7-10-32
Oconto Nebr

Dear Margaret

I received your letter was glad to hear from you. So you are going to get married soon to the best man in the world. It that is the case I have no objections to make I know you are entitled to one of the best men in the world at least I wish you luck and happiness all through life I saw Father Maynihan yesterday He said for you to go to church there and go to confession & receive then the next Sunday or Sooner go down and tell the Priest what want he said you wont have any trouble at all by doing that way. I think they should all go with you The Sunday you go receving I dont think they are going any to often the first thing the priest will ask when were you at church last you will say last Sunday. Fine did you receive. Yes then he will write the Bishop and get your despiosation when you go to ask for this you can take Al, with you he dont want to be afraid the Priest wont hurt him a bit. Margaret that is all I got to say only good luck to you and God bless you. Anything that makes you happy will make me happy.

Lots of love yours ever
Dad

Jan 4

Well Dear Margret

I cant tell you on paper how thankful I am to get the good news an that you were spared to us an your too babys an that it was a boy i still am prayin that you will have health an strenth to take care of them i know that Al will take good care of you and that will bee the mane thing well i cant rite
much to day will rite a long letter in a few days Jerry shure talk about your baby boy he wants to kno if he can walk or talk Jack was pleased to heare it we are havin coald weather an say we heard all of the foot ball gave news as day an when i told Jerry maby dady was there watachin he was so quie an when the band started to play he said des dady hear that well take good care of your self an babys you bet there is a big place in granma heart fore him wih lots of love to you all from

Granma

Jan 16

Dearest Margret

I was so glad to get that letter sayin that the baby boy was doin fine and that you were were doin as well as you were and i do hope that you are both still improvin an that you are able to be at home an i am lookin fore a letter with the good news in it sayin that you are better I am sorey that i havent bin able to rite more an oftener Jack is fine but Jerry has not bin so good but he is a lot better now an of corce spoilt an they all found out whoes baby he belongs to now. I will tell you now that you are better an that he is all right he was an afel sick baby three weaks abo i shure thought he would never get well again he was bade these days an nites one night nancy stayd all night and we never closed our eys but the next morning he was a lot better an now he is so spoilt that i tell him that he is a roten little boy he is so spoilt and he is so cute about it an his grandad thinks he is all right he will bee playin as nice as can bee an if he hears his grandad comin in he will stand in the midle of the flour an shine an say i so sick and hold his hands over his head an Dan will take him up in his arms and say bore little boy an then Jerry will laugh an say i hant sick but say since i started this Dickey has had an atacked of pendisites last Thursday night an they went right up to Calaway to Davies an he said that they would haft to watch him close fore it would come on eny time and then they would haft to hury he went to school to day but he is not well it shure worey me he shure is the nices little boy an so thotful of every one he comes over an helps me a lot an his dad worships him it seams as thoe we have our share of worey an troubles Oley is not so well she bloats at night till her eys are cloesed up when she wakes up an her feat and hands and there is a place under her arm that is runin puss an she is not well Nancy was heare yesterday she shure loves Jerry the old man seams to bee getin a little better well this is the 23 a long time since i started this Dick has not had eny more bad spells but he is gettin thin well i gess i will get this crazy letter of an say let us hear from Daniel more the baby talksa bout him all the time i will try to do better i have not bin well but am better now with losts of love to you all from

Grandma

Sept 5, 1943
Dear Maggie

This is one of those seldom but still "meaty" letters from the "tattle tale gray" sheep of the clan.
First inquiry is _____ your health? Good, I hope Mom said Dick was there in her last letter (dated Sept 2) or would be there, or something like that. Probabley by this time its all over but the shouting. I know he must of had a grand time and I also know without asking that you showed him all the sights. Bet the kids were thrilled. Dick is just like Cyde isnít he? You know Maggie, Clyde and I understand each other for the first time when I was called back 12 hours after I got home. I looked in in the eyes and saw more there than I had ever seen in all the years I knew him. So it goes. I have often wondered if Al has severed any of his fingers on the rotating saw he bought. Seems a long time since I saw you and will probable be much longer before I meet any one I know. This war seems to prevail as far intoo the past as I can remember and as far into the future as I can see. Never did know if Dad & Dorthy remarried. Cuban rum not obtainable. Rum not obtainable. Nothing obtainable! Wildest drink here is coffee. Puts goosepimples 14 feet above sea leavel on ya! With an without cream. Can't say much about myself but Iím well and gripping like hell. Hope you, Al, and most of all Harriet & Scott are in the best of health. God bless you all

Love
Jack
P.S. Have you heard about the allies taking Kiska from the Japs?

Post marked: July 29, 1948, Temple City Calif.

Addressed; Mrs Al. Ormsby, Oconto, Nebraska, C/O D.H. Buckley

Alvin L. Ormsby
2415 Howland Drive
Temple City, Calif.

Wed (Beer time)

Dear Hon,

We are having chili & beans for dinner, if nothing goes wrong. Scott's chocolate pie was more looks than taste, crust a bit tough, meringue went haywire, tough on top and eggs runny underneath but the filler was good. Harriet fixed breakfast for me yesterday. Something went wrong with the poached egg so it went in the sink. She hoped the coffee wasn't too strong. Turned out it hadn't even perked, came out the color of water.

Last night we were in a hurry to et to the game, so we went out for supper. Scott said the new place on North Sunseton the east side was just a hamburger and malt shop so we went there. Got inside and found it a regular cafe, meals $1.00 and up. Had a very good meal though.

Terrific crowd at the game - three times as many as I ever saw before. Voight Midgets won 8 to 5. Had them 8 to 1 until the seventh inning - then the knights had a 4 run rally.

Got a new glass double boiler at the store. How the hell long does it take frozen chili beans to melt down in a double boiler, no sign of loosening yet.

Went over to Terlys's after the game last night.

Surely, Henry VIII, or whoever invented the 4 poster bed, made his wives sleep on the floor underneath, and he stretched out all over the place. Seems like a good idea, and I may put it into practice when you get back.

Gene is coming over tonight, I guess. Scott will be home. I expect to go to the ball game if these chili beans ever get done.

No toothaches, so have been sleeping like a log. Making up for lost time.

Guess there isn't much more news, so will close for this time. If the chili isn't ready pretty soon we will have Gene here for dinner.

See you in 18 days.

Love and kisses

Al.

P.S. Tell Mom and Granny hello and don't confess everything to Fr. Monihan.

Bye Bye.