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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0027 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 May 1943 Pagination: 6 p. ; 23.5 x 15.6 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia notes that she has "B" [ration] coupons for gasoline. At A&S she shopped for gifts for Mother's Day. Reports that Marge has a job. She will probably start working in Intake sometime in the future. Says Moe's sister Adele is probably serious about her new boyfriend, but he is "so conservative."

Abraham & Straus (A&S)-Department Store in downtown Brooklyn.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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