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Life Timeline (1944-1945)

1944		Ill with influenza and pleurisy during January and February, suffers severe nervous attack, and fears for Reeve's safety in combat. Learns in february that Reeves has fractured wrist in a motorcycle accident in England. Carson's sister, Rita Smith, moves to New York City in March to write and find a job in publishing. In spring she tries to get a job as a war correspondent. Rita Smith begins working for George Davis at Mademoiselle in June. Carson at Yaddo from June 15 to August 2. Carson's father dies in Columbus on August 1. Carson returns to Columbus for funeral. Carson, Rita, and their mother move to Nyack, New York on September 4, and rent apartment at 127 South Broadway (Graycourt Apartments). Briefly visits Yaddo in early November to see Newton Arvin and Elizabeth Ames. During December, she suffers acute eyestrain and is unable to work. "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" included in Martha Foley's "The Best American Short Stories of 1944". Carson at Yaddo for Christmas. Returns to Nyack from Yaddo in late December.
1945		Ill with influenza during much of January. Reeves leaves England by ship for the United States on February 10. Marguerita Smith receives money from husband's estate in mid-February and looks for house to buy in Nyack. Carson meets Reeves in New York City on return from England on February 24. Carson and Reeves remarry on March 19 in a civil ceremony in New City, New York. Carson's mother buys house at 131 SOuth Broadway, Nyack, New York on May 15. Reeves recommended for medical discharge from Army in mid-July. Continues work at Yaddo on "The Member of the Wedding" from June 26 to August 31. Returns to Nyack from Yaddo on August 31 having completed "The Member of the Wedding". "Our Heads Are Bowed" published in November Mademoiselle. Reeves returns to Nyack at Christmas on terminal leave from temporary assignment at Camp Wheeler, Georgia.

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