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Elmer Hohn
Last updated 27 Jan 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: 5 Nov 1895 in Lost Nation, Clinton County, Iowa, United States
Died: 3 Jul 1979 in Kadoka, Jackson County, South Dakota, United States
Father: William C. Hohn (1867 – 1925)
Mother: Emma Mohr (1872 – 1960)
marker-elmer-hilda-hohn-1979-1959: Gravestone of Elmer (1979) and Hilda (1959) Hohn; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 50173652 (Elmer) and 50173665 (Hilda), photograph uploaded 11 Apr 2023 by Sue 〈private〉 to both memorials (photo taken in 2022); citing “Masonic Cemetery (Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, USA), plot C-9”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Hohn).
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Hohn).
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Hohn).
military-npri-birls-elmer-hohn-1979: BIRLS Death File entry for Elmer Hohn (1979); U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), no physical record image; citing “Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Hohn).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Elmer Hohn).
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marker-elmer-hilda-hohn-1979-1959: Gravestone of Elmer (1979) and Hilda (1959) Hohn; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 50173652 (Elmer) and 50173665 (Hilda), photograph uploaded 11 Apr 2023 by Sue 〈private〉 to both memorials (photo taken in 2022); citing “Masonic Cemetery (Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, USA), plot C-9”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1895).
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (〈conflict〉). See research notes for conflict details.
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes age (〈conflict〉) and location (Lost Nation, Ia [, USA]). See research notes for conflict details.
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Nov. 5, 1895) and location (Lost Nation, [Clinton County,] Iowa [, USA]).
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military-npri-birls-elmer-hohn-1979: BIRLS Death File entry for Elmer Hohn (1979); U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), no physical record image; citing “Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (3 Jul 1979).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date ("Tuesday" [obituary published Thursday, 5 Jul 1979, giving a date of 3 Jul 1979]) and location ("the Kadoka hospital" [Kadoka, Jackson County, SD, USA]).
marker-elmer-hilda-hohn-1979-1959: Gravestone of Elmer (1979) and Hilda (1959) Hohn; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 50173652 (Elmer) and 50173665 (Hilda), photograph uploaded 11 Apr 2023 by Sue 〈private〉 to both memorials (photo taken in 2022); citing “Masonic Cemetery (Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, USA), plot C-9”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1979).
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obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Elmer Hohn as a bilogical child of William Hohn.
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obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source identifies Elmer Hohn as a bilogical child of William Hohn.
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Ruby H. Petersen (bet 1894/1895 – ?)
Married: 21 Sep 1922 in Charlotte, Clinton County, Iowa, United States
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: The record of marriage between Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech notes that he was divorced. Ruby Peterson is his only other wife known to this database.
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept. 21, 1922) and location (Charlotte [, Clinton County, IA, USA]).
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (September 13, 1941) and location (Philip, Haakon [ County, South Dakota]).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept. 13, 1941) and location (Philip [, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
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Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Hildegard "Hilda" Brech (1914 – 1959)
Married: 13 Sep 1941 in Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, United States
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: The record of marriage between Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech notes that he was divorced. Ruby Peterson is his only other wife known to this database.
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept. 21, 1922) and location (Charlotte [, Clinton County, IA, USA]).
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (September 13, 1941) and location (Philip, Haakon [ County, South Dakota]).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Sept. 13, 1941) and location (Philip [, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Burial: at Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, United States
Military Branch Entry: US Army, 27 May 1918
Military Branch Discharge: US Army, 11 Jun 1919
Moved To Residence: 1929 at Phillip, Haakon County, South Dakota, United States
Employer: International Harvester, Bef 1960
Cemetery: Masonic Cemetery at Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, United States
marker-elmer-hilda-hohn-1979-1959: Gravestone of Elmer (1979) and Hilda (1959) Hohn; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 50173652 (Elmer) and 50173665 (Hilda), photograph uploaded 11 Apr 2023 by Sue 〈private〉 to both memorials (photo taken in 2022); citing “Masonic Cemetery (Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, USA), plot C-9”
Comment Detail: Source implicitly identifies the location ([Philip, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source notes he was to be buried in the Masonic Cemetery. Since the dateline notes the story is from Philip [, SD], this is presumably the Masonc Cemetery in Philip.
military-npri-birls-elmer-hohn-1979: BIRLS Death File entry for Elmer Hohn (1979); U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), no physical record image; citing “Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs”
Comment Detail: Source includes enlistment date (27 May 1918) and branch ([US] Army).
military-npri-birls-elmer-hohn-1979: BIRLS Death File entry for Elmer Hohn (1979); U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), no physical record image; citing “Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs”
Comment Detail: Source includes discharge date (11 Jun 1919) and branch ([US] Army).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes year (1929) and destination (Philip [, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes retirement year (1960) and employer (Intenational Havester).
marker-elmer-hilda-hohn-1979-1959: Gravestone of Elmer (1979) and Hilda (1959) Hohn; Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 50173652 (Elmer) and 50173665 (Hilda), photograph uploaded 11 Apr 2023 by Sue 〈private〉 to both memorials (photo taken in 2022); citing “Masonic Cemetery (Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, USA), plot C-9”
Comment Detail: Source implicitly identifies the cemetery name ([Masonic Cemeter]) and location ([Philip, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
Comment Detail: Source includes cemetery name (Masonic Cemetery) and location ([since no explicit location is given but the dateline notes the story is from Philip, presumably the location is Philip, Haakon County, SD, USA]).
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Attributes
Occupation: farmer
Residence: at Arcadia, Crawford County, Kansas, United States
Residence: at Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota, United States
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes license date (19 Sep 1922) and occupation (farmer).
marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
Comment Detail: Source includes license date (19 Sep 1922) and location (Arcadia, [Crawford County,] Kansas [, USA]).
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
Comment Detail: Source includes marriage date (September 13, 1941) and location (Philip, Haakon [ County, South Dakota]).
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General Notes and Anecdotes
Elmer served as a commander of the American Legion. After his death, a memorial was established to that organization. [obituary-elmer-hohn-1979]
obituary-elmer-hohn-1979: Obituary for Elmer Hohn (1979); “Deaths / Elmer Hohn,” Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 United States 〉 South Dakota 〉 Rapid City 〉 Rapid City Journal 〉 1979 〉 July 〉 Jul 05 1979, Thu 〉 Page 7”, column 1; citing “The Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), 5 Jul 1979 (Thursday), page 7, column 1”
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
CONFLICTS
Birth Date: This database uses 5 Nov 1895. The marriage record for Elmer and Ruby Petersen gives an age of (27), which, when applied to the license date of 19 Sep 1922, gives a birth date range from 20 Sep 1894 to 19 Sep 1895. [marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922]
Birth Date: This database uses 5 Nov 1895. The marriage record for Elmer and Hilda Brech gives an age of (44), which, when applied to the marriage date of 13 Sep 1941, gives a birth date range from 14 Sep 1896 to 13 Sep 1897. [marriage-hohn-brech-1941]
FOLLOWUP
He was survived by his sister Erma Davis (Frontenac, KS) and brother, W. A. Hohn (Grand Marias, MN), and preceded in death by another sister and brother.
Regarding the location of his death, as of 2024, there is no Kadoka Hospital, but there is a Kadoka Clinic. The only hospital on the Kadoka city website's health services page is "Philip Hospital", which is probably Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital, about 22 miles distant, in Philip. Also, his residence seems to have been Philip since 1929; he moved there in 1929, he lived and was married there in 1941, and both his obituary and the SSDI shows his last residence as Philip. So why would he have died at Kadoka? Possible answers, the obituary is wrong, or he was visiting in Kadoka at the time.
Is Elmer a second cousin to the P. John Hohn and Sybilla Breuch children?
marriage-hohn–brech-1941: Record of Marriage for Elmer Hohn and Hilda Brech (1941); South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 20 Sep 2023), “〉 1941-1942”, image 2179; citing “South Dakota Department of Health; South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018; Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health”
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marriage-hohn-petersen-registry-1922: Marriage return registry for Elmer Hohn and Ruby H. Petersen (1922); Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1947, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 27 Jan 2024), “〉 1922 – 1923 〉 506 (Adair - Dubuque)”, image 95, entry 1; citing “Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage”
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