Feb. 11th.'58.

Thanks Jimmie [Wiseman] for the Valentine greeting card/much appreciated. Your kind thoughts are mutual.
          My kind regards to Self & members,
                    Sincerely:-

                    Stan Laurel.
 

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                    Feb.12th.'58
My Dear Friends [Mr & Mrs Short]:
          Thanks your nice letter of Jan.30th. also for the nice picture of you both with the charming little girl, she is certainly cute. It surprised me at first, I thought she was yours.!
          When I opened the letter I saw the drawing on the back of the picture & it looked like a horse collar! (the heart was upside down) - thanks for the sweet thought.
          Was sorry to hear of your knee accident, must have been very painful. You should wear one of those knee supporters, made of elastic. I used to use ankle supports when I worked, they are very good for protection.
          You sure created a big job for yourself, copying all my letters for Dr. Ivory, must have taken quite a time. Nice to know he had such an interest in L&H, its gratifying to feel that we made so many wonderful friends during our career, makes me very happy indeed.
          Note you have been having unusually cold weather this year, must have put the ice cream people out of business.! They are having a great deal of snow in the Eastern States right now - how lucky I am to be in So. California.
          I was shocked when I heard about that terrible plane crash with the Manchester United Football Team aboard - what a tragedy, all young lads.
          I enjoyed reading the items you enclosed - very interesting.
          Well I'll have to be a gaan now, dinner's ready - am having a Tyneside Pheasant (a kipper with a feather stuck in it.!!!).
          Bye, good luck & God Bless.
                    Sincerely always:

                    Stan Laurel.

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                    Feb.14th.'58.
Dear Mrs [Marie] Hatfield:-
          Thank you for the nice Valentine Card, we appreciated your kind thought.
          Everything is as usual here, so nothing of much interest to tell you, so please pardon my briefness this time.
          Trust both Bob & yourself are feeling much better & everything is OK. Mrs L. joins in kindest regards.
                    Sincerely:-

                    Stan Laurel.
 

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                    Feb.14th.'58.
My Dear Lisa [Mitchell]:-
          Thank you dear for the lovely Valentine Card, very sweet of you. I intended writing you several times to thank you for the beautiful Xmas Card, but due to having an unusual amount of mail recently, it kept me pretty busy trying to catch up. I called you a couple of times on Xmas day but could'nt get any answer, so figured you were probably out of Town for the holidays.
          I was hoping that Booth Colman would bring you out to see us, but he has'nt been able to visit so often as he used to, I think about three times since you were here & he came with some friends of his in their car on each occasion - I guess thats why he did'nt get in touch with you. However, if you have any friends that could drive you out, do'nt hesitate to call, so we can make a definite date at your convenience.
          Eda joins in love & kind thoughts to yourself & Family - trust alls well & happy.
          Bye dear, good luck & God Bless.
                    Sincerely always:-

                    Stan Laurel.
 

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                    Feb.27th.'58.
Dear Mrs [Marie] Hatfield:-
          Thanks yours 23rd.inst.
Glad you liked the clipping - am enclosing you another one I just recd. from back East which is very interesting - may keep this if you wish.
          We have had some heavy rains too which caused a lot of flood damage, fortunately we were'nt affected in this section. We do get high tides at times that comes under the building but the place is constructed on pilings & we are on the 2nd. floor so does'nt bother us in the least.
          We have no reception at all on the TV the last few days, really annoying - wish we could move out before June.
          Sorry to tell you Mrs L. was involved in a traffic collision last Thursday - nobody hurt thank goodness, we just got the car back last night, the damage cost $350.00. but we were fully insured, so that is taken care of. We had to rent a 'drive yourself' car so everything worked out OK.
          Note your Brother's home was in the flood area, trust he did'nt suffer any serious damage.
          Hope by now you've heard from the radio station - if not, do'nt worry, I'll have a copy made for you.
          Mrs L. joins in all the best to you both.
          Kindest regards.
                    Sincerely:-

                    Stan Laurel.
 

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                    Feb.28th.'58.
Dear Jeff [Dane]:-
          I appreciated very much your kind gesture in sending me the bow tie, certainly nice of you. Many thanks for the pleasant surprise.
          I just received a very nice letter from your Dad & was pleased to know you liked the pictures I sent to your Brother & self - please convey to him my thanks & best wishes.
          Hope you were'nt affected by those awful snow storms, it must have been a miserable experience for you all, or maybe you had a lot of fun playing in it? I know I did as a kid.
          All for now Jeff - thanks again for the lovely gift.
          My kindest regards to you & all.
                    Sincerely always:-

                    Stan Laurel.