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We Took the Sign Down One Second, the Pole Was Gone the Next

Pole-Axed

Somebody stole my pole! Had a fire that destroyed a monument sign. We took the sign down and built a new one. The pole was fine. We returned and the pole was gone! Who steals a pole? — Frank Murch, Signs for San Diego, Oceanside, CA

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