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.1, state and local 1 beneath shady ea residents Fri-and potato salad formal establish-Memorial Park, on, assistant re-f the federal Bu-or Recreation, the Pearl River nt District will be $75,000 grant for relopment of the
ie money will be lighted baseball comfort stations, ind boat launches i on the Jourdan
il transfer of the rom the federal e State of Missis-a three-year ef-state officials to for recreational ony marked the Oond largest tract ftr transferred to r the Legacy of
L who was instru-slishing the trans-“primary force sition” was Jack-ager of the Na-Technologies s land was for-:he buffer zone of sed for recreation /es.
Kellar, president County Board of led others in ex-ie to Mississippi inis (D-Miss.) and R-Miss.) for their ng the land. Sten-ep. John H. Sten-at the ceremony, er was scheduled jerty but was una-
ransferred Friday
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ploying about 500 persons. After his death in 1931, the operation of the old store was continued on a limited basis by his wife “Aunt Gin,” until her death in 1973.
The total development cost of the facility over the next 10 years is expected to be more than $10 million.


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