{"id":1721,"date":"2018-03-31T15:58:39","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T15:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1721"},"modified":"2018-11-29T18:34:32","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T00:34:32","slug":"january-10-1941-greenville-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/greenville-illinois-1941\/january-10-1941-greenville-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois"},"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 (a coronet player in the high school band) visits the Greenville College Band practice and is unimpressed the cornet section. He has a run-in with one of his teachers, but later she&#8217;s nice to him.He professes his love for Zoe.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1722\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1722 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thurs night.<br \/>\n11:00 o&#8217;clock.<\/p>\n<p>Dearest,<\/p>\n<p>In bed again it seems like thats where I always am when I write you. I went down to the college band practice tonight there were three cornets there and none of them could keep the place over six measures they have a real band. Tomorrow night 12 of us are playing for the junior play we don&#8217;t know what but something. Since we moved into the office I have been taking a shower every night I just about freeze walking down there and back in a bathrobe then I stand in it and soak for about a half hour are anyway till all the hot H2O runs out of the tank.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1723\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1723\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1723 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/dorothy-stoutzenberg\/\">Stoutzenburg<\/a> really blew up yesterday half at me and half at an other kid she jumped on me for never copying my assignment she talked on that for 15 minutes we sure aren&#8217;t hitting it off very good any more. I went in after class and asked her for another set of review questions because I lost mine and I expected her to blow up but she was just as nice as she could be (I can&#8217;t figure these women out.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/robert-m-blizzard-md\/\">Bobs<\/a> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1721_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1721_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1721_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1721_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1721_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1721_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tom&#8217;s friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/robert-m-blizzard-md\/\">Bob Blizzard<\/a><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1721_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1721_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>trying to fall in love again this time with <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/shirley-ward\/\">Shirley Ward<\/a> he sort of held back because he thought she was too young but <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/benell-brown\/\">Bill B.<\/a> and Baker seemed to do O.K., so he has decided to try.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1724\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1724 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You don&#8217;t need to worry about me being a good boy because I am too busy to be bad and in my spare time I am always thinking of you and what your doing and wondering if you think of me as much as I think of you. I do love you Zoe more than I could tell you here or any other time but I think you know I do.<\/p>\n<p>Write soon. (even if it is just a note.)<\/p>\n<p>With all my love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1725\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1725 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/January-10-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois<\/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_1721_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1721_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1721_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1721_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_1721_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1721_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1721_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\">Tom&#8217;s friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/robert-m-blizzard-md\/\">Bob Blizzard<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_1721_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1721_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1721_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_1721_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1721_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1721_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1721_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1721_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1721_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_1721_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_1721_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1721_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_1721_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1721_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>Thurs night. 11:00 o&#8217;clock. 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