Aug. 13, 1945
Dear darling;
How is my darling tonight? Chucky and I are okay.
I did mother’s washing and ironing today. Dad said he would come after it tomorrow night because he was too tired to come after it tonight. Chucky would of liked to have him come tonight, he always wants him to come over all the time. He begged and begged me today to take him to his grandparents on the bus. But I was too busy today to do that.
The drug store called me tonight and said they just got in a pen in place of the broken one. I’ll have to go get it tomorrow or the next day. I got to go down town anyway because I got a telephone bill that has to be paid.
I haven’t had any mail from you now for three days. I hope you haven’t moved darling.
We’ve been having hot weather now again. I just keep a sun shirt on Chucky when it’s so hot.
Aug. 14, 1945
The war is over. Gee am I ever happy. Isn’t it wonderful darling. Now you can come home pretty soon. The whistles blew a long time tonight. The streets were crowded with people tonight down town making all kinds of noise. I suppose there will be a big parade tomorrow. Chucky and I are going to the parade if they have one here.
Dad took Chucky and I down town tonight. It sure is swell of Dad to take Chucky and I places, otherwise I suppose I would just have to sit at home.
Chucky is happy tonight. He says he wants you to come home right now and saw lumber with him.
My mother is over. She came early this morning. She’s staying overnight. She brought me some cucumbers and some string beans. I was going to have my mother give me a permanent wave tonight but now that the war ended I told her I didn’t want to bother with it.
It’s getting awful late honey. Everyone is to bed so I guess I better close. Goodnight darling. Lots of love from your darlings.
Your loving Wife
Irene
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Note: Bold headlines stretched across the front page of The Muskegon Chronicle Extra, Tuesday August 14th, 1945.
PEACE! JAPAN ACCEPTS
SURRENDER TERMS AS
LAID DOWN BY BIG FOUR
This letter and a copy of the Chronicle Extra that my mother mailed the next day were returned to her since my dad was on the move again, and was soon on a ship headed for home.