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942:"Tennessee Notebook - Edward B. Smith"
726:"U-T Sorority Gives Party For Seniors"
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351:Shadow announced her campaign for the
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1001:"Mary Shadow's Lead Officially 318"
782:"Meigs YDC Meets, Chooses Officers"
700:"Miss Shadow Aids Japan University"
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808:"YDC Offer Awaited by Mary Shadow"
788:. September 11, 1949. p. 25.
357:Tennessee House of Representatives
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222:Tennessee House of Representatives
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1472:. February 11, 1949. p. 3.
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1292:. November 8, 1956. p. 22.
1233:. February 26, 1956. p. 6.
1177:. November 9, 1952. p. 18.
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762:. January 30, 1949. p. 82.
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1029:"County-by-County Vote Canvass"
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896:. November 3, 1948. p. 8.
420:Shadow supported rewriting the
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1065:. January 4, 1949. p. 2.
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1370:. January 4, 1992. p. 4.
870:. April 26, 1948. p. 1.
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1141:"Mrs. Mary Hill Enters Race"
864:"Co-Ed To Seek Meigs Office"
816:. March 6, 1950. p. 9.
754:"She Checks Before Starting"
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680:. May 13, 1943. p. 10.
978:. June 2, 1950. p. 9.
844:. May 12, 1950. p. 3.
734:. May 13, 1947. p. 4.
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