Nogales international. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1926-1979, 1944-12-22
England
November 20, 1914
Dear Craig:

England
November 90, 1914
Dear Craig:
Last Sunday I read the London
Times, and I'll swear your Interna-
tional is certainly more interesting,
if not more imposing. Due to war
restrictions, the worlds biggest
newspaper is set up like your week.
ly. It rarely gets bigger than six
pages.
At the top, right hand corner
Johnny Walkers Black Label Whis-
key is advertised at 27/6-twenty-
seven shillings and six pence-but I
don't know of a bottle having been
bought in England for less than
$4,000. The shilling is worth zoe,
so you can see what CTS have to
cough up for a fifth of Marty
Loughman's tonic.
BY the way, how is Marty? I
haven't read the International for
+, so long, for all I know Charley
Bauer and Marty Loughman have
been drafted.
The weeds, butts and Tags have
disappeared from our midst. Two
weeks ago I bought my last weekly
allotment of four packs. I haven't
seen Lucky, let alone having
smoked one, since before we left the
states. I don't know where they
have gone to, but the shortage has
gotten so serious General Ike has
ordered an investigation.
They say we won't be able to get
any more for 60 days, and I'm
wondering whether the can Of Vel
vet I picked up is going to see me
through Christmas. This thing is
serious as I do believe cigarettes are
appreciated more than foodStuff. I
don't care what the investigation
discovers-just so it's cigarettes.
Next to the money system, I be-
lieve the English are harder to
understand I've talked to lot of
Limies and I've found that the older
Jones are very hard to understand.
I've asked some of them if they ever
heard of Webster and they look at
me as though I were insane.
These people have gone through a
lot and it is amazing to find them
in a jolly frame of mind-mindful
of their task and eager to go further
If necessary.
| Everything is so orderly here
even the countryside is well-kept
garden divided by hedgerows which
give the land a neat appearance.
Everything is old. Some of the
churches and a lot of the buildings
are well over 300 years old. Every
body is friendly here which is Won
lderful so far as we are concerned
as it helps to keep up the spirits.
Everybody is very polite. Last
night heard the first Britisher use
profanity which is a miracle to me
after experiencing over two years in
the Army.
Harry Chernin ought to have a
look at some of this English weather
to really appreciate what he has tc
sell the public. So many times I've
longed for that Arizona sun, that
even the memory of it helps to dis
pei the dismal and bleak darkness
of this island.
I called Chuck on the phone the
other night and it looks as though
I shall see him soon. He is fine
and seems to be enjoying his jot
as I'm sure what little he doe:
means lot of misery to Jerry.
The men are scarce here and the
girls are lonely-and the boys ap'
parently are good substitutes as thu
English women enjoy going out with
American soldiers. The girls sa!
he Yankees are a lot livelier thar
the Englishmen. Boogey-wooge!
has captured the lassieS as the!
really cut mean rug, even to Amer
lean music played by musicians wht
just don't grasp the finer points O
swing.
I'd better cut this here as have
to Jump puddles going through tn
''dim-out'' which to me is p1tct
= darkness, in order to get home t.
hit the hay-and hay I mean to Sa.
it is. But, really, I can't kick a
things may get darker before the
get better.
V | L. a,aI