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jl Respectfully referred for consideration and acknowledgement. 622 April 30, 1945 WILLIAM D. HASSETT Secretary to the President. Letters to the President.- GARRISON, Joan Marie, 411 Bloomfield Avenue, Coldwell, New Jersey, 1/27/45. Writer is 15 years of age, and would like permission to join the W.A.C.S. Referred to the War Department. JACKSON, Mrs. Celia, 2400 24th Street, Berkley Avenue, Bessemer, Alabama, 4/27/4 Writer is 67 years old. Seeks financial assistance. Referred to the Federal Security Agency (Social Security Board.) MEADOWS, John H., R.R.4, Bloomington, Indiana, 4/27/45. Seeks assistance in getting a record of his age. Referred to the Commerce Department (Census Bureau) BLAIR, Douglas, 37017 Kensington Place, Pasadena 3, California, 4/22/45. Offers suggestions in regard to the statement made by the President re- garding the punishment of war-criminals. Referred to the War Department. BRINGE, Ralph, 1482 Elm Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 4/22/45. Writer feels it is not fair to move service men, when they have finished their job, from one theater of war to another. Referred to the War Department. WOLF. Mrs. Forest R., R.R. 1, West Middletown, Ohio, 4/27/45. Seeks assistance in getting a raise in the pension of her son, Vendall Lewis Wolf, who is a veteran of this war. Referred to the Veterans Administration. FUST, Mrs. E. H., 303 Park Street, Medford, Massachusetts, 4/26/45. Seeks assistance in getting a dependency discharge for her son-in-law, Cpl. Richard J. Bertrand, U.S. Army, as his wife is in ill health. Referred to the War Department. JEFFERSON, Joe, 142 Seventh Avenue, N., Nashville, Tennessee, 4/27/45. Writes in regard to Tom Robinson, is is awaiting the date of his execution by the district court at Louisville, Kentucky. Seeks assistance in getting a pardon for him or at least have him excused from the death sentence Referred to the Justice Department. SMITH, Dewey, Shepherdsville, Kentucky, Route 1, 4/27/45. Seeks assistance in getting a deferment for his son, Samuel Dewey Smith, as he is needed to work on the farm. Referred to the Selective Service System. (Enc.- Classification card.) SARGENT, Mrs. Margaret, Route 3, Panco City, Arkansas, 4/26/45. Seeks assistance in getting a dependency discharge for her son, P.F.C. Ray Sargent, .S.Army. Referred to the War Department. DAVIS, Elnora, Riviera Beach, Florida, 4/26/45. Seeks assistance in getting some information about her son, Pvt. Mark C. Johnson, U.S.Army. Referred to the War Department.