Dear Ruth,
I received your nice letter this morning when I got home from work and I got Mamma’s letter that she wrote Friday night, last night. I left the room yesterday morning and never got home till 8 o’clock last night. We got our final O.K. on driving, listened to a long talk in the forenoon and in the afternoon they took six of us out to the Fair grounds and we each had to stop the car 3 times, once with the reverse and power, once with just the reverse and once with the air brakes. The first time I went 141 feet trying to stop, the next time 129 feet and the last time I got stopped in 91 feet. Two went over that and one went under. And this morning I started in alone. I worked from 5:48 to 7:57 on Emerson. I got along pretty good but it is no fun. This afternoon I work a one man car from 3:05 till 3:35 and then a two man car till 7:09.
Say Ruth I am awful sorry that the dogs ran away with the things in the cooler but I am sending you some more today and I think you had better move the cooler in the old house and keep the door locked from now on.
I’m glad you like the raincoat. I see quite a few coats that color, so you are right in style.
I liked the map you sent and hope you have lots of fun in the sand box.
Where did you haul the sand from? Well Ruth I don’t think of any more news so
by by with lots of love,
Daddy
P.S. Daddy is getting mighty lonesome without you.