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1920 03 08 (March 8 maybe)

Earl courting Mary

Tuesday Evening

Address: 1128 W. 27 Street

Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (MAR)

Stuart Hoover was in D.M. and came down on the same train I did so I had company all the way home.

1920 03 24 (March 24)

Earl courting Mary

Wed Evening.

Address: 1128 W 27 Street

Postmark: Redding (MAR)

 Fred and Gladys has got them a little boy it was born this afternoon. (Ed.Note: This is the birth of Maurice Adair)

It was Easter that we were all out to Baird's. That evening WE got George and Fern and took them for a ride.

One day we took the Buick went to Clearfield, Diagonal, and Mt Ayr. It was that evening WE came down to hear the Edison.

1920 01 12 (January 12)

Earl courting Mary

Monday Evening Ed. Note: I dated this letter January 12 due to illness of Pearl's mother who passed on January 13.

Address: 1004 W 28 Street

Postmark: Chariton & St. Joseph (JAN)

Pearl Herring got word that her mother was vey sick to come at once, So her and papa went down there to night.

1920 03 22 (March 22)

Earl courting Mary

Sunday Evening

Address: 1004 W 28 Street

Postmark: Redding (MAR 22)

This sure has been a fine day, I only wish that WE were close together so we might take a nice ride together, like we used to when you were teaching school in Redding or when WE went to Atlantic I don’t think I will ever forget that trip for I sure enjoyed it. My Dear you being setting beside My Side that made it so happy.

My Uncle and Aunt from Okla. Uncle George and Alta and Pearl was her today.

I do hope your folks come out for I would like to see them. It may be a few year before we get to go back there.

I have been over to Lyle Spencer tonight. I don't know if you know him or not. Fred married his Sister.

Mary My Dear I am not a bit scared about you getting so I can't boss you around, Dearie I am not going to boss you for you may be right and I wrong

1920 03 18 (March 18)

Earl courting Mary

Sunday 1-30 P.M.

Address: 1004 W 28 Street

Postmark: Redding (MAR 18)

No I didn’t know Carol Andrews You folks always having company If it isnt some on else it is Me.

Mary Dear I think you can cook well enough to suit me I am not a bit scared about the cooking or any thing else

There was a airplain came up to Redding from Albany Mo. and took Mr MCalvain back with him, they sailed to gether in France.

Mary Bailey (Adair) letter 1958

Bailey - Cartland

Letter written July 27, 1958 talks about July 4 in Milwaukee and Chippewa Falls tornado. Trip continues to Duluth and steam train ride. On to Paul Bunyan Park and the Badlands in South Dakota. Then Wall Drug Store, Mt. Rushmore, Wyoming, and Denver. Visited Maurice & June at Sam Adair home. Visited by Stuart & Helen Hoover. In Kansas stayed overnight with cousin (Barleen) before Mt. Ayr, Centerville, and Muscatine, Iowa. Mary & Earl working in Melrose Park, Illinois; their age is early 60's now. Pompilio family has NOT moved in next door yet; house is empty. Marvin & Tom gone to Comiskey Park to see Red Sox and White Sox. Earl interested in Volkswagen station wagon.

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