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seems impossible to avoid.
The Ford family has gone us one
better & have five [underlined] sons in the
service all serve the war – they [underlined]
are all in today's paper.
The father is the man who kindly
took that photo of you at the
Renew in Berkeley you remember.

Aunt Rebecca writes me that
her daughter Kate & her husband
& his sister & Emily Sinsabaugh
drove down & saw the parade
they drove 298 miles – there &
back & were much disappointed
that there was no chance or
time I suppose to see you