{"id":1842,"date":"2018-04-09T17:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T17:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1842"},"modified":"2018-11-29T18:30:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T00:30:52","slug":"february-16-1941-greenville-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/greenville-illinois-1941\/february-16-1941-greenville-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"February 16, 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 is focused on day to day events in Greenville. In school, he must work on a project in Civics class addressing whether America should remain neutral or provide aid to Britain. He gives Zoe a listing of who had a date with whom for the Sadie Hawkins party. Although he writes February 16, 1940, the envelope is postmarked 1941.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<p>February 16, 1940<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1848\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1848\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dearest,<\/p>\n<p>I just got back from St. Louis<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1842_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1842_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1842_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1842_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1842_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">St. Louis, Missouri, about 50 miles west of Greenville<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1842_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> where I went to a wedding it snowed most of the way down and all the way back.<\/p>\n<p>I sent Elaine one of those singing telegrams it&#8217;s her birthday.<\/p>\n<p>I worked yesterday morning and yesterday afternoon I went down to St. Louis and got Cleda.<\/p>\n<p>We really had a time at the Sadie Hawkins party <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/boyd-mccracken\/\">Boyd<\/a>, 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<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1842_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1842_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1842_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1842_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1842_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Pocahontas, Illinois, a small town about 10 miles west of Greenville<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1842_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>. 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&#8217;t remember who.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1849\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1849\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/robert-m-blizzard-md\/\">Bob<\/a> had a date at the party with <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/shirley-ward\/\">Ward<\/a>, Bile R. with Mary R., Bill B. with Georgeanna B., Boyd with Boyd and Me with me. Kate was there with little Harford.<\/p>\n<p>I made an 88 on Trig test but fI was sick all day over a Physics test it was awful.<\/p>\n<p>All next week we have noon hour band rehearsals do I ever hate them I doubt if I go to all of them.<\/p>\n<p>I received your letter Fri.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1851\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1851\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 _______.<\/p>\n<p>Write soon and remember I still love you.<\/p>\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1852\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1852 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-17-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 17, 1941, Greenville, Illinois<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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_1842_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1842_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1842_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1842_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_1842_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1842_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_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\">St. Louis, Missouri, about 50 miles west of Greenville<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1842_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1842_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1842_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Pocahontas, Illinois, a small town about 10 miles west of Greenville<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_1842_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1842_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1842_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_1842_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1842_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1842_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1842_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1842_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1842_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_1842_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_1842_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1842_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_1842_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_1842_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>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. 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