Letters from 4 girlfriends to a Don Juan of Mercer County, PA 1929-1931
Letters to a John A. Criss, first to him in Beaver Falls and then to Mercer PA; Criss lived from 1910-73, always in Western PA. He is described on his 1940 draft card is 5'10" with ruddy complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, 163 lbs. Whatever he had, the effect was like catnip. First there is Thelma, writing to him from Vandergrift on 12/4/29, addressed to "Crissy," and inviting him to come to Pittsburgh with her on Tuesday. "Please say you will come to town Tuesday. Heaps of love and kisses / Still love me / always, Thelma." Next, Sally, also from Vandergrift, writing Criss on 5/15/30. "...Gee Crissy I thought that by this time you had forgotten me. I imagined all kinds of things when you called Saturday." Sally then goes into some detail about an inflamation in her stomach the doctors can't figure out, and that she'll have to go to the hospital for more tests, etc. Then: "I don't know if you will be able to get this letter read or not. The longer it takes you the better sweetheart. I'm glad you're working again Cirssy and not loafing around with the gang of Lassatudes if you know what that is, ah ah. How many thousands did Mrs. Brooks get ah, ah, I suppose Bugs got a cool million. Well Crissy I guess this is about all for now I may see you soon (sometime this year maybe), Hope you get this OK, I still love you in the same old way. Yours always, Sally [bunch of x's]." After that we get Alice, a clerk in the recorder of deeds office in Washington, PA. The first letter from her is postmarked 7/27/1930. "Dearest Crissy, There how do you like that? Well I suppose you are home by now or maybe drinking beer. Honey I was so glad you came down and sorry you had to leave so soon." She discusses some other matters and then turns to the subject of love. "Honey you did make me feel bad last nite when you said 'I love you a little' and all because I made such an ass of myself the other nite. But honey I hope you can forget it and love me as you use to." She closes the letter with many expressions of love. Her next letter, postmarked 8/11/1930, is typed in all caps on stationary from the clerk's office. It is clear that they spent the night together: "I suppose that you went right home and to sleep did you? Gee honey did I enjoy seeing you this weekend and we were both feeling so rotten but hope to be better next time I sure do feel like heck this morning you know why..." And: "Where did you tell your family that you were and did they say anything? Mother didn't ask me where I stayed so I didn't tell her anything. It isn't anyone's business but ours." She signs off with more expressions of love. The last letter is from a C. Miner of Alliance Ohio, written 3/28/1931, 3 pp, badly written with many misspellings. "To My Sweet Heart Jack, i just got home from work and i thought i wood drop you a few lines befor i go to Bed. for when i got to sleep i want to dream of you and i think if i drop you a line i will for shure at least i hope so." She talks about other incidental concerns and we find out that Criss is in school (possibly at the college in Mercer). She closes: "Sweet Hear i must close and go to bed for i am very sleepy this a.m. So you ancer very soon i am Loving yours, C. Miner. Ps: a kis for you dear." Item #H8605
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