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    "title": "Letter from Mary Jane Truman to Harry S. Truman",
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    "ocrText": "bring was demanding two appointment on the health\nboard, here in the country I think he meant for he mentined\nwhere Dn. Brennen had been and he said Yormn stark\nsaid Salisbury would get them a he would withdraw\nstate and I think. Same folks came in and he didn't\nget to say things very learly, so anyway I understood\nhim to ray they thought they had him blocked by\nthe centy taking it over an their own and let\nthe Jarmon and Salishing go hang. Don't qnote\nany of this until you get the straight of it\nIn as I said it all had to be said in a liming\nJosie is home In lunch and Filbert would\nhave told m all about it if there folks had it\ncame in for the mail. Will we if I can get the\nstraight of it. He also said he thought Indy Southmer\nhad made a fool of himelf\nAmrt close, and will hoge to hear from you to\nmonor if you formad time to with the letter\nHope Mangaret and Bess one both all night, love TRUMAN\nto all from\nNARA LIBRA\nMama and Many Jane."
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