Dear Joe,

Sure am glad to hear DeLores arrived safe and sound. You sure do get moved around, don’t you?

Mother got a cablegram from Ralph this morning at six o’clock and she sure was happy. It was a Mother’s Day greeting but a little early. Say what’s the matter with you? Can’t you remember his address? I guess you must be in love or something.

Your mother and I were out to the Prom the other night. Hy and Alice got some tickets so took mother along so she didn’t have to be home alone. She didn’t dance of course but she sat and watched the others dance. After the Prom dance I went to a swing dance with Beulah. I had more fun there than at the Prom because I knew more people.

Milton Stone has a job in some railroad office now. Aunt Linka hasn’t been feeling so well lately. She had a heart attack last week. She has a bad hip and had to have it taped up.

Ralph wants some pictures of the family but I can’t get any films so I guess that’s out. I got a nice two page letter from him last week and it wasn’t a v-mail, it was a regular letter. He said the people have funny sayings down there that in our country would give a kick in the teeth. He said when a person got screwed and knocked up she only meant she was tired and got paid. Kind of cute, eh? I get letters real often from him now which makes me feel swell.

I am all through with my lessons and in a couple of weeks will be confirmed into the temple.

Well I wrote a big letter to Ralph and sent him your address. It seems you both have a little trouble keeping each other’s address. Am sending it again. Please…. [missing last page]