Arnold's Story: May 2, 1949

I wonder about the Andrews family. It might have been them that I heard about second hand from Arnold's time in Boston: some distant cousins were keen to get their son admitted to Harvard University (it might have been Harvard Medical School) and were looking for contacts to boost his chances of gaining admission. Arnold explained that as a student he had no sway with the faculty committee that oversees admission, but not believing him or understanding how it works, they would always press their case, to the point that Arnold would turn off the lights and pretend to not be at home. It might instead have been other distant relatives in Massachusetts than the Andrews.

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Arnold's Story: March 28, 1949

Bill describes his sister Mary's funeral in Hanford, and expects to see another sister shortly at his home in Glendale. 

He has paid off the loan from 1947 that he and Leonard used to open the New York City branch office of his Ideal System Company. 

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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: October 10, 1947

I still have that Big T blanket. It is navy blue with yellow trim and is falling apart with holes. In Gainesville we never used it. I think because it is wool and too hot for Florida weather, or perhaps it was a bit scratchy. I had not realized it was an award though.

Mary Neves Madruga — the spelling Nevis had not been fixed when she was born in 1875 and the Portuguese spelling Neves was used then — is Arnold's oldest aunt on the Nevis side. I think that Belmede is her son, thus Bill Nevis's nephew and Arnold's first cousin.

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Arnold's Story: October 27, 1944

A letter with news from the Nevis clan in the Central Valley of California:

I believe the relatives cited here are Edwin Mello, Hazel Mello, Helen Mello, Katherine (Catherine) Mello, Edwin and sister's father Manuel Mello, and Bill Nevis's sisters Mary Madruga and Mary Ann Silva. Hanford is where Bill grew up on the various family farms: first in his parents' household, then in two of his sisters' homes, and also on a neighbor's farm (after he ran away from his brothers-in-law).

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Leonard's Story: July 16, 1945

                                                      July 16

                                                     Leyte Is PI

Dear Arnold,

     Well here I am back on Leyte, a hole

of the first waters. I am in a General Hosp

with a rather severe case of yellow jaundice.

For a while I was pretty yellow (still am), but

its clearing up a little now. I will probably be

here for a month or six weeks or so, as about

the only cure is a good long rest. I would get

sick just as we were coming out of combat. I

had expected to planned to visit Manila

and Baguio, and look up a lot of old friends.

Now I suppose that I will return just in

time to push off for Japan.

     Naturally there isn't much for me to

write about, inasmuch as I have been in bed

for almost three weeks. All I do is read,

sleep, play cards, or chew the fat with some

of the other patients. A hell of a life!

From your letter I surmise that you had a

good visit in the valley. I sure wish I

could have been there. I tell you what

I would like to have right now a thick

malted milk at that malt shop in Hanford,

or even a plain glass of cold fresh milk.

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     If it is possible would you explain in a little

more detail just what kind of work you are

doing now (if any).

     Wel Bud, its pretty hard to think of

something to write about, when absolutely

nothing new happens, and when there isn't

much life (pep) in you. So I am going

to close. Write soon.

                        Love

                        Leonard

P.S. Address

     118th Gen Hosp

     APO 1002 c/PM

     S-- ---

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