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	<title>Restoring Social Balance &#187; Pop&#8217;s Letters</title>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; November 18, 1964</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		Pop examines his temper in another long letter from Pop to Newton, which I will split into two parts.
November 18, 1964
Mr. Harold Lufkin, V.P.
Newton Mfg. Co.
Newton, Iowa.
Dear Mr. Lufkin:
Someone ought to put a “boot in my butt”. I had no sooner sent the darned thing out, than I was ashamed that I had written it.
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; August 18, 1964</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		This is reply from Newton Mfg. regarding Pop&#8217;s doubts about his writing abilities.
August 18, 1964
Mr. Leon R. Sinclair
Box  473
Norfolk,  Conn. 06058
Dear Mr. Sinclair:
Several weeks ago you wrote me a note of appreciation for the “vote of confidence” I had given you in regard to your writing.
The letter didn’t actually require an answer so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; July 16, 1964</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		Pop responds to the suggestion from Newton Mfg. that he write a book.
July 16, 1964
Dear Beth:
I never know whether you and Mr. Lufkin are kidding me or are really serious. At any rate thanks a lot for “the vote of confidence”.
All the same I can’t punctuate, spell, capitalize or do anything else right that goes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; June 26, 1964 p2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		Find out why American sailors would get more drunk than their British counterparts.
Speaking of foolish chaps, and we used to take care of our own in those days as there were very few insane hospitals, and also there were very few insane. Foolish, half witted Etc but none too dangerous or at least that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; June 26, 1964</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		This is the first of two parts, focusing on Mt. Desert Island.
June 26, 1964
Mr. Harold Lufkin, V.P.
Newton Mfg. Co.
Newton, Iowa.
Dear Mr. Lufkin:
It always arouses memories when I get a letter from dear old Bar  Harbor. I am sorry you got stuck on the “Bar”, but the Sea has a tendency to teach “all landlubbers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; April 22, 1964 &#8211; p2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		This is the second part of the letter posted last week about Pop and the Roaring Twenties in New York City.
WAS I green! I recall one night that Pat and I were walking along Broadway, and a chap stepped up and passed me a card. I have a very poor memory but to this day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; April 22, 1964</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		Pop&#8217;s first impressions of New York City during the Roaring Twenties.  This is part one of a long letter.
April 22, 1964
Mr. Harold Lufkin, V.P.
Newton Mfg. Co.
Newton, Iowa.
Dear Mr. Lufkin:
Well, Mama has gone down to Winsted to attend a shower for one of our lovely daughter in laws and so I am left alone to “baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; August 17, 1963 &#8211; p2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		Here is part two from last week&#8217;s letters, mainly recounting life as a sailor.
In the meantime of course there is constant “gibing” by the Tin Can sailors of us Battleship Sailors. We were of course to them “gedunk” sailors. In other words, war or no war we had our own Barber shops, laundry, tailor shops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; August 17, 1963</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 13:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		This long letter will be split into two parts.  The first describes two hazardous jobs at sea.  Remember those cartoons where someone&#8217;s foot gets caught in a chain as the anchor drops?  Well, that turns out to be no laughing matter in real life.
August 17, 1963
Mr. Harold Lufkin, V.P.
Newton Mfg. Co.
Newton, Iowa.
Dear Mr. Lufkin:
What a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop&#8217;s Letters &#8211; July 2, 1963</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		Pop seems to have a self-deprecating yet comfortable attitude towards his class status.  That reminds me, I&#8217;m probably retitling this web site &#8220;Restoring Balance&#8221; sometime in the near future, moving away from an emphasis on class.  A new edition of Systems out of Balance will do the same.  For now, here&#8217;s Pop.
July 2, 1963
Mr. Harold [...]]]></description>
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