Mary Jane Rapp Anglin's letter to her Sister

1935
          Written on stationery with dad's job letterhead:
             Thacker Sign and Scenic Studio
               118 1/4 So. Buffalo St.
                 Warsaw,  Indiana

                                               Winona Lake Ind.
                                                Chestnut Ave.
                                                November 20,1935

Dear Ina Mae,
Don  just came home for dinner and gave me your letter. Our stove generator wouldn't function this morn so Don sent for a new one. We had to have a cold dinner; salmon, celery, fruit, and cake. He's making a pattern for the big black cats I'm going to put on the curtains for Kayo and Janney's room.
I have my kitchen and bathroom curtains finished and up. 

Don said (during dinner ) that we would come out Thanksgiving afternoon and you can come back and stay until Sunday.

Aunt Lidia was here Tues. afternoon for about 2 hours and said that you were over to Grandmother's Sun. nite.  I don't suppose we will
have any Christmas over there as we usually have.

I haven't heard from Beryl since I live here but I wrote her last week. I imagine there is a letter down at the post office. Don is just now going down to see.
I heard Elenor Powell sing and tap dance over the radio about 15 minutes ago. 
Kayo and Janis are over their colds and their eyes are o.k. We had Kayo up to Doc Baum's last evening for a physical examination. He said he was all o.k. except that he needs Cod Liver Oil to ward off colds. What a relief!
I'm glad you wrote please write again. We were up to see Mac and Doyle last night and they were out here Tues. night. Now I must close Don wants to go.

                                         Lots of love,
                                           Your sister,
                                                Mary

                 

Back in the saddle

 We celebrated with Sam as he turns 21 tomorrow. I am sure there will be other  celebrations but last night he put up the manger scene and he hung his personal ornament on the tree here.
Sam is Graces third and preseeded the the twins by two and one half years. 
This lake house is more like a cottage so I had Sam paint a little door sign calling it "Glenjanny"...a little like the early cottages in Winona . That is where Glen spent most of his formative years.