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Letter from Mrs. J.S. Shingler Jr. [Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher] to F.M. Tison accepting position (April 12, 1934)
![Letter from teacher [Mrs. J. S. Shingler, Jr.] to FM Tison accepting position - April 12, 1934.jpg](https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/files/square_thumbnails/d6dd651cfc86fb5716c0fae04da57d46.jpg "Letter from teacher [Mrs. J. S. Shingler, Jr.] to FM Tison accepting position - April 12, 1934.jpg")
Ashburn, Ga.
April 12, 1934
Mr. F.M. Tison
Sec.-Treas. of Board of Education
Ashburn, Ga.
Dear Mr. Tison,
It is with pleasure that I…
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