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The New Day Press America Needs Scrap Metal to Win the War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC10047.01.069.02 Author/Creator: The New Day Press Place Written: Jefferson City, Missouri Type: Printed document Date: circa 1943 Pagination: 1 p. ; Order a Copy

One document included in a letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated circa 1943. The document is entitled America Needs Scrap Metal to Win the War. It promotes donating scrap metal to the war salvage committee of Jefferson City, Missouri.

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975
Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

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