Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode are four pieces of correspondence from the end of June and the beginning of July 1952. In these, Sweetie provides updates about her life in Doylestown and her son, Lewis, passing the first grade. Sweetie eagerly anticipates the arrival of her parents from Iowa, and continues to make plans for their visit, and also talks about what the family did during the 4th of July holiday that year.

She also writes of the start of her family's work on the exterior of their house at 363 North Main St. Images of the photos discussed in this episode can be found at this link: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/sweetieat363nmainst

Sweetie writes much in this letter about her family and about missing her family, and she continues to hope to get to see her family members and hear from them, since they are far away from her in the Midwest.

Meanwhile, her father, Chester Demaree, M.D., writes of some of his day-to-day life to Sweetie's sister, Jeanne, in Lacona, Iowa. Images of the relevant penny postal cards can be found at this link: https://www.lovesweetiepodcast.com/miscellaneous-images

Check out the website at www.lovesweetiepodcast.com for the family tree, overall timeline of her story, and information on the previous episodes to catch up as you are able to - there is something in Sweetie's story for everyone!

The Love Sweetie Podcast is a unique historical project that features real letters from Kathryn Frances Demaree Graham a.k.a. "Sweetie" that were written during her lifetime. These authentic letters are narrated and commented on by the hosts of the show (who give context on what is being discussed).

It should also be noted that the content and vernacular in the letters, as disclaimed at the beginning of every episode, are part of the real historic text from 1952, and do not reflect the views of anyone associated with the Podcast, including the creator and the hosts.

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