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Title: Hazel Datz to Lucille Ley - January 2, 1945
Description: Hazel informs Lucille that she has read and forwarded the Christmas card to her son John who is a fighter pilot stationed in the South Pacific. She emphasizes how sad she and John were to hear that Jimmy is missing. She informs Lucille that John is not returning home until at least March. She expresses solidarity as another mother of a soldier and encourages Lucille to have courage and to hold out hope for Jimmy's return.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:26506

Title: Herron Flank Move
Description: Text of newspaper report from Marshalltown Times-Republican containing a letter from Mrs. Carrie A. Rand calling of opponents of George D. Herron to contribute an amount equal to that she has contributed to fund the Chair of Applied Christianity
Date Created: 1899
PID: grinnell:18359

Title: High school building, Durant, Iowa, Durant High School
Description: Looking north at a three-story brick building. Durant was first named Brayton after its founder Benjamin Brayton. The name was later changed to Durant after Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. 1912 postmark.
PID: grinnell:16818

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. William D. Ley - August 31, 1942
Description: Jimmy writes to Bill describing in detail everything he knows about the Air Corps, since Billy is interested in joining.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11631

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - September 3, 1942
Description: Jimmy wishes that his short vacation from mechanical school would line up with Betty’s wedding so he could attend.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:12534

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - "Monday Afternoon" October 1941
Description: Written shortly after homecoming, Jimmy writes about his Spanish class and briefly mentions the progressing war and Hitler.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:11518

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - "Monday Noon" October 1941
Description: Mid-semester tests have ended and Jimmy writes about the football season and the six day class week.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:11522

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - "Sunday Afternoon" October 1941
Description: Jimmy discusses various automobile brands. He describes changes at the college, his class schedule, and hopes to get a used car soon.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:11512