Another letter from Miss Jane from the late 1940's. We hope you are enjoying these, and don't
worry, we've still got lots that Mr. Burl wrote to share with you as well. A very special thanks to Anna Belle Shultz
for helping me figure out who's who in this letter. If we've got something wrong or you have
something to add, please leave a comment. And - I hope the bigger font makes a certain reader very happy! ~ Ginger
Sunday Night
9:00 P.M.
Dear Burl Jr.
We have
thought you might call tonight, but don't suppose you will now. Of course your voice would have sounded good.
------ Yes, and it did sound good and we could hear you so well.
I will be
ready to come when you say the word (if all are well), but can't say for sure
about Daddy. He wants to come, but
thinks he may have to stay over his vacation period.
I went to
Sunday School and Church Services. Aunt May had Mary Bell* for dinner, and
Little Ruby** had a real nice dinner - fried chicken, beans, ice-cream, cake,
etc.
People and
horses have come in ready for the Horse Show.
All rooming places are filled.
They soon ate all that Mrs. Riddle*** had cooked last night.
Elizabeth
Brother**** came home Friday. She drove
through with Logan Ratliff. Did you know
him? He certainly looks like the Botts'.
Mr.
Horton***** said that some one had been offered 70ยข a pound for their
seed. Have you heard anything like this?
_______
________ and his wife had a "big" fight the other night - broke out
window lights, then she knocked him cold with her shoe - lick in
temple.******
Marguerite's glass door and stoop is an improvement to that side of her
house.
Hope you
have a good week.
Lots of
love, Mother and Daddy
*Maybe Mary Bell Ferrin - she worked for Reuben Kincaid at
his store in Owingsville. The store was
later Honakers. Mary Bell's father owned
a hotel at Olympia (the blue house by Crooks' grocery). The owners of the Iron Ore Mine stayed in the
hotel.
**We don't know who Little Ruby is but would like to know
because this person is mentioned numerous times in Miss Jane's letters. We are pretty certain it is not R.W. (Reuben
Kincaid's son), and we think it is possible that Little Ruby cooked and cleaned
for the family. If you know who Little Ruby
is, please let us know as we would be very grateful.
***Mrs. Riddle cooked in the restaurant that was where
H&R Block is on Main Street in Owingsville.
****Elizabeth Brother - may be a member of the Brother
family that owned the hardware store at one time (Richart Brother's family -
that family is related to the Dawsons and Miss Jane was a Dawson.) We don't know who Logan Ratliff is.
*****W.W. Horton lived on Hart Pike and U.S. 60 and at one time was school board superintendent.
******Our lips are sealed!
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