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STANDARD TIME INDICATED
RECEIVED AT
Mackay Raaro
15
WORDS FOR THE
USUAL PRICE OF
10
828 NORTH BROAD STREET
DOMESTIC SERVICES
Bell - Loc. 1420
RADIOGRAMS
Keystone ma Park 58( (12 )
FOREIGN SERVICES
Postal
Telegraph
AT STANDARD RATES
FORM DCC-
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED
"VIA MACKAY RADIO"
1941 DEC 31 PM I 16
RAD P38 P. MK61 16=PDX WASHINGT ON DC 31 1205P
UNITED STATES MINT =
=PHILA=
with ref to
VO.000
BANNS LETTER FAVOR THIRTIETH PLEASE SHIP MILADY QUART ERS TO
fed Res BKA metead of 50.000
AIRPORT from +JANGLE FIGARO QUARTERS TRANUM 2315 CAMP:
=SMITH.
BANNS MILADY JANGLE FIGARO TRANUM 2315 CAMP.F
a 1
I
Id
B - 28
c - /
5
D - 3/9
lot
xp.
N
E
TO SEND A MESSAGE TELEPHONE YOUR LOCAL MACKAY RADIO OFFICE OR ANY POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
NEW YORK
WHITEHALL 4.6780
DETROIT
RANDOLPH 1555 SAN FRANCISCO. GARFIELD 1303 SEATTLE
ELLIOT 4212
CHICAGO
HARRISON 1515 WASHINGTON
NATIONAL 1246
OAKLAND
TEMPLEBAR 3360 TACOMA
MAIN 6101
BOSTON
CAPITOL 1234
(LOCUST 3740
BALTIMORE
PLAZA 7210
Los ANGELES
TRINITY 0731 PORTLAND
ATWATER 6484
PHILADELPHIA
BROAD 5221
CAMDEN
CAMDEN 3296 SAN DIEGO
MAIN 4177
NEW ORLEANS
RAYMOND 9237
FOR MESSENGER TELEPHONE POSTAL TELEGRAPH OR RING POSTAL CALL BOX
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