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Christmas greetings from GIs spark long beach mail fun
A nostalgic column recounts Christmas cards from GIs in Korea to Long Beach draft board 126 and locals, with jokes about Santa, two soldiers seeking ladies to write to, and a pair of lighthearted anecdotes about children and small town quirks. It also notes odds and ends from daily life including parking attendants, penny hoarding police chief, tooth folklore, Red Cross donations, and airport crop profits in Long Beach versus Topeka.
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Draft Board
Long Beach
AT Jones
The
Chamber of Commerce
Korea
Pfc
George B. Netterville
Robert L. Howard
25Th Infantry Division
APO 25
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Rop and Bach
Red Cross