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Show This Man Served on Jury Every Year Since 1903 Memphis, Term. When it comes to serving on the jury, Lawrence W. Akers, a Memphis man, can tell all about it. He served on some kind of a jury every year since 100S. Even though the duties of citizenship citizen-ship at times threaten to brea'; up his home, ruin his business, and always gives him a vacation that be doesn't want. Akers has had little luck in getting get-ting out of jury service. When called as a venireman the first few times he acted with good grace, for he thought he was performing a civic duty. r,m witli civic duty calling year after year. I Akers got tired. I But the judges laugli at his excuses I ami ak for reasons. Akers stays on j the Job. I |