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1520:. Morristown. August 20, 1950. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
1380:. Johnson City. June 27, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
1177:. Elizabethton. July 31, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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1344:. Knoxville. June 16, 1942. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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1362:. Knoxville. June 27, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
1426:. Morristown. May 3, 1948. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
1326:. Bristol. June 15, 1942. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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