Beehive House letters - Part 2

Oct. 23, 1931


My Dear Margie:

I am setting up till twelve a clock tonight watching the lights. Lynn has never come back from Cortez but he called up tonight and reported that they had a girl, so I guess he’ll be home soon.

Caroline has gone down to Marion’s to sleep and I made Phil a bed here on the counter, he is sound asleep. I’m in the garage and have been interrupted about fifteen times since I started this letter. There’s a dance on and quite a bit of business and of course I keep the radio going all the time. I certainly get lots of good programs.

Phil is all O.K. again. I think he has asked me about 1000 questions today so I think he is back to normal. He sticks pretty close around with me most of the time I will see about getting him some warm underwear.

I do not know how many checks you have written, and will not know until I get my statement from the bank but I am not afraid of you spending money for anything unnecessarily or foolishly and I want you to have anything you need.

I wish you would let me know just when your school will be finished. I don’t know of any chance for you to come home and unless a right good chance turns up I may come up for you. I don’t want you to be inconvenienced in getting home. Of course I would love to come after you if I feel financially able. I would come anyway if I thot you would have any trouble in finding a right good chance. In case I should come I would probably come the day your school closed and stay one or two days or what would you suggest. Well it will be quite a long time yet. Guess we will have plenty time to make arrangements. I have put in all my spare time fixing the car here and there and everywhere. I’ll soon everything done to it that I can think of. Every time the kids see me working on it they want to know if I am getting it ready to go to Salt Lake.

Marion came down today to see me about going on with the lay. She said she had a letter from you yesterday. She wants me to take the part with Effie. I told her I would if the rest wanted to go on with it.

Well my dear I guess this will be about enough for this time. Please write right back. I love to hear from you.

Lovingly Yours

Marvin




Oct. 28, 1931


Margie Dear:

I just received your welcome letter. Am glad you are feeling better. We are all feeling fine. I think Phil is eating better than he ever did in his life. Caroline’s school is putting on an Operetta tonight. We are all going, that is Phil and me. She is going to be lettuce[e], has a green costume made.

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Well they resurrected the play the other day and again it has died. I told them they couldn’t put it on by the 6th but they had to rehearse for a week before they would believe me. They couldn’t get another night before January so I doubt if the old play will see another resurrection day and I think it is O.K. with me.

It has turned quite cold as north wind is blowing and it feels like winter is just around the corner. I put up the heater in the house the other night. It looks like I would probably have to come up and bring you home. I don’t know of any chance on this end and unless you get a chance to come right straight thru I think I will come and get you. I don’t think the bus a very durable means of travel and I doubt if you could find anyone coming straight thru. So unless something else shows up I will probably leave here the morning of the 13th.

I don’t think there is any news to speak of everything going on about as usual. So I guess this will be about all for this time. Write soon.

Much love,

Marvin




Nov. 3, 1931


My Dear Margie:

I received your letter today, was very sorry to learn of your affliction. I hope you are better by this time; am glad you are in such good hands, and I hope you will not hesitate to get what ever medical attention you need.

We are all well and feeling fine, but I was a little worried about you as your letter seemed later than I expected to hear from you. We have been having election today and Lucretia just came by and told me I was again elected to the Town Board. The ballots were all blank and you could vote for anybody you pleased for any office. There were about eighty votes cast, I received 66 for councilman and some for Mayor, so I guess I got my share. The lineup is as follows: H.D. Bayles, Mayor. M.F. Lyman, John D. Rogers, Arthur Hurst and B.D. Black, Councilman.

I received my bank statement today and your checks came in so I have a chance to check up on you. I will say that I think you have been very modest about writing checks so far. Perhaps you have been figuring a little too close. If you need any more clothes or permanent waves or anything else you would like, just help yourself. We want you to be fixed up all O.K. when you come home.

They started for Salt Lake with Aunt Caroline Redd Sunday morning but only got as far as Price when they had to stop and operate, they took our several galls tones, her condition was quite serious the last I heard. I haven’t heard today.

I went to Caroline’s Operetta. It was real good. Caroline did as well as any of them but her costume started to come to pieces when they were dancing and confused her some.

We have just pass thru another epidemic of Halloween. They didn’t do us much damage except the tip the back house over so we thot it was a good time to give it a new location farther away from the house which we did without the aid of a Specialist.

I still don’t know of a chance for you to come home so from appearances I will probably come after you.

Well I have exhausted my supply of news so guess I better stop while I have nothing more to say. Am looking for a letter tomorrow saying you are better.

Much love,

Marvin



Nov. 4, 1931


Dear Margie Girl

I am so worried over you and will be so glad when I can see your dear face again. I do hope and trust you are better. We are all just fine. I am getting better fast now.

I is a beautiful morning it makes one feel good they are alive.

Well the Town Board was elected yesterday. Bishop is Mayor, Marvin, Dad, Johnnie, and Bro. Ben Black are the councilmen.

I went to meeting yesterday and gave the lesson for Luella. I sure did get comp. but I did not do it alone for I was afraid to give it and I sure did plead with the Lord to help me.

Lulla is in the turkey killing. I am worried over her. I do wish she did not have to work so hard.

I saw little Phil yesterday. He is fine he says. He was with Platt D. I saw them both to S.S. [Sunday School] Caroline and Phil.

They gave up the play and they are putting on some kind of entertainment Friday nite. Dora and Reed are fine. He is down nearly every nite.

Nedra is sure doing fine in school. I am so glad. I to not want her to get through but I am afraid she can’t go on. Riley is sure doing good to. I don’t know how long they will keep him out but I don’t see how we can keep him going another year. Dora says Pa_l told her he did not think he would keep her on nay longer than after the holidays and the boys have no work. Dad is not able to do much but we will just leave it to the Lord. He does all things well. I guess you no Aunt Caroline is very sick in price. They started to S.L. [Salt Lake] but she got so bad they could not go on. She had gall stones and gangrene very serious.

Did you see the account of Glen Bailey’s death they had his funeral in Monticello. Dad and Oscar went, also Aunt Onie.

Well, I will close. I do love you.

Write soon,

Marv