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Layaway watch tale spans years in Memphis store
A Memphis man began paying for a ruby and diamond watch in 1944, promising to settle by Christmas. By 1954 only $52.50 had been paid and $162.44 remained, with the store keeping the watch for his wife. The story spans taxes, inflation, and a stubborn promise as the watch sits in layaway.
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