JOURNAL
77><?NYSSA
Published at Nvssa, Oregon
VOLUME XXXVL, NO. 21
LOCALJEWS
GATEW AY TO THE OWYHEE AND BLACK CANYON IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IN THE HEART OF OREGON’S SUGAR EMPIRE______________________
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KiUs Foreman
Fastest Growing City In Oregon
________ NYSSA, OREGON, THURSRAY, MAY 29, 1941____________
Change Made In
A A A Wheat Vote
Requirements
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$1.50 PER YEAR
“ The War Is Approaching** Two Call Dates
For Selectees
Hospital Ground
Presented At
Lion’s Banquet
Lodge To Attend Church
Two dates have been set for the
William Hamer Utley, 61. road
On Sunday, June 1, the members foreman was crushed to death Mon
June call for selectees according to
of the Odd Fellows and Rebeckahs day afternoon when a concrete
The Nyssa Lions Club were reci
Amendments to the Agricultural
R. D. Lytle, chairman of the Malheur
will meet at the City Hall at 9:15 a. bridg' pier collapsed at Bully Creek,
pients, last Thursday night of a for
Adjustment Act passed by congress
County
Local
Board.
All
men
will
re
m. and go In a body to the Episcopal five miles west of Vale.
mal contract for the gift from, the
last week and signed by the Presi
church. Rev. Stanley Moore will
port to the board at Vale.
Amalgamated Sugar Company, for
Utley was standing near the p er, dent on Monday of this week elimi
preach the sermon and upad the ser
The first date is set for 2 p. m. the ground for the Nyssa hospital.
at one end of the bridge on which nate the effect of the marketing
vice. All members of the order living
on June 3, when tnree men will re Ray G. Larson, district manager for
constrrcticn was in progress, when quotas on most of the farms in Mal
in this community are Invited to
the pier collapsed. Workmen were heur County. Tlie principal amend
port and later be transfered to Port the company made the presentation
join in the worship.
still removing the timber and de ment is to the effect that those
land. They are Ray D. Klnlon, Vale, at the banquet, which was attended
South Dakota Picnic
bris Monday night in an effort to farms which have planted in 1941
(transferred from Missouri), Harold by about 100 members of the Nyssa
A group of former South Dakotans recover the body, plnne.l t . ,’ sr- fifteen acres or less of wheat, are not
F. Carpenter. Seneca, (transferee! Lions Club, their wives and guests.
of Nampa, came to Nyssa on a good neath.
The club must, under the terms
affected by the quotas and therefore
from 111.) and Ivan F. Moreland.
will Tour, on Sunday to call on for
of the gift use the land only for
Ontario (transferred from Calif.)
Utley, an Ontario man, had lived those farmers will not be eligible to
mer friends and folks of this com
The second date set June 16. will the erection of a hospital, and for
In Malheur county for four years. vote in the referendum to be held cn
munity. Comprising the group were
take six more county men, Cecil G. no other purpose. Construction must
Surviving him are his wife; three Saturday, May 31.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Piersall, Mr
Any farmer who is growing fifteen
Benson, Benj. F. Brunson, Francis be started within twelve months
sons, Harold andRalph
Utley of
and Mrs. E. B. Wintrode, Mr. and
P. Robinson, Charles W. Jones, time from the forming of a cor
Klamath Falls, and George, 15, at acres or less of wheat in 1941 will be
Mrs. John Penzien, the Misses Win
poration.
Simon Corta and Claude Hickey.
Ontario; a daughter by a former able to market the wheat from his
trode Burnie and Waltham. They
W. D. Shaw, of the general office
marriage, Mrs, Mildred Hinkleman acreage without interference from
visited and picnicked at the home of
in Ogden, of the company was the
the quotas if they are voted on fa
of Klamath Falls.
Mr and Mrs. L. E. Robbins with the
principal speaker of the evening
vorably by growers. Therefore, far
Babcocks of Ontario, Herrmans and
pointing out the advantages of a
mers with less than 15 acres of
H. E. Collins' of Nyssa and Mrs. Vi
community hospital and the need
wheat will not be eligible to vote
PRESIDENT F. D. ROOSEVELT
king and Mr. Lewis of Boise.
for safety practices. Entertainment
and it will be useless fer them to
was furnished by a trio of Mrs. John
Annual Picnic
appear in the voting places on Sat
President Roosevelt, in his radio declared that he had I Tuesday
Young's girl singers and R. G. Whit
An annual picnic is scheduled for
urday.
talk Tuesday night, said that “ the night) declared an "unlimited na
aker. A comedy skit of how a surg
Nampa, in August. It is requested
Other amendments to the Agri war is approaching the brink of the
that all former South Dakotans be
The 4-H Spring Fair held at On cultural Adjustment Act passed by Western Hemisphere itself. It is tional emergency exists” and called
The Budget committee for Nyssa ical operation Is performed In a hos
present at the time, as a really en tario last week-end was the most Congress and approved by the Presi eoming very cloae to home.” As a re upon all citizens for unity that de Union High School met an Monday pital was put on by members of the
joyable time is assured.
successful event of this Wind ever j dent raised the marketing quob’ sult of this approach, the President mocracy might live.
evening, May 26, to construct the club.
Mayor and Mrs. Olson were guests
Arrangements for a good program held In the county according to the | penalty from 15c a bushel to 50 pe*
budget for the fiscal year beginning
are now under way, Including club members and leaders partiei-1 cent of the basic loan rate offered
July 1st. The committee was com of honor.
The
followinr
are
the
highlights
Our patrols 'are helping now to
Toastmaster was Robert Sawyer
speeches, games and music. Exact patlng, and the many spectators who cooperators and sets the wheat loan
posed of George Mitchell, chairman.
of the President’s talk:
insure delivery of the needed sup
date will be announced later.
viewed the exhibits and watched the j rate at 85 per cent of the wheat
A. H. Boydell, clerk, Mrs. Frank Fry. and the dinner was served by the
It is unmistakably apparent to plies to Britain. All additional
ladies of the Sunset Community
various contests.
Visit From California
parity price as of the beginning of all of us that, unless the advance measures necessary to deliver the A. C. Sallee and G. A. Cleaver from
club.
the
community
at
large;
Dale
Garri
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis were
Miss Louise Schneider. Assistant the marketing year.
of Hitlerism is forcibly checked now, goods will be taken.
son, Mrs. Alice Holmes, William
surprised Saturday morning by a State Club Leader, who judged the j Those Malheur farmers who have the Western Hemisphere will be
visit from Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lewis exhibits and contests, was quite J planted more than 15 acres of wheat
DeGroft, R. G, Larson and C. C.
within range of the Nazi weapons
Your government has the right
Mrs. Lewis's brother of San Fran pleased with the quality of the work , this year are eligible to vote and of destruction.
Wyckoff, members of the Board of
to expect of all citizens that they Education.
cisco.
displayed, and stated that it com- J should appear at one of the voting
take loyal part In the common work
Mrs. Lewis's mother, Mrs. Hattie pared favorably with the werk being places In Malheur County, which
The budget, as constructed, calls
The Nazi world does not recog of our common defense—take loyal
Holman, and two brothers, David done in other parts of the State.
for the expenditure of $43,805.27 as
will be in change of community A. nize any God except Hitler; for part from this moment forward.
and Tommy, were also week end
Exhibits in the various classes A. A. committeemen, are as follows: the Nazis are as ruthless as the
compared with last year's budget of
Farmers, business men and scien-
were judged and put on display Fri
guests.
Big Bend Community, Wade Communists in the denial of God.
Collective bargaining will be re $42,861.27. This represents an in tlsta Joined hands Monday In Na
day
afternoon,
and
the
various
con
Attend Conference
School; Kingman Community, King-
tained but the American people ex crease of $944.00. The increase is mpa to form an organization to
Mrs. Lloyd Lewis and two children, tests were held throuight the day man Kolony School; Nyssa Commu
If the Axis powers fail to gain pect that Impartial recommenda due to the fact that the district must make use of farm products in Ind
on
Saturday.
Janice and Douglas, motored to
nity, Nyssa City Hall; Ontario Com control of the seas, they are cer tions of our government services begin to retire the bonds Issued for ustry and to make an endeavor to
Baker Wednesday afternoon to stay
Nola Caverhill and Lois Jordan, a ' munity, County Agent's Office; Pay- tainly defeated. TVidtr dreams of will be followed both by capital and the purpose of constructing the lodate factories In Idaho and East
until Sunday. Mrs. Lewis will then team from the White Settlement ette-Gre. Slope Community, Park world domination will then go by by labor.
school building. The allotment for ern Oregon to take the raw product
leave the children there with her cooking club won first In the cook School;
this purpose amounts to $2,000. The from the farm and process It Into
Vale Community, Vale the board.
mother and return to Nyssa when on ing division of the demonstration City Hall: Harper Community, Old
We in the Americas will decide actual estimate cost of conducting products useable to industry.
Monday she and Mr. Lewis will go team contest, with their demonstra School House, Harper.
The 150 farmers and businessmen
The present rate of Nazi sinkings for ourselves whether, and when, the school is actually $1,056 less than
to Salt Lake for L. D. S. Church tion on making an angel food cake.
Under the quota system, which re of merchant ships is more than and where our American Interests it was last year. H ie amount to be attending the meeting elected W.J.
Conference. They will be accompan Idaleen Maw and Winona Hen ler quires a favorable vete of two-thirds three times as l.igh as the capacity are attacked or our security threat raised by district tax will be $41,- Lloyd.Nampa. president, John Chur-
ied by Morgan Hansen, Verna son placed first In the clothing di of those wheat producers voting If of British ship yards to replace ened.
400.27 M compared to a levy last chill.Boise, vice-president and ”
Mitchell and Mrs. A. Mitchell.
vision of this contest with their dem it becomes effective, any farmer who them: it Is more than twice the
year of $41,251.27; an increase of Gale, secretary. Nyssa was rt
onstration on Removal of stains. ia growing wheat in execss of his combined British and American out
On Vacation
With profound conciousness of $149.00. The complete budget esti nlzed In places on various comm
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Simianer Irene Conner and Lucille Skeen was acreage allotment, provided this put of merchant ships today.
my responsibilities to my country mate appears elsewhere In this Issue. lttees, with the appointment to the
Potato Starch committee of Frank
and their two sons are on a ten day the only team entered in th miscel acreage is over 15 acres, will be sub
men and to my country's cause, I
ject to the penalty on any acreage
vacation and left Friday for Prairie laneous division.
T. Morgan as chairman. Fred Bur-
It is time for us to realize that have tonight issued a proclamation
The Style Review was held Sat in excess of his acreage allotment. the safety of American homes even that an unlimited national emer
gesser, chief chemist at the Nyssa
City, where they were guests of Mr.
This provision is part of the Agricul In the center of our country has gency exists and requires the str
and Mrs. Harold F Bayer and at urday afternoon.
factory of the Amalgamated Sugar
Winners in the different divisions tural Adjustment Act passed by a definite relationship to the con engthening of our defense to the ex
company, to the Research committee
tended the Rodeo. They will visit at
La Grande and Baker before their of the Style Review were: House Congress and is intended to help tinued safety of homes In Nova treme limit of our national power
and L. P. Thomas to the Publicity
dress, Helen Schweizer of Owyhee; meet the very heavy wheat surplus Scotia or Trinidad or Brazil.
return home.
committee.
and authority.
Over 100 cotton mattresses have
Cotton school dress, Donna Dim- situation which leaves with the
Queens For Fair Must Register
Special guests at the meetig were
already
been
constructed
from
the
United
States
a
surpuls
of
nearly
a
All young ladies who wish to run mlck of Owyhee; Informal party
Arnold P. Yerkes, head of the res
second
carload
of
cotton
delivered
in the Queen Contest for the Mal dress, Vera Orr of Owyhee; Best year's supply on hand. It is expected
to Malheur County under the cotton earch and development division of
heur county Fair must register with dress and accessories, Nadine Wilson that the total carry over at the end
mattress program of the Surplus the International Harvester com
Miss Thaddene Jennings at the of Kingman Kolony; Tailored cos of the 1941 market year will be over
Marketing Administration, according pany; Dr. H.K. Benson, head of the
Frank Morgan Real Eastate Office tume of wool and acessories, Elea 500.000,000 bushels. This is 200,000.000
to Information released from the chemistry and chemical engineer
bushels
more
wheat
than
the
sur
nor
Clement
of
Grove.
not later than Wednesday, June 4,
ing department of the University
county agent's office this week.
plus
present
in
1932
when
wheat
The four winners In the upper di
1941.
of Washington; Dr. E. V. White of
Six
centers
are
In
operation
now
sold
for
25c
a
bushel.
The
quotas
visions of this contest are eligible
To Visit Over Week End
the University of Idaho; Earle O.
Gene Brady, Nyssa high school
Under the joint auspices of the at Adrian, Nyssa, Vale, Wlllowcreek,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Frost and to compete at the State Fair next are an effort to prevent low prices
Reed, supervisor of Agriculture and
Nyssa
Post’s
of
the
veteran's
of
For
such
as
this
from
appearing
again.
Boulevard
Hall
and
Oregon
Slope
Junior, was selected bw a committee
their children will visit with relatives fall, as are the winning teams in
Industrial development division of
eign
Wars
and
the
American
Legion,
The quotas will directly affect only composed of members of the high
Ccmmunlty Hall. It Is expected that the Union Pacific; and C. J. Strike,
in Twin Falls over the Memorial day the demonstration team contest.
citizens of Nyssa will gather Me those persons who have approved
Donna Dlmmlck was awarded a few of the Malheur County far school faculty. Lions Club and
week end.
president of the Idaho Power com
grand champion of all cooking ex mers but will indirectly affect every Chamber of Commerce, to attend the morial Day to honor the nation's applications for mattresses on file pany
On Vacation
dead.
farmer
because
of
the
influence
that
now
will
make
the
matteresses
which
Mr and Mrs R A Thompson left hibits on her loaf of bread, and Na-
annual “Beaver Boys' State,” ac
In his talk to the group, Yerkes
The ceremonies will be held at they are eligible for before addition
Saturday on a motor trip through deen Wilson was selected as the the price of wheat has had on the cording to announcement this week
the grade school grounds. Organ al applications can be accepted. Ad said "Cherrurgy seeks new markets
price
of
other
feed
grains
and
on
the middle west Th-y expect to be grand champion winner of all clo
by Wesley J. Browne, Commander of
for farm crops and new crops to re
thing exhibits with her clothing IV thepri ces of livestock and livestock I the Nyssa Post of the American izations will meet at the old Post ditional cotton has been ordered and place surplus crops in order that
away about two weeks
office building on 8outh First street will be received here sometime dur
products.
exhibit. The award for these plac-
Visit From Hunington
Legion. The State will be held on at 10:00 a. m. tomorrow (Friday)
ing the summer and at this time we may produce more things that we
Mr. and Mrs. John Olsen and two ings will be scholarships to 4-H
the Oregon State college campus and from there will march to the
other
individuals who are eligible can consume and thereby have a
Summer
School
in
1942.
the
awards
of their friends visited on Sunday
June 22 to 29.
school
grounds.
Following
the
cere
may
make
application for mattresses higher standard of living for all.
at the parental Charles Garrison being given by the County Fair
Approximately 250 boys from 16 monies at the school, both the Legion and they will have an opportunity
Board.
home and fished at the dam.
to 19 years will take part in this and the V. F W. will go to the cem to make mattresses in most com STUDENTS DISPLAY ART
An exceptional record was made by
Visit In Portland
citizenship training program, which etery to hold their respective ser munities later.
The display of arts and crafts
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Osborn, Miss the Richland Clothing Club led by
is headed by D. M. McDade of Port vices. The Auxiliaries will also take
It Is expected that the mattress over the week end In several of the
Thaddene Jennings and Earl Os Mrs. J. M. Ridder. All nine members
Proposed creation of a public util land, president and an advisory part in the ceremonies.
center at Arock will again start work store windows on Main street
born spent the week end in Port of this club exhibited, and were ity district in Barter county was committee of leading state officials
In the line of march will be the shortly and a new center will be brought many expressions of praise
land and Corvallis where they visited awarded Six blue ribbons, two red snowed under by a vote of nearly and citizens including Governor
V. F. W„ Legion, and the Auxiliar opened at Harper soon as some of from those who examined them. The
Marlon Osborn a patient at the ribbons, and one ribbon-of-merit.
three to one in an election held Tues. j Sprague and Secretary of State Earl ies, the Legion and L. D. S. troops the centers now operating have com wood work and soap carvings were
The following gives the blue-rib The total vote was 808 for and 2393 Snell.
Emmanuel Hospital and then the
of Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, C. C. pleted their work. Notices are being made under the direction of Grant
men attended a Blue Mountain seed bon winners in each of the ex against.
Aftera rriving, the boys form their C. boys from the Nyssa camp, the mailed from each center to each In Rlenheart. teacher In the grade
hibits:
meeting.
In the city of Baker the vote was own government with officers the I Mayor and councllmen, and mem dividual who Is approved for mat school by pupils In his classes. The
Cooking:
From Los Ange'es
Rachel Shaw. Selma Stam. Leola 547 for and 2005 against. In the ru same as those in this state, thus bers of the Odd Fellows and Rebek- tress construction telling them when precision of detail in their patterns
Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
ahs.
to appear to make their mattress. and the grace of lines In the carv
A. C. Sallee were Mr. Sallee's sister, Dlderckjson. Edna Hicks, Rubv Bol- ral precincts the vote was 261 for learning citizenship from actual j
practice.
If anyone Is not able to appear on ings were astonishing, and showed
Mrs. Mildred Brandt, Boise. Mrs. les. Betty Lomax. Hazel Lynch, Glor and 388 against.
The district was to have taken j Last year, Frank Johnson, now HOLD REVIVAL
the date scheduled, they should go the signs of real artistry.
Ralph Eyre and Mr. Eyre of Los ia Russell. Lcnabelle Stevens, Mary
over by the purchase on condemna- [ living in Los Angeles, was selected j The Church of the Nazarene be to the center and make arrange
Another program carried on at
Angeles While in Nyssa the visitors McGee,
gan a series of tent evangelistic ments with the supervisor of the the grade school this year under
tion the property of the Eastern to attend the state.
Cooking II:
were also guests of Mr. and Mrs.
meetings
at
Sixth
and
Good
on
Oregon
Light
and
Power
Co.,
and
to
| center. Individuals in charge of the the tutelage of Mrs. Smith was that
Nola Caverhill. Lois Jordan. La-
Transportation and tuition ex
George Sallee.
of puppetry. With her aid the young
vonne Underdahl. Lois Qowey. Joyce have purchased power from. Bonne- | penses are being borne by the Nyssa Wednesday evening when Rev. Olenn various centers are as follows:
In Jerome
Griffith,
Superintendent
of
Oregon.
Mrs. Cora Tomlinson, her mother, Kurtz, June Decker. Winifred Aus- ville. A similar proposal was enact- [ Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club
Oregon Slope. Mrs. Clara Howard; sters have through the year made
Idaho,
Utah
Nazarene
district
will
Mrs. Mattie Moreland and her dau man. Irene Tucker. Louise Colley, ed last November by a small major- I and the American Legion.
[ Boulevard. Mrs. J. D. Falrman; Vale. the puppets from paper machee de
preach for the coming two weeks.
ghter, Claudine Tomlinson visited Rosemary Stevens. Barbara Dale. ] ity In Union county north of here j
I Mrs. T. B. Duncan; Wlllowcreeki corated and dressed them. The per
As a special singer and song leader
with a view to having the two coun- ]
CookingHI:
over the week end with friends at
Pete Stoneberg; Nyssa. Mrs. Charles formers presented "Rip Van Winkle”
the well known Evangelistic soloist.
to the school under her direction on
Marjorie Merrick, Helen Schwei- ties join in a public ownership
Jerome, and Twin Falls and Hazel-
| Orlder; Adrian. Mrs. F. E Deffer.
Harold
Baumgardner
has
been
en
move.
The
Eastern
Oregon
com
j zer, Donna Dimmlck. Margaret
Friday.
ton.
. . . High school graduates suddenly gaged. The meetings promise to be
pany
serves
both
counties.
| Pounds. Carol Witty.
In Port'and
Attend Grand I/idte
becoming
young
men
and
women
very
inspirational
and
The
Nyssa
Clothing I:
Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Langton
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Root who were LEGION COMMANDER TO
and every one wishing them a whole pastor Vern Martin and his congre
Betty Newbill. Mary Lou Jensen. JIM ATKF.NSON AGAIN
left on Monday for Portland to get
delegates to the Grand Lodge of the PRESENT AWARDS
world
of
luck!
.
.
.
A1
Thompson
on
gation
extend
a
cordial
invitation
to
their son Pat from the Shriners Ethel Kanyid. Lavina Presley. Grace PROMOTED
The American Legion awards for
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows at Baker
Corporal James B Atkenson, a a vacation leaving the Journal mluns every one to attend.
hospital where he has been for sev I Foster.
last week returned home Thursday. good citizenship and Americanism
its ace reporter . . . after all these To Live At Yakima
member
of
the
89th
Reconnaissance
Clothing H.
eral months receiving treatment for
will be presented to the winners this
Cecil Fagan who has been workntg In Vale
Lorn a Chandler. Elaine Reed. Lois Squadron, stationed at McChord rains folks wondering how come all
th after effects of poliemyelltls.
Mr. and Mrs Oordcn Smith went year by Wesley Brown Commander
the dust . . . the Ernie McClures gett at Yakima returned this week to
Field.
Washington,
was
recently
pro
Mitchell. Charltne Chrltton. Helen
News Of Grandson
to Vale on Monday after receiving of the Nyssa American Legion Post,
ing ready for a tralior trek and the move his family there.
On Tuesday Mrs. Lillian Newby Schwiezer Anna Jean Gardner, moted to the grade of Sergeant in
word that Mr 8 mlth's brother, Lou, at the graduation ceremonies on
Les
McClures
ready
to
flit
to
new
the United States Army Air Corps.
Home From Hospital
received word that a son had been Mary Lou Jensen. Veleta Blbbev
Thursday evening.
fields
.
.
Happy
landings
to
them
Sergeant Atkenson enlisted on his
Mrs Warren Oraves and baby had been killed there.
Clothing III.
bom to her son-in-law and daught
. .
summer or not the balls still daughter returned home from the Leave For Nebraska
current
term
in
the
Army
at
March
Donna
Winslow.
Donna
Dlmmick.
er. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Larsen, now
Mr. and Mrs. Oltbert Hasty and Visit From Gooding
Field. California. March 4. 1940 He clicking at the bowling alley . . . Nyssa Nursing Home Sunday.
Aloha Maw. Donna Belle Goodell.
living in South Carolina.
Hear
Shay
Bybee
told
the
boys
how
Mrs. John Ed holm and Mrs. Ral
their
sons, with Darreld Btelnkfc left
S
on
d
ay
Guests
Is
the
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
L.
At
Clothing
L. D. S. Primary
to warm their hands on that snowy
Sunday guests at the Orovcr on Tuesday morning for Red Cloud. ph Palkner of Ooodlng are guests
Fern Rooks tool Nadeen Wilson. kenson of Nyssa. Oregon.
The Primary of the L. D. 8 church
fishing trip . . . and that there Is Douglas home on the Owyhee were Nebraska. The Lomax children went of their daughter and sister. Mrs A.
will meet during the summer months Winona Henderson. Idaleen Maw
no guest tooth brush at the Harry Misses Melda Chamberlain. Nyssa. as far as Oxford, Nebraska with C. Sallee and Mr. Sallee, to attend
New Car
the first Wednesday of each month Eonni? Whipp’.e.
Margaret Mitchell of Owyhee, and them where they will spend the sum the graduation exercises this evening
Norman Douglas is driving a new Hahns . . .
The next meeting will be Wednes | Clothing V.
when Lucille Sallee will graduate.
mer with their grand parents.
i
Mr and Mrs Albert Larsen
lone
Benson.
Bernice
Whipple
I
Ford.
day June 4. 1941 at
p. m.
1942 High School
Budget Show s^*
Slight Increase
4-H Spring Fair
Winners Named
Farm Chemurgy
Council Formed
More Cotton For
Mattresses A sked
Pick Gene Brady Nyssa Citizens
For Legion
To Honor The
“ Boys State”
Nations Dead
P.U.D. Beaten In
Baker County
ROUND TOWN
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