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NORTHEAST MISSOUR STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI

May 12, 19454

Dear Mr. Conroy,

I was so happy to receive a copy of Midland Humor and particularly pleased to have the writing in front. I presume one feels a tie with homefolks that makes writing to them easy and natural, and "homefolks" means some one from the old home town.

I was born and reared in Moberly; went to school at South Park, graduated from the Moberly High School, taught in Central School, then later in the High School. My sister, Camille Beggs, taught grade one in West Park about 1920. My sister, Beulah, was deputy Probate Judge of Randolph County with the office in Moberly. (1922-1928)

I heard of your first through The Anvil which you often sent me. I knew you went to West Park, and later the high school, but really never met you.

We have a copy of Sam Patch in our