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Westcott, Thelma (fl. 1946) To Margaret Lobik

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09579.01.02 Author/Creator: Westcott, Thelma (fl. 1946) Place Written: Storm Lake, Iowa Type: Postcard Date: 2 January 1946 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 14 x 8.3 cm. Order a Copy

This postcard is an update from Thelma Westcott on her condition after going home. She mentions being sick with the flu but that she is better now. Thelma also mentions several other friends and their conditions. She said Dorothy was ill with the flu, Mrs Maeller had penomnia, and Tom Cummingham had a extrapleural right after they left.

Lobik, Paul H., 1915-1998
Lobik, Margaret, 1919-1983
Crist, Mary, fl. 1945

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