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Arts & Culture

"Bushel of Apples" (December 30, 2018)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest

Published December 30, 2018 at 12:00 AM CST

Young Jean sees an ad for a great bargain at the local IGA. But to what lengths will he and the gang go to in an effort to surprise his mother with a bushel of apples? He describes the harrowing journey in this program from December 30, 1965.

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