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11f 1·t•al c•statt'.
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b)' Willia111 P. CSl1ay &gt; llaga11. llis b1·11thl'1·, St11111y llaga!1,
1·u11s tltt' b11si11c•ss b)· tl1l' sa111c• 11a11tl' i11 J,akt&gt; City. It l1as
l•t•c•11 i11 •&gt;1•1•1·ati1•11 25 yf:'a1·s. Tl11• b1·11tltl'J"S fo1·1nt'1·ty l1ad a
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" 'l1ill' llaga11 is t1·a,·t&gt;lli11g to lltt' bt&gt;aclt lo ha11dle ·tltt"
fi1·111's l't&gt;al c•statt• l1t1ldi11gs tb(•1·p, tilt' Jc1l111st111ville busi11t&gt;ss
is lt&gt;ft i11 lite• l't111tttl'lt&gt;11t l1a11ds or M1·s. Blo11dell Sto11t', wl111
l1as bet&gt;11 st'c1·eta1·y £01· tl1t&gt; past 14 years. M1·s. Stone is
111tKlt•sl il1 t•xplai11i11g lit'l' 1•a1·t itt ke.-1•i11g lhi11gs 1·u1u1i11g
s1n1it1ll1ly. Rttl 31t)·c111t• ,,.,,., ltas busi11t&gt;ss tht&gt;1·e is kt't&gt;11ly
a\\·31·c• cir 111•1· \:ast k11c1wlt&gt;&lt;ll{t' elf i11su1·a11ct' a11d 1·eal estalt'
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:111&lt;1 1·1•al t•stalt• b11si11t•ss1•s. ''Y&lt;1u lta\·t• to lea1·11 a11d g1·ow
,,·itl1 it,'' sl1&lt;• c•x1&gt;lai11s .
111 l!lfii tl1t• llaga11s built a 1tt'\V buildi11g &lt;111 B1·oadway
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l"at·t· 11f .J&lt;1l111s&lt;111,·illt'. Tltt• 111&lt;1dt"1·11 b1·ick st.J·uctu1·e l1ouses
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lll'(llll'l•l)", lit' l'811 alS&lt;I adViSf' yc1u (Ill a11y type or i11su1·a11ce
1111lil')" 11t•t•dt•d b)· a11 i11dividual, fa111ily. 01· busi11t&gt;ss.
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l"•11·t·l1t'1·, 111·1111ou11ct•d likt' a F1·t&gt;11cl1 wc11·d, ''po1·shay''. Wl1t'11
So1111y was a you11gste1·, ·11e was11•t 1nuch 011 F1·ench
111·c11111unciatio11s, a11d about Utt' bt'sl lit&gt; could 111a11age "''as
··st1a~· :• St&gt;1111)·'s 11a111t' stuck.

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Asidt• r1·11111 l1is succt&gt;Ss i11 tilt' busi11tss woa·ld. Shay
llaga11 also l1as tit~ disti11ctio11 of being a ct&gt;11u·al figu1·e i11 a
h1H1k b)· a 11atio11ally fa111ous author a11d fo1·mer pt·eside11tial
act,·iso1·, Bill M•1yt-1-s. Moye1·s w1·•1lt' the book
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tra\·pli11g ac1·oss lbt' cou11t1·y a11d doing dt-tailed accou11ts of
typical A111t&gt;rioa11s. Johnso11ville was m1e of Moyer's main
titops a11d Sl1ay llaga11was011e ofl1is 1nai11 charact.e1·11.

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