Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1947 — Page 44

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at the vast amount of presents that he brings me The first time.1 looked at one of these: small spruce trees I never realized -that it

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Trees Reaps $500, Christmas trees fs that youl never! Helvorson said. “A horse would sink to its belly within a few minutes. The tractor hauls a shallow steel scow and we load the trees into it. The trees are cut hand saw.” = % As soon as the trees are gathered

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