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Show II FOR THE 68 DEAD. At 3 :30 p. m. Thursday a small group of citizens gathered in I Hester Park and held services dedicating a .trec.to' the memory of jj ' e boys from Ogdr.i and AVcber county who gave their lives" for : America in the world Avar, j In attendance at the planting were school children, whe, form-Tag form-Tag a. circle, sang "America." ! Had there been a vast audience the event could not have been jj, more impressive, as there was an element of sadness in the very fact IJ that on an occasion so important the snumber present was small. I; The tree is to be known as the "Gold Star Tree" and, if it grows I to stately size, will be a constant reminder that 68 boys from here 'i went out te the call of country and sacrificed their lives in order that we who remained at home might continue to enjoy the bless- r' intra of a land free from the tyrant's heel. |