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Nile Kinnick correspondence, August-December 1940
1940-10-02: Front
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October 2nd, 1940 Dear SB: Enclosed is a letter that came yesterday, and to which you may wish to reply. If there is any picture that you want sent you will let me know. Perhaps you could refer them to the Maxwell committee in Philidelphia, which must have some pictures. Joe Weaver phoned me last night to say that mother and party were stopping at Frederick, Maryland, just a short distance from Washington. It would seem that they should get home about Friday morning, tho we certainly shall hear from them again on that point, We had a brief note from mother written in New York on Friday of last week. Clarke was here Monday night and stayed with us. He and Otto were attending a two day cession of gas men at the Fontanelle. We had a good visit that evening, which seemed quite like the period during which he was a part of our family. Mary and Mike came as far as Adel on Saturday and they will return to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, today. I spent today in Northeast Nebraska on a junket to inspect some hybrid seed corn test plots which are a part of the college program each year. Driving back I heard the series ball game, which seemed to take precedence over world news for the time being. When you have time I assume that you will give us your impressions of the events of last Friday, also perhaps some comment on the trip to Sioux City. The papers said that you also went to Yankton to see S.D. play a game. George and I heard Willkie on Thursday night here in Omaha, By arriving at the coliseum at 6:05 we found ourselves among the first few hundreds, and were able to get good seats near the platform,in balcony. Bert Hobbs led the singing and did a swell job. The entire proceedings were well handled and the meeting was a good one. It is hard, however, to win many new votes when the customers have already been given everything in the cupboard and all that can be promised is a chance to take a job instead of the continued support of a patronizing uncle. He is a good looking man and I fancy that people who have a chance to see him are attracted to him. It looks like tough sledding, but anything can happen and there is yet hope that enough people will see the light to effect the results in his favor on the 5th of November. I shall be in Ames on the 14th and probably the 15th and 16th, for a meeting of the State Committee on land planning, representing the FLB. Mother had planned to spend that week In Adel, but likely she will change to next week or the week of Oct. 21st. Your laundry came just too late for last weeks installment, so it went this morning, and will be ready for shipment about Friday evening or Saturday morning. You boys will need to juggle your schedule so that they do not arrive the same week. As Ben's did not come this week I assume it will be here for next, which is OK, Love Pop
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October 2nd, 1940 Dear SB: Enclosed is a letter that came yesterday, and to which you may wish to reply. If there is any picture that you want sent you will let me know. Perhaps you could refer them to the Maxwell committee in Philidelphia, which must have some pictures. Joe Weaver phoned me last night to say that mother and party were stopping at Frederick, Maryland, just a short distance from Washington. It would seem that they should get home about Friday morning, tho we certainly shall hear from them again on that point, We had a brief note from mother written in New York on Friday of last week. Clarke was here Monday night and stayed with us. He and Otto were attending a two day cession of gas men at the Fontanelle. We had a good visit that evening, which seemed quite like the period during which he was a part of our family. Mary and Mike came as far as Adel on Saturday and they will return to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, today. I spent today in Northeast Nebraska on a junket to inspect some hybrid seed corn test plots which are a part of the college program each year. Driving back I heard the series ball game, which seemed to take precedence over world news for the time being. When you have time I assume that you will give us your impressions of the events of last Friday, also perhaps some comment on the trip to Sioux City. The papers said that you also went to Yankton to see S.D. play a game. George and I heard Willkie on Thursday night here in Omaha, By arriving at the coliseum at 6:05 we found ourselves among the first few hundreds, and were able to get good seats near the platform,in balcony. Bert Hobbs led the singing and did a swell job. The entire proceedings were well handled and the meeting was a good one. It is hard, however, to win many new votes when the customers have already been given everything in the cupboard and all that can be promised is a chance to take a job instead of the continued support of a patronizing uncle. He is a good looking man and I fancy that people who have a chance to see him are attracted to him. It looks like tough sledding, but anything can happen and there is yet hope that enough people will see the light to effect the results in his favor on the 5th of November. I shall be in Ames on the 14th and probably the 15th and 16th, for a meeting of the State Committee on land planning, representing the FLB. Mother had planned to spend that week In Adel, but likely she will change to next week or the week of Oct. 21st. Your laundry came just too late for last weeks installment, so it went this morning, and will be ready for shipment about Friday evening or Saturday morning. You boys will need to juggle your schedule so that they do not arrive the same week. As Ben's did not come this week I assume it will be here for next, which is OK, Love Pop
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