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0tJOHN DOE AIDS—iDorothy HerronIn Loss of PurseThere are some generous and sentimental people in Britt and Dorothy Herron said Monday, ‘Tm glad I live here,”She was the person to benefit from the generosity of nuumerous people in the community. She doesn't know who they were and they aren't about to tell her.Last VVednesday, Dorothy lost a small coin purse which contained all the money she had. She calledthe News-Tribune to put in a‘'lost” item and explaining her predicament brought on tears. “I didn't sleep for two nights after I lost all my money,” she said thisweek.Last Friday she was happier. In her midget automobile she found a box which contained a little black coin purse. The purse contained $42. It wasn't her purse. Someone had collected $42 in her behalf and quietly slipped it into her car. A riote in the box was signed by “John Doe.” As a thank you noteDorothy gave the News-Tribunethe following item for publication.• * * * *Dear John Doe:The single purpose of this note is to say “thank you so very much” for the kindness shown me last Friday afternoon. I consider it the nicest compliment I have ever received.I sincerely hope none of you will ever experience the feeling of being completely “centsless”With genuine appreciation,Dorothy.* * * * *(If her own little black coinpurse has been found, it has not been returned by the finder.) Dorothy Herron is commander f the local Auxiliary of the V. F. iV. and is bookkeeper at Gammel-]lt;
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Britt News Tribune
Britt, Iowa, US
Wed, Oct 20, 1954
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