Show NEWS FROM OUR BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE U S SERVICE by twila kearl the following letter was received by mrs daisy crouch of morgan utah from her brother stuart mclver mciver who lives in australia mrs crouch was born in new zealand was converted to mormonism and left for the U S and utah about 30 years ago since then her brother mr mclver mciver has amov d to australia and some time ago h hs wrote to her and told her to give his address to any ol of the boys from morgan that were in that part of the country she put this letter in the local morgan paper and just a few days ago she received this letter from her brother 1 july 6 1943 dear daisy and bert A jew few lines hinesl in answer to your welcome el letter which arrived a week ago the first and best news to tell you is that we had two distinguished visitors call on us yesterday yeste day in the persons of don williams ot of morgan and sheldon kennedy don of course as you know is your Y our friends son sheldon kennedy lives about 0 miles from morgan and very nice boys they are they arrived the day before from the north on furlough of bourse course you may imagine how thrilled we were may flew around like a 2 year old I 1 bad just gone to bed as 1 I had been on shift the previous night so out of bed I 1 jumped may put dp ap a very nice c e dinner pork chops beans in tomatoes potatoes soup and dessert and what is very rare here in aussie opened a can of cream boy how they enjoyed the change I 1 brought out all ol of our snaps one photo p hoto of morgan you had sent to mother gee dun don nearly burst into tears wh when en he saw the shop on the corner opposite his tome home well chef stayed late into the night we offered them a room to stay vacation ended but they until their v could not accept ace ept it as the red cross had made all provisions for them so 60 they will try to come out again bufore going back north which will be in three days time but it if they come back here they have promised to come stay with us may thought they were two lovely boys nad was quite delighted that they came they both asked that you let their parents know hn OW that tt i at they called and are quite okey here but feeling fe eling a bit love home h ome to all sending he homesick m esick and of you looks as aa tho we have those well i it t and we hope it at last japs on the run before the end of it wont be long now all arrives my word kelshall we wel shall have a i bottle of the best that day brov providing iding of obtained I 1 have course that it can be doubts whether doug macarthur my a as australia will be allowe allowed d to leave knighted it is the first step ut of by being of this county his becoming king title king doug of what a great down under heavily y rationed we are by the way are very rare now nov here eggs down lucky ift it vegetables too unless you are little them I 1 have a nice garden growing in our yard consi consisting stin g of sweet beans carrots potatoes onions potatoes lettuce cabbage parsnips par Pax snips spinach so we are very and other things lucky nd able to put up a decent dinner of rain lately we have had plenty start tor for the corning good so have a spring I 1 think tha that t is about all lor for and now conclude with love to this time so 0 will brother all of you from your loving sister stuart stu art and may and smith smi th received a mr and mrs dave letter from fred snowball w who ho is some 1 I cant tell you where in the pacific but I 1 c can say much about here I 1 am coconut trees here of there are lots dont complain about the wrote lie be hot cold weather I 1 have seen so much last id like to get weather the year good and cold again and this fred is with the marines letter was written july 16 1943 |