Zelma Hefner Letters to Glenn Hefner Regarding Rural Life

              [corresponds to page 1 of Zelma Hefner to Glenn Hefner, August 25, 1952] 
Aug 25th 
Dear Glenn, 
Well here it is Monday morning again 
and the 25th.  About 10 days till school starts!  I 
wish your [underlined] time out there went as fast as it does 
here!!  Ive had very short relief from dinner pails [caret mark] HaHa! 
The twins have an idea of eating at the store & 
cafeteria but that never worked too well with 
Gene, and you & Gordon.  Walter brough his so maybe 
they can manage it to. 
Received a very welcome letter from you 
Friday. You sure have been busy, havent you. 
Walter told me you were to have been an honor 
guard at a wedding.  I bet that would have 
thrilled you!  I can hardly wait till you can 
tell me all about it. 
You poor kid.  Im sorry to have unloaded the 
way I did but I just had to unload to someone. 
What should have been a joyous occasion turned 
sour or flat.  He wasnt a bit anxious to get home 
to see me.  I just cant understand some things. 
When I suggest moving back to town every one looks 
daggers & pooh-poohs the idea.  And yet every one 
has their interests in town.  No one's in a hurry to