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Letter to Editor
December 10, 1943
Nogales International
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona
What is this article about?
A personal letter from San Diego military base in 1943, updating Mr. Pottinger on busy Thanksgiving preparations, a dance, a football game, a forest fire, and enclosing the base newspaper The Log.
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San Diego, Calif.
5 December 1943
Dear Mr. Pottinger:
Just a few lines to let you know I am fine.
All last week we were very busy working on the Thanksgiving meals. We worked day and night and were short on our sleep. By Thursday we were all in.
Then came Saturday, and the bi-monthly dance at the T.O.Q. About four of us worked there till 2:30 a.m.
Last Sunday I saw the Los Angeles Bulldogs beat the San Diego Bombers in a Coast League professional football game.
Thursday a big forest fire broke out again near here. The cause of the blaze is not determined yet. It blackened 3200 acres of brush, trees and grass. It jumped highway 395 and was fanned by high winds. Marines and soldiers from around here aided in extinguishing the flames.
Am sending you our base paper, The Log. On page three is the menu we had on Thanksgiving.
How's dear old Nogales?
Best regards to all from Bobby Briggs, Efrain Pegueros and
5 December 1943
Dear Mr. Pottinger:
Just a few lines to let you know I am fine.
All last week we were very busy working on the Thanksgiving meals. We worked day and night and were short on our sleep. By Thursday we were all in.
Then came Saturday, and the bi-monthly dance at the T.O.Q. About four of us worked there till 2:30 a.m.
Last Sunday I saw the Los Angeles Bulldogs beat the San Diego Bombers in a Coast League professional football game.
Thursday a big forest fire broke out again near here. The cause of the blaze is not determined yet. It blackened 3200 acres of brush, trees and grass. It jumped highway 395 and was fanned by high winds. Marines and soldiers from around here aided in extinguishing the flames.
Am sending you our base paper, The Log. On page three is the menu we had on Thanksgiving.
How's dear old Nogales?
Best regards to all from Bobby Briggs, Efrain Pegueros and
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Reflective
What themes does it cover?
Military War
What keywords are associated?
Military Base
Thanksgiving Meals
Forest Fire
Professional Football
San Diego
What entities or persons were involved?
Bobby Briggs, Efrain Pegueros And
Mr. Pottinger
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Bobby Briggs, Efrain Pegueros And
Recipient
Mr. Pottinger
Main Argument
personal update on daily life and activities at the san diego military base, including work, recreation, and a local forest fire.
Notable Details
Thanksgiving Meals Preparation
Bi Monthly Dance At T.O.Q.
Los Angeles Bulldogs Vs. San Diego Bombers Football Game
Forest Fire Blackening 3200 Acres Near Highway 395
Enclosing Base Paper The Log With Thanksgiving Menu