SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931.
IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE THAT OF ALL THE INVITATIONS I SENT
OUT THAT AT LEAST ONE OF
THE INVITED GUESTS -
WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP. ARE YOU SURE YOU MAILED THEM?
MAGGIE- PLEASE BELIEVE ME-1 MAILED THEM-
THE
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Bringing Up Father
HERE'S ONE OF THE INVITATIONS THAT WUZ LEFT OVER-LET'S SEE WHAT IT SAYS-HUH! JUST SAYS TO SHOW UP ON SUNDAY EVENIN, BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE-ANY DATE-
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