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1602:Kayse Shrum
1538:Ollie Starr
1523:Noma Gurich
1451:Glenda Love
1420:Ramona Paul
1364:Elaine Dodd
1315:Chloe Brown
1241:Rita Aragon
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683:Alma Wilson
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1205:Kay Martin
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