The Editor:
It has been a long time since I last wrote to thank you for your smokes and papers, but a number of things have been happening to take my mind off writing letters to anyone—especially getting married to the Miss England No. 1 (of the century). That such an occurrence only takes place once, my knees are ever so grateful.
Your cigarettes and papers have been arriving O.K. but not as regularly, due to some mix-up along the line. There have been times when any one of us would gladly have volunteered to work in the kitchen just for one cigarette (had we liked working in the kitchen). There is plenty to do over here at present and we hope it leads to something more interesting. The weather is still as that of Florida Beach, but the nights are good and cold (here comes those red flannels again).
Your paper is still “old faithful” to us even though the faces are not. It’s a treat to see Mayor Courtney swinging his weight for the public—can he still swing a baseball bat? The wading pool in the Park is an up-to-date idea.
Gnr. Alex McLaughlin is our cook as you probably know, and isn’t doing my stomach much good. He only sleeps next door to me but I haven’t the heart to tell him. Would you put it in black and white for me? I don’t doubt that Alec can read. He’s a swell guy.
There are seven of us in this Regiment as you know, and you can bet there’s a lot of arguing that goes on. If there’s still anyone who hasn’t heard of good old Hespeler in this Unit, then we assure you that it won’t be for long. There are some who know it as the gasoline station just outside of Guelph and there are some of the more educated ones who know it as their first ticket for speeding. In a little while we’ll have them talking Dominion Woollens and Worsteds.
To make a long story short, and you very happy, I just dropped in to thank you for the kindness received from you.
Yours sincerely,
A35344 Bdr. George Oliver,
16th Field Batty.,
12th Field Regt., R.C.A.,
Canadian Army Overseas.
The Editor:
I want to thank you for the copies of the D. W. & W. News which I have been receiving regularly since I enlisted in February. It is swell to receive the news from the mill and keep in touch with what is going on around the town and in the mill.
I have been in the Jeffery Hale’s Hospital in Quebec since August. I expect to get a leave as soon as I am discharged from the hospital.
Send my regards to the workers in the Weaving and Winding departments where I used to work. Tell them to keep up the good work.
Well, I must sign off for now and again thank you for the D. W. & W. News.
Your sincerely,
R197281 AC2. Gordon McIntosh,
No. 1 A.G.G.T.S.,
Quebec City, Que.
The Editor:
I have before me now the August issue of the D. W. & W. News which arrived today. Between your paper and the Herald I am kept well informed of the situation on the home front.
I have just returned from two weeks’ leave spent mostly in the favourite R.A.F. stamping grounds: London and Nottingham. I also managed to see my brother and it was quite a reunion.
I have three weeks to go before going on operations so by the time you receive this I hope I have found out just what it’s all about.
Again thanks for your paper and cigarettes. Regards to everyone in the Burling and Mending.
Yours truly,
J23741 P/O Edgar Wilkins,
R.C.A.F. Overseas.
Well here goes for a short scroll to thank you for your paper which I received today. It was really welcome and although I don’t go in much for reading, I read it from start to finish and enjoyed all the gossip of the “Old Mill.”
It’s not too bad over here. I guess you could call England a pretty place with its twisting narrow roads, green hills, flower gardens and many squatted little towns, but I’d much rather have good old Canada with its wide open spaces.
I am on an R.A.F. station at present and with a good bunch of “blokes”. My crew is a mixture of Englishmen, Australians and Canadians, so when Jerry gets a mob like that after him he better head in the other direction. They are a swell bunch of guys, and we all hope to get dropping a few “cookies” on Germany sometime.
Well my news line seems to be pretty well shrunk for this time or as the English say, “You’ve had it”, so will close by wishing D. W. & W. and staff a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year.
Thanking you once again for your paper.
R200870 Sgt. Loren Small,
R.C.A.F. Overseas.