Local Toastmasters and Club Speakers Report
Howard O Dell is in New York on business this week. Decatur Toastmasters do not meet this week while two members are speaking on United Fund activities in Morgan County. Bob Young spoke to the Decatur Lions Club. Dewey Massey speaks Thursday at 7 30 p m at Carpenter s Hall on Moulton Street. Mr and Mrs Joe Morrison and sons moved to Florence where Morrison recently bought a partnership in Chisholm Funeral Home now Morrison Elkins Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard O'Dell
New York
Decatur Toastmaster’s Club
United Fund
Morgan County
Bob Young
Decatur Lions Club
Dewey Massey
Labor Council
Carpenter's Hall
Moulton St
Joe Morrison
Joe, Jr
Donnie
Florence
Morrison
Chisholm Funeral Home
Morrison-Elkins Funeral Home
Funeral services for Bob W. McClain in Cullman
Funeral services for Bob W. McClain of Sheridan Apts Decatur were held today at Zion Methodist Cullman with Rev V Lovett officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. McClain assistant manager Atlas Auto Finance Co Decatur died Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Survived by mother Mae England McClain Cullman sisters Vera McClain Barbara McClain Mary Hudson, and brothers Bill Lansing Mich Dan Cullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob W. McClain
Sheridan Apts
Decatur
Zion Methodist
V. Lovett
Atlas Auto Finance Co
McClain
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur Company
Mae England McClain
Cullman
Vera McClain
Birmingham
Barbara McClain
Gadsden
Mary Hudson
Bill
Lansing
Mich
Dan
Funeral services for Mrs. R. M. Teague of Hartselle
Mrs. R. M. Teague 81 of Hartselle died recently. Funeral services were held Monday at Moss Chapel Church at 2 p.m. Burial followed at the church cemetery with Peck Funeral Home in charge. She leaves four daughters including Lera Teague Coleane Teague and Coy Sparkman, one son Rufus Teague, eight grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. W. A. McClanahan and Mrs. J. T. McElroy, and one brother Frank Cooper. Mrs. Teague belonged to Moss Chapel Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
R. M. Teague
Moss Chapel Church
Peck Funeral Home
Lera Teague
Coleane Teague
Coy Sparkman
A. W. Freund
Decatur
Rufus Teague
W. A. McClanahan
J. T. McElroy
Frank Cooper
Teague
Moss Chapel
Hostage recalls wild pursuit as Coyles tale unfolds near Fairhaven
The captive describes a day in the woods with brothers Coyles who considered robbing a Route 6 store but fled back to the woods. After a liquor-store robbery, gunfire erupted as police arrived, Sedgwick freed himself and was taken to St Luke's Hospital. Nearby, a geographic note mentions the Amazon River basin covering much of South America.
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Coyles
Fairhaven
Sedgwick
First National
St. Luke's Hospital
Furnished private room near 434 Johnston Street
For sale items include cut flowers and potted plants. Lost item a white sailor collar with red braid. Unfurnished apartments listed with contact numbers. A Rexair Vacuum Cleaner payment plan offered for a two month old unit.
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Johnston St
Apts
Eight Indicted in C Violence Over Textile Strike
Eight individuals linked to the Textile Workers Union of America face indictments for conspiring to dynamite a power substation transformer, blow up a boiler room, and destroy a mill office during the South Henderson Harriet-Henderson Mills strike. The strike started November 17 after a dispute over an arbitration clause with Carolina Power & Light. Four strikers are named among the defendants, with bonds set at 15000 each as National Guardsmen remained on duty since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Payton
Charlotte
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Lawrence Gore
Payton
Charles Auslander
TWUA
Spray
N.C
John Martin
South Henderson
Harriet-Henderson Mills
Calvin Ray Pegram
Robert Edward Abbott
Warren Walker
Malcolm Jarrell
Carolina Power & Light Co
Senate TVA bond limits debated with Treasury review
Private power allies push limits while Kerr declines to specify. Bills would require TVA to inform Treasury before bond issues and sale dates. Treasury could delay sales and may buy up to 150 million dollars of bonds in a year if green light is not given in three days. TVA warns the plan could hinder the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Kerr
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Ada Mary Gildon Rites Set In Decatur Funeral Home
Funeral services for Ada Mary Gildon will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Pauls Spiritualist Church Decatur with Reynolds Funeral Home directing burial in Sykes Cemetery Decatur. Survivors include husband Nathaniel Gildon four sons Mary Broadway mother sister Dinetta Burgess and extended relatives. Funeral for Tata Elliott who died at a son’s residence in Decatur will be announced by Reynolds Funeral Home Decatur.
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Ada Mary Gildon
St. Paul's Spiritualist Church
Newcomb St
Decatur
Sykes Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Nathan
Bobby Joe
Laron
Toney Gildon
Mary Broadway
Dinetta Burgess
Tata Elliott
W. Lafayette St
Reynolds Fuderal
Adkins Threatens Shootout in Charleston Home Siege
Adkins demands Cox face him in a Western style shootout during a tense siege at a Charleston home. He blames Cox for most of his troubles and accuses his parents of failing to discipline. He had a shotgun and rifle but did not fire. His half sister was unharmed. Police chief Smokey Pauley said Adkins threatened to kill her if officers moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seige
Adkins
Cox
Walter Adkins
Serge
Smokey Pauley
Charleston
State Revenue Commissioner estimates 30 percent equalization impact
State official Harry Haden says a 30 percent property tax equalization would generate about 43 million dollars annually for state and county governments. The estimate frames proposed fiscal adjustments and revenue potential for regional administrations.
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Harry Haden
Markets report mixed livestock prices and demand
Market notes list cows, calves, hogs and sheep with price ranges and activity. Cattle trends show varied utility and stocker values, calves light, weanling activity uneven. Hogs demand fair, most prices steady, few sales noted. Sheep demand generally good but weight sorting tight with several good to choice lamb lots and common consignments.
Mixed Wall Street on Aluminums and Steels Gain Amid Slow Trading
In New York early trading, aluminum and selected steels rose while overall averages edged down slightly. Carpenter Steel led gains as industry reports fueled optimism of a price increase with labor talks. Lukens rose about two points. U S Steel slipped about a point. Ford and GM eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Carpenter Steel
Youngstown
Lukens
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Goodyear
American Telephone
Stocks list reveals varied gains and losses across firms
A long list from New York shows many companies with move percentages, including Kaiser Aluminum, Am Tel & Tel, General Electric, Chrysler, Coca Cola, and Ford Motor, with gains and declines reflecting broad market activity. Strong names like Coca Cola 14.24 and General Electric 56.46 appear among numerous tickers in the day's trading snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Hupp Co
Tm Cent
ABC
Acme Steel
Kaiser al
Kresge
Leghany i Kress Wy
Alleghany Lad
Lehman Am
Allie Chal
Air L
OM Ligg & My
Can
Lily Tulip
Am Cyan
Lockh Air
Mire Loew's
Lorillard
Suger
Lou & Nash
Lowenstein
Macy
Armour
Armath
Monsan Chem
Mont Ward
Atl
Murphy
Hefin
Murray Co
Nat Dairy
Halt & Ohio
Nat Diath
Heth Steel
Nat
Cater Trae
Owen
Philip Mor
Phill Pet Ab
Reading Co
Repub
Rexall
Crane
Crown Zell
Rehm & Hom Crue
Safeway
Cudahy Lite
St. Regis
Delta Air
Diana
Seab AL
Swift
Moat Dair
Texaco
Steel
Genesco
Ga Pac Cp
West UN Tel
Gidden
Weste
Goodyear Ithe
Winn Dixie
Greyhound
Woolworth Sme
Gulf Ou Lithe
Poultry Markets Mixed as Supplies Remain Broad in Alabama and Georgia
Alabama reports unsettled broiler and fryer markets with ample supplies and varied farm prices up to 11 am. Head counts show wide ranges and undetermined categories. Georgia notes good demand for broilers and fryers, adequate offerings, and prices at farms and plants with several weight classes and mixed activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Eggs Wholesale Prices and Grades Show Varied Offers
Birmingham reports ample supplies of eggs with nearby producers offering a mix of grade A whites and consumer grades. Prices to retailers set with discounts on surplus lines and near daybreak, cases delivered to stores, with min a single-case sale and cartoned shipments.
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Birmingham
Livestock Markets Report From Nashville and Thomasville
Livestock prices hold steady with tighter sorting and mixed demand. Cattie heifer yearlings bring 28.00. commercial cows 20.00. utilities 17.00-19.50. bulls 29.50-37.00. stockers 25.50-27.00. calves 31.00. hogs 180-240 lb barrows 16.25-16.75 with some 17.00. sows scarce. Hog prices steady in Thomasville with notable 25 higher sales and U S No barrows mostly 100-240 lbs around 18.50 in places.
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Nashville
U.S
Thomasville
Celpis
Gordons Transports Plans Purchase of England Brothers
Gordons Transports Inc. of Memphis announces a contract to acquire England Brothers Truck Line Inc. of Fort Smith Arkansas subject to Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Decatur Transit will be managed by Gordons Transports during sale approval expanding service from Georgia and Alabama to Memphis St Louis and Chicago. The agreement was signed June 12 with rapid coordination planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordons ‘Transports, Inc
Memphis
England Brothers Truck Line, Inc
Fort Smith
Ark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Decatur Transit
Gordons Transports
Lc.c
Gordons
Georgia
Alabama
St. Lauis
Chicago
Steel Talks Resume After Five Day Break
NEW YORK RP Negotiations in the basic steel industry will resume today after a five day recess with a dispute over conduct. Union President David J McDonald outlined gains and warned the union will not backtrack. The union seeks a wage rise and reductions in the 40 hour week along with other benefits, while companies push for a one year freeze to curb inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
David J. McDonald
Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Cerdiliation Service
Philadelphia
McDonald
United Steelworkers
United Steelworkers of America
Held In $10,000 Grocery Robbery
MOBILE AP A Mobile grocery employee Albert A Boutwell 33 of Prichard is charged with second degree burglary in the theft of about 10 000 from Cady s Food Store. Otto Boulus manager said roughly 1000 in cash and 9000 in checks were missing when the store closed Saturday night about 840 in cash recovered by police.
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Mobile
Albert A. Boutwell
Prichard
Cady's
Otto Boulus
Aimately
Grade ranges and weights for mixed grade stock
No 13 grades mixed stock with muscle weights listed. Prices show ranges from 15.00 to 15.75 for 160 180 and 14.75 to 15.75 for other lots, with Ibe 140-160 and Ibs 270-300 noted. Sows fall at 9.75-15.75.
Ban Issued In Hayes Strike
A temporary injunction bans violence by both strikers and non-strikers in the Hayes Aircraft strike. Pickets limited to 10 during shifts, 25 at a union tent, and 10 feet from the main gate. Hamilton fines totaling 5 dollars plus costs were levied on three men for disorderly conduct linked to the dispute. one charge was dismissed.
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Birmingham
United Auto Workers Union
Hayes Aircraft Corp
W. A. Jenkins Jr
Hamilton
Ala
T. C. Robinson
H. W. Byrd
D. L. Raburn
Charles Wiginton
Duane Northam
Hospital Dismissals and Patients by City and Name
Athens and nearby towns list patients and dismissals in a hospital record. Names include Granville Martin Elkmont Gladys Allen Athens Mrs Robert Turner Athens Mrs Charles Holt Athens Eugenia King Elkmont and many Cullman area patients with several listed dismissal counts.
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Athens
Granville Martin
Elkmont
Gladys Allen
Robert Turner
Charles Holt
Eugenia King
Births Report From Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Marshall Wood of Hartseller welcomed a son at Baugh Wiley Smith Clinic. Mr and Mrs Cecil Smith of Waldemose Springs had a daughter at the same clinic yesterday. Mr and Mrs C L Phillips of 1614 8th Ave SW reported a daughter born Monday at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Eunice Terry of Trinity 4 have a son born Monday at Bank St Hospital. A son arrived for Mr and Mrs Osmar Morris of Cullman 5 at Cullman Hospital. A son for Mr and Mrs Berbon Thompson of Cullman 2 at Cullman Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Wood
Hartseller
Baugh-Wiley-Smith Clinic
Cecil Smith
Waldermose Springs
C. L. Phillips
8Th Ave
Decatur General Hospital
Eunice Terry
Trinity 4
Bank St. Hospital
Osmar Morris
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Berbon Thompson
Nine Korean Children Die In Explosion Tangle
In Seoul nine youths aged two to sixteen were killed when an unidentified explosive they were handling detonated at Changnyung. The incident raises questions about child access to dangerous materials and safety controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
Changnyung
Ex Nazi Rocket Head Dorpberger Elected Bell VP
Dr Walter R. Dorpberger who led Peenemunde rocket base for Germany in World War II has been elected vice president of Bell Aircraft Corp in Buffalo New York AP reports this striking corporate hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo, N.Y
Walter R. Dorpberger
Nazi Germany
Peenemunde
Bell Aircraft Corp
Federal Aid on City Road Building Sought
Mayor R. B. Searcy of Huntsville seeks endorsement from the Alabama League of Municipalities to request federal aid for city road construction.
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Huntsville
R. B. Searcy
Alabama League of Municipalities
Triplet Daughters Born in Mobile Family News
Mrs Mary Nelson of St Elmo Alabama has triplet daughters at Mobile General Hospital. Father Leroy Nelson 33 works at a Moss Point Mississippi paper mill. Mother 27 and the three girls are reported doing well with no names chosen yet. The Nelsons have six other children.
Local residents listed with addresses and towns
A compiled list of individuals and their street addresses across several towns including Arab Hartselle Madison and Ardmore Tenn. Names include Miss Faye Martin Mrs Maggie West Mrs Cora Moon Price Gray John Bradley Ruth Noblitt Barbara Roden Norman Brown Nancy Turner Walter Taylor infant daughter Bill Dempsey John Thomas Brown Ernest McDougald and Mrs William L Carl among others.
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Faye Martin
Church St
Maggie West
Cedar Lake Rd
Cora Moon
5Th Ave
Price Gray
Falkville
John Bradley
Ruth Noblitt
9Th Ave
Walter Taylor
Hartselle
Barbara Roden
Beech
Nancy Turner
Sherman St
Bill Dempsey
Madison
John Thomas Brown
10Th Ave
Ernest McDougald
Moulton
William L. Carl
Johnston St
Nell Roger
Ardmore
Tenn
Bank St Hospital Admissions List
Admissions listed include Mrs. Eulice Terry of Trinity 1 and Mrs. Hattie Jackson of Danville along with Mrs. Onie Manor of Trinity 1 and Price Parker of 303 6th Ave NW. Also noted are Mrs. William Draper of Decatur and Miss Barbara Mock of 515 Canal t.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank ST. Hospital
Eulice Terry
Trinity
Hattie-Jackson
Danville
Onie Manor
Trinity 1
Price Parker
6Th Ave
William Draper
Decatur
Barbara Mock
Canal T
Decatur Names in Early Pregnancy and Infant Notices
Community notices list residents of Decatur and nearby areas with names and addresses including Mrs. Percy Thrasher Mrs. James Stewart and infant son Mrs. Billy J. Doran and infant son 1805 7th St SE Mrs. Franklin Adams and infant daughter 1026 4th Ave SE Mrs. Gilmer Blackburn and infant daughter P O Box 453 Decatur. Other entries list Mrs. Fred Morris Hartseller Fred Elgin Ashford Courtland Mrs. Ezra R. Childers 1309 12th St SE Master Nick Eugene Zahad 210 6th Ave NW Mrs. Comer D. Witherington Box 17 Goshen Ala Orman B Roberson 416 4th St E Cullman Harris Edward Newsom 225 12 Finley Dr NW Mrs. Sim Lovelady 802 Grant St SE Master William Lovelady 802 Grant St SE Mrs. Talmadge W. Meadows 1606 6th Ave SW Donald Vann Snead 217 Cal NE L Phillips 1614 8th Paul Taylor 2904 Discone Ave Howard Grady Whitley 1419
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James Stewart
Decatur 1
Billy J. Doran
7Th St. SE
Franklin, Adams
4Th Ave
Gilmer Blackburn
P.O. Box
Decatur
Fred Morris
Hartseller
Fred Elgin Ashford
Courtland
Comer D. Witherington
Goshen
Ala
Orman B. Roberson
4Th St. E
Cullman
Harris Edward Newsom
Finley Dr
Sim Lovelady
Grant St. SE
William Lovelady
Talmadge W. Meadows
6Th Ave
Donald Vann Snéad
Cal . NE
Ee L. Phillips
Paul Taylor
Discone Ave
Wreck Leaves Two Still in Critical Condition
About 11 a.m. Monday in Decatur two people remained in critical condition as a wreck involving William Bill Dawes and Omer B. Robertson were reported. Doris Jean Dawes of Sherman Apts was treated and released from Decatur General while police continue interviews.
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Tal
William
Bill
Omer B
Buddy) Roberson
Cullman
Doris Jean Dawes
Sheridan Apts
Decatur General
Western diplomats push stopgap approach at Berlin conference
Washington reports show U S and British officials courting a haltgap accord with the Soviet Union amid stalled Berlin talks. Foreign ministers Herter Lloyd and Gromyko meet amid cautious optimism and pressure for a secret session draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Lloyd
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Heinrich von Brentano
Andrei Gromyko
City Officials Seek Removal of Obscene Literature
Mayor Murray Dodd said dealers must remove obscene magazines from newsstands and comply with the ordinance prohibiting sale or display of indecent material. The Rev. Lovett urged action as part of a nationwide push, showing magazines bought locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Dodd
Lovett
Dodd
Population surge in India followed disease control
The population growth in India accelerated once cholera and malaria were brought under control. This public health milestone marked a turning point enabling higher birth rates and longer life expectancy, fueling demographic expansion in subsequent decades.
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India
Beech St SE Reflects on Powers and Toney
Local note lists Beech Street SE residents Thomas Calvin Powers and Toney in a brief community notice. Authorities or events not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech St. SE
Thomas Calvin Powers
Toney 2
Trial On In Hulace Theft Nears Conclusion Today
Morgan County criminal court before Judge James hears the Hulaco store burglary case involving Guyton J. Powell and Walter Cagle with the state claiming the trio moved the store safe to Gadsden and cracked it. More than 1200 dollars were in the safe including church funds. Willie James Sykes faces a night burglary trial set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Criminal Circuit
James
Guyton
Hulaco
J. C. Powell
Walter
Hossie) Cagle
Gadsden
Willie James
Chicken Head
Athens District Diary Docket Totals From Week
Athens Police Dept docketed forty eight new cases last week including twenty eight speeding charges six public drunkenness cases four for reckless driving and three each for driving with license disqualification and disorderly conduct. Two faced drinking beer possession charges while one each involved revoked licenses and whisky possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lawrence County Sheriff Arrests Over Weekend
Twenty people were arrested by Lawrence County sheriff's force over the weekend for public drunkenness six, driving while intoxicated one, violating the prohibition law three, reckless driving four, no driver's license four, assault and battery one, and assault with a weapon one. The force also detained three men from Pinson Alabama after a call from a man who said the trio wanted to sleep in his barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Moulton
Lawrence County
Danville Education Office Evaluates Six Neel Project Bids
A spokesman said alternate bids will be studied before naming a winning bidder. Six bids came from Rush Construction Co Albertville Homer Hutchinson Jr Decatur E P Childs Decatur Ray Childs Decatur and J E Johnson Decatur with amounts of 79719 82400 81000 80653 241 $86111. The education board voted to expand two schools to handle a larger pupil population and Austinville school was sold to the Decatur city system after joining Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Superintendent of Education
Danville
Rush Construction Co
Albertville
Homer B. Hutchinson, Jr
Decatur
E. P. Childs
Ray Childs
J. E. Johnson
Board of Education
Austinville
Decatur City School
Mrs. Nevada Contender Plans Miss Status Despite Marriage
Joy Blaine a 22 year old Tropicana showgirl from Las Vegas has been chosen Miss Nevada for the Miss Universe pageant starting July 16 in Long Beach California She is married to Harold Belsky a Minden card dealer and says she will be divorced by contest time officials learned of her marriage Monday night despite her status as Miss Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Joy Blaine
Tropicana Hotel
Long Beach
Calif
Nevada
Harold Belsky
Minden
Blaine
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Amazon River Basin
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Barain
Eo Willard
Inc.c
Senate
Conner
Cutter
Wall Street
Sheriff's Deputies
Alcohol Tax Unit
Gurley Johnson
Grant
Maple Streets
Wilbur Abercrombie
ATU
J. L. Brewer
Loyd Wallace
Milton Thomas
A. L. Baker
Herman Johnson
Gordons Buying Trucking Line
New York Cap
Mr Ton Tutores
Hayes
Limestone
William Euell Williams
Clellan Grimmett
Hanceville
John Marks
Hollis Henry
Edgar Oden
Eva
Earl Johnson
Alvin Teague
Comer Wilkins
Vinemont
J. W. Harper
Frank Payne
James Shipp
Warrior
Shirley Holmes
Robert Lee Hudson
Jimmie Lee Phelps
Jerry Weissend
James William Nearen
George Milner
Robert Lee Glenn
Verdon Thompson
Ray Camron
Birdo Windsor
Hazel Lindsey
Rocket Head
Bell Aircraft VP
Joy Murphy
Norman Brown
Percy Thrasher
Ezra R. Childers
12Th St
Nick Eugene Zahad
Howard Grady Whitley
Gromyko
L’stone
Neal Fisher
Glenn Butler
Rce
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