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    "ocrText": "Truman\nPage Two\nIf we had a national park in Missouri, our lads from\nJackson County would not have to be so far away from home.\nI suspect the Lake of the Ozarks will become state or\nnational property sometime and justly so.\nI had a response from the communication to Miss Perkins\nonly yesterday but she did not mention her attitude to-\nward the beautification of highways and the care of mar-\nginal lands in Missouri or Jackson County, particularly,\nin which I am interested. It will be necessary to write\nseveral letters, I expect, before results are obtained.\nToday is board meeting day. We will send you a report as\nsoon as they are ready. I am now on my way to Lees Summit\nwhere we are establishing a new office. Mr. Burroughs is\njust in from Washington Township where he tells me he has\nearned his magnificent salary by cutting the relief ex-\npenditures as much as $500.00 by placing seventy families\non a self-sustaining basis. The report for March shows an\nincrease of 290% over the corresponding period of a year\nago.\nThe Civic Relief Commission has advised us that we must\ncut our expenditures on city cases beginning May 1st to\n$1100. This figure must include the overhead. The Commis-\nsion will expend $400.00 on relief disbursed directly from\nthat office. The situation grown more and more abominable\nas the income decreases and the needs mount. Sill I am\nsure that God is in his Heaven and all is right with the\nworld--except the men. Hurrah for the women!\nI know your vacation is doing you a world of good and\ntrust that Margaret comes home quite well again. Am sure\nthat the salt water is doing all that is expected of it\nand hope she will be restored to health again.\nMost sincerely,\nMrs. H. Brya\nEnc\nMay B L\nm\nh\nb\n-\n1\nTRUMAN\nNARA"
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