Letter from William H. Gernert to Richard T. Gernert, January 12, 1943

[top right of page] Tuesday p.m.

12 Jan 1943 [end top right]

Dear Pal-

Uncle [unsure leg[ initials are L. D. Mercer - (Lorenzo Dow Mercer) and some day write a letter to Tommy - he has been back in the Hospital twice in the last 2 months, is there now. More stones in the Urethra etc. Too darned bad for the poor kid.

Mrs Harringon phoned Shirley that Bill C. had written her that Bill, you and another fellow had been invited out to some Pineapple Magnates house for dinner or something. What about it? Who was it or can't you say?

Have you seen [cut-off by hole punch] "Little Jonesy", the boy who gave ou the manicure set before you left San Diego?

Sally, in her letter, said Coach Boles was sick in bed with a very bad cold, so I dropped him a card and said I had read in the "Canton Suppository [underlined] about his being bed fast and I suggested that a good enema was good for his condition. Have you written the old boy recently?

It was 10 above zero here this a.m., and now it is blowing and snowing. The hardest winter in 71 (or 171) years, so they say. Isn't mom Lucky to be down south? Gosh! I'm glad for her. I wrote old Curley and told him to buy her some Roses for her birthday [covered by ink blot "and"] charge them to me - "from Pop + the children".

I am going to mail this letter now - hope you get it before you send any money. Be clean + good, Pops bo. Take care of yourself - your health. Write when you can and tell me all you can - but nothing that would be bad for you if censored.

[bottom right of page] I love you Sonny boy

Pop [end bottom right]