Letter L28 · St. Ann School, Gloucester

Mark Salak

Written by: Mark Salak
Name as signed.
Date as written: June 5, 1967
Photographs: 2 pages
Permanent link: fireswepttrail.org/gloucester/l28/

School photo (P22)
Found with this letter, in the spot where the photos were taped. Some photographs became detached over the years, so this isn’t confirmed. If you recognize the face or notice a mismatch, please let me know.

Spelling is kept exactly as written. [possibly: …] means a reading we aren’t sure of. Tap a photo to enlarge it.

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St. Ann School Gloucester, Mass. June 5, 1967 Hi Russ, How are you feeling? I hope you are feeling better. Do you like jokes? If you do I have some that will cheer you up. Here's a joke, What are the three fastest ways of sending a telegram. I'll let you figger that one out but the next one I'll give you the answer. Why is a river richer than you because it has two banks. I am on the Dodgers a baseball team and we are in first place, We didn't lose a game yet and we have six wins. When I went to tryouts I kept on saying I woulding make it but the next day

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when I look in the newspaper I turned to the sports page and I looked under the Dodgers. My name was the last one on the list. Then I jumped up, and said I made it I kept on saying that. I was so happy. Then I went out doors to play baseball with my friends and we had fun. Your friend Mark Salak.

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