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Here's proof that Illinois can raise high 



4|uality apples. James Pike ol Madison 



<ounty poses with a bushel of his Paragon 



Winesaps — 48 apples. 



"Now here's the straight dope. Bud," would seem to be the gist of the remarks of niiw- 



months-old Ernest Hodel (left) to his nine-months-old cousin David Smucker. They 



ore grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smucker of Bureau county. 



DIann Irene ishom of Grundy county 



examines a foot while cooling her tootsies 



in a flooded strip mine last summer. 



Billy and Dickie Agee of Macon county 

 get in the tub with their pup Mickey. They 

 art sens of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Age*. 



The four Gilles kids of Peoria county were determined to hove pumpkin 



pie so here they go out to the fields to plant their own pumpliins lost 



spring. Left to right are Sally, Teddy, Ronnie and Mary Ellen. 



Thelma Jasper of Washington county snapped this home 



plate slide at Its most dramatic moment during gam* 



betwaan two small high schools. 



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