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Another Version of the Pruden-Persvick Affair
A letter from the Press refutes an earlier account of a July 4 incident. Persvick and a neighbor accuse Clyde Pruden and his wife of stealing groceries and a flour sack, claim they intercepted them, and say Pruden confessed when pressed. The writeup argues the new narrative is closer to truth and seeks fair portrayal.
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