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TBRSB PASTTjRB AftBAS AKD ALL HIS LAND I S FEHCBD AND GROSS PEHCBD. I l l PA0T f HENRY M S CLEARED AU P^MAHEHT GRAEIifO GOHSK
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I S PROM A l&Q FOOri� ARTESIAN WELL WHICH PLOWS A STREAM OP WATER MSL TM 8LXD&. gA.RH-3 TIM* WBB& AUM OF
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FAMILY DQES1J*T LIKE FRCKEW AIID THIMQS THAT LES� 2HEM5KLVES BEfffiK TO CAHHIHB.TO PRESERVE m&T
SUBS
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BOSK IBS* ALDY AND 1 ? YBM
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OF HSR HOBBIES,
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MEAH JUiH? MBiJDBia FCB THE FAMILY OR
C L O T H E S , . . I H ADDISPIOtf ^ E XJKS3 TO PILCI, Q lQCKP, CROCHET, KHBR0XDBR7 AMD SO PQRBI* FAX MAKES IIER OWN StSttSai CLOTHES* HAffif t U B R S II? THIS FAMILY, LUCES TO PAINT. THERE ARE
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TIB 3W� PICTURliS OH THE 1KESSKB TAimm
ARE HER HAIIDIWCRK, AID TOOOCffi THEY ARE
THE NUMBEHS 5HEY 3HW A RI2AL fALEOT FOR COLQIiS IW S i E I R KiOPKR PROPORTIOM AM) PERSPECTIVE, M 1H YARD PAHILY AS THE SIGH HAILED OH 'SB TO m AS I DROVE UP# 1'REII PROCLAIMS I FOUWD TEA'S IRMA FAY, TOJIY JI2AH I S ALSO TAKIHG PIANO AHI) ZRK& THIS I S ALSO A ij.-B CLtJB
FAY I S CHURCH FZAHISV,
JEA2I AND TOUT ARE ALL i|.-H CLUB HKHB3SRS.
HAS BEUI A MUiaSE ifiUBE YSARS AHD HIS PROJl-CTO AHE ^ E P , CORN, COTfOlf* TRACTOR HAIHTENAHCE AHD * IBMI FAY HSS r^EH A JffiHBIU 5 YBABS AIID
PROJECTS AHE YAKD BKAUTIF1CATIOH, FOODS JKAH E&S HEALTH, SAPEITY AND
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A!� I J)OM*T KlfOkf Wmwm
THAT INCLUDES FLOWER
GARDBWS BUT SHE WAS SORE BUST WEEDIHG FLOWER BEDS MJfi.II I ARRXVBD AT THE FARM LAST MG1IMY. JKRS* ALDY LANDSOAFKD ABOUHD HSR HOME AND LOVES CAJffiRA OH FAMILY TO WORK III HER FLOWKR BEDS, THE ALDY FAHXXff Tm
BBLOKSS TO Tffii BUU^OHXA MEKC&ODIST CHURCH I � GimWlUTY AMD BffiM HBKRr AHD MRS. ALDY ARg'^
SUBSTITOTli SUMDAir SGHCX)L TEACHERS�
BESIDES 32X1
H A Y I N G . PIAHO FOR 53IE CHURCH ZRMA PAY i.LSO SXfflkB IM THE' CHOIR. BUREAU* TUB AL03TS BELOHG TO THE FAI1M
I COULD TELL YOU MUCH MOKE ABOUT THIS
PIME ATTALA COVtfSY FARM FAMILY BUT N W I WOULD O BAfHHR YOU BEARD TIE RBSf FROM THEM IHTHE T B S THAT REMAIHS. X. .'
KSIIRY, WHAT SHAPE WAS YOUR LAI� IN WHBH YOU STARTED?
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.WHAT ME YOUR HOPES FOR THE PUTHREf ALDY, WHAT DO YOU LIKE HOST ABOUT YOUR
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�O YOU DO AHY OUTSIDE WORK THESE DAY3t OTBm THAW YOUR FLOWER BEDS?
5* 6, ?� 8#
330 YOU HAVE A CKICKEH FLOCK? WHAT ARE YOUR HOPES FOR THE' GHUDREOT IRMA PAY WHAT ARE YOU TAKING IN HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT YEAR ARE YOU...WHAT ARE YOUR PLAHS AFTER GBADTJATIOH* TALK TO OTHER CHILDREN*
