July-18-1944

England

Dearest Mom & all-

Received your letters of July 6 and 8 today, the money order got here O.K. The only thing that is wrong with it is I owe the largest part of it. You just spend more in Pounds and Shillings then you realize. One Pound is worth $4 one Shilling is 20¢ and a glass of beer is one Shilling so when a bunch goes out together the lbs go fast.

About that new job I had. I worked at it one day and that was enough for me, nothing much to do except sit around and you know how I am about that. I like to be on the move, so I traded back for my truck.

I mailed the pictures a day or two ago. The reason I waited so long was to get some developed that we took here. There will be several of them. You can’t tell what they are for they are so dim, but when I get back and we look them over I can explain what they are. Some of them are pretty good.

I wrote Allie Mae a good letter about going to California. It may not do any good but I really told her what I thought about her going out there, like I told her she hasn’t any more business going out there than a big eyed bird. Sure hope she takes my advice one time she may have a very nice girl friend but she might be the cause of her wanting to go. If necessary will write her and tell her what I think, then next letter send me their address, looks like Allie Mae isn’t going to write anymore.

Sure like that clipping you sent, more truth than poetry in it. Jeff and I are still together, where we get back are going to spend some few days in Georgia and still hearing from my girl friend there as you know his wife and that girl in Georgia were really good friends.

I haven’t heard from Wesley in quite some time. I write him last and he never answered, guess he likes to write about as well as I do anyway, there is just very few I write to anymore, too much trouble when there isn’t anything to write about.

Sure hope Pop makes good with his pick-up, hope he got a good one.

As it is about time to go to work will sign off for this time hoping to hear again soon.

Love to all. Marlin

P.S. I didn’t get to have the party on the 5^th as we planned for the place we were going was closed, it was in a beer joint, they call them Pubs over here, people over there sure would be surprised to see who all gals to the Pubs Old women 65 to 90 and men as well and boys and girls from 18 up, the people here are great beer drinkers they go just for a few beers and to visit with their neighbors, not like at home, they go to get drunk.