Love the postcard!!
Rusty Heurlin
Nome, Alaska
July 9, 1944
Dear Ced,
Stormy weather for about one week. Expect “Ada” (a ship transporting goods and people) down from Kotzebue any day now, then it will be a mad rush to get everything aboard her and pull stakes for Pt. Barrow where I finally decided to locate, if they’ll have me there.
Many, many thanks for green stuff. They arrived in O.K. condition same day boat brought first greens we’ve had here since fall, three more boats with more greens – then a tanker with whiskey and beer. But I went in for the milk on first boat – drank so much of it (40 cents a paper quart) that I quit when I noticed that my tits were growing.
Who am I to thank for the beautiful scarf? Hardly a chance of wearing such finery until I get back to Anchorage again.
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Janet's Thread 2 
Janet – Thank you for the Re-Blog. I always appreciate it when you send my posts to your friends. It helps to get the word out about what life was like for a family trying to live an ordinary life during this most trying time in our recent history.
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