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Good Mechanics and
Modern Machinery at

Your Service.

VOL. XXXVI NO. 13

Bids For
Highway
Rejected
The Department of Highways re-
jected Saturday all bids opened July
31 for reconstruction of U. S. Route
230—including correction of the Sa-
lunga crossing hazard—hetween Mt.
Joy and Landisville, Lancaster
county. No reason was given for the
action.
The unofficial low bid was $220,
273.07, submitted by C. W. Good,
Lancaster. The department said the
job would be readvertised and new
bids opened September 4.

Th
Salunga
Changes
By State
Details of the project: 2.07 miles,
dual type pavement consisting of
two outer lanes of reinforced con-
crete each 10 feet wide and a center
lane of crushed aggregate base with
a bituminous surface 10 feet wide,
reinforced concrete flares variable in
width, reinforced concrete pavement
44 feet wide, reinforced concrete
bridge, fabrication and erection of a
highway underpass, a reinforced
concrete structure, and bituminous
surface.

4-H Food And
Health Club
Meets Today
LADIES WILL ENTERTAIN THEIR
MOTHERS AT LUNCHEON—
LADIES QUARTET WILL SING
—PERFECT ATTENDANCE LIST

At the last meeting of the Master-
sonville 4-H Food and Health Club
the girls made further plans for en-
tertaining their mothers at a lunch-
eon today.
The club elected Bellerma Spang-
ler secretary. An entertainment
committee, composed of Cordelia
Singer, Ruth Foreman and Martha
Haldeman was named to entertain
the mothers at the luncheon.
A ladies quartet composed of
Norma Heffly, Theora Ginder, De-
borah Singer and Martha Haldeman
was organized to sing at future
events.
Perfect Attendance
The following girls had perfect at-
tendance during the summer months
Ruth Miller, Anna Mae Miller, An-
ne Risser, Deborah Singer, Mary
Sheaffer, Theda Ruhl, Martha Hal-
deman, Arlene Shenk, Arlene Shel-
ly, Ruth Foreman and Theora Gin-
der.
Those Present:
The following were present: Miss
Anne Forbes, Bellerma Spangler,
Anna Shelly, Ruth Miller, Anna
Mae Miller, Norman Heffly, Anne
Risser, Deborah Singer, Cordelia
Singer, Mary Sheaffer, Theda Ruhl,
Ruth Brubaker, Martha Haldeman,
Arlene Shenk, Arlene Shelly, Ruth
Foreman and Theora Ginder.
Gr Qtr
VIOLATE MOTOR LAWS
These motorists were taken be-
fore Burgess Keener by Officer
Zerphey for immediate hearings:
Harwood B. Catlin, Hampton, Va.,
for failing to stop for stop sign.
He pleaded guilty.
William H. Krug, Upper Darby,
Pa., reckless driving. He also
pleaded guilty.
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THAT'S THIS EVENING
The Honorable David L. Law-
rence, seceretary of the Common-
wealth, and Democratic state chair-
man, will be the guest this even-
ing of the Democratic County and
committeewomen in the ballroom of
the Hotel Brunswick, Lancaster.
mere QI.
EIGHT LOSE LICENSES

TWO YOUNG MEN INJURED
WHEN DRIVER FELL ASLEEP
At about 1:30 this morning
Officer Zerphey was called to the
Marietta pike about 1} miles from
town to investigate an accident.
A Ford coupe driven by Richard
Hawthorne, aged 18, of town, ran
off the road and overturned when
he fell asleep. He was badly cut
about the head.
George Wall, age 19, injured his
right shoulder and head.
Roy Mateer, 19, was not injured.
They were riding with Hawthorne.
The injured were taken to the
office of Dr. Kendig here.
Hawtherne was removed to the
St. Joseph Hospital at Lancaster.
The car was badly damaged.
re ED eee
A BIG SUCCESS
Friendship Fire Company No. 1
held its annual outing and picnic
at Cove Park on Saturday. The
attendance was exceptionally large
and everybody just had a dandy
The firemen indulged in all
amusements, Refresh-
time.
kinds of
ments were served.
28 Students
2-Days Tour
To Pa.-N. J.
REPRESENTED MAYTOWN, W.
LAMPETER AND EAST COCAL-
ICO HIGH SCHOOLS—ALSO

THEIR AGRICULTURAL TEA-
CHERS
Twenty-eight agricultural stu-
dents, representing Maytown, West
Lampeter, and East Cocalico High
Schools, together with the respec-
tive agriculture teachers of these
schools, returned last Friday, Aug.
21, at 9:30 P. M. from a two-day
educational tour to Philadelphia
and parts of New Jersey. The
tour was sponsored by the Garden
Spot Chapter of Future Farmers of
America at Lampeter.
The following representatives of
Maytown High School made the
trip: Paul Brubaker, Jay Gibble,
David L. Hess, Jr.,, Lester Roland,
and Mr. S. F. Simmons, the agri-
cultural supervisor at Maytown.
Mr. Frank W. Twining, Treasurer
of Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
ciation, directed the tour in the
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rns A A A
Philip Green, 9, colored, of
Last week the state suspended |Rock Run, was killed when he
eight motorists’ drivers licenses. [stepped into a swimming hole
Among them was O. B. Hoover, |where a high tension wire had
Florin. charged the water.

Central Manor Camp
Registration Is High
The forty-fourth Central Manor
Camp meeting and Bible Confer-
ence opened at Central Manor
on Saturday with the largest num-
per of registrations in history and
One hundred and fifteen tents
and cottages were occupied when
the camp opened, as compared with
113 last year, and members of the
Church of God, which sponsors the!

services attended from all parts of
Pennsylvania and Maryland.
A new amplifying system with
eight loud speakers, the gift of the
Rev. Harvey Bickel, of Brunswick,
Md., and Ivan Herr, of Columbia,
was installed a few weeks ago. A
48-foot addition to the main audi-
torium, also made this year, will
give it a seating capacity of 1,500
as compared with 1,100 last year.
One new cottage was built this
year.
ait

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¢ Mount Joy Bulletin

Money Spent in News-
paper Advertising Is A
Good Investment.

MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY,
JNO. B. REIST REUNION
AT OLD HOMESTEAD FARM
A reunion was held Sunday, Au-
gust 16 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence R. Nissley, the old home-
stead farm of the Reist family. Those
present were: John B. Reist, Clara
F. Reist, Lititz; Mr. and Mrs. Hay-
den Bomberger, Lititz; Mr. and Mrs.
Amos B. Nissley, Mt. Joy; Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. Reist, Robert, Eleanor
Reist, Mrs. Maurice Finley, Betty
Finley, Falfurrias, Texas; Mr. and
Mrs. Nissly Rohrer, Mark and
Paul Rohrer, Lancaster; Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Bomberger, Lititz;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Nissley,
Mountville; Arthur, Esther, Ruth
and Helen Nissley, Mt. Joy; Ruth
Metzler, Harry Williams, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence R. Nissley, John,
Joan and Reba Nissley Lititz.
fname
CHARGED WITH SPEEDING
John B. Kantz, Philadelphia,
prosecuted by Officer Zerphey be-
was
fore Justice of the Peace Zeller
for speeding.
enn.
Wolgemuth
ClanToHold
Reunion Sat.
THE SIXTH ANNUAL EVENT OF
THIS LARGE FAMILY WILL BE
HELD AT CASSEL'S PARK, IN
EAST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP
The sixth annual reunion of the
Wolgemuth Clan will be held Sat-
urday, August 29th, in Cassel’s Park
one mile north of Marietta.
The Program
follows: 9:30 a
acquaintance;
The
m. Registration
11:30 a. m. lunch;
service; 12:35 p. m.
vices, E. E. Wolgemuth;
minutes; 1:00 p. m. address of wel-
come, Lester Wolgemuth; 1:15 p.m.
music, York County Group; 1:20 p.
m. program, Rev. John Martin and
family; 2:00 p. m. historians report,
Mrs. Abram Wolgemuth; 2:30 p. m.
music, Longenecker quartette; talk,
Lancaster and York County folks;
3:00 p. m. music, duet, Mildred
Wolgemuth and Miriam Wolgemuth;
offering; 3:05 p. m. business period;
closing song; benediction, Rev. Her-
bert Wolgemuth. The program will
be rendered on Standard Time.
The Officers
The officers are: President J. Earl
Martin, Mount Joy; vice-president,
George Wolgemuth, Dillsburg; sec-
retary, Martha Wolgemuth, Mt. Joy;
assistant secretary, Mary E. Wolge-
muth, Lawn; treasurer, Eli M. Wol-
gemuth, Florin; historian Mrs.
Abram Wolgemuth, 52 W. Charlotte
street, Manheim; assistant historian,
Mrs. Wm. D. Wolgemuth, Dover.
Programme committee—Daniel M.
Wolgemuth, John S. Wolgemuth, H.
C. Eisenhour, Menno G. Wolgemuth,
O. S. Hoffman.
Gave Birthday
Party For Miss
Irene Smeltzer
programme
and
12:30 p. m. song
devotional ser-
reading

A most delightful birthday party
was held last Thursday in honor
of Irene Smeltzer, at the home of
her grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Newpher Smeltzer, on East Main
Street.
This little lady, who was visit-
ing here during the summer holi-
days, celebrated her eighth birth-
day.
Dainty refreshments, with an
eight candled birthday cake as the
main feature, were served to the
guests, who had a most enjoyable
time.
The little ladies who attended
were: Margaret Zeller, Florence
Pennell, Marie Clemens, Elizabeth
Mummau and the busy hostess
Irene Smeltzer.
Saturday, Irene was accompanied
by her grandparents to Hunting-
don on her return to Portage where
she attends school.
a a
126 lives were taken as the na-
tion’s auto toll over the weekend
The Albino crow seen frequently

at Hershey was shot near Union
Deposit.

AUGUST 26th, 1936
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE

William H. Street, of Steelton
Elected Music Teacher Here
There was a special meeting of | vacancy still exists.
the Mount Joy Boro School Mr. Earl F. Weidner, of Middle-
Board Monday evening for the town, supervisor of music here,
purpose of filling several vacancies | also resigned to accept a similar
which existed in the teaching corps position at Garfield, N. J.
on the eve of the opening of the| The Board elected Mr. Wm. H.
Fall term.
Mr. A.
art,
| Street, of Steelton, to fill the va-
H. Dcuple, supervisor of | cancy. Mr. Street is a graduate of
accepted a the State Teachers College at West
This | Chester.
resigned, having
similar position elsewhere.

Registration Of Beginners
And New Students Here

not present a certificate of success-
ful vaccination and a birth certifi-
An error concerning the date of
registration for beginners in public
school appeared in last week's The school authorities will
Bulletin. accept in lieu of a birth certifi-
The correct date is Monday, Jcate an affidavit giving the child's
September 3rd. date of birth.
Mount Joy School Board went on
record Monday night as absolutely
opposed to any time extention other
than January 1, for registering
children reaching the age of six up
Beginners and new students will
be registered for the 1936-37 school
term in the Grade School Build-
ing on Marietta Street on Septem-
ber 3, 1936 between the hours of
9:00 A. M. 300 P. M. Only
those beginners who are six years
to that time.
whose
and
children will
age after Janu-
appear to have
registered as they
Parents
of age and those who will be six reach the school
years of age cn or before January reed not
1, 1937 No be-
ginner will be registered who does
News of The
Day From
The Dailies
BUSY FOLKS CAN KEEP POST-
ED BY GLANCING AT THIS
CCLUMN OF CONDENSED
NEWS ITEMS
ary ‘1,
their children
will be refused.
will be registered.

Happenings
In the Town
Of Florin

Rev. L. O. Musser is on the sick
list.
Mr. Roy
very sore
Jradley is nursing a
arm.
Miss Mary Ellen Coller was the
After a hail storm at Seymour, t of Buel Pik
3 gues relvn Fike
Il, a farmer counted 560 dead OI Evelyn Yike.
Sparrows. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kauffman
Mrs. Philip Speichinger, Men- will move to Lancaster.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Frey visited
L:zzie Herr on Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Nentwig was taken
to the hospital on Friday.
Master Bruce Gingrich
don, Mo., gave birth to sextuplets,
cnly one of which lived.
The Calvin Boeshore dairy barn,
valued at $15,000, near Fredericks-
burg, was destroyed by fire. spent
Judith McClelland, 14, of Scan- |Tuesday at Miller Wolgemuth’s.
lon Hill, Cambria Co. was killed Miss Lizzie Herr visited in the
when an auto and a National Guard [home of Christ Wolgemuth on Mon-
truck collided at Grantville. day.
Thomas Frances, 22, was Killed Mrs. Harry Ney was taken to
and five others hurt when two [the hespital at Lancaster for treat-
autos collided near Reading Sun- ment.
day. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kibler of
“Doc” MacKenzie, noted Phila- | Washingtonboro were guests of C.
A. Melhorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Vogle visi-
ted the hospital at Elizabethtown,
delphia race driver, was killed at
Milwaukee car turned
over four times.
Ten carloads of tomatoes, approx-
imately 10,000 baskets were shipped
when his
on Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Lehigh spent Tuesday

from Lancaster yesterday for the (Turn to page 6)
Campbell Soup Co. ER Eee
Six occupants of a motor boat | LOCAL ANGLERS LANDED
were rescued on the river at Mid- 209 AT LEWES, DEL.
dletown Sunday after the boat
capsized during a storm. A party of men from this vicin-
The people of Forth Worth, lity enjoyed a deep sea fishing trip
Texas are eating so many water- [to Lewes, Delaware, last Saturday.
melons that the garbage collector| They had a good catch of 209
was ccmpelled to add three large [fish including croakers, sea trout,
additional trucks to haul the rind |[pcrgies and black bass.
The members of the party were:

away.
i Mr. Bill Way and son, Bill, jr., Mr.
Over 100 persons applied for|Paul Frey and son, Robert, Mr.
$250,000 mortgage assistance from |Roscce Hassinger, “Cappy” Mum-
the FHA at Lancaster the first two mau, Calvin Kramer, all of town,
days. and Alvin Wittle of Elizabethtown.

About 800 At The Groff,
Graeff, Grove Reunion
Peter Graf, III, of Worthington, a | Hershey, Lititz; fifth vice president,
member of the State Senate, was |J. G. Grove, Luray, Va.; sixth vice
elected president of the family as- president, Rev. A. E. Grove, Nur-
sociation at the annual reunion of | emberg; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth
the Groff, Graf, Grove and Graeff | Groff Raub, Quarryville; treasurer,
families at Landisville campmeeting | David Groff, Millersville; historian,
crounds Thursday afternoon. A- | Rev. Addison Groff, Boonsboro,
bout eight hundred persons were in | Md.
attendance. Mr. Graf succeeds | A number of people from town
|
|

Fred F. Groff, of this city, who was [and vicinity registered. = Among
made first vice president. {them were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry H.
Other officers are: Second vice |[Becker, Hiram Richard Becker,
sresident, John G. Homsher, State |Robert Harry Becker, all of Mount
Serator, Strasburg; third vice pres- | Joy: Esther Grove Nolt, of May-
‘dent, Harry C. Grove, Washington, | town; Mrs. Myrtle Groff Mellinger,
Pa.; fourth vice president, John C. of Florin.

A BAINBRIDGE MAN IS
CHARGED WITH LARCENY
Amos Brandt, of Bainbridge, was
arrested Thursday afternoon by
Chief of Police Clyde Coble, Eliza-
bethtown, on a charge of larceny
preferred by Ralph Alwine, of Eliz-
abethtown R. D. He $500
bail, for a hearing before Justice of
the Peace Elwood S. Grimm, Eliza-
posted
bethtown.
Alwine, farmer at the State Hos-
pital for Crippled Children, at Eliz-
abethtown, alleges that Brandt took
two tons of hay from a barn at the
hospital.
Brandt, according to Justice of the
Peace Grimm, said when arrested
that he took the hay in payment for
wages due him by Alwine.
Ba
COUNTY MAN LOW BIDDER
J. Miller Eshleman, Landisville,
has submitted the low bid for the
construction of .19 of a mile of re-
inforced concrete road on U. S.
Route 22 in Lehigh county, the State
Department of Highways announced
His bid was $10,707.85.
EE es LA
The Affairs
In General
Briefly Told
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE
TIME TO READ
today.

The public schools at Columbia
opened Monday.
The dog training season opened |
in Pennsylvania last Thursday.
The New Holland Gun Club will |
a cabin in its woods 18x24.
Mrs. George Campbell, Columbia,
was arrested for scalding her hus-
band.
Two new oil burners will be in-
stalled in the
Prison.
Charles Bowman, Lititz, made a
erect
Lancaster County
lucky escape when a drum of pitch
exploded.
Only three persons were injured
in auto mishaps in the county over
the week-end.
Harry Dinkelberger, 59, a P. R.
R. carpenter, fell off a bridge at
Washingtonboro.
The estate of the late M. T. Gar-
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ee Qe rere
WORKMAN INJURED
Lue Anthony, fifty, Elizabethville,
Pa., who is working on the P. R. R
project at Chickies, was admitted to
the Columbia hospital Friday morn-
ing suffering from several fractured
ribs and possible internal injury. He |
was struck by a bucket of one of the |
cranes being used to dump stone, |
and was knocked against a car.
Picked From
Community
Card Basket
Mr. Wm.
Sunday at Hershey.
Mr. and Mrs. William
derfer family,
spent Sunday with Mr. John Lan-
dis and family near Lititz.
Mr. John Dellinger, Miss Grace
Henderson and Miss Mary Strick-
ler Easton Dela-
ware Water Gap, on Sunday.

and Mrs. Batzel spent
Beames-
and Columbia ave.,
motored to and
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Brubaker
and children, Alice, Richard and
Jay spent Sunday to Tuesday at
Camp Mt. Joy, in Perry County.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gerber and two
Mr. and Mrs. James Gerbe and two
sons spent Sunday at Mount Gret-
na as the guests of Mrs. Anna
Baker.
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By
A FRACTURED ELBOW
On the day she planned to leave
for her home at Newman, Calif.
after a month’s stay here with rel-
atives, Mrs. Daniel Shroy was
badly injured and her automobile
was damaged beyond repair when
the car crashed into a culvert near
the Conewago Inn Saturday. Mrs.
Shroy suffered a fracture of the
elbow. She was riding alone at the
time of the crash.

A Colorful Parade
By Fifty Of Our Co.
4-H Club Girls Mon.
MASTERSONVILLE CLUB WON |by the Farm Women of Lancaster
THE CUP AT THE ANNUAL | County to the club attaining the
ROUND-UP HELD MONDAY— | highest score was captured by the
THE LOCAL PRIZE WINNERS | Mzstersonville 4-H Club. The
trophy become the perman=-
A colorful review,” par- | of the group that
ticipated in by 50 girls, each wear- | win: it three different years. The

| will
“dress ent possession
ing a garment made in connection [scoring is based on attendance,
with her program of 4-H Club {largest percentage of exhibits, co-
work this summer was the final [operative spirit, points won in
games and number of prize awards
| for work done by individuals and
feature of the annual Raund-up of
the 4-H Girls of Lancaster County
held at Williamson Park on Mon- |the club as a unit.
\
day. | Mrs. Morris Ginder is the local
26 Clubs |leader, and Theora Ginder, presi-
All 26 clubs in food, clothing and | dent, of the Mastersonville club,
room improvement conducted by | this year’s winner.
the Agricultural Extension Associ- | A playlet, “Glimpse Into the Fu-
ation in this county were represen- { ture,” was presented by the Co-
ted in the exhibit. Approximatel [lumbia Foods club.

| Miss Jean Robertson, of the 4-H
attended | Club Department of State College,
{the speaker, discussed
| “Good grooming as an asset to per=
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250 persons, including a number of |
local leaders and mother
the a

principal
Mastersonville Wins Cup
1 |
awarded annually |
Mortuary
The silver cup,

LOCAL FOLKS ATTENDED
REUNION AT MONTEREY

Over three hundred persons at-
tended the fourth annual reunion Record F or
of the descendants of the late El- |
der Joseph Myer held on Sunday
at the Monterey Church of the as ee
Brethren.
Polies from this vicinity who MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN
registered were: Mr. and Mrs. .
> PASSED TO
PEOPLE HAVE
arry O. Wolgen and childre
Harry O. Wolgemuth and children) oops’ BEYOND WITH-
Harriet, Ruth and Carl, of near OARS . Yo.
Mount Joy; Kathryn Gibbel, Mr. IN THE PAST WEEK
and Mrs. Leroy M. Wenger, Miriam | _ , , ~~ =
Leigh Russel Fisher, aged 13, of
Wenger, all ol 5
Columbia, died yesterday.
Wenger,
Mt. Joy.
A
CONVERTED INTO
Another
Dorothy
Margaret B., 71, wife of Henry
Rettew, died at Columbia.
Margaret Jane, 44, wife of Benj.
S. Dambach, Washington-

A LAWN
step forward in the
died at
beautifying of the grounds sur-
: boro.
rounding our new post office oc-
cured last week when nursery men
: JOHN BRANDT
|
adjoining
sewed grass seed on the four plots
John Brandt, seventy-three, died
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tl ees
building.
| LEEDOM REUNION
Will Build A Band The tenth annual Leedom family
{ reunion was held at Shultz Park at
° o}§ _ | Elizabethtown last Sunday.
Shell at Landisville Leroy Leedom, of Rheems, is
of ground immediately
the

| treasurer
A permanent band shell will be | Mr. and Albert Miller of

built in the tabernacle of the Lan- | Mount Joy were awarded a prize
disville camp grounds to aid the {for 1 youngest married
acoustics for the third annual song there
fest to be held by the Acappelia There were 136 people attended
Male Chorus and Alumni of Ea [th re
Petersburg and vicinity on S NY
ber 13. In addition. tiers HEARD LANDON SPEAK
built for the chorus to stand upon,| Pr Brandt, local
this will also improve the ble: | le New
and carrying of the voices Cast f'M
Four thousand seats will be added | Landc for
outside the taber: irt
hundred are provided inside. The
is also ample room for people b ession
ing their own seats to be withi ND 8 Br Smeets
hearing and seeing distance
Two Cars Collided
No One Was Hurt
DRIVER EXONERATED
IN FATAL ACCIDENT

State Highway Patrolman R
King said Tuesday that Dr. W Wednesday 1 1 at the Main
M. Work: de C M ction, a
town exonerated Villiam A I w oes
sey, Hebron, Md, and George ( 1 a pas
Bell, Salisbury, Md., in eas V
with de
sixty, ne
when ded w ded pass
their trucks on the Harrisbt ke The €
19 IT
12. Heaps |:
east of town, on August
Thursday in St

died last Joseph's |

hospital
Texas

LOCAL LADY WON A PRIZE e Ford
At the annual gathering of the | Frances R.
Ostot—Kline family held at Her- |] Pa, who
1 r rn} r
shey Park Zerphey
given to

Saturday. A prize was |
N
Eli Engle, of Mt
improper

|
Joy, for being the oldest person | =
present. { RE se
Mr. Eli Engle, Grace, Lois and! KOLB-KULP REUNION
Alvin Engle, all of Mount Joy, also | The 13th annual reunion of the
attended the reunion. Kolb-Kulp family will be held at
Qe

East Greenville Park Sunday, Sept.
A checkup on garments made by | 13. Rev. H. Stover Kulp, a mis-
the WPA sewing project at Co- [Ses in West Africa the past 14
lumbia reveals “chiseling.” years, will speak
A