BEST PEOPLE IN OKLAHOMA Marietta Monitor in 1932. Sends greetings to Marietta friends in a letter to S.B. SIVELLS. Reading between the lines his friends here are outspoken in their belief that Fred is not as well satisified hunting gray squirrels in the Georgia hills as he would be hooking channel cat in Red river with the old gang to help run the lines. In perusing Fred's letter we find that he hasn't forgotten his friends in Marietta and Love County and the old gang is now beginning to plan for a big fishing trip when he rolls in next spring. Here is some of the things Fred says in his letter written a few mornings ago: Dear Friend Simon: "We arrived here with very little trouble, only five days on the road, had a nice trip out here. The country looks much rougher than I expected. We are staying at present in the old house I was born in 48 years ago. Have been feasting on apples and black walnuts almost continuously since our arrival. Fishing no good, very few squirrels, all grey, and most of the chestnut trees are dead. People in bad shape here, seem like they have almost given up. Long face and no smile, many are peculiar looking - poor. Many came to court here last week, all kinds of petty cases brought into court that people in Oklahoma would never think about. "I wish the people of Marietta could only know that there are some of the best people on earth living there. We know times are hard everywhere, yet by the help and promise of God, I have been able to smile many times each day. Looking on the dark side I am poor, but to look on the bright side I am as rich as one could wish to be. Give each one of my friends my best regards." Letter written by the grandfather of Lynn B. Cunningham lcunnin1@mail.atl.bellsouth.net -- Sharon Burnett Crawford ICQ#18100823 OKbits: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ Hosting Counties Garvin: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgarvin/garvin.htm Pittsburg: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpittsb/pittsb.htm Researching Burnett, Wright, Underwood, Crawford and Gosser