Anthony W. Wilkinson Letter Collection

Thurs, A M, 1-4-1945

Dearest Allie": -

Skinney came down last Eve. bringing a large cooker out of her Elec. stove about 2/3^rd full of grand stew she'd made out of your donations, lamb stew, which she had on simmering most of the day, she told me she had made Enough stew for a Russian Army and she'd put every thing in but kitchen sink and that was too clean, wish you'd been here to help eat a lot too.

The Kid' gave me this stamp she'd took it from Roy which he'd rec'd from his Mother just before leaving, think there was at least 3 of 'Em, Haven't found mine yet.

[illegible] Red Dot & Dewey had called on her yesterday afternoon, and axed her to go wit' them up coast & hunt for pasture land for a lot

he is A moterman and a week ago last Sunday they run over a little girl and killed her dead cut her all to pices they was going to kill (?)

Alice said to that Amy B. is living with them and goes to school and takes music lessons and does or helps with the work morning and nights. Gram baptized her this winter and belongs to their church Eva Smith called for me to go down with her and Eth on Deans Alley to look at some houses for rent so I am going and mail this letter. Your letter has been mis laid and I dont know what questions you have asked me. Ma wants me to ask you if you are in the graduating class next month or when you will be I would like to come up and see you then all of us but suppose we cant or I.

W.L. CLEMENTS, PREST. G.C. KIMBALL, VICE PREST. C.R. WELLS, SECY. & TREAS. E.B. PERRY, SUPT.

Industrial Works, Bay City, Michigan.

Cranes Railway Appliances LOCOMOTIVE, THREE TO THIRTY TONS CAPACITY JIB AND TRAVELING, HAND, STEAM, AND ELECTRIC WRECKING CRANES, PILE DRIVERS, TRANSFER TABLES, STEAM SHOVELS.

Bay City, Nov. 26th '98

Dear Miss Hartzell:

I am very sorry to [illegible] of one last [illegible] ill, but never before you are [illegible]

The people of the North know little of the [illegible] .....