I'm getting down to a the remaining few letters from the "1936" folder of King Mar's letters. The weather extremes were something and the threat of grasshoppers! Peggy is Peggy Canaday, a Pan American waitress. The 138 N. Market address means Lloyd Pryor's business was just down the block from the Pan American.
Wichita
Kansas
June
22, 1936
Dear Friend King –
Will undertake to ans your kind & welcome letter. We rec’d some time ago as you know. Lloyd is a very busy man & has kept putting off answering and I’m not much of a writer either but he has ask me to do this. Guess this news will surprise you. We have a baby boy Jr two wk’s old this P.M. & he is a very good baby so far at nights. His daddy thinks he’s some boy. We have had a rather severe winter while it lasted, but when it turned it changed so sudden we can hardly adjust ourselves to the extreme change. It was only 105 yesterday “Sun” no relief in sight. Paper says the grasshoppers are taking several counties are even coming close here. They are a terrible menace. How is fishing over there? A friend of ours gave us a 3 ½ pound catfish he caught. I’m quite a fisherman. Soon as I get able we’ll have more fish “maybe”. I hear Peggy at the café is in Denver. Lloyd’s business is holding up very well. The boys gave him quite a rush fir treats so he will have to sell a few kegs of beer to catch up. Well King, I’m not so much at news relating so maybe Lloyd can finish with something interesting. Well, this husband of mind is such a busy man that I’m going to have to send this on. You should see our son his quite a man. I hear Art Heath the plumber is coming to see you. Hope you are doing a better job of keeping cool than we are. It has been 105 several days.
I must close.
Sincerely
your friends
Mr.
& Mrs. Lloyd Pryor
138
N. Market
Wichita
Kansas
Dayton, OH article on the grasshoppers, combating with cow tails.
THE GRASSHOPPER YEAR - taken from the Rossville Reporter July 2, 1936
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