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    "title": "Letter from Mary Jane Truman to Harry S. Truman",
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        "Swoyer, Martha Ann, 1919-2008",
        "Freemasonry"
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    "ocrText": "P.S. to know Hom you letter made came Wed. the this trip morning, safely. hant we whe you glad Tuesday Oct. 19, 1937.\nfor the hear chick, from will write when again noon. get back Be from me St. to Somis, let and me be sm to charge the wording the letter of my to\nDear Hany:- you you letter him to the until a. if you you pass think judgment. it better. I writ and HARRY NARA M\nThank tried every day since I came have\nto get a letter off to you, hat its been one thing\nafter another even since I came. Sarah Makin was\nappointed District Grand Matron, and she and\nHawld drove down Themsley, and I came back with them\nFriday. There were the usual round of numors and\nI finatly could understand a few of them. Hazel Reppert\nthis Maomi Kennedy who was elected received just\nreceived 757 votes, this. f of St. Sonis 759 and\n15 oots above the required majority to elect. It\nlooks like Hazel Reggest will have a good chames\nnext year if too many rumors don't get afloat. I\nhope the is elected for she is will qualified in\nevery way. m. altheimer is still very insistant that\nI cansider running again and wanted me to talk\nit own with you and offered me a suggestion to"
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