March 6, 1943

Hi Joe,

What do you know, well I'm going to be a A9 next Monday & I sure am glad this semesters over & next semester im going to have to study real hard. I'm going to the post office this morning & moma said to write just a wee bit so I am doing it now.

We are all well & also sorry to hear that your health condition has effected you by studing. We really think that you should drop at least two of your now important courses so you can be spick & span again. Mama was pretty upset to hear that your health is sort of in a bad condition so she say to take good care of yourself. Writing in a hurry so, the so the writing will have to be excused. Well don't forget to go & drop those two unnecessary courses. Mr. Smeltzer is leaving pretty soon & Mrs. Smeltzer has left so school is getting worse without such friendly teachers. Miss Ely is okay teaching classes as usual & and all the neighbors are fine & CT seems that Yuki Odahara & Yoneko Kitagawa have found good jobs & having good times.

Thank you for sending the letters & 3 counting the one you addressed to me & als. The ironing cord is nice & we are saving it until the old one breaks & and the extension cord is nice too. Thank you very much.

It must have been interesting going to the museum well I have nothing more to say except the weather has been okay & still has not snowed here & we are disappointed not having any snow down here. Remember the mountain in between

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the Sierras & Inyo's well it happened to snow there & that's all the closer it came. Well signing off until next time.

Your one & only sis

Masako

P.S. glad you got the money before you were broke down to 1 cent.

Papa's okay, still playing goh as ever.

Sorry but this is uninteresting because I haven found any good news except the finals are over & I pulled through. Thank goodness.

Tomorrows church so I better sorta look over the bible.

Fred Ohi left too. The one that lives in block 17.

Also the jennie boy the one that wok dint the gas station in front of Sawtelle School.

P.S. Takuo is the only left here in Manzanar of the church quartet.

(ha! ha! ha!)