Luck chain letter. Luck by mail type. "Good luck prayer."  "The luck of it has been sent to you." List, but not given.  US, 1961.
Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, in all thy ways acknowledge Him an He will direct thy path.

This prayer has been sent to you for good luck. It has been around the world four times and the one who broke it had bad luck. The original came from The Netherlands. The luck of it has been sent to you. You are to have good luck four days after receiving it. This is not joke and you will receive it by mail. Please copy this letter and see what happens if four days. Do not send money, and please do not keep this copy. Just send this copy and four others to someone you wish good luck. It must leave your hands 24 hours after you receive it.

This good luck prayer has been around the world four times by U.S. officers. Gen. Atkens received $17,000 three days after receiving it. Gen Patton received $8,000, and lost it after he broke the chain. Again, please do not send money, and don't keep this copy.
Insert your name at the bottom of the list and remove top name.

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Published: Winnipeg Free Press, (Winnipeg, Manitoba), May 13, 1961, p. 22.  "Fancy Free" by Dorothy Garbutt, "Silly Letters For The Silly Season. ...within the past month I have received two identical chain letters. They weren't called chain letters, of course, but Good Luck Prayers." Entered by DWV, Jan. 9, 2014.

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