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I'M ACTUALLY RY'P'ESFNTING MY DECEASED SISTER, GRACE TIGARD HOUGHTON, WHOM YOU
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FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES, CRIGINAL.Y TH?;-KTlJG OF ADDING AN ADDTTI(-N TO THE LIBRARY
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EDUCATED S.)CIETY. SHE WOULD HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL, TN ITS 1 ISDOM, WOULD
STRONGLY SUP'�ORT ANTY ACT-TON NECESSARY TO PROTIDE A NEW A @ ENLARGED LIBRARY
FOR THF BFNFFT" OF THE P`P,'-)Ei'IT AND FUTT'RF `?ESID.NCr 0 TIG .Rffl AND SU'3MUNDING
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