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me all about her. She has two sons, and unless they
are earning money she cannot be well off. I have
always wanted to help her as I ought, but I have
always been hard up myself though in a different
way. Living expenses are climbing out of sight here
and although there is only Mother & me, I want to
buy Liberty Bonds, War Savings Stamps etc, and this takes
all the money I can get hold of. Give her my best
love if you see her as I hope you will. The car
is back, but it needs at least one or two hundred
miles of running to get the bearings & new piston
rings smoothed out. We are glad to have it back
though. We cannot, on account of water shortage,
sprinkle the garden. The lawns are all getting
brown, and people are putting their dish water
and bath water on the flower beds. The primary
elections were held last week, and Rolph ran for
Governor on the Rep & Dem tickets. He is a registered
republican. He won the Dem vote, but Stephens
beat him on the Rep, and under the law, if a Rep
runs on both tickets and fails to get the nomination
of his own party, he cannot run on the Dem. So, to
my great joy, Rolph is out of it, though he says
he is going to fight the law. All the business men
worked against him. The Sept transport will not
go to Manila, so Helen cannot go to Norman, until
the Oct one, and then only if one goes and there
is room. Wilfred Lion is expected home next
week. Mrs Lion & Roberta were at the house last
night. The Watermans have gone out of town
for a week or two. Edith is on some woman's
war work affair. Mother and I are well, and
send you heaps of love. All your friends ask
after you all the time. Lots of love from
us dear old Snedward. We shall look for
letters from you sometime in Sept.

always your loving father HLA Bates

[written on left margin:]
We like your pictures taken in the overseas cap, although they don't
do you justice.