Present Teaching
Methods Discussed
In A. E.A- Magazine
Educators in ..the Matanuska
Valley are this week presenting
varied programs ^n observance of
A nerican Education Week. The
following article, taken from The
Alaska Teacher, official organ of
the . Alaska ..Education Associa
tion, is reprinted as a timely and
interesting feature which ap
peared in the November issue of
the monthly publication.
A generous amount has been
written recently describing the
problems in the field of educa
tion. The President of the United
States has expressed concern
about the status of public educa
tion and has called a conference
of lay and educational leaders
from all parts of the states and
territories to help define the com
mon country-wide problems of
the public schools and make rec
ommendations for some solutions
to these problems.
In defining the needs of edu
cation today, it is fitting and nec
essary that we point up the weak
spots in our present effort to edu
cate all of America’s youth. Many
articles are currently appearing
in the magazines of the day out
lining what is considered
“wrong” with various aspects of
what the writers feel to be re
presentative educational pro
grams.
We need to recognize that
many of the criticisms about the
shortcomings in public education
in general as well as the present
indecision about the place of pub
lic education in the moral and
spiritual improvement of society
are not always clear-cut issues,
nor are they new. There never
has been a simple, overnight,
easy solution to all of the pro
blems of education and it is
questionable that there ever will
oe.
Some Basic Issues
Some of the critics of today
submit that a sizable percentage
of the youth of today both in and
out of the classroom, cannot read
nor can they spell. The claim is
further made that the fault lies,
as they assert, in our casting
aside the three R’s, and particu
larly “phonics.”
“Now When I was in School"
Well, let’s do go back to the
good old days. In the “good old
phonetic days,” the same asser
tions were made.
The average American boy and
girl of today spells better, reads
more books, magazines and
newspapers than did his ances
tors, and more than the average
citizen of any other nation in the
world.
The 3 R's or What?
The literature of today contains
a dearth of expressions over what
the primary function of public
education should be. One group
adamantly insists that the public
school of today exists as a social
laboratory for the primary pur
pose of building character and
citizenship with minor emphasis
on facts. Another group is equal
ly concerned that the school de
vote its time to education in the
3 R’s, or facts and figures and
let the other take care of itself
or some other agency do it.
Again, this controversy is nei
ther new or different. About 2250
years ago, in Athens, Aristotle,
one of the great teachers of the
day, expressed the concern of
that day about the status of
learning. When remarking on the
subject he said: “There are doubts
concerning the business (of edu
cation) since all people do not
agree in those things they would
have a child taught, both with re
spect to the improvement in vir
tue and happy life; nor is it clear
whether the object of it should
be to improve the reason or rec
tify the morals. From the present
mode of education we cannot de
termine with certainty to which
men incline; whether to instruct
a child in what will be useful to
him in life, or what is excellent;
for all these things have their
separate defenders.”
'‘But the kids today are different"
Another theme often heard to
day is that the “kids today are
different.” To put that another
way it becomes “the kids are
going (or have gone) to the dogs.”
That has been a common phrase
for a long, long time. Back 2350
years ago, Socrate, whose death
came about because of his teach
ing something new and different,
evidently gave up hope for the
younger generation because he
said: “The children now love lux
ury; they show disrespect for
elders and love chatter in place
of exercise. Children now are
tyrants, not servants, of their
households. They no longer rise
when elders enter the room. They
contradict their parents, chatter
before company, gobble up dain
ties at the table, cross their legs,
and tyranize over their teachers."
This does not prove that young
people, by nature are chronically
inclined to give us trouble and
concern. Rather, it indicates that
older people of all ages, in all
climates, under all conditions, are
impatient with youth. Let’s be
fair—youth is not perfect, and
never has been—but there is
evidence’ to support the belief
that the younger generation of
today is generally serious, cap
able, and courageious in spite of
rather discouraging world condi
tions. TODAY’S YOUTH IS OUR
ONLY HOPE FOR TOMOR
ROW.
A Few Facts to Remember
As we refcognize that the pub
lic school is only ONE of the edu
cating agencies in our society
and one of lesser importance to
the home, let us consider a few
facts. Looking at modern youth
let us remember that with three
world wars in one generation;
with one-third of our marriages
ending in divorce; with more
than half of our women between
the ages of 20 and 40 working
outside the home; AND, in a na
tion which spends three ti nes as
much on gambling and twice as
much for alcoholic beverages as
it spends for public education, it
is a fact that today more than
98 percent of our youth never get
into any serious trouble (staying
out of trouble doesn't make
news). Furthermore, many auih
orative tests show that today's
public school students are learn
ing the three R's better than ever
before in history.!!!
We should readily agree that
the public school has much
ground left to ^ain and that there
are many unsolved problems con
fronting public education which
may never be resolved into com
plete and final solutions. We
should also readily agree that
public education need not be
apologetic for the job it has done,
and the ground gained. Recogniz
ing our weak spots and working
to overcome them, we should con
tinue to be resolute in our de
termination to keep striving to
do an increasingly better job of
the already good job of teaching
we are doing.
Taken from material found by
Howard Matthews in “From
Adams to Atom,” a publication
of the California Teachers’ Asso
ciation.
enjoy
Your Favorite Cocktail or
Mixed Drink!
AT
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CITY OF PALMER AND PALMER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT JOINT NOTICE OF TAX SALE
loci iqc9 1953 and 1954 have been completed and are open
uciui4u«u im iuiis «« propwiy ror me years *»*»«*• laoi* rAllivtor for both the City of
for inspection at the office of the city clerk of the City of Pal Tier and at the office of the tax assess ‘ Bank
Palmer and the Palmer Independent School District, in the Neal Wright building above the Matanuska Valley B
The said delinquent tax rolls will be presented in the District Court for the Third soon^thereafter as^the
Anchorage. Alaska, for judgement and order of sale on December 1, 1955, at ten o'clock m the forenoon, or as soon
mailer can be heard.
The tract on said roll, the amount of unpaid tax, penalty an d interest due thereon, and the name ot ihe person r pe
or corporation, to whom such tracts are assessed follows:
Name
Location
T17N/1E
Annie B. Strand _
Annie B. Strand _
Annie B. Strand ...
Annie B. Strand ......___
Charles Schaefer _._
Harold Moline _
Lawrence W. Bixby_
Carlton W. Moseley ....__
Mrs. Viola Meehan _.
M. D. Snodgrass_:_
Jack Cope _
Henning Blunck _
Henning Blunck _
A. H. Curtis____
Henning Blunck ____
Roland Grover ___
A. A. Rempel_......._....._
William J. Bouwens...
William Hoskins ___....
Herbert Caulkins ____
Walter Cooper _
Nate Smith .....
Nate Smith __
Clyde .King, Jr__
Henry J. Liebing ...
A. A. Rempel_;___
Aaron G. Liebing ___
Herman Rempel .
William Hoskins ..
Joe A. Loyer____
William Hoskins.
Roland Grover ..
Anita McGibboney Nolan .
John S. Woods _
Lauren Smith ..
Merle Sanderson ..
Paul J. LaPera ____
Paul J. LaPera ...
Clarence P. Graham ...
Clarence P. Graham ___
Unknown ............
Harrison Marth .....
Elmer Sexton ..._..._.....
Philip Lazenby ....
Donald J. Hanson _..._.
Richard Bills .....
Harry Kendrick ....
Lawrence Starns ..
Eva Marie Pearson ....
Aaron Bauder _..._....._
Aaron Bauder _..
Roberts, McBride and Henry
C. B. Tanner ......
Grace Dreghorn . ...
Edwin Hartner ...
Harry Kendrick __1.....
Harry Kendrick ...
W. B. MacIntyre ___
Harry Rice . . ...
Frank Corneluis ...
Ed Givings _......
Mrs. Arthur Waldron .
Jack Larson ...........
Davis and Renfrew .. ....
-S. 1, NE14 /NEM lot 1; NWVi/NE^ lot 2—
-S. 1, S^/NEli 80 acres 1_
_S. 1, NE14/NW% lot 3; NW14/NWV4 lot 4 ...
-S. 1, SMi/NWM 80 A
-S. 2, NEM/NWM, lot 3; SEVi/NW1/* -
T17N/2E
..—S. 1, NE*4/NW14 ......—
.S. 2, SW14/SE& 10 A/...__
.S. 2, 1 acre in NE/NW*4__
■.S. 4 1 acre in SW^/NWli_
--S. 4, NWy4/NWy4 2 lots _:
.S. 4, NE^/SWli; SEy4/SW1/4 _
-S. 5, SEM/SWM, 20A.; SWM/SW1/4
■—s. 6, NE14 /SE14 ; SEM/SEM*_
.S. 6, SE M /NE yi ____
.s. 7, N%/NWJ4/SE!4NE 14; NE1/4/SE1/4_
—S. 7, SWML/NEM, __
.S. 8, SWy4/SE% 35 A_
.s. 8, SW% /SE 14, 5 A. _
.S. 8, SWM/SWM. 28 A__
.Sec. 9, SEM/SWM ..
--S. 10, SWy4/SWl4/SWl/4NE1/4 5 A.....
- S. ip, N£/SWi/NE4/SWi 5 A. NWi/SW*....
-S. 10, NINE-i/SWl 20A.; SE*/NEi/SW£ 10 A.
-—Sec. 11, SWM/NEM, 5 A. ..
.—S. 16, NWM/NW&, 5 A. ____
--S. 17, Wyz/NE14 80 A___
.— S. 17, SEM /NEM ____
.S. 17, SWy4/NEV4 3 A...
S. 17, NW14/NW14 ..:_
.— S. 17, NEM/SEM ; SEM/SE1/4 _
.S. 18, NEM/NEM 17A..
- _S. 18, NWM/NEM ...___
.S. 18, SWM/NEM, 10 A.; N%/NW% 80 A.
-S. 18, SMi/NWyi/SEM, 20 A_
_S. 22, SE M /SW % __
--S. 22, SEM/SW^/ 2 A___
.S. 23, N Mi / NW % /NE M / NE % 5 A.:_
-—S. 23, Sy2/NWy4/NEy4/NEy4 5 A. ..._.
.S. 23, NMi/SEM/NEM/NEM 5 A.
- .S. 23, Sy2/SEy4/NEy4/NEV4 5 A.
S. 23, NM>/SWM/NEM/NEM 5 A..
—S. 24, SW$4/NW%/SW% ...
- .S. 24, S M / NW M /SW % /SW % 5 A. ..
-~~S. 25, N.%/SW%/NE%/NW% 5 A.
_S. 25, SE M / SE y4 /SE M 10 A.
—-S. 25, NWM/SEM/SEM 10 A...
—-S. 26, NEM/NEM 6 A. ..
__S. 26, NE % /NE V4 ..
__S. 26, N % /NW V4 / N W V4 / SE Y* .
__S. 26, SMi/NWM/SEM ; N%/SE%/NW|/SE4
---S. 26, N Vz /SW % /NW M / SE & ...
--S. 26, S1/^/NWM/SWy4/SEM 5 A.
.s. 26, sm/swm/swm/sem 5 a. ..
..S. 27. EM>/NWl/4 80 A. ..
.S. 27, Wy2/SEy4 80 A..
.S. 33, NEM/NE*4 __:.
__S. 34, W% / NE % /NW Vi /; NWM/NWi _
--S. 35, SEM/NWM, 1.8 acres ..
T18N/1E
-S. 13, SEM4SEM .*.__
__S. 25, SVaSWM 80 A. _1_
S. 34, N y2 NE % 80 A___
.S. 34, WMi/SWM 80 A. ..
.IS. 35, EM-/SEM 80 A.
.....S. 35, Wy2/SEy4 80 A.; all of the SWV4_
1 JtBW/ZJL
Anchorage Times Pub. Co._..„S. 9, lot 11 in Lang’s Sub. _
Norman C. Brown .......S. 9, Lot 10 in Lang’s Sub.- - _
Lloyde C. King ._...S. 15, SW^/SEVL less 10 acres .
Pat Callison ...„.S. 17, SWV4/SEV4 _____
Mr. O. A. Mitchell .....S. 18, SVi/NWVi/SEVl -.
Russell Asay ..S. 19, SEV4/SE14 ..
George Geiwitz ___S. 20, E.Vs/SWH/SW14 2 A.1_
H. A. Braden _______„„S. 23, WV2 /NW14 /NWV4 20 A. ..
Charles Buroker ..S. 24, EV2/SWV4/SEV4 20 A__
; Dave Bryant . _S. 27, all of the NEV4 ___
R. D. Hartley...;.„.S. 27, NVWSW14 80 A.
M. D. Snodgrass .. S. 29, W'A/NW1/* 80A ..
M. D. Snodgrass .......... S. 30, NE74/NEV4 ....
Charles Hodsdon .....S. 30, SWV4/NEV* ....
John Bugge ........S. 32, WV2/SEV4 80 A. _
Teri Starns & Tommy Thompson...S. 33, 2/4 A. in NW!i/SW!4 ___
Edwin Crittenden ...S. 35, NE14/NE14 ....
Arthur Marsh ____ S. 35, NWH/SEV4; E^/SW!4 .
Jack Storm ...S. 35, Woodland Park Sub. Blk. 1 lot 7_..
T19N/3E
Paul James .....S. 22 EP/a/SWVt 80 A. ..^.
Allen Richie ...... S. 24, Nvi/NEV4; NE14/NW14 .-.
H. Boyle ____S. 24, NEV4YNEV4 ...
George Rupe .....S. 26, NEfc/NW%... ...
Paul James .S. 27, NEV4/NW& .....
; James Carroll _....__S. 28, NWH/NW^4; SE*/NW£; SWi/NEi....
Dewey L. Orell ...______S. 28, NEV4/NW14 approx. 41.6 acres.
Robert Nelson ___S. 31, NVi/SEU ; EV2/SW% ___
Joheph Mayr...S. 32, all of the NWV4 .._
Hal Chance ...........Blk. *1 lots \'2 of 1 and % of 2 ..._.
Palmer Enterprises ..Blk. 1 park reserve .... .
Palmer Realty Co.4..Blk. 2, lot 14 _ _
A. E. Dube ___... Blk, 3, lot 18 ______
Palmer Baking Co..Blk. 6, lots 10-11-12 ...
J. Vic Brown ..Blk. 9, lots 1 thru 6 . .
Matanuska Hotel _.Blk. 10, lots 1 thru 4 ...1
A1 King .....Blk. 13, lot 3 (second half payment)_
Butte Acres Sub.
Austin F. Meekins, Jr. ...___Blk. 1, lot 1 .....
V. A. Cabell (Joe Lundin) _...._Blk. 2, lot 22 .....
Bailey Hts. Sub
Berber Bailey _Blk. 1, lots 1-20-21-22-28 ...
Glen Shank ____Blk. 1, lots 6-7-Vi 9 _ __
Lawrence Vasanoja ..Blk. 2, lots 9-10 .. _
Faye Burnett_Blk. 3, lot 10 _______
Glen Bennett..Blk. 3, lots 11-12-13-14 ....
W. E. Bennett ....Blk. 3 lot 18 .......
Ferber Bailey .Blk. “A”, approx. 4 acres ____
Gene Bailey ____T18N/2E, NWi/SWi, approx 3 acres...:_
C. C. Brix Sub.
Ray Farrin _Blk. 2, lots 10-11-12 ......:...
Ray Farrin ______Blk. 4, lot 4 _
J. L. Cope Sub.
Ben F. Steel .......Lots 1-10 ......
Egtvet Sub.
Leo Jones .......T17/2E, Sec. 4, 1 lot 100 ft. x 150 ft.
Bob Totten .....T17N/2E, Sec. 4, lot 1
Dave Bryant ___. Sec. 3, T17N/2E, 5 acres
Wilburn Lossing .... 1 lot 100 ft. x 50 ft_ _
Gilbert Anthony ....... 1 lot 100 ft. x 150 ft. ____
Mrs. G. Bumgarner ... 1 lot 100 ft. x 150 ft____
Felion Sub.
Con Pearski .....Blk. 1, lots 10-11 ___ _:_
Edwin Doyle ...Blk. 2, lots 7 thru 12.. ’ ’_
Hazel Geiwitz ..Blk. 4, lots 19-20 _____
LeDuc Sub.
Willa Rae Eckard ____Blk. 2 lot 9 _____
Carl O’Brien ___...... ...._ Blk. 7, lot 2 ..1”"™^.__
Georgia Roberts Sub.
T. D. Smith __Lot 9 .....:...
Sherrod Sub.
L. D. Rorrison —.— ____Blk. 1, lots 5 thru 8 ___
Robert Beck _Blk. 1, lots % of 11-12 __ _-_
Edgar D. DeLand .....-...__Blk. 1, lots % of 11-12 (second half pymt.).
Mrs. Charles W. Olson _Blk. 3, lots 11 50 ft. x 200 ft...
'53 Tax
70.00
15.00
46.00
4.00
35.00
42.00
89.00
67.00
193.90
15.00
112.00
49.00
6.50
5.00
16.50
5.00
5.00
20.00
1.00
1.00
10.00
5.00
76.75
Tot Tax Penally
'54 Tax
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
77.00
3.00
164.50
16.00
4.00
220.00
22.50
87.85
115.50
32.00
35.00
50.00
39.40
86.00
73.50
82.50
126.40
10.00
60.00
138.00
57.00
7.50
5.00
252.00
19.00
27.50
87.50
6.00
131.50
16.50
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
29.50
1.50
1.20
1.80
475.00
6.00
62.00
25.00
6.00
26.00
110.00
78.95
12.00
72.00
20.50
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
147.00
3.00
164.50
31.00
46.00
4.00
220.00
22.50
87.85
4.00
115.50
32.00
70.00
92.00
39.40
175.00
140.50
276.40
141.40
10.00
60.00
250.00
106.00
14.00
5.00
252.00 *
19.00
27.50
87.50
11.00
131.50
33.00
11.00
11.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
29.50
20.00
1.50
2.20
1.00
11.80
475.00
6.00
62.00
25.00
11.00
26.00
110.00
155.70
12.00
72.00
20.50
.90
.90
.90
.90
22.05
.45
24.68
4.65
6.90
.60
33.00
3.38
13.18
.60
17.33
4.80
10.50
13.80
5.91
26.25
21.08
41.46
21.21
1.50
9.00
37.50
15.09
2.10
.75
37.80
2.85
4.13
13.13
1.65
19.73
4.95
1.65
1.65
.90
.90
.90
4.43
3.00
.23
.33
.15
1.77
71.25
.90
9.30
3.75
1.65
3.90
16.50
23.36
1.80
10.80
3.08
Int.
.60
.60
.60
.60
23.10
.30
16.45
4.90
10.12
.40
48.40
2.25
8.79
.88
11.55
3.20
11.20
14.90
3.94
28.18
22.09
50.91
15.94
1.00
6.00
38.44
16.48
2.18
.50
25.20
1.90
2.75
8.75
1.70
13.15
5.28
1.70
1.70
.60
.60
.60
2.95
4.40
.15
.32
.22
2.38
47.50
.60
6.20
2.50
1.70
2.60
11.00
24.79
1.20
7.20
2.05
Cost
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
* 4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.10
Total
11.60
11.60
11.60
11.60
196.25
7.85
209.73
44.65
67.12
9.1#
305.50
32.23
113.92
9.58
148.48
44.10
95.80
124.80
53.35
233.53
187.77
372.87
182.65
16.60
79.10
330.04
142.48
22.38
10.35
319.10
27.85
38.48
113.48
18.45
168.48
47.33
18.45
18.45
11.60
11.66
11.60
40.98
31.50
5.98
6.95
5.47
20.05
597.85
11.60
81.60
35.35
18.45
36.60
141.60
207.95
19.10
94.10
29.73
85.00
42.50
41.00
12.00
42.00
77.00
2.00
2.00
14.50
130.00
2.00
22.00
25.50
1.80 7.50
6.00
16.00 20.00
16.00
74.00 62.00
14.40 52.00
69.00
32.00
110.00
3.00
64.00
2.00 3.00
9.00
61.00
19.00
24.00 25.50
4.50
8.25
3.00
41.26 46.25
39.00
39.00 39.00
102.50 102.50
12.50
41.25
28.50
3.00
66.50 111.00
3.75
54.00
27.00
61.75
2.25
49.00
85.00 12.75
42.50 6.38
41.00 6.15
12.00 1.80
42.00 6.30
77.00 11.55
2.00 .30
2.00 .30
14.50 2.18
130.00 19.50
2.00 .30
22.00 3.30
25.50 3.83
9.30 1.40
6.00 .90
36.00 5.40
16.00 2.40
136.00 20.40
66.40 9.96
69.00 10.35
32.00 4.80
110.00 16.50
3.00 .45
64.00 9.60
5.00 .75
9.00 1.35
61.00 9.15
19.00 2.85 *
49.50 7.43
4.50 .68
8.25 1.24
3.00 .45
87.51 13.13
39.00 5.85
11.03
166.80
6.38
.48
38.25
17.40
457.05
13.99
78.00 11.70
205.00 30.75
12.50 1.88
41.25 6.19
28.50 4.28
3.00 • .45
177.50 26.63
3.75 .57
54.00 8.10
27.00 4.05
61.75 9.27
2.25 .34
49.00 7.35
8.50 4.10
4.25 4.10
4.10 4.10
1 20 4.10
4.20 4.10
7.70 4.10
. .,20 4.10
.20 4.10
1.45 4.10
13.00 4.10
.20 4.10
2.20 4.10
2.55 4.10
1.15 4.10
.60 4.10
5.52 4.10
1.60 4.10
32.48 4.10
8.$7 4.10
15.18 4.10
3.20 4.10
24.00 4.10
.30 4.10
6.40 4.10
.74 4.10
.90 4.10
6.10 4.10
1.90 4.10
7.83 4.10
.45 4.10
.83 4.10
.66 4.10
13.71 4.10
3.90 4.10
7.35 4.10
165.80 4.10
4.25 4.10
.70 4.10
40.80 4.10
18.32 4.10
459.26 4.10
9.33 4.10
12.48 4.10
32.75 4.10
1.25 4.10
4.13 4.10
2.85 4.10
.66 4.10
25.73 4.10
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5.40 4.10
5.94 4.10
6.17 4.10
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10.78 4.10
73.50 73.50
455.00 657,00 1,112.00
42.50 42.50
3.15 3.15
127.50 127.50 255.00
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93.25 93.25
110.35
57.23
55.35
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6.60
6.60
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166.60
6.60
31.60
35.08
15.95
11.60
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192.98
88.83
98.63
44.10
115.00
7.85
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10.59
15.35
80.35
27.85
68.86
9.73
14.42
3.21
118.415
52.85
95.98
1,448.70
57.23
8.42
338.15
155.82
3,967.41
120.67
106.28
272.60
19.73
55.67
39.73
8.21
233.96
8.80
71.60
41.09
81.29
6.92
71.23
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230.00
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82.37
54.75 60.00
35.00
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24.50
38.50
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107.00 103.00
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11.50 1.73
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230.00 34.50
11.00 1.65
11.00 1.65
11.00 1.65
82.37 12.36
114.75 17.22
35.00 5.25
43.50 6.53
24.50 3.68
38.50 5.78
20.00 3.00
210.00 31.50
15.00 2.25
10.00 1.50
1.75 4.10
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50.60 4.10
1.70 4.10
1.70 4.10
1.70 4.10
18.13 4.10
18.05 4.10
3.50 4.10
8.25 4.10
2.45 4.10
3.85 4.10
2.00 4.10
33.84 4.10
1.50 4.10
1.60 4.10
19.08
11.60
319.20
18.45
18.45
18.45
116.96
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47.85
62.38
34.73
52.23
29.19
279.44
22.85
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