Hill's Concord (Cabarrus County N.C.) City Directory [1953], Part 1

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Publication date: 1953
Publisher: Hill Directory Company
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37 W. Depat


Ventilating Fans Lighting Fixtures Sold and installed


CITY ELECTRIC REPAIR GEORGE J LONG, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR


Night Phone 9177. Day Phone-2221. Ranges - Washing Machines Small Appliances


CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK


CONCORD, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, TEL. 2146


28 S. UNION


KEASLER COMPANY


CHRYSLER


CHRYSLER AIRTEMP


AIRTEMP


AIR CONDITIONING ROOFING CONTRACTORS SHEET METAL WORKERS


427 N. Church Phone 3174


STEPHEN'S BUICK CO.


Buick


SALES AND SERVICE


25 E. Corban


Phones 2271 and 2272


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CRAVEN'S EST. 1890


COAL BUILDING FUEL OIL SUPPLIES ROCKWOOL INSULATION


129 KERR PHONE 2174


NEW and USED


CARS and TRUCKS


SALES


EDMO


P CHEVROLET


BAN


"Where Friend Meets Friend" Night Wrecker Service 6107 Kannapolis Hwy. (Wil-Mar Park) Phone 2216


TEL. 6119


Prescription Druggists


S. UNION COR. DEPOT


The Rexall Drug Store GIBSON'S


Motorcycle Delivery Phone 2114 Est. 1861


S DEPT STORE


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SERVICE


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Reid Motor Co.


Sales


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Complete Body Repair Baked on Paint The Factory Way


Wrecker Service Day or Night


PHONE


4220 4164


Night


8371


Maxwell Brothers, Furniture


MATNÉLL PROTROM


"Complete


Home Furnishings "


FREE PARKING SPACE [Rear of Store)


27-31 E. DEPOT ST. PHONE 2268


HILL DIRECTORY CO.'S


3 3083 00617 4038


CRAIG MOTOR CO.


SALES


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SERVICE


INTERNATIONAL MOTOR TRUCKS


Packard


PARTS REPAIRING BODY REPAIRS PAINTING


195 W. Corban St.


Phone 3277


CONCORD TRACTOR & IMPLEMENT CO.


FARMALL TRACTORS


INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER


REFRIGERATORS


FARM FREEZERS


FARM MACHINERY


SALES


- SERVICE


191-193 W. CORBAN


PHONE 5119


CONCORD CITY DIRECTORY


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Hill's CONCORD (CABARRUS COUNTY, N. C.)


CITY DIRECTORY 1953-54


Including Beverly Hills, Brown Mill, Cannon Mill, Franklin Mill, Hartsell Mill, Jackson Park, Shankletown, Sidestown and Silver Hill.


Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Pri- vate Citizens, a Directory of Householders, Occupants of Office Buildings and Other Business Places, Including a Complete Street and Avenue Guide, a Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Routes and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character; also a


BUYERS' GUIDE


and a Complete


Classified Business Directory


FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


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PUBLISHERS NOTE


The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.


The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the cor- rectness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.


The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION, THE YELLOW PAGES


Page


Acme Exterminating Co Inc


51


Aetna Loan & Finance Co


85


Auto Credit Co


17


Barefoot Oil Co


left side lines and 90


Barnhardt B T Electrical left bottom lines and 46


Blackwelder Walter T right side lines and 93


Blanchard Body Shop .left side lines and 17


Bob's Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co


insert at name in Alphabetical Section


Bowers Well Drillers


112


Brooks Texaco Garage


2


Broome Sign Company


right side lines and 107


Brown Mill Service Station


11


Cabarrus Bank & Trust Co


back cover, right center lines and 20 Cabarrus County Building, Loan & Savings Assn


front stencil, left top lines and 24


Cabarrus Creamery Co Inc


left side lines and 37


Cabarrus Drug Co left side lines and 42


Carl's Radio & TV Service


right side lines and 101


Carolina Building Supply


right bottom lines and 29


Carolina Finance Co


right top lines and 84


Carolina Transfer


109


Central Rewinding Co left side lines and 49


Citizens Building & Loan Assn .. right top lines and 25


Citizens National Bank Front cover, right top lines and


21


City Electric Repair front cover, right side lines, 2 and City Seafood Market


47 105


Clear Springs Farm right side lines and 38


Coble's Gulf Service left side lines and


11


Coca-Cola Bottling Co of Concord


Collins Quincy Furniture Co left side lines and


23 63 23


Concord Cleaners right center lines and 44 Concord Coach Co Inc 31 85


Concord Finance Co


Concord Heating Co


left side lines and 69


Concord Ice Delivery Co


top stencil, left top lines, 33 and 70 Concord Perpetual Building & Loan Association


Craig Motor Co


..... right bottom lines and B


Craig-Prewitt right center lines and 63


Craven's (K L Craven & Sons Inc)


front cover, left center lines, 27 and 56


Cruse Transfer Co left side lines and 109


Curran's Florist right side lines and 55


Custom Floor Covering Co left side lines and 53


left top lines and 26


Concord Bottling Works


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Page


D & R Furniture House


64


DeLuxe Grill


103


DeLuxe Self Service Laundry


83


DeWitt Motor Co right bottom lines and 3


Drye Fred W


Durham Life Insurance Co


Earl's Tire Store left side lines and


Economy Finance Co of Concord Inc


Efird's Department Store


Ellis Jewelers left top lines and


Eury J Math & Son left top lines, Z and 36


Evans College of Commerce left bottom lines and


Farm Bureau Insurance Companies


Farmer's Wholesale Feed & Seed Store Inc


right bottom lines and 52


Fisher Joe P Agency


back cover, left bottom lines, 72 and 102


Foil's Inc


left top lines and 82


Gene's Tire & Auto Service


Gibson Cleaners


Gibson's Inc


front cover, left bottom lines and right side lines and


77 Grady E B Plumbing & Heating Dealer


Grant Motor Co


Greene's Flower Shop right side lines and


H & W Wheel Alignment Service


Haigler's Radiator Shop right side lines and


Hall H E Furniture Co right center lines and


Hammett Insurance Agency right top lines and


Hardiman's Inc


Haywood-Richmond Hardware Co Inc ........ right top lines and


Helms M W Jeweler


Home Finance Co left bottom lines and


Howard Bros Floor Covering Co


Howard John A


right bottom lines and


Hub Inc The


right side lines and


59


Ideal Window Cleaning Service left side lines and 112


Isenhour Clyde R Construction Co


34


Ivey Shoe Co


left bottom lines and 106


Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co


right bottom lines and 74 Jewel Shoppe Inc The Johnnie's Jewelry 79 78


Johnston's Furniture Co left top lines and 60


Jones Upholstery & Decorating Shop 39


Joyner's Jewelry .left bottom lines and 79 Kale-Lawing Co of Concord Inc


backbone, right side lines, 88 and 108


Kannapolis Construction Co C


Kannapolis Well Drilling Contractors .......... .bottom stencil and 111


Keasler Company . ........ .front cover, left side lines, 89, 104 and 106 Kluttz Brothers right side lines, 29 and 34


Kluttz E C Lumber Co right center lines and 86


right top lines and 98 X 55 Y 12 64 74 65 68 78 18 52 50


Gift Shop The


right top lines and 4 46 43


31 73


right side lines and 48 73 12 19 front cover and 40 77


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Page


Ledbetter Paustal L .......


............ left side lines and 35


Leder Bros Inc right top lines and 41


Lentz & Cress Plumbing & Heating


97


Leonard W H Jr


right top lines and 80


Lyles M S Distributor back cover and 91


M & W Furniture Co right side lines and 65 Mabrey's Bill Plumbing & Heating


right side lines, insert at name in Alphabetical Section and 69


Magneto & Electric Service left center lines and 5


Mainliner Oil Co left side lines and


92 13


Margaret's Esso Station


Mar-Not Modern Body Shop right bottom lines and


McManus C F left bottom lines and


McManus C F Paint Store


left bottom lines and


Medlin's Sporting Goods


right side lines and 107


Miller Lumber Co


back cover and


28 54


Morrison E L Lumber Co


right side lines and


Nu-Tred Tire Service


left side lines and


Patterson Bros


Patterson John K & Co left bottom lines and


Pearl Drug Co


Penney J C Co Inc right center lines and


Personal Credit Co


Piedmont Auto Parts Co Inc left bottom lines and


Piedmont Chevrolet Co Inc .. .. front cover, left top lines and


right side lines, 105 and 110


.left side lines and 80


Propst Bros right center lines and 92


Public Service Co of N C Inc


left center lines, right center lines and 67


Reid Motor Co


front lip margin and 7


Ritchie Auto Parts


left top lines and 8


Ritchie Hardware Co Inc


Roberts Studio


Roberts Zack L Camera Store


left center lines and


.left center lines and Robinson's Inc


Ross Laundry Inc


Russ' Record Shoppe


Salvation Army The left center lines and


Shepherd G W Jeweler left bottom lines and


Shuford Insurance Agency Inc .left top lines and


Sides Lumber Co right side lines, 30 and


Smith's Bicycle Shop


Sonny's Inc


Southern Insurance Agency .left bottom lines and 76 Southern Life Insurance Co


76


Sprott-Elliott Furniture Co


back lip margin, right side lines and 62


13 81


Martin's Iron & Metal Co


right side lines and


Maxwell Bros Inc


right top lines, A and 61 93 93


Mills Florist left center lines and


Mutual Oil Co right side lines and


30 56 14 37 75 left top lines and 44 42 86 14 6 Piedmont Sewing Center & Vacuum Store


right top lines and 68 96 96 33 83 95 32 81 75 87 22 15


Preslar's


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Page


Stephen's Buick Co front cover, right side lines and 9 Stone E B Finance Co of Concord Inc


right bottom lines and 19


Swaringen M D & Son


right bottom lines and 94


Troutman J M


right bottom lines and 35


Tucker's Body Shop


right side lines and 15


Turner Furniture Co


66


W G T L Radio Station


ribbon bookmark and 100


Warren's Esso Servicenter


16


Watts' Hotel Service Station


Weddington & Mitchell Funeral Home


back cover, right bottom lines and


Wensil Bill & Sons Plumbing Co


Wensil L R Co back cover, right top lines, 49 and 99


Whitley Funeral Home


left side lines and


58 36


Widenhouse Motors


Wilkinson Insulators


back cover, left side lines and 10 71


Wilkinson's Inc left bottom lines and 66


Williams Cleaners back cover and 45


Winecoff Marvin left side lines and


94


Winecoff Transfer left side lines and 110


Wise Jim Studio


left side lines and 95


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57 97


Widenhouse Carl A


INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., publishers of Southeastern Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1953-54 edition of the Concord City Directory, which also includes Beverly Hills, Brown Mill, Cannon Mill, Franklin Mill, Hartsell Mill, Jackson Park, Shankletown, Sidestown, Silver Hill, and the rural routes emanating from the Concord Post Office.


Confidence in the growth of Concord's industry, popula- tion and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Con- cord to the world.


The enviable position occupied by HILL'S Directories in the estimation of the public, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organization, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the results of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Concord Directory will fulfill its mis- sion as a source of authentic information pertaining to the community.


Six Major Departments


The six major departments are arranged in the following order :-


THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the first major depart- ment, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and ad- dress of each adult resident of Concord and vicinity, and the name, official personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation.


THE BUYERS' GUIDE, the second major department, print- ed on goldenrod paper, contains the advertisements of leading manufacturing, business and professional interests of Concord and vicinity. The advertisements are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference adver- tising at its best, and merits a survey by all buyers eager to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. In a progressive community like Concord, the necessity of having this kind of information immediately available, is obvious. General appre- ciation of this fact is evidenced by the many reference users of this City Directory service.


THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is the third major department, printed on yellow paper. This department lists the names of all business and professional concerns of the whole community in alphabetical order under appropriate head- ings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable catalog of the numerous interests of the community. The Direc- tory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller. As. such it plays an important part in the daily activities of the commercial and professional world. More buyers and sellers. meet through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium.


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THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE, on pink paper, is the fourth major department. In this section the numbered streets are ar- ranged in numerical order, followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business concerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersect- ing streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of ten- ant-owned homes and the listing of telephone numbers.


THE CONCORD RURAL ROUTES DIRECTORY is the fifth major department, printed on white paper.


THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, on blue paper, is the sixth major department.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the community, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a manufactur- ing site and as an educational center. To broadcast this informa- tion, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Di- rectory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as perpetual and reliable advertisements of Concord and vicinity.


The Concord Directory Library


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Concord City Directory, a Directory Library was established recently in the offices of the Concord Chamber of Commerce, for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 600 Directory Libraries installed in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the City Directory as an ad- vertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a com- mensurate return.


HILL DIRECTORY CO., Inc., Publishers.


CONCORD


(Courtesy Concord Chamber of Commerce)


Location


Concord, county seat of Cabarrus County, is located in the heart of the Piedmont section of North Carolina, almost midway between Washington, D. C., and Atlanta. It is only 124 miles from the State capital, Raleigh. The land surrounding Concord is gently rolling and well drained, with a plentiful water supply. The population of the city, according to the 1950 U. S. Census, was 16,486, and of the county, 63,783.


Climate


The climate in and around Concord is ideal; the average annual temperature is 62.6 degrees. Temperature ranges from 42.3 in January to 78.8 in July. Pleasant, mild weather is enjoy-


MOSKI


Downtown Street Scene in Concord


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ed for more than six months of the year-60.6 in spring; 61.9 in fall. The average winter temperature is 49.5. Naturally, there are a few extremes in weather. The elevation is 705 feet above sea level.


History


Concord was founded in 1793 by Scotch-Irish and German- Dutch settlers, and named Concord when the two factions set- tled a dispute over the location of the county seat. The first court house was built in 1796. In 1872 a new and larger court house was built, but three years later it was destroyed by fire. The present court house was built in 1875.


The first gold discovered in the U. S. was in Cabarrus Coun- ty in 1799. The nugget weighed approximately 17 pounds. In 1903 a nugget was found which weighed 28 pounds, one of the largest ever found, and a replica of this nugget is in the Smith- sonian Institute in Washington, D. C.


The name, Concord, has prophetic significance. The city has lived up to its name in mutual understanding and helpful- ness among its citizens.


Concord's growth has been accomplished through working together, sharing together, and planning together for a better city and a better citizenship. It is a city that honors its past, that fosters civic pride in building for a better future.


Government


Concord is administered by a board of aldermen and a mayor, who are elected by the people. Every man on this board is a business man, and the city is run on a business basis. Cabar- rus County is governed by a board of county commissioners, who are elected by popular vote of the citizens. The City and County government is among the best to be found anywhere.


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Community Center Swimming Pool


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Transportation


Concord is on the main north-south line of the Southern Railway, and also is served by the Carolina Trailways Bus Line and the Queen City Buses. Five trucking and transfer companies operate out of Concord. City transportation is provided by a local bus line and ample taxi service. National transfer com- panies make daily pick-up and deliveries in Concord. Although there is no direct air travel from here, accommodations can be obtained only 21 miles away.


Communications


The Concord Daily Tribune, published daily except Satur- day, and one radio station, WEGO, operating on a frequency of 1410 k.c.'s and 1,000 watts, serve Concord.


Telephones


The Concord Telephone Co., locally-owned, serves Concord and Cabarrus County with 7,501 telephones.


Schools


There are four white elementary and one high school and one colored school in Concord, with an enrollment of 2,300 white students and 730 colored students. Evans College of Commerce and Barber-Scotia College for Colored Women are located here.


Hotel and Motor Court Accommodations


The Hotel Concord has 100 rooms; the Colonial Motor Court, 40 units, and the Mayfair Motor Court, 14 units.


Churches


There are 36 churches, representing 18 denominations, in the city. Historic St. John's Lutheran Church, believed to have


Cabarrus Country Club


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been founded in 1745, was one of the three mother churches of Lutheranism in North Carolina. One of the earliest Presby- terian churches was Rocky River, organized in 1751. The First Presbyterian Church and Central Methodist Church are the oldest churches of those denominations in the city. There are more than 100 churches in Cabarrus County, including one Catholic.


Recreation


The City sponsors a year-around recreation program and employs a full-time recreation director, and recently built a modern recreation building. Over and above the City recrea- tion program, there is a private golf course; a private swimming pool; a public white swimming pool; a public colored swimming pool; tennis courts; high school football at Webb Field; indoor sporting events at the Armory; the modern Community Boys' Club with a full-time staff. There are three white theatres in Concord and one for Negroes.


Inspection Room in a Concord Textile Plant


Banks


The three banks in Concord have total assets of $35,722,336. There are three building and loan associations and a number of finance companies. There never has been a bank failure in Cabarrus County.


Hospital


Cabarrus Memorial Hospital has undergone an extensive expansion program. It is a modern 300-bed hospital, with the latest medical equipment and an excellent staff.


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Water Supply


The City of Concord owns the water plant and the electric distribution system, and there is an ample supply of both water and electric power. A new and modern filter plant has recently been built, and a licensed chemist is in charge of the laboratory. The filter plant has a capacity of 6,000,000 gallons per day. At the present time there are 7,477 electrical connections and 6,087 water meters. This is by no means capacity for the electric or water plant.


Library


The Concord Public Library, located in the Community Cen- ter Building, has a regular staff of five. In addition to the 32,000 volumes in the Concord Library, the George Washington Carver Library, for colored people, has 2,000 volumes. The Concord Library also has a film service, and a bookmobile with 1,500 volumes, which makes two complete trips each month into every part of the county.


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Concord's Modern Water Filtering Plant


Fire and Police Protection


The Concord Police Department, staffed with 31 policemen, radio-equipped cars and ample armaments, can answer a call within five minutes to any part of the city.


The Fire Department is equipped with five fire trucks and one hose truck. Staffed with 15 paid employees and 15 volun- teers, the Fire Department is both modern and efficient.


Industry


Concord is an industrial community with many large and small industries. The industrial payroll amounts to several


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million dollars a year, and Concord manufactured products are sold throughout the world. The community has advantages to offer new industry, and new industry is welcomed by the people of Concord.


Tax Rate


The tax rate for the City of Concord is $1.26 per $100 valua- tion. The tax rate for Cabarrus County is $.87 per $100.


Concord Community Boys' Club


Statistical Review


Form of Government-Mayor and aldermen. Incorporated as a city in 1907.


Population-16,486 (1950 U. S. Census). American-born. 99%.


Area-41/2 square miles.


Altitude-705 feet above sea level.


Climate-Mean annual temperature, 62.6 degrees F .; aver- age annual rainfall, 44.3 inches.


Assessed Valuation-$26,197,797, with $1.26 per $100 tax rate.


Bonded Debt-$2,219,000.


Financial Data-3 banks, with total deposits of $30,984,645 (June 30, 1953), and total resources of $35,722,336 (June 30, 1953). 3 building and loan associations, with total assets of $8,399,395.77 (Jan. 1, 1952).


Postal Receipts-$217,055.87 (1952).


Telephones in Service-7,501.


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Churches-36, representing 18 denominations.


Building and Construction-142 permits issued in 1952, with total valuation of $994,905.


Industry-Chief industry of city and surrounding territory is manufacturing. 30 manufacturing establishments in county, employing 26,760 persons, and paying wages of $66,745,000 annually. Principal manufactured products: Cotton goods, hosiery, plastics, processed poultry, processed meats, and yarns.


Newspapers-1 daily and Sunday.


Radio Stations-WEGO.


Hotels-1, with 100 rooms.


Railroads-Southern Railway (north-south lines).


Bus Lines-Carolina Trailways and Queen City Coach Co.


Highways-U. S. 29 and 29-A; State 29-A1 and 151.


Automobile Registrations-15,000.


Amusements-Largest auditorium in city seats 1,000 per- sons. 4 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 3,108 persons. 1 golf course. Swimming pools for white and colored; year-around recreation program with full-time recre- ation director, and new recreation building; Community Boys' Club; high school football and basketball, baseball and track.


Hospitals-1, with 300 beds.


Education-Evans College of Commerce; Barber-Scotia College for Colored Women. 6 public schools, including 2 senior high. Number of pupils in public schools, 3,030; teachers, 111 (figures include Negro schools).


Public Libraries-1, with 32,000 volumes. Also a library for colored people, with 2,000 volumes.




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