Letter #2 February 9, 1931

And just one day later…here is his second letter:

The actual text of the letter:

Dear Elma, 

I am still with the living and scribbling again, but not in the Hotel. I am now in my room and new home located at 620 N Union St so if you want to write me a few lines which I am longing for, it will make a little more life, everything seems so dead nothing to do and no plans to go, all forsaken in a little bitty corner of the Great Big World in the Land of Kokomo. Well that is that forget the craziness and use a little common sense. 

Elma we have school on Monday and Thursday nights here so that is the reason I am writing this letter now because we have school and it is about time for me to get started to go there. I don’t know really how far it is, the warehouse I mean I was not there yet, I am but about three blocks from the new Telephone building which is right up here on the corner of Union and Taylor St. It is a bldg about like the one in Evansville the only difference is it is not quite as big. 

Well Elma I didn’t do anything this morning but fool time away, this afternoon I worked with a fellow changing telephones to the Dial, I changed four myself so that wasn’t so bad after all. Elma if I haven’t the blues too much tomorrow night I will try and write you another letter and tell you a little more. I am well and how these few lines will find you the same. 

With love and kisses Al

Goodby Elma

My notes:

I found 620 N. Union, Kokomo, Indiana on Google maps

I was so surprised that he wrote another letter so soon, but I guess he had to tell her where he was. Remember: no cell phones, no texting. I am not even sure that Bassemier’s had a phone yet. Many years later they would have a “party line”.