Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 261, Ed. 1 Monday, June 1, 1942 Page: 2 of 6
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;rs. Gain by
Ling 2 Games
;Stay Up In First
Division With Win
Over Missions, 8-3
By United Press
01’ Brother Paul Dean had
iron himself another ball game
today and boosted Houston up
the victory ladder, but the Buffs
Ml further behind Beaumont.
It Was* the difference of win-
ning one or two ball games. Paul
Mt down the Dallas Rebels, 3-
2, after a narrow squeak, but
meantime the league leading Ex-
porters were fatting up on Okla-
homa City, 9 to 0 and then more
delicately, 4 to 2. The twin vic-
tory while Brother Paul was
getting himself out of a two-run
Dallas eighth inning safely put
Beaumont one-half game along.
Earl Cook let Oklahoma
City have seven hits while
his mates garnered 13, but
he kept the Indians away
from home plate. Frank Ov-
ermire allowed only four
hits in the nightcap, but the
wily Redskins got ’em to-
gether and rushed two men
across in the opening frame.
Thus Oklahoma City became
Dallas’ neighbor in_ the
bomb shelter.
Verne Williamson came to
work in the eighth for Shreve-
port to stop an incipient Tulsa
riot at two runs, and held the
Oilers to three runs while his
mates took five. There’s no de-
nying that Tulsa is trying. Tulsa
got a mild case of shellshock
beneath the Rebels’ guns Friday
night; bested Dallas 9-8 in 15-
inning opener Saturday night,
and played a 3-3 deadlock in a
short nightcap. Tulsa present-
ly seems overworked.
Fort Worth took a firm hold
on first division by pounding
San Antonio 8 to 3. Even four
errors and a two-run spasm be-
fore the seats in the ninth inn-
ing failed to help the Missions.
They were held to seven hits
by Big Ed Greer as his crew
pounded four Mission hurlers
„ for 10 hits. Fort Worth’s train
was Idte and the boys must have
been peeved. They opened the
first inning with two runs.
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Two Sweetwater
Men Join Navy
Two Sweetwater men, Harold
Wayne Thomas, of 102 East Ala-
bama, and Robert Littleton Cap-
ell of the Blue Bonnet hotel.
Saturday signed enlistment pap-
ers for naval service.
They were to go to Abilene
today for physical examinations
and classification.
The recruiting office will be
open each Saturday in the
courthouse, according to recruit-
ing officers.
The recruiting service is mak-
ing a special effort to enlist
men with construction experien
ce and persons who have that
experience will be given special
ratings and higher than aver-
age pay. Married men will bt
accepted only if their rating
enables them to care for their
dependents.
C. L. Wylie, recruiter in char-
ge of'the Abilene office, and
G. C. Martin, yeoman secon 1
class have charge of the office..
NAVY-RECRUIT SAM SNEAD, left, who is the new PGA
golf champion, and Jimmy Turnesa, army corporal he defeat-
ed, holding the trophy (hat went with victory Sunday.
‘Hillbilly’ Snead
Wins PGA Honors
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Tunc the sweet-swinging mountaineer
1 — (UP) — Samuel Jackson finally crashed through to a
Snead, the slope-shouldered hill- major g0jf championship at Sea-
billy who came down out of . ® . i, . .
the mountains of Virginia with vlew Country Club yesterday
the smoothest swing in golf when he defeated Jimmy Turn-
history, prepared today for in- esa, the little corporal from
duetion into the navy after win-
ning golf’s greatest prize — the
PGA championship.
After seven years of trying,
BASEBALL
CALENDAR
SUNDAY RESULTS
Texas League
Houston 3, Dallas 2.
Shreveport 5, Tulsa 3.
Beaumont 9-4, Okla. City 0-2.
(Fort Worth at San Antonio,
playing at 12:30 a. m.)
American League
Chicago 9. Detroit 4 (second
game postponed i.
Boston 11-3, Washington 1-4
New York 11-2, Washington
1-4.
New York 11-2, Philadelphia
7-4.
Cleveland 4-3. St. Louis 5-8.
National League
Philadelphia 2-1, New York
3-7
Pittsburgh 2-0. Cincinnati 8-3.
Boston 2-1, Brooklyn 10-3.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 0.
GOSPEL
Meeting
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Preaching By
GUY N. WOODS
Beginning W e d nesdav
night. June 3. services: 10
o’clock a. m. and 8:30 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
Fort Dix, N. J., 2 and 1.
This victory was particularly
sweet to Slammin’ Sam, one of
the game’s longest hitters. His
blow ups—such as that eight
which cost him the 1939 Nation-
al Open championship — had
earned him a reputation as
strictly a front runner. But the
Hot Springs, Va., professional
threw the lie at his critics be-
fore a gallery of 4,000 persons
in yesterday’s finals.
Snead made them moiye
than eat their words. For he
was three down half way
through the 30-hole final
with the steady little corp-
oral, a giant-killer who had
turned back two favorites*—
litle Bit'ii Hogan and Big
Byron Nelson. The Virgin-
ian refused to yield, howev-
er, and he evened the match
at the 27th and then won
in the stretch.
The defeat was no disgrace
to Turnesa, sixth in a line of
seven golfing brothers. Compet-
ing on a 10-day furlough, the
29-year-old draftee placed sec-
ond among 32 match play quali-
fiers with a 139, five under par
He then eliminated Dutch Har-
rison, 6 and 5; Jug McSpaden,
1 up; Hogan. 2 and 1, and Nel
son, 1 up on the 37th, before
losing to Snead.
Snead, whose victory was
worth $2,000, made the most of
his last few civilian days. In
his march to the crown, held
last year by Corp. Vic Ghezzi of
Fort Monmouth, Snead eliminat-
ed the highly-regarded Sam
Byrd, former New York Yankee
baseball star; Willie Goggin;
PGA President Ed Dudley; Jim-
my Demaret and finally Turne
sa.
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Farm Mattress
Program Ended
The Nolan county mattress
program, started in 1940 for
farm families in the low income
group, will be discontinued this
month, ACA officials said yester-
day.
To date 700 families have ben-
efited under the program with
099 mattresses and 700 comfort-
ers being distributed. The mate-
Fort Worth at San Antonio rials were supplied by the ACA
i nighti. and were processed under super-
Okla. City at Beaumont, off vision of the county home dem
day. onstration agent.
Tulsa at Shreveport (night'. ----—*-v-— -
STANDINGS
Texas League
Tea in—
tv
L
Pet.
Beaumont .
. . 36
16
.692
Houston.......
. 28
23
.549
Tulsa .........
. 25
23
.521
Fort Worth ......
. 21
22
.488
San Antonio ......
. 23
20
.479
Shreveport . ..
. .22
29
.431
Oklahoma City .. ..
. .21
29
.420
Dallas ..........
.18
27
.400
American League
Tea in—
W
L
Pet.
New York .......
. .31
11
.738
Cleveland......
. .24
21
.533
Detroit .........
. 26
22
.542
Boston........
. 22
21
.512
St. Louis........
. 23
21
.489
Washington . . ..
. 18
26
.409
Chicago........
.19
26
.409
Philadephia
. 19
30
.388
National League
Team—
W
L
Pet.
Brooklyn .......
. 32
13
.711
St. Louis ........
. 25
18
.581
Boston . .......
. 25
22
.532
Cincinnati......
. 22
22
.500
Chicago ......
. 21
24
.167
Pittsburgh.....
. 1!)
27
.413
Philadelphia
. 14
32
.304
Make Runaway of
Big League Races
Champs Invincible Even
With Hitters In
Apparent Slump
NEW YORK. June 1 —(UP)
—The major leagues took time
out today to draw a deep breath
and see what could be done
about the Yankees and the Dod-
gers, who are running awa>
with the -pennant races.
The Yanks, with an eight-game
lead, look invincible, even with
their power hitters, Joe DiMag-
gio and Charlie Keller, in batt-
ing slumps. DiMaggio is hitting
.255 and Keller .237.
Boston is Brooklyn’s deep-dish
apple pie. The Dodgers wallop-
ed the Braves twice again yes-
terday, 10-2 and 3-1, and didn’t
have to work up a sweat to do
it. Every close decision went
against Boston. The Braves got
so hot and bothered Manager
Casey Stengel and Catcher Cly-
de Kluttz were tossed out of
the opener and Shortstop Eddie
Miller given the gate in the
nightcap.
After running their winning
streak to eight straight bv de-
feating the Athletics, 11-7, in
the opener, the Yanks had then-
string snapped when the Mack-
men grabbed the nightcap, 4-2,
behind Lumn Harris’ four-hit
pitching. Joe Gordon got three
hits in the opener and his sixth
homer in the nightcap, running
his consecutive hiting streak to
18 games.
The St. Louis Browns knocked
Cleveland into fourth place by
taking a pair from the Indians,
5-4 and 8-3. Elden Auker hurled
his seventh victory and started
the winning rally in the opener.
Johnny Niggeling hung up his
fifth victory in the nightcap.
Although losing to the White
Sox, Detroit gained second place.
A five-run rally in the 10th en-
abled Chicago to trim the Tig-
ers, 9-4, with Red Lyons helping
to win own game with a two-
run single. The second game
was cancelled.
The Boston Red Sox grabbed
a doubleheader from Washing-
ton 11-1 and 4-3 (8 inning, call-
ed because of Sunday law) mov-
ing into third plac.e Scoring
six runs off Buck Newsom in
the first inning the Red Sox
hammered 14 hits for 22 bases.
Joe Cronin homered with two
on. Pinch-hitter Lou Finney’s
single with the bases loaded in
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Parade
By Jack Guenther
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J„ June
1—(UP) — The lanky fellow
in the bright yellow sweater had
deep circles under his eyes. He
was tired anld*nervous for three
hours he had been fighting a
losing battle and now as he stood
impatiently on the 24th green,
shifting his weight from one
foot to the other, he knew the
big test had arrived. This was
his critical minute.
The lanky fellow stepped up
to the incredibly little ball and
he squinted along the path to
the incredibly tiny pole in the
vast sweep of green.
He tapped the ball and sent it
rolling on its way.
Straight for the pin the little
ball sped. As it. approached its
goal it slowed and by the time
it was an inch away it seem-
ed to falter. In that fraction of
a second that makes or breaks a
putt, it was on the lip, over and
in. It fell with the sound of a
bucket dropping into a well and
as it fell the frown on the lanky
fellow’s face melted away and in
its place there came a grin.
The crowd broke out with a
cheer and surged on<to the tee
ahead, but the lanky fellow said
to himself in a small, high voice
that not six of the 3,000 people
heard.
“Ah’s got it. Ah’s really
got it now.” And Samuel
Jackson Snead, the question
mark man of golf, was
really speaking the truth.
This time he really had it.
The end of the rainbow still
was over the hill. Sam was two
down when he sank that 12-foot
putt and the amazing corp. Jim-
my Turnesa was showing no
sign of splitting at the seams.
The swarthy corporal, playing
with the complete detachment
of a two-year-old chill, was giv-
ing as good as he got aqd he
wasn’t giving anything for
free.
Snead clinched his first nat-
ional title with one of the truly
great shots in this silver anni-
versary PGA championship.
That was a 60-foot chip which
curled into the cup for a birdie
two on the 34th. That was the
shot which officially won the*
big silver cup and the $2,000
which Sam promptly invested
in war bonds. It was a terrific
shot, but to Sam it wasn’t half
the shot that he had made back
on the 24th.
‘Ah felt awfully good when
the seventh won the nightcap. | that chip rolled home,” he dra-
Howard Pollet outdueled Vern wled. “But ah felt much better
' WON SPHERE,
At
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Yankees' big
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BATING OUT OF
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GAMES TODAY
American League
No games scheduled.
National League
No games scheduled.
Texas League
Dallas at Houston (night.)
“Doolittle and Do It Now"
Brig.-Ren. James
H. Doolittle
fliers skimmed over the house-
tops of Tokio and dropped bombs
on Japanese docks, ships and mu-
nition plants the first installment
was paid in avenging the treach-
erous attack on Pearl Harbor.
For two days the fires from Doo-
little’s bombs devastated Tokio’s
war industrial plants and those
of other Nipponese cities. Tojo’s
propagandist* attempted in vain
to stem the panic of the people
by trying to belittle the impor-
tance of the attack. But the war
lords of Tokio know that attack
wdl be repeated—that American
lumbers will return again and
again jnd the day of vengeance
for PrLrl Harbor is in sight.
The Medal of Honor for Gen-
eral Doolittle and the Distin-
guished Service Cross for each of
hi3 intrepid aviators, bestowed by
President Roosevelt, represent
every loyal American citiien’a
When Brigadier General James for this most brilliant
H- Doolittle and his 79 American e55iojt in aviation history.
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Olsen for a St. Louis Cardinal
3-0 victory over the Chicago
Cubs. Weather halted the second
game in the first inning.
With Bucky Walters and Ray
Starr pitching beautiful balls,
Cincinnati swept a twin bill with
Pittsburgh, 8-2 and 3-0. The Pi-
rates now have lost nine straight.
Walters allowed five hits for his
fifth victory and Starr six for
his sixth.
The Giants shared fourth
place with the Reds, taking two
from the Phils, 3-2, and 7-L Wil-
lard Marshall hit homer No. 7
with two on in the nightcap. Bill
Lohrman tossed a four-hitter and
Bob Carpenter a seven hitter.
YESTERDAY’S STAR — Mel
Ott who drove in a run in each
game and tied Rogers Hornsby’s
lifetime runs batted in record
with a total of 1,582.
1932 Contract
Club Hosted By
Mrs. R. E. Post
ROSCOE—Mrs. R. E. Post en-
tertained the 1932 Comract
Bridge ciub Friday afternoon.
Mrs. W. W. Shields won high
and Mrs. E. F. Duncan, low.
They were presented Defense
Stamps. Bingo prizes went to
Mrs. Landrum Medlock.
Frosted drinks an! sweets
were served to Mmes. W. W.
Shields, W. E. Kirkland, Edd
Dodds, T. D. Young, Walter Pot-
ter, V I. Blocker, W. B. Cross-
ley, E. A. Costephens, E. F.
Duncan. R. E. Gracey, W. E.
Perry, Charles Wilson, A. E.
Wood, Landrum Medlock. Wade
Forester, and Rhondo Whorton.
WAR MOVES-
(Continued from page 1)
three for victory.”
Military experts are general-
ly agreed that bombing, while it
may bring the enemy to the
point where he is ripe for de-
feat, must in the end be sup-
plemented by land power. This
the Russians already have and
they are making deadly use of
it. When the United States gets
the required number of men to
the British Isles. Hitler will find
himself trapped between two
great armies. His only possible
hope of escaping defeat seems
to be to knock the < Russian
urmy out this summer, but
with June already here, he is
making no perceptible progress
in that direction.
when ah made that putt on the
second nine. Ah hadn’t been
piltting worth four sour apples
until then and ah knew that if
ah didn’t sink it ah might not
sink another all day. Ah just
had to do it. Ah just had to.”
Well, he did do it and now
we can file away those tales
that slamming Sam is the great-
est natural golfer in the world
—but a front-runner who hates
the going when it is tough.
Those tales will go into the file
and forget column now and Sam
one day this week will go into
the navy. As he goes, he will go
a champion. But he won’t be
changed.
I say that because even while
enrolling in military service
Sam has acted strictly according
to character. Aside from his golf
superstitions, he has only one
British Thank
Red Cross For
Aid From Here
Mi's. H. A. Walker, home ser-
vice chairman of the American
Red Cross for the Nolan coun-
ty chapter, has >eceived direct
word from the Women's Vol-
unteer Service for Civilian De-
fense from London, England,
thanking the local chapter for
the outstanding work it is do-
ing.
Mrs. Walker said the group
of letters were mailed April 15.
each commending the chapter
on the fine work and nice
things they are doing for the
English as well as our own Am-
erican boys stationed in Eng-
land.
Prior to our entrance into the
war, the local chapter shipped
many, bundles, knitted garments
and coverlets to England for
use in centers, where citizens
were made homeless by contin-
uous bombing.
BALLOON—
(Continued from page 1)
Angeles, San Diego and San
Francisco—were issued gas
masks. Civilian defense authori-
ties checked blackout arrange-
ments and issued instructions on
what to do in case of a gas at-
tack.
War Secretary Henry Stim-
son and OCD Director James M.
Landis both have warned that
the Japanese probably would at-
tempt a reprisal raid on the Pa-
cific coast.
Although military authorities
permitted publication of the
fact that barrage balloons lined
the coast, their number and loca-
tion could not be revealed.
phobia. That is water. Sam has
been sick every time he ever
has stepped into a boat and he
hates the very sound of the sea.
But, true to the Snead tradition
Sam has joined the navy.
LUCKY AMERICAN, JUNE BRIDE OF 1942, with carte
blunciir Irmu Uncle bn in on goods for her traditional bridal
gown, makes two eonressions to wartime. She wears a short
veil and a short train, If any. Marjr Lewis designed this cos-
tttme. Dress Is nrg...ti(lle; Jacket, faille belting ribbon.
Roscoe Holds
Memorial
Program
ROSCOE — Citizens of Ros-
coe gathered at the tabernacle
at 5 p. m., Sunday for a Me-
morial Day service, sponsored
by the Business and Profession-
al Women’s club.
Special sections were designa
ted for parents of the boys now
serving in the armed forces as
well as those of other wars.
Major Hamilton H. Kellogg
was the principal speaker. All
pastors of the local churches
participated and special musical
numbers were heard.
Members of the Home Guard
unit acted as ushers and gave
salutes and drills.
Winona Adams, president, of
the B and PW club, took part on
the program, and announced
the observance as being the
second memorial service this
year.
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Hostess To Last
Triple-Four Meet
Of The Season
Mrs. Parkes Neblett was hos-
tess to the Triple Four bridge
club Thursday to close the club
year.
She decorated her home with
garden flowers and used a floral
theme in table appointments.
Mrs. Howard Yates scored
high and Mrs. B. M. Neblett,
second high. Guests were Mrs.
Verna Elliott of Presidio, Mrs.
R. C. Hoppe, Mrs. F. H. Reit-
man and Ethel Harkins.
Members were Mmes. Yates,
Neblett, who will open the club
season in September as hostess;
O. A. Harris, A. R. Norred, W.
E. Richardson, C. A. MeCorkle,
Lang Aycock, and E. B. Lov-
vorn.
The hostess served a refresh-
ment plate.
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Receives Degree
At Texas State
College, Denton
Miss Ruth Vivian Howard of
Sweetwater was among the 551
students to receive degrees at
the thirty ini nth annual com-
mencement exercises Monday
at Texas State College for Wo-
men at Denton. .
Miss Howard, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Howard, receiv-
ed a bachelor of arts and a
science degree, majoring in
health and physical education
and minoring in Spanish. Dur-
ing her college career. Miss
Howard was a» member of the
Professional club and served as
representative from her dormi-
tory oh the boad of directors
of the Women’s Recreational as-
sociation.
DIPLOMAT—
(Continued from page 1)
Among those aboard the Drot-
tingholm, which crossed the
Atlantic under a si^fe conduct ex-
change arrangement with the
Axis, was Admiral William D.
Leahy, l’. S. embassador to
France, who was called back to
• his country for consultation by
President Roosevelt. A few days
before he left Vichy. France. Le-
ahy's wife died. Her liody was
returned on the vessel.
Boys Who Wan|
To Way Softball 5
Meeting Toniptit*
Boys between 17 and 19 years
of age who would like to play
softball this summer in the an-
nual series of games sponsored
by the Lions club art asked to
meet at 6 p. m. tonight in the
softball park.
D. T. Alexander, chairman^f
the committee sponsoring the
league, will be In charge.
Teams will lie divided Into
two separate age groups, 12-15
and 16-19, inclusive, Alexander
said.
All games will be twilight
games and there will be no ad-
mission charge for the general
public. *
NO ASPIRIN SAFER
Hutu genuine. W‘rc St. Aspirin.
World’ll largest irtfet at MW. ftisKiviUKsin
large sizes. 36ta|)tcts, 204; 100 tablets, 354.
O.E.S. Staff
Elected At •
Roscoe
ROSCOE — Mrs. W. V. B.
Slater is new worthy matrorgbf
the Order of Eastern Star, suc-
ceeding Mrs. James Young, re- j
tiring matron.
Other new officers are: W. V. I
B. Slater, worthy patron; Ags. ]
D. S. McGee, associate matron;]
D. S. McGee, associate patron;]
Mrs. Grady Wilson, conduct-!
ress; Mrs. Turner May, asso-l
date conductress; Mrs. James]
Young, secretary; and Mrs. WgS.J
Scott, treasurer.
The new group, elected Wed-
nesday, will be installed at a
later date. Mrs. Young and W.j
V. B. Slater commended the
corps of retiring officers
their work, and the chapter pre-1
sen ted the two with parting [
gifts.
Appointed officers are: Mrs. 1
Leroy Spires, Adah; Mrs. John]
Henson, Ruth; Mrs. W. t£..
Cleckler. Esther; Mrs. H. SnttTTi,
Martha; Mrs. O. J. Blocker, Elec-
tee; Mrs. Hugo Zetzman, ward-
en; Mrs. R. LeGros, marshal; |
Mrs. J. H. Scruggs, chaplain;
Mrs. C. B. Lee, organist; afld
Mrs. Will Gortjon, sentinel. -
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Father Succumbs
In Douglas* Ariz.i
Mrs. W. T. Austin, jr., has I
been called to Douglas, Arlz., j
by word that her father, W. M. j
Bouldin, 69, had passed away k
He had been ill for sevqglp
years.
Mrs. Austin left immediately]
for Arizona where funeral serv-j
ices were to be held Saturday]
afternoon.
Besides Mrs. Austin two rtai-i
ghters survive. They are MTs.j
George Harris of T.ucson and]
Mrs. Georgette Lynn of San|
Francisco, Calif.
Rex Beard Trial®
Goes to Roby
Rex Beard, notorious 'panerl
sack bandit’, will go to triaget]
Roby Wednesday in District j
court on a change of venue from
Taylor county, for the murder 1
of Deputy Sheriff Willis of Tfcry-
lor county. _
A special venire of 90 has Iron
summoned for the case.
Milo Roth Back
After Vacation *
Milo Roth, secretary-manager
of the Board of City Develop-
ment, has returned from a va-
cation trip to Siloam Spriros.
At'k., Bloomington. III., and
points in Oklahoma where he
visited friends and reatives
Mrs. Roth and sort remained
in Siloam Springs with her mo-
ther. Mrs. B. L. Miller, ike
plans to return in about ren
days or two weeks.
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Roby Bov Named
Leader For FFA*
ROBY, June I —(Spl.) — Ja
tnes Henry Simpson has been
named state FFA officer fot;
area No. 1 for next year, acced-
ing to word received here bj
A. .1. Spangler, FFA advisor.
Simnson. in being named to;
the office, will receive a trip
the national FFA convention]
this fall in Kansas City. W
IlIARN THE TRUTH ABOUT I
BOWEL WOBMIl
Mn- j
Nobody is sore to escape. And ronndwoj
ran cause real trouble inside you or i
child. Watrh for the warning signs:
easy stomach, nervousness, itchy nose orl
BMt. Get Jayne’s Vermifuge right ewaytfl
JAYNE’S i* America’s lent lint? iiruprietnry
litti iu mrttii'iiif ; us»d In uiiUinits former a
ceaUtij. AcU geatG * drive* out n»mui~
wonas. Demand JAYNE'S VERMIFUGE.
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