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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
MCMULLEN SIGNS
MOSQUITO BILL
Approves Grant For Work
Under State Highway
Department.
EDGEWOOD MEASURE

Governor Richard c. McMullen
signed the bill appropriating s25,00O
for continuance of the Mosquito Con-
troll COMMISSIONS work under the
supervision of the State Highway
Department on Tuesday afternoon.
The Governor said Tuesday night
he wrote to Robert Fechner. head of
the CCC camps, advising him that
the necessary minimum appropria-
ton for the retention of the CCC
camps in Delaware was now avail
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The bill providing S150.000 for
the construction of new buildings
at the Edgewood Sanatorum and
the bill prohibiting the sale or use
of fireworks in the State, were also
signed by Governor McMullen.
In signing the Edgewood mill Gov
ernor McMullen said that it was a
very important piece of legislation
and that he was satisfied that the
State Board of Health would pro-
vide the buildings as soon as poss-
ible
Among those in the Office as the
Governor signed the Edg9wood bill
were DR.. Stanley Worden, president
of the State Board of Health; DR..
Conwell Banton. DR.. Meredith |.
Samuel. G. Taggart Evans. Mrs.
Carolyn Hughes. the Rev. A. r.
James and Mrs. Rachel Hutchinson,
superintendent of the sana'orium.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
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u. OF D. ALUMNI TO
MEET SEPTEMBER IS
Milton L. Draper, ~, viii Preside
Over Meeting

The first meeting of the Alumni
Council of the University of Della
ware Alumni Association will be
held in Old College. Newark. on
Friday. September Is.
The council was created by the
terms of the new constitution
adopted last May at the annual
business meeting of the association
and is the governing body of the
organization. In addition to the Off
GERS. the council consists of the past
president. six representatives at
large. and one delegate from each
of the organized local alumni clubs
which already exist from Massa-
chusetts to Virginia.
At the council meeting three MEM
berS of the body will be elected to
serve on the associations executive
committee. Plans for the associa-
tion's activities and undertakings
during the next year will he formu-
lated and recommendations will be
made to the respective standing
committees concerning the work
which they are expected to accom-
plish.
Special attention will be given to
the work of the Fund Committee
which will be responsible for con-
Quoting the first annual alumni fund
campaign.
The meeting will be presided over
by Milton L. Draper. Glass of 1922,
who is beginning his second term as
president of the General Alumni
Association.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
l. c. MESSICK BUSINESS
MANAGER AT COLONY
Will Oversee Maintenance, Purchas-
ing And Accounting

Laurance c. Messick on Friday
assumed the duties of business man
ager of Delaware Colony at Stock
ley. having been appointed at the
August meeting of the commission.
Mr.. Messick will oversee the work
of maintenance. purchasing and ac-
counting.
Prior to the period ending last
June 30, Mr. Messick was with the
State Board of Health as director of
public health education. Prior to
that he was. for two years. acting
procurement officer. emergency con-
servation work, assigned to the State
Forestry Department During the
intervening since the termination of
his connection with the State Board
of Health, Mr.. Messick has teen edit
ing and publishing Delaware Hy-
ways and Byways." the magazine of
the State Highway Department
He is graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, where he studied
accounting and journalism.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
1900 SUSSEX FARMERS
COOPERATING In .AAA
Have Been Given Their Wheat
AIlOtments For 1910

In Sussex county there are about
1900 wheat farmers and approx
mately $50 of them are cIassed as
commercial wheat farmers and are
participating as such in the Agricul-
tural Conservation Program and
therefore have been given a Wheat
Allotment for 1910.
A few of these farmers have also
taken out Wheat Insurance under
the Federal Crop Insurance Pro-
gram.
Many of our wheat farmers are
not very familiar with either of
these phases of the A. A. A.. and in
order to explain these programs to
our farmers the County Agricultur-
al Conservation composed of C. E..
Ocheltree, Hylon c. Smith and F. W.
Bradley, cooperating with the chair
man of each community. and C. r.
Snyder. County Agricultural Agent.
have arranged a series of Wheat
Allotment and Crop Insurance meet
ings to be held at the following
places:
Milford High School, September
IL, 1880 p. m.
Greenwood Community Hall. Sep
tember 12. 1880 D. m.
Wesley's Community Hall, Sep
tember 13. 1880 p. m.
Harbeson Community Hall. Sep
tember IA. 1880 p. m.
Midway Community Hall, Septem-
her IS. 1880 p. m.
Amy farmer who is Interested in
learning more about these programs
should attend one of these meetings
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
WRITER'S SELECT
ALLSTAR TEAM
Lions Share OF Positions
Go To fredericksburg;
Steinman Is Selected.
HOLBROOK MANAGER

The fredericksburg AS. making a
runaway of the Eastern Shore
League race. did likewise with the
circuits all-star team of 1889. bag
ging five of the 12 positions. Centre
vile and Dover landed two each
and the remaining three were divid-
ed equally between Milford. Cam
bridees and Salisbury, 8, -
There were three unanimous
choices, the first being Irwin Kol-
berg. of fredericksburg. who was the
first choice of every voter for the
first base assignment.
FouI keystone guardians were
seeking the election at second base,
and by a close margin it went to
Herb Freeman of the Centreville
Colts.
Heinie Schluter of Dover. and
Francis Walsh of Centreville had a
hot battle in their argument for
third base, the former winning out
by the slimmest margin of one bal
lot.
Alex MOnchak. of Dover. was an
other of the unanimous choices. and
without a dissenting vote. he took
over the shortstop post
The all-star outfield is made up
of Mickey Steinman. Milford. in left.
Jim Johnson of Centreville in center
and Ron Northsy. fredericksburg. in
right.
Steiuman won a clean-cut and de
cisive victory in his place. but John
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
ROADBODY
ELECTS OFFICERS
F. V. DUPONT Named AS
Chairman; Ernest Mum
cy Chosen AS Secretary.
COURT ACTION SEEN

The new State Highway Commits
sion set up in the bill passed over
the veto of Gov. Richard c. McMul-
len organized Wednesday in Dover
by eIecting Francis V. dupont as
chairman and Ernest Muncy as sec
retaFy.
The board also named Ebe H.
/ -Chhndier of Dagsboro as. motor We
hicle commissioner to succeed Zack
W. Wells, with directions to assume
office Thursday. w. W. Mack was re-
elected chief engineer All elections
were for the remainder of the year.
The board asked Chauncey p HOl-
comb. secretary of the Democratic
controlled board. to turn over the
papers and books of the commission,
but Mr.. Holcomb said he had been
advised to refuse to do so. Mr.. Wells
was expected to refuse to turn over
his records to Mr.. Chandler Thurs
day morning.
Those who attended Wednesdays
meeting were Mr. DUPONT. Donald
P. Ross, Charles d. Abbott, Ralph
w. Emerson and J. Gordon Smith.
Mr. Smith was the only Democrat to
attend. He is a member of the
new. but not of the old commission.
Mr.. Ross served as temporary
chairman prior to the organization.
He. Mr.. Abbott. and Mr.. Emerson
took oaths of office Wednesday.
Court Action Seen
Should Mr. Wells decline to ac-
cede to the demand. former Atty
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
KENT WOMEN FACE
ILLEGAL RUM CHARGES
Their Husbands Also Are Accused OF
Possession OF Tax.Unpaid Liquor

John A Killen. 10, and his wife.
Nina. 20. both of FELTON,. were placed
under $1,000 bail each by U. S. Com
missioner Albert F. Polk, Tuesday.
on charges of transportation and
possession of tax-unpaid liquor.
The two were arrested early last
Tuesday morning by Privates w. /.
Cochran and Edward S. Gebhart of
the Dover station. state police. COch-
ran described the 14-mile chase from
FELTON, to Harrington and on to Mil
ford. He said speed at one time
reached a point of little above 100
miles an hour.
Earl Bennett, 40. and his wife.
Lottie. 33. of Milford arrested by
Deputy L. S Marshal S. B. l. Duncan
at Milford. last Saturday. were placed
under $1,000 bail each by Commits
sioner Polk last Saturday. They were
held on charges of sale and posses
sion of tax-unpaid liquor for further
hearing at 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing. That was yesterday; report of
hearing was not available as Chron-
icle went to press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett were arrested
on complaint of Commander Thomas
j. Sullivan. investigator in charge of
the alcohol tax unit. following his
investigation into the alleged illicit
liquor operation of Melvin Blunt. Lin
wood Burke and Elmer Craper. all
Negroes of Milford, and all arrested
July 16. now under bail awaiting
trial. Bennett completed a year and
4 day at the Federal Penitentiary at
Lewisburg several weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
w. H. AYERS MAY HEAD
SUSSEX DEMOCRATS
Prominent MillsbOrO Business Man
Being Boosted For Chairman

From well informed circles in the
Democratic party it is learned that
William H. Ayers. of Millsboro. will
have the backing of a majority of
the district committeeman and
committeewomen for county chair
man at the organization meeting to
be held at Georgetown on Satur-
day afternoon, November I. The
primary election to choose one man
and one woman as committeeman
and committeewoman from the %
precincts. making a total of 46 mem
bers, will be held on Saturday af-
ternoon, October %. Mr.. Ayers. it
would appear at this time. is the
outstanding man spoken for the
place.
Others mentioned are former Rep
resentative Samuel N. Culver, of
Delmar; william Truitt. of Bridge
vile; Norman Collision. of Bridge
VILE, chairman of one of the fac
tions of the party; James II. Tun-
nell. Jr.. of Georgetown. former
Representative Roy Pettyjohn, of
Milford. 1t is understood that none
of them will be in the field II Mr..
Ayers will accept. In fact, some of
them are not candidates and do not
desire their names mentioned
smong the workers for the office.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
EASTERN SHORE FAIR
OPENS SEPTEMBER IL
Eight States Expected To Compete
For Premium Money

The Eastern Shore Fair to be held
at the race track, one mile south of
Centreville. is ready to open its
gates to the public on Monday. Sep
tember IL. All this week a large
group of men have been working
day and night to have the tent city
ready to receive the exhibits. which
will begin to arrive Friday, Septem
ber 8. from eight states. to compete
for the $500 in premium money.
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor has
wired the executive committee that
he is making every effort to attend
the fair on Wednesday, September
10. which day has been designated
as Farm Bureau Day.
For the past month work prepar-
ing the grounds has been under way
and all arrangements have been
made to efficiently handle the lar
gest crowd. which has ever gathered
on the Shore.
Ample free parking arrangements
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
No Fatal Mishaps
In Delaware Over
Holiday Week-ena
State Free From Auto Deaths, Which Took Lives Of
1876 In u. s.; 82,39I Cars Counted In 81 Hours At
Highway Crossings, $500 More Than Last Year.

Although 1876 persons lost their
lives in traffic accidents throughout
the nation. Delaware went through
the three-day holiday weekend with
no fatalities reported and only a few
minor accidents. There were 317
deaths from all causes in the United
States for the same period.
Reaching its maximum Monday af-
ternOOn the homewardbound Labor
Day traffic passed safely over high
ways of the State by the thousands.
For the "a hours closing at mid
night Monday. 82.391 automobiles
passed the intersection of the Glas-
gov Road and DUPONT Boulevard.
$500 more than passed the inter
section in the same period last year.
Highway department tabulators
said Mondays traffic attained its
peak at about o'clock, when cars
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
SUSSEX DESIGNATED
AS DROUGHT COUNTY
c. r. Snyder, County Agent. Says
Farmers viii Be Eligible For Help

According to information recently
received by C. r. Snyder. county ag-
ricultural agent. Sussex county has
been designated by the Agricultural
Conservation Administration as one
of the drought counties for 1889.
Because of this some farmers will
be eligible to receive, from the A.
A. A. free of charge certain amount
of winter biennial or perennial le-
gumes or grasses to be used accord
ing to regulations and restrictions
as set up by the A. A. A.
Any farmer who is cooperating
with the Agricultural Conservation
Program and whom the county COM
mittee believes will qualify for a
payment under the 1899 A. C. p and
whose 1889 spring seeding of bien-
nial or perennial legumes and
grasses has been lost or seriously
damaged by the drought or whose
winter legume seedlings of crimson
clover were killed by drought this
summer is eligible to obtain a grant
of seed provided he signs a certifi-
cation to that effect that such seed
ings were lost or seriously damaged,
and that he will reseed and that such
reseeding will be done on the same
land.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
FIVE KILLED IN
AUTOCRASHES
ON TUESDAY
Four Killed Near New
Castle When Truck And
Pleasure Car Collide.
STATE TOLL NOW 81
UrbOn J. Wingate, Jr, OF
Lewes, Perishes AS Car
Skids, Turns Turtle.

Delaware counted five person;
killed and seven injured on Tuesday
in two accidents on Delaware high
ways. The FIVE deaths brings Dela'
ware highway toll to 81, compared
with 49 for the same period OF last
year.
The dead:
DR.. Max Halle, 66 years old. oi
Long Island. N. Y, noted plastic sur
eeon and ear. nose, and throat spe-
cialist He was a German refugee.
Harry Arnold Ronnacher, 80 years
old. of Danzig, who came to this
country last Wednesday.
George BOese, 40 years old. of New
York. a close friend of DR.. Halle.
Harold ]. Scott. % years old, oil
Wilmington.
Urbon J. Wingate. Jr.. 16 years old
of Lewes.
The first three. all German refu-
gees. we're killed instantly shortly
after s o'clock on Tuesday morning
when car driven by DR.. Halle, in
which the other two we're passen-
gers. and truck driven by Scott
coIIjded at the Washington Park in
tersection on the Basin Road. near
New Castle.
Scott died in the Delaware Hos
pital about six hours after the crash.
Those Injured
Four passengers in the truck were
injured.
They are: Bennett Fleming, 80
years old. Homestead, who suffered
possible fractures of skull and pei
Wis and decorations of face, head.
and leg: Walter Johnson, 5S years
old. of Wilmington, possible fractur-
ed skull and abrasions of scalp and
knee; Elijah Thomas, So years old,
of Wilmington, possible skull frac-
ture and Normal Williams. 35 years
said, of Wilmington. abrasions OF
head, left hip, and knee.
All were taken to the Delaware
Hospital. Wilmington, where the
first three we're reported in fair con-
dition. Williams was released after
treatment
State police said the truck, going
west of the Basin Road, was well
through the intersection when
Hslle's automobile, going toward
New Castle on the Hare's Corner
Road. struck it. The intersection is
controlled by a signal light but ii
is not known which car was oper-
ating against the red light.
The pleasure scar struck the truck
with such force that the motor of
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
HUNDREDS WILL
ATTEND STATE
DAY AT FAIR
Many MiIfOrdians Will
Witness Special HOnOrs
To First State"
NEXT TUESDA Y
Governor Richard C. Nc
Mullen Will Lead Huge
Delaware Delegation.
" EXT TUESDA Y

Hundreds of Delawareans. many
of them from Milford. will witness
special honors to this first state"
Tuesday. September IL IN Della
ware Day" at the New York Worlds
Fair
Governor Richard C. McMullen
will lead the huge delegation from
Delaware. to be greeted by 19-gun
salute on the grounds at the World
of Tomorrow"
First state to ratify the Constitu-
ton, and a state noted for its role
in supporting Washington during
the Revolutionary War, Delaware
will find special significance at the
exposition. for the fair commemor-
ates the 150th anniversary of the in
auguration of George Washington as
first President of the United States
The trip is good will tour by cit
liens from all towns and commune
ties in the state. sponsored by bus
iness men of Delaware
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
posted schedules of the hours of de-
parture for the fair. and for the re-
turn trip from New York. at each
town.
Delaware Day bears the official
endorsement of Governor McMullen,
in a proclamation reading:
Whereas. The New York Worlds
Fair commemorating the one hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
inauguration. on April 80. 1883. of
George Washington as the first Pres
;dent of these United States and the
establishment of the federal govern
ment in the city of New York, chosen
as the first capitol of our nation, and
Whereas. The State of Delaware
has always had an active part in
events pertaining to the establish
ment of our country and being the
first state TO ratify the Constitution
of which we are justly epfUusss ga
which we celebrate on September
IL, therefore, 1t is quite appropriate
that day be set aside as Delaware
Day at the fair. in honor of our
state. and
Therefore. request and urge that
cur citizens cooperate with the Will
mington Chamber of Commerce and
the Delaware Advisory Committee in
the New York Worlds
Fair on Delaware Day. September
IL, 1888, so that the excellent pro-
gram prepared may be enjoyed by all
and proper appreciation shown by
,he number of Delawareans in at
tendance.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
DOVER CONCERT GROUP
PLANS FOR SEASON
Three Entertainments Scheduled
For Winter Season

The Dover Cooperative Concert
Committee has scheduled three en-
tertainments for its members dur
ing the winter season. and the 800
members who subscribed last spring
will he interested to know the fol-
lowing dates have been set: Erno
Balogh, composer-pianist, on No
vember "a: the Gordon String Quar-
tet on January IL. and Muriel Dick
son. Scottish soprano, on April g..
All the communities near Dover
share the Capitol City's interest in
the project as memberships In the
Cooperative Concert Series were
sold throughout the two lower coun-
ties. The Cooperative Concert Com
mittee is headed by Mayor J. Wal
lace Woodford. president; DR.. C.
Raymond Cummins, treasurer; Mrs.
Emma Stewart, secretary and Mrs.
Harry Mayer, membership chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
STATE BANKERS ARE
In SESSION TODAY
William b. Castle To Speak At
Associations Session At RchObOth

The annual meeting of the Della
ware Bankers Association is be-
ing held at the HenlOpen Hotel in
RehOboth Beach today friday.
Bankers from all parts of the State
and from Pennsylvania. Maryland.
New Jersey. and New York will at
tend.
Howard NJ Buckson. president. is
presiding over the meeting which
was called to order at o'clock.
standard time. The bankers were
welcomed to RehobOth by Mayor J.
Arthur Downing.
Mr.. Buckson and G. B. Meyer. sec
retary, will present their reports
and a number of resolutions will be
introduced by J. Edward Goslee.
chairman OF the resolutions COM
mittee.
John DriScOll Speaker
John Driscoll. of DriscOll. Millett
Philadelphia, will speak on Service
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
NEW NUMBERING
SYSTEM FOR
AUTO TAGS
1910 License Plates To
Have City, County Init
ials Run Serially.
EASIER TO DISCERN
Plates Will Again Be In
Delaware State COlOrs;
81, 900 Are Ordered.

Delaware's own colors-blue and
buft will Teappear on the 1910 mo-
tor vehicle license plates, and pleas
ure car tags will be designated by
counties with an alphabetical ar
Tangement to include number in SER
les from 10 to 999. according to an
announcement on Tuesday by Motor
Vehicle Commissioner lack w.
Wells Orders for over $1,000 of the
new plates have been placed.
Pleasure cars for Wilmington will
contain the initial "W" AMI the first
series will appear as WA" from 10
to 999. After that series the next
will be "W-B" containing the same
numbers. following by Nv g." with a
similar arrangement of numbers.
The alphabetically designed tags
will continue as far as necessary to
take care of pleasure cars in Will
mingtOn
For New Castle county the initials
will be nc" with the letters and
numerals from 10 to 99J IOr the
AS" and with the following letters
taking 10 to 999 series Os numbers
Kent county tags will have the let
ter * and Sussex county will be
designated by IS" with the letters
and numbers in series.
This innovation will be confined to
pleasure cars as the number of COM
mercial cars in the State is not
large enough to require such an ar
ranFement
Mr. Wells said that the plan not to
issue tags of more than three digits
was adopted for several reasons. He
Lointed out that the low numbers
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
FEDS RED SOX'
LOSE SHO' TILTS
Orioles Cards Unleash
Power To TOpple Lead
ers, 14-3 And 1O-1.
HINCKLE IS CHASED

Dover and Cambridge scored one
sided victories Wednesday night as
the playoffs in the Eastern Shore
Baseball League got underway at
fredericksburg and Centreville.
The Orioles trounced the first
place fredericksburg AS. IA to 3. and
the Cardinals walloped Centreville,
10 to /.
Orioles Crush AS
Third-place Dover tore the league
champions apart in the first game of
the Eastern Shore League play-off
semi-fnals Wednesday night at Fed
eralsburg. swamping them under a
1913 score.
The Orioles plastered Hinckle and
Funk for is hits. including five dou-
bles and three hOmers. and scored in
all but the sixth and seventh innings.
Desmond, after a shaky first inning
in which the Athletics scored twice,
coasted to victory as his mates pull
yerized all offerings.
The seinf-ffha1 Series IS for the
best three in five games.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
FLOWER SHOW OPENS
HERE SEPTEMBER IA
L. VI. Davis Cup Award WIN Be Pre-
sented Sweepstakes Winner

Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the fourth annual Milford
Flower Show on Thursday and Fri
day. September IA and Is, the feature
award of which will be the E. NJ. Da-
Wis cup for the sweepstakes winner.
a roast chicken supper will be served
Thursday evening in conjunction
with the show. for which a large
committee is headed by Mrs. C. E.
Jester.
Harold Higgins of "Glad Acres. :"
EastOn. Md. will again exhibit his
famous gladioli. Mr.. Higgins dis
play was a very big attraction last
year. He will again take orders for
bulbs.
Rules and classes for entry are as
follows: All flower growers are en-
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08
SEARS SPENT $26,560
FOR ADVERTISING IN '3S
H. A. Ulrich. Manager OF Dover
Store, Releases Figures

Sears. Roebuck and Company S
advertising expenditures in the State
of Delaware during last year
amounted to s26.560. II. A. Ulrich.
manager of Sears Dover store. re-
Vealed today
The information released by Mr..
Ulrich was drawn from an advertis-
ing survey prepared by Sears ma
tional office for use in formulating
plans for the company's 53Td ami
Versary celebration to be LCld local
ly and throughout the nation from
September IA to September 30.
The survey also showed that dur
ing 1888 Sears spent total of SlO.-
74S,176 for advertising space in S71
newspapers located in AZ states and
the District of Columbia. This rep
resents 74.771,917 lines of space and
makes Sears one of the largest news
paper advertisers in the entire coun
try.
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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-08

were passing the intersection at the
rate of about 10000 an hour.
State police kept a bigilant eye
on the traffic and reported that il
moved swiftly and smoothly. Rain
that started falling shortly after 9
O'Clock made conditions even more
hazardous.
The majority of cars using the
highways were from other states
outDumbering Delaware cars more
than three to one. In the 81 hours,
59.365 Out-of-state cars were count
ed, compared to 1871 Delaware
cars
The greatest portion of the traffic
also used the Glasgow Road. indicat-
ing they were just passing through
the State. A total of 1854 cars used
that highway with 33.S47 on the
dupont Boulevard.
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