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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
Stantonvilie

Thefarmers are getting anxiois
for it to quit raining so they can
get busy in their crops.
Jim Payton and family visited
relatives here Sunday.
Miss Athaiia Barnett is visiting
her niece, Mrs. J. O. Hoover.
this week.
Miss Bernice Moffet, Mesdames
J. M. Cole and A. r. Boshsrt,
were shopping in Corinth Friday.
E. E. Willis is clerking in j. A.
Weatherford's store for a few
days.
Several attended the singing
at Gilchrist's Sunday.
Fay Stanley Of Adainsville Sis-
tied Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wilson
last week.
Mrs. Jennie Cris0p OF Counce.
town, spent a part of the week
with her niece, Mrs. Dale Cain.
Coleman Mcdaniel is very sick
at this writing.
Mrs. Mamie Moore and Miss
Myrtle Boshart were in Corinth
Saturday.
John Templeton attended the
funeral of Mrs. j. B. Maxedon at
Selmer Friday.
Mrs. j. F. Brown has returned
from a visit to Jackson.
Little Miss Florence Payton has
returned to her home at Childer's
Hill, after a visit with her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. 7. Will
liams.
J. T. Williams was visiting in
the Mt. Vernon settlement FRI
day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
number Of persons present. {

number Of persons present. On
Sunday Rev. j. A. Houston de-
liyered the baccalsurate sermon
which was a splendid discourse
and most helpful to the large
congregation, as well as the class.
On account of rain, Tuesdays
program, class day exercises and
the address, were postponed un-
til Wednesday and the two CON-
bined. DIR. Harry Clark of Nash
vile, who was to have delivered
the class address, was unable to
be present Wednesday. Supt.
Terry Alternately addressed the
class, and in his usual happy
manner, gave advice which, if
followed, will add TO the happi-
ness and usefulness of their fu-
ture lives Rev. j. 4. Houston
presented diplomas to the grad
yates, Miss Margaret Mitchell,
Claud Turner. Thetus Shelton,
and Gentry McCullar. Miss Lucy
Mae Wallace won the medal Of
fered for the best average grade
for the year Lester Hamm was
a close second, there being a diff
ference of less than one point in
their grades.
Miss Rays pupils were delight
ful in a Tom Thumb Wedding. /"
Saturday night the senior play.
The De-, con Entangled," was
presented to a large house.
Mr. Majors has been secured
for another year. the remainder
of the faculty to be selected later.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
Fortunes Store

On account Of recent heavy
rains, work on the farms has
been delayed.
D. F. Fortune made a business
trip to Selmer Friday.
D. L. Kennedy and wife spent
Sunday afternoon with ]. Kirk.
F. M. Milstead and wife spent
Saturday with their son, Lee.
Ethel Crocker and little son,
of Sheffield, Ala, were guests OF
Mrs. D. F. Fortune this week.
Lee Milstead went to Selmel
Saturday.
Mrs. Atlas Jernigan and daugh.
ter spent Friday with Ellie Jer.
lnigan and wife.
Afford Croker of Cypress was
La business visitor here Monday.
Mrs. G. w. Tackett and Ruby
Robinson were visiting in this
section recently.
w. F. and Tolbert Russell Of
Pocahontas were visitors here
Friday.
G. V. Ridgell made a business
trip to Selmer Saturday.
Mrs. Ben Goolsby and daugh
ter, Lois, spent Monday will
Mrs. e. Jernigan.
Mrs. Jessie Kennedy is on th'
sick list this week.
D. F. Fortune made a business
trip to Cypress recently.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
Liberty Dots

Farmers are getting badly de-
layed-too much rain
Frank Beard, one of the oldest
and most highly esteemed citi-
zens of this community, died last
week. The remains were laid
to rest in the Beatty cemetery
Friday afternoon.
Agnes Roland and Blanche
PUNK were recent visitors to Har-
din county.
Wedding bells still ringing in
this section Miss Ethel Gage
and Eugene Hill were married
last Sunday at the home of the
formers sister, Mrs. James Ross.
Misses Lessie Nolds and Berry,
Punk of Bartonville were the
guests of Miss Arnie PUNK SUM-
day.
Charlie and Albert Beard OF
Memphis were attending their
father. R. F. Beard, during the
illness and death of this beloved
man.
Decoration services will be on
Sunday. Rev. Maxedon will hole
the services at II a. M, and Car
Hawkins will conduct the sing
ing.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12

this reaches the farmer the crop
will be planted. 1ijnst want to
urge upon the farmer the i'm
portance of thorough, frequent.
shallow cultivation, to keep down
the weeds and to provide a dust
mulch to conserve the moisture
in the soil for the growth of the
corn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12

All sheep growers afe requests
ed to meet at the Office Of the
County Agent next Saturday afs
ternoon. for the purpuscofsclect
ing a man to serve on the sale
committee for McNairy county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
TALKS TO FARMERS
Cultivation of Corn
THos. F. PECK, Commissioner Of Arrlcnl

have noticed that many farm
ers get in a rush to plant their
corn early in the spring, and
plant before they have properly
prepared the ground. In that
case they have to contend with
clods and half pulverized ground
through the cultivating season,
making it impossible to have prop
er dust mulch, or have available
all the plant food they might
have if they had thoroughly pull
verized the ground before plant
ing. No time is gained and the
crop is harder to cultivate. |
have made the same mistake of
planting too early. | would get
a good seed bed, but the ground
would not be warmed up, and a
late cold snap would turn the corn
yellow, and it was slow in start
ing It's growth,
II Is well enough to begin pull,
Yerizlng the ground early, be,
Gauss the early warm days will
cause the weed sesd 70 gernlinste,
and they can then be Killed With
out Interfering with the corn or
taxing The plant food. It takes
plant food to grow weeds Just as
it does to grow corn, and when
we prepare the ground, plant and
cultivate a crop Of corn. wewant
a good yield. There Is no use in
reducing the yield by taxing the
available plant food in the grow
ing Of weeds.
/ have seen agreat many farm
ers let their ground go tolong be-
tween civilizations, thereby in
juring the crop, This is inexcus-
able. The ground should be stir
red after each rain, and not more
than ten days should intervene
I. 1 r
between cultivativations. The
deep cultivation should all be
done before the crop is planted
Then frequent, thorough, shallow
cultivation will suffice.
When the weather is dry, some
farmers wait for rain to cultivate.
They should keep their cultivators'
busy during dry weather. When.
| was aboy and used a bull tongue
plow, and let it deep into the
ground during the last cultiva-
tions, | would sometimes have to
stop and kick the hairy corn roots
off thefoot ofmyplow. I wasdoing
more harm than good. because
those were the feeder roots of
the corn plant running between
the rows, seeking plant food.
In using manure or fertilizer
on corn ground, | always want to
broadcast it and get it evenly
distributed in the soil. Never
drill it in the furrows. AS the
plant approaches maturity, the
roots near the stalk are hard and
woody, and cannot absorb plant
food. We should not abandon
our cultivation of corn to soon,
because the last civilizations vii
probably mean several bushels
more per acre.
The above was intended for
publication three weeks ago, but
was delayed by other matter re-
quested. Still it is timely, and
some farmers who have been in
a rush to get their corn planted
can appreciate the suggestions
made. Corn planting time is
here now. In fact, by the time
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
Ramer

miS5CS Mutiilc IoltUtdn dIlti
Lessie Leonard, Of Corinth. re.
turned home Monday, after hav-
ing visited Misses, Zella Gooch
and Eta Mae Petree.
Miss Eva Hurley spent Friday
night in the home her aunt. Mrs.
A B. Hanam.
Mrs. ]. w. Reeder and children
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. V. Leatherwood, at Wen
asoga.
Miss Lessie Sharp of Guys, at
tended the play Saturday night
and was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Hurley. of
Selme,, were guests in the home
of A. B. Hamm while here to at
tend the play Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. R N. Huggins
and little daughter, Maxine, lief,
Saturday night for Memphis to
spend a few days. Mrs Higgins
and Maxine will visit relatives in
Pine Bluff, Ark, before return
ing home.
Mrs. A. B. Hamm.. who has
been quite sick for the past week,
ia improving.
Mrs. C. G. Turner and son,
Paul, Of Chewalla. came over the
latter part of the week and spent
a few days.
Misses Mary Ethel Carman, of
Falcon, Clyde Crocker, of Cy-
press. Lola, Evelyn, and Cordelia
Turner, Claude Turner and Ran
dolph Hurley, of Chewalla, and
Zelma Lee Reeder have returned
Z -
to their homes after having at,
tended school here the past ses,
sion.
siiases Mary Rather Of lack.
son, Clara Mae prathes of Bel
f1ef, Vera ReHfns, Henderson.
Sadie Ray, Paris, efficient teach,
ers In our school, the past ses-
sion, have returned to their re-
spective homes. All have en-
deared themselves to the people
of Ramer who regretted to see
them leave. Miss Ray was ac-
companied home by little Clyde
Prather, who will probably spend
the summer there. Harold Smith
accompanied Miss Rather home
for d few days. visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Reeder had
as their guests Saturday night
their son, r. S. Reeder and family.
of Shannon, and daughter, Mrs.
Grover Anderson and children at
Guys.
Miss Clara Galyean Of Corinth,
was the weekend guest Of Miss
Tia McAlpin.
Little Misses Jewel and Nina
Mae Ramer of Corinth. were here
to attend the Tom Thumb We'd
ding"
Miss Annice Ledbetter of Che
walla, visited Mrs. Rupert Cham
bers while attending commence
ment.
Misses Hazel and Lois Wallace
Of Middleton. spent last week in
the home Of their aunt, Mrs. ].
G. Milstead.
Mrs. L. r. Smith OF Sheffield,
was a recent guest in the home
of Mrs. Lou Shelton.
Prentiss Derryberry of Mem
phis, was here a day or two last
week.
Miss Edna Prather of Selmer.
was visiting her sister, Miss Clara
Mae Prather, Saturday.
Michael Shelton returned Tues
day from Birmingham, Ala.
Mrs. Ellis Shelton visited her
sister. Mrs. Sam Dean, at Cor
inth last week, and also spent a
day or two with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. Meeks, at Cypress.
Ramer High School closed q
very successful nine months ses-
sion Friday. Although the down
pour of rain interferred with the
l.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12

Every farmer in McNairy coun-
ty who has wool for sale 10 re-
quested to list it with the County
Agent for the pool.
The wool viii be assembled at
the nearest railroad station ON
Saturday, May 20, and shipped
70 Jackson On reaching Jaak.
son II viii ba graded by the sale
committees on May "A, and %,
Cd NAY ak blda will BID rerelyed
and II satisfactory, the pool Wili
be sold.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
For Sale

so bushels sorghum seed 75c,
40 bushels stock peas $500.
j. A. WEATHERFoRD.
Selmer, Tenn, R. Q.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
ForSale

$4,000 Nancy Hall sweet pota-
to plants, 25c per 100. Will be
ready April Is. w. H. Devault,
Bethel Springs, Tenn. Ct
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12

Last year wool pools were held
counties and the prices received
for the pool" were from &c to
SC higher than that obtained by
individual farmers. With a larger
amount of WOOL as will be the
case with the seven county pool.
the gain should be as much ifnot
more this year.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12
COUNTY AGENTS ITEMS
W. 7. McKELL, County Agent
Announcement

Arrangements are being made
for a wool pool" to be sold at
Jackson on May "a. The farmers
of seven counties will assemble
their wool for this sale. The
counties are Madison, Crockett,
Henderson, Chester, McNairy,
Hardeman and Fayette. The sale
will be conducted by a committee
of seven, one from each county.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-12

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
1HE lllFI e gAWIsR

UAuTH and Dick had at last gottsn |
thefr dearest wish. They were
1T tha ssashors! They had come
an the way from Ohio with their
Young Aunt to spend two whole
months On the beach In Delaware
Gown to the beach they both ran
q once and stood close to the
waters edge without caring whether
their shoes got spoiled or not. Thea
they saw Black Beauty.
Dick named the large black dog. al
though Ruth thought Just BLACK"
would he more appropriate. He was
Heinz dog" Dick decided.-thas
IA composed OF 81 varieties. His long
Dropping ears looked like . blood
hounds. but his black coat was too
shaggy. Hls nose was rather nat on
the end and had buii-doggish nok.
His tall was very long and thin. IKE
a grey-hound's. In fact. he looked In
some smali or large way. like all OF
his ancestors.
..Coodness!" Aunt Barbe exclaimed.
when they came to the cottage which
they had rented. What have you
there?"
BLACK Beauty" Dick explained.
Hes awful smart. He can swim
way out and get sticks. and he digs
UP sand crabs like anything. Besides
he might save our lives sometime"
"You know. Auntie." Ruth chimsd
IN. dogs like him always save the
children's lives. Why saw movie
once where
IAN right! All right!" interrupted
Aunt Barbe. waving her hands. Il have
TO unpack. Come in and put on some
old clothes and then you can run out
with your life-saver. l only hope he
wont turn on,you and bite you. They
do In hot weather..
HE WON'T" promised Dick eagerly
Ruth wanted to put a ribbon around
their new pets neck but Dick said II
wouldn't do.
HE isn't a lap-dos." he cried
Hes a real dog!"
So after much coaxing they go'
their aunt to buy him a collar.
But don't ask me to get him q
license, because he isn't your dog.
she said.
There didn't seem to be any dog
catchers about and a crab-man tot(
them Black Beauty's history. ~ IA
as known.
THAT pore fellAh." the man ex
planned" ".were left here by some cit,
folks when he weren't more'n tina
big: and he's growed up on the beach
In the winter he goes into the wood,
I cain't tell you how he makes hi
nav hut I reckon he hunts rabbit
and such-like. O. course, In summer
! things go easy with him. Pore fel
lah!"
| He shall never suffer again." erie
| Ruth putting her arms around tn
Il dogs, neck. Hell go back to Obi
III with us!"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

head and . brown arm seuddine
through the waves In . rapid crawl
<Dick.. cried Ruth beginning Is
Icy. .Hs's going TO save hims
The crab-man muttersd sulsethinx
ana then movsd the boat along ths
boys wake.
"Doa't worry. miss." he aaid. II
been llfe-saver on the beach for ssv-
srai years past and pulled out mors'A
one drowned city guy. Leavs him 70
me. But says. Why gst vet Il hs
makes It BY hisselff Soon's he usede
me. III git him. sss?"
Both Ruth and Aunt Barrie thought
the man ought to 80 ut once but he
wouldn't Meanwhile Dick was Al
most in reach Of the nounderl dos.
Black Beauty was trying to swim to
him. but the current was too strong
for him evidently. although Dick went
against It like . young porpoiss.
blowing and splashing.
There. He's got hint" cried Ruth.
He can never tow him inl"
Don't see why not" draw!ed IN.
crab-man. "That boy amt I babv.
He's got the makings Of . real man,
Look ut him, will your"
OF course, they were Looking, n,er
had seised his dog around thu eh...
from behind and was besinnin, :,
swim in with it. His powerful L,...
brought him inching along ta~.s.
the waiting boat which the crsh
brought ~ near the hidden sho., -
he dared.
Hes used to swimming in ,...,
water. but this ID SO differant," ,nas
led his aunt. "Oh. dear! v,.h ~
was safe on board!" ~
Black beauty lay quite st,u
Dick came slowly and painfully .,ons
until he was near enough the hos, :.
reach the erab-net which was nut an,
to him. A few more minutes -
both boy and dog were On boara
Down sat Black Beauty and hov,..
and acted rs II he were thinking o
jumping overheard again. Dick grab
bed him rather roughly and sat dor,
on him. He was too out Of breasl
to speak.
Look! Look!" cried Ruth. point
ing.
They looked: and there on one O
the dogs toes hung q great hun
lcrab. q regular grandfather crab, wit
barnacles and moss growing on hi
back.
mo wonder he fIounderedI" l.uvh
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
A "GREEN" PARTY

w THAT is more cooling on a
wv warm day than green. There
fore when Mary had her birth
day party her mother selected green
and white for the color scheme. Tie
centerpiece on the table was a cut
glass bowl filed with maiden hair
ferns The candlesticks were of glass
with green shades and cast a soft and
pretty light over the table. Above the
table hung large fern ball which
cast Its cooling shadow over the
guests. The favors at each place were
tiny jardinieres filled with giant mig
nonette and the place cards were
white decorated with hand painted
sprays of maiden hair fern.
This IL the appetizing menu that
was served on that hot day. Clear
soup with chopped parsley on top,
fish with egg sauce. creamed chicken
asparagus on toast. vegetable salad in
green pepper shells. pineapple sherbet
with . green maraschino cherry on
top.
While the quests were seated about
the table when the lunch was over
guessing game was played. The an.
swer to each question contains the
word Green. How many can you
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

watching the Grabbing and barking he
hadn't noticed.
WAack! "Ki-yi.s' Black Beauty VA
swept right on the boat Into the water.
OF course. he could swim. ana he did
for . few strokea. then he seemed to
founder and get further and further
from the boat while he uttered short.
sharp barkA
aHe's drowning!. screamed Ruth.
'srurn the boat around quick and
save him."
Cant 20 over the shoal 1t low
tide said the BRAKEMAN, that dog
Amt soing to drown. Why. even my
hogs can swim out that farl"
"B-but look 1t him!" said Ruth.
Hes drowning. He must have Z
cramp or something"
Have we time t. 90 back and get
q row boat?" asked Aunt Barbe quiet
ly. Hell stay up awhile anyway"
'sure. he'll stay up" grinned the
crab-man. I'll go back for boat but
it's kind Of choppy out there and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

dA1 boy Is not oVerJOyed 10
own apparatus necessary to
his playmates in their games.
=" and what games can create
more real sport than jumping and
The uprishts belonging to the bases
here described, should be straight
and planned smooth with corners
rounded. The bases are made Of two
OF one inch boards. strong
ly fastened together with clinch nails
or screws. The uprights are fastened
to them by making a mortise at q
through the top piece of the base to
receive it and by nails driven az in
Dictated. Care must be usedto be sure
they stand perpendicular. The up
rights of the jumping standards should
be 81" high and those of the hurdles
so" high. A heavy base is necessary
to keep the standards upright. but
they should not be SO heavy that they
will not tip over il . jumper or hurdler
should strike one. Weight IL given
by concrete. Tho form for q base
may be made Of bottomless pail of
required size which may be held by
two or three small nails driven
through its rim into the wood base,
while bottomless pan win answer the
same purpose for the hurdle base.
Before fastening the forms In place
drive 1od common nails slantingly Into
the base and into the bottom Of the
standard a. indicated 1t b to hold
them firmly In contact with the con.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

standard il desired. another thick
ness projecting one or two inches be-
yond may be nailed on the bottom.
Bore the holes in the standards i"
apart. beginning -" from the ground.
varnish the standards and number the
holes to indicate inches and feet.
The holes on the hurdle standards
may be l" apart, beginning Is" from
the ground. In both cases = headless
iron pin enters the holeA on the sides
Of the standards away from the jump
er or hurdler and a straight pole laid
across them. The least touch by the
athlete will push the rod from the pins
With no danger Of a fall.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

- PLASH! Splash! Splash! Oh
what fun they are having. The
- bright BLUE sky smiles down on
4 GRAY sandy beach and the
GREEN sea washes in Just where
Teddy and Susie May were building a
sand castle.
"Oh. don'tcare"! cries Susie May.
splashing her PINK toes in the
WHITE froth Of the sea. II have my
RED bathing salt on" Her bathing
suit is trimmed with broad bands of
YELLOW around the neck. sleeves
and legs. Her sunny YELLOW curls
bob joyously in the warm breezes
about her PINK cheeks.
I've mine on. too" BROWN
haired Teddy says. do you like these
RED stripes on my GREEN suit?"
"Oh. yes" replies Susie-May. They
Just m>tch my bucket. It's GREEN
and RED too. My YELLOW spade
has a long RED handle"
MY boat Is RED with YELLOW
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

Mays RED rubber bathing cap with
a YELLOW flower and GREEN leaves
on 1t floating away. but MIR. Seahorss
does. MIR. Seahorse came up to see
the fun. He was dressed in his best
ORANGE colored suit and he winks a
bright RED eye and says: .
I'm so glad Susie and Teddy are
having such fun today" -
The border can be colored GREEN
and the lettering ORANGE like MIR.
Seahorse's suit.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

HAT boy is not overjoyed to
own apparatus necessary to
his playmates in their games.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

founded convention
should adopted for use on
white one with
This In which the
white RED
people think there religious attached to the
the dag In .sninc.ee But the Turks @
which they serve ana
Turkey really red At a. but rec
. q
welcome ashe -
thoos In dissea
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

looks to me like the pup was a-drift-
ing straight to sea-"
Suddenly while they were still argu-
ing, they heard a splash and the boat
gave q iurch and rocked violently.
They all stared excitedly into the
water and soon spied small brown
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05

fancy. Besides-Whoop-ee!
The "whoop-ee" came just as a
strong puff Of wind caught their lazy
sail and all OF sudden banged her
clean about. AS it swung around
everybody ducked. except Black
Beauty who had been so interested
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-05
GEOGRAPHICAL ACROsTIC


My first In Ice and SHOWS abound.
And seals and gold, both there are
found.
My next South American state.
Quite small 1t Is, though nearly great.
My third gave birth to ancient art.
Its culture sets 1t quite apart.
My fourth is where the Morrnons dwell
OF whose adventures you've heard tell.
My fifth is cold and stepped in snow.
It's where the Russian prisoners go.
My sixth though small has power as
well.
With hands upon the Dardenelle.
My whole abounds with summer joys.
For happy carefree girls and boys.
THE US FAMILY
Each word ends in US
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Snowy.
Excessively sweet.
Spiteful.
Lavish expenditure.
Careful.
A menace.
Distasteful.
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