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Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0061 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Typed letter signed Date: 9 June 1943 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.8 x 14 cm.
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Written at 5:00 PM at the office. Sylvia was glad to get his telegram. Had seen a picture of soldiers in an overturned truck, and was worried he was involved in the accident. Went to see the film "Russian Story." Went to Tofenetti's afterward for strawberry shortcake.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Lamont, Corliss, 1902-1995

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