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    "ocrText": "Ack 45\n10-cint\nJOSEPH KARGOL\nThe\nEditor\nOLDEST\nWM. A. BLACKPORT\nNEWSPAPET\nAdvertising Manager\n3005 CANIFF AVENUE\nPHONE TWINBROOK 1-1020\nHAMTRAMCK 12, MICH.\nCovering\nOctober 23, 1945.\nHamtramck\nand\nNorth\nHon. Harry S. Truman,\nPresident, United States of America,\nDetroit\nWashington, D.C.\nEvery\nFriday\nDear Sir:--\nHaving read your address before congress today,\nI wish to compliment you on this address, as 1 feel that\nif your ideas are carried out, it will be the best thing\nfor our country that has been proposed during the past\ncentury.\n1 think, though, that one important factor\nin the idea was not stressed, and that is the beneficial\ntraining those young men will get. AS every older person\nknows, when a young lad gets to be about 18 years old, he\nthinks that he wiser than his parents and with that in\nmind, he does things that he should not. Also, in most\ncases, these young people have never been away from home\nand among strangers. The training of one year in service\nwill give them the training they need. After that year,\nthey will be better fitted for the future, whether it is\ncontinuing their education, or going out to work, and\nonce more, I think that you are to be congratulated in\ntaking the stand that you have. 1 would, however, suggest,\nthat this kind of training also be given to the girls for\nthe same reasons.\nI have talked with a great many people -\nworking men and business men both, and most of them\nare inclined to believe the same way 1 do. My ideas\nalong these lines may not mean much to you, but 1\nfeel that you should know that many of us are with you\nto the fullest extent.\nWith best wishes, 1 beg to be,\nHumbly yours,\n6142 Guilford Ave.,\nDetroit 24, Mich.\n11 will a. Blackport"
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