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progress when we managed to buy a used one.
In February 1945, we planned a training conference for the job
analysts from various Army installations. One conference each was to
be held in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. I took part in the con-
ferences in Los Angeles and San Francisco to conduct the training and
arranged for others to handle the conference in Seattle. In San Francisco
I was able to spend Saturday with Mother and Dad. They wanted me to
stay over Sunday. Jean was due to give birth, so I refused and caught
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night, I was surprised that no one was there to meet me. I took a taxi to
Rulah’s, where Jean was staying while I was gone. Anxious to get rid
of the railroad dirt, I climbed into the bathtub at Rulah’s. Soon Jean was
pounding on the door – “If you want to go to the hospital with me, you
better come out now!” We went to the old Holy Cross Hospital, then on
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8 East 1 South, because that’s where her doctor practiced. All went
well with the delivery and we soon had baby Richard. He weighed 6
pounds 5 ounces. I was so grateful that I had not stayed the extra day in
Berkeley. Had I done so, I would have missed being with Jean for Rich-
ard’s birth.
Just after Richard’s birth, we were able to rent a home at 808
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East 8 South. It was dirty. I started by painting the kitchen at night after
work. I ended up painting every room of the house including the walls
and woodwork. At that time, water-based paint was new and I painted
the whole interior of the house a light yellow.
We had a big Mormon family next door. They were really nice
kids. Little Janet loved to play with them. Sometimes in their play the
kids would run around our driveway on the side of the house. About 10
seconds after the crowd had passed we would hear a little pitter-patter.
It was little Janet following them.
In 1944, it was agreed I could have an assistant chief of our
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Mrs. Jack Moore) was selected. I had recommended Shirley despite
considerable opposition because many people felt that only a man could
handle the job. Fortunately, my recommendation carried the day. Shir-

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