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A Priceless New York Times Movie Review from a 1944 Picture

July 24, 2014

An earlier letter from Babe references a movie he hadn’t seen — but perhaps his parents have. Your Friendly Blogger stumbled on The New York Times’ review of the picture “My Pal, Wolf,” and it’s definitely worth a look. … More A Priceless New York Times Movie Review from a 1944 Picture

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Letters from an Everyman in WWII Frank D. "Babe" Mauro Born, Oct. 9, 1924 Died, May 4, 1945

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