April 29, 1945

                                                            Chanute Field
                                                            29 April 45
Dear Folks:
            Capt. Strieber and I flew up to Chicago and back this morning. The sky was clear but the air was very smoky. It has been cool all week but warmer to-day. Suppose you heard the rumor and how it got squelched last nite. Strieber and I were over in Champaign about 6:30 looking for a projector to run some home movies he had and we were in the Gazett office when it came over the Teletype. That was like the D-day rumor last May.
            We were studying army telephones and telegraphs last week — 3 weeks to go. I found a suitcase for my radio last week. Could you send me some more vitamins — Squibb’s. Suppose you have your other chick’s. Sounds like Marvel Lee had quite a week end with Shurtz’s. This is pretty short but nothing of consequence has happened lately.
                                                            John