A letter finally arrives from Hawaii. It seems that working for the war effort takes priority over going to school.
1942
Book 1 – Letter 43 Received September 26, 1942 from Lenore
A cleverly done piece of correspondence comes from Lenore in the form of a telegram. It looks like she typed her note, cut it apart and glued it to a standard telegram form. A lot more work than a real telegram or letter.
Book 1 – Letter 42 Received September 23, 1942 from Josephine
A funny little postcard from Josephine. It must have been difficult for this young girl to move across the country to a new city.
Book 1 – Letter 41 Received September 23, 1942 from Lois Jean
A new letter from Lois telling of school schedule, football and knitted sweaters. Oh yes fall is in the air.
Book 1 – Letter 39 Received September 17, 1942 from Jean
Another letter from England arrives. Jean mentions the passing of the Duke of Kent. According to articles written over the years there is much speculation and mystery surrounding his death. According to Wikipedia: Prince George, Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund; 20 December 1902 – 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family, the fourth son and fifth child of King George V and Queen Mary, and younger brother of Kings Edward VIII and George VI. He held the title of Duke of Kent from 1934 until his death in a military air-crash on 25 August 1942.
Book 1 – Letter 38 Received September 12, 1942 from Josephine
The next letter is again from Josephine. It appears that they are moving to Philadelphia and “motoring” across the country at 40 mph. I am presuming that they are on Route 66. I wonder what the souvenir was that was sent? Maybe the postcard? It was sent separately but arrived on the same day.
Book 1 – Letter 37 Received August 29, 1942 from Josephine
Josephine sends a letter and a picture from Los Angeles. She shares that her knitting skills are not her specialty. Can you believe that back in the day they used to teach knitting in school? She is adorable!
Book 1 – Letter 36 Received August 21, 1942 from Lois Jean
The next letter from Struthers, Ohio arrives along with a teen book with craft ideas like jitterbug jewelry, recipes, beauty tips and information about going steady. 
Book 1 – Letter 35 Received August 21, 1942 from Jean
The next letter from England arrives. Life is heavily impacted by the war there with rationing, travel restrictions and war work for the mothers. This is all mentioned in her letter. 
Book 1 – Letter 34 Received August 17, 1942 from Lenore
The next letter is from Lenore. It’s clever but a little hard to read. In summary she talks of seeing the actress Alice Faye and trying to get her autograph. She is going to the movies to see “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and the cost will be $1.10 for adults and 40 cents for children. 