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Personal Appearances – 1953

Spring 1953

Gene Autry's Spring Tour of 1953 began on January 14, 1953, in Wichita, Kansas, and ended March 1, 1953, in Washington, D.C., with Gene making appearances in 45 cities.

1953 (Undated)

Tour dates, venues and additional details for these locations will be added when available. If you would like to know more about the tours or about a specific appearance on this list, please contact the Libraries and Archives of the Autry Museum.

The information in the table below on Gene Autry's Personal Appearance Tour is from the files of Gene Autry Entertainment. The current view of these tours is by date, but you can re-sort the information by clicking on the red header such as City or Venue. This will then present the data alphabetically by the header subject.

Gene Autry Tour – Spring 1953

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40 February 22, 1953 Worcester Massachusetts USA
Auditorium
2:30; 7:00 Marcel T. Plante - 37
5 January 18, 1953 Kansas City Missouri USA
Municipal Auditorium
2:30 John Antonello Alladin 306
1 January 14, 1953 Wichita Kansas USA
Forum
4:15; 8:15 Mary L. Floto Allis 0
43 February 25, 1953 Hazelton Pennsylvania USA
St. Joseph Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Karl Strohl Altamont -
47 March 1, 1953 Washington, D.C. Maryland USA
Uline Arena
2:30; 5:30 Uline Arena Ambassador 114
23 February 5, 1953 Saginaw Michigan USA
Municipal Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Universal Artists Bancroft 120
8 January 21, 1953 Davenport Iowa USA
Shrine Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Art Pierce Black-Hawk 134
41 February 23, 1953 Hartford Connecticut USA
Bushnell Memorial Hall
2:30; 7:30 Bushnell Memorial Hall Bond 62
6 January 19, 1953 Emporia Kansas USA
Municipal Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Travelers Club Broadview 127
19 February 1, 1953 Indianapolis Indiana USA
Coliseum
2:30 Lions Club Claypool 67
12 January 25, 1953 St. Louis Missouri USA
Arena
2:30 Arena Congress 102
17 January 30, 1953 Dayton Ohio USA
Memorial Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Mel. Ranch Ent. Dayton-Biltmore 117
2 January 15, 1953 Omaha Nebraska USA
Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Omaha Wor. Herald Fontenelle 315
25 February 7, 1953 Detroit Michigan USA
Masonic Temple
2:30; 8:30 Masonic Temple Fort Wayne 117
26 February 8, 1953 Detroit Michigan USA
Masonic Temple
2:30; 5:30 Masonic Temple Fort Wayne -
27 February 9, 1953 Jackson Michigan USA
Municipal Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Universal Artists Fort Wayne 64
3 January 16, 1953 Des Moines Iowa USA
KRNT Theatre
4:15; 8:15 KRNT Theatre Ft. Des Moines 140
14 January 27, 1953 Vincennes Indiana USA
Coliseum
4:15; 8:15 Band-Parents Club Grand 54
16 January 29, 1953 Wabash Indiana USA
Honeywell Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Wabash Civic Association Indiana 159
15 January 28, 1953 Champaign Illinois USA
High School Auditorium
5:45; 8:15 Jr. Chamber of Commerce Inman 145
44 February 26, 1953 Scranton Pennsylvania USA
Catholic Youth Center
4:15; 8:15 Karl Strohl Jermyn 50
38 February 20, 1953 Springfield Massachusetts USA
Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Elks Lodge #61 Kimball 98
21 February 3, 1953 South Bend Indiana USA
Palace Theatre
4:15; 8:15 Palace Theatre La Salle 109
32 February 14, 1953 Kingston Ontario Canada
Memorial Centre
2:30; 8:30 Memorial Centre La Salle 166
10 January 23, 1953 Decatur Illinois USA
Kintner
4:15; 8:15 Kiwanis Club Leland 113
11 January 24, 1953 Springfield Illinois USA
Armory
2:30; 8:00 Am. Business Club Leland 40
18 January 31, 1953 Richmond Indiana USA
High School Gym
2:30; 8:00 Optimist's Club Leland 40
20 February 2, 1953 Joliet Illinois USA
Rialto Theatre
4:15; 8:15 Rialto Theatre Louis Joliet 190
13 January 26, 1953 Evansville Indiana USA
Coliseum
4:15; 8:15 Tri-State Attra. McCurdy 168
7 January 20, 1953 Ottumwa Iowa USA
Coliseum
4:15; 8:15 S.E. Iowa Amuse. Ottumwa 209
22 February 4, 1953 Grand Rapids Michigan USA
Municipal Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Variety Club Pantlind 121
46 February 28, 1953 Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA
Shrine Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Dick Redmond Penn-Harris 105
45 February 27, 1953 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
Arena
4:15; 8:15 Arena Penn-Sheraton 130
9 January 22, 1953 Peoria Illinois USA
Armory
4:15; 8:15 Optimist's Club Perre-Marquette 103
24 February 6, 1953 Battle Creek Michigan USA
Kellogg Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Universal Artists Post Tavern 118
28 February 10, 1953 Chatham Ontario Canada
Arena
4:15; 8:15 Arena Prince Edward 60
29 February 11, 1953 Windsor Ontario Canada
Arena
4:15; 8:15 Arena Prince Edward 51
31 February 13, 1953 Toronto Ontario Canada
Maple Leaf Gardens
4:15; 8:15 Maple Leaf Gardens Royal York 60
33 February 15, 1953 Open Date (Travel) - USA
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34 February 16, 1953 Rochester New York USA
Sports Arena
4:15; 8:15 Lions Club Seneca 133
39 February 21, 1953 Providence Rhode Island USA
Rhode Island Arena
2:30; 8:00 Rhode Island Arena Sheraton-Biltmore 81
36 February 18, 1953 Saratoga Springs New York USA
Convention Hall
4:15; 8:15 Ted Bayly Ten-Eyke 131
37 February 19, 1953 Albany New York USA
Armory
4:15; 8:15 Ted Bayly Ten-Eyke 45
42 February 24, 1953 Travel Travel USA
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35 February 17, 1953 Utica New York USA
Stanley Theatre
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30 February 12, 1953 Kitchener Ontario Canada
Memorial Auditorium
4:15; 8:15 Memorial Auditorium Walper 175
4 January 17, 1953 Sioux City Iowa USA
Municipal Auditorium
2:30; 8:00 Cowles Broadcasting Warrior 193

Gene Autry Tour – 1953 (Undated)

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- 1953 Albany New York USA
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- 1953 Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- 1953 Allentown Pennsylvania USA
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- 1953 Anderson Indiana USA
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- 1953 Atlantic City New Jersey USA
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- 1953 Austin Minnesota USA
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1 1953 Bath New York USA
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1 1953 Battle Creek Michigan USA
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1 1953 Birmingham Alabama USA
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1 1953 Boston Massachusetts USA
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1 1953 Butte Montana USA
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1 1953 Canton Ohio USA
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1 1953 Cedar Rapids Iowa USA
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1 1953 Cedar Rapids Iowa USA
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1 1953 Champaign Illinois USA
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1 1953 Charleston South Carolina USA
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1 1953 Charleston West Virginia USA
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1 1953 Charlotte North Carolina USA
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1 1953 Chicago Illinois USA
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1 1953 Cincinnati Ohio USA
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1 1953 Cleveland Ohio USA
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1 1953 Columbus Georgia USA
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1 1953 Columbus Ohio USA
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1 1953 Davenport Iowa USA
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1 1953 Dayton Ohio USA
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1 1953 Daytona Beach Florida USA
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1 1953 Decatur Illinois USA
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1 1953 Decatur Illinois USA
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1 1953 Des Moines Iowa USA
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1 1953 Detroit Michigan USA
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1 1953 Duluth Minnesota USA
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1 1953 El Paso Texas USA
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1 1953 Emporia Kansas USA
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1 1953 Erie Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Evansville Indiana USA
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1 1953 Ft. Lauderdale Florida USA
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1 1953 Ft. Wayne Indiana USA
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1 1953 Ft. Wayne Indiana USA
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1 1953 Gainesville Florida USA
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1 1953 Grand Forks North Dakota USA
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1 1953 Grand Rapids Michigan USA
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1 1953 Green Bay Wisconsin USA
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1 1953 Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Hartford Connecticut USA
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1 1953 Hazleton Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Hibbing Minnesota USA
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1 1953 Holland Michigan USA
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1 1953 Honolulu Hawaii USA
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1 1953 Indianapolis Indiana USA
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1 1953 Indianapolis Indiana USA
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1 1953 Jackson Michigan USA
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1 1953 Johnstown Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Joliet Illinois USA
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1 1953 La Crosse Wisconsin USA
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1 1953 Lansing Michigan USA
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1 1953 Lexington Kentucky USA
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1 1953 Little Rock Arkansas USA
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1 1953 Macon Georgia USA
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1 1953 Madison Wisconsin USA
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1 1953 Marquette Michigan USA
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1 1953 Mason City Iowa USA
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1 1953 Memphis Tennessee USA
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1 1953 Milwaukee Wisconsin USA
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1 1953 Minneapolis Minnesota USA
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1 1953 Montgomery Alabama USA
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1 1953 Muscatine Iowa USA
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1 1953 Nashville Tennessee USA
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1 1953 New Haven Connecticut USA
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1 1953 Norfolk Virginia USA
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1 1953 Norfolk Virginia USA
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1 1953 Olney Illinois USA
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1 1953 Omaha Nebraska USA
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1 1953 Orlando Florida USA
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1 1953 Ottawa Illinois USA
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1 1953 Ottumwa Iowa USA
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1 1953 Peoria Illinois USA
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1 1953 Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Presque Isle Maine USA
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1 1953 Providence Rhode Island USA
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1 1953 Reading Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Richmond Indiana USA
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1 1953 Richmond Virginia USA
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1 1953 Roanoke Virginia USA
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1 1953 Roanoke Rapids North Carolina USA
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1 1953 Rochester Minnesota USA
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1 1953 Rochester New York USA
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1 1953 Rockford Illinois USA
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1 1953 Saginaw Michigan USA
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1 1953 St. Joseph Missouri USA
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1 1953 St. Louis Missouri USA
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1 1953 San Francisco California USA
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1 1953 San Francisco California USA
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1 1953 Saratoga Springs New York USA
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1 1953 Scranton Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Seguin Texas USA
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1 1953 Sheboygan Wisconsin USA
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1 1953 Sioux City Iowa USA
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1 1953 South Bend Indiana USA
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1 1953 Spartanburg South Carolina USA
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1 1953 Spokane Washington USA
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1 1953 Springfield Illinois USA
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1 1953 Springfield Massachusetts USA
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1 1953 Syracuse New York USA
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1 1953 Tampa Florida USA
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1 1953 Toledo Ohio USA
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1 1953 Topeka Kansas USA
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1 1953 Trenton New Jersey USA
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1 1953 Troy Ohio USA
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1 1953 Uniontown Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Utica New York USA
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1 1953 Vincennes Indiana USA
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1 1953 Wabash Indiana USA
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1 1953 Waco Texas USA
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1 1953 Washington D.C. USA
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1 1953 Waterloo Iowa USA
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1 1953 Watertown New York USA
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1 1953 Wheeling West Virginia USA
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1 1953 White Plains New York USA
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1 1953 Wichita Kansas USA
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1 1953 Williamsport Pennsylvania USA
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1 1953 Worcester Massachusetts USA
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1 1953 Youngstown Ohio USA
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1 1953 Zanesville Ohio USA
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1 1953 Amherst Nova Scotia Canada
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1 1953 Brandon Manitoba Canada
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1 1953 Calgary Alberta Canada
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1 1953 Charolottetown Prince Edward Island Canada
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1 1953 Chatham Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Chicoutimi Quebec Canada
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1 1953 Edmonton Alberta Canada
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1 1953 Ft. William Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
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1 1953 Glace Bay Nova Scotia Canada
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1 1953 Halifax Nova Scotia Canada
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1 1953 Kamloops British Columbia Canada
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1 1953 Kingston Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Kirkland Lake Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Kitchener Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Lancaster New Bruswick Canada
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1 1953 Lethbridge Alberta Canada
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1 1953 London Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
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1 1953 Moncton New Brunswick Canada
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1 1953 Montreal Quebec Canada
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1 1953 Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada
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1 1953 North Bay Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Ottawa Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Pembroke Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Port Arthur Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Quebec City Quebec Canada
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1 1953 St. John New Brunswick Canada
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1 1953 Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Shawinigan Falls Quebec Canada
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1 1953 Sudbury Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada
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1 1953 Toronto Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Toronto Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Trois-Rivieres Quebec Canada
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1 1953 Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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1 1953 Victoria British Columbia Canada
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1 1953 Windsor Ontario Canada
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1 1953 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
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