Arnold's Story: July 26-31, 1950

Dolly's death seems to have turned both Hazel and Bill to their respective religions for comfort. Hazel is confident in her Presbyterian faith, and Bill, born and raised Catholic, may return to that church or explore the similar Episcopalian Church or even join his wife's church. 

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Arnold's Story: March 20, 1950

Hazel writes with family news and vacation plans:

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Arnold's Story: May 12, 1949

Sunday, May 8, was Mother's Day in 1949. Hazel received some gifts from her children.

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Arnold's Story: March 21, 1949

We learn that Bill's oldest sister Mary Nevis Madruga passed away on March 21, 1949, in Santa Cruz, California, at age 72. An obituary from the Santa Cruz Sentinel is here. 

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Arnold's Story: January 29, 1948

Hazel is still reading The Apostle, by Sholem Asch. The Seventh Beatitude is Matthew 5:9, which goes "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God." 

Although Arnold is still a first year student in Harvard Medical School, he is taking classes at MIT. (He will eventually earn a PhD at MIT in 1956.) 

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Arnold's Story: November 7 & 13, 1947

Here we have an empty envelope with no contents, from Dr. Clarence Kerr of the Family's local Presbyterian church in Glendale.

A note from Elmer Hall with news of his wife Francis "Frankie" and their newborn son. I cannot make the location on the envelope — Storril?

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