If I had not seen the handwriting with my own eyes, I would have thought that the opening paragraph of Dart’s letter today was penned by someone else. It was entirely about Bobby Feller’s no-hitter against the Yankees. I think this letter stands as the only time Dart wrote about the subject of sports in a seemingly informed manner. He had a lot to say about how much better Feller’s record would be if he only had decent hitting, running and fielding to back him up! Reading this might give one the impression that he gave a fig about baseball.
He bought six tickets for “Life With Father” today and thinks they look like pretty good seats. He thought he’d ask Al if his sister and her fiance could join the group on Friday to take Homer and Jane’s places. He hopes it wasn’t too presumptuous for him to try to fill in the empty seats.
He was the only leader tonight at the Hi-Y meeting. It all went well and he gave a brief talk about highway safety for the benefit of the boys who will be driving soon.
On his way home from the meeting he stopped by Fred’s house for a visit. They had a nice talk until Mather showed up and went on his one-track conversation about sex.
He wraps up the short letter with “Oh heck, I’m too low and lonely to write a letter. I wish we were married. I hope we can find good friends when we are.”
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Dot begins “Before you waste any more time reading this letter let me advise you now to put your time to better use.”
She’s the only girl in the house who doesn’t have a date tonight, unless you count her date with the iron. When she came home this evening, the porch swing, both sofas and the stairs were all filled with amorous couples.
Tomorrow she’s going into Akron to try and find a dress and some shoes – if her meager savings holds out. It’s taken her three weeks to save $26 dollars, and as soon as her shopping spree is over she must begin saving for summer school tuition. “There’s always something!”
By the time he gets this letter on Friday morning, there will be a mere six hours until they see each other! She hopes they’ll have a chance for more intimate conversation than they’ve had in the past on double dates. She would love to spend the whole weekend in Cleveland, if it didn’t cost her her job.
Dot typed 52 words on her typing test today, but had a few mistakes. To ace the final she must do 30 wpm with no more than two errors. It sure would help her GPA if she can score an A on that exam.
Now she must write to her mother and finish her ironing, so she bids Dart good night.