Hotel
Hamby
Dyersburg
Tennessee


AUG 12
3:30 PM
1938
Tenn
Mr. S.H. Smith
Pittsboro, Mississippi


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
Thursday night
Dearest Mother,
Tell Martha I read Wayne 
parts of her letter and he said
that she could make money writing
Dog Hill paragraphs. I really did 
enjoy the letter.
When Wayne left, I could
hardly keep from crying. I surely 
would liked to have gone back
with him. We had a good time
all the time he was in Union City 
We came here yesterday, and I'll 
be darn glad when we leave


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
very stern, earnest looking
young man if I couldn't 
pass around the cleaning
gun to the pupils. I saw
he had his donuts so I 
cracked loose and gave
him a whole box, then
be said, "Well, I guess it
will be all right." you 
can imagine what a 
stir the kids got in 
there were two young teachers
who had just started out this


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
year. I stopped long enough 
to tell them that I
was in sympathy as I'd 
been along the same road. 
Did you have one of your
spells while you were sick?
There is no justice in your
slaving your live away 
for a mob of people who 
don't know what appreciation
means. I wish you could
come to see me this week. 


WALTER M.HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
end I'm in Savannah. 
Wayne is coming back
then. Lord only knows
when I'll see any of
you again. 
Until I get back to 
Nashville I can't say
just how much money
I'll save of this trip, but 
I think I'm doing fairly,
well. My plans are to 
put it in postal saving


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
The rooms are terribly hot and
small. In fact the whole room
has a "crumby" look. From what 
I hear it isn't safe to get 
out on the Streets alone.
You know how hard it has 
been for the last two weeks.
Both Sonny and I have suffered
awfully from the heat. I do
have to work on the streets and 
walk a lot. When I come in 
at night I'm dripping wet 
are over with persperation. It's


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
impossible to look decent. I've 
almost given up that feat. Most
of the time I have felt un-
usually well. If I hadn't
I'd have gone under. It's funny
but I haven't been bolhered
With rheumation for some
time. 
Today wasn't especially hard. 
I had a lot of fun. In one 
very small town this morning
a man in a grocery store 
asked we where I was from.
When I said
Pittsboro,
Miss.


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
an old negro now almost
jumped on the counter. He
immediately told me that his
name was Joe Moore and 
that he once lived in Pittsboro
He mentioned such names as 
Ramsey and Patterson. He 
also said that he was 
well-aquainted with the
Simms.
After that I went to 
the school house and asked
the principal, who was a 


WALTER M. HAMBY
PROPRIETOR
DYERSBURG
TENNESSEE
as that is the most
convenient and safest
way I know.
Well, time is running
a little late, and I've
a report to make out
Let me hear from
all of you, are please
take care of yourself.
Love
Chris