Ticknor letter Jan 21, 1943

Letter

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Newton Falls Public Library

Name/Title

Ticknor letter Jan 21, 1943

Entry/Object ID

1940.1.239

Tags

WWII

Description

Correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ticknor from Charles Ticknor at Fort Bragg, NC.

Subject Person/Organization

Charles Ticknor, Frank Ticknor, Alma Orr Ticknor

Subject Place

Location

Newton Falls, OH

Collection

Marty Douce Collection

Category

Charles Ticknor

Acquisition

Accession

1940.1

Letter Details

Letter Date

Jan 21, 1943

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

January 22, 1943 10:30AM

Postmark Place

* Untyped Postmark Place

Fort Bragg, N.C.

Sender

Name

Cpl. C.G. Ticknor

Addressee

Name

Mr. & Mrs. F.D. Ticknor

Address

229 Bane Ave. Newton Falls, Ohio

Transcription

Thursday Jan 21, 1943. Hello Folks. Well hows the weather up there by now? A little warmer I hope. Its just a mite chilly here. The kind that goes clear through you. I'm goldhicking today. Stepped on a rusty nail yesterday in the field. I had to take a tetanus shot for lockjaw. It reminded me of the time that you and I stepped on a nail the same day and I had to go down to ? to get crutches so's you could walk. Reckon you don't remember Frank, I do. I hobbled down and back with the crutches. Was in town last nite. Helen cooked supper. Had Steak, tender as butter, Mashed potatoes as fluffy as whipped cream, Tender green beans, Lettuce & cottage cheese salad with peaches on it, and man the gravy was ?. Cake and Coffee. & Coffee Am allowed out only 3 nites a week Sat Sun & Wed. Have to be back in camp by 11 P.M. all other nites HA! HA! We've got a little house in town 4 Rooms. Bath, Bedrooms, living room with folding davenport, and kitchen with gas stove. Might as well drop in for a visit sometime. Bring your coffee rationing book Alma. Hey you don't know of anyone that doesn't want theirs do you. Helen sent to Merle for hers but Merle had already used the last ticket that was good until Feb 7. Thats your birthday ain't it Tick. The only letters of Reco. that I got was from Al. Never got the other two. Probably wouldn't have used them anyway. Helen's been pretty busy cleaning the joint up. Called her a while ago, she was going to wax the floors. It was a mess when we moved in. A capt. was there before we got it. Well will close for now. Love, Chuck First letter I have written for a long. time. Hope you can read it.

Parts

Count

2

Parts

1 envelope 1 paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles Ticknor, Frank Ticknor, Alma Orr Ticknor

Created By

AshleyGrimwood@newtonfalls.org

Create Date

September 19, 2025

Updated By

dawnnutter@newtonfalls.org

Update Date

October 10, 2025