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XU THE SENDER OF THIS MESSAGE authorizes us to say that TELEGRAPHIC reply is desired via, WESTERN UNION 3938 QUESTED TO FAVOR THE COMPANY BY CRITICISM AND SUGGESTION CONCERNING ITS SERVICE 12208 WESTERN UNION SIGNS DL = Day Letter NM = Night Message NL = Night Letter LCO = Deferred Cable NLT = Cable Night Letter WLT = Week-End Letter NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT J.C. WILLEVER, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT [[stamp]] 1930 AUG 9 PM 5 [[/stamp]] The filing time as shown in the date line on full-rate telegrams and day letters, and the time of receipt at destination as shown on all messages, is STANDARD TIME. Received at 376 LEXINGTON AVE N.Y. NC186 72 DL XU=SANJOSE CALIF 9 225P MRS BENJAMIN WOOD= 245 EAST 37 ST= DEAREST MOTHER I WAS WITH FATHER WHEN HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT ONE HERMINE AND I CAN HANDLE ALL ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE SAME LOVE THAT YOU WOULD SHOW DAD DO NOT FEEL IT NECESSARY FOR YOU TO COME WEST WOULD SUGGEST CREMATION BUT WISH TO ABIDE BY YOUR DESIRE OUR DEEPEST LOVE AND SYMPATHY GOES TO YOU AND I WISH I COULD BE PRESENT TO COMFORT YOU WIRE US FULLY YOUR SUGGESTIONS= JEFFERSON AND HERMINE