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Westcott, Thelma L., fl. 1946-1949 To Margaret Lobik

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09579.002 Author/Creator: Westcott, Thelma L., fl. 1946-1949 Place Written: Storm Lake, Iowa Type: Postcard Date: 2 January 1946 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 14 cm, Width: 8.3 cm Order a Copy

One postcard from Thelma Westcott to Margaret Lobik dated January 2, 1946. An update 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 pneumonia, and Tom Cummingham had an extra pleural right after they left.

Lobik, Paul H., 1915-1998
Lobik, Margaret, 1919-1983
Crist, Mary, fl. 1945-1952
Westcott, Thelma, fl. 1946-1949

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