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Roll of Slackers, Monroe
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A sign outside a building reads "Slackers" and includes a list of names: David Englehardt of Browntown, and John Hoffmeister of Jords. The sign is credited to the Green County Council of Defense. Hanging from the sign is an effigy of a German dressed in a suit, with a fake Iron Cross and sheathed sword on its outfit.
circa 1917
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