{"id":2281,"date":"2018-05-06T21:45:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-06T21:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=2281"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T21:46:50","slug":"february-24-1943-dodge-city-kansas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/pre-flight-training-1943\/february-24-1943-dodge-city-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"February 24, 1943, Dodge City, Kansas"},"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 has just left Chicago by train, and is on his was to Aviation Cadet basic training in Fresno, California.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<p>We are to meet the <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/el-capitan\/\">El Capitan<\/a> soon.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2281_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2281_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2281_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2281_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2281_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2281_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">The El Capitan was a train from Chicago to Los Angeles, started in 1938. The trip took about 40 hours.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2281_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2281_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<p>This train is riding rough.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2282\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/El_Capitan_at_Albuquerque_1938.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2282\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/El_Capitan_at_Albuquerque_1938-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of El Capitan at Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1938\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/El_Capitan_at_Albuquerque_1938-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/El_Capitan_at_Albuquerque_1938-768x590.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/El_Capitan_at_Albuquerque_1938.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of El Capitan at Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1938<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Folks,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2283\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Front-Side.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2283\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Front-Side-150x150.png\" alt=\"February 24, 1943, Dodge City, Kansas, Front Side\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 24, 1943, Dodge City, Kansas, Front Side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just had lunch at Newton, Kan. and this will be mailed in Dodge City when we stop for dinner. Have been having a good time and we won&#8217;t get to Fresno until Sat. morning about 2:00 A.M. They told us today that the address I gave you before is wrong and I doubt if I get any mail that you send to it. I will let you know the real address as soon as possible. There are about 400 on the train and all are college fellows but not many from N.U.<\/p>\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Back-Side.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2284\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Back-Side-300x176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Back-Side-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/February-24-1943-Dodge-City-Kansas-Back-Side.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/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_2281_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2281_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2281_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_2281_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_2281_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2281_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2281_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\">The El Capitan was a train from Chicago to Los Angeles, started in 1938. 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The trip took about 40 hours. This train is riding rough. Dear Folks, Just had lunch at Newton, Kan. and this will be mailed in Dodge City when we stop for dinner. 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