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    "title": "Letter from Mary Jane Truman to Harry S. Truman",
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    "ocrText": "Sos angeles balifornia\nJune 23, 1937.\nDear Hany:-\nGREAT OF MARA FRUM\nI received your second letter yesterday and suppose\nto write one I hope was more worth while. I was so glad to get\nsame day, as had to mite and in rather a huny and then decided\nyou have received the two I morte to you I think I mote them the\nTwo letters from Mamma sat., he sent one air mail w they\nyour letter yesterday and to know everything is all night. I had\nboth arrived at the Jame time. I had M. Hoppe make my user-\nvations for me and I will go back by way of San remained,\nleaving here nixt Monday June 28 at 6.05 p.m. arrive in\nSan Francisco at 8.12 a.m. This. spend the day then and\nlearn at 7 p. m. and anive in Kansas bity Friday morning\nJunly 2 nd if I am not mixed on dates, hear no calendar handy.\nin at a fine time of day. coming the southern Panfic\nHowever I knew its Friday morning at 8. 20 which puts me\nconte and will go by way of Salt Sake and Publo which they\nsay is very pleasant and scenic An Hoppe is general passenger\nagent here at for angeles for the Santa Le, but he ananged the\nnorthern write because he felt it would be much more pleasant\nand I would cook going then Phonnix, and anyway we drove\nthem a good part of asizona the we missed Phoenix the way\nwe came and domnt ray it was very pleasent through"
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