Miscellaneous Women Transcriptions
In this part of the collection, we see letters and envelopes from various women to Ernest Balarzs. Based on one of the letters written to Ernest, these are potentially old flames he had before marrying his wife. We have provided a letter-style transcription for each document, below a gallery containing all of the corresponding images. In addition, the gallery contains the text associated with each individual image. For a full line-by-line transcription of all the letters written by these women, a PDF is available for viewing as well.
Mrs. A Draveczky
2774 E. 126 St
Cleveland 20, ohio
POSTAL STAMP:[CLEVELAND OHIO AUG 9 1230PM 1944]
STAMP:[AIR MAIL 6 CENTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]
INK STAMP:[SHAKER SQUARE STATION]
STICKER:[AIR MAIL]
ans
35660539
Pvt. Ernest Balarzs
Co. A 331st Med. Bn.
A.P.O. 443
Camp Atterbury,
Indiana
Via: Air Mail
Mrs M. Lipcsik
12602 Griffing Ave
Cleveland 20, Ohio
POSTAL STAMP:[CLEVELAND, OHIO SHAKER SQ. STA JUL 30 530PM 1945]
STAMP:[AIR MAIL 6 CENTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]
TYPED:[VIA AIR MAIL]
INK STAMP:[1]
A-103 Med
Pfc. Ernest Balarzs 35660539
CROSSED OUT:[Co. A. 331 Med. Bn.
A.P.O. 443] c/o P.M.
N.Y. N.Y.
Lyd 815Pm/10pm
28 Inf Div
APO 28
August 8, 1945
Indpls. Indiana
Dear Ernie,
Haven’t heard from you for quite some time. Are you pretty busy nowadays? You’ll be coming back pretty soon, won’t you? It just doesn’t seem possible that there isn’t any more war. Well I don’t know whether I have a job or not. I am laid off until the 27th then when we go in we may get laid off permanently. I don’t hold any seniority so I don’t stand much chance of staying.
When Pres. Truman announced Tuesday with that the war was over I met Martha downtown and we run into one of the fellows that goes to the roof and he was on his bicycle so we got one too. I got
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on the back and Martha got on the front. We rode all over town and it was really pouring down rain. We didn’t care. We were really a sorry looking bunch when we went home. I got my shoe caught in the back wheel and tore the heel off + ripped the back and the side. Any way they are ruined and cannot be fixed. Shoes are still rationed too so there went my
stamp. I went to town Saturday and got more.
Wednesday nite I went to the U.S.O. and danced about 3 hrs. Saturday nite I went again with Martha and talk about dancing. I danced from 7:30 ‘til 11:00 without stopping except for a few minutes. I hadn’t danced for quite a while so I didn’t know whether I still would know how or not.
You know I never did get a chance to dance with you.
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I only got 3 hrs sleep last nite as I had to go to work and find out what was going on. So when I didn’t work I came back home and went to bed about 9:30 and slept until 5:15 tonite then I got supper and then got out and cut the front
yard. Can’t you see me doing that? I did any way and I was barefooted.
Our dog got hit Thursday nite and his right front leg is temporarily out of use. The doctor put a splint on it for a week.
Are you still at the same place?
By the way how yo are you doing now with the girls over there? Are you going to bring one back with you or come back by ^ your self.
I just ate peach. Want one? They’re pretty good.
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The roof opens in about a month then I will always be found there.
Don’t you think I’ve written enough this time?
Write soon. Don’t wait so long to write next time, huh?
Lots of Love
Betty
Dear Ernie,
I thought you might like to have this card + stamp dated 1908. I thought since its so close to Christmas, it is appropriate for the occasion. (Actually it was Ruby’s idea to send it as a Christmas card. She saw it when she was here.)
Sharon
P.S. Hope you all have a good Christmas.
POST CARD:
TYPED:[BRIGHT BE YOUR CHRISTMAS]
POSTAL STAMP:[GRASS VALLEY CAL. JAN 3 5-PM 19 08]
from George Fr.
TYPED:[POST CARD]
POSTAL STAMP:[SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 1908 JAN 2 730 PM]
STAMP:[SERIES 1902 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 1706 FRANKLIN 1790 1 POSTAGE ONE CENT]
TYPED:[THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY]
Master Clifford Carvett
Grass Vally,
Nev. Co.
Cal.