John G. Davis Jr., Pioneer in Model Plane Work, Dies
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1942
Location: Dallas, Texas
Paper: Dallas Morning News
Article type: Historical Obituary
Newspaper: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas
Sunday, 18 Jan 1942 Page 1.
FUNERAL IS HELD
DALLAS, Jan. 17 (U.P.I.) — The funeral, for John G. Davis, jr., 42, a pioneer model airplane manufacturer, was held yesterday. He also was a chemical manufacturer and a World war veteran.
U.S. Army Veteran, A.E.F. WWI
ROSTER of the Rainbow Division (Forty-Second) MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN COMMANDING, COL. DOUGLASS MACARTHUR Chief of Staff, Rainbow (42nd) Division, Camp Mills, Long Island, NY October 12, 1917
117th Supply Train (Texas)
Headquarters Company, Motor Truck No. 3:
DAVIS, JOHN G., JR., Corp., 4208 Mt. Vernon, Houston, Texas
Biographical History:
Shortly after the draft of August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard's 111th Quartermaster Regiment Texas Supply Train, of which John was a Corporal, was Federalized and designated the 117th Supply Train (SUP TN), 42nd (Rainbow) Division HQ Supply Train. The 42nd Division, sailed for France October 31, 1917, and arrived at Brest, November 12. The Forty-Second "Rainbow" Division, was the first National Guard division to go overseas, and it served during the World War and in the Army of Occupation in Germany from October 31, 1917, to April 29, 1919.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS Vol. 2,
MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
JOHN G. DAVIS, JR., one of the younger members of the business fraternity of Houston, has entered into the spirit of the South Texas Metropolis and has been identified with various Houston business interests since entering the commercial field. At this time he is a sales representative of the well known Castor Oil Products Company.
A native Texan, Mr. Davis was born at Dallas, March 12th, 1899. His father, John G. Davis, Sr., removed to Houston in 1903, and has since been engaged in the cotton business in this city, where he is well known and prominent in the cotton industry. His mother was Miss Laura Fahm, a member of a well known Georgia family.
His education was obtained in the public schools of Houston. After finishing school, Mr. Davis entered the cotton business here, and served in practically all the branches of this great industry.
In 1917 he enlisted for service in the World War and was sent to Mineola, Long Island, New York, and was attached to the 42nd Division Supply Train, which was on the way to France, and departed for France thirty days after enlistment as a private. He was for eighteen months with the 42nd Division in France, and in this period had been promoted to the rank of captain. He was transferred to the Red Cross, in charge of transportation, and was with this branch of the service for four months, making a total of twenty-two months in France.
Mr. Davis was discharged after his return to the United States as a captain in August, 1919. He again entered the cotton business, for a short time, and then entered the battery business with a partner, and later purchased the partner's interest and conducted the business alone until selling same in November, 1923. During the time Mr. Davis served in the army, he was paid his regular salary by the cotton firm for whom he was working when he enlisted for service.
Mr. Davis was married in Houston, January 6th, 1920, to Miss Ruth Goodenough, a native of Indiana and a daughter of R.G. Goodenough, now a well known resident of San Antonio, Texas. They have one son, John G. Davis III. Mr. and Mrs. Davis reside at 4411 Roseland Street. Mr. Davis is a member of the Red Roosters and takes an active interest in this organization. He is a believer in the future of Houston, and never fails to speak a good word for the city of his adoption, which he thinks will soon become the leading city of the Southwest.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
V.2 MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
Compiled and Edited by ELLIS A. DAVIS & EDWIN H.GR0BE. Published By TEXAS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, DALLAS, TEXAS. HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: John G Davis Jr
Bride's Name: Ruth Gertrude Goodenough
Marriage Date: 06 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Harris County, Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00028-2, System Origin: Texas-EASy, Source Film Number: 25243, Reference Number: cn45350
Ruth Gertrude Goodenough & John G. Davis Jr. had two Children:
1. John Grover Davis (LCol. USAF)
b. 16 Dec 1920 Houston, Harris Co, TX
d. 30 Dec 2004 VA Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
2. Reginald Stewart Davis (MSgt. U.S. Army)
b. 13 Jul 1928 Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
d. 27 Oct 1987 Ft. Sam Houston Army Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
In the 1920s John, alias Captain "Jack" Davis, worked as a pilot and wing-walker with a flying service. He also had his big-band "The Texas Jazz Disciples" which played in many different locations around Texas.
"Jack" Davis was a childhood friend of movie producer Howard Hughes and took his family to California for a short time during his work as electrical engineer on the movie "Hell's Angels," produced/directed by Hughes.
In December 1941, John suffered a heart attack and died on Jan. 15, 1942 at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Morning News:
Ed Seay Sr.: I came to Texas and worked for a model airplane company, Golden Aircraft Corp., from February 1935 to December 1935. Capt. Jack Davis owned the company. He was in business from 1934 to 1937.
Here Seay learned to cut balsa wood, a skill he used for the rest of his career.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/bio/Seay.pdf
The Golden Aircraft Corporation of Dallas model kits exist today in the collection of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: John G. Davis, Jr.
Death date: 15 Jan 1942
Death place: Dallas County, Texas
Gender: Male
Age at death: 42 years 10 months 12 days
Estimated birth year: 1900
Father name: John G. Davis
Mother name: Unknown
Film number: 2138819
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1942
Location: Dallas, Texas
Paper: Dallas Morning News
Article type: Historical Obituary
Newspaper: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas
Sunday, 18 Jan 1942 Page 1.
FUNERAL IS HELD
DALLAS, Jan. 17 (U.P.I.) — The funeral, for John G. Davis, jr., 42, a pioneer model airplane manufacturer, was held yesterday. He also was a chemical manufacturer and a World war veteran.
U.S. Army Veteran, A.E.F. WWI
ROSTER of the Rainbow Division (Forty-Second) MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN COMMANDING, COL. DOUGLASS MACARTHUR Chief of Staff, Rainbow (42nd) Division, Camp Mills, Long Island, NY October 12, 1917
117th Supply Train (Texas)
Headquarters Company, Motor Truck No. 3:
DAVIS, JOHN G., JR., Corp., 4208 Mt. Vernon, Houston, Texas
Biographical History:
Shortly after the draft of August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard's 111th Quartermaster Regiment Texas Supply Train, of which John was a Corporal, was Federalized and designated the 117th Supply Train (SUP TN), 42nd (Rainbow) Division HQ Supply Train. The 42nd Division, sailed for France October 31, 1917, and arrived at Brest, November 12. The Forty-Second "Rainbow" Division, was the first National Guard division to go overseas, and it served during the World War and in the Army of Occupation in Germany from October 31, 1917, to April 29, 1919.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS Vol. 2,
MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
JOHN G. DAVIS, JR., one of the younger members of the business fraternity of Houston, has entered into the spirit of the South Texas Metropolis and has been identified with various Houston business interests since entering the commercial field. At this time he is a sales representative of the well known Castor Oil Products Company.
A native Texan, Mr. Davis was born at Dallas, March 12th, 1899. His father, John G. Davis, Sr., removed to Houston in 1903, and has since been engaged in the cotton business in this city, where he is well known and prominent in the cotton industry. His mother was Miss Laura Fahm, a member of a well known Georgia family.
His education was obtained in the public schools of Houston. After finishing school, Mr. Davis entered the cotton business here, and served in practically all the branches of this great industry.
In 1917 he enlisted for service in the World War and was sent to Mineola, Long Island, New York, and was attached to the 42nd Division Supply Train, which was on the way to France, and departed for France thirty days after enlistment as a private. He was for eighteen months with the 42nd Division in France, and in this period had been promoted to the rank of captain. He was transferred to the Red Cross, in charge of transportation, and was with this branch of the service for four months, making a total of twenty-two months in France.
Mr. Davis was discharged after his return to the United States as a captain in August, 1919. He again entered the cotton business, for a short time, and then entered the battery business with a partner, and later purchased the partner's interest and conducted the business alone until selling same in November, 1923. During the time Mr. Davis served in the army, he was paid his regular salary by the cotton firm for whom he was working when he enlisted for service.
Mr. Davis was married in Houston, January 6th, 1920, to Miss Ruth Goodenough, a native of Indiana and a daughter of R.G. Goodenough, now a well known resident of San Antonio, Texas. They have one son, John G. Davis III. Mr. and Mrs. Davis reside at 4411 Roseland Street. Mr. Davis is a member of the Red Roosters and takes an active interest in this organization. He is a believer in the future of Houston, and never fails to speak a good word for the city of his adoption, which he thinks will soon become the leading city of the Southwest.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
V.2 MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
Compiled and Edited by ELLIS A. DAVIS & EDWIN H.GR0BE. Published By TEXAS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, DALLAS, TEXAS. HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: John G Davis Jr
Bride's Name: Ruth Gertrude Goodenough
Marriage Date: 06 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Harris County, Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00028-2, System Origin: Texas-EASy, Source Film Number: 25243, Reference Number: cn45350
Ruth Gertrude Goodenough & John G. Davis Jr. had two Children:
1. John Grover Davis (LCol. USAF)
b. 16 Dec 1920 Houston, Harris Co, TX
d. 30 Dec 2004 VA Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
2. Reginald Stewart Davis (MSgt. U.S. Army)
b. 13 Jul 1928 Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
d. 27 Oct 1987 Ft. Sam Houston Army Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
In the 1920s John, alias Captain "Jack" Davis, worked as a pilot and wing-walker with a flying service. He also had his big-band "The Texas Jazz Disciples" which played in many different locations around Texas.
"Jack" Davis was a childhood friend of movie producer Howard Hughes and took his family to California for a short time during his work as electrical engineer on the movie "Hell's Angels," produced/directed by Hughes.
In December 1941, John suffered a heart attack and died on Jan. 15, 1942 at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Morning News:
Ed Seay Sr.: I came to Texas and worked for a model airplane company, Golden Aircraft Corp., from February 1935 to December 1935. Capt. Jack Davis owned the company. He was in business from 1934 to 1937.
Here Seay learned to cut balsa wood, a skill he used for the rest of his career.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/bio/Seay.pdf
The Golden Aircraft Corporation of Dallas model kits exist today in the collection of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: John G. Davis, Jr.
Death date: 15 Jan 1942
Death place: Dallas County, Texas
Gender: Male
Age at death: 42 years 10 months 12 days
Estimated birth year: 1900
Father name: John G. Davis
Mother name: Unknown
Film number: 2138819
John G. Davis Jr., Pioneer in Model Plane Work, Dies
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1942
Location: Dallas, Texas
Paper: Dallas Morning News
Article type: Historical Obituary
Newspaper: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas
Sunday, 18 Jan 1942 Page 1.
FUNERAL IS HELD
DALLAS, Jan. 17 (U.P.I.) — The funeral, for John G. Davis, jr., 42, a pioneer model airplane manufacturer, was held yesterday. He also was a chemical manufacturer and a World war veteran.
U.S. Army Veteran, A.E.F. WWI
ROSTER of the Rainbow Division (Forty-Second) MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN COMMANDING, COL. DOUGLASS MACARTHUR Chief of Staff, Rainbow (42nd) Division, Camp Mills, Long Island, NY October 12, 1917
117th Supply Train (Texas)
Headquarters Company, Motor Truck No. 3:
DAVIS, JOHN G., JR., Corp., 4208 Mt. Vernon, Houston, Texas
Biographical History:
Shortly after the draft of August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard's 111th Quartermaster Regiment Texas Supply Train, of which John was a Corporal, was Federalized and designated the 117th Supply Train (SUP TN), 42nd (Rainbow) Division HQ Supply Train. The 42nd Division, sailed for France October 31, 1917, and arrived at Brest, November 12. The Forty-Second "Rainbow" Division, was the first National Guard division to go overseas, and it served during the World War and in the Army of Occupation in Germany from October 31, 1917, to April 29, 1919.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS Vol. 2,
MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
JOHN G. DAVIS, JR., one of the younger members of the business fraternity of Houston, has entered into the spirit of the South Texas Metropolis and has been identified with various Houston business interests since entering the commercial field. At this time he is a sales representative of the well known Castor Oil Products Company.
A native Texan, Mr. Davis was born at Dallas, March 12th, 1899. His father, John G. Davis, Sr., removed to Houston in 1903, and has since been engaged in the cotton business in this city, where he is well known and prominent in the cotton industry. His mother was Miss Laura Fahm, a member of a well known Georgia family.
His education was obtained in the public schools of Houston. After finishing school, Mr. Davis entered the cotton business here, and served in practically all the branches of this great industry.
In 1917 he enlisted for service in the World War and was sent to Mineola, Long Island, New York, and was attached to the 42nd Division Supply Train, which was on the way to France, and departed for France thirty days after enlistment as a private. He was for eighteen months with the 42nd Division in France, and in this period had been promoted to the rank of captain. He was transferred to the Red Cross, in charge of transportation, and was with this branch of the service for four months, making a total of twenty-two months in France.
Mr. Davis was discharged after his return to the United States as a captain in August, 1919. He again entered the cotton business, for a short time, and then entered the battery business with a partner, and later purchased the partner's interest and conducted the business alone until selling same in November, 1923. During the time Mr. Davis served in the army, he was paid his regular salary by the cotton firm for whom he was working when he enlisted for service.
Mr. Davis was married in Houston, January 6th, 1920, to Miss Ruth Goodenough, a native of Indiana and a daughter of R.G. Goodenough, now a well known resident of San Antonio, Texas. They have one son, John G. Davis III. Mr. and Mrs. Davis reside at 4411 Roseland Street. Mr. Davis is a member of the Red Roosters and takes an active interest in this organization. He is a believer in the future of Houston, and never fails to speak a good word for the city of his adoption, which he thinks will soon become the leading city of the Southwest.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
V.2 MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
Compiled and Edited by ELLIS A. DAVIS & EDWIN H.GR0BE. Published By TEXAS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, DALLAS, TEXAS. HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: John G Davis Jr
Bride's Name: Ruth Gertrude Goodenough
Marriage Date: 06 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Harris County, Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00028-2, System Origin: Texas-EASy, Source Film Number: 25243, Reference Number: cn45350
Ruth Gertrude Goodenough & John G. Davis Jr. had two Children:
1. John Grover Davis (LCol. USAF)
b. 16 Dec 1920 Houston, Harris Co, TX
d. 30 Dec 2004 VA Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
2. Reginald Stewart Davis (MSgt. U.S. Army)
b. 13 Jul 1928 Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
d. 27 Oct 1987 Ft. Sam Houston Army Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
In the 1920s John, alias Captain "Jack" Davis, worked as a pilot and wing-walker with a flying service. He also had his big-band "The Texas Jazz Disciples" which played in many different locations around Texas.
"Jack" Davis was a childhood friend of movie producer Howard Hughes and took his family to California for a short time during his work as electrical engineer on the movie "Hell's Angels," produced/directed by Hughes.
In December 1941, John suffered a heart attack and died on Jan. 15, 1942 at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Morning News:
Ed Seay Sr.: I came to Texas and worked for a model airplane company, Golden Aircraft Corp., from February 1935 to December 1935. Capt. Jack Davis owned the company. He was in business from 1934 to 1937.
Here Seay learned to cut balsa wood, a skill he used for the rest of his career.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/bio/Seay.pdf
The Golden Aircraft Corporation of Dallas model kits exist today in the collection of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: John G. Davis, Jr.
Death date: 15 Jan 1942
Death place: Dallas County, Texas
Gender: Male
Age at death: 42 years 10 months 12 days
Estimated birth year: 1900
Father name: John G. Davis
Mother name: Unknown
Film number: 2138819
Date: Saturday, January 17, 1942
Location: Dallas, Texas
Paper: Dallas Morning News
Article type: Historical Obituary
Newspaper: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Lubbock, Texas
Sunday, 18 Jan 1942 Page 1.
FUNERAL IS HELD
DALLAS, Jan. 17 (U.P.I.) — The funeral, for John G. Davis, jr., 42, a pioneer model airplane manufacturer, was held yesterday. He also was a chemical manufacturer and a World war veteran.
U.S. Army Veteran, A.E.F. WWI
ROSTER of the Rainbow Division (Forty-Second) MAJOR-GENERAL WM. A. MANN COMMANDING, COL. DOUGLASS MACARTHUR Chief of Staff, Rainbow (42nd) Division, Camp Mills, Long Island, NY October 12, 1917
117th Supply Train (Texas)
Headquarters Company, Motor Truck No. 3:
DAVIS, JOHN G., JR., Corp., 4208 Mt. Vernon, Houston, Texas
Biographical History:
Shortly after the draft of August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard's 111th Quartermaster Regiment Texas Supply Train, of which John was a Corporal, was Federalized and designated the 117th Supply Train (SUP TN), 42nd (Rainbow) Division HQ Supply Train. The 42nd Division, sailed for France October 31, 1917, and arrived at Brest, November 12. The Forty-Second "Rainbow" Division, was the first National Guard division to go overseas, and it served during the World War and in the Army of Occupation in Germany from October 31, 1917, to April 29, 1919.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS Vol. 2,
MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
JOHN G. DAVIS, JR., one of the younger members of the business fraternity of Houston, has entered into the spirit of the South Texas Metropolis and has been identified with various Houston business interests since entering the commercial field. At this time he is a sales representative of the well known Castor Oil Products Company.
A native Texan, Mr. Davis was born at Dallas, March 12th, 1899. His father, John G. Davis, Sr., removed to Houston in 1903, and has since been engaged in the cotton business in this city, where he is well known and prominent in the cotton industry. His mother was Miss Laura Fahm, a member of a well known Georgia family.
His education was obtained in the public schools of Houston. After finishing school, Mr. Davis entered the cotton business here, and served in practically all the branches of this great industry.
In 1917 he enlisted for service in the World War and was sent to Mineola, Long Island, New York, and was attached to the 42nd Division Supply Train, which was on the way to France, and departed for France thirty days after enlistment as a private. He was for eighteen months with the 42nd Division in France, and in this period had been promoted to the rank of captain. He was transferred to the Red Cross, in charge of transportation, and was with this branch of the service for four months, making a total of twenty-two months in France.
Mr. Davis was discharged after his return to the United States as a captain in August, 1919. He again entered the cotton business, for a short time, and then entered the battery business with a partner, and later purchased the partner's interest and conducted the business alone until selling same in November, 1923. During the time Mr. Davis served in the army, he was paid his regular salary by the cotton firm for whom he was working when he enlisted for service.
Mr. Davis was married in Houston, January 6th, 1920, to Miss Ruth Goodenough, a native of Indiana and a daughter of R.G. Goodenough, now a well known resident of San Antonio, Texas. They have one son, John G. Davis III. Mr. and Mrs. Davis reside at 4411 Roseland Street. Mr. Davis is a member of the Red Roosters and takes an active interest in this organization. He is a believer in the future of Houston, and never fails to speak a good word for the city of his adoption, which he thinks will soon become the leading city of the Southwest.
1926 NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
V.2 MEN OF TEXAS P. 1465
Compiled and Edited by ELLIS A. DAVIS & EDWIN H.GR0BE. Published By TEXAS DEVELOPMENT BUREAU, DALLAS, TEXAS. HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
Groom's Name: John G Davis Jr
Bride's Name: Ruth Gertrude Goodenough
Marriage Date: 06 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Harris County, Texas
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00028-2, System Origin: Texas-EASy, Source Film Number: 25243, Reference Number: cn45350
Ruth Gertrude Goodenough & John G. Davis Jr. had two Children:
1. John Grover Davis (LCol. USAF)
b. 16 Dec 1920 Houston, Harris Co, TX
d. 30 Dec 2004 VA Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
2. Reginald Stewart Davis (MSgt. U.S. Army)
b. 13 Jul 1928 Dallas, Dallas Co, TX
d. 27 Oct 1987 Ft. Sam Houston Army Hospital, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX Burial: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX
In the 1920s John, alias Captain "Jack" Davis, worked as a pilot and wing-walker with a flying service. He also had his big-band "The Texas Jazz Disciples" which played in many different locations around Texas.
"Jack" Davis was a childhood friend of movie producer Howard Hughes and took his family to California for a short time during his work as electrical engineer on the movie "Hell's Angels," produced/directed by Hughes.
In December 1941, John suffered a heart attack and died on Jan. 15, 1942 at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Morning News:
Ed Seay Sr.: I came to Texas and worked for a model airplane company, Golden Aircraft Corp., from February 1935 to December 1935. Capt. Jack Davis owned the company. He was in business from 1934 to 1937.
Here Seay learned to cut balsa wood, a skill he used for the rest of his career.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/bio/Seay.pdf
The Golden Aircraft Corporation of Dallas model kits exist today in the collection of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: John G. Davis, Jr.
Death date: 15 Jan 1942
Death place: Dallas County, Texas
Gender: Male
Age at death: 42 years 10 months 12 days
Estimated birth year: 1900
Father name: John G. Davis
Mother name: Unknown
Film number: 2138819
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JOHN G. DAVIS, JR.
TEXAS
PVT 117 SUP TN 42 DIV
15 JAN 1942 [Only date]
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