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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: McCanne
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:31:06 -0400


Article from unknown source with handwritten date of May 13, 1954.
Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs.
Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri.



Friend to Shut Ins



"Uncle Jack McCanne, 83, friend of the sick and shut-in people of
Madison, and their unofficial and unpaid mail carrier. For ten years or
so he has gathered mail twice or three times daily for those who are
unable to get to the post-office, and has delivered it to their homes.
Sometimes his route takes him over a mile or more of walking. Right now
he is taking mail to 15 families where folks are sick, elderly or
otherwise unable to get down town regularly.

Uncle Jack is a Spanish-American War Veteran and lives at the Wood
Hotel. He was a member of the Third Cavalry, but when his outfit
reached Tampa enroute to Cuba, one man was chosen from each company to
remain in Tampa and care for horses left behind. Uncle Jack was the one
from his outfit. Later, he rejoined his regiment and found many of his
old friends had been killed or died, and most of those remaining were
emaciated and torn by the ravages of yellow fever or other tropical
diseases.

Asked Friday how he happened to carry so much mail for so many people he
explained he had little to do or to interest him, and felt his voluntary
job was a pleasure and help both to him and those he serves, as well as
giving him needed exercise daily."





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Kathleen Wilham

2 Sharon Drive

Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562




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