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Broadland were years of hard work for both mom and me. But it was a good community and we had lots of friends.
War time rationing didn't hurt us much. We always seemed to have plenty.
In June 1944 Carl Better brought me a telegram. I was in the mill at the time. It said Ma was dead. She was in Greensboro at the time. Willis was with her at the last. Then he had to go back to Ft. Benning. Cathie brought the body back to Pierre by train and burial was in the Okobojo Cemetery on June 17th - My birthday.
In December 1944 word came that Hallie Glessner had been killed in the Battle of the Bulge. This, of course, was a shock but in time of war you learn to accept such things. Never get used to them just learn to accept them. I got acquainted with Howard and Bessie Morris and Howard
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