{"id":1856,"date":"2018-04-09T20:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T20:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1856"},"modified":"2018-05-04T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:10:22","slug":"february-28-1941-greenville-illinois","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/greenville-illinois-1941\/february-28-1941-greenville-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><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 describes his father, Dr. Cartmell, going to a nearby hospital with someone with a ruptured appendix, or ruptured stomach. Tom is awaiting his father&#8217;s return in a fierce snowstorm. He reviews his friends&#8217; current dating arrangements.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>Dearest,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1859\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1859\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1859\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1859\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This pen is just about to give out. I am down here at the office waiting for dad to come back from Vandalia<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1856_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1856_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1856_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1856_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1856_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Vandalia, Illinois, is a larger town about 20 miles east of Greenville<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1856_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> we&#8217;ve really been having a blizzard it been snowing ever since 6:00 o&#8217;clock and freezing all the time. We had band practice at 15 till 6 and it lasted till 8:00 we have been practicing for the drill we are going to put on at the basket ball game tomorrow night. Nobody knows their numbers it really sounds awful.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1860\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1860\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I hope I didn&#8217;t sound to unreasonable in my last letter but there&#8217;s some people I can&#8217;t stand I don&#8217;t know wether you have ever felt the same way or not but if you have I think you know how I feel.<\/p>\n<p>To straighton you out on who&#8217;s going with who: <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/robert-m-blizzard-md\/\">Bob<\/a> is going with <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/shirley-ward\/\">Ward<\/a> and Bill Redfearn is supposed to be going with Mary R. but every chance he gets he takes out some one else. (she does the same). <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/bill-van-meter\/\">Bill Van Meter<\/a> and Tom Cartmell are still single yet and will be till Easter and then it&#8217;s entirely in your hands. (about me)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1861\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1861\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The reason dad went to Vandalia was because Mr. L.G. Baker either has a ruptured appendix or a ruptured stomach, he&#8217;s the teacher at the high school, the one that use to be the basketball coach.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_1856_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1856_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_1856_1('footnote_plugin_reference_1856_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1856_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Mr. Baker survived and was still teaching at the high school in 1943.<br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_1856_1_2', 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_1857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1857\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-09-at-3.05.53-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1857 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-09-at-3.05.53-PM-242x300.png\" alt=\"Mr. L. G. Baker, 1943\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-09-at-3.05.53-PM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-09-at-3.05.53-PM.png 666w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. L. G. Baker, 1943<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1862\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1862\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-Page-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 4\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois, Page 4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I hope your Trig isn&#8217;t as hard as ours&#8217; is because I am going around in circle now and a test coming up Tues. cross your fingers for me.<\/p>\n<p>I missed a letter this week so that only makes it aobut 10 that you owe me.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll mail this in the morning so you will get it Sat.<\/p>\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1863\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1863 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/February-28-1941-Greenville-Illinois.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 28, 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_1856_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_1856_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_1856_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_1856_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_1856_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1856_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_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\">Vandalia, Illinois, is a larger town about 20 miles east of Greenville<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_1856_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_1856_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_1856_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\">Mr. Baker survived and was still teaching at the high school in 1943.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_1856_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_1856_1').show(); 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I am down here at the office waiting for dad to come back from Vandalia[1]Vandalia, Illinois, is a larger town about 20 miles east of Greenville we&#8217;ve really been having a blizzard it been snowing ever since 6:00 o&#8217;clock and freezing all the time. 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