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Bonds
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what counts even more with
these fighting sons, husbands and
brothers of ours is what we as
individuals do"
Schwartz points out that only
10 days remain for Mount Glenn
ems to attain the balance OF its
quota, $4,000 in individual
bond saleS-at the rate OF more
than $4l,00 a day.
Gallants at today's luncheon
meeting, representing Board of
Commerce affiliates and all city
service clubs listened to veterans
of heroic action against the en-
envy overseas stress the urgent
need for bond investments to
keep the armed forces supplied
with "the most Of the best" in
arms and ornaments.
Inspired to greater effort, they
sailed forth after the meeting
pledged to bring the war bond
drive to a swift and successful
conclusion.
Bond officials renewed their
plea to the general public to buy
bonds at any store, bank or is
suing agency and particular
ly to businessmen, partnerships
and trust groups to invest in the
special F and G. Series. bonds
which are far behind in their
quota.
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Tokyo
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tOhtihuNu Eiohi aSN OhN
of a few planes that have not
yet returned"
When the japanese attacked
Aslito "B29S were on the run
way making preparations to set
out for attacks" the broadcast
asserted.
In an earlier broadcast Tokyo
said BIOS had appeared over the
capital, but departed without
dropping bombs.
A brief Goth Air Force Com
munique said large task force
of B29s of the Goth bomber COM
mand continued the campaign
against Japanese war production
with a daylight attack today
against important industrial OBJ
iectivcs in Japanese dominated
Manchuria."
Gen. II. II. Arnold, command
ing general of the goth Air
Force. in his announcement said
further details will be announc-
cd later.
"a Japanese broadcast record
ed by the Federal CommunIca-
tons commission said the Super
forts hit the southern sector Of
Manchuria. Tokyo said the
raiders struck between 10 and
1890 a. m. today Thursday.
(''Impcrial Air Forces inter
cepted the attacking enemy
planes and were able to shoot
several out of the sky" the Do
mel Agency claimed.
"Onc enemy plane was bagged
by a bodily-craSh attack carried
out by a plane attached to the
National Army Of Manchukyo
(Puppct Army in Manchuria)
The text Of the Goth Air Force
communlque:
A large task force Of B-29 air
craft of Major Gen. LeMay
Goth Bomber Command contln-
ued the campaign against Jap
anese war production with
daylight attack today against i'm
portant industrial detectives IN
Japanese dominated Manchurla.
This announcement was made at
the War Department by Gen. H.
II. Arnold in his capacity of
commanding general of the Goth
Air Force. Further details will
be announced when additional
information becomes available.
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continued TTOHi rage oHe
EAM, or National Liberation
front - was enlisting American
help for a parade and demon
stration today despite a procla-
nation of martial law forbidding
all such gatherings.
British guards were doubled in
downtown Athens and armored
forces took up strategic posi-
tons. presumably ready to break
up any demonstrations.
Some 1000 or more Elias
troops were believed still in
Athens and another 1000 were
in the outskirts. One report was
that those outside had intended
to parade into the capital during
the night, but the procession
failed TO materialize.
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ing a period lying partly in No
vember. The billing period
varies among groups of custom
ers. a portion of bills falling due
each working day of the month.
The Commissions order pro-
vides for. total reduction of
from S3,75O,OOO to $4,000,000 on
all Consumers bills throughout
the state for December. OF this
amount, 85l2 per cent would
normally have gone to the Fed
eral Government in Washing
ton as "excess profits taxes.
The other 1412 per cent repre-
sentS a reduction in the COM
pany's cash receipts.
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Harry Lamb

WASHINGTON, Mich.-Harry
Lamb, 81, of Atlas, former
Washington resident, died sud
denly Of a heart attack Tuesday
afternoon, while doing carpenter
work at Saginaw. He was born
in Washington, and lived there
until he moved 10 or II years
ago.
Mr.. Lamb is survived by his
wife, Vera; one son, Eugene;
one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth
Frick; and three grandchildren,
all of Atlas.
Funeral services will be held
Friday from the Groves funeral
home, Dawson, at 1870 p. m.
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Trial
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The knife was discovered in a
ditch beside the Ann Arbor Trail
nearly five months after the
RaulSton girls body was found
on a city dump near Warren
Avenue West an d Telegraph
road.
John Romines, brother in law
of Turner and one of II wit
nesseS 10 take the stand yester-
day, testified that ito the best of
my knowledge" the knife was
one he owned and which disap-
peared from his home, where
the defendant had roomed be-
fore moving TO Mrs. Gross
house.
Orville Gauthier, n o h c r
roomer at the Gross home, said
he and Mrs. Gross had found a
suitcase in Turner's clothes clos
ct, and, on opening it, found
ovcralls and a Sweatshirt with
something like blood on it,"
three women's purses, handkcr-
chiefs and detective story mag
azine clippings about the Raul
Ston case.
Turner's confession, later re-
pudiatcd, resulted in the dis
miSsal of charges against Rich
ard N. Vincent, %, who was on
trial for the girls murder. Vim
cent also had confessed, but re-
pudiated the confession before
he was brought to trial.
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Mrs. Mary Allen

RICHMOND-Mrs. Mary Mi
randa Allen, "a, died Wednes-
day evening at her home on Di-
vision road, Richmond, She was
the husband of the late Albert
Allen, who died sometime ago.
The body Will be at the Hensch
funeral home in Richmond,
from where services are tenta-
lively set to be held at 2 p. m.
Friday. Burial will be in the
Kittridge cemetery in Columbus
township. Mrs. Allen is survived
by a son in military service.
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Germany
From Page One

group Of the First, Third and
Ninth armies, declared that
near 700 square miles of Ger
many had been conquered in
the current offensive which
started a month ago tomorrow
with Patton's first prOblngS
toward Metz. Bradley's front
now is 21O curving miles long
inside Germany.
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of prospective bond purchasers
to date, the couple of lucky sok-
ems found on Dec. z should rate
two $1,000 war bonds.
Mrs. LaCroix has presented
four-leaf clovers, culled from a
small patch in her yard, to ev-
eryone who purchases a war
bond.
Today, after selling $4,000
worth of bonds in this manner,
she had run out Of clovers, UNI
til she made the search that
turned up two.
Glover" sales so far Have in
Guided five $1,000 boEds; one
for 500; $50 and a S25 bond.
Most of the purchasers dispatch
ed their clovers to kin in the
armed forces overseas, as a
good-luck emblem.
In connection with the scores
of clovers she has sent to men in
the armed forces during the
past six months (SinCe she dis
covered the clover patch this
summer) she received a letter
today from p. o. Carl +. May
hew, of Mount Clemens, deep
sea diver on active service, to
whom she had sent two cloverS,
one of his commanding officer.
Carl wrote that he had pre-
sented the second one to Admir-
al Ernest l.. King, in Washing
ton, U. S. naval chieftain, and
that Admiral King had promised
to wear it for good luck.
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Dorsey
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office said, but was rcarreSted
carly today and committed TO the
county jail.
The court pointed out that
should the jury convict the de
PENDANTS, he would be compelled
under a long line of decisions
under California law. TO grant
them a new trial, and that I'M
der such circumstances, the Su-
prcme Court has stated clearly
what the duties Of the trial Judge
arc. and in pursuance Of that
understanding Of tho law, l will
perform that duty
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'Nubbins' Undergoes
Serious Operation

DENVER, Dec. 7 - JPJ -
Hospital attendants described as
good" the condition of Forest
"Nubbins' Hoffman, 3, follow
ing an operation today.
The Cheyenne, Wy, boy, for
whom Christmas was held Nov.
10 because it was feared he
could not live until Dec. IS, UNI
dcrwent the operation in an eff
fort to correct a congenital blad-
der deformity.,
He was in the operating room
less than an hour.
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and whom he identified as an
active supporter of the bill but
not an officer or director of the
association.
Harry f. Mckinney, Of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and Clayton r.
Mckinney, his brother, whom
Sigler now said is believed to
be in North or South Dakota,
former operators Of a nature
pathic clinic at CenterVille
Mich.
Gunnar w. Wikander, Detroit,
former treasurer Of the aSSocl-
alton.
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Four-Leof Glover Bonus
Aids Sole of War Bonds

Two four-leaf clovers picked
in her garden on Pearl Harbor
Day (after a long and chilling
SEARCH are the latest stock-in-
trade of Mrs. Henry LaCroix,
champion bond seller of st. Louis
Church National Council of
Catholic Women.
Measured in terms of the four
leaf cloverS she dangled in front
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Officers
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men, and recovered after a crlti-
cal illness.
Kotiel, No. l state witness
against the patroiman, Is expect
ed to testify, as he did in pre-
liminary hearing before Justice
Frank f. Jeanette.
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Casualties

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57,514; prisoners 56,248 and 55,-
500.
The Navy casualties: Killed
29,738 and 9,480; wounded 49,
400 and $4,000; missing 9,427
and 1926; prisoners 4,486 Gun
changed from previous week..
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MaSOnS
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Master; Dearl Morrison, Senior
Warden; Clarence 4. Perry, Jun
Tor Warden; j. II. Ullrich, Trea-
surer; Elmer G.. Luth, Secre-
tary; Eric j. Lenning, Senior
Deacon; Marion II. Rodgers,
Junior Deacon; Harry r. Wolff,
Tyler.
Public installation of officers
will be held Dec. 20. This was
the annual meeting roll call
and election of officers.
A delicious turkey dinner
preceded the election after
which was roll call.
Guy Powell, Detroit, gave a
very inspiring talk on the his
tory of the American flag.
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Cripple Antwerp

LONDON, Dec. 7-(PD - The
Berlin Radio asserted today
that crack German swimmers
equipped with special explosive
devices have put the Antwerp
harbor out Of aCNOn."
There was no immediate AL
lied report on such activity at
Antwerp.
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Taxes were levied on win
dows for a long period in Eng
land.
The Valley settler., 1944-12-29

Very truly yours, Lewis 2. Grammer hssistant Superinten nt
The Valley settler., 1944-12-29
WHAT THE HEALTH COUNCIL IS.

WHAT THE HEALTH COUNCIL IS.
 The Health Council is made up of be op1e of the comruni ty. lhey re individuals sele cted becanee they are thoroughly interested in tn health Of the ccrununi ty as wh le and Of the people making lii this ccmmunity. The members of the l-celth Counci1 are repres enative "f the various groups, orGaniza at ms an6 areas in the Valley.
 The purpose Of the Health Council is to act as an Interpretive ,roup. The ccunci an6 it's individual members interpret the needs and health problems of the c >nnnuni ty to the Public Health Nurse and in turn helps intrepret the public hee1t program to the corlmuni ty in orde~ to heve this program un6erstcod, a. 7ua- tely supported and used to it's H. Pst extent. Another objective the Health Council is to assist n ma 1ntaininS high standards of lie health Service. It also helps D develop and coordinate all heal Activities of the vari GUS oraani a. tions and groups in the co>amunit T.
 In ad6i ion to the above ob ie C. t1ves, the Health Council also los certain outies ano obli gati ons.
 Cont. on pp. 9
The Valley settler., 1944-12-29
ALASKA ROAD coMMIs SION NEWS
 December Il, 1914 To Whom It May Concern:

To assist in the removal of snow curing the winter, on6 in order to help make a better roaa urin, the summer, the Alaska Roc Conc mi on requests that all 1encee De set back to the ri ht- of-Hay line along all roa6s in the Valley. This right-of-way is sixty feet wide except along the Glenn Hi hway.
 To expedite this work the T2ad Comni s si on will o6ze cut the line of the fence, removing old stunps, brush, and trees, if such ire along the fence line. However, 1t is not the policy of the Road Co'nri ssion to pay for the resetting of fencv on line where they shoul2 have been erected originally.
 The cooperation Of all concerned wi II be appreciated, es it will slp to improve the read situation throughout the Valley.
 Very truly yours,
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Fights
Last Ni9ht

HIGHLAND PARK, N. y
Herbie Katz. IT'S, BROOKLYN.
stopped James Polk, 1862, Camp
kilmer, CO..; Russell Baxter,
1853, New Castle, Pa, outpoint-
ed Harry Gary, 159, New York,
60.
FALL RIVER. MASS. Joe
Reddick, l52. New York, out
pointed Benny Williams, 1873.
Newark. N. j. 10); Jimmy Syn
mott, 142. Fall River. Mass. out
pointed Joe Lemieux, 1879, New
Bedford, Mass CO...
PHILADELPHIA Billy Ar
mold. al, Philadelphia, knock
ed out Henry ordan, 142, Phila-
delphia %; Jimmy Anest.
143l2, New York, outpointed
Buck Streator, 1431z, Ceilings
wood. N. j. (6).
PORTLAND, Me- Maurice
Lefty LaChance, 1877. Lisbon,
Me, outpointed Marcel Four
nier, 1924, Montreal, (1O):
Boyo Mallon. 154, British Navy.
outpointed Billy Lancaster, 1855,
Portland, Me, CO..
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Five Downs
Post Team, 81 10 y
553rd Squadron, Medical
Officers Win Hoop Tits

The Eastland Faculty Five
today add another notch to
their string Of victories, having
downed the 44th Aviation
Squadron Thursday night at the
post gymnasium, in see-saW-
ing battle, ending with "a to
% win for Faculty.
Tied at a to 4 count at the
opening quarter, the Facultymen
took an IL 10 lead at the close
Of the half, only TO lose il in the
third period, which finished
with the 44th Squadron topping
the Eastland team by % 10 20
count, but couldn't keep up the
terrific pace in the final quarter
Other games played at the
Post gym saw the 553rd Fighter
Squadron take their league title
in 25 10 II victory over the
44th Aviation Detachment. The
officers of the Medical division
took the enlisted men of that
branch down a peg by defeating
them in II to / contest.
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PriehS Threaten
DenlnarSh at Top

"A sweep over Oldbru put
PriehS Sales back in virtual
tie for first place with Denmarsh
Hotel last night in the Monitor
Leader Minor League az Bowl
O-Drome Denmarsh found the
sailing rough against A.tes
Lager, losing two games. Two
other teams registered 81 VIC
tories, losing two games. Two
other teams registered 81 vic
tories, Dads Rustic Rest defeat
ing j. & j. Music and Harper
D r i n Commissioners turning
back Blue Rock Cafe.
Harold Mcconnell of Priehs
walked off with individual hon.
ors, closing with a big 254 game
in 643 series, high for the eve
ming. Norm LaCroix of Den
marsh was the only other bowler
to reach the 600 circle, OPEN
ing with 235 in 613.
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Tournament
Enters Final
Rounds Today
Byron Nelson Makes
Bid for Second Place
in S. 900 Competition

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. II
p The $4,000 Texas Open
golf tournament went into the
play for keeps" rounds today
with 157 contestants in the r.
hole competition.
Harold (Jug) McSpaden Of
Philadelphia is conceded almost
unanimously as the guy to beat
for first prize war bonds simply
because in three of the four
Winter tournaments held thus
far nobody has been able TO do
il. Byron Nelson of Toledo did
II once and forced McSpaden
into an 19-hole playoff at Phoe-
nix last week, before losing That
makes Lord Byron, at least,
strong second.
Yesterday both participated
in the annual pro-amateur event.
Nelson shot 90, two under par,
while. McSpaden had trouble on
two holes and finished with 10.
But il was a recovery shot by
the latter on No. that had the
gallery buzzing He landed be-
hind some trees. then fell into
the same trouble on the other
side of the fairWay.
The best score was by Ray
mond Gafford, Fort Worth pro-
fessional. who felled par by four
strokes with a 34-33-67. It en-
abled him to share in the money
AS he combined with Dan Biggs,
San Antonio amateur. for a 81.
Sam Byrd, the former New
York Yankees baseball player,
was the heaviest winner. He
fired SO and combined with
Lieut.. E. T. Carruther Of Ran
dolph Field and Mark Wright
of San Antonio for 61's to bring
him S112.50. Gafford received
s56.25 and Abe Espinos
Brownsville. Texas. professional.
got the same with a 81. obtained
in working with Hub Friery of
San Antonio.
Fifteen professionals equalled
or bettered par during the day
with Ray Hill of Randolph Field
and Pete Cooper of Gainesville.
Fla, each shooting SO along
with Byrd. The amateurs all re-
ceived handicaps.
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Complete Plans
for County-Mde
Kegler Tourney

A number of Macomb county
bowling teams exclusive OF
those in Mount Clemens, are
expected to take part in the Ma
comb county championship
tournament which will be staged
here beginning Monday, March
10.
According to Tournament
Manager Arnold Rockensuess,
East Detroit, Roseville, st. Clair
Shores, Center Line, Van Dyke,
Utica, Richmond and other
county communities will be rep
resented by teams in the forth
coming event.
The five-man event of the
tourney will be held at the
Mount Clemens Recre on
while the doubles and singles
will be rolled at the Bowl-O-
Drome. The minor events will
begin on Monday. March 20. one
week after the opening Of the
team event.
The tournament Is being con-
Quoted on both an over-average
and actual pinfall basis. Teams
may enter either or both, ac-
cording to Rockensuess, who be-
lieves this years meet will at
tract much larger entry than
any previous meet conducted
here.
Entry blanks are now being
printed and will be available
within few days, Rockensuess
said. The deadline for entries is
March s.
Further tournament informa-
ton may be obtained at either
the Mount Clemens Recreation
or Bowl O-Drome.
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ThOrnS Near Tie
i'm First Place

King Thorn advanced within
two points of a tie for first with
King Frog in the Kings &
Queens League at BoWlO-
Drome last night scoring 40
victory over King Dede as King
Frog dropped four points to
King Peter. Two other shutouts
were recorded, King Cole
blainking King Daniel and King
William doing the same TO King
Ed-Jack. In other matches, one
makeup, Ed-Jack took three
points from Daniel, De-Gru won
three from Ben-Ray and Kirm
and Thai split.
Pacing the kings were
Chauncey Breitmeyer with a
529 series and Harold (Bugs)
Lindsey with a 204 game while
the queens" were topped by
f. Charbeneau who had a 456
aggregate and Ida Baldwin who
had III high single.
The Standings:
KINGS AND QUEENS
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worked a spell at "Old Iron
sides" restaurant, so-called be-
cause of the toughness of its IS
cent steak.
He got his break when Joe
WalcOtt was unable to keep q
date to fight Martin Candle for
Alex Greggains In San Francis
co May 20, 1904. I'd seen Mel
son flatten Spider Welsh In Is
rounds at Salt Lake City on
April s and suggested Alec sub
stitute Bat for Walcott. Nelson
took the bout for $3.50. He kay
Oed Candle in the 1th.
There followed five luscious
fighting years for Nelson, in
which he efeated the finest
crop of lightweights the division
ever produced.
Battling Nelson, STA, 1873,
blue-eyed, tow-headed descend
ant of Vik ngs, possessed a
frame like the oaken vessels in
which his ancestors sailed the
seven seas. He was invulnerable
truly the Durable Dane"
No other fighter took such ter
rifle beatings like Nelson and
came on TO win. There was
nothing of the fancy boxer
about his style. He had a careless
disregard for the hardest blows
rained upon him, seemed indie
structible and immune to pain.
He once fractured his left arm
In the middle of Is round
fight, which, he said, tended
to make me somewhat cautious
and possibly kept me from win
ming by X. O."
BEAT SLUGGERS, BOXERS
Never a great slugger, he beat
the greatest sluggers of his day
by smuggling with them - Her
rera. COrbett. Hyland. Hanlon;
never a great boxer. he knocked
out the great boxers - Welsh.
Sims, Candle. Britt, Cans; never
great hitter. he scored a two
second X, o. over Billy ROssler
at Harvey. ILL.,, on April s. 1902.
which remained the quickest
knockout on record till rs years
later when Al Foreman kayOed
Ruby Levine in L., seconds in
Montreal. .Ero~ :. :. -.
Pugilistically Nelson was an
old man at 81 when he lost the
title to AID Wolgast at Port Rich
mond, Feb. %. 1909, yet in the
40 grueling rounds the shaggy
Dane took nary a back step.
| still contend Nelson would
have beaten Cans in their finish
fight at Goldfield, Sept. 3 1906,
if Bat hadn't fouled Joe in that
historic 42nd round.
Nelson fought about $50
fights. cleaned up more than a
quarter million in his 90 years
of fighting.
If he d turned his efforts TO
track athletics. Battling Nelson
would have been the worlds
greatest marathon runner.
On second thought, Id better
make that obstacle racer.
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who roll infrequenty favor 1t.
II is rolled with the thumb
pointing directly at the strike
pocket or spare, is released
without any twist or spin being
impaired by fingers or wrist.
Delivery should be made from
the right corner of the runway
with the ball taking a straight
course to the one-three pocket.
Best results are obtained
when the hit is fairly high on
the head pin.
This type Of ball should be
practiced well before attempt
ing other types of delivery.
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BY BILLY ROCHE

When Battling Nelson entered
the ring for his first profession
al fight the band played Down
Went McGinty." But Bat soon
made them change their tune.
Oscar Matthew Battling Nell
son was born in Copenhagen
June 5, 1882. He had six broth
ers and a sister. When Bat was
a year old the family migrated
to America, settled in Hege-
wisch. Ill. The population con-
sisted of Danes and Swedes and
they were always at swords
points. Nelson had to fight al
most from infancy.
At 13 young Nelson quit school
to work as ice cutter on Lake
Michigan at Is cents a day. The
heavy outdoor work Injured him
to hardship and further tough
ened his naturally tough ply
sique.
In the fall of 90 Wallace's
circus came TO town. BY this
time Nelson had changed his vo-
cation to meat cutter. Travelling
with the circus was pug meet
ing all corners. He was billed
as the world renowned IN
known"
In order TO get the gang into
the show, Nelson offered 10 try
for the dollar given TO anyone
who could stand three full
rounds before I he famous
Unknown
As the HeQeWisch Id elm he'd