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Father Flanagan Typed Letter Signed,

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Father Flanagan Typed Letter Signed,
<B>Father Flanagan Typed Letter Signed,</B></I> "<I>E J Flanagan</B></I>", one page on <I>Father Flanagan's Boys' Home </B></I>letterhead, 8.25" x 10.25", Boy's Town, Nebraska, May 20, 1939, to State Department of Education, Frankfort, Kentucky. The letter reads, "<I>I would very much like to secure, as soon as possible, the current Public School Directory for the state of Kentucky. If you will be kind enough to send me a copy of this publication I will appreciate it sincerely, and will of course remit whatever the cost might be.</B></I>" Thin penciled check mark across text, light aging. Very good condition. Irish-born Edward J. Flanagan established his renowned "Boys' Town" in 1921 and was so successful in redeeming troubled youth that his efforts were dramatized in a 1938 movie starring Spencer Tracy as Flanagan.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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