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<font color="black" size="2" face="arial">Does anyone know the whereabouts of George Walters?
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From: Marge Philbrook <<a href="mailto:msphilbrook@gmail.com">msphilbrook@gmail.com</a>><br>
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<div>It is so exciting for me as part of the present Archives team to hear such news. What we have observed in recent years is "subtle or disguised" quotes from our work as the Institutes over the years. This news gives us a hopeful reminder that we are not wasting our times as volunteers in the work of the archives. Marge Philbrook</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Herman Greene <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hfgreene@mindspring.com">hfgreene@mindspring.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, September 01, 2012 12:28 AM<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [SPAM] [Oe List ...] congratulations, George! congratulations to the O:E!</span></font><u></u><u></u></div>
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