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1871 - 1959 (88 years)| Name | Julia LESTER [1, 2, 3] | |
| Birth | 9 Mar 1871 | Warren County, Georgia  [1, 2] |
| Gender | Female | |
| Education | she was a graduate of Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee [1] | |
| Education | she was a graduate of Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee [1] | |
| HIST | She came to Sumter following World War I after being hired by the city to plan and supervise the construction of Sumter’s first public park and remained until her death. Date Published: February 15, 2009 Liquor referendum passage close; Julia Dillon dead at 88 MARCH By HUBERT OSTEEN Item Editor Hubert@theitem.com 75 YEARS AGO – 1934 Week of March 23-30 Passage of a resolution calling for a liquor referendum in August was speeding through the state Senate after the House of Representatives approved a similar resolution last week. Voters would check off either “dry” or “wet” on their ballots. The outcome of the referendum would be advisory only and not binding on the 1935 Legislature. Advocates of the referendum had contended that the November 1933 referendum at which the state’s voters – led by the Upstate “drys” — rejected national repeal of prohibition was flawed because it was a general election in which fewer votes are cast than in primaries. In spite of South Carolina being the only state to reject national repeal, an overwhelming majority of the other states did so and prohibition ended. Legislators are hoping the August referendum vote will provide some guidance as to how to proceed in enacting effective liquor laws for the state, which the current General Assembly has failed to do. The newly organized Bishopville Chamber of Commerce elected a group of directors during the week. Among the new directors are J.F. Stuckey, N.J. Laney, H.P. Moore, W.G. DesChamps, W.P. Baskin Jr., D.A. Quattlebaum. Dr. R.O. McCutchen, D.M. Moses. D.T. Denny, R.S. Latimer Sr. and Frank Sindler. To date some 80 members had been secured for the new chamber and a total of $3,637 raised. Young Phil Booth III continues to lead for the fifth straight month in the mayor’s race among young boys competing in the YMCA’s Better Citizenship contest. Boys are graded on a point system based on their physical, intellectual, religious and service activities. The contest has two months to go and all boys finishing with an average of 85 percent for the seven months will have an official role in Boys’ Week, which will be held in May. The three contestants who finish with the highest number of points will act as city council and will receive a trip to Washington, D.C., after the school year concludes. Young Booth has increased his lead over his closest challenger, Alwin Burns, by several points, and leads young Burns with 315 points to 309. Other top point-getters were Earle Beatson, Joe Dean, John Johnson, Riley Bradham, Bob Haynsworth, Randolph Bradham, Billy Bradley, Fen Murray and Harry Bryan, in descending order. News item, dateline Privateer: “Mr. Carson Barkley and Miss Addie Avin were married March 14, Cupid’s third hit in this community in three weeks.” Advertisements during the week: Sumter Ice & Fuel Co. was promoting the “Coolerator,” the “newest idea in refrigeration!” The refrigerator was touted in the ad as “The most radical change in ice refrigeration in the past 40 years!”, thanks to a new dual circulating system in the cabinet. Penney’s was offering ladies specials for Easter with the arrival of 300 silk dresses selling for $4.98 each or two for $9. Tomlinson’s ladies store at 5-7 S. Main St. also had an Easter sale on all swagger suits, coat suits and coats, ranging in price from $7.92 to $20, plus Easter hats priced from $1 to $5 and hand bags to match the Easter suits at $1.95. A new downtown business, Collins Department Store at 3 S. Main St. next to Sumter Dry Goods, announced its grand opening on Friday, March 30, with a full page ad. Men’s dress shirts were going for $1, Easter dresses, two for $10 (shipped from New York), small boys’ sun suits and small children’s wash print dresses for 10 cents each, and men’s work pants for 49 cents a pair, plus Thedford’s Black Draught in the home remedies department, two for 27 cents. Advertised as coming to Sumter on April 7 was World Brothers Great Eastern Circus, featuring “famous cowboy” Bud Horne and his Congress of Riders, 100 wild animals, 20 elephants and camels, Cupid, the “Wonder Pony,” and “Captain Walker and his Fighting African Lions.” Popular price to all, 25 cents, matinee and evening performances, one day only. In conjunction with the circus, Penney’s was offering a general admission ticket to “everyone calling at our store beginning Saturday, March 31.” The ticket, with 10 cents to cover tax, will admit the spectator to the whole performance – “A free ticket to everyone. No obligation to buy,” according to the ad. Playing at the Rex Theatre: “Search for Beauty,” starring Buster Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Robert Armstrong and James Gleason showed during the week, plus Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong,” co-starring Cary Grant, Noah Beery and Gilbert Roland, and “David Harum” starring Will Rogers with Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor and Stepin Fetchit. The first Saturday of the week’s shoot ‘em up was Tim McCoy in “The Whirlwind,” and the following Saturday it was Buck Jones in “Unknown Valley,” plus the latest chapters in the Kit Carson serial. 50 YEARS AGO – 1959 Week of March 18-25 Mrs. Julia Lester Dillon, retired city landscape architect and creator of Memorial Park on Hampton at Park Avenue dedicated to Sumter soldiers who lost their lives in World War I, died at the age of 88 on Tuesday, March 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Crocker, where she had been living for the past year. Mrs. Dillon came to Sumter following World War I after being hired by the city to plan and supervise the construction of Sumter’s first public park and remained until her death. A native of Georgia, Mrs. Dillon was a graduate of Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., and taught school in Augusta and Louisiana before taking up the study of landscape architecture. She wrote numerous articles for “The Flower Grower” magazine and for many years contributed a weekly column to The State newspaper. A leader in the beautification of Sumter, she was also instrumental in founding the Sumter Garden Club in 1927. Mrs. Dillon was considered one of the foremost landscape architects in the South. After retiring from her position with the city several years ago, she continued her interest in gardening and landscaping until failing health forced her to give it up. A widow, she is survived by a sister, brother and several nieces. Sumter City Council brought to a close the rezoning saga of a portion of North Washington Street where property owner Julius Eldridge planned to build a Holiday Inn motel. At its regular meeting of Tuesday, March 24, Council voted approval of Business Transition District zoning for the west side of North Washington Street from Liberty Street north to Warren Street that included the Eldridge property. The vote was 3-2, with Councilmen W.T. Fort, Charles Rowland and Cliff Goodwin in favor of the rezoning and Mayor S.A. Harvin and Councilman Morris Mazursky voting against it. At a contentious public hearing a week earlier, Council heard from proponents and opponents of the rezoning. Attorney George D. Levy spoke on behalf of Eldridge, stating that Sumter sorely needed another downtown motel to accommodate the increasing number of visiting executives associated with new industries that would complement the Mount Vernon Court adjacent to the Eldridge property, which “cannot take care of all the visitors who would like to spend the night in the city,” he said. He also produced an architect’s rendering of the proposed Holiday Inn, which included a 75-seat restaurant, 60 rooms and a swimming pool. Speaking out against the rezoning were Mrs. Ira Kaye, Marion Moise, Mrs. Edward E. Wright, Mrs. H.A. Davis Sr. and H.D. Barnett, all of whom lived in the neighborhood near the proposed site for the motel. Mrs. Kaye contended that any change in the zoning of North Washington Street was unnecessary since there were several locations available for a motel on South Washington, which is already zoned commercial. Barnett said he had no objection to Holiday Inn as a business but opposed its location in a residential neighborhood. He claimed that everyone was against it except one party, and added that Eldridge seemed to be so sure of gaining City Council approval that he had already taken up some of the shrubbery from the property. Barnett said he couldn’t see “why you (City Council) are trying to shove this down people’s throats. The cards are stacked against us but we are ready for a new deck.” Councilman Rowland took exception to Barnett’s remark, and asked what he meant by the “cards being stacked,” and Barnett said that Council had already made up its mind on a Holiday Inn, to which Rowland replied, “We haven’t acted on it yet, have we?” That ended the two-hour meeting as Council delayed official action until its regularly scheduled meeting the following week. Other news: For the first time in several years, Edmunds High School elected an all-female slate of student body officers. They were Leila Griffin, president; Barbara Brading, vice president; and Jane McKenzie, secretary-treasurer. All appeared in a photo by Heyward Crowson.The renowned singing group, the Ink Spots, was scheduled to appear at both the Shaw Air Force Base NCO Club and Officers Club on consecutive nights along with the Chuck Cabot Orchestra. The Ink Spots popularized such tunes as “If I Didn’t Care,” “Maybe,” “My Greatest Mistake” and many others. In sports news, three Sumter table tennis stars captured state championships in Columbia. Bobby Herrington won the senior men’s title, plus the senior doubles with partner Elvin McCoy, while J.B. Bradley was junior singles champion. Herrington has won a string of state championships since 1951. Business and industry news: Plans for a brick and tile plant to be located on the Southern Railroad between Wedgefield and Stateburg, about a mile from Highway 76, were announced by company and local officials. The plant, Eastern Brick and Tile Co., is expected to cost $500,000 for initial construction, while long-range plans call for additions of two tunnel kilns and six periodic kilns by 1961 estimated at $800,000. Twenty-six jobs will be created by the plant, whose president is L.C. Brooker of Columbia. Included on the newly formed corporation’s board of directors is Sumter Mayor S.A. Harvin, who will serve as chairman of the board. Grand opening of the Sumter store of Mary Carter Paint Factories at 1010 Broad St. took place during the week. Named manager of the local outlet is Rembert native Porcher Rembert, who has several years experience in the paint business, and also has farming interests in Sumter County. Julian Marion Cain was promoted to assistant cashier at South Carolina National Bank, according to M.W. Edwards, SCN vice president in Sumter. Cain, a native of Sumter, is a 1950 graduate of Edmunds High School, and attended Presbyterian College and the University of South Carolina. He joined SCN in 1954 after two years service with the Marine Corps. Prior to his promotion, he was an operations officer in the main office of SCN. Advertisements during the week: Stubbs Brothers Inc. at 10 S. Main St. was holding a sale on summer clothes for men and “the college set.” Tropical weight slacks were priced from $8.95 to $15.95, plus Ivy League wash ‘n wear in Dacron and Viscose, selling at $9.95; Arrow sport shirts priced at $4 each; Easter straws $5 and up; and After Six formal wear white dinner jackets going for $27.95 and $33.50. Jim’s Restaurant on South Main Street opposite the Post Office was featuring its special Sunday dinners for $1, a choice of roast turkey with dressing, baked sugar cured ham with raisin sauce, sliced choice roast beef with brown gravy, or jumbo fried shrimp with tartar sauce. The dinners included a salad, two vegetables, drink and dessert – all for a buck. Belk-Stroman also had a sale on summer suits underway, with rayon tropicals going for $19.88, Archdale dress shirts for $2.99, summer slacks for $6.99. The grand opening of Kester’s Bamboo House restaurant at 209 N. Main St. (formerly Wongrey’s) was announced in an ad. The restaurant specializes in Chinese and American foods and prime charcoal broiled steaks, with takeout orders available. Lunches would be served every day, 85 cents and up. For its two-day grand opening, free orchids will be given to ladies, and a gift for the gentlemen. Playing at the downtown theaters: Early in the week “Underwater Warrior” starring Dan Dailey with James Gregory and Ross Martin was showing at the Sumter Theatre, while the Carolina featured “The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw” starring Jayne Mansfield and Kenneth Moore. Starting Sunday were “Stranger in My Arms” starring June Allyson and Jeff Chandler at the Sumter, while beginning Sunday the Carolina presented “The Sound and the Fury,” starring Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward and Margaret Leighton. The Lyric Theatre on West Liberty featured “The Big Country,” starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives. Contact Editor Hubert Osteen at Hubert@theitem.com or (803)774-1298. [1, 2, 3] | |
| HIST | She came to Sumter following World War I after being hired by the city to plan and supervise the construction of Sumter’s first public park and remained until her death. Date Published: February 15, 2009 Liquor referendum passage close; Julia Dillon dead at 88 MARCH By HUBERT OSTEEN Item Editor Hubert@theitem.com 75 YEARS AGO – 1934 Week of March 23-30 Passage of a resolution calling for a liquor referendum in August was speeding through the state Senate after the House of Representatives approved a similar resolution last week. Voters would check off either “dry” or “wet” on their ballots. The outcome of the referendum would be advisory only and not binding on the 1935 Legislature. Advocates of the referendum had contended that the November 1933 referendum at which the state’s voters – led by the Upstate “drys” — rejected national repeal of prohibition was flawed because it was a general election in which fewer votes are cast than in primaries. In spite of South Carolina being the only state to reject national repeal, an overwhelming majority of the other states did so and prohibition ended. Legislators are hoping the August referendum vote will provide some guidance as to how to proceed in enacting effective liquor laws for the state, which the current General Assembly has failed to do. The newly organized Bishopville Chamber of Commerce elected a group of directors during the week. Among the new directors are J.F. Stuckey, N.J. Laney, H.P. Moore, W.G. DesChamps, W.P. Baskin Jr., D.A. Quattlebaum. Dr. R.O. McCutchen, D.M. Moses. D.T. Denny, R.S. Latimer Sr. and Frank Sindler. To date some 80 members had been secured for the new chamber and a total of $3,637 raised. Young Phil Booth III continues to lead for the fifth straight month in the mayor’s race among young boys competing in the YMCA’s Better Citizenship contest. Boys are graded on a point system based on their physical, intellectual, religious and service activities. The contest has two months to go and all boys finishing with an average of 85 percent for the seven months will have an official role in Boys’ Week, which will be held in May. The three contestants who finish with the highest number of points will act as city council and will receive a trip to Washington, D.C., after the school year concludes. Young Booth has increased his lead over his closest challenger, Alwin Burns, by several points, and leads young Burns with 315 points to 309. Other top point-getters were Earle Beatson, Joe Dean, John Johnson, Riley Bradham, Bob Haynsworth, Randolph Bradham, Billy Bradley, Fen Murray and Harry Bryan, in descending order. News item, dateline Privateer: “Mr. Carson Barkley and Miss Addie Avin were married March 14, Cupid’s third hit in this community in three weeks.” Advertisements during the week: Sumter Ice & Fuel Co. was promoting the “Coolerator,” the “newest idea in refrigeration!” The refrigerator was touted in the ad as “The most radical change in ice refrigeration in the past 40 years!”, thanks to a new dual circulating system in the cabinet. Penney’s was offering ladies specials for Easter with the arrival of 300 silk dresses selling for $4.98 each or two for $9. Tomlinson’s ladies store at 5-7 S. Main St. also had an Easter sale on all swagger suits, coat suits and coats, ranging in price from $7.92 to $20, plus Easter hats priced from $1 to $5 and hand bags to match the Easter suits at $1.95. A new downtown business, Collins Department Store at 3 S. Main St. next to Sumter Dry Goods, announced its grand opening on Friday, March 30, with a full page ad. Men’s dress shirts were going for $1, Easter dresses, two for $10 (shipped from New York), small boys’ sun suits and small children’s wash print dresses for 10 cents each, and men’s work pants for 49 cents a pair, plus Thedford’s Black Draught in the home remedies department, two for 27 cents. Advertised as coming to Sumter on April 7 was World Brothers Great Eastern Circus, featuring “famous cowboy” Bud Horne and his Congress of Riders, 100 wild animals, 20 elephants and camels, Cupid, the “Wonder Pony,” and “Captain Walker and his Fighting African Lions.” Popular price to all, 25 cents, matinee and evening performances, one day only. In conjunction with the circus, Penney’s was offering a general admission ticket to “everyone calling at our store beginning Saturday, March 31.” The ticket, with 10 cents to cover tax, will admit the spectator to the whole performance – “A free ticket to everyone. No obligation to buy,” according to the ad. Playing at the Rex Theatre: “Search for Beauty,” starring Buster Crabbe, Ida Lupino, Robert Armstrong and James Gleason showed during the week, plus Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong,” co-starring Cary Grant, Noah Beery and Gilbert Roland, and “David Harum” starring Will Rogers with Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor and Stepin Fetchit. The first Saturday of the week’s shoot ‘em up was Tim McCoy in “The Whirlwind,” and the following Saturday it was Buck Jones in “Unknown Valley,” plus the latest chapters in the Kit Carson serial. 50 YEARS AGO – 1959 Week of March 18-25 Mrs. Julia Lester Dillon, retired city landscape architect and creator of Memorial Park on Hampton at Park Avenue dedicated to Sumter soldiers who lost their lives in World War I, died at the age of 88 on Tuesday, March 24 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Crocker, where she had been living for the past year. Mrs. Dillon came to Sumter following World War I after being hired by the city to plan and supervise the construction of Sumter’s first public park and remained until her death. A native of Georgia, Mrs. Dillon was a graduate of Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn., and taught school in Augusta and Louisiana before taking up the study of landscape architecture. She wrote numerous articles for “The Flower Grower” magazine and for many years contributed a weekly column to The State newspaper. A leader in the beautification of Sumter, she was also instrumental in founding the Sumter Garden Club in 1927. Mrs. Dillon was considered one of the foremost landscape architects in the South. After retiring from her position with the city several years ago, she continued her interest in gardening and landscaping until failing health forced her to give it up. A widow, she is survived by a sister, brother and several nieces. Sumter City Council brought to a close the rezoning saga of a portion of North Washington Street where property owner Julius Eldridge planned to build a Holiday Inn motel. At its regular meeting of Tuesday, March 24, Council voted approval of Business Transition District zoning for the west side of North Washington Street from Liberty Street north to Warren Street that included the Eldridge property. The vote was 3-2, with Councilmen W.T. Fort, Charles Rowland and Cliff Goodwin in favor of the rezoning and Mayor S.A. Harvin and Councilman Morris Mazursky voting against it. At a contentious public hearing a week earlier, Council heard from proponents and opponents of the rezoning. Attorney George D. Levy spoke on behalf of Eldridge, stating that Sumter sorely needed another downtown motel to accommodate the increasing number of visiting executives associated with new industries that would complement the Mount Vernon Court adjacent to the Eldridge property, which “cannot take care of all the visitors who would like to spend the night in the city,” he said. He also produced an architect’s rendering of the proposed Holiday Inn, which included a 75-seat restaurant, 60 rooms and a swimming pool. Speaking out against the rezoning were Mrs. Ira Kaye, Marion Moise, Mrs. Edward E. Wright, Mrs. H.A. Davis Sr. and H.D. Barnett, all of whom lived in the neighborhood near the proposed site for the motel. Mrs. Kaye contended that any change in the zoning of North Washington Street was unnecessary since there were several locations available for a motel on South Washington, which is already zoned commercial. Barnett said he had no objection to Holiday Inn as a business but opposed its location in a residential neighborhood. He claimed that everyone was against it except one party, and added that Eldridge seemed to be so sure of gaining City Council approval that he had already taken up some of the shrubbery from the property. Barnett said he couldn’t see “why you (City Council) are trying to shove this down people’s throats. The cards are stacked against us but we are ready for a new deck.” Councilman Rowland took exception to Barnett’s remark, and asked what he meant by the “cards being stacked,” and Barnett said that Council had already made up its mind on a Holiday Inn, to which Rowland replied, “We haven’t acted on it yet, have we?” That ended the two-hour meeting as Council delayed official action until its regularly scheduled meeting the following week. Other news: For the first time in several years, Edmunds High School elected an all-female slate of student body officers. They were Leila Griffin, president; Barbara Brading, vice president; and Jane McKenzie, secretary-treasurer. All appeared in a photo by Heyward Crowson.The renowned singing group, the Ink Spots, was scheduled to appear at both the Shaw Air Force Base NCO Club and Officers Club on consecutive nights along with the Chuck Cabot Orchestra. The Ink Spots popularized such tunes as “If I Didn’t Care,” “Maybe,” “My Greatest Mistake” and many others. In sports news, three Sumter table tennis stars captured state championships in Columbia. Bobby Herrington won the senior men’s title, plus the senior doubles with partner Elvin McCoy, while J.B. Bradley was junior singles champion. Herrington has won a string of state championships since 1951. Business and industry news: Plans for a brick and tile plant to be located on the Southern Railroad between Wedgefield and Stateburg, about a mile from Highway 76, were announced by company and local officials. The plant, Eastern Brick and Tile Co., is expected to cost $500,000 for initial construction, while long-range plans call for additions of two tunnel kilns and six periodic kilns by 1961 estimated at $800,000. Twenty-six jobs will be created by the plant, whose president is L.C. Brooker of Columbia. Included on the newly formed corporation’s board of directors is Sumter Mayor S.A. Harvin, who will serve as chairman of the board. Grand opening of the Sumter store of Mary Carter Paint Factories at 1010 Broad St. took place during the week. Named manager of the local outlet is Rembert native Porcher Rembert, who has several years experience in the paint business, and also has farming interests in Sumter County. Julian Marion Cain was promoted to assistant cashier at South Carolina National Bank, according to M.W. Edwards, SCN vice president in Sumter. Cain, a native of Sumter, is a 1950 graduate of Edmunds High School, and attended Presbyterian College and the University of South Carolina. He joined SCN in 1954 after two years service with the Marine Corps. Prior to his promotion, he was an operations officer in the main office of SCN. Advertisements during the week: Stubbs Brothers Inc. at 10 S. Main St. was holding a sale on summer clothes for men and “the college set.” Tropical weight slacks were priced from $8.95 to $15.95, plus Ivy League wash ‘n wear in Dacron and Viscose, selling at $9.95; Arrow sport shirts priced at $4 each; Easter straws $5 and up; and After Six formal wear white dinner jackets going for $27.95 and $33.50. Jim’s Restaurant on South Main Street opposite the Post Office was featuring its special Sunday dinners for $1, a choice of roast turkey with dressing, baked sugar cured ham with raisin sauce, sliced choice roast beef with brown gravy, or jumbo fried shrimp with tartar sauce. The dinners included a salad, two vegetables, drink and dessert – all for a buck. Belk-Stroman also had a sale on summer suits underway, with rayon tropicals going for $19.88, Archdale dress shirts for $2.99, summer slacks for $6.99. The grand opening of Kester’s Bamboo House restaurant at 209 N. Main St. (formerly Wongrey’s) was announced in an ad. The restaurant specializes in Chinese and American foods and prime charcoal broiled steaks, with takeout orders available. Lunches would be served every day, 85 cents and up. For its two-day grand opening, free orchids will be given to ladies, and a gift for the gentlemen. Playing at the downtown theaters: Early in the week “Underwater Warrior” starring Dan Dailey with James Gregory and Ross Martin was showing at the Sumter Theatre, while the Carolina featured “The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw” starring Jayne Mansfield and Kenneth Moore. Starting Sunday were “Stranger in My Arms” starring June Allyson and Jeff Chandler at the Sumter, while beginning Sunday the Carolina presented “The Sound and the Fury,” starring Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward and Margaret Leighton. The Lyric Theatre on West Liberty featured “The Big Country,” starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston and Burl Ives. Contact Editor Hubert Osteen at Hubert@theitem.com or (803)774-1298. | |
| Occupation | retired city landscape architect and creator of Memorial Park on Hampton at Park Avenue dedicated to Sumter soldiers who lost their lives in World War I [1] | |
| Occupation | retired city landscape architect and creator of Memorial Park on Hampton at Park Avenue dedicated to Sumter soldiers who lost their lives in World War I [1] | |
| _UID | C9F95DD18FD148969748FF77321C8BED49BB | |
| _UID | C9F95DD18FD148969748FF77321C8BED49BB | |
| Death | 24 Mar 1959 | at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Crocker, where she had been living for the past year [1] |
| Person ID | I237304 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 23 Jan 2010 | |
| Father | Benjamin D. LESTER | |
| Mother | Martha PEMBLE | |
| _UID | 88731BBA6DF341A9861F5F61DDD41801497A | |
| _UID | 88731BBA6DF341A9861F5F61DDD41801497A | |
| Family ID | F169778 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | William B. DILLON | |
| Marriage | 1892 [2] | |
| _UID | 05A392579C61491286E7001361EAAB8AE93D | |
| _UID | 05A392579C61491286E7001361EAAB8AE93D | |
| Family ID | F160180 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 23 Jan 2010 | |
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