Correspondence to Virginia Webb, October 1, 1945-October 23, 1945

In these letters to Webb, Schneider talks about hearing of the news of national strikes; discusses the possibility of a furlough; discusses his last trip to Hollywood in September; the weather; experiences in Santa Barbara including swimming in the Pacific; attending shows; discusses the Army point system for discharge; playing bridge; asks about Webb’s employment; and talks about attending night school. He also talks about his experiences on another trip to Hollywood and downtown Los Angeles; asks about the weather in Cincinnati; talks about a big “bond drive” parade that is supposed to happen in Los Angeles; discusses reading about the labor strike in Time Magazine; and talks about the Charter (political) Party. Lastly, he talks about spending his days in the barracks of Camp Cooke playing ping pong, reading Time Magazine articles about Russia; kp duty; and attending movies; and also talks about plans for himself and Webb while he is home on furlough.

Included in the October 21, 1945 letter is a small article regarding 1945’s partisan politics as polled by 4,249 Republican grass-roots workers.