January 5, 1933

U. of Wyo.
Jan. 5

Dear Fay:

Before you tear this up I want to apologize. I don't you wrong. It wasn't that I was drunk and forgot the date - I wasn't that drunk. I'm on the water wagon now at least as long as my New Year's Resolutions are remembered. But, as I was saying, I worked all afternoon and I just plain forgot to call you up. I was going to a dance that night with Si and Pat and I was going to break that date with them and hunt you up, but they wouldn't let me. That may sound like Ballyhoo to you anyhow.

I had a lot of fun while I was home - skiing and skating, and running around, and its a good thing as it will be twenty-two weeks before I have another one.

Oh, yes! I want to wish you a Happy New Year, Fay - Did you make any good resolutions? Maybe you resolved to have nothing to do with bums like that Richards guy or sumpin like that? I really think, though, that you should resolve to quit chewing and swearing.

How is High (you know - O.H.S.), and are they all treating you right. You can reply to that question or not as you wish. Remember your Constitutional rights, or has that got anything to do with the constitution. I don't know, maybe you do.

If you wish, you may excuse the handwriting, but it doesn't make any difference. And ti's no use to suggest using a typewriter either as I don't type myself and don't know any good looking girls here that do.

We played Stanford in a basketball game yesterday and beat them 42-24. Our table in the Commons laid bets on the game and I won - I had guessed 40-25. I was only off 1 point of the total score. Tomorrow and Sat. we play Western State. Those will be swell games. Why don't you come up and see them?

Do you know anything more than you did when you opened this? Well, that's good. Do you know anything else? If so, write and tell me about it and do you still love me?

Well, tell your folks and everybody else I know "hello" for me.

Well,
Hasta la vista,
Lee

October 7, 1932

Laramie, Wyo.
Oct. 7, 1932

Dear Fay: -

I was glad to receive your letter.  It was the first one that I have received for a week. I've been working pretty hard and I haven't sent many either.

I was in Ogden for part of a day. I didn't see anybody except Si and some of the kids that were at the service station. I spent the whole time at home and over at my grandmother's explaining where my money went and why, and what I had been doing that I shouldn't have. I've spent this whole next week after that catching up with my studies, which are longer and funnier than ever.

Outside of going to classes, I haven't left the dorm this week. I've been to two or three dances at various sororities and there is a dance tonight but I'm a little too absorbed in studies to enjoy them. I do think I'll break away tonight though and go to a movie.

I spent a lot of time trying to get pledged to a fraternity and I succeeded, but now I don't think I'll join. Such is life. The U. here is swell in spite of the studies. The studies bother me. I'm not used to too much studying.

I'm going to try to get back home before Thanksgiving but I'm not sure that I'll succeed. I hope i can but I'm not going to ruin my eyes and my small brain studying all night for a week afterward.

Well it's about dinner time and I'll have to beat it. Here's love to you and I hope to see you soon. Write soon again. Tell the folks "hello" for me. Also give my love to Alice & Marge & Edith and anyone else who will be interested.

Love -
Lee

June 4, 1932

(Written on envelope:
Lee Richards
145th field artillery regiment
Camp W.G. Williams
Jordan Narrows, Utah)

Dear Fay,

I don't know whether you know what has happened to me or not, but here I am in camp. Maybe you think we haven't been working - just a minute I've got to go and see some guys over in the battery get initiated, they are getting the ant curse-

Well as I was saying I've been working plenty hard for a change. First we practice and then we go parade and then we play a concert. [He played the french horn.] In between times we police up the camp and clean out the tents! We make our beds up one way one day and another way the next day. We have to change our uniforms on an average of 5 times a day. As this is Sat. afternoon I have plenty of time and I am going to rest and write letters.

We've sure had luck in getting a good, clean bunch in our tent. You know Si Taylor, and Wayne, and Clyde Moore they are in my tent.

I guess I'll go over to Lehi tonight to a dance or sumpin. I deserve a change. What gets your goat is the hours you have to keep here. We get up at 5 A.X. and go to bed at 10:30 P.X. and you know I'm used to 8 hours of sleep every night.

We had an inspection this morning - first the band and then the tent was inspected. When they inspected the tent I was in no. 1 cot. I stood there at the head of the bed while the Colonel messed up my cot. I couldn't help smiling when he grabbed the foot of the cot and dumped eveything off. Oh yeah I got a kick out of that.

I hope you are having a good time with all your boyfriends. This is mostly work and no play.

There's a lot more I could say - (This is the day after I started the letter) - but I have to quit.

So hasta la vista,
Lee Richards