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Old memories from the class of '49, Fort Scott
(03/09/10)
This is our sixth story in our series on Fort Scott and school days. This story was written by Lawrence Allen, Class of '49. Hi Marilyn: I have really enjoyed the letters from our classmates, and always enjoy your regular articles in the Tribune. I have a lot of memories and will tell of some of them, and if you need to shorten my comments please do so as I am sort of windy in my old age...
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