Dart writes, “I’ve just come back from a nice evening’s ride with Homer Singer. We went out in his brother’s convertible. We wore sport jackets, with no sweaters or topcoats and no hats! Surely was a lovely evening, made all the more so by a phone call to you.”

It warms my heart to read about all these young men returning to normal daily activities after spending so many months in the military and experiencing all the rigors and boredom of war.  He and Homer visited their favorite station master from before the war, checked in with the local hobby store and then drove into downtown Cleveland along Lakefront Dr., stopping for cheeseburgers and milkshakes along the way.

Then, Dart charms his lady love by describing in great detail how he repaired the locomotive of his little train set by using the spring from a bicycle tire valve as a spare part.

A visit from John and Sally Angel revealed that they are returning to Ohio University soon. John will work until Sally graduates in June. Like Dart, John’s education was interrupted by the war and he has a long way to go to get his degree.

Today’s mail brought two letters and a Valentine from Dot, forwarded from the USS John R Craig and the APO in San Francisco. He also got a letter from Hal Martin.  In one letter, she scolded him. It is not because of the scolding that he will end this letter, but because he’s very tired.