(8:30 Wednesday night)
My dear little sweetheart and children,
I just got a letter from you that was worth its weight in gold for I had heard they had a bad storm in Park Rapids and I would of worried about you folks all day tomorrow if I had not got your letter tonight. I am sending the piece in the paper telling about the storm.
I have had quite a day today. I was marked up for a one piece run and a pull-out [extra run during rush hour] so I went to work this morning at 5:23 and at 11:10 AM the Boss came out and got me off the car and told me to go home and change to civilian clothes and be in the Claim Dept. at I o’clock so I went, and from there to court and about 3 PM in court one of the lady jurors fainted and they carried her into the next room and laid her out on the floor and called a Dr. She was unconscious quite a while so court was dismissed till tomorrow at 9:00AM. So I reported back to the station and Fred Sewell and I made a trip down town and got a load of the Forester soldiers and took them out to the Fort Snelling. Altogether I got in 10 hours and 23 minutes. Well guess this is all the news for now.
Lots of love to you all, Daddy Jim.