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lleo oivod y our Nquoat t01• ma to a Sgn o note tor $~00.00"
bllt a tnoe you dlti not onolos &amp; note I d 1dn • t unt1erstand
t1hotho1" you could bol"l"ou thG nonoy there or Tlhethor 21ou
uanted mo to borrov t.he monoy horo. Noverthsl oos 1t nooms
you wonted ~oo .oo so I tr1e&lt;l to got 1t n t the tfnohov1tl
Bank but since wo r onowed tho last note ao many times
tho1 did not want to handle it. I got the loan at t he
CnI'oll.nu Industrial Dank htu•e \'1b1.eb oos t a l itt le wor e
than a l oon from a OOll'mlQrcial bank but you wUl a,ot
la rnonthn to pay 1t bao k 1n 1natnl lmonte of $l s . oo per
laonth. I t als o oa rr1oe lti'() 1nsuro.nce.
They nore n1oe enough to give me tho obeok a t onoo ao

plea.s o sign the cmo los od note nnd return 1t to

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.a f.fol'd. Of tho ton poople I have working in t he atoro
hor o only two %OOke as much or mpra th.an you do. 'l'boy a ll
have t am111os ana manage o.x. ! do hope you v 111 bo s blG
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�SURPLUS SALVAGE STORE
ARMY. NAVY AND FACTORY SURPLUS
117 E . TENNESSEE ST.

FLORENC E , ALA.

Feb . 10, 1955
Dea r Leo :
I have

he s ita ted in Vlriting to y ou befor e now, hoping t hat I might

find some other means of getting my self straightened out , but I donrt
know of any other way than to ask for your financial air! .
Alth1pugh I fe el that I am making goorl money "'B0 . 50 per week after
taxes . I have been unable t o manage , or meet my obligations incurred because
of Patti ' s illnes s . I still owe t wo doc tors , part of the hospital bill yet ,
and ot her bills , even though I rec ently borrowed from t he bank her e , and
have been overdrawing from the store .
There is no doubt in my mind ,that the strain in our budget has oc curg
because of Patti ' s ill ne ss . She is much better , a nrt woul d L ke t o fi nrt a
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part time job t o help out , but the doctor says No for awhile . I am try ing to
find work at night to meet my obligat ions , but so far have had no luck.
As far as asking for a raise , the store can ' t afford it . I have

incr ~ae

ed sales here about 16%. sales f or the l B months that I have been here will
be about!.27 , oOO . M big hearterl boss sent me
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~ 10

bonus for Xmas . I am making

inquiries for another job, but haven rt had any luck as y et .

'flY folks don ' t have the

mone~

t o senrl me . I rion ' t want to cause t h em

anymore worries or heartaches , by asking . A grea t par t of Patti1s t r ouble
has been financial ins ecur ity . I have trierl t o gd!ge Patti what she wanted ,
even though I

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s ome of her wants .-full time mai d which

costs t 72 a month, I can rt affor d it , but s he had it u p wrtil 2 weeks ago, 2
telephones , and a l ot of small things .
If you are able to sign a not e for me for $300 for 12 months , I would
appreciate it very much . If you are unable t o do this , ! will understand , and
won tt ask again . Patti does n ot know of t his letter . ?zy only alternative is

�to send Patti anti the Baby home ,rent or sell the house , and look for a
mpre lucrative

job , sinc ~

I have no sav ings a c count or any means of

supporting them until I 1o find sQmething .
Regarrls ,
Ma rvin

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�Wednesday' Night
Dear Leo:

I imagine that you are upset about the trouble betlleen

Patti 111d I.I do not want to cause 10ll &amp;rlT grie.t1 and it Patti

wante to separate,it it is tor her happ1ne881I am all tor it,
but I mwrt think o! !Be ,and will cootest &amp;rfT separation w'llesa
I get cust6d;r ot my aon,as I do not bel1e\1e ;your bane 1a the
proper plaoe to raise Lee.The to'lka C"e pretty upaet,but tbe;r•ll
get aver it.I ha"Ve gi"t8n 1n to Patti lcng enough,but this t ime

it "1ll be dilferent.
The hospitalization policy has been m.issplaoed,and I have

lldviaed the

insurance caDpaey to mail me a duplicn ta which I will

tanmrd. to yon.Have been doing ta.1rly well with my raincoat line.

Ha'Ven•t been out o! town yet,and sold about $1800 1IOrth 1n 6 days.

Will probsbly make a road trip next weell;I hope you will .understand
my aide of tb1a

Jroblem.
Regards,

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