Babson Forecasts New Discoveries And Inventions
Babson Park Mass October 22 discusses indestructible plastics new metals and alloys commercial isotopes do it yourself industries mechanical brainain watch supersonics and vending machines electric power conveyor belts solar radiation automatic factories and the view that prosperity comes from self improvement and study with ministers and teachers seen as key to progress plus local social notes on visitors and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Atomic Energy Commission
Grand Central Station
Times Square
New York City
Fortune Magazine
Fii
Congress
Jess
Rev Jernigan To Head CROP Drive This Fall
Rev T J Jernigan of Milledgeville was elected fall Carroll County CROP drive chairman at a Tuesday meeting. Officers include Harlan Hollowell as vice chairman, Rev J Main as secretary, Rev O L Barker as treasurer, Byron Hutchins as commodities chair, Rev A Stanley Beck as publicity chair. The drive targets Thanksgiving week with a Nov 2 planning meeting at 1 30 p m in the Mt Carroll Farm Bureau office for ministers, laymen, former and prospective township chairmen. Plan now to contribute to the CROP next month
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T. J. Jernigan
Milledgeville
Carroll County
Harlan Hollowell
J. Main
Mr. Carroll
O. L. Barker
Mt. Carroll
Byron Hutchins
A. Stanley Beck
Savanna
Farm Bureau
Local Marriage Licenses and Public Notices Reported
Walter J. Hayes and Margaret K. Blum of Fox Lake apply for marriage licenses. Revocation of LeRoy Atkins driver's license in Savanna after a driving while intoxicated conviction. Additional notices include divorces, property transfers in Savanna and Mt. Carroll, and a Rockford performance by Margaret Truman with the Svens Soner chorus and Rockford choral group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter J. Hayes
Margaret K. Blum
Fox Lake
Philip Reitz
Mary Reitz
Savanna
Tele
Margaret Truman
Svens Soner
Shrine Temple
Rockford
Bernhardt Westlund
Milton College
Vinnie Watters
Miss Truman
Herbert H. Holcomb
Herman Allison
Oak Park
Adeline McLaughlin
Mary Ambrose
Howard Truckenmilled
Herman Gudema
Shelly
Shannon
Arthur W. Pape
John Seger
Springfield
Charles F. Carpentier
LeRoy Atkins
Atkins
Public Aid Rolls Decline In August
Illinois public aid rolls continued to decline in August with 258,895 recipients across five programs and total expenditures of 10,614,174 dollars. Local counts show Carroll county with 40 dependent children recipients totaling 1,104 dollars and small figures for blind, disability, general, and old age assistance. Nearby Stephenson and Whiteside counties show varied distributions across dependent children, blind, disability, general, and old age programs with totals ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars.
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Springfield
Illinois
Garrett W. Keaster
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Carroll County
Stephenson
Whitside
Mt Carroll Wins 26-6 in Illowa Conference Fray
Mt. Carroll beat Lanark 26 to 6 in a Friday night Illowa Conference game. Judson scored Mt. Carroll touchdowns with Smith adding three. Lanark's Dennis Hallman scored in the last period.
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MT. Carroll
Lanark
Blackhawk
Judson
Smith
Dennis Hallman
Morrison
Fulton
Personal Property Delinquent Tax List To Be Printed
Carroll County residents with unpaid personal property taxes will be listed in county newspapers within 30 days. County Treasurer Frank L. Ross says state statutes allow publishing delinquents as with real estate. A $1.00 publication and collection cost is added per delinquent.
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Carroll County
Frank L. Ross
Community Notes From Cherry Grove and Nearby Towns
Local shoppers Pearl and Grace Puterbaugh visited Chicago recently. The Cherry Grove Ladies Aid plans a Thursday meeting with Mrs. Mary Kingery. Families from Mi edgeville and Lanark paid visits for birthdays and events. Miss Margaret Stitzel seeks Homecoming Queen at Lanark Friday. Wm Strauch to build a poultry house between Mt Carroll and Savanna. Robert Stoner assisting with roofing in Lanark. Edgar Myers to hold a November 5 closing sale on Bolinger farm. Gerald Martin’s car damaged in a backing incident. Cherry Grove church hosts a fish supper November 12. Farmers report good corn husking progress. Miss Lorna Applegate attended a Burgess Battery Co event in Freeport. J M Garner attended Rev J M Beck’s funeral in Lanark. Paul Fry helping harvest near Forreston. Joe Winters attended Rev Beck’s funeral in Lanark. Ten couples and families attended Sunday church, all married by Rev Merle Hawbecker. Mr and Mrs Join Bierman and others were supper guests in Prophetstown.
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Pearl
Grace Puterbaugh
Chicago
Cherry Grove
Robert Stoner
David Stoner
Lanark
Edgar Myers
U.S
Merle Hawbecker
Mrs. Vogler to Speak in Morrison November 9
Lucille Vogler, widow of Robert Vogeler, will tell her story of campaigning for her husband’s release from alleged espionage charges in Budapest. The talk at Morrison High School Auditorium at 8 p.m. Monday is sponsored by the Whiteside County Republican Women’s Club.
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R. Vogler
Morrison
Lucille Vogler
Morrison Community High School
Budapest
Robert Vogeler
Mr. Vogler
Vienna
Farm Buildings Near Milledgeville Swept By Flames
A large barn and a machine shed on the Ralph Allison farm south of Milledgeville were destroyed by fire for an estimated loss over 20,000 dollars. A tractor and farm implements were burned, about 47 steers stampeded but none were lost. Neighbor Glenn Mack spotted the blaze and alerted firefighters. The farm had no house or electricity. Fire crews were also handling a separate blaze northeast of town and a field fire southwest of Coleta earlier Friday.
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Milledgeville
Ralph Allison
Here
Allison
Glenn Mack
Cheeseman Timber
Isadore Franks
Coleta
County FFA Boys Land Use Contest Earn Places
Thirty seven FFA boys from fourteen schools gathered at the Ernest Rickleff farm near Milledgeville for the County Land Use contest. Sterling led with first place team, followed by Fulton, Shannon, Milledgeville, Lanark, Thomson, Chadwick, Erie, Steward, and Franklin Grove in the top ten. Individual honors went to Larry Oosterryk of Fulton, Don Brill of Sterling, Merle Orlowski of Sterling, John Feddersen of Thomson, John Aspinwall of Shannon, Don Holloway of Sterling, Allen Krestega ar of Steward, Richard Fransen of Shannon, Paul Guenther of Lanark, and Ray Parks of Milledgeville. Contestants from Chadwick and Thomson were listed by name, with accompanying teachers Charles Hogg of Thomson and Melvin Stengel as chaperones.
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Ernest Rickleff
Whiteside County
Milledgeville
Robert Parenteau
Freeport
Sterling
Fulton
Shannon
Lanark
Thomson
Chadwick
Erie
Steward
Franklin Grove
Larry Oosterryk
Don Brill
Merle Orlowski
John Feddersen
John Aspinwall
Don Holloway
Allen Krestegaar
Richard Fransen
Paul Guenther
Ray Parks
Chadwick School
Harold Andresen
Ronald Daehler
Kenneth Rahn
Bill Spearman
David Stralow
Jerry Brearton
Larry Geerts
Ed Holland
Leslie Prins
Charles Hogg
Melvin Stengel
Vocational Ag
Hartman Induction Honor Weekend Family Gatherings
Miss Mina Haas of Savanna visited Sunday at Mrs. Bess Humbert’s home. Honoring Ned Hartman who will be inducted into service in November, a family gathering occurred Monday at Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shoup’s home with Lee Hartman senior and junior families and Donna. Also at Mr. J. D. Martin’s home were Mrs. Lee Emnyre and Mr. and Mrs. William Schaab of Chicago.
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Mina Haas
Savanna
Bess Humbert
Ned Hartman
Allan Shoup
Lee Hartman
Ned
Donna
Lee Hartman, Jr
Anna Hartman
J. D. Martin
Lee Emnyre
William Schaab
Chicago
Thankoffering Program Held Sunday Night
The Mission Band and Little Herald Thankoffering program occurred Sunday night Oct 25 with 125 in attendance. A Prelude, poem, songs, and a pageant “Out of the Thankoffering Box” highlighted the event praising missions overseas. Offerings totaled about 52 dollars for the Mission Band and 45 dollars for the Little Heralds.
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Mission Band
Little Herald
Herbert Stein
Eldon Schriver
Irene Smith Caldwell
Little
Schriver
LeRoy Stoner
Jesus
Orval Rahn
Evangelical United Brethren
Faye Vos
New Mexico
Katherine Rahn
Kentucky
Florida
Albert Williams
Africa
Allan Rahn
Philippines
Sondra Unzicker
Japan
Mamie Gene Cole
Little Heralds
Frank Hawkins
Emmett Zumdahl
Donna Schriver
Savanna Man Dies of Heart Attack in Coal Bin Ordeal
A 67 year old Savanna man, John Benjamin Nutt, died Thursday night from a heart attack after attempting to free himself from a coal bin opening in his basement. Nutt, a retired railroad boilermaker, was found wedged in the bin opening by neighbors. An inquest led by Deputy Coroner Dr. L. B. Hussey attributed the death to exertion during the escape attempt. He had worked for the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific railroad since 1905 and retired in 1951. He leaves a daughter, a granddaughter, and a sister. his wife died in 1952. Services were held Saturday in Clinton, Iowa.
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Savanna
John Benjamin Nutt
Dewhurst St
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Martin Lantau
Everett Meier
Nutt
L. B. Hussey
Carroll County
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad
Elna Nelson
Clinton
Davenport
Kenneth W. Barbian
Elmhurst
J V. Conner
Burlington
Hunter's Fuller Memorial Chapel
W. Chester Jostrom
Springdale
Iowa
Kahler Family Visits Mauke Home in Dakota
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kahler and family spent Sunday at the home of their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. John Mauke in Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith and son Allen spent Sunday with his father Elmer Smith in Mount Carroll.
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Rufus Kahler
John Mauke
Dakota
Don Smith
Allen
Elmer Smith
Mount Carroll
Celebrate 84th Birthday of Mrs Anna Hartman
Mrs Anna Hartman was honored Sunday on her 84th birthday as family and guests gathered at her home for dinner A four tiered cake with 84 candles centered the table Guests included Roy Hartman Jr and family Clinton Ia Sepha Stein Sterling and many Hartman relatives from Rockford Sterling Clinton Savannah Lanark Chicago and more Afternoon callers were Wm Schaab and Mrs Lee Emnyre of Chicago Gifts were given and cherished on this memorable birthday
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Anna Hartman
Roy Hartman, Jr
Rockford
Sepha Stein
Clinton, Ia
Clifton Hartman
Wallace Hartman
Deborah
Sterling
John Stein
Larry
Savanna
Allen Shoup
Lanark
Lee Hartman Sr
Lee Hartman Jr
William Provant
Shirley
W. J. Schreiner
C. F. Schreiner
Roy Hartman
Boyd Handel
Virgil
Jan Zillhart
Paul Miller
Chicago
Wm. Schaab
Lee Emnyre
Hartman
78th Birthday of Mrs. Heide Observed at Coleta
Mrs. William Janssen hosted a Sunday gathering honoring the 78th birthday of her mother Mrs. William Heide of Coleta, with numerous relatives and friends from Coleta Thom son Morgan Miller Appel Janssen Frankfath Ritenour Chandler and others attending both afternoon and dinner events.
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William Heide
William Janssen
Coleta
Wm. Heide
Harry Appel
Thomson
George Morgin
Robert Appel
C. J. Miller
Bill
John
Glen Miller
Russell Kliz
Elwyn Turnbaugh
Donna Hartman
Joyce Rahn
Jack Janssen
Charles Libberton
Martin Frankfather
Dan Frankfather
Rose Ritenour
Arnold Chandler
Rockford
Chadwick Farm Youths Win Corn Growing Honors
Three Chadwick farmers earned grand championships in a corn growing contest judged Monday at the Rock Falls American Legion home. Allen Haag won shelled corn, Bill Spearman took the 10 car junior title, and Donald Adolph was top in the 10 car senior division. Other first and second place honors went to Chadwick, Dixon, Sterling, and Scales Mound entrants, with Back and Abbott Farms and Pfister Associated Growers sponsoring the event. Participants also included Wayne Linker and Eldon Kaul from Chadwick and John Letcher from Thomson.
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Chadwick
Rock Falls
American Legion
Allen Haag
Bill Spearman
Donald Adolph
Clark van Buskirk
John Reddington
Scales Mound
Roger Schlichting
Appe River
Margaret Lair
Dixon
John Lair
Chas. Pilgrim
Sterling
Edgar Hall
Harry Wiersema
Back and Abbot Farms of
Walnut and
Pfister Associated Growers, Inc
Wayne Linker
Eldon Kaul
Leo Haag
Truman Sibley
Thomson
John Letcher
Home Bureau Meeting With Mrs Schleuning
Fairhaven Home Bureau will meet Wednesday, Nov 4, with Mrs Harold Schleuning. The activities lesson on Spatter Painting will be given by Mrs Denton Naniga and the major lesson Chip Carving by Miss Dorothy Footitt. Roll call asks for one thing for which I am thankful.
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Fairhaven Home Bureau
Harold Schleuning
Denton Naniga
Dorothy Footitt
Saturday Evening Supper Guests At Provant Home
Saturday evening supper guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Provant included Mrs. Sepha Stein of Clinton Iowa Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Handerson Virgil and their guest Jan Zillhart of Mt. Carroll Also listed were other Sunday visits and gatherings at Brookville Morrison Fulton and Morrison locations with neighbors and family celebrating a birthday event for Del Hines spouse Mr. Hines at Fulton.
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Wm. Provant
Sepha Stein
Clinton
Boyd Handerson Virgil
Jan Zillhart
Mt. Carroll
Robert Spencer
Frank Bowers
Brookville
Orval Schreiner
Cynthia
Harve Schreiner
Plan sessions for leaders in Girl Scouting
Miss Oleda Schrottky dramatic consultant of the national Girl Scouts visits the Jane Addams Council with sessions for leaders. Nov 9 in Freeport at First Presbyterian church and Nov 10 in Fulton at American Legion hall. Each 60-person workshop runs 9 15 11 30 and 1 30 4 00 with lunch at noon.
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Oleda Schrottky
Girl Scouts of the
Jane Addams Council
Freeport
First Presbyterian Church
American Legion Hall
Fulton
Miss Schrottky
I Ts
Provincetown Players
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Curry School
Boston
Mass
Yvette Guilbert School of the Theater
New York University
Riverdale School of Pageantry
Girl Scout National Organization
National Movie Review Board
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
American Education Association
American National Theatre and Academy
Waldorf Schools
Death notices and obituaries in Savanna region
Mrs. R C Bush 46 of Savanna dies of cerebral hemorrhage at Savanna city hospital. Funeral in Bloomfield Mo, burial in Center Hill Cemetery. Peter C Fulrath 82 dies at home near Mt Carroll. Services at Frank Funeral Home and Center Hill EUB Church. Raymond Deitrick Mount Carroll township assessor dies in Sterling hospital. Services at Frank Funeral Home, burial Oak Hill Cemetery. Various local visits and gatherings noted from Savanna area residents. no other major events.
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Savanna
R. C. Bush
Savanna City Hospital
Bloomfield
S. Sielert
Pickett
Ark
Raymond Deitrick
Mount Carroll Township
Sterling Community Hospital
Mut. Carroll
Mary
Frank
Oak Hill Cemetery
James Mummert Dies Tuesday At Argo Fay
James Mummert 65 died at 2 am Tuesday at his home in Argo Fay east of Thomson after a long illness from a heart ailment and arthritis. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday at Frank Funeral Home Mt. Carroll. He was born north of Mt. Carroll, son of John W. and Aurelia A. Mummert, and survived by his wife Mary Stoner of Argo Fay, three sisters Mrs. George Hamilton of Chicago, Mrs. Eula Madison of Greenfield Iowa, Mrs. Alice Hodock of Savanna, plus nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers and one sister.
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James Mummert
Argo Fay
Thomson
Frank
Mt. Carroll
John W. and
Aurelia A. (Church) Mummert
Mary Stoner
George Hamilton
Chicago
Eula Madison
Greenfield
Iowa
Alice Hodock
Savanna
Emery W. Mummert
White Swan
Wash
Walter Mummert
Bertha Shilling
Milledgeville
John Linton 89 Dies in Sterling
John A. Linton 89, a former Carroll County resident, died at 6 15 p m Friday at his son and daughter in law’s home in Sterling. Funeral rites were held at 2 p m Monday at Melvin funeral home with Rev Harry E Shiffer officiating and burial in Riverside cemetery. Born July 29 1864 in Lancaster County Pa he moved to Sterling area about 60 years ago and married Mary Louisa Ebersole on Nov 24 1897 at Sterling. Survivors include five sons Edgar Gary Ind James Sterling Chester Coleta Wilson Lanark Harold Danville three daughters Chester Hayes Sterling Frank Scribner Coleta Lyle Franklin Milledgeville a brother 33 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Sterling
John A. Linton
Carroll County
Inlaw
Arthur Linton
Melvin Funeral
Harry E. Shiffer
Rock Falls
Riverside Cemetery
Mr. Linton
Lancaster County
Sylvester Linton
Mary Louisa Ebersole
Milledgeville
Shannon
Chester
Coleta
Wilson
Lanark
Harold
Danville
Chester Hayes
Frank Scribner
Lyle Franklin
C Westendorf Dies Of Heart Attack At Lyndon Tavern
C Westendorf 52 former sheriff of White side county died early Saturday of a heart attack after attempting to break up a tavern scuffle in Lyndon. Funeral Monday at First Presbyterian Church with Masonic rites by Dunlap lodge and burial at Grove Hill. Survived by widow a daughter three sisters and three brothers.
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Morrison
Charles Westendorf
Whiteside County
Lyndon
First Presbyterian Church
Dunlap Lodge
Grove Hill Cemetery
Pleasant Hill PTA Hallowe'en Party Highlights Prizes
Pleasant Hill school hosts annual Hallowe'en party with prizes for best costumes in two age groups. Winners include Eleph ant, Henry Rath. Witch, Linda Hartman. Hula Dancer, Judy Mertz. Little Lady, Jackie Schreiner. Rabbit, Jimmy Rath. Judges and PTA officers preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
Pleasant Hill School
PTA
Elephant
Henry Rath
Linda Hartman
Judy Mertz
Jackie Schreiner
Rabbit
Jimmy Rath
Boyd Handel
Eugene Schreiner
William Montague
Joe Rath
Robert Geison
Bobby Morrissey
George Yingling
Milton Hartman
Donald Smith
Michael Morrissey
Weekend Hosts and Guests Across Illinois and Indiana
Mrs. Howard Emnyre Wilma Dennis and Carrell spent Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kearnaghan of Mt Carroll were dinner guests Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weber. Ronald Wolf of Sterling visited several days last week at the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Harveylock. Effie Weber joined Mr. and Mrs. Walter Getz for a Chicago visit last Sunday. Earl Alexander and Donna from Covington Ind were weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orion Alexander. Other dinner guests Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hartman and Mrs. Maude Alexander of Lanark and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Emnyre
Wilma
Dennis and
Carrell
Chicago
Ed Kearnaghan
Mt. Carroll
Elmer Weber
Ronald Wolf
Sterling
Harveylock
Effie Weber
Walter Getz
Earl Alexander
Donna
Covington
Ind
Orion Alexander
Clarence Hartman
Maude Alexander
Lanark
Ernest Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chadwick News
Fred Olson
Bettendorf
Ward
Arthur St. Clair
Rock Creek Grange Hall
Lima Larks Home Bureau
Gerald Schaeffer
Salesburg
Mattie Gregg
Reynold Bloyer
Kathryn Rahn
Rev
Jernigan
Cout News
Margaret Peters
Helen Smolla
L & B. Savanna
James E. Snyder
Florence S. Hostetter
Don C. Harris
Keneath C. Whitney
Trs
Mae Clevidence
Woodland
Wade F. Tripp
Illowa
Pat Dyemk
Ronnie Garwick
Larry Gorzney
Jerry Null
Arlyn Renkes
Savanna High
St. Mary’s
Kevin Halfman
John Halfman
Tell
Galena
Galena Gazette and Advertiser
Clint Youle
NBC Radio
Peter Miller
Galena Gazette, Inc
LaSalle News Tribune
Wagner-Balk
Mabel Robbe
Eleanor Kramer
Helen Stevens
Ferguson, Mo
Harvey Craft
Sharon
Effie Smith
Janesville
Nina Johns
Stanley Wagner
Peoria
Leona Wagner
Robert Balk
Join Bierman
Maurice Larson
Arlyn
Lawrence Wagenecht
Prophetstown
Jels
FFA
Argo FA
Wiliam Heinze
WSCS
Eva Foltz
Clarence Kreuder
Harry Gaar
C. A. Carlsen
George Schmaling
Chadwick Farm
Home Bureau
H. Schleuning
Mre. R. C. Bush
Peter Fulrath
Peter C. Fulrath
Center Hill Eub Church
Center Hill Cemetery
George
Margaret Seiple Fulrath
Laura Oberheim
Curtis
Max Smith
Robert Petty
Marvin Motmann
Maurice Becker
George Knoens
Lila McKean
Milwaukee
H. H. Zugschwarat
Viola Dalpon
Frank Kness
Preston
Kness
Monroe Fossett
Mamie Pfeiffer
Dwight Wagner
Omaha
Neb
Howard Baker
G. S. Pitts
Omar Pitts
John Linton
C. Westendorf
Pleasant Hill
Hallowe’en
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