Sophie Felson Travis’s war correspondence
Sophie didn’t just type other people’s letters she wrote some of her own telling acting as a news hub for the entire the family.
These are letters that Sophie wrote to the family during the war.
| January 19, 1944 | Disappointed not to hear more from people, Walter and Ben sailing at the same time. |
| April 6, 1944 | Congrats to Leo, disappointed not to hear from everyone, Alan digging up the back yard. |
| April 13, 1944 | Busy typing Ben’s letters. Praying for Walter’s safety. Ros in town. |
| April 20, 1944 | Wanting people to write more. Ros leaves. Enjoying Ernie Pyle. Ginny looking to buy a place in Bond Hill. |
| April 26, 1944 | Walter at the front. Evelyn in town. |
| May 4, 1944 | Seeing Leo on a brief stop between trains. |
| May 10, 1944 | Not hearing from anyone but Walter. Conflict between Zionists and Anti-Zionists, and its impact on The Israelite. |
| May 17, 1944 | Ginny working for the Red Cross. Evvy and Ben giving coins to Alan. |
| May 24, 1944 | Received V-mail from Walt; relieved to have heard from him. Congratulations to Ben on his promotion. Jokes from Alan. |
| June 7, 1944 | More letters received from Walt. Judy recovering from her tonsillectomy. |
| June 14, 1944 | Helen and the children in town; Paul Travis’ high school graduation. |
| July 12, 1944 | Victory Garden having trouble in the heat, happy to get letters from everyone, segregation issues at Coney Island. |
| July 19, 1944 | Asking Helen if she received the package (and that she owes $3.25). Ros attending her uncle’s funeral. Mailing Walt 5 pounds of baking powder. |
| July 26, 1944 | More on Walt and the baking powder. Buying rayon underwear for Ros’s girls (10 pair for $3.00). |
| August 2, 1944 | Mutt Kruke was killed in France. Ben moved from his hospital. Sending Hersheys to Ben. Irv going in to Snapp’s bowling alley. |
| August 9, 1944 | Louise and David in Battle Creek. Hoping to go to Chicago for vacation. |
| August 23, 1944 | Visiting Greenfield, visiting the wife of Van, from Walter’s group. Ros ran a red light. |
| August 30, 1944 | Ben in France, looking forward to seeing Leo in October, Alan playing football, Irv buying out Snapps. |
| August 22, 1945 | Congrats to Chip on his promotion, Irv having trouble with his leg, Evy to dinner, Edith having trouble, happy to see Walter |
The Felson Family 
