Local News Items From Bakersfield Area
Kenneth W. Long returns to Minterfield after visiting parents near Crawfordsville. Mrs. C. A. Owen goes home to Monmouth HK after visit with daughter in law. Margaret Jane Owen to visit sister-in-law Susan Owen. Owens attended Vincent reunion Wednesday. T/5 Harold L. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson travel to Oxford to visit relatives. Elizabeth Dawson injured with left wrist fracture. Ralph Gibson travels to Ottumwa to visit relatives. Walter D. Lance home on weekend from Great Lakes Naval Station. Mr and Mrs Reed return from St. Charles after two weeks with Booth family.
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A.c.t. Kenneth W. Long
Minterfield
Bakersfield
Calif
Charles E. Long
Crawfordsville
C. A. Owen
Monmouth
John Owen
Margaret Jane Owen
Susan Owen
Owens
Ralph Gibson
OttumawWa
L. P. Long
Frank Barden
Reed
St. Charles
Harold Booth
s-Set
Lester Hesseltine
Burlington
Camp Swift
Horace Hesseltine
Winfield
H. Batley
Salem
Ration Certificates and Tire Inspections During War Program
The notice details that certificates are no longer needed to buy inner tubes or farm tires, and suggests retaining car inspection records though passenger tire periodic checks have ended. It outlines vehicle and fuel coupon validity, period dates, and requirements for ration book holders including canning sugar eligibility and Spare Stamp 47.
Results of Major League Games in the National League
Friday's results saw St. Louis defeat New York 6 2. Cincinnati won both ends of a doubleheader against Brooklyn 9 7. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 8 5 and Chicago topped Boston 5 3. Today's slated pitchers include Kennedy at Roe and Andrews at Wyse with Brewer at Jurisich and Melton at Carter.
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W. LI
Pet
SBOE
Pittsburgh
Cincinnatic
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicaro
Boston
Kennedy
Roe
Andrews
Wyse
Brewer
St- Louis
Jurisich
Melton
Carter
Baseball scores and matchups listed for multiple games
Baseball results show scores for several games with teams including Boston Detroit Chicago Washington Philadelphia St Louis and Cleveland. Notable pitchers mentioned include Wade Carrasquel Overmire Muncrief Harris Gromek Bonham and Bowmen. Multiple venues such as froxton and city matchups are listed with varying outcomes.
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Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Wade
Carrasquel
Detroit
Overmire
Froxton
Bowman
St Louis
Muncrief
Harris
Gromek
Bonham
Rohrer Family Leave and Local Notes In Burlington and Museca tine
Residents share leave experiences and family visits as Russel Rohrer SC 2 C returns from the south Pacific. Mrs Rohrer remains in Burlington with relatives while travel plans for Sam George of Stanford Montana and others unfold. Also details on sugar rationing, canned goods, and stamp validity amid wartime rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel Rohrer
Rohrer
D. L. Rohrer
Burlington
Joe Lake
East Coast
Tl. Rohrer
Sc-2 C
South Pacific
World War II Fronts Move Across Europe and Pacific
Allied forces push toward Cannes as Maithland Wilson reports a 1000 square mile bridgehead. Russians widen a Vistula crossing near Warsaw and threaten Radom. German counterattacks west of Simuna and Baltic actions continue. Allied air forces hit targets in France Belgium Germany including Berlin. In the Pacific, US troops land on Biaks Island near New Guinea as enemy shipping is spotted.
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la Roquebrussane
Marseille
Henry Maithind
Wilson
Cannes
Vistula
Warsaw
Sandomierz
Radon
Ossow
Szeszuppe
East Prussia
Baltic
Simulii
Ole Baltic
France
Belgium
Germany
Berlin
Bremen
Pacific
Bials Island
New Guinea
Philipnauta Still Island
Pines
4-H Girls Sponsor Achievement Show At Wyman School
Wyman Iowa August 18 4 H Girls club held Achievement day at the schoolhouse Friday afternoon The guests enjoyed the program and a fine exhibit of canned goods a special project this year Other local notices mention visitors and social events in nearby towns and Chicago visits by residents.
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B. Vv. Humphreys
Wyman
Humphreys
Adeline
Hetty Ann Weeper
Iowa City
Luckey
Winton
Son of Mrs. Addie Thompson Receives First Letter
Private Bill Kiesey, stationed in England, wrote to his mother this morning. He reports he is fine, not seasick, and has been very active and on the move since arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Thompson
Pvt
Bill Kiesey
England
Ashes Left by Fuel Compare Heating Values
The notice states that burning a ton of hard coal produces 200 to 300 pounds of ashes, while a cord of hardwood leaves about 60 pounds. Both fuel types have roughly equal heating value.
Coupon Details for Airplane Stamp Books
The notice lists Shoes Coupon No 1 and Airplane Stamp Book 1 pair with indefinite validity and Coupon No 2 Airplane Stamp Book 3 1 pair with indefinite validity. It appears to describe entitlement items and ongoing validity.
County Bond Sales Lift Navy Man's Morale
Navy serviceman Harold T. Wehr writes from Florida praising Washington county war loan drives after learning the county exceeded its fifth quota. He expresses pride and encouragement to others to support the bond effort.
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Mace
Harold Wehr
Washington County
Harold T. Wehr
Florida
County remembers campaign impact on home and abroad
The narrator reflects on how news in papers affected soldiers overseas and locals. He notes the campaign outcome remained in doubt yet the county would support it, while Harold continues teaching photography in the navy and hopes to join the fleet soon amid fatigue from widespread deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Navy
Mr. Mace
Ploesti Oil Fields Bombed Again by Allies
London reports that about 250 American heavy bombers from Italy targeted the Ploesti refinery for a third day running. Allied bombers and fighters crossed the Dover Straits toward northern France to aid ground troops pressing toward Paris.
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London
Italy
Ploesti
Romania
Dover Straits
France
Paris
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie A Corpman set for Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie A Corpman will be held Sunday at four o'clock at the L A Jones funeral home with Rev Alfred Trenery of the Baptist church officiating. Burial will follow in Elm Grove cemetery. The funeral for N L Black will be held Sunday at two o'clock at the same funeral home.
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Minnie A. Corpman
L. A. Jones
Alfred Trenerry
The
Baptist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
N. L. Black
Butterfly display by Kenneth Fenn draws attention
Kenneth Fenn yesterday exhibited a butterfly captured by him with unusual markings. He describes it as a rare specimen, large with yellow or orange markings on a black wing background and distinctive tail prongs. He plans to send the insect to his Mt. Pleasant uncle who collects specimens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth
Fenn
Mt. Pleasant
Lt R K Buffington Killed in Action in France
First Lieut Robert Keith Buffington 23 son of Mr and Mrs Richard Buffington of Columbus Junction was killed in action in France on July 29 per War Department notice received Aug 18 He served three years overseas since last November and survived by his parents several siblings and his widow Melba Hutchison of Winfield per Louisa County records
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Robert Keith Buffington
Richard M. Buffington
France
War Department
England
Mrs. Wenger Hosts Pansy Hill Club Meeting
Mrs. J. T. Wenger hosted the Pansy Hill club with six members and two guests including former member Mrs. John Strain and Maud Murphy. A short business meeting was led by president Mrs. Lloyd Neiswanger before a social afternoon. Mrs. Wenger shared notes from a Colorado trip to visit her daughter, with refreshments served by Mrs. Naomi Kephart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wenger
Pansy Hill Club
John Strain
Maud Murphy
Lloyd Neiswanger
Shower Courtesy For Mrs. R. Benson
Mrs. Clyde Thompson hosted a miscellaneous shower Thursday afternoon for the bride Mrs. Robert Benson formerly Ethel Stout. Relatives and friends visited played games and guests opened gifts in the dining room as the blue and white color theme appeared.
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Clyde Thompson
Robert Benson
Ethel Stout
Kaca
Cecelia Ann Klopfenstein
Mildred Salterberg
Wanda Stout
Barbara
Jean
Karen
Joyce Stout
Cedar Chips Club At Gardner Home
The Cedar Chips 4-H club met at Jerry Gardner’s Wade Gardner home with Bertha Flatline presiding. Fourteen members attended as they planned the upcoming 4-H achievement show. Eleven members are in military service, four overseas, as the group noted.
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Cedar Chips Club
Gardner Home
Cedar Chips 4-H
Jerry Gardner
Wade Gardner
Bertha Flatline
J. W. Chandler
United States
Workers Urge US to Seize Bettendorf Tank Arsenal
Bargaining agent Ray Teeple, Local 149, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers, telegraphed President Roosevelt asking government operation of the Bettendorf tank arsenal operated by International Harvester. Production of prime movers halted and only 250 of 1,000 day workers reported.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
International Harvester Co
Roosevelt
L. M. Gildea
Ray Teeple
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America, C.so
Tank Arsenal
Indian Creek Club Hosts Chautauqua Afternoon
Mrs. Taylor Stout hosted the Indian Creek club on a Wednesday afternoon in Sandy Hook with eleven members and two guests in attendance. A Chautauqua program featuring all participants served as the main feature, and the next meeting is planned with Mrs. Ernest Salts on Thursday, Aug. 24.
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Sandy Hook
Taylor Stout
Indian Creek Club
Ernest Salts
Hesseltine and Shakla Reunions Planned at Sunset Park
The Hesseltine reunion is set for Sunday August 20 at Sunset Park with a basket dinner at noon. The Shakla reunion follows Sunday September 8 at Sunset Park with a picnic dinner at noon.
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Sunset Park
Ladino Clover Requires Careful Rotation Grazing
Ladino clover is a valuable but exacting crop that differs from alfalfa and other clovers in growth habit. It cannot endure continuous grazing and needs rotation grazing with ample recovery time and a 5 to 6 inch top growth going into winter. Dry periods in summer and fall slow growth, increasing risk of overgrazing.
School Board Officers Listed for Erbe District
W. A. Erbe is superintendent and junior high principal. Miss Ethel McCreedy leads as school board president with Richard A. Stewart as secretary and a board including P. Weldin Harry Ramseyer Fred Downing and B. F. Bostwick Jr. Marian George also serves.
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Ethel McCreedy School Board
Richard A. Stewart
Co. P. Weldin
Harry Ramseyer
Fred 8. Downing
B. F. Bostwick, Jr
Marian George
Increase in Infantile Paralysis Cases in Iowa
Des Moines reports show Iowa’s infantile paralysis cases this year ahead of 1943 figures but not near epidemic levels. Dr. Carl F. Jordan notes 22 cases so far this month versus a nine year average of 13. First cases appeared in July with 16 that year. Two new polio cases were reported Friday in Des Moines by the city health department.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Carl F. Jordan
Jordan
City Health Department
Two Newborns and Medical Procedures Reported
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Wesley Lowry route three are parents of a seven pound fifteen ounce daughter born at 2 12 this morning A son was born to Mr and Mrs Pwight Owens Crawfordsville this morning at 546 o clock He weighed eight pounds twelve and a half ounces Norma Smith route one and Lyle Moore of Columbus Junction underwent tonsillectomies this morning Max Fulton Columbus Junction was discharged this morning.
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Wesley Lowry
Route Three
Pwight Owens
Crawfordsville
Norma Smith
Route One
Lyle Moore
Columbus Junction
Max Fulton
Battleship oil stored in ship hull tanks on warship
An American battleship carries eight lubricants in tanks built between the outer shell and inner bottom of the hull. This is half the number of lubricants used before the United States entered the war, reflecting wartime efficiency.
Social Calendar Week of Meetings and Dinners
Daughters of Union Veterans meet Monday 7 30 p m at Legion hall. Tuesday events include Country club cooperative diner 6 45 p m clubhouse Wesleyan Service guild pot luck supper 6 30 p m Irene and Evelyn Rich members mothers guests. Wednesday Homemakers club 2 p m Sunshine Community club 2 p m Mrs C H Wolfe American Legion Auxiliary picnic supper 6 30 p m Sun set Rock garden Members children Junior Aux invited Bring dish to pass drink provided Women of Country club golf and bridge 4 30 p m clubhouse Dinner for men and women 8 p m reservations by Tuesday noon with Mrs Dan Brindley or Mrs Glenn L Wilson.
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Country Club
Wesleyan Service Guild
Irene
Evelyn Rich
Homemakers Club
David Kleese
Sunshine Community Club
C. H. Wolfe
American Legion Auxiliary
Saale Rock Garden
Dan Brindley
Glenn L. Wilson
Birthday greetings in Journal Three Quarter Century club continues
Fred Mouser, 86, a member of the Journal’s Three Quarter Century club, receives birthday congratulations. He was born southwest of Richmond. Also observing fourth birth days today are Gale Stantop Whitacre, son of Edward and Mrs Whitacre of Brighton, and Judith Anne Dodds, daughter of Lowell Dodds of Los Angeles. Russel Miller, in service and on furlough, has a birthday today.
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Fred Mouser
Journal
Richmond
Gale Stantop Whitacre
Edward Whitacre
Brighton
Judith Anne Dodds
Lowell Dodds
Los Angeles
Calif
Russel Miller
Birthday congratulations list includes Crawfordsville locals
Others accepting birthday congratulations today are Vera Yeager and Jean Cherryholmes of Crawfordsville, Billy Putnam, Ardella Goodwin, Joe Chihak, Dave McGaffey.
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Vera Yeager
Jean Cherryholmes
Crawfordsville
Billy Putnam
Ardella Goodwin
Joe Chihak
Dave McGaffey
George Van Winkle to Observe Eighth Decade Birthday
George Van Winkle of Brig hton, a member of the Journal's Three Quarter Century club, will observe his eightieth birthday tomorrow.
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George van Winkle
Brighton
The
Journal
Local Girls Observe Tomorrow Birthdays
Mary Alice Simmering daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Simmering Gloria Keyser daughter of Mrs Margaret Keyser and Gladys Hesseltine daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Hesseltine will observe a birthday tomorrow.
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Mary Alice Simmering
Sam Simmering
Gloria Keyser
Margaret Keyser
Gladys Hesseltine
Frank Hesseltine
Birthday Sunday Dinner Attendees Listed
Others combining birthday and Sunday dinner will be Mrs. William Matucha, Bill Lewis, Vince Marek, John Shebeck, and C. P. F. Boshart.
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William Matucha
Bill Lewis
Vince Marek
John Shebeck
C. PF. Boshart
Varney Couple Celebrates 28th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs L J Varney received congratulations today on their 28th wedding anniversary. The couple marks decades of married life and continues to be noted in the local community.
Birthday Celebrants Don Orr and Harrie Bey in Panama City
Don Orr BM 2C serving in the coast guard and Mrs. Orr the former Harrie Bey observe birthdays today in Panama City Florida.
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Don Orr
Coast Guard
Birthday greetings for Margaret Doolittle’s 40th
Margaret Doolittle receives special birthday wishes as she turns 40. She resides at the P E O home in Mt. Pleasant. A former teacher at Washington academy and Washington high school, she taught many years and taught many Washington residents who were her pupils.
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Margaret Doolittle
P.E.O
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Doolittle
Washington Academy
Washington High School
Washington
Kron to observe third birthday tomorrow
Gaylen Ray Kron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kron, will observe his third birthday tomorrow with family celebration.
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Gaylen Ray Kron
Mrs
Ray Kron
Beefs Steaks Wasted As Cure For Black Eye Says Institute
The Better Vision institute says using beefsteak to treat a black eye wastes good food, even before ration points. The claim emphasizes practical care over improvised home remedies.
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The
Better Vision Institute
Processing Times for Canning Fruit and Vegetables
The article argues for adjusting processing times to fruit ripeness but notes current guidance favors fully ripe fruit and firm under mature vegetables. It allows slight maturity deviations and homemaker technique differences, but advises not to deviate from suggested times until precise tables are developed.
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Ruth Foster
Garden Club Picnic at Rockery in Sunset Park
The Garden Club marked the concluding meeting of the Fortnightly department for the club year with a cooperative dinner and picnic at the rockery in Sunset Park. Mrs. Krause and Mrs. Weldin organized the event. Mrs. Jarvis and Mrs. Krause provided summer flowers. Fifteen members and Kathryn Mauthe attended. Irene Yard led a brief business meeting and welcomed new members.
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Rock
Sunset Park
A. R. Krause
C. P Weldin
John Jarvis
M Krause
Kathryn Mauthe
Pulver Families Hold 22nd Annual Reunion and Dinner
The Pulver Family reunion gathered 29 members on Thursday. A noonday basket dinner preceded a brief business meeting led by current officers for the year ahead. Attendees included Howard Mangold and Lee, Woodrow Crone and Linda, Fred Speed and Tommy, Wayne Mengold, Bernice Sheetz, Amanda Mangold, David Erwin and Betty Ann, Armeine Erwin, Kenneth and Karen from the community, and Shirley Ann Gardner of Waterloo.
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Pulver
Howard Mangold
Lee
Woodrow Crone
Linda
Fred Speed
Tommy
Wayne Mengold
Bernice Siheetz
Amanda Mangold
David Erwin
Betty Ann
Armeine Erwin
Renneth
Karen
Shirley Ann Gardner
Waterloo
Plan Glass Shower For Lodge Kitchen
Vera Deimerly presided at the Rebekah lodge meeting at 1.00.0.F. hall. The official communication described the 1.00.0.F. home in Mason City with 500 in attendance. A glass tumbler shower for the lodge kitchen was voted, and each member was asked to bring one to the next meeting.
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Vera Deimerly
Rebekah Lodge
Mason City
North Carolina Abounds in Crude Drugs Survey Finds
A survey notes North Carolina hosts 275 of the 300 listed crude drug kinds including roots herbs and leaves, highlighting the state's rich botanical resources and potential medicinal supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
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Wolf’s Flower
Harold L. Johnson
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Alt
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West Chester
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Norfolk
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Modesto
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Sthas Floss
Tuewsay
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Kalona
Wyman School
Washington Directory
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Washington St
Washington Fruit Mkt
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Attorney Abstract Department
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Malin St.uy
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Morrison
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W.W. H. Fulton
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P. L. Jordan
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H. H. Reisterner
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A. L. Griffith
Ruth Church Park
Marion Bailey
Frank B. Miller
J. & Lemmon
W. B. Dupuis
Dr. Oo. F. Boller
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A. W. Ward
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
City Library
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Corpman
R. K. Buffington
Louisa County
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R. Benson
Joe Klopfenstein
Harold Klopfenstein
Jesse Stout
Donald Stout
DR. O. PF. Boller
State Bank Corner
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Sherman
West Main St
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Walter Schroeder
R. R. Noonan
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W. E. Howell
Lester B. Krabill
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Ned Morrow
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Indian Creek
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Brown
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W. A. Erbe
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Sorden Music CO
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Simpson Finance CC
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