Until I read this postcard I had never before heard of my father, Neil Case, referred to as "Duke". Interesting. The business referred to is Case Lumber Co., a business the Case brothers started in 1939. Lean's interest in the "position of the planer & rip-saw" reveals his belief that his military service will be short. The nation is not at war and the attack on Pearl Harbor is still months away.
The warning about "that flying stuff" is a mystery, although my father did tell me once that he had taken a flight or two in a Curtis Jenny. The reference to "Big Boy" is also a mystery, although it is probably the name of an animal such as a dog or a horse.
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