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Letter from Mary Romine to Harry S. Truman
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Letter from Mary Romine to Harry S. Truman
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Romine, Roy T., 1920-
Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008
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905 Church Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan
October 27, 1942
Dear Harry:
I was so glad to get your letter from St. Louis
and I want to tell you how very much I appreciate the length
to whichyou went in this patent matter for me. I have been
waiting to hear from Mr. Davis before answering you and his
letter came yesterday.
I was never so surprised in my life as at the
way we were handled in Canada and I just can't figure it out.
We not only had to pay all the costs and the expenses to which
the defendant claimed he was put, but Mr. Davis was not able
so far to save any of the $1500 bond he was required to post.
I do not know whether this precludes us from ever opening up
the case again, but I am of the opinion that it does as Mr.
Davis makes no suggestion for any future action. The tought
just flitted through my mind that it would be clever if4 after
the war is over we could sell out to some other Canadian Steel
Company who would make them pay, but I guess that would be im-
possible, too. We were really expecting to go places with
the Canadian Steel companies and it was rather a bright look-
ing future.
Mary-Jane was rather disappointed that Margaret
went Pi Phi and the joke is on her as she wrote to the Theta
chapter at the University of Missouri as we understood that was
where she was planning to go. She sighs as she says: "Oh, well
we didn't have a chapter at George Washington."
This Roy of mine says he wishes you would come back
to the Bomber Plant and cut the red tape so they could really
get
going. They have deferred him against his wishes until
January 1st, 1943, at which time he is going to try to be re-
leased to active duty.
Thanks again and again for everything, Harry, and I
hope at some time to be able to repay you for your interest and
trouble.
Sincerely,
many