Kaufbeuren, Germany

Dolph's Letter #84

Dear Sweetheart-

I went into this town Kaufbeuren, last evening after supper. The big meal is the noon day one, but still the evening meal can't be called supper if wine is served. Can they? Not a big kick out of it. Old fashioned, venerable facsimile, was the cocktail, + then, with the meal which consisted of potatoes peas + ham, salty as all get out. Bulgarian Muscatel - 1938 Vintage I believe, was served. Muscatel should be served - a white wine - with white meat or fish, I believe. But the cellar only had Muscatel + I didn't complain. It would have been pleasant to linger on the table but then fellows just don't understand such things - any kind of wine they think like it was whiskey. Oh well. I enjoyed it though, just think just how wonderful it shall be when we shall dine together. (I must learn more about wines so we can enjoy them with our meals.)

So after we had left mess we went into this small town. Very enchanting for there were many picturesque houses + shops, not to mention the park. It was very delightful. There also were several up-to-date shops but there were no window displays + very few of the townspeople were about - probably the curfew was not them they need to be in their homes. Anyway we walked around a bit - Got all the fellows are interested in is getting rum to drink + the women. All right - you can look at them + that's all - it isn't necessary to pass remarks. I am solely + completely in love with my wife + have not nor shall not have anything to do with any of these people. I love you so much dear.

Well there + fellow were looking for a place club to get a drink + you can't walk away from them, but fortunately the club wasn't located + it was time to go to the movies.

The movie house was quite Modern - reminded me of the 6th Ave Playhouse - one floor, narrow, capacity of about 300, comfortable seats, an aisle at each end of the rows of seats with exit along one side, red wall paper extending to the ceiling which had some form of frescoed paper as a something board + suspended with it in a double row, were six glass chandeliers which furnished illumination along with the three globes which ran between the chandeliers of about 150 watts each. Three ventilators - of chrome - alternated with the globes. In the rear of the theatre was a small Officers section which had a three + ½ ft. partition to found it off from the rest of the seats + fenced directly into the vestibule of the movie house. It was from this Officers section that the 16 mm. film was shown.

- I guess the 32 mm. films are not available. The picture was Having a Wonderful Crime. Awful

Well it was close to 2100 when the movie was over + we went back to the Post, stopping at the PX for some beer. Not good beer - weak - but it tasted more like beer than any I have had over here. Even though I am not a real beer drinker. For one mark - 10 cents - you got 4 schooners of beer. I should say about ½ of a quart (is that 2 pints?) We each had two of those, gabbed about the war, as per usual, + then went to our quarters—

Have to close now sweet. I love you

Your devoted husband,
Dolph