Letter, Irene Conole to her parents
A letter from Irene Conole to her parents. Irene tells her parents that her jaw has successfully healed and that she was able to get the wires taken off her teeth. She writes that she will have to have a tooth pulled in a few weeks because it is loose. Irene reports that she is very happy to be back at work but had to yell at several people in the Enlisted Men’s Club for violating the rules. She writes about the weather, a softball game, and a going away party.
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11/5/53
“Monday”
Dear Mom & Dad,
It looks like Nellie’s doing
good. I’m glad.
About that letter, I gave it to one
of the Hospital Corpmen, Murphy, and I
bet he forgot to mail it. He’s a nice
kid and I use to call him the pride
of the Irish.
Today I had the rest of the wires
removed. What a funny feeling to feel
the wires being pulled away from
around the teeth. Dr. Suitor apologized
a couple of times for hurting me but
I told him I didn’t feel any pain.
It felt like all my teeth were coming
out but without the pain. He says I’m
crazy. Oh well. In three weeks he is
going to pull the tooth. I told him I
might give him the honor of doing
it. He just laughed.
As yet I haven’t answered Mamie’s
letter. Will get around to it eventually.
All the mail I have to answer
Yikes! I’ll never get caught up.
I love being back to work again.
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2. Saturday we had the usual dance
but had the tables and chairs arranged
differently. So where the chairs were,
no beer was allowed. It was allowed
just at the tables. So I had to keep
checking the chairs and had to run
the fellows out that were drinking.
Boy I blew my lid quite a few times
that night and they knew I meant
business for they did exactly what
I told them without one objection. I’m
gunning for these new kids that have
been reporting aboard. They are the
same rate I am and are wise young kids.
They have a match in me. Those thirty
two days in the infirmary did wonders
for me.
Thank you for the sizes. That is
what I wanted.
Sam wrote me and said that it
was a shame what happened to my
jaw but it should have been my
dome. Nice kid. His letters are a
riot.
Did you get my card before Mother’s
Day?
Boy what hot weather here! We’ve had
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3. thunderstorms in the mornings but in
the afternoon the sun is right out. Quite
a few of the girls have tans. The sun
around here gives a beautiful tan but I
have no urge to get one. They use to give a
Bad Conduct Discharge for severe sunburn but
they don’t anymore.
12/5/53
Last night some of the boys were having
a going away party and I sat with them.
Boy they sure hated to leave because of their
friends that they made but otherwise they
hate Pax River. There are going to be more
in January for the Forestall is being com –
missioned.
The Waves softball team played the
WAFS from Bolingreen Air Force Base the
other night and we won 18 – 3. We’ll be
playing all the girls in the service around
here.
I guess this is all for now. Give James
my love. Bye for now.
Love and Kisses
Irene