The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-11-26
ENGLAND
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many setbacks, but now we can see
the clouds clearing and sunshine in
the near future, thanks to the splen-
did help by the lease-lend agreement
and your great aid in coming to our
side with total declaration of war. It
is really fine to see American soldiers
in nearly every town you visit these
days.
MANY of our cities are in ruins
from the three years bombing. $4,000
English people have been killed and
double that number injured by air
raids. The morale and health of the
nation was never better. We are ra-
toned on butter to ounces, oleomar-
garine ounces, lard 2 ounces, bacon
4 ounces, tea 2 ounces, sugar ounces,
cheese 8 ounces per week and restric-
ted on many other commodities. Our
ration on meat is % cents worth a
week. have small farm of three
acres and with eggs, potatoes and to-
matoeS We fare very well ourselves.
No bombs have dropped nearer than
three miles from us. had 1000 chic
kenS when the war started but have
reduced the number to 100 on acccLnt
of the scarcity of feed. Eggs have
been rationed to two a month per
person. American powdered eggs have
reached us in abundance and are fill
ing need in every home. Instead Of
chickens, I am now raising tomatoes
| which at 25 cents per pound is a
profitable crop. Raised 1000 pounds
| this year.
my wife and I are both American
citizens and so is winston, our son,
Britisher in our family is our daugh-
ter, Mildred, born here and now 81.
=. We get all of President Roosevelt's
speeches on the radio and what great
| diplomat he is The Presidents
! voice always reminds me of Thomas
Owens, the old superintendent of the
D. & I. r., who, I am pleased to note,
is still alive . FDR and winston
Churchill are great team =. We
all would like to have the President
over here for a trip"
Mr.. Kelsan closed his very interest
ing letter by inquiring about old timers
who worked with him on the railroad:
George Anderson, Ernest Hanson
Archie BONNER, Jack Purdy, Tom
Eddy, Claude and Harry Winchell
Clarence Chinn, John Mahady, Thos
Mclaughlin. He also inquired about
Andy Watilo, Arthur and Olaf Knut-
son, Peter Schaefer, DR.. AyreS, DR..
Sutherland, DR.. Parker and others he
knew here. He said he only received
letters from Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Nam
kervis and Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Jones.
| He said the Rotarians are very strong
in England and are doing good work.
Mr.. Kelsall's address is Avondale,
Garstang, Preston, England, and his
letter was written october Is, and
passed by the censor We had to de-
lete some of the letter, as newspaper
censorship is far more stringent than
| letters to friends or relatives.
At Wednesdays meeting of the Ro-
| tary club W. " Langen of the high
school faculty commented on "The
American Phase of the present War
using editorials written by Hanson
Baldwin, the noted military editor OF
| the New York Sun as basis for his
comments 1t is needless to say the
| subject was well and interestingly
handled as Mr.. Langen is student OF
political and social sciences pertaining
not only to this country but to the
countries of Europe as well. He used
chart to illustrate his address.
Birthday greetings in song were
given Wilson Carlson under the di-
rection of Frank v Di Nino, who also
led in singing series of patriotic
songs to Accomplishments played by
Miss Eunice Berglund.