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AGI-007-04 Clara Hays Letters 3A-4-4

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1. Letter dated May 1st 1908 to Cousin (Andy Hays) from Addie Downing
2. Letters (2) dated Sept. 5, 1917 to Little Niece (Clara) and Ida Hays from Bell and Albert (Trimble)
3. Letter dated Jan 23, 1918 to Ida from Aunt Leona (Helm)
4. Letter dated Mar 19, 1918 to Mrs. Andy Hays from Mary J. Hunt

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1. Red Tea Rose and a fern sprig given to Eugene Hays, May 15 1925 by Freshman, sophomores and Juniors pressed May 20, 1925
2. 1925 Graduation of Fair Play High School Senior Class invitation May 15, 1925
3. Christmas card postmarked Dec. 21, 1937 to Sabra Hays from Mr. And Mrs. R. S. Fox
4. Letter postmarked Oct 22, 1937 addressed to Mrs. A. A. Hays from Clara

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1. Birthday card postmarked Feb 6, 1940 to Sabra Hays from Mother
2. Christmas card postmarked Dec 23, 1940 to Sabra Hays from Thelma, Verlin and Leona Beal
3. Letter dated Dec 30 1940 to Clara from Fay Morgan
4. Letter dated Feb. 13, 1941 to Sabra from Aunt Mary and Pearl
5. Letter postmarked May 12, 1941 to Clara from Anna
6. Letter dated Feb. 11, 1942 to Cousin (addressed to Mrs. A. A. Hays) from Elsie Trimble
7. Christmas card postmarked Dec. 18, 1942 to Clara from Paul
8. Birthday card and letter dated Feb 6, 1943 to The Griffins from the Hopkins Four
9. Valentine card postmarked Feb 9, 1943 to Clara from --- (no signature)
10. Christmas card postmarked Dec 20, 1943 to Clara from Harry M C
11. Letter dated Dec 20, 1943 to Niece (Sabra Griffin) from Aunt Mary (Hunt)
12. Valentine card postmarked Feb 12, 1943 to Clara from Walter Cheek
13. Handwritten copy of obituary of George Washington McPherson copied from the June 20, 1944 copy of the Cedar County Republican and Stockton Journal
14. Handwritten copy of obituary of PFC Kermit Elton Cox copied from the June 15, 1944 Cedar County Republican and Stockton Journal
15. Sympathy thank you postmarked Dec 5, 1944 to Mrs. A. A. Hays and Clara from S. J. Walters and Paul M, Harold Cathey and Family
16. Two letters dated Jan 19, 1945 to Clara and Aunt Ida from Wanda Jo
17. Birthday card and letter postmarked June 29, `945 to Clara from Sabra
18. Christmas card postmarked Dec 26, 1945 to Clara from Arlon Holt
19. Birthday card and letter dated June 28, 1949 to Clara from Alfred and Sabra
20. Birthday card postmarked July 1, 1949 to Clara from Evelyn, Phyllis and Veda Hays
21. Birthday card dated 1948 to Clara from Mattie Hogan

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1. Sympathy thank you postmarked June 22, 1951 to Clara from family of John Vermillion
2. Thank you postmarked June 20, 1951 to Clara from Clyde and Polly
3. Birthday card and two letters dated Feb 2, 1952 to Sabra Griffin from Mother and Clara also included is an article "Jaycee Joke Backfires" clipped from unidentified newspaper

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1. Christmas card and letter dated Dec. 14, 1960 to Clara from Ruth and Chester Sale
2. Letter dated Dec. 18, 1960 to Friend (Clara) from Rev. L. E. McReynolds
3. Birthday card and letter dated June 5, 1961 to Children from Mother (addressed to Mr. And Mrs. Alfred ----- San Diego, CA)
4. Picture of Ida Knudsen with July 2, 1902 and 1967 written on back
5. Birthday card and letter dated June 15, 1967 to Twin Clara from Ruth Brush
6. Letter dated Feb. 22, 1969 to Clara from Meda Miller
7. Sympathy thank you postmarked May 26, 1969 from Family of W. T. Flint
8. Letter postmarked July 17, 1969 to Clara from 999 (unsigned)
9. Note card dated Aug 18, 1969 to Twin Clara from Dorothea Johnson
10. Letter dated Sept 28, 1969 to Clara from Mable Alberti
11. Letter dated Oct 4, 1969 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
12. Letter dated Oct 26, 1969 to Clara from Ruth and Gene Hays
13. Letter dated Nov. 2, 1969 to Aunt Clara from Veda
14. Christmas card postmarked Nov. 22, 1969 to Clara from Veda

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1. Letter dated Jan 17, 1970 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
2. Letter dated Jan 18, 1970 to Clara from Dorothea Johnson
3. Note card dated Jan 21, 1970 to Clara from Lucille Smith
4. Letter dated Feb 11, 1970 to Twin Clara from Dorothea Johnson, also includes photo of Dorothea and George taken on their 46^th wedding anniversary
5. Note card dated Feb 16, 1970 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
6. Letter dated Feb. 17, 1970 to Clara from Lucille Smith
7. Letter dated Feb 23, 1970 to Clara from Twin Lillian Moudy
8. Letter dated Mar. 5, 1970 to Clara from Twin Grace Jones
9. Letter dated May 30, 1970 to Clara from Lucille Smith
10. Letter and birthday card postmarked June 28, 1970 to Clara from Grace Jones
11. Birthday card postmarked June 29, 1970 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
12. Letter dated Feb 21, 1971 to Clara from Ruth Hays
13. Letter dated May 14, 1971 to Clara from Lucille Smith
14. Letter dated June 23, 1971 to Clara from Veda Hays also includes cartoon clipped from unidentified newspaper or magazine
15. Birthday card and letter dated June 24, 1971 to Clara from Lucille Smith
16. Birthday card postmarked June 26, 1971 to Clara from Ruth Brush
17. Birthday card and letter postmarked June 27, 1971 to Clara from Ida Knudsen
18. Birthday card postmarked June 29, 1971 to Clara from Dorothea
19. Birthday card postmarked June 29, 1971 to Clara from "Your Pal Clara"
20. Birthday card postmarked June 29, 1971 to Clara from Helen Roberts

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1. Birthday card and letter dated June 28, 1971 to Clara from Sabra Griffin
2. Letter dated Nov 2, 1971 to Clara from Dorothea Johnson
3. Letter dated Nov 14, 1971 to Clara from Clara K. Kurr
4. Letter dated Nov. 22, 1971 to Clara from Lucille Smith
5. Letter dated Nov. 24, 1971 to Aunt Clara from Veda Hays
6. Letter dated Nov. 25, 1971 to Clara from Ruth Hays
7. Letter dated Dec. 2, 1971 to Clara from Ruth Hays
8. Letter dated Jan. 2, 1972 to Clara from Ruth and Gene Hays
9. Letter dated Jan 23, 1972 to Clara from Ruth and Gene Hays
10. Birthday card with note written inside card postmarked June 29, 1974 from Ida Knudsen
11. Latter dated July 8, 1974 to Clara from Charley and Marie Swartwood
12. Letter dated Aug 6, 1974 to Clara from Mable Alberti
13. Letter dated July 19, 1977 to Clara from Twin Lillian Moudy
14. Letter dated Oct 9, 1977 to Twin Clara from Grace Jones
15. Letter dated Oct 15 1977 to Clara from Lucille Smith
16. Letter dated Oct 15, 1979 to Clara from Dorothea Johnson
17. Letter dated Nov.v27, 1979 to Twin Clara from Grace Jones
18. Christmas card received Dec. 5, 1979 to Clara from Letha and Arley

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1. Birthday card postmarked June 25, 1984 to Clara from Dorothea Johnson
2. Sympathy thank you (no date) to Clara from family of N. G. Brown
3. Christmas card (no date) to Clara from Paul M. Walters
4. Blank birthday card

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1. Royal Note Book used by Clara Hays includes study notes and other information such as words to songs, crochet patterns, a list of songs heard over the radio during 1931 (557 titles)
2. Daily diary from Jan 1966 to Sept. 27, 1967
3. Obituary for Mollie Davis and newspaper "thank you" from Family of Alta E. Hays

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1. Envelope dated June 18, 1940 containing two Greyhound Lines Identification checks to Santa Paula and San Diego—no dates, and seven F. W. Woolworth Co. Stores "fortune and weight tickets" some with dates in 1940s
2. Envelope with American Bus Lines Identification check to Jamesport, MO and Identification Meal Coupon stamped Mar 5, 1945
3. Travelers Insurance Policy taken out by Clara Hays Mar. 12, 1945
4. Three American Bus Lines Schedules—two effective Dec. 10, 1944, one effective June 15, 1044. These schedules contain some handwritten times.