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[Imprinted: ALASKA ARIZONA CALIFORNIA IDAHO MONTANA NEVADA OREGON UTAH WASHINGTON
STANDARD FORMS BUREAU [centered] 277 PINE STREET [centered] TELEPHONE SUTTER 4560 [centered]
H. L. A. BATES SECRETARY-MANAGER
TRADE MARK STANDARD
Jan 7th 1918
Dear old Sned:
We were very much delighted to get your telegram last Saturday, and I hope there will be a letter from you soon telling us of your enlistment, duties etc. Dont forget about the "talking too much" Les went back yesterday to Auburn where he will stay until he gets his orders. He has changed his status from "observor" to flier or now flyer at the suggestions of the Dept at Wash! The house seems empty without you, and now there is only Joc-Kok home. Mother, Jos and I are well, and hope you are the same. We hear the weather is quite warm at Linda Vista, so we are not losing any sleep over your freezing to death without an overcoat.
I bandaged the Kink's foot yesterday a.m. and he has been feeling much better, climbing all over the place. I am very much rushed at the office so must stop. Lots of love old man and good luck.
Always your loving father. Henry Lesley Alexander Bates
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Monday Morning
My own dear Edward, Your nite letter was joyfully received by us all – It was a great comfort to know that your cold was better and that you had had a pleasant trip.
We hope dear that you are literally comfortably settled ere this —
Doris Haslett rang up to ask if you could use a sweater.
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She had just made one & took your address I think intending to send you one – If she did[underlined] be sure to write your thanks as soon as possible – and let me know too dear or as whether it fill all your needs in that line because if so I will give the one I am making to Lesley Bates & you can keep the one he sent you – but if you still need another — i e if those you have are not heavy enough let me know at once I will
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send you another which I hope to finish before the week end – don't forget –
Your Webster proofs are not good not[underlined] one of them everyone in the house agrees that they are so poor that we dont want them Too bad — We are so glad you saw the Cullodens & Bill
Dicks birthday is the 16th so drop him a note — don't try to write a long letter if your time is too precious "US Cincinnati" c/o Postmaster New York. You know if you need a hot water kettle — or anything else — flannel shirts more coats —
We see that the company at Camp Kearney is quarantined for Scarlet Fever — Keep away — Albion Spears Co is quarantined at American Lake for measles & was before for 3 weeks for meningitis. His mother says it will be so late before he could get to Linda Vista that he feels its of little use trying for it is such a handicapp [handicap] to go into training camps late. Too bad.
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He may decide to try however — but they are all much discouraged & see little chance of promotion where he is —
I feel a little anxious dearie knowing that for the first time you are on your own resources in a crowd of strangers be most careful that you are not led into unwholesome companionship for the damage could be great if you were — I would not talk too much about New Years parties etc. — those who