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Watt Improves
M. G. Watt of Washington and Culpeper remains a patient in McGuire’s Veterans Hospital in Richmond recovering from serious injuries sustained in a traffic collision on Christmas Eve. According to Mrs. Watt, he is improving and has been moved from the intensive care unit. He has received and sincerely appreciated many, many cards and letters.
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