The Hermiston herald., March 29, 1923, Image 1

£be imnfeton Wralfc
VOL. XVII
DAJE FOR CLEAN-UP
DAY HAS BEEN SET
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HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 29. 1923
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER FOB
McKAY CREEK DAM APPOINTED
W yoming Engineer to Have Charge
of B ig Reservoir Work
V0TIN6 FOR QUEEN
TO BEGIN APRIL 2
HERMISTON POSTOFFICE
PRAISED BY INSPECTOR
Office Was Established 18 Y e a » Ago
E ighteenth of this Month
NATIONAL GARDEN
WEEK, APRRIL 2-7
Last Tuesday a U. S. Postal Inspec­
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 IS DECID­
R. M. Conner, construction engin­ GIRLS FROM ALL CLASSES IN THE tor was sent to Hermiston to Inspect LOCAL COMMUNITY CLUB ENDOR­
ED UPON
HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBLE
eer, U. S. Reclamation Service, has
SES MOVEMENT
and pass final Judgment on the new
been appointed to have charge of the
location of the postoffice and to
Women of the Community Club W ill
building ot the McKay dam. Mr. Vote» W ill Oust One Cent Each and check up as to its equipment, etc.
Dean and Benn ion W ill Talk on the
Serve a Lunch to Those Who
W
ill
be
Sold
at
the
Mitchell
Conner Is now located at Pilot, Wyo,,
Subject N ext Wednesday at the
The
gentleman
seemed
vrey
well
Aid in the Work
Drug Store
in charge of the construction of the
Public Library
well pleased with things as he found
Wind River diversion dam on the
On the morning of April 2 voting them, and was responsible for the
Ask the wife where she put the Riverton project. He expects to
statement that the Hermiston offlc
rake last tall. Dive down In the transfer to Pendleton about tb mid­ will begin in the contest for Queen
was the best equipped of any third
of
the
May
Pageant,.and
will
con­
dark recase of the closet and Instigate dle of April and will have his head­
class office in his territory. An as­
tinue
until
some
time
April
16.
The
a seereh for the old clothes that you quarters there, while making the pre­
sertion of this nature, coming from
don preparatory to a hunting or fish­ liminary arrangements preparatory contest promises to be a close one, as
him. means a good deal as his terri­
girls
from
all
the
clases
in
the
high
ing trip for next Wednesday, April to establishing the camp at the dam
tory Includes seven counties In east­
14, has been set aside aa clean-up site and assembling the equipment ¡school are eligible, and families and
friends are going to make a real ern Oregon and a part of eastern
day and you are called upon as
for construction.
fight to enthrone their own partlcu- Washington.
loyal citizen of the community to
On the 23rd of March the Hermis­
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lar candidate.
help in the clean-up campaign.
BOARDMAN MENTIONED FOR
The
receivlng the highest ton postoffice celebrated its 18th
The clean-up committee, composed
Since that time the
STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER number of votes will be Queen of the birthday.
of Putman, Illsley and Skinner, de­
growth and progrss of the office has
1
Pageant,
which
will
be
one
of
the
cided upon the date above mentlond
Sam Boardman, of the town of the most elaborate things ever done on been nothing less than phenomenal.
This decision was reported to the
‘same name, is mentioned as the sue. the proje-t. The six ¿iris ranking According to reports the office has
Commercial club at the Tuesday
cessor to H. Munn, whose resignation next to tile highest in number of been doing an average business of
luncheon. There being no opposi­
$600 a month.
tion to the date next Wednesday, will take place before April 1, In the votes will be attendants and share
It is with a feeling of pride that
following dispatch to the Portland the regal honors.
was at thiB time, officially declared
we print the compliment given the
Orgonlan:
Votes,
which
will
cost
one
cent
clean-up day.
"Herbert Nunn, state highway en­ each, will be sold and held at the local office by the postal inspector.
The women of the Community club
gineer, will submit his resignation Mitchell Drug Co. Btore, and the
will assist in a unique manner. At
to Governor Pierce between now and votes counted and results announced
Community Club Meeting
noon they will serve a lunch to those
The next meeting of the Commun­
Aprl 1, according to information leak­ each evening. It is possible that
who participate In cleaning up. The
ing out of the state highway depart­ auxiliary voting places may have to ity club will be a luncheon which
women are to be congratulated for
ment. It is likely that the resigna. be arranged for later if voting be­ will be held at the Hermiston hotel
the manner In which they are cooper­
tlon will become effective before May comes too heavy for one place to han­ at 1:3(1 p. in. on Tuesday, April 3.
ating with the Commercial club in
1, or as soon thereaftr as th gover­ dle. Mrs. E. J. Kingsley is in charge The committee in charge are: Chair­
helping to make the day a success In
man, Mrs. Warner; Mrs. P. B. Doh­
nor can select Mr. Nunn’s successor. of this part of the Pageant plans.
every way that the name implies.
erty, Mrs. Frank Guiwts, Miss Elisa­
Two men have been mentioned as
Places
of
business
all
over
town
Debris Is to be gathered together
possible succesors to Mr. Nunn. One will be placarded with place of vot­ beth Beasley. All ladies who plan
and put either in sacks or boxes.
is C. C. Kelly, assistant state engin­ ing, price and dates, so that none to attend should report to one of the
They are then to be placed In the
eer. The other is Sam Boardman, will forget "the time, the place and committee as soon as possible. In
alley where It will be convenient for
who lives In the town in eastern Ore­ the girl.” The committee can give addition to the regular program,
the drayman to pick them up and
gon bearing his name.”
you information as to the two former which will be a picture reading of
haul away. The expense connected
but who “the girl” will be will de­ Sir Galahad by Mrs. F. V. Prime and
with the hauling of such debris and
School
Children
Examined
pend
entirely upon the projent pub­ a paper on "Melodrama” and the
rubbish will be paid by the city. In
Poetical Play by Mrs. S. C. Lochrie,
The Hermiston grade pupils and a lic.
return the city ask that each prop­
there will be special musical numberg
good
many
of
the
high
school
stud­
Each
vote
costs
bni.
One
cent,
but
erty oWner see to It that his lot or
nnd recitations. Every woman on
lots he properly cleared of rubbish ents underwent a careful examina­ you may plunge as deep as yo u wish. the project Is invited to attend. The
tion
last
Friday
when
Drs.
Kern
and
Moral
support
Is
a
fine
thing,
but
in
and carried to a place that will be ac
Leach, dentists, of Pendleton, and this particular case financial sup­ cost per plate will be 50 cents.
eesslble to the drayman who hauls
Mrs. E. T. Wade, of Pendleton, one
Dr. Prime Of Hermiston, examined port is better and that’g what your
It away. The words rubbish, debris
of
the directors of the State Federa­
the
teeth
and
moulN
for
defects,
girl is going to need to put her on
and trash are not to be construed
tion. will be the club's guest of honor
while
Drs.
Hester
and
Lewellyn,
eye,
the
throne.
Some
girl
in
the
high
not to mean ashes as It is encumber-
ear, nose, throat sptclalists, also of schol is going to be Queen of the at this luncheon.
ent upon the property owners as In-
Pendleton, were examining these Pageant, and its up to you to say who
dlvuals to dispose of ash plies In
B aptist
above organs.
she will be.
some other manner.
The Baptist Sunday school will
This, with the examination which
Mitchell’s, April 2 to 16, one cent
The cletin-up committee haa ap­
give their Easter program at 10:30,
the local dòetors made two or three a vote.
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pointed men who will act as captains
folowing a half hour spent In study
weeks ago, constitutes a very thor­
over the respective districts in which
they live. It will be the duty of ough examination, which will be School Children to Give Exhibition of the lessons. The pastor will de­
On next Friday afternoon the pup­ liver a brief Easter sermon after the
these men to Bee that everyone in the made annually In the future and
program. At 7:30 the regular eve­
district over which he has been'ap­ checked upon for the purpose of de­ ils of the Hermiston school will
termining
whether
or
not
such
co­
march in a body to the downtown ning service, subject, "The Second
pointed captain comply with the
edict sent forth for the day. People operative efforts of the parent-teach­ business section and go through their Coming of Christ." Mrs. Edith Cop-
ers’ association and the profession setting up exercises on Main street. pinger will sing a solo accompanied
who live in the different districts
have any real value.
A. E. Bensel, instructor for th by Mr. Adams. You are cordially
will do well to confer with these men
This Is certainly a great step in eighth grade, has arranged this street invited to these services.
for by so doing each individual may
be apprised of what is expected of the direction of preventltive dentis­ exhibition. It will be an advertis­
try and medicine and will to a cer­ ing stunt in connection with the en­
Methodist
him. Thug he will be able to better
tain extent help to eliminate the de­ tertainment to be given by the pupils
Easter Sunday— Sunday school 10
cooperate with his neighbor in this
fects which have greatly retarded of different grades, the proceeds of a. m., Geo. C. Patterson, supt. Eas­
worthy cause.
he progress in school of a good many which will go towards purchasing a ter service at 11, sermon by pastor.
The following are the captains: pupils.
phonograph, allowing the students to Special music— He has Risen,chorus
W. J. Warner, Hugh Taylor, R. A.
solo part by Mrs. B. Haneline; Male
exercise to music.
Brownson, J. L. Harmon, Geo. Wag­
IT LOOKKS LIKE BUSINESS
quartette, O, Calvary, Mesas. Pelmul­
ner. H. E. Hitt, T. D. Worster, W.
der, Phipps, Martin and Waugaman;
B. Beasley, I. E. Putman, W. L. Blesg.
Hermiston Men V isit
It is learned that the U. S. Recla­
ing, R. E. Mitchell, E. J. Kingsley,
A delegation of prominent business chorus, My Father Knows,, solo part
F. C. McKenzie, O. G. Sapper, O. C. mation Service is planning to ship men and farmers of Hermiston was by Mr. Enoa Martin; Epworth Lea­
Young, J. K. Mumma, J. Pelmulder, in the diamond drill equipment for here this morning to lnterviow the gue, 7:15 p. m.
C. W. Tilden, W. J. Kennings, H. L. Umatlla Rapids work In (he near fu. members of the counly court about
Easter Services
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Conner, Joe Ralph, C. J. Cook, Tom ture. The outfit comea from Los sight of way mattrs for the Butter
Solemn high mass will be sung at
Fraser, Vane Boynton, T. H. Gaither, Vegas. Nevada, and George A. Ham­ Creek road. Several condemnation
R. C. Todd, B. H. Cook and Tom Mar- mond, diamond drill foreman, will proceedings are expected to be the Catholic church Sunday morning
have immediate charge of this feat­ brought in order to secure the right at 10:30. Everyone Is welcome to
xen.
ure
of the investigations.
Of course you would like to see
of way. Among those who were here these services.
our town spick and span, you realize
were E. P. Dodd, Carl McNaught, E.
that it is an assett to any commun­
B aling Was D ifficult
J. Kingsley and others.— Monday's
Charles Pcugh, a former resident
ity If Its alleys and vacant lots are
A. F. Drolshagen, Hermiston alfal­ East Oregonian.
of Wasco. Oregon, has moved his fam­
void of old tin cans and other worth­ fa grower and hay baler, was In the
ily to Hermiston, having leased the
less matter. You want your town to city yesterday. Ha states that the
Pre-Easter Sale— The ladies of the 20 acre tract situated about a paar-
be a clean little burg but wishes March wind has made hay baling Baptist Aid will give a food sale at ter of a mile from town on the high,
nlone will nevef bring a realization difficult of late. It is his Judgment ¡Sappers' store on Saturday, March 31 way, owned by Geo. N. Crosfield, a
of this. You as Individuals must get that the small amount of hay remain­ Good things to eat.
merchant of Wasco.
out and do your share.
,
ing in the west end of the county will
It is impossible to obscure from | bring about 120 a ton on the cars.
view vacant lots and alleys. They — Tuesday’s Pendleton Tribune.
are an eyesore and a drawback to
any town who' will tolerate them.
ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTED
Tourists form opinions of a town by
what they observe within Its borders.
The Secretary of the Interior has
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If ts streets and vacant lots are dirty
appointed F. M. Goodwin and Direc- 1
they will advertise the fact in a man­
tor A. P. Davis a board to advise him
ner that will hurt. Then again such
concerning the examination of the
filth tend to breed disease. Hun­
entire Columbia River Basin and has
dreds of contagious diseases that placed the oprations in charge of the I
have been visited upon communities, Reclamation Service.
Engi n e a r !
exacting as toll the lives of thousands
Homer G. Gault has been selected to
can be traced directly to unclean
conduct the engineering investiga­
streets and alleys.
tions in the field and he will take up
Remember "cleanliness is next to
studies In connection with these pro­
Godliness.” So let u8 all on next
blems very soon. Mr. Gault Is at
Wednesday, April 14, represent the
present In the Denver office.
little Dutch woman with the wooden
shoes and sunbonnet forever on the
Mlsa Melba Callahan will give a
trail of dirt with her stick in as much
vaudeville show at the Play House
•g we wlfl promise to do what they
Thursday evening, April 19, at which
claim for Mr—chasing dirt.
time she will present a number of
Baby Dollq in unusually effective
K a n h a ll Crandall Wrenches Hip
Dances. Among the small dancers
While starting the angina at the will be Jane Warner, Dorothy Straw ,,
city pump house Sunday morning Margaret Waterman and tiny Cat bar-,
City Marshall C. H. Crandall stepped Ine Hayden. There will be a pretty
from, the flywheel of the engine In saxtatie who will assist In the merry
a manner that wrenchd hie hip. At making in song, frolic and danre.
first It was hlleved that the hip w i, j Mias Callahan has produced original .
out of Joint but an examination die- : interpretations for the dance enaem-
cloeed that It waa badly wrenched, ble and she will da several solo nom.
Mr. Crandall will no doubt be con- hers as spacialttrs in «be show. The i
fined to his home for the next wash effect of the dances w ill be enhanced '
or two on accohnt of the accident.
by beautiful coatnnwa. Besides the ’
Harry MeMtlln la acting' as "cop" dance numbers there will be an un-
nntll such time an the regular chief osnally interesting program In aup-
(CapyHgiM. v.if.u.r
w tll again ba able te go on duty.
port of the headline net.
LOCAL BOYS ARE TO PLAY
BALL WITH ECHO TEAM
Voyen and Mittlesdorf W ill Join the
W est End Team of Blue Moun­
tain League
N o . 29
POULTRY MEETINGS
TO BE HELD HERE
TWO
Carl Voyen and "Dave” Mittles­
dorf of this city have joined the Echo
club of the Blue Mountain League
and will appear In a uniform of this
club during the 1923 base ball sea­
son.
Both of the boys while playing
with Hermiston displayed
unusual
ability as diamond artists. Echo Is
to be congratulated upon the signing
| of these two men. Echo being the
nearest city to Hermiston holding a
Blue Mountain League franchise,
i combined wth the fact that the name
¡of two local boy8 will appear in her
lineup, will no doubt be responsible
,oi them receiving the support of a
S°°d many fans from Hermiston.
Voyen will hold down the first
Back wihle ‘‘Dave’’ will be guardian
of right field.
Merl Phelps, another local boy,
will be on the mound for Pendleton
this season. In last Saturday's
game with Whitman at Pendleton
his offrlngs completely baffled the
Whitman aggregation, winning his
game and administering a nice little
coat of whitewash to tho visiting
team.
POULTRY YARD DEMON­
STRATIONS APRIL 15
One at the Rhode» Farm in Colombia
District, Other in William»’ Fool-
try Yard in Herm iiton
County Agent Bennion announces
that two poultry yard meetings will
be held at Hermiston Thursday, April
5: one at the Rhodes’ demonstra­
tion farm in the Columbia district
at 1:30 p. m.; the other In Williams'
poultry yard8 kt Hermiston at 4 p.
m. H. E. Crosby, O. A. C. poultry
specialist, will discuss Incubation
and broodng. These meetings are
very timely.
In discussing the necg.
city for getting started right Mr.
Crosby states.
“Every poultryman lays the foun­
dation for next year's business, par­
ticularly, during th months of Feb­
ruary, March and April. The busi­
ness of producing a flock la not
chi'd’s play. The businese next year
will be no stronger than the founda­
tion upon which it is built. A few
strong features ot the (foundation
must be carefully studied by each
poultryman, individually, because no
two farms are In a position to fol­
low the usual blanket recommenda­
BENNION ANNOUNCES
tions.
DATES FOR TEST
The highest prices for egga are
Dr. B. T. Simms will hold the third received during the fall and winter.
abortion test for dairy cattle In the Maximum production during thia
Hermiston distret about the middle period Is secured only from early
of April according to arrangements hatched and properly matured pul­
made last Thursday by Dr. Smms and lets. The producer who keeps only
old hens or late hatched pulletg la
Fred Bennion, county. agent.
It Is believed that the annual test the first one to close up shop on the
for tuberculosis will be conducted in theory (hat the world In general ia
against him. Old hens are going to
this viclnty at the same time.
In the last test farmera who had go through -the moult in the fall,
only two or three cows affected kll- whether the price of eggs 1M high or
low. Late hatched pullets are going
ed them. In herds affected to
greater dgree the younger breding to mature before they start to pro­
duce, regardless of the price of ggs.
stuff is bing isolatd.
SPECIAL CORRKSPONDENC»
During the tuberculosis test last If a maximum egg production Is ex­
pected during the period of high
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Shaw are visit­ year 3500 cows were examind and prices, the poultryman must plan to
only
one
per
cent
found
to
be
Infect­
ing their son, Ross Shaw, near Cold
balance the flock with early hatched
Springs, this week. They have been ed or suspects. The tuberculosis pullets. The profit per bird must be
test
will
be
conducted
each
year
until
residing in Hood River.
the county fails to produce reactors, based upon her year's lay and the
average price of her product. Th*
according to Mr. Bennion.
Mr. L. H. Pearson was unexpect­
early pullet that lays through the
edly called to Tacoma last Friday.
Geo. Wagner and L. M. Smith at­ high and low price seasonH has a
tended the bout at Pendleton last hlghr average price per dozen and
Tuesday evening a group of young, Monday night. George Corse waa 'ays more dozen«, than her late
folks gave a delightful surprise also a spectator.
hatched sister that starts to lay on
party on Gertrude Hall. The event
a falling market and layB fewer
was her 31(?) birthday. Games .. <.Mell Morriaon, a former resident months. Contrast the production
were played and at an early hour of this city, now residing in Ione, and profit of 200 pullets starting tlfe
the young folks departed for home.
was in town the first part of the lay on a rising market In September;
with 200 late hatched pullets start­
week.
ing the Iny on n falling market in
F. H. Donaldson left for Hood
River on a business trip last Monday.
Geo. Myers Is the proud owner of January or February. Both lots of
a new Ford coupe which he purchas pulletg will molt the following sum­
mer at about the same time.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Fischer and lit­ ed recently.
Study the list of poultrymen yon
tle son are gueets at tht Addleman
Julian Morfltt has accepted a posi­ knew who were in business In 1913.
home this week. Mrs. Fischer is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Addleman. tion with the Hermiston Market & H ,v many dropped out and how
many progressed during the ten year
Grocery.
period enrlng in 1923? For several
Last Wednesday night a welner
Tourists are beginning to arrive. reasons te turnover has been great.
roast was given In honor of Laura
Study several flockB that have been
Phipps who la home for the Easter Thirty of them passed through Her­
sold
on Ilie open market recently and
miston
last
Wednesday
over
the
high­
vacation. Mlsa Phipps Is a student
what was the chef reason? Study
way.
of Wllamette.
the changes that have been made In
J M. Biggs was a Pendleton vlsi- brooder yard systems oil over the
Mrs. Willard Felthouse was a tor Monday.
state. Why are some single yard
guest at the Haddox home Tuesday.
brooder systems being abandoned and
The Mitchell Drug Co. reports the new brooder houses being construct­
Miss Georgiana Briggs was a guest sale of two big Edison» last week. ed on sk(da or arranged with two.
of Edith Mikesell Tuesday night.
One to William Rhaar of Hermiston three or four alternate yards? Why
nnd another to Doris Hetler of Enter­ has it been impossible to bring some
early hatched pullets into a proft-
The local nuxlllary of the Ameri­ prise.
able lay? Why has (he death rate
can Legion will give a dance next
Born— To Mr. nnd Mrs. Julian been as high as 60 per cent. In a
Monday night, April 2. A good time
Morfltt, a 9 pound boy on March 27. few flocks of pullets this winter?
is assured those who attend.
There s Just one answer. Intestinal
Both mother and child doing fine.
parasites, traceable directly to soil
Harold McKean will leave Thura- contaminaton.
Many flocks of early hatched pul­
day for Corvallis where he has ac­
cepted a posIMon ns Jewett salesman lets. raised on clean soil, hatched
for the above mentioned territory. from good hens failed to make good
Herael
Hiatt Is holding down the Job pullets because the owner fell heir to
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recently held by Harold with Pat a popuinr notion that pullets should
be hatched early and their growth
Slscei’s confectionery.
retarded to keep them from moult­
A fair exchange Is no robbery. ing. Pullets must be fed the feeds
With this in mind Ray Challis and they need to make body growth.
Dr. Illsley traded Bulcks last week. There Is a difference between grow­
Ray received a roadster In the trade ing: holding and forcing the growth
of pullets. Go stow on the starva-
and doc a touring car.
ton method of raising pullet.
Culling Is not necessarily limited
A larger switchboard has been In­
stalled in the local telephone ex­ to midsummer work with hens. It
/■i
change. This fg an Improvement should begn wlih culling out egga
for the Incubator; cull the chicks at
that has long been needed.
time of hatching that are crippled
and not finished; cull continuously
Mrs. M. A Brown left Monday
during the growing season; cull the
night for i trip to Portland.
undesirable pullets before housing In
the fall. If more culling and killing
The Saturday afternoon bridge
were done during the Incubation,
club will meet April 7 at the home of
brooding and growing periods, there
Mrs. C. 8. McNaught at 2:30. The
wood be less culling to be done with
hostesses will he Mesdames J. F. Mc- h< ns, after they have been kept a
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Naught. F V. Prime, Arnold Gralapp year at a loss. Cull or kill and omit
and C. R. McNaught.
the sentiment.
The four corner stone« In the foun.
Harry Straw received word today datlon of igext year’s business might
that hie aunt, Mrs. C. S. Clarke, a well be suggested aa__
former resident of thia city, had
l Early hatched pullets are moet
died at Vancouver, Wash.. Wednee- profitable.
| 2 Soli contamination roust be
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‘ guarded against.
H. T. Swartout and T. 8. Towns-
3 Good chicks can only come
end were In Pendleton Wedneeday from good parent stock,
on a business mission.
4 Pullets must be tad progbrly.
The clubwomen of America are to
oberve a National Garden Week this
year, and April 2-7 has been desig­
nated Garden Week for Oregon. Our
woman’s Community Club has endor-
sed this movement and desires the
cooperation of the entire community
in making this a time of large atten-
tion to the different phases of gar-
denlng. President Harding in writ-
Ing his endorsement to Mrs. Winter,
presdent f the general federation of
Woman's Clubs, said: "Th benefits
both to individuals who take part
and to the community as a whole are
so obvious that they seem to hard­
ly require enumeration.”
On Wednesday afternoon, April 4,
at 3 o’clock, when the clean-up Is
over, come to the library. Mr. Dean
and Mr. Bennion will give talks and
demonstrations on correct methods of
planting and cultivating. It you
are an amateur or a professional,
you will profit by attending this
meeting. The subject of protect­
ion from the cutworm and other gar­
den enemies will be discussed. School
children Interested in garden club
work will receive special attention.
If sufficent number nre interested,
an attractive prize will be offered.
Flower plannng and planting will al.
so receive atentinn. and the flower
prizes to be awarded at the floral
display In September will he ann­
ounced at the Community club lunch­
eon Tuesday. April 3.
COLUMBIA NEWS NOTES
Easter, on the First of A pril
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