Roma and Fred #15

Comments Dr. Frank Crane, Fred’s “favorite living writer,” is the uncle of Henry Hitt Crane of Central Methodist Church in Detroit where my father’s family were active parishioners. Crane influenced my dad’s pacifism and performed my parents’ wedding ceremony in 1940. Roma gets a teaching job in Fostoria that will pay $90 per month, as …

Roma and Fred #14

Comments Fred continues to worry about his employment and financial situation in very indirect language. This may be what prevents him from proposing marriage. Roma had a job interview with the superintendent of Fostoria schools, although she says it's "to look me over" rather than a formal interview. She seems to have passed handily and …

Roma and Fred #13

Comments Apologies for any confusion arising from the order of the letters. Fred's were usually not dated, and my detective skills are wanting.  They seem to both be worried about work and their ability to make a livelihood.  Roma has mixed feelings about "school work" that may relate to the low pay and the possibility …