7 August, 1944

India, Monday eve

Ray's Parents, Julius and Bessie, back home in Chicago in their back yard.

Dearest Darling,

I received today a letter dated July 15 and I sure was happy to receive it.

Say, honey, you'd better not go bumming around so much.That city life will ruin you.  Your're not used to it.  You better wait until I come home and then I'll introduce you the city life.  I won't have a chance now, that you living in a big town with all those G.I.'s and 4F's around.  I'll lose you.

 Grace, center,  "bumming" in Ft. Worth

I've been pretty busy today.  This has been the first let up I've had since I got to work this morning.  It's been raining again this morning, now it is late in the afternoon or early evening and the sun is out and it's so nice out, reminds me of back home.

I received a letter from home today.  Everything is OK and every one is in the best of health.

Well I guess I'll close cause some more work just came in and I want to try and get this letter off today if possible so until tomorrow I'llbe saying good-night.

With love,
Ray