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    "title": "Letter from Mary Jane Truman to Harry S. Truman",
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        "Bess W. Truman Papers",
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        "Robinson, Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937",
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        "Truman, J. C. (John Curtis), 1912-1989",
        "Hornbuckle, Myra Colgan, 1881-1975",
        "Noland, Mary Ethel, 1883-1971",
        "Noland, Nellie, 1881-1958",
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        "Wallace, Madge Gates, 1862-1952",
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    "ocrText": "a good place to be for they both look just fine\nsony she was she missed gm? Trday is her birthday\nDid I tell you we had a letter from Anyra saying how\nso wrote her a letter today and included the and\nI had intended to get a card to her today, but failed\nNARA\nanyway. We had & nice rain Thursday evening late and A\nnained a little last might It could do a lot better\nhit we whe glad to get that much. and today is a\nlot wohn, the heige is in the north today.\nThe cat and dog have a time hot days hat we ht\nthem in during the wast of it and thing get along\npretty good. I combed and bushed the cat when d came\nhome, the poor little fellows fun was so matted he\nwas miserable and in places had to have it cut ant.\nHe was the last wh about it and was so grateful\nhe actually licked my hand like a dog would. He looks\nvery much like a picked chicken in spots hat he\nwill look lots better when his Jun grows in again. I\nwill Any th keep him combed here after. He is in\ndutch with Kama, for it seems if he is it trying"
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