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Sunday, June 10, 2018
A Note about Fred McDowell from Straw, MN 55105
Earlier this month, I went to the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund post office box and pulled out a package from Mr. Kevin Hahn. The package claims to have been sent from a place known as Straw, MN 55105. Of course, this place does not exist. Nevertheless, inside I found several photographs and the note below:
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