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Welcome to the Wonders of SACKS General Store

 t all started quite inno- I cently January 1, 1970. On New Year’s Day, my wife, Sherry, and I had watched as many marching bands and football bowl games as we could stand. We had read about an auction close to home that included several antique slot machines. We looked at each other and we were off! We had talked about how much fun it would be to

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