[Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989]

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Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing his personal life including his ailments, and barretts that Duclos gave him, which he wore to play pool. The letter is in an envelope addressed to Dave Duclos in Massachusetts (with a postal sticker referring to a new address for Duclos) and a postmark dated December 18, 1989.

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[2] p. ; 23 x 15 cm. +1 envelope (11 x 17 cm.)

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Ohlemeyer, W. F. December 16, 1989.

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Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos discussing his personal life including his ailments, and barretts that Duclos gave him, which he wore to play pool. The letter is in an envelope addressed to Dave Duclos in Massachusetts (with a postal sticker referring to a new address for Duclos) and a postmark dated December 18, 1989.

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[2] p. ; 23 x 15 cm. +1 envelope (11 x 17 cm.)

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Text: "Dec. 16, 1989. Dear Dave: Cheerio: All is tolerably well at the Ohlemeyer domicile but I do have a few ailments as nearly all old foofs [sic] are supposed to have. I don't have balance when I try to stand or navigate afoot [sic] so I've developed what I call the ruptured duck shuffle. It's not much to brag about but by fair means or foul I do manage to get where I want to go. Had my yearly bout with a mother of a cold, kept me confined to the house for 3 weeks. I told Liz Worlds, my friend - over the phone, that so much water dripped out of my nose that I didn't need a peter. Not enough water left over to activate that organ. Liz had surgery on her feet correcting deformities caused by wearing pointed shoes. She will be O.K. in another 2 weeks. The 2 gray barretts [sic] you sent sure went over big but I had to get up a lotta nerve to initiate the bright red one. Some of the pool players said I looked like a pimp but the "girls" at the center liked it a lot - so much so that one of them is gonna paint my portrait wearing it. Hows that for barging in amongst the Upper Crust. Johny [sic] Bean picks me up occaisionally [sic] - we'll go visit Morris at Moon City, then pick up Monallis and have a Whataburger. Thats [sic] living high on the hog. I betcha. Adios, W. F. Ohlemeyer. 4000 Clifton Ave., El Paso, Texas, 79903."

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Ohlemeyer, W. F. [Letter from W. F. Ohlemeyer to David Duclos, December 16, 1989], letter, December 16, 1989; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1011550/: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Pioneer City County Museum.

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