Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection
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Letter from Vic Ellard to Ches Ellard and Clelia Ellard; August 21, 1947
Victor Hugo Ellard
Vic writes about traveling to Minnesota for a procedure and updates the family on his health. He encountered mutual acquaintances on the journey.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Martha Smith; December 17, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine writes Martha about local riots that have prevented them from going to Panama. She attributes them to the "naturally excitable" Panamanian communists. She also recounts a fight at a social gathering.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; August 19, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine tells her mother about her social life - dancing at the officer's club and in Panama caberets, visiting with other Navy wives, and playing tennis with Woody. She gets her driver's license and a library card.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; August 30, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine is helping plan a formal event with other Navy wives. She talks about her plans to invite people over for dinner, and asks about news from home.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; August 8, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine talks about the weather in Panama and shares opinions on how the Navy hospital approaches care after childbirth. She discusses life in the Canal Zone and the scarcity of food in the commissary.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; December 13, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine sends Pauline instructions and an address for shipping their dog to her in Panama.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; December 15, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine tells Pauline about social life on the station. She has joined a new group called the Inter-American Club, talks about a Christmas dinner she's planning, and she describes her maid's mannerisms.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; December 30, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine types her mother a letter about her Christmas day activities on her new typewriter. She talks about her new neighbors and Woody's trip to Jacksonville.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; January 2, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine details her Christmas holiday activities for her mother. She writes about the holiday parades and the Orange Bowl parade, where they got into an altercation with a woman.
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Letter from Christine Faust to Pauline Smith; January 24, 1947
Edith Christine Faust
Christine mentions that Woody should be receiving his new orders soon. She tells stories about various characters she runs into in Cocoa Beach.