Funeral services for Charles W Horton in Belle Rive
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 00 PM at Missionary Baptist church Belle Rive with Reverends Walton and Bowers officiating. Burial in Flint cemetery Belle Rive. Horton 92 died Saturday at home. He served as justice of the peace and Belle Rive trustee and was a former Moores Prairie township road commissioner. Born February 8 1872 in Champaign Illinois, he leaves wife Emily Pearl Horton and children Paul Ross Woodrow Carmel plus 17 grandchildren 26 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. He belonged to the Christian church.
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Charles W. Horton
Missionary Baptist Church
Belle Rive
Leo Walton
Howard Bowers
Flint
Gholson
McLeansboro
Mr. Horton
Moores Prairie Township
Champaign, Ill
William and
Minerva (Whittaker) Horton
Emily Pearl Wright
Paul Horton
Mt. Vernon
Ross Horton
Woodrow Horton
Alton
Carmel Crawford
Filer
Oklo
Horton
The
Christian Church
Fowler Dies at 55 in Marion Veterans Hospital
Harry B. Fowler of Ewing died at 7:15 p m Sunday in Veterans Hospital at Marion Funeral services set for 2:00 p m Tuesday at Williams Chapel near Ewing with Rev Roy Margoni and Rev Paul Dunn officiating Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery The body will lie in state at Johnston Funeral Home in Whittington with friends welcome after 6:00 p m today He was born June 2 1909 in Jefferson county son of Joe and ? Fowler married to Inez Ponder who survives Also surviving are his father Joe Fowler of Mrs Kay Kondritz of Benton six brothers and six sisters and four grandchildren
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Harry B. Fowler
Ewing
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Williams
Chapel
Ewing Stangy
Roy Margoni
Paul Dunn
Johnston Funeral Home
Whittington
Fowler
Jefferson County
Joe Fowler
Inez Ponder
Kay Kondritz
Benton
Cleo Fowler
Sullivan
Clyde Fowler
Macedonia
Yes Fowler
Searing
Sammy Fowler
Neoga
Danny Fowler
Ina
Paul Fowler
Anchorage
Alaska
Murphy
Nellie Adams
Bonnie
Ina Payne
Dorothy Webb
Imi
Lois Glatz
Peoria
John R. Manley Dies At Age 50 Funeral Tuesday
John Roy Manley of 715 South 10th Street died at 7 20 p m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital age 50 years five months and 14 days He was a service attendant at the South Side Gulf Station for 22 years The funeral is at 10 30 a m Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay officiating Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery He was born January 20 1914 in Mt Vernon to George and Daisy Winfree Manley He is survived by two sons Jerry L and Lewis Glenn Manley of this city a sister Mrs Beulah Small of Parker Ind and one granddaughter
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John Roy Manley
South 10Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Manley
South Side Gulf Station
Myers Chapel
Everett Lemay
Old Union Cemetery
Mr. Manley
Mt. Vernon
George and
Daisy (Winfree) Manley
Jerry L
Lewis Glenn Manley
Beulah Small
Parker, Ind
Hattie Nobles Dies at Anna Former Mt Vernon Resident
Mrs Hattie Nobles died at 12 30 p m Sunday at her home in Anna She was a former resident of Mt Vernon Born Dix daughter of Newton Milburn She was married to Dr Charles D Nobles who survives Also survived by a son Arthur Nobles and several grandchildren Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at the McCarty Funeral Home in Anna Friends may call after 6 00 p m Tuesday
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Hattie Nobles
Anna
Mt. Vernon
McCarty
Nobles
Dix
Newton Milburn
Charles D. Nobles
Rites Sunday For Rynd L Stratton
Funeral services for Rynd Lawder Stratton were held at Myers Chapel with Dr. Don Crocker officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood cemetery. Stratton, 56, of St. Louis former Mt. Vernon merchant, died Friday in Jewish Hospital. He was born January 3, 1908 in Mt. Vernon. He married Loretta Leonard on September 25, 1936. Survived by his mother Mrs. Keith Strattan and sister Mrs. Lavina Laird. He resided at 7 Maryland Plaza, St. Louis. Death was sudden. he had visited Mt. Vernon recently.
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Rynd Lawder Stratton
Myers Chapel
Don Crocker
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Stratton
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Jewish Hospital
Keith
Jessie (Adams) Strattan
Loretta
Deaths and Funerals Lester H Ford Dies Suddenly
Lester H Ford of Route 1 died at home at 1 45 pm Saturday aged 51 years nine months and 14 days. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at Pulley Gutzler with Rev Ed Shannon officiating. Calling after 4 pm today at the Pulley Gutzler Funeral Home. Born September 20 1912 in Hebron IL to Ed and Jessie Ford. Survived by wife Edith Phelps son Virgil Ford daughter Frances Philbrick Minot ND four grandchildren and siblings Charles Vernon Ray Sonny Aline Maxine. World War veteran.
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Lester H. Ford
Pulley- Gutzler
Ed Shannon
Mr. Ford
Hebron
Illinois
Jessie
Tannahill) Ford
Edith Phelps
Jessie Ford
Mt. Vernon
Aline Bell
St. Louis
Maxine Cox
Union City
Enn
Nellie Wheeler Dies At 89 In Mt Vernon
Nellie Wheeler 89 died at 4 30 am at her home 1009 Oakland Mt Vernon born 1875 to Albert and Relief B Darna married Albert H Wheeler in 1893 he preceded her in death 1949 survived by two daughters Helen Wheeler and Virginia Williams funeral Wednesday 2 pm Myers Chapel with Dr R B Guthrie officiating body in state at Myers Chapel after 4 pm Tuesday
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Nellie Wheeler
Oakland
Mt. Vernon
Keen
Nois
Albert
Relief B. (McClure)Darna
Albert H. Wheeler
Helen Wheeler
Vernon
Virginia Wiliams
Myers Chapel
R. B. Guthrie
Anate
Mary Chrisman Dies in Michigan
Relatives learn of the death of Mrs. Mary Chrisman about 75 of Royal Oak Michigan. She died at her Royal Oak home after birth as Mary Roberson near Ina Jefferson County. She belonged to the Christian church of Lesser. Survivors include her uncle Clark Roberson of 1108 Herbert a niece Mabel Payne and a nephew Forest Cunning am.
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Mary Chrisman
Michigan
Royal Oak
Mich
Chrisman
Mary Roberson
Ina
Jefferson County
Christian Church of Lesser
Clark Roberson
Herbert
Mabel Payne
Forest Cunningam
Jefferson County Nursing Home Vote Debated
Voters decide November 3 on a county nursing home as officials weigh a $300,000 federal grant. Proponents cite patient care and cost savings. opponents warn of higher taxes and competition with private facilities like Hickory Grove Manor. Dr Morris Zelman urges need for 200 beds and predicts future closure of current homes without stricter standards.
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Pro
Con
Earl Jamison
Hickory Grove Manor
Jamison
Hill-Burton
Jefferson County
Citizens Committee
Morris Zelman
Zelman
Sunk Armada Ships Near Blasket Islands Found Lost Treasure
Reports state at least two Spanish Armada ships sank near the Blasket Islands off Ireland. One vessel carried 50,000 gold and silver coins and 25 guns, though only a single gun has been recovered to date.
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Blasket Islands
Seventeen Earn Diplomas At Mt Vernon Nursing Ceremony
Seventeen graduates of the Mt. Vernon Community College School of Practical Nursing received diplomas at Friday night exercises in the high school auditorium. Harlan Newkirk Fairfield Memorial Hospital administrator spoke on hospital history progress and nursing demand.
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Mt. Vernon Community College School of Practical Nursing
Violet Marie Herris
Ruby Taylor Janowski
Louisa Anne Dyer
Helen J. Basden
Sylvia Ann Pogue
Wands Gwendolyn Eagan
Myrna Gall Luttrell
Sarah Malinda Walker
Norma Alice Short
Miss Mary E. Keycki
Sue Bronson McClelland
Jackie Lee Meador
Tommie Mae Houchen
Linda Smith Jones
Brenda Sue Fitsserrelie
Fay Evelyn Ellis
Gladys L. Barrett
Alice Marie Corrie
Mra
June Thompson
L. R. DeWitt
Harlan Newkirk
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
University of Iowa
American College of Hospital Administrators
Illinois Hospital Administrators
Newkirk
Guy Wood, Jr
Board of Education
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Two Suits for Divorce Filed in Circuit Court
Two divorce actions were filed in circuit court. Nellie Irene Yearwood seeks divorce from Charles E. Yearwood on adultery with a writ of injunction to restrain molestation and a property settlement. They wed November 1, 1931. Mick Vs Mick involves Linda Mick seeking divorce from Larry Mick for cruelty, custody of one child, and alimony. marriage began May 1, 1961 and separated June 1, 1964.
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Nellie Irene Yearwood
Charles E. Yearwood
Mick
Mick Linda Mick
Larry Mick
Births in local hospitals announce four newborns
Mr and Mrs Jack E Thompson of Opdyke welcome a son William Michael born at 12 15 this morning at Jefferson Memorial hospital weighing seven pounds fifteen and a half ounces. Mr and Mrs Ronald Shelton of 9415 Casey greet a son Danny Joe born at 3 57 Sunday afternoon at Good Samaritan hospital weighing five pounds fourteen ounces. Mr and Mrs Theodore Reed of 05 Herbert announce a daughter Virginia Lee born at 5 05 Saturday afternoon at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds two and a quarter ounces. Mr and Mrs Vern Johnson of Bluford celebrate a daughter Mary Louise born at 6 56 Friday evening at Good Samaritan hospital weighing seven pounds nine ounces.
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Jack E. Thompson
Opdyke
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
William Michael
Ronald Shelton
Casey
Good Samaritan Hospital
Danny Joe
Theodore Reed
Herbert
Virginia Lee
Vern Johnson
Bluford
Mary Louise
Republicans Start Work on Platform
Continued discussion shows Scott aiming to pull away support from Arizona senator Goldwater. Rhodes, Goldwater’s committee representative, expects rival forces to insert platform language that Goldwater would deem unacceptable. Goldwater opposed the civil rights bill as unconstitutional in two provisions. Scott says Scranton would push platform language declaring the measure constitutional.
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Scott
Arizona
Goldwater
John J. Rhodes
Scranton
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List Circa 19xx
Multiple patients admitted across hospitals including Lemuel Gare and Paul Hopkins in Dahlgren and Belle Rive names like Perry Sexton Sandra Kay Thompson and Ralph Ray. Discharges include Norma Applegate Daisy Taylor Hazel ost and Mrs Roselie Meeks with baby among many others. Curtis Ray Birkhead appears in both lists.
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Lemuel Gare
Dahlgren
Perry Sexton
Belle Rive
Sandra Kay Thompson
Ralph Ray
George Sheppell
Terald Lee Kniffen
Victor Walker
Paul Hopkins
Norma Applegate
Daisy Taylor
Hazelost
Tony Bubhany
Curtis Ray Birkhead
Maude Blanche McDaniel
Ronnfte
Gene Donoho
Laura Elaine Newcomb
Jerry Wayne Linville
Carrie M. Campbell
Otis Leland Johnson
Alena Gertrude S. Perry
Louise Augusta Newman
Dorothy Juanita Talbert
Rebecca Coleman
Marie Smith
Mary Frances Walker
Jack Elmer Darnell
Sherry June Wulf
Charles H. Laur
Sherry June Taylor
Clyde Edmund Knox
Ruth Elizabeth Bautista
Roselie Meeks
Stephen Lewis
Onal Dean Good
Linda Lee Bayer
James Kevin
Donna Sue Boyd
John Tobin
Nellie Mae Sullivan
Ella Louise Lane
Adolfo Tosetti
Wanda Urbanski
Betty Louise Haynes
Linda Lee Helsing
Mary Pearl Kern
Robin LeAnn
Ana Mae Scott
Irma Lee Williamson
Margaret Clair
Bertha Laughmiller
Asa Knowles
Sharon Rae Mercer
Barbara Jean Cochran
Madonna Jean
Ruth Jo Williamson
Walter Harvey Petersen
Hazel Robert Estes
Virginia Rixmann
William Ophelia Brown
Gerard
Gloria Renee Craft
Betty Ruth Clarke
Max William
Genevieve Myrtle Baker
Margaret Fannie Garmon
Elliott Franklin Eiler
Patricia Rae Smith
Daisy Lee Osborne
James Trammel, Jr
Norma Jean Webb
Joyson Minor
Clarence Henry Mays
Nancy D'Ellen Newell
Virginia Lee Johnson
Mary Louise
Lodge Is Working Kansas and Missouri for Scranton
Henry Cabot Lodge started a two day campaign in Kansas and Missouri to back Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton for the Republican presidential nomination. Lodge flew from Harrisburg after a strategy meeting and said he is more convinced Scranton will win the nomination over Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater.
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Wichita
Kan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Lodge
Scranton
Harrisburg
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater Wins Illinois Delegation Support
Illinois Republicans credit Goldwaters belief driven appeal over any master plan with winning strong GOP backing. He appeared at 125 events in a decade and raised over 6 million for the party. An official Illinois poll shows 48 of 58 delegates committed to Goldwater ahead of the San Francisco convention.
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Charles Whalen
Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Illinois
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Victor L. Smith
GOP
Ilinois
San Francisco
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smith
William J. Scott
Scott
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Gold Water
Tot killed by car at Macomb park game
Robert Stansfield, four, was killed when a driverless car rolled from a parking place on a hill and struck him while he watched a ball game with his eight year old sister Betty Gale in Macomb park. Betty Gale is reported in good condition.
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Macomb
Robert Stansfield
Betty Gale
Two Americans and Australian adviser killed in Viet battle
In a five hour defense at Nam Dan camp 30 miles west of Da Nang American Special Forces troops and an Australian adviser died amid fierce fighting with Viet Cong. At least 57 Vietnamese Special Forces and 48 Viet Cong were reported killed as a third major attack hit the central highlands in a week.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Nam Dan
da Nang
Red
U.S
Polei Krong
County Fair Queen to Be Crowned Here
Candidates submit details for the 1965 Jefferson County Fair queen contest. The form requires name, address, birth date, measurements, and consent to appearances in formal and swim attire. The selected queen will serve as hostess during the fair and crown the 1965 winner.
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Ulremente
Jefferson County
Five Day Forecast for Southern Illinois Weather
Temperatures will average two to five degrees above normal with minor day to day variation. The norm ranges from 68 to 92 degrees with lows from 66 to 72. Light scattered thundershowers are expected in brief periods across the five days.
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Illinois
Weather Warmth Spreads Across Illinois Amid Record Readings
Chicago area reports warmer weather with temperatures a few degrees above normal. Forecast calls for cooler nights Tuesday and Wednesday, then a warming trend through Thursday to Saturday. Rainfall this year to date totals 24.11 inches, with readings varying across locales and a DST adjustment noted.
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Chicago
Illinois
Traffic fines from circuit court announced
Circuit court fines listed for speeding include Leslie Van Valkenburg of Benton at 13 dollars Russell G Gregory at 10 dollars Ermagene Weir at 10 dollars and Nelda Bishop of Hallis Tenn 13 dollars.
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Leslie . van Valkenburg
Benton
Russell G. Gregory
Ermagene Weir
Ding Chara Nelda Bishop
Hallls, Tenn
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 AF and AM Stated Meeting Tonight
Stated meeting of Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M on July 6 at 7 30 p m in the second degree. Visiting brethren welcome. Refreshments. Kenneth Adams W M Byron Weld Secretary.
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A. M
Mt. Vernon Lodge
A. F
A. M. Aioning
Kenneth Adams
W.M. Byron Weld
Bec'y
Six Accidents In Mt. Vernon Area Injure Woman
Auto crashes on the Fourth of July weekend in Mt. Vernon left one woman with a back injury. Eighteen people were involved in several collisions. vehicles driven by Kermit Gallatin and Katherine Blane were among those damaged. Police charged Collins with driving while license suspended.
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Mt. Vernon
Mt. E. Bautista
Sarasota
Fla
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Sanders
South Tenth Street
Collins
Scranton presses civil rights critique in Illinois race
Governor Scranton envisions a Republican push to end discrimination with a broad campaign, arguing Goldwater could fuel racial tension. He forecasts possible shifts of Illinois delegates by the first ballot and names Hugh Scott as convention floor manager after arriving in Chicago from Harrisburg.
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Illinois
Goldwater
Johnson
Scranton
GOP
Beton
Fargo
N.D
Illita
NBC
San Francisco
Chicago
Harrisburg
Uss
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Lodge
Goldwater Deles Gates Hold Firm in Final Push
Goldwater deles gates hold firm in his drive for the nomination with a two day Illinois campaign aimed at winning home support in Abra Lincoln state over civil rights. He eluded newsmen Sunday, flew from Phoenix in an Air Force general’s uniform, to Las Vegas to board an Air Force jet toward Pesceal.
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Tom
Illinois
Suport
Abra- Lincoln
Goldwater
Phoenix Air
Air Force
Las Vegas
Nev
Pesceal
Isco
Red Cross To Elect Directors In Jefferson County
The Jefferson county Red Cross chapter will hold a board meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapter office. Directors to serve for the coming year will be elected. Chapter chairman Lynne Welge urges all directors to attend.
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Jefferson County
the Red Cross
Lynne Welge
Hog market prices hold steady at Mt. Vernon quotes
Prices on the local live stock market in Mt. Vernon were steady to higher with hogs at 17.35 top for 190 to 220 pound animals. Sows ranged from 13.50 for 300 pounds down to 13.25 for 200 pounds and over. Boars sold for 8.00 and 9.00.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Prices in Mt Vernon after noon show Wheat at 1.28 Soybeans at 2.38 and Corn at 1.20 per unit.
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Mt. Vernon
Livestock Receipts and Prices at National Stockyards
Estimated Tuesday receipts at National Stockyards include 7,000 cattle, 250 calves, 300 sheep, and 7,500 hogs with a steady undertone. Prices show choice steers around 21. to 23.50, calves 22.00 to 25.00, lambs at 23.00 to 50, ewes near 4.00, with no heifers or cows listed beyond scattered ranges.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Produce a CHICAGO Mercantile Exchange Butter Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange reports butter wholesale buying prices steady with mixed grades. AA 57 percent, 92 A 57 percent, 90 eri Lue 55, cars 90 percent. White grades mixed with 31 percent whites prime, 2 percent mediums, 27 percent standards, 24 percent dirties, 24 percent checks. Live poultry prices up 1 with IAEP USDA notes. Roasters, special fed white rock fryers quoted 18 14-20.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
USDA
Chicago Grain price snapshot for wheat soybeans and oats
AP report from Chicago shows various grain quot. No 1 soft red wheat at 1.47 and No 1 yellow hard at 1.56. No 1 and No 4 soft red prices listed with percent figures. oats and soybeans prices also given including soybean oil at 8.20 and soybeans at 2.51.
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Chicago
Gyelow Bard St. Nor
Wall Street Gains Amid AT&T Lead in Mixed Trade
New York AP says the stock market rose on stronger late trading after AT&T hit an opening block high of 30,000 shares and climbed to 75. Lehigh Portland Cement and steel issues advanced, with U.S. Steel, Jones & Laughlin up over half a point. Tobacco and chemicals followed with several majors edging higher while motors stayed subdued. Bond prices were varied as New York exchanges showed moderate volume around 5 million shares.
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New York
At&t
Lehigh Portland Cement
Steels
U.S. Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Dow Jones Noon Stock Averages Report
New York AP bulletin shows the Dow Jones noon totals with 30 Industrials at 843.30 up 1.83, 20 Rails at 218.57 up 0.77, 15 Rails at 144.3 up 0.51, and the overall Stocks index at 300.65 up 0.83. The data reflect intraday broad gains across key sectors.
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New York
Wordman Threat to Cahokia Downs Chief Investigated
Witness describes Frank Wortman very drunk and threatening to kill Cahokia Downs head George Day. Illinois Racing Commission probes the June phone call from Chicago to East St. Louis, risking prison under state law. May relate to Wortman family tensions over a track box.
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Chicago
Frank
Buster) Wortman
Cahokia Downs
East St. Louis
Ann Detchmendy
George Edward Day
Ilinois Racing Commiss
Ottoerner
Wee
Day
Wortman
Edward
Ted) Wortman
Dan Leahy
Attormey
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