Welcome to the Love Sweetie Podcast! In this episode, Sweetie writes about what was occurring at her home in Doylestown in late April and early May 1952. Specifically, her sister-in-law, Elizabeth, goes on vacation for two weeks to Florida while her husband is at a newspaperman's convention, leaving her mother (Sweetie's mother-in-law) to take care of her three young children alone in Norristown. Sweetie goes to Norristown to help the family, and then returns home and attempts to get some more work done on her property in Doylestown. Notably, Sweetie and Lew continue with their work filling up a big well which had been a hazard on their property, much to the annoyance of Miss Darst, who makes her opinions known.
In this episode, we also discuss the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement with the work that was done by President Harry Truman, after it is noted that Sweetie's brother-in-law, Joe, the actor, is working on a film on a related subject.
At the end of the episode, we get to also hear two poems that Sweetie added to the end of her letter.
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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 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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