4 AUGUST 1944
U S S PRAIRIE
DEAR DAD,
THE QUARTERLY FOR ~~XXXX~~ JULY AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER ARRIVED YESTERDAY, SO THANK YOU FOR SENDING IT OUT TO ME. ALSO, MY SATURDAY EVENING POST HAS BEGUN TO ARRIVE STARTING WITH THE ISSUE OF JULY EIGHTH. AT LAST I WILL GET A LITTLE BENIFIT OUT OF MY TWO YEAR SUBSCRIPTION THAT I TOOK A YEAR TO DECIDE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.
BY THE DATE, I GUESS THE FOLKS ARE GETTING EVERYTHING READY UP AT CAMP NOW. I CAN JUST SEE THE WOMEN FOLK TAKING THE BOARDS OFF THE WINDOWS OF THE SHAQUE AND WASHING ALL THE DISHES IN THE KITCHEN THAT HAVE AQUIRED A YEARS DUST. ~~DURING THIS LATTER PROCESS THEY MANAGE TO USE QUITE A BIT OF WATER,~~ AND WITHOUT THE BRAWN OF SOME HEALTHY MAN METHINKS I SEE SOME FRAIL FRAULINE STRAGGLING UP THE HILL TO THE KITCHEN PORCH WITH TWO DRIPPING BUCKETS OF WATER. WAS THERE EVER A JOB I HATED QUITE SO MUCH THAT I'D GIVE MY NAVY CAREER TO DO RIGHT NOW.
SAY, I HAVE BEEN NOTICING A CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THE CLEVELAND INDIANS THE LAST FEW WEEKS. I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN THE WEEKS TO COME AND END IN THE FIRST DIVISION ANYWAY. BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR CAMP BE SURE TO GIVE MRS. MORITZ A PUSH IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION SO SHE CAN KEEP THE BOYS ON THE BALL.
MOTHER SAID SHE WAS SENDING SOME PICTURES TO ME BEFORE SHE LEFT FOR TEMAG. AS YET THEY HAVEN'T ARRIVED, BUT SINCE I'M NOT GOING ANYPLACE I CAN WAIT. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT YOU'LL BE TAKING PICTURES IN CANADA? IF SO, I'D SURE LIKE TO SEE THEM TOO. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CAMERA DO WE? (THE DAWN JUST CAME)
SAY, OLD MAN, WHAT YOU DOING FOR A COOK? HAMBURGERS AT HOWARD JOHNSONS, LAMB SUPPERS AT CHAMBERLAINS I SUPPOSE. WELL, POP I HAVE GOT TO SIGN OFF FOR NOW SO KEEP GOOD AND LET ME KNOW HOW THINGS ARE IN THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
LOTS OF LOVE,
Bud [signature]
HSY/S2/C (RM)