Lee Hayes Dies After Long Public Career in Jefferson County
Lee Hayes 78 a former draft board clerk World War I rural school teacher deputy county recorder and 30 years a merchant died after a long illness. He lived at 500 South 7th where he ran a neighborhood grocery before retirement. Funeral Wednesday 3 pm Myers Chapel Pastor Herbert J Wilson Central Church of Christ. Burial Oakwood Cemetery. Calling after 4 pm Tuesday. Survived by wife Mabel Johnson one brother Neal Hayes Mt Vernon nieces and nephews. Member of Central Church of Christ Masonic order Modern Woodmen.
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Lee Hayes
Jefferson County
Hayes
South 7Th Street
Myers Chapel
Herbert J. Wilson
Central Church of Christ
Oakwood Cemetery
Alva Lee Hayes
McClellan Township
John
Sarah Hayes
Mabel Johnson
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hayse
Neal Hayes
Mt. Vernon
Masonic Order
Modern Woodmen
George Ehlen Funeral Held
Funeral services for George Ehlen 75 of R F D 3 Vernon were held Saturday at Frerker Funeral Home Carlyle with Rev William J Schweickhart officiating Burial was in Carlyle Cemetery He died Thursday morning of an apparent heart attack He lived in Mt Vernon 15 years and was retired He was born in St Louis son of Nicholas H and Dora Krech Ehlen He married Dorothy Robison September 14 1949 in Odin who survives Also surviving are two stepsons Frank T Robison Mt Vernon Bert R Robison Carlyle one step daughter Mrs Robert Hutchins Centralia one brother Roy Ehlen Sioux Falls S D and one sister Stella Ehlen Sioux Falls S D
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George Ehlen
R.F.D
Vernon
Carlyle
Frerker
William J. Schweickhart
Ehlen
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Nicholas H
Dora
Krech) Ehlen
Odin
Dorothy Robison
Frank T. Robison
Bert R. Robison
Robert Hutchins
Centralia
Roy Ehlen
Sioux Falls
Stella Ehlen
Wanda Urbanski Dies At Age 78 Rites At Radom
Wanda Urbanski 78, of Ashley, died Saturday evening. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Radom, with Rev. Stanley Ksycki officiating. burial in the adjoining cemetery. The body lies in state at Kringer Funeral Home, Ashley, after 6 p.m. today. rosary at 8:30 p.m. at the same location. She was born July 16, 1893 in Warsaw Poland and married to Walter Urbanski, who preceded her in death. Survived by daughter Stella Arter of Glen Ellyn Illinois, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Wanda Urbanski
Ashley
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Radom
Stanley Ksycki
Kringer Funeral Home
Urbanski
Clyde Lipe Dies at 71 Former Mr Vernon Horse Trainer
Clyde Lipe age 71 of 1717 Main Street died at 11 30 a m Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital Funeral services set for 3 00 p m Tuesday at Pulley Funeral Chapel with Rev Everett Lemay and Herbert Wilson officiating Burial in I C C F and Masonic cemetery at Benton He was born February 23 1894 in Franklin County son of William and Ellen Lipe Survived by wife Cordelia Lipe two sons Charles William and James Arthur Lipe of RFD 7 Mr Vernon a daughter Lavern Lindemann Memphis Tenn a stepdaughter Delora Doehne San Antonio Texas a sister Susie Wyant Benton five grandchildren and four great grandchildren He was a member of the Horseman s Benevolent and Protective Association.
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Clyde Lipe
Main Street
Vernon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pulley Funeral Chapel
Everett Lemay
Herbert Wilson
I.C.C.F
Masonic Cemetery
Benton
Pulley
Mr. Lipe
Franklin County
William
Ellen Lipe
Viola Childeys
Cordelia Whitsitt
Cordelia Lipe
Charles William
James Arthur Lipe
RFD
Lavern Lindemann
Memphis, Tenn
Delora Doehne
San Antonio
Tex
Susie Wyant
Lipe
The
Horseman's Benevolent and Protective Association
Charles Brown of Waltonville Dies At Age 59
Charles Wayman Brown 99 of Route 2 Waltonville died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday while unloading a tractor. He was pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral 2:00 pm today Fry Funeral Home Waltonville Rev William Nelms. burial Wolf Prairie cemetery. Born Oct 24 1905 in Jefferson County to Soloman and Ethel Brown. married Ada Shannon June 2 1929. Survived by wife, 3 sons, 3 daughters, 1 step-mother, 3 brothers, 2 sisters and 12 grandchildren. Preceded by one son, one sister, two brothers.
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Charles Wayman Brown
Waltonville
Mr. Brown
Good Samaritan Hospital
Fry Funeral Home
William Nelms
Wolf Prairie
Jefferson County
Soloman
Ethel (Bean) Brown
Benton
Ada Shannon
Brown
Church of God
Mt. Vernon
Charles Brown, Jr
Nolan Glen Brown
Buddy Ray Brown
Wanda Summers
Phyllis Woodin
Linda Marshall
Morris, Ill
Mary Brown
Carlos Brown
Alfidale Brown
Pontiac, Mich
Vernis Brown
Portland
Oregon
Lorene Hays
Pontiac
Mich
Carthell McGehee
Dora J. Davis of Norris City Dies
Dora J. Davis 82 of Norris City died at 3 30 am in Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboro. Funeral 2 00 pm Tuesday at West Union church near Carmi with Rev Danny Martin officiating. Burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call after 6 00 pm today at Kittinger Funeral Home Carmi. Daughter of Warren Mann born July 27 1882 in White County. Survived by three sons three step sons three step daughters seven grandchildren seven great.
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Dora J. Davis
Norris City
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
McLeansboro
West Union Church
Carmi
Danny Martin
Kittinger Funeral Home
Davis
White County
Warren Mann
Edgar Anderson
Otis Davis
Terry E. Anderson
Mt. Vernon
Roy F. Anderson
Champaign
Herman H. Anderson
Pasadena
Texas
Ellis Davis
Ellis Grove
Ill
Lee Davis
Monticello
Carl Davis
Leda Withrow
Sims
Nora Richards
Peoria
Ethel Johnson
Fred E. Capps Dies Services Here Tuesday
Fred E. Capps 73 of 1616 S 9th died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Retired carpenter from Mt. Vernon Car Co and Apostolic Pentecostal church member. Services Tuesday at Myers Chapel at 2 pm conducted by Rev. E J McClintock. Burial at West Salem Cemetery. Survivors: widow Olga Kniffen, five daughters Evelyn Randell Lansing IL Eva Davenport DeKalb IL Anna Lee Sinks Rockford IL Gwendolyn Quinn Mt. Vernon Lena Mae Houghland Pickneyville. four sons Omar Richard David Mt. Vernon Edwin Whiting IN. one brother Ray Capps Mt. Vernon. five sisters Pansy Ziegler Lucille Hatfield Gen Eva Savage Velma Doyen Pearl Dorries. 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Two children, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
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Myers Chapel
Fred E. Capps
S. 9Th Street
Good Samaritan
Olga Kniffen
Mt. Vernon
Evelyn Randell
Lansing
Ill
Eva Davenport
DeKalb
Anna Lee Sinks
Rockford
Gwendolyn Quinn
Lena Mae Houghland
Pickneyville
Omar
Richard
David
Edwin
Whiti
Gasoline Fire Reported At Mt Vernon Home
Mt Vernon firefighters answered two alarms on Saturday including a gasoline can ignition as boys filled a power mower. At 5 Parker Drive at 9 55 a m the gasoline flare caused smoke stains on weather boarding of the house.
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Mt. Vernon
Parker Drive
Addie E. Deckard Dies At 80 Funeral In Dix
Addie E. Deckard born June 9 1884 in Dix died 3 10 pm Sunday at Lowry Nursing Home aged 80 buried Zion Grove Cemetery. Funeral at Osborn Dix Wednesday 2 pm body in state after 6 pm Tuesday. Survived by sons Lonnie May Dix Ralph May Bloomington Idaho daughter Mary Norfleet Gooding Idaho two brothers W S Guymon Salem and Lawrence Guymon. Member Church of God.
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Addie E. Deckard
Dix
Lowry Nursing Home
Osborn Funeral Home
Zion Grove
County Line
S. W
Emma Louise (Robertson) Guymon
Amos Earl May
John Deckard
Lonnie May
Ralph May
Bloomington
Ill
Dahlgren Man Cleared in Theft Case Mixup
An official of General Radiator Co says Don E. Lowery of Dahlgren is not the employee charged in a theft of equipment. Anneth A. Olson, vice president, explains the name similarity to Donald C. Lowery of Richview Mr. Vernon, who faces the charge.
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General Radiator Co
Don E. Lowery
Dahlgren
Anneth A. Olson
General Radiator
Donald E. Lowery
Donald C. Lowery
Richview
Vernon
Tornado devastates Primrose and nearby farms
A massive tornado leveled Primrose Nebraska and surrounding farms, killing seven and injuring many. In a town of 129, 14 Main Street businesses barely survived, with 5 left standing, and 20 homes demolished. Residents described the disaster as sealing the town’s fate, with extensive property loss including a $30,000 investment.
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Omaha
Main Street
George Adams
Primrose
William Davis
Gilbert McBride
Sara
McBride
Lorrell Loesen
Wayne
Myrtle Barry
Hebron
Kansas
South Dakota
Births in Belleville and area feature twins and three sons
Mr and Mrs Richard Gielda of Belleville welcome twins Steven Andrew and Malissa Oden born May 7 in a Belleville hospital. Grandparents Dale and the late era Cluck of Belleville and Raymond Cluck of Mt Vernon are noted. Ronald Lee, son of Mr and Mrs John Phillips of 412 Opdyke, arrived at 11 45 PM Saturday weighing five pounds fifteen and a half ounces. Todd Richard, son of Mr and Mrs James R Wood of 304 South 17th Street, was born at 7 59 AM Sunday weighing seven pounds thirteen and a half ounces. Clarence Tyson, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Brehm of 1224 Wilshire Drive, arrived at 5 49 AM today weighing seven pounds three and a half ounces.
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Richard Gielda
Belleville
Steven Andrew
Malissa Oden
Dale Cluck
Raymond Cluck
Mt. Vernon
John Phillips
Opdyke
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ronald Lee
James R. Wood
South 17Th Street
Todd Richard
Clarence €. Brehm
Wilshire Drive
Clarence Tyson
Hog market update with mixed price shifts today
Prices paid until 12 30 p m were 15c higher with hogs at 19 65 for 200 to 220 lb. Sows rose to 16 25 for 300 weight down, sows 300 weight and over 16 00 down. Boars ranged 10 50 to 11 00. After 12 30 p m prices will use next day’s prices.
Mt Vernon Grain Prices Quoted This Afternoon
Mt Vernon grain prices were quoted this afternoon with Wheat at 1.31 Soybeans 2.70 Shell corn 1.34 Ear corn 1.31.
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MT. Vernon
Butter and eggs prices steady at Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago AP reports butter wholesale prices unchanged with AA 93 score, A 92, B 90, and C 89. eggs also steady with whites A grades at 70 percent or better, mixed and medium categories listed, dirties unquoted.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Egg and poultry price report from St Louis
AP St Louis report lists eggs by consumer grades from A large to unclassified with prices 2-28 through 25 and poultry rates for hens heavy to under 1 pound and broilers and fryers ranging 10 to 19 per unit.
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ST. Louis
Livestock receipts and prices at National Stockyards
Estimated Tuesday receipts at National Stockyards Tl AP show hogs 8,300 cattle 4,000 calves 400 sheep 300. Hogs 8,000 with 200-260 lb barrows and gilts 20.00-20.25 and 300-600 lbs 29s 16.73. Cattle 5,000 calves 200 with choice and prime steers 25.30-26.90 and heifers 23.50-95.00. Vealers active with 1.00 higher and 25.00-28.00 for choice. Sheep 400 with spring lambs 27.00-27.50 and wooled lambs 25.00-25.50.
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National Stockyards
Chicago Grain prices for Wheat Soybeans and Oats
Chicago AP reports grain futures with No 2 hard wheat 1.50n No 2 red 1.48n morning No 2 yellow 1.3742 oats No 2 heavy white 75n No 2 extra heavy white T76ten soybeans No 1 yellow 2.864an soybean oil 10.82n.
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Chicago
Wall Street mixed trading as airlines lead gains
Wall Street closed mixed with airlines showing strength in a volatile session. National Airlines rose over 2, Delta up more than 1, United and Eastern about 1. General Motors and Ford slipped, Pure Oil gained over 2 amid an Ashland Oil bid. Dow Jones noon average 933.57, up 1.05.
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New York
CAP
National Airlines
Delta Airlines
United
Eastern Airlines
Pure Oil
Ashland Oil
Hunt
Ashland
General Motex
Ford and
Chryse
Radio Corp
American Metal Climax
Lehigh Valley Industries
Johns Manville
Union Carbide
Avco
Benguet
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Indus
Mt Vernon Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Meeting Notices
Mt Vernon Lodge No. 31 A F and A M states a stated meeting for Monday May 10 at 7 30 p m with work in the second degree all brothers urged to attend Joe Claxton W M Bryan Weld Jr Secretary Mt Vernon Chapter No 233 Order of the Eastern Star holds a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple Tuesday May 11 at 7 30 pm Candace Dougherty W M Naomi R Bogan Secretary
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A.F
OX AM
Mt. Vernon
A. F
A. M
Joe Claxton
W. M
Bryan Weld, JR
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Honoring Mt. Vernon Men for Service to Humanity
A Mt. Vernon tribute dinner honored four community leaders for service to humanity at Good Samaritan Hospital. Watson highlighted political know-how and federal ties. M. Jack Mitchell and George Heidenreich were praised for ongoing support and future leadership. Sister Mary Clare presented plaques and lauded the hospital’s growth, noting its role in attracting top minds and specialists to town.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Carl Schweinfurth
Harold G. Watson
Luty Hawkins
M. Jackson Mitchell
Watson
M. Jack Mitchell
Buford
Mitchell
Good Samaritan
Mary Clare
Bob Whitaker
Clare
Sisters of St. Francis
R. O. Kaufman
George F. M. Ward
George Heidenreich
Schweinfurth
Hawkins
Mr. Mitchell
Mser. C. Schindler
Diocesan
Mt. Vernon
George A. Lindsley
Bureau of Hospitals
State Department of Public Health
Lindsley
State Health Department
Mt. Vernon Hospital
Illinois
Roland R. Cross
Curtis E. Bolerjack
Blue Cross Plan
Charles K. Wells
Good Samaritan Medical Staff
James P. Burke
St. Mary’s Church
Delbert T. Wickstrom
First Community Church
Ministerial Association
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memorial Admitted Patients
Jefferson Memorial lists admissions and discharges for the hospital. Names include Lowell Edward Masters and Mary Ellen Decker among admitted, with Raymond Washington Adkins among those discharged. Good Samaritan adds numerous admitted and discharged patients, including Troy Leonard Bird listed in both, with many others named in each section.
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Jefferson Memorial
Lowell Edward Masters
Centralia
Lawrence A. Price
Mary Ellen Decker
Clarence Harper
Lesser
Raymond Washington Adkins
Edna Ruth Bailey
Florence M. Haney
Mary Lena Blake
Ted E. Wood
Educators Here Told Of Area College Plans
The annual spring school administrators meeting at Franklin school May 7 drew thirty-one attendees. County superintendent Ogie Ellis presided as Ellis Henson and Dr. Howard Rawlinson discussed the Community College plan, with Ellis speaking briefly on school legislation.
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Franklin
Ogie Ellis
Ellis Henson
Howard Rawlinson
Mt. Vernon Community College
Ellis
Tools Recovered After Wayne County Theft at Cemetery Edge
Tools recently reported stolen from a Wayne County construction site were found Saturday morning near Sursa Cemetery northeast of Mt. Vernon. Allen Smith Wayne City and Haynes Construction Co. of Salem reported the theft. Recovered items include hammers wire line cutters wrenches socket sets spades log chains and bulldozer headlights.
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Wayne Courty
Sursa Cemetery
Mt. Vernon
Allen Smith
Wayne City
Haynes Construction Co
Salem
Elderly Man Held Here For Investigation
Ralph Rall, about 72, held in county jail pending investigation of blank checks and a check writing machine found in his car. Police said he was initially arrested for no driver’s license after his vehicle damaged another on West Main street. An additional charge of illegal transportation of intoxicants was filed. the car bore an Oklahoma plate. A large check, blank checks, and a checkwriter were found at booking. Federal authorities were notified.
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Ralph Rall
Mt. Vernon
Rall
West Main Street
Oklahoma
Ball
Rebels Turn Down Surrender Bid in Caribbean Crisis
The article estimates 20 000 civilians and 3 000 armed personnel ready to defend the rebel cause as U S forces tighten a coastal ring. The 4th Marine Expeditionary Force and 82nd Airborne have set 105mm howitzers before the Embajador Motel in Santo Domingo, a key evacuation and American headquarters area.
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U.S
Caribbean Sea
4Th U.S. Marine Expeditionary Force
82Nd Airborne Division
Embajador Motel
Santo Domingo
Chamber Seeks Local Input For Plant Job Prospects
Interview 84 notes community cooperation with the Chamber in hosting visitors. The Industrial Development Committee emphasizes nonpressured outreach to show Mt Vernon as a potential base for operations. Citizens are urged to provide tips, with a decision from the area prospect expected within a month.
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Chamber
Harold Roffman
Roffman
Mt. Vernon
Weather Here And Elsewhere In MT VERNON
The forecast shows Saturday high 87 and low 61 in MT VERNON with Sunday reaching 85 and 62. Rainfall totals from 7:00 a.m. Sunday to 7:00 a.m. Monday are 0.36 inches, with year to date at 10.16 inches.
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MT. Vernon
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Illinois Weather Outlook With Rain Across State
Rain fell in scattered Illinois sections with cloudy, humid conditions. Early showers reported in Champaign Vandalia and Belleville area. Cooler conditions forecast for the north. mild south. Highs near 70 statewide. north lows in the 30s. south 50s and 60s. Temperatures cooling Tuesday with minor day to day changes. Precipitation expected over an inch in several shower or thunder shower periods.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Champaign
Vandalia
Belleville
Illinois
State Temperatures Report From Small Towns
Fragmentary weather note lists Belleville and Moline temperatures with unclear figures. Despite the garbled OCR, the entry indicates a regional temperature report with several numeric values and weather hints across multiple locales.
Cars Collide in Mt Vernon Intersection
Cars driven by Cloyd L. Carey and Mary Jones collided about 4 p.m. Sunday at 2th street and Broadway in Mt Vernon police reported. Damage to the Carey car was estimated at 100 dollars and to the Jones auto at 15 dollars. There were no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyd L. Carey
S. 18Th Street
Mary Jones
R. R
2Th Street
Broadway
Mt. Vernon
Carey
Jones Auto
Traffic offenders, one charged with disorderly conduct fined
In circuit court two drivers were fined for speeding and a man was fined for disorderly conduct. William K. Wright of Dongola paid 12 dollars, Gerald L. Foendle of Chicago paid 10 dollars, and Joe Payne, 25, paid 3 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam K. Wright
Dongola
Gerald L. Foendle
Chicago
Joe Payne
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Twister
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Chicago Grain
Wall Street
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W.M
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Sac’y
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MT. V
Goldie Elizabeth Huntman
Walter Dale Mays
Sylvia Marie Osborne
Edna Mae Hale
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Velma Jean Wilson
Alma Elizabeth Brown
Della Brown
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Clara Opal Fitts
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Charles Edward Hicks
Crawford C. Cave
James Edward Lee
Robert Lowell Loeb
Geraldine Jackson
Louie Etta Rector
Helen Geraldine Taylor
Barbara Ann Hayes
Bradley Martin
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Dorothy K. Bullock
Ada Louise Diehl
Lois Elaine Ewing
Doris Alice Ewing
Neil Milton Rodgway
Doris Ruth Harmon
Burton Irvin Rector
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Hannah Mae Holder
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Melba Dean Nowicki
Wesley Eugene Yeargin
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Byron Allen Hayse
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