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/19170832949_7f7cabbd58_b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/19170832949_7f7cabbd58_b-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Army Sun Tan Tropical Uniform\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/19170832949_7f7cabbd58_b-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/19170832949_7f7cabbd58_b.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Army Sun Tan Tropical Uniform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This breathing situation is a little better but I can&#8217;t figure it out. This Ariz. weather is suppose to be a cure. Don&#8217;t send the atomizer because I might have some pretty heavy explaining to do.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-170\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-170 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"April 5, 1943 Page 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 5, 1943 Page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My heel is O.K. and if it wasn&#8217;t for the breathing everything would be perfect. I will finish this in the morning, I want to take a shower and I haven&#8217;t much time.<\/p>\n<p>(Sun. noon)<\/p>\n<p>We had it pretty easy this morning. Didn&#8217;t have to get up till 6:00 and had the whole morning to our self. We cleaned the room, studied a little and went to church.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-171 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Page-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"April 5, 1943 Page 4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 5, 1943 Page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have parade at 3:30 this afternoon, however, now that we are wearing sun tan&#8217;s it won&#8217;t be so bad. I still have a good deal of studying to do especially navigation. The prof in it has a way of not making himself understood and we haven&#8217;t got books yet so we learn everything from the notes.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds as if Karen is really beginning to get around on her own pretty well.<\/p>\n<p>I am satisfied now because there for a while I was afraid she never was going to use the play pen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Uncle-Toms-Playpen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Uncle-Toms-Playpen-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Karen inside the playpen her Uncle Tom had given her, April, 1943.\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Uncle-Toms-Playpen-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Uncle-Toms-Playpen.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen inside the playpen her Uncle Tom had given her, April,\u00a01943.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Must close and get busy. I am looking forward to the cookies.<\/p>\n<p>Love, Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Tempe-Arizona.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-173 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Tempe-Arizona-300x140.jpg\" alt=\"April 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Tempe-Arizona-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/April-5-1943-Tempe-Arizona.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">April 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_166_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_166_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_166_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_166_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_166_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_166_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_166_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Stan, Tom&#8217;s brother-in-law, just had a hernia repair.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_166_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_166_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_166_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_166_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_166_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_166_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_166_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_166_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_166_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_166_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_166_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_166_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_166_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_166_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sat. night. Dear Folks, It seems like all I get is packages and mail from you folks. However, even with all these I am still looking forward to the cookies that you and Karen made. I also think that Sam and the other boys are keeping a pretty close tab on my mail. 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