D Day After 15 Years Omaha Beach Peaceful Now
On the fifteenth anniversary of D Day, veterans return to Omaha and Utah beaches as calm seas mask wartime scars. Edward Green recalls landing at 8:30 a.m. amid wreckage and old landmarks while memorial services across the coast honor the 10,724 casualties and 2,132 dead. Eisenhower marked the day at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Omaha Beach
France
Normandy
Edward Green
Elizabeth City
N. C
Green
U. S
Omaha
Utah
Europe
Germany
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Seven Methodist Ministers to Retire Today
The 108th annual session of the Methodist Northwest Indiana Conference in Gary marks the retirement of seven ministers with a combined 257 years of service. Names and years: Adams 47, Goff 23, Gott schall 38, Kuhn 41, Peters 37, Shhaub 36, Young 45. Delegates named to Denver 1960 and North Central Jurisdictional Meeting at Grand Rapids. Joseph C. Wagner urged focus on inner space over outer space. The session ends with pastor appointments for the next year.
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Gary. Ind
Methodist Northwest
Argos
Clifford M. Shhaub
Indianapolis
Claude Young
Rochester
Denver
Colo
Otis Collier
Valparaiso
Vernon Bigler
Terre Haute
Almon Cable
South Bend
Joseph C. Brown
Crown Point
Warren Brewer
Wagner
Outer
Mother of Local Businessman Dies
Mrs. Emaline Fisher Wadsworth, 87, of 2621 South Ninth street, died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday at home. Survived by five daughters Cleta Aldridge, Fannie Clifton of Terre Haute, Zola Collens of Mt. Vernon, Glenna Strickland of North Vernon, Velma Bryan of Findlay. four sons Harley, Dennis, James J., owner of Wadsworth Furnace Co., Terre Haute, Floyd of North Vernon. Also survived by one sister, five brothers, 19 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Calling at Martin Tearman Funeral Home after noon Sunday to 9 p.m. Monday. body to Trinity Springs Church of Christ. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Rev. Robert Woehler officiating. Burial Harrison Cemetery, Trinity Springs. Body lies in state 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emaline Fisher Wadsworth
South Ninth Street
Cleta B. Aldridge
Fannie I. Clifton
Terre Haute
Zola D. Collens
Mt. Vernon
Glenna G. Strickland
North Vernon
Velma H. Bryan
Findlay
Ohio
Harley C
Dennis F
James J
Wadsworth Furnace Co
Floyd E
Sallie Waggoner
Vincennes
Will
Homer Fisher
Odon
Harvey
Linton
Virgil
Worthington
E. L. Fisher
Grand Rapids
Mich
Martin Tearman
Trinity Springs Church of Christ
Trinity Springs
Robert Woehler
Harrison Cemetery
Funeral Monday for Sister Ann William former Martha Patrick
Sister Ann William formerly Martha Patrick of Indianapolis died Friday at St. Mary of the Woods after entering the community in 1937. She taught elementary grades and served as superior at St. Susanna Convent Plainfield in 1955. Funeral at 9 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church of St. Mary of the Woods with burial in the Convent cemetery.
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An William
Martha Patrick
Indianapolis
St. Mary-of-the-Woods
St. Susanna Convent
Plainfield
Walter Patrick
Christine
St. Margaret Mary
Terre Haute
Paul
Holy Family
New Albany
Dana Hamman
Norman Oberfell
William Booker
Daniel
Bernard
Moline
Church of Immaculate Conception
Convent Cemetery
Singing Convention at Sharon Methodist Church
The Raccoon Valley Singing Convention will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sharon Methodist Church and is open to the public.
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Raccoon Valley
Sharon Methodist Church
Berlin crisis talks push on as tolls on trucks may rise
Western diplomats report Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko may present a final offer on Berlin at the Geneva conference as Christian Herter and Maurice Couve de Murville press for a Soviet guarantee of free access to West Berlin. A secret ministerial session was held at the British residence as the trio sought concessions while awaiting Kremlin guidance.
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West Berlin
Lloyd
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Geneva
Moscow
Khrushchev
Selwyn Lloyd
U. S
Kremlin
Palace of Nations
Tractor accident injures 15 year old in Algiers
Petersburg Indiana June 6 Robbie Cox aged 15 from Algiers suffered serious injuries when a tractor he was driving overturned and pinned him beneath it.
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Petersburg
Ind
UPI
Robbie Cox
Algiers
Injured Man Dies From Fall In Muncie Apartment
George Wilson, 75, of Muncie, died from injuries after a fall down a flight of steps in a local Muncie apartment house earlier today. Police said no foul play is suspected and the incident is under investigation.
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Muncie, Ind
George Wilson
Muncie
Convocation Honors Five ISTC Alumni
Indiana State Teachers College held a convocation honoring five Distinguished Alumni Awards winners, with over 400 present for reunions and the Book and Torch ceremony. Recipients include Herman L. Boyle, Charlotte Burford, Robert LaFollette, Edna Newman, and Charles Rochelle. ceremonies featured music, speeches, and the Golden Years Club honor for long-ago graduates.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Student Union
Herman L. Boyle
Standard Oil Co
Chicago
Ill
Charlotte Schweitzer Burford
Terre - Haute
Robert LaFollette
Ball State Teachers
Muncie
Edna S. Newman
Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Chesterton
Ind
Charles E. Rochelle
Evansville Lincoln High School
Holmstedt
Alumni Association
William R. Kendall
Nappanee
Kendall
Richard W. van Arsdel
Indianapolis
Virginia Annakin
Terre Haute
Charles R. Banning
Williamsport
van Arsdel
State Teachers College Board of Indiana
Istc Foundation
James C. Farmer
Miner Killed At Shaft During Strike Aftermath
A miner was killed at a shaft amid a 12 week strike marked by frequent gunfire and dynamiting of nonunion coal operations. The UMW contract now provides a $2 daily raise to $24.25 and bars union operators from handling nonunion-mined coal. Police say Jenkins, once living in Wicco, relocated to East Gary, Indiana since the strike began.
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UMW
Jenkins
Wicco
Gary
Ind
Deaths Anna Robinson Black 92 Teacher
Funeral services for Anna Robinson Black a 92 year old retiree and local school teacher will be held at 3 pm Monday at Centenary Methodist Church The Rev Vernon Bigger will officiate Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 pm Sunday Surviving are a son Everett Black of Hawaii a daughter Mrs Cecil Philips of Cedar Rapids Iowa a sister Mrs William Coiter of Fullerton California a half sister Mrs Alma Cork three grandchildren five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews
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Anna Robinson Black
Kent Avenue
Centenary Methodist Church
Vernon Bigger
Roselawn Memorial Park
Everett Black
Hawaii
Cecil Philips
Cecar Rapids
Iowa
William Coiter
Fullerton
Calif
Alma Cork
Obituary for Minnie E Kalen 74 Terre Haute resident
Minnie Elizabeth Kalen 74 of RR 6 Terre Haute died Friday at 645 PM at home. Survived by husband Carl J a daughter Mrs Iretta Crawford RR 6 Terre Haute two grandchildren four great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Member Carpenter's Auxiliary. Body to Thomas Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 PM Saturday. Funeral at 3 PM Monday at the funeral home. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Minnie Elizabeth Kalen
RR 6
Terre Haute
Carl J
Iretta Crawford
Carpenter's Auxiliary
Thomas Funeral Home
Woodlawn
Funeral rites arranged for Lloyd Asay of Terre Haute
Funeral services for Lloyd Asay 56 formerly of Terre Haute will be held at 10 a m Monday at Cross Funeral Home burial follows in Highland Lawn cemetery with the Terre Haute Lodge No 19 F and AM conducting graveside rites friends may call after 7 p m Saturday at the funeral home in LaGrange
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Lloyd Asay
Terre Haute
LaGrange
the Cross Funeral Home
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Dean Ferguson
Mrs Addie Hill 90 Former Terre Haute Resident Dies
Mrs Addie Hill 90 longtime Terre Haute resident dies at 4 a m Saturday at her daughter's home in Chicago Survivors include sister Mrs Dora Herman Bastine of Terre Haute The body goes to J N Hickman & Son Funeral Home for viewing after 7 p m Tuesday Burial at Highland Lawn Cemetery Wednesday at 11 a m Rev R C Mowery to officiate
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Addie Hill
Terre Haute
Emma Schneider
Chicago
Dora Herman Bastine
J. N Hickman & Son
Highland Lawn Cemetery
R. C. Mowery
Funeral services set for Fred Williams at Woodlawn Cemetery
Fred Williams aged 69 died at 12 30 Friday at his home RR 6 Terre Haute. No survivors reported. Body sent to Frank M Patrick J Ryan Funeral Home. Services will be held Monday at 11 a m with Capt William Daniels officiating. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p m Sunday.
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Fred Williams
Terre Haute
Frank M.patrick J. Ryan
Funeral services for Charles LaVern High
Funeral services for Charles LaVern High 73 will be at 10 oclock Monday afternoon at the Thomas Funeral Home Rev Ray Smith will officiate and burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 oclock Saturday evening.
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Charles LaVern High
Thomas Funeral Home
Ray Smith
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Funeral arrangements for Anna Robinson Black
Funeral arrangements are pending at Gillis Memory Chapel for Mrs. Anna Robinson Black age 92. A retired local school teacher she died Friday morning at her residence 302 Kent Avenue.
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Gillis Memory Chapel
Anna Robinson Black
Kent Avenue
Maude Fellows 82 Dies in Clinton Indiana
Mrs Maude Fellows 82 of Bloomingdale Ind died at Vermillion County Hospital Clinton at 1230 Friday morning She leaves three daughters Mrs Massa Garard Tangier Mrs Minnie Maddist California and Mrs Mona Thompson Riverside Ill seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren A member of the Friends Church and Home Economics Club the body is at Davies Funeral Home Friends may call after 1 pm Saturday Funeral services set for 2 pm Sunday at Friends Church Bloomingdale burial in Bloomingdale cemetery taking body to church one hour before services
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Davies Funeral Home
Friends Church
Bloomingdale Cemetery
Montezuma woman Nellie Sharpe dies at 86
Nellie B. Sharpe 86 of Montezuma died at 1 45 a.m. Friday at Layman Nursing Home in Clinton. Born September 14 1872 to Samuel and Mary Lou Spencer she lived in Montezuma all her life. Her husband Alva Sharpe preceded her in death. She belonged to the Montezuma Methodist Church. Survivors include sister Mrs Blanche Armstrong of Clinton and niece Mrs Mary Waugh of Montezuma. Body at Brown Funeral Home with services set for 2 p.m. Sunday. Rev. Everett Clodfelter to officiate and burial in Oakland cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Montezuma
Ind
Nellie B. Sharpe
Layman Nursing Home
Clinton
Samuel
Mary Lou Spencer
Alva Sharpe
Montezuma Methodist Church
Blanche Armstrong
Mary Waugh
Brown Funeral Home
Everett Clodfelter
Oakland Cemetery
Eall
Mrs Mary L Best obituary in Brazil Indiana
Mrs Mary L Best 56 of RR 2 Reelsville died Friday at 2 pm at home. She belonged to Canaan Methodist Church. Survived by husband a son a daughter two sisters three brothers and several nieces and nephews. Body taken to Miller and Sons Funeral Home.
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Brazil
Ind
Mary L. Best
Reelsville
Canaan Methodist Church
Samuel Hines Dies After Short Illness in Clinton
Samuel Hines 66 of North Third street Clinton died Friday at Vermillion County Hospital after a two day illness. He was a World War I veteran and is survived by a sister Mrs. Belle Gibbons of Lyford and several nieces and nephews. The body is at First Funeral Home. Funeral services set for 10 Monday morning with Rev. Leslie Beard officiating. burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Clinton
Ind
Samuel Hines
North Third Street
Vermillion County Hospital
Hines
Belle Gibbons
Lyford
Leslie Beard
Riverside Cemetery
Driver released on $5,000 bond in Indiana crash
Crown Point Indiana June 6 Ray Smith 36 of Defiance Ohio released on 5000 bond after being charged with reckless homicide in a highway crash that killed Gary woman Mary L Wilson 57 and Jimmy Parker 9. Smith a truck driver also faces charges of failure to yield the right of way. Two others were injured.
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Crown Point
Ind
Ray Smith
Defiance
Ohio
Gary
Smith
Mary L. Wilson
Jimmy Parker
Ind. 2
U. S. 41
Funeral services for Harley Short in Flat Rock
Funeral services and burial for Harley Short 69 will be at Bond Funeral Home Flat Rock at 2 p m Sunday. Surviving are wife Minnie and four sons George Indianapolis Joe and Bob Short Terre Haute and Paul Short Jacksonville Fla.
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Flat Rock
Ill
Harley Short
Bond Funeral Home
Minnie
George
Indianapolis
Joe
Bob Short
Terre Haute
Paul Short
Jacksonville
Fla
Special Funeral Services for Arthur Dierdorf
Centerpoint Indiana June 6 special funeral services for Arthur Dierdorf 54 will be held at 1 30 Sunday at Rentschler Funeral Home Rev John Chasteen to officiate with burial at Centerpoint Cemetery Friends may call Saturday evening
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Centerpoint
Ind
Arthur Dierdorf
Rentschler
John Chasteen
Centerpoint Cemetery
Roberts, Frank M. obituary arrival and burial details
Frank M Roberts, 51, died Wednesday. Public viewing at McClanahan Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Saturday. Funeral service at 10 a.m. Monday, burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
Red Threatens To Set Bases Up in Albania Speech
Khrushchev during a 12 day visit to Albania and Hungary spoke in a unusually mild tone surprising Western observers. He said all people of good will strive for world peace and Tass reported a large foreign diplomatic colony gathered in Moscow to greet him.
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Albania
Hungary
Khrushchev
Tass
Moscow
NATO Commander Dismisses Soviet Threats At Atlantic Congress
Gen Lauris Norstad told the Atlantic Congress in London that Khrushchev's Albania threats will not scare the West. He urged modern weapons including atomic warheads and warned Europe remains NATO's prime target while economic and political ties need strengthening. Senators Kefauver and Javits urged expanding NATO beyond military aims to include economic development and pooling resources to aid underdeveloped nations.
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London
Lauris Norstad
Nikita Khrushchev
Albania
Europe
Atlantic Congress
Khrushchev
NATO
Norstad
Berlin
Sens
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
United Press International
Kefauver
Tennessee
International Monetary Fund
Organization For European Economic Co-operation
West
Javits
Russia
New York Republican
United States
Missing diamonds found in cabinet in Indianapolis
FBI agents recovered about 20000 dollars worth of unmounted diamonds from a kitchen cabinet in the northside home of jeweler Charles Bardach. Bardach, Edward Powers said, gave no explanation for the gems. Diamonds belonged to George Klepien of Dallas, a jewelry salesman guest at the home.
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Indianapolis
FBI
Northside
Charles Bardach
Edward J. Powers
Bardach
George Klepien
Dallas
Tex
Air pioneer Dan R. Robertson dies at 52 in St. Louis
Dan R. Robertson a former air mail pilot who helped launch Charles A Lindberghs flight and guided toward Paris died Friday of a heart attack in St Louis He was 52 and had flown for the same company Lindbergh did earlier in his career
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ST. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Dan R. Robertson
Air Mail
Lindbergh
Scantily dressed woman confusion on San Pablo and Channing Way
Berkeley police reported a Friday complaint about a half nude woman at San Pablo Avenue and Channing Way. The case was found to involve only a low cut gown with a broken zipper, according to Patrolman Lee Jones.
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Berkeley
Calif
Lee Jones
San Pablo Ave
Channing Way
Los Angeles Bank in Uproar Over 113000 Missing Cash
Investigators traced a route of 17 stops by an armored truck delivering cash to Bank of America branches and other businesses in Los Angeles. Five stops left the vehicle unguarded for two to five minutes, yet authorities found no evidence of robbery. At the Slauson avenue Bank of America, $113,000 disappeared. FBI notes no precedent for such a vanishing sum. If money was misdelivered to a branch, it should surface soon. if to a business, it may take longer. Insurance covers the loss for both banks and armored carrier.
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Bank of America
Slauson Avenue
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Mother and son die in Tipton after viewing body
Norval Gunkel fifty of Marion died of a heart attack in his home a few hours after viewing his mother Iva Ellen Gunkel eighty of Edinburg who died Wednesday of natural causes in a Tipton mortuary.
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Tipton
Ind
UPI
Norval Gunkel
Marion
Iva Ellen Gunkel
Edinburg
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict In McCoy Case
The jury, after final arguments in Criss court and with foreman Willard Kayser submitting the verdict, finds McCoy guilty. Testimony showed loot was kept in parts by the defendant while others aided by Berry and deputy Mankin described clothing purchases with no payment.
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McCoy
Berry
Jack Mankin
Max
John A. Kesler
Criss
Willard Kayser
William M. Toney
Herman Ennen, Jr
Earl Baldwin
Irene Andstead
Wanda Morris
John Hostetler
Charles Blackburn
Ray G. Newton
Harry Owen
Maye Jeffers
Jacob A. Parr
Trains Collide Head On Near Sao Paulo Station
In Sao Paulo on June 6 two commuter trains crashed head on during rush hour on the same track at about 25 miles an hour. Forty five people were killed and more than seventy were injured. The dead include 37 men five women and three children. Officials fear more bodies may be found as rescue crews search the wreckage. One train had been switched to a siding but was mistakenly sent back onto the main line as the other train approached.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
UPLA
Childern
Derby hat designed by William Coke in 1850
William Coke conceived the first derby bowler hat in 1850. The design later influenced headwear trends in Britain and beyond, becoming a staple for formal and sporting attire.
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William Coke
Son Finds Dad Dying After Packing Plant Fire
Police hunt killers who fled the area after a packinghouse incident. Officers conducted house-to-house checks, seeking witnesses. Shanks had warned of burglars since last weekend after a cutting torch and truck were found missing from Arcola Illinois last week.
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Dad
Shanks
Arcola
Judge Chosen for Bribery Trial in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on June 6, former Indiana Appellate Court judge and Toll Road Commission chair John A. Kendall of Danville was selected to hear the bribery trial of Carpenters Union President Maurice A. Hutcheson Vice President William Blaier and Treasurer Frank M. Chapman. The three face charges of bribing a former State Highway Commission official to push Lake County right of way deals.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Toll Road Commission
John A. Kendall
Danville
Carpenters’ Union
Kendall
Horace C. Holmes
Tipton
Carpenters Union
Maurice A. Hutcheson
William Blaier
Frank M. Chapman
State Highway Commission
Lake County
Paris Graduates Named From Eastern Illinois University
Paris area graduates listed for Eastern Illinois University Charleston Sunday include John C. Gibson Emilie A. Redman Donald J. Shields Barbara A. Todd Francis H. Wilson Larry A. Spillman Alma K. Dixon James A. Sanders Beulah I. Milam Mary Pinnell Hamilton William C. Burnsides Lewis E. Goekler Sandra L. Hollenbeck from Paris Chrisman Hume Kansas and Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris. IL
Eastern Illinois University At
Charleston
Paris Area
John C. Gibson
Emilie A. Redman
Donald J. Shields
Barbara A. Todd
Francis H. Wilson
Larry A. Spillman
Paris
Alma K. Dixon
James A. Sanders
Chrisman
Beulah I. Milam
Hume
Mary Pinnell Hamilton
William C. Burnsides
Kansas
Lewis E. Goekler
Sandra L. Hollenbeck
Marshall
Missile mission over Gulf test at Eglin AFB
A joint test at Eglin Air Force Base involved a ground-launched IM99A Bomare missile and an MBI Genie rocket fired from an F101B Voodoo. The missile scored a direct hit on a jet drone while the rocket achieved a planned near miss on a second drone.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Gunter Afb
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
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ISTC
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Wayne E. Schomer
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Nellie Sharpe
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