The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, September 28, 1928 Page: 1 of 8
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FIVE CENTS FHE COPY
BAY CITY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, SEPIEMBER 28, 1928,
(JACK BARNETT IS
WEST SIDE CANALS STORM AREA RELIEF
SCRAMBLE IS ON FOR WHARTON HOST
TRIBUNE BUILDING
ONE OF ELECTORS WILL OPERATE 1929 IS GROWING URGENT
WILL BE ENLARGED CANEY SALT DOME
TO RAIL HEADS
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Contract Made For 25x Oil Rush in Vicinity of Southern Pacific Officials Palacios Banker Occu- Markham Irrigation Co. Mrs. W. 1 1. Stinnett Gets
Makes Important An- Second Call From Red
Cedar Lane Indicates As Lions Club Guests
Wide Interest.
, Cross 1 lead.
nouncement.
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The search for oil is on down Caney
in todty’s paper the Markham Irri
The terrible toll collected early in
gallon Company makes a very import- the week by the West Indies hurri-
F
it. nobody seems to know, or. know conducted on an inspection tour of the
«
ing. will not tell too much.
CROP IS SEEN
TEN THOUSAND BALES
city's business skyline is more so, he- Caney terrain, only to cease operation.
ston
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ii.
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Mrs. Stinnett, county
Total
10,827
the planting of
ROAD WORK
From The Chronicle
Gulf contribution
vs
110.00
-
95.00
H. R. Rudin (Benefit dance)
1125.00
Barter
1
(Lurline Mallard)
interest to Houston.
Tribune ad* are business getters
Ginners’ Report Up To
Sept. 16th Show Crop
TO PREPARE LARGE
DISPLAYS FOR FAIR
Dealers Report Enthusi-
astic Reception After
Showing of Models.
Government Figure By
lerrell in Report.
1167.00
125.00
made recently and many outright pur-
chases of royalty interests executed.
One royalty buyer had so much busi-
ness with the landowners along Caney,
principally negroes, that he took with
I watch my bubbles sail away,
The bubble-dreams I've blown,
So bravely gallant, and so gay,
They sail to ports unknown.
he weiner
go by the
unity, re-
enjoyable
the Club
Voters of the Nation are agog over
the candidacies of Smith and Hoover
up the river and
next year’s crop
My songs are bubbles that I blow
From out my pipe-o-dreams.
Of airy nothingness they grow.
Star-dust and white moonbeams.
‘ is
|
• m'
ber
inly
l iov.
ince
lie
ican
pin-
Lals,
own
in auto-
eptem-
. Hous-
1446
649
531
600
605
579
606
MS
382
638
results and very proud of the county.
Mrs. Stinnett reports the following
amounts:
School
Primary Dept. Gulf
Sunday School
James W. Schwab
Li ted
I i he
I the
I t ion
. lief
quit
anim
ito a
clean
Sec-
Ln by
Jas. W. Rugeley
Judge W. C. Carpenter
Lee Anderson
E. E. Fry
Carey Smith
Dr. H. H. Loos
A. (>. Yeager, Blessing
Anonymous (Mexican)
Anonymous
Judge Sam Styles
Amos Lee
Henry Rugeley
H. K. Ogden
422
279
1363
$100.09
5.00
5.00
10.00
10.00
15.00
10.00
1.00
5.00
5.00
2.50
5.00
1.00
The ginners’ report follows:
J. W Rugeley, Buy City
Cedar lame
Midfield
Sargent
Markham
T. C. Millard. Pledger
Wadsworth
Moore Gin Co.. Palacios
El Malott Cotton Gin
Blessing
Wharton County Gin Co.,
Pledger
Hawkinsville
Bay City Gin Co . Bay City
Progress,
total U. S. Estimate Re-
duced 400,000 Under
10.00
10.00
..... $292.00
As usual, Gulf responded nobly and
has sent in $125.00 to be added to the
comforts of those who have asked_for
aid.
An itemized list of the Gulf dona-
tion is as follows:
Gulf Community Sunday
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Explanation Relative
To Hemp Seed
Baptist Young Men’s
Class
8
No.
he
hty-
that
s in
orit y
i n<
dgar
utive
hemp in Matagorda county in August
this year. ,
We have tried to tell most of the
people why the seed did not arrive.
We are very sorry, indeed, that this
happened, and we want to arrange to
plant a large crop in February, 1929.
The company will build a factory in
Bay City, provided the crop is raised.
We hope this letter will be a satis-
factory explanation to all:
Houston, Texas, Sept. 22, 1928.
Mr. R. M. Harkey,
Secretary C. of C.,
Bay City, Texas.
Dear Mr. Harkey:—We have just
been notified by the railroad company
that our car of seed was in a freight
wreck.
In the wreck the seed was spilled at
li arrived
• 11 11
their new
serving both the local communities
(and the cities and districts farther
away. A splendid job of connecting
up sections, of winning co-operation
from a large number of counties, has
been done.
will be elici ted when the campaign I icicrs was set at one amount and then
■ os
-T—
Quite foolish I may be, indeed,
To sell my bread for hyacinths;
If beauty answers best my need,
I want to recompense.
--o—o-------
The value of Texas school buildings,
exclusive of grounds and equipment,
is more than $198,099,900.
■ton for
1K an en-
netime in
given for
Mr. Lull and his party were to be
Inspect Sulphur Fields.
burned
not Her-
pies Place of Honor on
National Dem. Ticket.
limy re-
I bl ills.
I - Tel's
w 11, Vi
Matagorda county's quota for Red
Demonstrating remarkable versatil- •
ity, Edmund Goulding, who has at- *
tained conspicuous success as a mo- *
lion picture director, turned author to *
distant from the scene of twin domes Gul Sulphur companies.
excitement at Shepherd's Mot and the Special music during tile luncheon
fact that it is only adds to the interest was to be under the direction of Mrs.
and excitement of the present search J. R. Cox.
In both instances the de-
met, but the funds still
will be ready for throughout the nation the second ap-
The extension will give the Tribune him on his trips a stenographer, a
for the presidency but, in reality, the'ant announcement and one which will cane which swept over Florida leaving
voters will not cast their ballots di-1 prove of Interest to the entire county death and destruction in its path, is
Wharton, Sept. 21 Wharton Lions
A contract between Carey Smith,
owner of the Tribune Printing Co., and
Roy Shoultz, contractor, for a 25x69
foot two-story brick and tile extension
to the paper's present home, 25x89
feet, was signed today and work start-
ed this afternoon.
re and
in the
nd is a
o knew
Florida Sufferers Are
Sent $302 With List
Still Open.
about land how?) and what started
Banker—"Six months ago you ad-
vised me to take up golf to get my
mind off my work."
Doctor—"Yes, and you’re looking
fine.”
Banker—“But heavens, doc, I need
something now to get back again."
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Those who solicit our pity oftimes
repay us with scorn.
ken to
1 Hous-
physi
recover
e Wed-
tinguished visitors to their members
at their weekly luncheon in the Plaza
Hotel Thursday.
H. M. Lull, executive vice president.
Southern Pacific railroad, was to be
the speaker of the day. In the party
Houston people have labored in its
behalf. The Gulf Coast Good Roads
s Lillie
er. Mrs.
ind two
loth of
wartz. 17, of Schulenberg, died in a
hospital Tuesday night from injuries
received when nearly a ton and a
half of gravel caved in upon him at a
gravel pit seven miles from here.
Schwartz, with other workmen, was
shoveling gravel in a deep pit. His
companions rescued him and brought
him to the hospital here, but Sch-
wartz never regained consciousness
and died in the emergency room.
This announcement is of interest
not only to the rice farmers and busi-
ness men of Matagorda county, but of
the entire rice belt. It settles nil doubt
as to the status of (arming affairs
west of the river and adds a crop cer-
tainty to that part of Ilie country.
4,775,000-BALE
TEXAS COTTON
II I’. Brel lord. Eastland county.
Lloyd Fletcher, Potter county.
HEAVY ORDERS ON
HAND FOR NEW CAR
The appeal, therefore. Is direct, to
all and especially to newspaper read-
ers.
Send or give your donations, wheth-
er little or much, to W. II. Stinnett ut
the Stinnett Confectionery, or to Esker
McDonald at the First National Bank.
Whatever you do, do now!
MATAGORDA COUNTY
Baylor state-wide campaign has reach-
ed the state office here with the ac-
ceptance of a larze number of connty
chairmen who will co-operate with the
city, association and district chairmen
to promote the drive.
Retirement of Baylor's indebtedness
and creating of additional endowment Cross funds to be sent to Florida ut
succeeds. Raising the $2,090,000 really doubled.
means an aggregate of $4,300,000 for mand was
peal. Mrs. W. 11 Stinnett, Matagorda
county chairman, this morning re-
ceived the following telegram:
VOLt Ml I XXXIII NI MBER 26.
Universal public acceptance of the
j new Senior Six models recently an-
. nounced by Dodge Brothers Corpora-
Special to the Tribune:
Waco, Sept. 20. Further assurance
that the Baptists of Texas and Baylor
University alumni will reach the $2,
000,000 goal sought in the Greater
60 Feet Extension I o'
Papers Present Home.
F her. Brewster county.
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San Antonio. Sept. 27. Henry Seh-
in spite of considerable bad weath-
er the cotton farmers of the county
have forged ahead with their crop and
had mu ut the dose of ginning on the
night of September 16, 10,827 bales i
Since that time the gin receipts have
more than likely climbed to 12,000 I
bales.
In all probability the crop is two-1
thirds out. and. that being the case,
there will be produced in the county
approximately 15,000 or 16,000 bales.
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COUNTY HAS PICKED
cause of the fact. that we have for
sometime visualized the best, most
commodious and best looking country
newspaper home in the state. Ami we
believe that now we will have it
Mr. Shoultz has obligated himself to
finish the addition within a few weeks
and is now getting men and material
together for the work.
BAYLOR ALUMNI
WILL REACH ITS
82,000,000 GOAL
a low spot and laid in water. The
railroad company tried to salvage as
much of the-seed as possible but owing
to the fact that most of the seed were
wet, which made germination doubtful,
the entire shipment was rejected.
We are very sorry that this occurred
as this leaves us without seed for a
fall crop.
We will inform you in regard tq a
spring crop for next year as we expect
to have seed here for that crop in
January, 1929.
Very truly yours,
GEO G MUNGLINGER,
V. P. and G. M., South Hemp Co
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Too Much Cure
-.......... ............... A. P. Borden ranch and the sulphur
The present activity is several miles fields of the Union Sulphur and Texas
tion is reflected by a bank of thous-
ands of unfilled orders on file at the
factory from dealers over the country.
Production on the six body types is
being pushed on overtime schedules to
eliminate all possible delays in retail
it 1 wARKEv deliveries.
i v. . >. u.nA ii.. , ,, "Typical Dodge dependability with
.We are. in ing, " 0W,,.a ' era new era in motor ear style was the
lw or those who first drove the
were interested In the planting of new Senior Six," said Rowland Ruge-
" ompleting surveys hi areas
afiected by West Indies hurri-
cane clearly indicate Red Cross
relief responsibility. Greatly ex-
eeeds early estimates and mini-
mum relief fund is five million
dollars required to meet known
needs."
Association has
reality, working
counties through
I in a
I
in re-
y re-
I
io ig-
I later
I
by its
dins
orson
id en-
wratic
Ind in
We
onner.
be de-
part y
courts,
statu-
f com-
•I
Red Cross
A meeting of the officers of the
Baptist Young Men's Class was held
at the home of Bill Ingram last night,
at which plans for the coming year
were discussed. Bill seems to have
some very interesting and novel ideas
for social events which will take place
in the near future.
Certain features were discusd
which will, with Mr. Oscar Barber's
weekly message, tend to make a very
interesting class for its members and
visitors who will find themselves cor-
dially received.
Mrs. Ingram served delightful re-
freshments and it was unanimously de-
cided that Bill was a very lucky hus-
band.
A hearty and optomistie enthusiasm
prevailed throughout.
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Doubeks Return
To Bay City
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Doubek, who have
been living in Houston for the past
several years, have returned to Bay
City and are now "at home” again in
yheir home at Avenue G and Fourth.
'Mr Doubek has charge at the new
filling station now being completed at
the corner of Seventh and Avenue F,
by the Texas Company.
This family will receive a cordial
welcome by their scores of friends in
the city and throughout the county,
Both are pleased to have this oppor-
tunity to return home.
Lawson & Walker. Palacios 1632
Lawson Al Walker. El Maton 549
Baylor, with promised gifts of $1,000,- and, of course, all that can be
090 from Dallas and Waco for new,1 raised can be used,
buildings, and $300,000 promised by; n-. memett, — ----- -----
the General Education Board when 1 hairan, is more than pleased with the
helped make It a
with the various
which it passes,
min Glazer prepared the scenario from i • • ♦ •
which Wiliam A. Setter directed “Hap-' The San Antonio road is important,
। but the one through the counties to
। the south of us, and on to the Rio
Grande Valley, is of more immediate
lliis hos-
ed with
ch made
this oc-
nd con-
fer the
for the
■ini Mrs.
the school's endowment is increased.
Rev. Odis Rainer, of Bay City, has
accepted the chairmanship of Mata-
gorda county in district 12 and has al-
ready begun activities toward promot-
ing the campaign in that section. His1
church chairmen will be announced.
soon.
Every step of the work now leads i
toward the launching of the popular,
campaign from Nov. 23 to Dec. 4. On
the Sunday preceding, "Baylor Sun-
day" will be observed at every Baptist
church in Texas before the great cam-
paign begins.
along Caney and the showing of roy-
ally cash upon denizens of Caney’s
jungles.
Ever so often some company hauls
in machinery, sets up a derrick and
punches a hole in and almost through
ley, of the Anderson-Rugeley Auto Co.,
local Dodge Brothers dealers. “Its ap-
pearance, mechanical refinements and
added luxury have made an immediate
appeal to the buying public. Its smooth
powerful performance is more than
meeting the expectations of those who
purchased following the introduction
of the car.
"Interior appointments of the car
are attracting most favorable comment
from women who demand the latest
refinements in upholstery and finisn.
Graceful exterior body lines have been
attained at no sacrifice to comfort or
roominess for every passenger."
Metropolitan and smaller city deal-
ers alike reported the enthusiastic re-
ception accorded the new Senior when
it was first displayed. In many points,
sales have depleted the first factory
shipments. The car’s roadability
whether in city traffic or in faster
driving along country highways- is
featured by ease of control equaled
in only the higher priced cars. in-
creased power has been matched with
superior four wheel hydraulic brakes
to insure maximum safety.
Dead and Didn’t Know It
piness Ahead.”
.....-.. o o——
Youth Killed When
Gravel Pit Caves In
a building 25x140 feet, two stories high
and occupying the corner at Avenue G
and Fifth.
The Tribune’s home is already a
very attractive and comfortable build-
ing. With the extension added, it will
become an imposing one, covering the
entire lot from street to alley. The
building throughout will be fitted up
with gas. All the machinery is run by
elect ricity.
The lower floor will house the
Tribune plant and the machine or
work shop of tiie Gulf Coast Chevrolet
Co , while the entire second floor will
accommodate the district offices of the
Central Power and Light Company.
This improvement will "finish off” a
very prominent corner in the business
district and will have u tendency to
call for some street work on Fifth St.,
between Avenues G and F, which car-
ries heavy and constant traffic.
While the growth of the city during
the past 18 months has been gratify-
ing. indeed, to all and especially so t >
the Tribune, the fact that the paper is
able to add this splendid job to the
rs Laura
few days
Henry Allen Wilson, secretary of
the New England Anti-Tobacco League
said in an address at Portland:
"Carefully compiled statistics show
us that for every cigar a man smokes
he shortens his life three days.”
At this point a prominent Portland
physician rose in the rear of the hall
"Are those statistics absolutely ac-
curate?” he asked.
"Absolutely, sir,” said Secretary
Wilson. "'Why?”
"Because it’s rather important,” ex-
plained the physician. “You see, if
your statistics are accurate, I’ve been
dead over 190 years."
write "Happiness Ahead,” in which ••••••••••••••••
Colleen Moore will make her next lo-
cal appearance at the Colonial Theatre The letting of contract Tuesday on
begining Monday. ' I he road from Rosenberg to the Whar-
Goulding's career as a director has ton County line a part of Highway
been marked by a number of success- No. 12, Houston’s route to the Valley
fill productions, among them "Sun- marks another step in the rapid
Up,” “Love," and "Sally, Irene and completion of that important highway.
Mary." He is a seasoned writer, hav- • • • •
Ing written numerous stories and By the first of the year Fort Bend
scenarios although "Happiness Ahead” County people and others traveling
is his first motion picture story in that way- will be rolling over con-
sume time. Crete on the Valley highway.
Colleen Moore is suported by an • • • •
unusually strong cast in "Happiness' Concrete is now being poured in that
Ahead," Edmund Lowe playing oppo- section of the Old Spanish Trail be-
site her, while Lilyan Taubman, tween Rosenberg and East Bernard,
Edythe Chapman, Charles Sellon, Vir- thus eliminating one of the few un-
ginia Sale, Arthur Housman and Diane Improved stretches of the Houston-
Ellis also appear prominently. Benja- San Antonio highway.
pull up and pull out. This lias been
done several times and upon and after
each occasion interest subsides only to
be revived as in tiie present case.
Perhaps a great oil field lies sleep-
ing ‘neath the sod at Cedar Lane or
somewhere thereabout. Perhaps it
doesn't, but in either case there's
"money in it" for the land owners,
some of whom have about paid for
their land out of royalty money paid
them.
And, (lien, suppose all those oil
fields they are searching for turns out
to lie a big sulphur deposit'.’ That
wouldn’t be at all bad. would it?
COUNTY IS MEETING
RED CROSS DEMAND
uh well as to those farmers who mipht mounting hourly. Every report adds
be looking forward to 1929 with an to the horrors of the situation which
intention of engaging in the rice farm- Ih especially acute in Florida, where
ing business. almost the same section waH devast-
This anoune ement is to the effect ated two years ago to the day.
that two 36 inch electric pumps cap- So acute is the situation that the
able ol furnishing water for 19,909 Red Cross headquarters has found it
Hires will be installed at Home point necessary to send out tn Uh workers
Democratie I!lectors.
Democratic electors in Texan, In the
order in which their names will up
pear on the ballot, are:
James Young, Kaufman county,
aliss Ovetu Culp. Harris county
H. G. Brown, Titus county.
W. T. Norm.in. Chambers county
c L Brachfield, Rusk county.
Fred E. Horton. Hunt county.
J W. Woods, Dallas county
J F. Lane, Robertson county.
Hayne Nelms, Trinity county.
Mrs. J O. Rohs. Harris county.
J F Burnell. Matagorda county.
Mrs. .1 M Loving, Travis count >.
Hurt Moore, McLennan county.
11. G. Bowden, Tarrant county.
W. M Moore, \\'i< hila county.
Marshall Eskridge, Bexar county.
Caesar Kleberg, Kennedy county.
“There Is Nothing Too Good For Our Friends'
notary and a negro who "knowed" are G. R. Cottingham, general auditor;
everybody along Caney. This man T G. Beard, general freight agent; M.
closed many deals and. It is said, left A. Westcott, tie and timber agent; R.
considerable cash witli Caney darkies. W. Barnes, chief engineer; L. B. Me-
li will serve a splendid purpose, this Donald .assistant general manager, all
extra money will, whether oil is ever of Honson, and G. B. Goodhue, super-
found oi not. Fact is, these same inendent Victoria division, of Victoria,
darkies have been getting fairly re b Guests were to be met at the South-
ular royaltv cash for some lime. ern Pacific depot by a reception com-
Several instrument shooters have mittee composed of the mayor, presi-
been stationed “up and down" the dent of Ilie Lions Club, president of
creek for two or three weeks, and an j the chamber of commerce and others
extra force of dynamiters arrived in prominent in the civic and commercial
Hie city last week. What it is all development of Wharton.
Austin, Sept 25. In his crop report
issued Saturday on conditions as of
Sepl ember 15, George B Terrell. com-
missioner of agriculture, estimated the
Valley. Scores of leases have been Club was to present a number of dis-
redly for either Hoover or Smith. Not
the individual voters, but the States
of the Union, will do the electing.
Democrats and Republicans are ap
pealing to citizens for their ballots,
but it's tile electoral vote of the States
that spells victory or defeat.
The Nation's total electoral vole is
531 The minimum to elect is 266
The distribution among I he States is
on the basis of one for each Senator
and Congressman. Texas, with two
senators and eighteen Congresmen,
has twenty electoral votes But neith
er Senators, Congressmen nor Fed-
eral officeholders can serve legally as
electors.
Voters of Texas on Nov. 6 in the
general election will choose twenty
presidential electors. Four sets are
offered Democratic, Republican. So
clalist and Communist -Labor. Names
of tin candidates themselves will not
appear on the ballot.
This county is signally honored with
a place in the electoral college, the
Hon. J F (Jack) Barnett, of Palacio.,
being one of the 20 electors of the
I SI ate.
tting up a
. Phillips,
er. Those
e Haskell
ee Brown,
and Skr-
Etta Mae N
nday visit-
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Texas cotton crop at 4.775 000 bales That the Matagorda County Devel-
and theto a lor the I nited States at ...... Association plans an excep
ales, tionally comprehensive exhibit of the
, ..... comminsioner said Ibero had .......... or Matagorda county at the
been considera de deterioration since south Toxas Industrial and Develop-
his estimate of August 15, when he ment , ( posit ion is evident from a
placed the Texas crop at 5,025,000 communication re, lived by the expo-
bales. , , , , sition management from R. M. Harkey,
A careful tabula ion of reports from acting secretary or the association,
all sections ol Texas revealed the dated from Bay City
cotton crop as very "spotted and ir- Mr iiarkey’s letter detalls the fact
regular, the report aid Deteriora Ihnt it is the deHire ol the asHoclatlon
tion.has 1...... most noticeable in lie to display at the exposition all of the
northwestern district, where the boll- products ol Matagorda comity, and IO
worm Ims done considerable damage, this end ii is possible that an addition-
ii was said I he Texas crop was esti a......ice section will be required The
muted to average a line to 3 2 3 acres association, according to Mr. Harkey.
In explaining that his estimate for does not care particularly to enter ex-
the national yield was more than loo hibits according to score card pnm
1100 bales less than the government s ium purposes, but h does care to have
estimate, I errell pointed to the known the agricultural resources ol the
deterioration of the crop in this state county it represents fully represented
and the recent destructive storm in Mr Harkey will be in Houston in a
Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas He few days to take up the matter in de
predicted that the price would advance tail, his letter said Ample space will
a ....... as the short crop was known he accord........ to curry out the plans
to be a fact, he is mil lining for Tile Matagorda ex-
Lerrell h report estimated that one- hibit
third of the Texas crop had been galh J o Graham, county agent of
ered, but declared that 50,000 extra Wharton county, has written G C.
pickers aie needed to gather the crop Ellisor. superintendent of county ex-
remaining in the fields hibits for the exposition, requesting
lerrell said that he believed of the that space be reserved for Wharton
three count les Ellis, Nueces and Wil- county, which wil send in an exhibit
liamson, which produced more than under Mr. Graham's direction. The
......000 bales in ,1926, only Ellis would latter stales that while rainy weather
reach that mark this year. is hampering Hie assembling of the
Allt estimated increase of 10 per cent ........... that will he displayed, the
in wheat and 20 per coin in oats plant- work of 0 doing is going forward
ed this fall was contained in the re- steadily and the entries from Whar-
port ion will be ready and in conformity
1. ,.0,. ■ with the score laid regulation i
Combines Villian and Post-Dispateh.
Leading Man’s Role ••••••••••••••••
ertained
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