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Gresham Chautauqua Jure 11-16.
Portland Rcse Festival Jure 7-9.
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BEAVER STATE MOTOR COMPANY
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n a tio u w ide p ro h ib ito ry law .
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they d e p e n d to se e t h a t th e law is u la r sn o w s w u a t th e fa c to ry ca n uo c le a r u n d e r s ta n d in g o t ih e s itu a tio n c a s tin g iro u , s te e l u n d th e lin e r m e t­
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sp e e c h e s a t th e m e e tin g s lie a tte n d s ,
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s e p a r a te fro m a ll o th e r s a u d u n d e r
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re c o m m e n d a tio n of th e w o m en 's o r ­
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he p e rm its re a s o n a b le v is itin g a t all
tim e s , v ir tu a lly .
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m o n e y ," s a id S h e riff H u r lb u r t a t th e
lu n c h e o n . "D u e o f th e firs t th in g s
we in s ta lle d w as th e new sy s te m ol
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s h in e lu lu th e p riso n s.
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t h a t in s titu tio n . T h a t se e m s to bu
th e o n ly o th e r in s tu h e e wXiere i n ­
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