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    "ocrText": "paper was crooked) all straight on this\npage - the news about Blevins was quite a\nshock - I had a card today from Irene Shaver\nWood telling me about it - she's his first\ncousin on his mother's side - there is a\nfirst cousin on his father's side - a Eugenia\nWood something - lives in Dallas - separated\nfrom her husband - I believe he's a doctor\nand has a grown son living in New York -\naccording to Irene the Krupp deal was never\ncompleted and the Krupps had advanced Blevins\n$2000 to come to London to discuss it - en-\nclosed clipping from tonights Denver Post -\nI'm not a very good typist -but my hand-\nwriting is worse - at least this is easier\nto read - I finally broke down and got a\npermanent - I hate them and the time it takes\nbut the last one I had was almost a year ago\nand my hair has been a mess - I'm trying to\nlet it grow long in back - the front and sides\nare short and it needed shaping and thinning -\nand a permanent does give it body. I hope to\nhave enough hair in back for a few hairpins\nsoon. Sure seems to grow slow when you want\nit long - when you want it short it needs a\nhair cut every two weeks or it looks shaggy.\nI've been having some of my old back trouble\nSO am doing some back exercises at night -\nhave you watched any Yoga - there's a gal on\nTV who shows how to do some Yoga exercises -\nI guess you call them exercises - I watched\nher program one evening and I wouldn't think\nof trying any of the things she was doing.\nI'd be afraid I'd get stuck with my foot be-\nhind my neck - as if I could get it there\nIt is now almost nine PM - almost my bed\ntime - Take care - miss you - thank you\nalways for check - I'll write soon again\nlove\nwonder where this\ncame from must have\nbeen\nmargo's"
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