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Deedie, the Daughter of a Coal Miner

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Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â August 1, 1930 was a hot afternoon in a mining camp in Garmeda, Kentucky when Deedie (pronounced â??Dee Deeâ??),

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