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Fray writes to request that Leona ship the waffle iron (pizzelle iron) to her since her mother is staying with her in Detroit.

He thanks her for the package with a "capocollo" (traditional Italian salami). Some of his buddies are of Italian descent but they have never heard about capocollo! He talks about girls over there. He is asking her to write to a lonely fellow who saw…

Danny has been hearing that Leona is working too hard and not getting enough rest. He warns her to take care of herself and not lose weight. He mentions that he will be sending home the letters she has written him so that she can save them. They do…

Danny was so excited to have spoken to Leona on the phone. He says that he had a million things to say but the only ones that came to mind were military secrets and he didn't dare say those! He already refers to her as his wife and tells her that he…

He uses many sweet words with her. He plays a lot with words. He talks about food.

Danny tells Leona how blue he was after seeing the show "This is the Army" and recommends she see it too. He wishes he were home making biscuits with her and his mom. At the risk of sounding like a sissy he admits how homesick he is. He is looking…

In Italian but a strong influence of dialect (and some influence of English in the spelling) -- probably the mother does not speak English. Along with inviting her parents to visit her, she asks her mother to mail her salami and jarred mushrooms.

Leona's letter recounts social happenings: war inspired wedding for Jan, seeing Grace at her sister's, Bill being in Florida, shopping with her mom, etc. And, there is a lot of talk about food: Leona was going to make "nokis" for dinner; she bought a…

Danny's sugar report thanks Leona for having his mom send underwear although he really needs undershirts. There is discussion of Jean's baby and about a dream that Leona had about Roger Di Paolo's safety. He asks his wife if she will be returning to…

Leona is fine but feels lonely without Danny. Ravioli and chicken for supper, but she did not eat watermelon because she was full. Frances went to Bellaire because her sister's one-year old baby died of the measles. Leona is getting fat, and Danny…